Chapter 25 The Snake Man: "Do you want to sleep with him?"
YN1 is not isolated from the outside world. Every December, large cargo ships land and trade with the locals, which is why some mechanized products can be seen there.
The harsh climate and 10-month-long magnetic storm particles made it difficult for the Empire to establish infrastructure here, and they only stationed more than 10,000 soldiers and 30,000 mechanical troops.
After the magnetic storm particles were greatly reduced, the detectors successfully detected a large amount of mineral resources and abundant biological resources. The Empire successively sent researchers and troops to explore and develop the area and build infrastructure.
The ancient capital of YN1 was built five hundred years ago, continuing the style of the Nuohe Dynasty. It is simple and desolate, with low buildings and iron-gray exterior walls interspersed with black lines.
The magnetic storm particles restricted the planet's social development and prevented the orcs from intermarrying with outsiders, thus ensuring that the orc genes were not diluted. To date, more than one million orcs have been preserved here.
The capital city built by the empire was called Wood City. The ancient capital became the central city of the orcs, and they called it the Royal City.
The beastmen here are also divided into ranks, and the entire planet is jointly governed by the Beast King Shenta and the Wood City Executive Officer Bai Xu.
When King Sklag II arrived, Bai Xu and a dozen officials greeted him at the spaceship's landing site. Beast King Shenta was unable to attend due to illness, but sent a messenger to deliver precious gifts on his behalf.
As an attendant, Shi Wei received the highest level of treatment and lived in the newly built official residence. His Majesty was very busy, so she strolled around the city with a few guards.
Wooden City was very prosperous. Even though it wasn't the orc capital, you could see a large number of orcs walking on the streets, and there were even shops selling all sorts of things.
The magnetic storm particles have slowed down the development of communication technology. The interplanetary network is only available in a small number of areas, and the communication signal coverage is less than 60%. The staff at the official residence repeatedly reminded them not to leave the city, let alone go to the uninhabited areas, so as not to get lost.
Shi Wei looked curiously at the shops selling all sorts of strange and unusual things: grains, fruits and vegetables, and even various handmade foods! Shi Wei's mouth watered as she looked at a piece of roasted meat that smelled delicious, but the guard advised her that it was best not to eat meat that had not been inspected.
Sighing, Shi Wei looked regretfully at the meat on the grill, preparing to leave, when the meat vendor—a tall female beastman with a fiery red tail—enthusiastically cut her a fist-sized piece: "Here! Eat! Deer, grilled! Delicious!"
This piece of meat weighs at least a pound. Shi Wei shook her head: "No, no, no, I don't need it!"
The female orc held out the meat wrapped in dried leaves to her and said very seriously, "Money? I don't want it."
The currency in circulation here is still the ancient gold coins. Some legitimate shops accept electronic payments, but most street vendors still use metal coins the size of a fingernail.
The hand in front of her had sharp black claws and a rough palm, looking like it could scrape a chunk of flesh off her with a single slap.
But he was enthusiastically holding a piping hot piece of roasted meat, constantly urging her to eat.
One of the servants accompanying them was a local named Xia Mang, who said in a somewhat broken Common Tongue, "It's edible. We often come here to eat."
So Shi Wei took the meat and asked a guard to find a shop where he could exchange it for some money. Looking at such a large piece of meat, he didn't know where to start, and finally decided to take a bite directly.
It was incredibly fresh, with no fishy smell at all, and the meat juices flowed out. It could be easily bitten into pieces, and the whole piece of meat was sprinkled with various seasonings. It was a taste she had never had before. The rich aroma of the meat awakened her taste buds, and she ate the whole piece of meat in one go.
After exchanging the money, Shi Wei bought some other meats to share with the others. The female beastman refused to accept the money and insisted on cutting her a large piece of each type of meat.
Xia Mang covered her mouth and laughed: "She said you're good-looking and asked if you'd stay in Mucheng for a long time."
Shi Wei shook her head, put the money on the table, and smiled: "I'm just here to have fun, I won't be staying long."
The female orc seemed to understand, gave her a dejected look, and muttered something. Xia Mang laughed even harder and whispered, "She wants to marry you—"
Shi Wei was extremely embarrassed and quickly ran away.
This area is full of food stalls. Shi Wei spent the whole morning wandering around and basically tried everything she could find. By lunchtime, she was already full.
Xia Mang, a purebred Beta female human, pointed to a tall tower not far away and asked, "That's a signal tower. You can see the whole city from up there. Want to go?"
Shi Wei nodded. She noticed that although Mu City was very large, there were very few vehicles. The only way to get around was by very slow trams, and in many places, one had to walk.
Xia Mang rented a mini electric car, which was very crudely made and had a simple structure, like a child's handmade toy. Only four people could fit in the car, so they rented two.
The cell tower didn't seem far away, but it still took half an hour to get there. Although it was slow, we could see the street scene very clearly.
There are all sorts of orcs with vastly different body types, including snake-men who are naked from the waist up and have snake tails from the waist down.
It was clearly a male orc, with an upper body exactly like a normal human, solid muscles, and skin as white as porcelain, but a thick snake body with black scales that shimmered in the sunlight.
His face was also very beautiful, with long silver-white hair draped behind him and golden vertical pupils in his eyes. Shi Wei had never seen such a beastman before, and stared at him with wide eyes.
The snake-man noticed her gaze, looked at her, and upon discovering that she was a human Omega, flicked the tip of its tail.
Shi Wei stared at him blankly.
The snake-man frowned, seemingly displeased, and the two stared at each other—
Then he suddenly spat out a long, purple snake tongue!
Startled, Shi Wei jumped and quickly turned her head away, refusing to look at anyone.
Good heavens, her tongue isn't normal either.
Xia Mang whispered, "Snake people have terrible tempers. Although they are all beautiful, they eat people."
Shi Wei looked at her in horror: "Then they can still enter the capital?"
Xia Mang sighed: "Now that the country has taken over, it emphasizes equality between humans and beastmen. As long as they don't eat or harm people, there's no reason not to let them in... In fact, most beastmen are quite nice, and some even intermarry with humans."
Shi Wei thought for a moment about that beautiful face and asked, "Do snake people also do that? What kind of offspring do they have with humans—an egg or a human?"
Xia Mang thought hard for a moment: "It should be an egg, right? My neighbor married some kind of bird-beastman, and the eggs they laid were huge! Snake people are actually quite popular with humans—"
Shi Wei, recalling the gaping maw from earlier, asked, puzzled, "Why? But they looked kind of scary..."
Xia Mang calmly replied, "Because they have two ** (likely referring to two male prostitutes).
Shi Wei: "..." Don't say such strange things in such a calm way.
Because of the strange things they overheard, when they encountered the snake-man at the signal tower, Shi Wei's gaze involuntarily drifted from his face to his abdomen. Although she quickly realized this was impolite, the other person still noticed.
The black snake tail slammed heavily onto the floor.
"Smack!" A loud sound rang out, kicking up dust from the ground.
The snake swayed with its tail, its movements alluring, and the sound of its scales scraping against the ground sent shivers down Shi Wei's spine.
The guard stepped forward, and the snake-man slammed his fist on the floor again, looking at Shi Wei: "What are you doing here?"
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His lips opened and closed, but the snake's tongue did not appear. His voice was very pleasant, but Shi Wei could not understand it.
The snake-man glanced at Xia Mang and said a few words to her impatiently. Xia Mang understood what he meant and wiped her sweat as she said, "No, no, no, sir, you misunderstand. This young lady is from outside and did not mean to offend you. I'm so sorry, so sorry!"
Xia Mang spoke to Shi Wei in Common, "What did he ask you? Did he ask you if you... um... wanted to... um... sleep with him?"
Shi Wei's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh? Sleeping?"
Although Xia Mang didn't know her identity, everyone treated her very politely, which clearly indicated her high status. She said somewhat awkwardly, "The orcs here are quite direct. Um, would you like to sleep with him?"
Shi Wei shook her head frantically and said to Xia Mang, "No, I don't want to—I was just curious about him. I've never seen a beastman before, and I didn't mean to offend him at all!"
Xia Mang translated it once. The snake-man glanced at Shi Wei, his golden eyes filled with disdain, snorted, and dragged his tail away.
That look clearly showed "not knowing what's good for them".
From then on, Shiwei gained an understanding of the "simple and straightforward" local customs, and no longer dared to wander around the streets, but instead obediently strolled through her street.
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