Upon encountering the orcs of the Wise Clan, who were orcs belonging to the land, ...

After registering the names Lan gave them in Chinese, both translated and transliterated, the orcs of Baihe Mountain nervously approached their familiar companions.

Before arriving at the settlement, they had guessed that the clan's settlement would be a good place. However, when they actually saw what the settlement looked like, they realized that Xia was even better than they had imagined.

There were many orcs in Xia, and many houses. The roads on the ground had been cleared of vegetation and marked with road signs. They could tell at a glance that their habitat was vast.

Is this where we'll live from now on?

Bai Shui and the other orcs were moved, but the next second they heard Lan say to them, "This is the second habitat that Xia Xin opened up during the last flowering season. We will stay here today and tomorrow, and then set off to return to the grasslands, our base camp, the day after tomorrow."

"Lan, this place looks a bit like the two snowy seasons we spent on the grassland, but upon closer inspection, there are also differences," Feng Hong exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Bai Shui and the other orcs were shocked. Xia's original habitat was actually better than this place? Just how good was it? They couldn't imagine, and couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

“After all, they are all villages built according to the maps drawn by me and 022, so they are bound to look a bit alike,” Jiang Yunlan said matter-of-factly, turning to look at Feng Hong and the others.

The beastmen, encountering the mountain habitat for the first time, looked around with curiosity in their eyes. Seeing their expectant expressions, she smiled and said, "The rest of today and tomorrow are rest days. You can go wherever you want. Beastmen returning to the grasslands, come back with me the day after tomorrow."

"If you can't think of a place to go right now, you can check out the central building of the Mountain Habitat. Every quest in the tribe has its location marked, and you might find one that interests you. By the way, the Mountain Habitat often posts mining quests."

Upon hearing Lan's words, the orc who loved mining became excited, grabbed his friend, and headed straight for the central building.

It doesn't matter what kind of ore they find; what they enjoy is going down into the mine and the joy of finding something.

In the blink of an eye, the figures of more than a dozen orcs had already run a distance. Jiang Yunlan was stunned, then her smile widened.

She shouted, "If you want to take on mining missions, remember to come find me today to finish your missions. But if you settle your missions here, the rewards will be less than if you return to the grasslands."

The orc who had run away raised his empty hand and waved wildly, shouting back to Lan, "We understand!"

"Lan, so we can stay here instead of going straight back to the grasslands?" The beastmen looked at Lan's retreating figure with bright eyes, their voices filled with excitement.

Jiang Yunlan turned around and was dazzled by their expectant gazes. She quickly nodded and said, "Of course. This is also our habitat. As long as you don't mind that we can only stay in hotels in the mountains, that's fine."

There are far more inns than dormitories in the mountains; inns are everywhere, but the dormitories that can accommodate all the orcs of the mountains were only recently built. Gray Stream had just told her that Azure Wood Crow and the others initially preferred to stay here as temporary accommodations, and only gradually began to live here permanently during the last fruit season.

“I understand, I understand. Our dormitories aren’t here. If we want to stay here, we’ll definitely have to spend copper coins to stay at an inn.” The orc from the grasslands smiled and strolled off to see the newly built mountain habitat.

As for whether or not to stay here for a while, we'll decide after they've finished their tour.

Most of the grassland orcs dispersed, and he even pulled along a White River Mountain orc, saying he would take them to the place where they would receive their clan's mission.

Seeing that the beastmen who had come to the mountain habitat were adapting well, Jiang Yunlan also wandered around with 022 on her head, followed by several beastmen including Ah Bai.

On her way to explore the mountain habitat, she encountered some unfamiliar orcs, each of whom knew her name. She figured it must be because they recognized the 022 on her head. It seemed there were no slimes in the beast world; the orcs knew she was the one with the 022 on her head the moment they saw her.

Sveta, nestled in her pocket with her mushroom-shaped head resting on the edge, said, "Lan, your clan looks really interesting. What are those transparent objects on the walls of the houses?"

“They are glass windows. A room with windows can let sunlight into the room while blocking the wind,” Jiang Yunlan said.

“This is wonderful! I love the window!” exclaimed Sveta, the forest elf.

Jiang Yunlan smiled and nodded, continuing to walk forward, occasionally responding to its curiosity. Its curiosity was satisfied, and it gradually quieted down, but still kept its eyes fixed on its surroundings.

It hadn't come to the wrong place; Lan's clan was quite interesting. It began to look forward to what surprises the summer on the grasslands would bring. It knew there were many things it could ask Lan directly, but it didn't want to. After all, nothing was as interesting as witnessing something firsthand.

It took Jiang Yunlan about a day and a half to complete the tour of the Mountain Habitat and update the map of the Mountain Habitat along the way.

She added the residential areas that Gray Creek and the others hadn't had time to complete on the map. She also added some paths that the beastmen frequently traveled, which weren't shown on the map.

The orcs in charge of the Mountain Habitat, including Gray Creek, Mo Rong, and Azure Feather Crow, received the map with some shame. The map Lan had supplemented was very detailed; it was their work that hadn't been good enough, failing to show Lan what the Mountain Habitat could look like in a better light.

"Why do you look like that? While I was away, you not only built a new habitat, but also opened a road from the grasslands to the mountains. Isn't that a great achievement? You deserve praise." She looked at the few orcs who had lowered their heads and praised them earnestly a few more times.

They hadn't expected to hear Lan's praise, and they scratched their faces a little embarrassedly, then proudly held their heads high.

They did not disappoint Lan's expectations.

Seeing that they had regained their energy, Jiang Yunlan took out a folded piece of paper from her bag and handed it to them. "Tomorrow I will lead the tribesmen back to the grasslands. I will continue to entrust the mountains to you. The names recorded on this paper are the tribesmen who stayed here from the group that went out."

Previously, the Xia clan orcs would keep records when they went out and returned to their grassland habitat. Now that Xia has two habitats, the orcs have added new records to their logs, noting which habitat they stayed in at which time.

Only by confirming the whereabouts of her people could she tell if anyone had suddenly disappeared or had an accident.

"After I finish settling the accounts for the missions outside and arrange the matters concerning the grassland habitat, I will come back here," Jiang Yunlan said, returning to the grassland the next day as the sun rose.

At the end of the hot season, the team, which had been away for a long time, finally arrived at the grassland.

Jiang Yunlan jumped out of the car and looked up to see that her people, who had spotted her from the watchtower, had already gathered there.

“Lan has been away for two snow seasons this time. If we hadn’t received a message from the carrier pigeon, we would have almost ended up following the road signs.” Maple Syrup said with a hint of complaint, but her expression was full of joy.

"I'm so sorry, but we brought Zelan back, wiped out the Bear Beastman clan, and gained many new members to join us. Although it took a long time, we achieved very good results."

Jiang Yunlan smiled, turning her gaze to the group of unfamiliar orcs who were acting excitedly and trying to get her attention. "May I ask who you are?"

"We are orcs from the Sage Clan. We've waited all season to finally meet you, Xia's chieftain, Sage Lan. We have many things we wish to discuss with you!" The orcs of the Sage Clan were fired up and instinctively approached Lan, but were stopped by Xia's orcs in the next second.

Xia's orc glanced at them, half-closed his eyes, and said with a smile that seemed friendly but was actually threatening, "Orcs from out of town, please wait until we finish our gathering with Lan before you come to chat with her."

On the first day Lan comes back, she should definitely get together with them.