Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 274 - 183: She Brought Them Civilization and Playing in the Snow
The introduction of currency greatly facilitated the beastmen’s daily trade, earning tremendous cheers.
After finishing a meal of grilled meat, An Jin ordered three cups of fruit-and-flower tea from the beastman owner. She kept one for herself and gave the other two to Gu Yin and Ling Hong, who were sitting on either side of her.
She propped her head in her hand, bored, her fingertips tapping lightly on the table as she watched the crowds on the street begin to thin.
An Jin suddenly realized that Sheng’an City now looked quite similar to the ancient eras of her own world. How to put it... in just a few years of development, the beastmen here seemed to have evolved from a primitive, savage age to an agrarian one.
Many beastmen on the street wore clothes with a distinct badlands style, their broad chests exposed, but the material was no longer animal hide, but rather meticulously woven fabric.
They purchased necessary supplies at their favorite shops, haggling over prices from time to time, and the streets were filled with the shouts of vendors from every direction.
If it weren’t for their tails and ears, An Jin might have forgotten she was in the Beast World.
"You brought them food and civilization," Gu Yin said with a soft laugh, having seen right through her. "If I had never met you, I doubt I would have ever seen a sight like this."
Before he met her, Gu Yin’s life had been nothing but hunting and fighting. He lived in jungles and swamps, a world away from the bustling prosperity he saw today.
’It’s like a dream.’
The beastmen of this city had already escaped hunger and poverty, putting them ahead of the beastmen on other continents. They were the first to step into a more advanced civilization.
Gu Yin had never believed in the Beast God, but in this very moment, he was starting to. ’His Jin’er is the Goddess from the legends, sent by the Beast God to save us all.’
"I was really just trying to make my own life better." Gu Yin’s praise was so colored by his personal feelings that it made An Jin feel rather embarrassed.
She fanned her face with her hand. "At most, I was just a catalyst. I showed you things you’d never seen before, but it’s the hard work of all the beastmen that has truly made this city prosper."
If she were the only one pulling from the front with no one pushing from behind, it would have been a waste of effort.
"Mm." The two of them understood the female’s modesty and accepted her humble deflection.
But in the hearts of Gu Yin and Ling Hong, they both felt immensely proud and honored to have such a female. It went far beyond their initial feelings of love.
As she toured the city, she could see the burgeoning development and prosperity with her own eyes, but she also discovered another issue impeding its growth.
The rate of beastmen migrating to the city had hit a bottleneck.
Two months ago, she had checked the city data on the system interface; the beastman population was 4,321. But now, more than two months later, even accounting for deaths and newborn cubs, the population had only increased by a little over 100.
"You could build a Beast Fighting Arena and regularly hold beast fighting and hunting competitions. No beastman would turn down that kind of event." Song Yi, who had long been learning to manage the city and its beastmen, ventured a suggestion.
An Jin nodded, her eyes filled with admiration. "A Beast Fighting Arena... that’s a great way to boost the city’s popularity." She was a bit ashamed to admit that she had never thought to order a city-wide competition before.
Boosting popularity was one thing, but holding events to liven things up amidst the daily grind of hunting could also greatly promote the beastmen’s physical and mental well-being.
’However...’ Looking at the frost that was beginning to form like flowers on the pane, An Jin exhaled a puff of warm air and wiped the window with a cloth.
The Great Cold Season was fast approaching.
’Everything will have to wait until next year.’
Building the Stone Castle and the Beast Fighting Arena, harnessing energy from the swamp, making paper, standardizing and developing the written language, establishing a basic education system...
’Next year is going to be so busy.’
...
"Jin, it’s snowing! Want to come out and see?" Ling Hong’s voice called from the doorway.
An Jin had just finished carving a "4" on the wall. She put down the stone she was holding and peered through the blurry window at the tall figure standing outside. "It’s snowing? So soon? I thought the Great Cold Season was still two days away..."
She adjusted her heavy fleece tunic, tucking her red fingertips into her sleeves and pulling the collar all the way up.
The moment she reached the doorway, a delicate snowflake drifted down onto her fingertip, instantly melting into a tiny, clear droplet.
"It’s not that cold yet, and the snow isn’t too heavy. We still have a few days to get out and about," Ling Hong suggested.
’That snake has been getting drowsy again lately.’ He decided he would take the opportunity to get her out of the house for a couple of days. After all, once the Great Cold Season arrived, they would be cooped up and the city shut down for three long months.
Of course, the most important thing was that he wanted to go out with her, just the two of them.
To race through the snow with his beloved mate on his back—that was the most romantic thing a Wolf Beast could imagine.
"Okay! I haven’t been out in days. It’ll be good to get some fresh air and see if anything interesting has sprouted this season." An Jin rubbed her hands together, practically bouncing with excitement. "We found so many carrots last year!"
As soon as the two of them disappeared, the black-and-red python sleeping in the corner slowly lifted the crimson membranes from its eyes. It lazily shifted its massive coils, raising its head to stare out the door.
Its magnificent, blood-red eyes held a hint of mockery.
"Hssss~"
It slithered out, following close behind them.
