Outside the city gate, more than a dozen figures dressed in animal skins stood there, looking at the silver-armored beastwoman guarding the gate with tense expressions.

But they were different from the other homeless people who entered.

The faint magical aura emanating from them, along with their clothing, revealed their identities.

"Our leader is aware of your situation and should be able to inform you soon. Please wait patiently."

"Wasn't that your leader just now?"

One of the more mature-looking red-haired catgirls pointed to Jingzhi, who was examining animal hides outside the clothing store, and asked in confusion.

Previously, the news that Cangyuan Town had wiped out an entire raiding party had already been spread by the tribal beast girls and some wanderers who remained in Cangyuan Town at the time.

They initially thought that the sudden emergence of this riverside tribe was just a small tribe, until one day hundreds of awakened warriors inexplicably appeared in the town, which brought the nearby tribes to their senses.

The reputation of Jin Falcon, a fifth-tier elemental warrior, had spread throughout the vicinity of Cangye Plain. However, many people were more suspicious of Jingzhi, who was able to manage Jin Falcon so well.

This person is probably the town's shaman, the one who is truly hiding his true strength!

After investigating the intelligence, the number of spies from various tribes who had infiltrated the town decreased significantly, leaving Jin Jun sighing helplessly, wondering where to find people to recruit to work in the mines.

"Mayor Jingzhi is not the leader, she is just... the leader!"

Su Yuan heard the commotion and came to the city gate. There were more than a dozen mages in front of him, the strongest of whom was a fourth-level mage. They seemed much weaker than Black Sheep and the others.

The weaker one, with a meager amount of magic power similar to Xue Liu and the others, hid in the back.

Who are you?

As he sized up the beast girls, the other group was also sizing him up. Su Yuan's aura was somewhat mottled, and at this moment, they couldn't discern anything about him.

Upon hearing the question, the catgirl also stepped forward and explained very respectfully, "Chief, we are shamans from some small tribes in Cangye Plains."

"We have come here intending to seek refuge near your tribe, but we do not know what we need to give in order to gain your protection."

"What do you have to give in return?"

Receiving the protection of a large tribe comes at a price; otherwise, why would they need to protect your tribe's safety?

That's why some small tribes can't afford the price and have to hide in secluded places to live a hard life, while this time, those who came were those who met Cangxin's standards.

They were mostly small tribes with one or two stripes on their names, hoping to find a better life with Su Yuan.

Su Yuan understood this as well. He looked at the group of beast girls, stroked his chin, and pondered. It was not appropriate to let them join Cangyuan Town at the moment.

Not to mention that the main purpose of Cangyuan Town is trade and economy, even if each of the dozen or so tribes has only fifty or sixty people, that would still be close to a thousand people.

Moreover, there is a high probability that more tribes will join in the future. If Cangyuan Town becomes bloated, it will be very detrimental to the growth of trade and economy.

After considering the unsuitability of Cangyuan Town, Su Yuan thought about Yue Shu City and immediately rejected the idea in his heart. Now, he would break up the other party and let them join Yue Shu City.

These witches are unlikely to agree, as they are not like the Lightbringers and Shadowbringers of Star Rift Valley, nor are they the Flame Hunters who are in the Netherworld and yearn to escape.

There was no urgent sense of crisis compelling them to leave their homes and start a new life in a new place.

That might be difficult.

"I can promise to protect you, but..."