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Looking at Zhuang Sen, who was talking animatedly and eloquently, Lady Liya suddenly felt a little melancholy. She looked at the people who were gradually gathering around her, who were full of excitement and wanted to kick out the Falau Chamber of Commerce and cooperate with Zhuang Sen immediately, and she had a strange feeling.
She shook her head slightly, dispelling these strange feelings, and said calmly, "The Falau Chamber of Commerce is indeed interested in this, and I will send someone to make contact. However, if they want to expand the scale, the blacksmith shop at Thorn Manor will need to be expanded. The price of raw materials, the specific purchase price, and the manpower arrangement all need to be discussed in more detail later. But don't even think about it being free."
"Speaking of which," Zhuang Sen suddenly said, pointing to the suit of armor displayed in the banquet hall, "Mother, how much do you think this suit of armor is worth?"
"This is?"
"This was also made by Nia, and it's at the same level as mine!"
So, it's high-grade magic iron armor?
Lady Lia looked at Nia with some surprise, then quoted a price: "If it is indeed a complete set of level three magic iron armor, then the price should be between thirty and fifty thousand gold coins, depending on the buyer."
Zhuang Sen rubbed his hands together and whispered, "Then what do you think about using it to cover the costs of raw materials, labor, etc..."
Lady Lia listened, her originally serene and sorrowful expression turning into a helpless smile: "So this is where you were waiting for me, you child... Well, it's not impossible. If Leon Territory can't be sold, Holy Light Territory and the Royal Capital can be sold."
High-grade magic iron armor is certainly good and valuable, but the sales cycle is long, and not everyone can afford it. At least nine out of ten customers who came here today didn't even dare to ask the price, and even if they could afford it, they would need time to raise the money.
Moreover, while skill is important for forging high-grade magic iron equipment, precious raw materials are also indispensable. In addition, there are various other expenses. Since he can no longer get money from Lady Lia for free, Zhuang Sen doesn't have much cash left. So he still has no choice but to ask Lady Lia for help.
This cannot be considered as relying on external forces. Zhuang Sen provided a magic iron armor of equal value, which was completely reasonable, compliant, and aboveboard!
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Author's Note: I've been saving up drafts for the May Day holiday these past few days, but my occupational hazard kicked in—my right pinky finger and the line down to my wrist are hurting. It gets worse after typing a few hundred words, severely impacting my efficiency and making it hard to keep going. And tomorrow there will be some... (lol)
Chapter Sixty-Six: Relaxation
Late at night, in front of Zhuang Sen's door.
The lively banquet finally came to an end. Those who wanted to go back naturally huddled together and took a car home. Those who didn't want to go back had a place to stay at the Thorn Manor. Zhuang Sen, who had been busy all day, didn't need to worry about these things. But there was still one thing that he needed to deal with.
"Miss Hana..." Zhuang Sen looked helplessly at the green-haired girl following behind him, "Is there anything else?"
Hannah lowered her head, her left hand fiddling with the green vines wrapped around her right wrist, and whispered, "N-nothing..."
The faint sound disappeared into the night. Hannah shyly lowered her head and touched her right hand again. There seemed to be a lingering sense of restraint from being held, making her miss someone's large hand, or perhaps it was a hidden inclination in her heart, like an instinct, that made her want to follow Zhuang Sen forever, to be held hand in hand like Miss Nia.
Nia gave Hannah, who was glancing at her, an encouraging smile. She had always supported Johnson; that was just how the dwarf girl was. Dantalian was a little dissatisfied, but her gentle nature was ultimately her true character. She couldn't say anything harsh to Hannah, such a timid girl, and simply said tactfully, "Miss Hannah, it's already late at night. You should go and get some rest."
Hana hesitated, then suddenly perked up as if she had thought of something: "I don't know where the room is, could Lord Zhuang Sen perhaps..."
“Then you can go to my room first,” Dantalian interrupted. “It’s the one next door.”
"Ah, this isn't good, it's too much of a disturbance..." The girl, who just wanted to spend more time with Zhuang Sen, racked her brains trying to delay, but the lustful Lamia couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up again, rejecting Hana's excuse: "It's okay, I'll be sleeping in Lord Zhuang Sen's room tonight anyway."
"Hey?"
The innocent sunflower was stunned for a moment, then saw Zhuang Sen, who had suddenly realized what was happening, put his arm around Dantalian's waist, raise his head and receive Dantalian's soft, red lips that she offered. The undisguised slurping sounds made the girl almost turn from a sunflower into a rose, her face as red as a boiled crab.
Nia looked on with a sense of nostalgia, then hugged Zhuang Sen's hand and stood on tiptoe. Zhuang Sen then picked her up with one hand and kissed her face, leaving it covered in kisses.
"Um, I'm going to rest now!"
Sunflower's instincts ultimately couldn't overcome the shyness of the socially awkward girl. She turned around, took two steps, rushed into Dantalian's room, and slammed the door shut.
This amused Zhuang Sen as well.
Having finally gotten rid of the tagalongs, Zhuang Sen immediately pulled his two wives into the room and began to disarm each other, inevitably involving some groping. However, physical contact didn't stop verbal sparring. While fondling Dantalian's fair and shapely buttocks, Zhuang Sen exclaimed, "Although it was my own plan, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. We've already recouped our costs in just one day."
Nia stood on the chair, peeling off Zhuang Sen's breastplate while patting his abs: "A set of plate armor consisting of a helmet, breastplate, gauntlets, and leg guards costs about fifty to sixty gold coins, and sells for two hundred gold coins. Ten sets would be two thousand, which is already four times our initial capital."
"And then there's the deposit from those who pre-ordered. One-tenth of a set, and about two hundred sets were ordered, that's four thousand gold coins~ Hmm~" Dantalian murmured, pushing her pert buttocks back again. Because of the height difference, she couldn't reach the big Zhuang Sen that she longed for. Instead, she pressed down on Nia's hand, which was touching Zhuang Sen's abs, provoking a dissatisfied kneading retaliation.
“These are actually secondary. The most important thing is that we broke through Ange’s blockade this time.” Zhuang Sen threw the leg armor aside, lifted Nia off the chair with a clanging sound, sat down himself, and began to peel off Nia’s armor.
Without deliberately exerting any force, Nia, who was very light even while wearing armor, simply turned her head and took the already erect Zhuang Sen into her mouth, swallowing and spitting it out with all her might. As Zhuang Sen skillfully removed his armor, the fair and tender loli body was gradually revealed, exposing the hot, tight but extremely filthy dwarf cave.
Dantalian wasn't in a hurry to see Nia take the lead; after all, she was just a weakling who wouldn't last five minutes. She took off the rest of her armor on her own, and her two huge breasts, which had been held back all day, leaped out with the restraints, leaving dazzling and alluring white trails in the air.
The gentle nun sat sideways on Zhuang Sen's lap, her ample breasts pressing against his face. As she massaged and rubbed him, she uttered harsh words: "The anti-Zhuang Sen alliance, these people must be the ones who framed you before, right? I think they should all be killed, especially that one named Ange."
"Not necessarily." Zhuang Sen wanted to be more rational, because he wasn't the one who was framed and killed. "After all, the sons of Leon who don't want to target me are the minority, but the murderer is definitely among them, we just don't know who it is."
"Isn't it that Angela?" Dantalian asked, releasing one of her hands that was squeezing her large breasts, and together with Zhuang Sen, they turned Nia over, positioning the hot dwarf cave towards the lubricated Zhuang Sen.
"It's hard to say. She didn't seem like it the first few times we met, but she seems to be like it now." Zhuang Sen said with a satisfied sigh. He then entered the dwarf cave in one breath, rolling the eyes of the small dwarfs, but half of Zhuang Sen's eyes were still sticking out.
Dantalian pinched the dwarf's cheek, then slid it down to the big Zhuang Sengen, rubbing her fingers together: "Maybe she was just pretending all along, trying to use Jem and the others to deal with you, but she failed."
Caught between two attacks, Zhuang Sen tensed up and moved his hands from Nia's slender waist to her large breasts, using the soft touch to distract himself and soothe the dwarf's excessive excitement, lest she not last even a minute.
"That's possible, but it doesn't matter now."
In the end, it's still best to kill them all.
Dantalian nodded, and with a slight push of her large hand, she pressed the dwarf down. The great Zhuangsen smashed through the flower palace and went straight into the womb. The intense stimulation made the already panting dwarf let out a spring cry, and then he collapsed softly, his lower body a mess.
After cuddling the little guy for a while, Dantalian, unable to resist any longer, pushed the useless dwarf away and sat on top of him, facing him directly. She covered his head with her two perfect breasts, her plump buttocks moving up and down, crushing and squeezing the big Zhuang Sen.
Zhuang Sen stopped thinking and began to lick the red bean while grabbing the plump buttocks with both hands, his ten fingers digging into the soft, sweet flesh to hold it in place, before thrusting hard.
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Author's note: Trying out a new color method, not sure how it will turn out.
Chapter 67: Harvest Statistics
The next day, Zhuang Sen was awakened by the sunlight. Entangled with fair arms and legs, and ample breasts and buttocks, he opened the system panel and looked at his gains so far.
First and foremost, the most important bloodline. Currently, Zhuang Sen possesses five bloodlines: [Unranked Angel], [Tall and Dwarf], [Shadow Lizard], [Rock Hound], and [Forest Centaur]. Among them, the Shadow Lizard comes from the random reptile bloodline of Dantalian's second awakening, the Rock Hound comes from the random earth bloodline of Nia's second awakening, and the Forest Centaur is the random nature bloodline of Hana's first awakening.
Unfortunately, apart from the Shadow Lizard being a level four bloodline, the Rockhound and Forest Centaur are only level three. There are no trustworthy people who are highly compatible with them. The highest compatibility is only Lydia with the Rockhound, which is just barely passing in terms of numbers, but it is not yet at Johnson's bottom line.
In short, although there are more bloodlines, they cannot be converted into cash immediately, so they can only be kept for now.
Then there were the gains Zhuang Sen himself brought. The Angelic Bloodline brought him 1 [Divine Seed] and 1 [Angel's Wing]. The former is self-explanatory, while the latter is a special consumable that can remove negative effects within a certain range after use. The Dwarf Bloodline provided him with 1 [Dwarf Wine Jar], which produces one jar—about half a catty—of dwarf liquor daily. To be honest, it tastes really good, but it's also really intoxicating. Zhuang Sen took a couple of sips out of curiosity and started to feel dizzy, so he promptly put it away.
Drinking alcohol can lead to trouble, especially strong liquor.
Finally, there's the development progress. Thanks to Zhuang Sen's hard work over this period, Dantalian has now reached 30%, only 15% away from the third awakening. If the current progress continues, it will take at most two or three more months to reach the third awakening. Nia's progress is even faster; she has reached 44%, but she is still 22% away from the 66% required for the third awakening. This is mainly because Nia is still too weak in bed; even if she is squeezed out, she can't consume that much, so she can only benefit Dantalian.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Sen touched his kidneys.
Well, the premise for maintaining this progress is that his kidneys can also maintain their condition... Fortunately, he can keep up with their development progress. Now the bloodline of the Unranked Angel has reached 54%, and there are only 11% left before the third awakening. It is highly likely that he will be the first to complete the third awakening this time, as long as his kidneys can hold up.
Zhuang Sen sadly touched the warm apple.
"What's wrong? Feeling it again?" Dantalian looked at Zhuang Sen, shaking her impressive breasts as if she were about to mount him for a morning workout. Zhuang Sen pinched her perfect hem. "Have you finished digesting? Don't waste it."
“Not yet.” Dantalian frowned, feeling the still-viscous essence within her body, but then smiled. “It’s okay, I can just expel it for breakfast.”
After saying this, the evil snake woman overpowered Zhuang Sen and began to ride on his wife.
Outside the door, Hana, who had gotten up early to wait for Zhuang Sen, heard the same panting and swaying sounds coming from inside the room as she had the night before, and her face turned bright red. She nervously looked around, took a step forward, then hesitated and took a step back, truly a master of the retreat step.
……
With the sun high in the sky, Johnson, whose development level of the Unranked Angel had reached 55%, was dressed neatly. Dantalian and Nia stood on either side of him, smiling broadly and radiant, though their hair was a little damp.
Hana, who had been lingering at the door for a long time, saw Zhuang Sen and immediately rushed over, but when she got to Zhuang Sen, she became reserved: "Good day, Lord Zhuang Sen!"
"Good day, Miss Hannah." Zhuang Sen, in a cheerful mood, greeted Hannah. "Did you sleep well last night?"
Hannah, recalling the various noises that had been going on for almost half the night, blushed all the way to her ears and said in a very low voice, "It's...it's alright..."
Zhuang Sen and the other two remembered the excellent soundproofing of their room, and fell silent for a moment. Then Zhuang Sen changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Miss Hana, you have the [Planting Mastery] ability, right? May I take a look at this seed?"
Zhuang Sen took out the Divine Seed that he always carried with him and handed it to Hana. Hana took the seed, examined it carefully, and then nodded affirmatively: "This seed has very high activity. It should grow without any problems. The subsequent cultivation will depend on the specific situation. This seed seems to have divine attributes, so perhaps we can consider using it—ah!"
Zhuang Sen was startled and looked at Miss Hana, who had suddenly become very talkative. Unfortunately, perhaps because his gaze was too direct, Hana immediately reverted to her socially awkward self after noticing Zhuang Sen's gaze, lowered her head, and touched the vine on her right hand.
"Then I'll leave this to you." Zhuang Sen shook his head regretfully, but didn't say anything more. "Speaking of which, I didn't explain the specifics to you yesterday... Well, let's go eat first."
Nia clutched her tummy, looking innocently at Zhuang Sen, before being picked up and rubbed against him.
Hana looked at Nia with envy, then carefully put the Sacred Seed into her pocket, preparing to find a place to try planting it later. Hmm, she was now a bloodline user herself, and the chief gardener of Zhuang Sen, so she should be able to have her own dedicated planting area, right?
Zhuang Sen stopped after taking two steps and turned back to look at Hana, who was standing in the same spot, with a puzzled expression: "Miss Hana, is there something you forgot to take?"
"Huh? No, no." Hannah was at a loss, not knowing why Zhuang Sen suddenly asked such a question.
Zhuang Sen was confused. Hadn't they agreed to have dinner first and then continue their conversation? "Then why don't we come along?"
"Huh? Me? Um, Lord Zhuang Sen, weren't you going to have dinner with Lady Nia?"
"Yes, aren't you going to eat?"
"Well, I don't need to eat. I have a new ability called photosynthesis... and I don't want to bother you and your wife..."
Looking at the timid Hannah, Zhuang Sen felt it was really necessary to have a good talk with his chief gardener, otherwise he was afraid that this idiot might commit suicide one day.
“What I meant was that we should go eat together and then discuss what to do next, not that I was only bringing Nia.” Zhuang Sen simply returned to Hana’s side and grabbed the socially awkward girl’s right hand. “You’re a bloodline user now, and a level three one at that, so you can be bolder! Wasn’t what you did just now great?”
Miss Hannah wasn't listening anymore, just grinning foolishly, feeling the warm, soft sensation from her wrist. She even quietly removed the vines binding her wrist, letting Zhuang Sen's hand completely envelop her skin. How to put it...it gave her a sense of security.
Unfortunately, they soon arrived at the restaurant, and that sense of security vanished once again as Zhuang Sen let go. Hana could only wrap the vines around it again to restrain the remaining warmth.
"Please continue, Miss Hannah. What do you need?"
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Author's note: My hands hurt so much. I've only written three chapters since Sunday...
Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Sunflower's Instinct
"Please continue, Miss Hannah. What do you need?"
Zhuang Sen took a loaf of bread and spread butter on it. There were only the four of them in the restaurant, making it seem somewhat empty.
Hannah sat next to Dantalian, looking at Johnson with a mixture of nervousness and longing: "Um, I need some soil and some culture solvent, that's all."
Seeing Hannah's restlessness, Zhuang Sen put down the bread with a hint of helplessness: "Miss Hannah, it seems we need to talk about something else first—"
Hana sensed Zhuang Sen's helplessness and felt a real sense of unease. She said nervously, "Well, we can do without the solvent, but the soil is absolutely necessary."
"Relax, relax." Dantalian quickly hugged the nervous little darling. Although Lamia's nature made her unhappy about the monster girl who wanted to take advantage of her man, it was just that—unhappy. But the pitiful, socially awkward sunflower aroused her innate gentleness, making her completely let go of that little bit of dissatisfaction—after all, she already had a small dwarf.
Dantalian's broad embrace soothed Hannah, and the warm light of the healing light had a relaxing power, gradually calming Miss Hannah down. However, she still looked at Zhuang Sen with pitiful eyes, as if she had been bullied.
Zhuang Sen, who had become the bully for no reason, swallowed the buttered bread and sighed, "Miss Hana, what I want to talk about is your treatment. Starting today, you will receive a salary of thirty gold coins per month. I will have someone prepare another room in the main building for you. In addition, you will receive thirty acres of land, which you can use as you wish. At the same time, you will have a budget of two hundred gold coins per month to purchase various materials and props you need. You can also apply for more budget, but that will require approval... Well, that's all for now. If you need anything else, you can bring it up and we can discuss it."
Frankly speaking, Zhuang Sen's reward was extremely low for a level three bloodline user. Normal level three bloodline users aspire to become earls, or at least viscounts with excessive territory. Thirty gold coins a month? Are you trying to feed a beggar? But then again, if a level three bloodline user is being controlled by the subsequent awakening potion, then there's no way to escape it. As for Hana specifically, she felt like she was in a dream.
She used to only have five gold coins a month for living expenses, let alone any budget. Even if she wanted to grow something herself, she couldn't get land because of the Flor family's planting needs, and could only get some flower pots and the like.
"Really, really?"
"Of course it's true, you'll get your pay for this month soon," Zhuang Sen answered confidently, then moved directly to the second point, "Miss Hannah, let me just ask you directly, do you have some strange urges towards me?"
Zhuang Sen wasn't just looking down; he was deducing Hana's unusual behavior. Despite her social anxiety, she insisted on following him, someone she'd only met a few times, and even got up early to wait for him at the door—this was clearly abnormal.
Based on experience, even setting aside Lamia's example, dwarf girls also possess strong desires, sustained only by their kind nature and the urge to vent through blacksmithing. Therefore, Anawen, as a monster girl, should also have such desires. And again, based on experience, her hunting target is likely Zhuang Sen, but due to her social anxiety, she doesn't dare to actually make a move, leading to this retreat.
If that's the case, Zhuang Sen wouldn't mind having another person to irrigate, as it would also help him improve his strength more quickly.
As Zhuang Sen sat down alone, Hana finally mustered her courage, her face flushed, and said, "I... I don't think so. I just feel that you're very kind to me, Lord Zhuang Sen, and that makes me feel very safe. That's normal, isn't it? I mean, after all, you helped me awaken my bloodline, arranged such good treatment for me, persuaded Baron Flor, and you don't look down on me at all..."
Hannah's voice trailed off, and her words became increasingly incoherent. She hadn't known she'd been treated so well last night, so how could it be that such treatment had made her develop feelings for Zhuang Sen? However, judging from her answers and behavior, she did seem to genuinely lack any worldly desires for Zhuang Sen, appearing even more innocent than Nia had been.
Zhuang Sen was a little embarrassed. He reached under the table and pinched Nia's thigh, who was snickering. He tried to save face by saying, "Thank you for your trust, Hana. I said this because of blood pulse. You should know about this, right?"
"Ah, yes." Hannah nodded. "My blood pulse seems to be induced by two things: sunbathing and implantation. There shouldn't be anything else. Please rest assured, a little implantation won't affect me."
Ordinary bloodline users who excessively indulge their blood pulse will suffer bloodline mutations and damage, which is why Hana made that statement. She really wants to help Zhuang Sen, and her only skill is planting. As for going to the battlefield, although she has the ability, she lacks confidence.
“I know, Hana, but it’s not just a little bit,” Zhuang Sen said with a smile. “We’re different from ordinary bloodline users. Even if we follow our instincts, nothing will happen. Nia’s impulse is forging. Do you see anything unusual about her?”
"Really?"
"There's no benefit for me in lying to you; on the contrary, I'd lose an excellent comrade."
Hannah's eyes lit up: "So, that means I can keep sunbathing and planting all the time without any problem?"
"of course."
"Great!"
A sense of happiness welled up within Hana, and even her courage increased considerably. She dared to speak loudly, though she immediately shrank back, trembling with embarrassment. But regardless, this was a huge improvement; at least Zhuang Sen no longer had to worry about killing the sunflowers.
"So, Hannah, do you have any other requests? Don't be shy, you can tell me anything."
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