Chapter 56: I Am Not a Greedy Sub-female

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: I Am Not a Greedy Sub-female

Yang Wen: ...

’Respect? Yeah, right. City Lord, you’re really overthinking this. She won’t even let us in the door!’

Thinking of the matter he needed to discuss with Feng Si, Niu Ding suppressed his frustration and sat down on the high stool. His burly frame made it look as though he were half-squatting against the wall.

Seeing his father like this, Niu Dou looked aggrieved. "So... can’t we talk inside the room?"

Yang Wen added, "That’s right. It’s so inconvenient in this hallway. Let’s go inside to talk, please, let’s go inside."

Feng Si was unyielding. "Right here is fine. If you have something to say, say it quickly."

Awkwardness crept onto the faces of the three men. ’She looks a little impatient, doesn’t she? She’s rushing us, right? She’s trying to get rid of us, isn’t she?’

Yang Wen was dumbfounded. He never imagined that a personal visit from the City Lord—an honor others couldn’t beg for, one that a family could boast about for generations—would be treated like some huge nuisance by this sub-female, like a hot potato she couldn’t wait to get rid of.

For Niu Ding, however, it truly was a huge nuisance—one that concerned the lives of his entire clan!

At this thought, Niu Ding shivered and swallowed his frustration. He gave Feng Si a complicated look and lowered his voice. "I’m leaving for Pantian City tomorrow to congratulate the New Beast King on his coronation."

Feng Si blinked. "Is that so."

’But what does that have to do with me? As a sub-female, I’m not qualified to go congratulate the Beast King.’

"Didn’t I mention last time that I wanted to add delicacies like Green Potato and pickled cabbage to the congratulatory gifts for the New Beast King? I’ve always thought it was a great idea. The flavors of pickled cabbage and Green Potato are both unique and delicious, not to mention one-of-a-kind," Niu Ding continued excitedly.

"However, when my chief subordinate was doing a final check of the gift list yesterday, he came across these two food items. He worriedly pointed out that presenting food of unknown origin might be seen as disrespectful to the New Beast King—and provoke his fury."

Niu Dou, standing to the side, added, "The Jie Beast King’s personality is unpredictable. But from my time in the Second Legion, I can say the rumors of him being cold-blooded and ruthless are true. I’m afraid if one thing goes wrong, our entire family losing their lives would be a light punishment."

"I see. In that case, why don’t you just remove those two items from the gift list?" Feng Si said.

She thought for a moment, finding it a bit strange. "You’ve prepared so many valuable gifts. You don’t really need to add two food items just to fill out the list, do you?"

In her opinion, while delicious food was certainly important in this Beastman World, and no matter how much they wanted to introduce these two items to the Imperial Palace or make them famous...

But now that lives were on the line, was it really necessary to insist on presenting them?

Niu Ding slapped his thigh. "You don’t understand just how delicious Green Potato and pickled cabbage are! As long as I present these two foods, I’m sure I’ll win the Beast King’s great favor. This is an absolute chance to soar to the top!"

Although they were Beastmen, they had evolved human forms. They retained some of their ancestors’ preferences for certain foods, and they all shared a more discerning palate.

As for why he believed he could get a promotion based on two food items from Si Shi? The hundreds of millions of coins earned from their sale!

Wasn’t that proof enough?

"The only thing lacking now is the food’s reputation. We’re afraid presenting it will anger the Beast King, but we’re also afraid it will just be tossed aside to gather dust in a storehouse," Yang Wen, getting worked up, explained excitedly from the side.

"As long as the Beast King tastes it... our food just needs a bit more widespread fame!"

’I get it. They’re saying that if the food’s reputation is big enough—just like how everyone in the world knows Dragon Scale Meat is delicious and won’t refuse it—’

’—then if everyone knows that pickled cabbage and Green Potato are delicious, they won’t have to worry about the consequences they mentioned when they present the food. All that would be left is to receive the Beast King’s praise.’

Feng Si nodded in understanding. "Oh."

The three men stared in unison at Feng Si, who was sitting by the door. Niu Ding’s nostrils flared with excitement. "Your idea to set up workshops and open a shop to sell goods earned us 1.5 billion coins in just over a month. You’re so clever, I was hoping I could ask you to think of something."

The South Desolate Empire has a total of 202 cities, and its City Lords are divided into seven levels. Niu Ding was a Seventh-level City Lord, the lowest rank. Unable to advance through martial strength, he intended to take a gamble and rise through an alternative path.

Niu Ding was full of confidence. "How can we make the reputation of pickled cabbage and Green Potato resound across the entire continent in the short 28 days it takes me to travel to Pantian City!"

Niu Dou: "You must have a way!"

Yang Wen: "We’re counting on you!"

Three pairs of eyes fell directly on the sub-female two meters away from them, filled with anticipation, nervousness, and urgency. After all, the City Lord had summoned all his subordinates, and none of them had come up with a good solution.

’What other choice was there? Should he just boldly lift the lid in front of the Beast King and disrespectfully say, "Please, Beast King, try this delicious food!"?’

’If he did that, his entire clan would just die faster.’

The sub-female before them was their only hope. If she couldn’t come up with a plan, Niu Ding truly wouldn’t dare to present these two delicacies blindly.

Catching on, Feng Si raised an eyebrow. "It’s possible. Making it famous is a small matter. But what price are you willing to pay?"

"I can’t just give you ideas for free, can I?" Feng Si spread her hands and shrugged. "After all, a sub-female like me can only save up the good ideas in my head to earn some coins and support myself."

Niu Ding froze for a moment. In the past, he would just give orders and then wait for his own rewards. Who had ever heard of a sub-female so directly demanding compensation?

’It was simply unheard of, completely unprecedented...’

"B-but..." Yang Wen, his worldview once again shattered by this audacious sub-female, stammered, "You’re also the other owner of Si Shi. If pickled cabbage and Green Potato become famous, you’ll earn more coins too, right?"

Feng Si chuckled lightly and said as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Oh, that’s not right. I’m not that greedy of a sub-female. I’m quite satisfied with the coins that come in every seven days. I’m in no hurry and can make money slowly."

Yang Wen, who knew full well that Feng Si had received 700 million coins in just forty-five days: "..."

’What could he do? She was telling the truth.’

’But hearing those words really made him want to clench his fists. The jealousy.’

While the two were talking, Niu Ding had already thought it through. "What compensation do you want?"

"Three hundred million coins. I want 300 million coins as my publicity fee," Feng Si said, a crystalline light twinkling in her dark pupils.

Yang Wen’s mind went blank. ?? 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

A cool breeze swept through, stirring the air in the quiet hallway.

It took Yang Wen several seconds to process what Feng Si had just demanded.

’...Didn’t this damn sub-female just say she wasn’t greedy?’

A sarcastic remark almost burst from his throat, but then he heard Niu Ding’s pained, teeth-gritting voice. "Fine. I’ll have someone transfer the money to your card right now. It’s not like I’m short on cash anymore. It’s just half a month’s income! I can afford it!"