In the critical moment, the fire tiger appeared out of nowhere, roared, and slapped down with its paw, flattening the beast wolf.

The two cubs were rescued, and Fire Tiger safely returned them to the other orcs. Then he went back and dragged the wolf's corpse back into the herd.

The strange beasts trembled with fear upon seeing this.

The fiery tiger roared three times, its power overwhelming, causing the beasts to go weak in the knees and submit.

From then on, any beasts that wanted to break the rules would have to consider the difference in strength between themselves and the Fire Tiger.

Shen Miao was very satisfied when she heard the news. She was right about Huo Hu. Although this matter sounded simple, it was not easy to do.

First, the Fire Tiger demonstrated its absolute dominance and overwhelming power to the group of unruly beasts.

Secondly, this method of making an example of someone is applicable at any time and in any population.

Finally, Shen Miao also wanted to see Huo Hu's decisiveness and determination.

After that, she was completely at ease with the group of strange beasts. With the fire tiger keeping them in check, she believed they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Miao and the others have been settled in the Beast Realm for more than half a year. During this time, the farmland they have intermittently cultivated has been planted with crops.

Now that some crops are ripe, a large flock of birds visits them every day, so much so that the rice grains are pecked at before they are fully ripe and have just begun to clump together.

Xuanran's army would walk around the fields every day after training, and they were so worried they were almost dying.

They planted these rice paddies, treating them like their own children. They watched the rice grow little by little, and the eldest brother told them that when all the fields were ready for harvest, they would never go hungry again.

But now, these wretched birds are actually trying to steal their food!

This is intolerable!

Xuanran's army displayed its might in the rice paddies, but unfortunately, while they were capable of dealing with any tribe, they were powerless against these tiny sparrows.

Xuanran's army was humiliated and had achieved little.

A flock of sparrows flew up from the rice paddy, chirping as if mocking their incompetence.

Shen Miao noticed that Xuan Ran's army had been very unfocused during training lately, as if everyone had something on their mind. She didn't point it out directly, but instead, during training, she called out a few orcs and had them attack her.

Clearly, the result was that all the orcs lost.

With a half-smile, Shen Miao paced back and forth in front of the group of Xuan Ran soldiers who dared not breathe. "With your attitude, you still dare to be distracted? Tell me, what have you all been doing?!"

The orcs were all somewhat ashamed, but they dared not ignore Shen Miao's words. So one of the orcs said weakly, "We...we went to protect the grain."

"What do you mean by protecting food?" Shen Miao frowned.

The orc then described the flocks of sparrows in the rice paddies. After listening, Shen Miao couldn't quite imagine what it would be like to see such a dense mass of sparrows.

The beastmen then took her to the rice paddy that had been ravaged the most.

There, Shen Miao finally witnessed the scene the beastmen had described. They hadn't exaggerated at all; it really was a dark, dense mass, which even reminded Shen Miao of the days when locusts ravaged the land.

"It's these wretched sparrows that ate all our food," Xuanran complained angrily.

Shen Miao squatted down and checked the nearest rice ears. She found that the sparrows were very naughty. They only picked out the good ones to eat, and all the formed rice grains were pecked away by them.

It's easy to imagine that if things continue like this, they will have no chance of a good harvest, let alone a complete failure.

Shen Miao walked around the field with her head down, and wherever she went, swarms of sparrows would scatter.

She had witnessed firsthand how rampant the orcs were, both those that ran on the ground and those that flew in the sky.

However, this was no problem for Shen Miao.

After returning, she asked Xuan Ranjun to cut a large pile of straw, and then she made a scarecrow herself. Her skills were average, so the scarecrow she made only resembled a real scarecrow.

That's the gist of it; as long as it can scare away the sparrows, that's fine.

The beastmen didn't know what Shen Miao was going to do. They looked at each other, feeling a bit resentful. At a time like this, why did their leader still have to play these kinds of tricks?

"What are you standing there for? Follow me. This is a mission. If you don't finish it, you'll be punished anyway." Shen Miao looked at the beastmen standing there dumbfounded and gave the order calmly.

The beastmen suddenly realized that if they didn't meet the standards during training, Shen Miao would punish them, and the methods of punishment were something they couldn't bear to recall.

Having learned from past mistakes, the beastmen sprang into action.

With all the Xuanran soldiers working together, they made over a hundred scarecrows in less than an hour. Shen Miao then led them to plant the scarecrows in the rice paddies.

Up until this moment, the orcs had no idea what Shen Miao was doing. Some orcs had a vague idea, but they did not believe that the method was feasible.

Everyone placed all the scarecrows with skepticism.

Shen Miao waved her hand, ordering Xuan Ran's army to hide. At this moment, only the scarecrow remained standing in the field. Seeing that the scarecrow was not moving, the sparrows boldly landed.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the straw fan in the scarecrow's hand swayed back and forth. The sparrows thought that the beastmen had come to drive them away, and they were so frightened that they flew away without a care in the world.

The scene in the rice paddies was quite a sight to behold.

From then on, whenever the sparrows tried to get down, they would see the neatly standing scarecrows and dare not come down easily.

The problem that had been giving the orcs a terrible headache was solved just like that.

Xuan Ranjun's gaze towards Shen Miao changed. Why couldn't they come up with a solution? So, since Shen Miao was the boss, they could only be her subordinates.

The scarecrows in the rice paddies once became a spectacle, attracting groups of beastmen of all sizes from the beast realm to come and visit.

As they looked at the scarecrow, they chatted amongst themselves. For example, someone said, "Look, that's the scarecrow. Shen Miao came up with the idea. Isn't it amazing? None of you could have come up with that."

"That's amazing. If it were me, I would have to stay in the rice paddy and chase away the sparrows by myself. That way, I wouldn't be able to do anything."

As they chatted, their admiration and respect for Shen Miao deepened.

Unlike the adult beastmen, the little beastmen thought the scarecrows were cute and wanted to get closer to take a closer look. Shen Miao then had a sudden inspiration and made several small scarecrows, about the length of an arm, as toys for the little ones.

Scarecrow toys were once very popular in the Beast Realm.

And those little ones all showed Shen Miao the utmost respect.

Jiuying joked, "Shen Miao, you can now win over anyone from eighty years old to eight months old."

"I'm amazing, aren't I?" Shen Miao's tail was practically wagging.

Qingchen looked at her with gentle eyes, his gaze full of indulgence.