jdhmnovel Chapter 294 Guess
Chapter 294 Guess
When Xian woke up hungry in the middle of the night, he felt a slender, smooth leg clinging to his body. He smelled a familiar and rich floral scent and knew that it was Ruan Xiyue sleeping next to him.
Xian quietly got out of bed, helped the little cubs to keep them from falling off the bed, and then went to the kitchen.
After finishing his food, Cong Xian returned to bed, held Ruan Xiyue in his arms, listened to her steady breathing, and gradually fell asleep again.
Ruan Xiyue clung to Cong Xian for several days until Li Miao found her first and handed her a trade plan written on more than a dozen animal skin scrolls.
Ruan Xiyue was extremely surprised. She took the things that Li Miao had given her and asked Qi Heng and Cong Xian to listen in.
Ruan Xiyue discovered that Li Miao was truly remarkable. Through the information in Li Miao's soul memories, combined with some of Ruan Xiyue's methods, he devised a very meticulous trade plan that was also suitable for the surrounding tribes.
He even set his sights on remote beast cities and tribes!
The orc from the frigid region wanted to tan clothing similar to down jackets and sell it there.
He also planned to sell cotton and linen textiles to hot regions with almost no snow.
Not only that, he also clearly stated which five tribes he recommended to take over the trade route business and why.
Ruan Xiyue looked at Li Miao with sparkling eyes, as if she were seeing a sales talent who could write business plans, conduct background checks in a short time, and even implement them.
If Li Miao were in his previous life, Ruan Xiyue would definitely have hired him in her company.
What a talented person!
Qi Heng noticed the appreciation in Ruan Xiyue's eyes. He frowned slightly. There was still one day left, but he hadn't finished organizing the framework he had prepared.
Compared to Li Miao's detailed plan, he felt even more that what he had prepared was inadequate.
Ruan Xiyue smiled and first looked at Cong Xian: "What do you think of Li Miao's proposal?"
Cong Xian took a sip of water, put down the stone cup, and then said slowly, "The suggestions from the surrounding tribes can be implemented directly. But I don't think the crab tribe's plan will be very effective."
Ruan Xiyue asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Cong Xian sighed, "The situation of the crab tribe is somewhat complicated. Their tribe's situation is related to the females' habits."
"Selling cotton and linen cloth to their tribe might not be very effective, because the Beast City is already doing business with them on cotton and linen cloth!"
"We either need to penetrate the market with price or switch to a different product. I think if we don't intend to break ties with Snowowl City, we shouldn't focus on cotton and linen textiles for the time being."
Ruan Xiyue thought for a moment and looked at Cong Xian: "Is there anything that the Crab Tribe particularly wants but is difficult to obtain?"
Cong Xian nodded: "There really is, but it will only be possible to help them once your academy is built."
Ruan Xiyue frowned and asked in confusion, "The academies we want to establish are the Witchcraft Academy, the Priest Academy, the Planting Academy, and the Engineering Academy."
"Which of these four colleges would definitely be most helpful to them... the College of Plantation or the College of Engineering?"
Envy didn't mince words: "Planting Academy!"
“It is not difficult for the crab tribe to give birth to offspring, and unlike other orcs, the number of offspring in a single litter is limited.”
"In the crab tribe, females can give birth to dozens or even hundreds of offspring in one litter."
Ruan Xiyue's eyes widened. Such a niche language?
Hundreds of babies in one pregnancy? What are you talking about?
Cong Xian nodded: "It's true!"
Qi Heng nodded: "I've heard about that too."
Cong Xian continued, "However, very few can transform into human offspring."
"Therefore, the crab-beastmen's custom is to give the offspring a month after they are born. If they can transform the offspring into human form, then they will raise the offspring to adulthood."
"If they don't take human form within a month, the females of the crab tribe will eat the baby crabs to replenish their own nutrition."
Ruan Xiyue was stunned, and she looked at Cong Xian.
Cong Xian nodded and gave a definite answer: "Therefore, what the crab tribe needs is energy fruit. Only when the females of the crab tribe have sufficient energy can they give birth to more human offspring."
"And they have already inquired in detail about what Yue'er Planting Academy will teach."
"Therefore, they would rather pay a high price to buy how to cultivate and grow energy fruits than use the precious beast cores to buy cotton and linen textiles."
Ruan Xiyue immediately understood that if they wanted to buy clothes, what Snow Owl City sold them was already enough!
If you want to open up the crab tribe's purchasing channels, you need to start with other products.
Then, let the Crab Tribe habitually buy things from Hope Beast City.
Finally, we can change the crab tribe's purchasing habits. We need to gradually get them used to buying everything from Hope Beast City.
Ruan Xiyue sighed: "Duoduo, how many Energy Fruit plants do I have in my space now?"
[Honorable host, there are twelve purple-tier energy plants; thirty-seven blue-tier energy plants; twenty-three cyan-tier energy plants; thirty green-tier energy plants; thirty-four yellow-tier energy plants; twenty-seven orange-tier energy plants; thirty-seven gray-tier energy plants; red…]
After diligently reporting the figures to Ruan Xiyue, Duoduo remained silent.
Ruan Xiyue remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said to Cong Xian, "Then allow them to send more orcs from the Crab Tribe to study here."
Ruan Xiyue looked at Qi Heng and took his hand: "Don't worry, what you're doing is more complicated and intricate. Li Miao can help you with it."
Just as Ruan Xiyue was about to relinquish all the trade affairs she was in charge of, she handed them over to Cong Xian and Li Miao.
Ruan Xiyue heard strange news from Xia Weier.
"Wife, I have a feeling that the Beast King knows where the Black Witch Doctor is!"
Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly: "He knew, yet he still allowed the Black Witch Doctor to continue harming the orcs? No... perhaps he's already been captured by the Beast King?"
Xia Weier nodded slightly: "Yes, I just feel that there must be a secret behind this!"
Ruan Xiyue thought for a moment and asked, "Your father is unwell. When you go back, do you see any unexpected problems with his health?"
Xia Weier shook his head: "Aside from being a little weak a few days ago, I haven't noticed anything wrong with him."
"You always think of people as kind. What worries me is that he kept that black witch doctor around; he probably has ulterior motives. And they're not small ones!"
"Be careful! Try your best not to let the guard orcs get your fur or blood! Especially blood!"
Ruan Xiyue sighed, "Alright! You can rest assured about that! What I'm worried about now is you. If you're held captive by the Beast King, would you want me to rescue you?"