During non-combat periods, Zhang Lin reverted to his hands-off approach, leaving the management of all three teams to An Qingge.

Of course, he also has his own things to do.

Behind the city lord's mansion.

A long wall almost completely encircled the hill. The wall wasn't high, as it was only meant to prevent the ratmen from escaping. They weren't tall, so a two-meter-high wall was enough. The real defense was against them digging tunnels to escape.

Although they have become humanoid creatures, they are still rats after all, and they are very good at digging holes.

Of course, there aren't many ratmen now, and Yang Wenting can control them perfectly, so there's no need to worry about them escaping.

After the high-temperature period, a large number of ratmen died. For a period of time, the number of ratmen will not exceed Yang Wenting's control limit, so there is no need to worry about the ratmen escaping.

"There are only a few dozen ratmen left now." Yang Wenting was very happy to see Zhang Lin arrive. She hugged his arm and reported the situation. "However, ratmen reproduce very quickly, and their numbers will recover soon."

"Hmm." Zhang Lin felt the softness of the girl's chest, looked at the few dozen remaining ratmen, and asked, "Have you collected all the demon cores of the dead ratmen?"

"I've collected them all, not just demon cores, but also all sorts of extraordinary materials," Yang Wenting said obediently.

"Alright, give it to the city lord later and exchange it for Blood Pills. I'll share some of the Blood Pills with you then," Zhang Lin said, stroking her face.

"Thank you, Master." Yang Wenting blushed, but her eyes glanced towards her room. She preferred to show her gratitude through actions rather than words.

"Let's go." Zhang Lin picked her up, carried her on his shoulder, and headed straight for her house.

"Cough cough..."

In the distance, the city lord slowly approached, his tone full of helplessness.

She heard that Zhang Lin had come, and because she wanted to discuss something with him, she went to the rat-man farm to find him. As soon as she arrived, she saw this scene.

"Zhang Lin, can't you stop thinking about this all day?"