"You Ran, are you home? I need to talk to you!"
Just as she lay down under the tree wanting to take a nap, she suddenly heard the Beast King's voice.
He immediately sat up and saw the Beast King rushing in.
"Beast King, what brings you here?"
The Beast King sat down directly, his face full of worry.
"Oh dear, Youran, you have no idea how many days I've been looking for you!"
"It's all Hu Zhong's fault for being useless; he hasn't been able to find you for days."
Hu Zhong, who was directly named, stood behind and pouted innocently.
It's not his fault. The princess and the prince weren't coming out, so he couldn't just barge in and ruin their plans.
Mu Youran looked embarrassed. Luckily, Hu Zhong was sensible. If he had come in and seen those naked guys wandering around the yard, he would have been scared out of his wits on the spot!
"Well, we weren't home for the past few days, we went out!"
The Beast King didn't care what she was doing; as long as she was safe and he saw her, that was enough.
"Oh, Youran, ever since you suggested we start a lending business, we've suddenly become rich."
At this point, he immediately looked worried.
"But you don't know, ever since you did that collaboration with the Ma Yi tribe, a lot of people have withdrawn their money and spent it. My lending bank is almost empty now."
"So many orcs want loans, but we simply don't have the money. What are we going to do?"
He always thought that as long as the lending bank kept operating, he would always have money. Who knew that a collaboration between You Ran and the others would almost empty her lending bank.
Logically, the more loans he takes out, the more he should earn, but he doesn't have that much savings, which is frustrating.
Mu Youran wondered what he had to do so urgently, but it turned out to be this.
He handed him a glass of juice that Hu Zhong had just brought over, and said with a smile.
"Beast King, don't be impatient. Have you forgotten that we still have a gold mine in Yunmengze?"
The Beast King frowned deeply; how could he possibly forget this?
But he didn't think You Ran's method was feasible.
How can a golden stone be compared to a seashell?
He was willing to send Tiger Warriors back then simply to support her in doing things, but deep down, she didn't think that a broken stone could replace a seashell.
You know, those seashells are money!
"This seems a bit inappropriate; those powerful families definitely won't agree."
Mu Youran burst out laughing.
"It's perfectly normal for them to disagree!"
"To put it bluntly, they probably control most of the wealth in the entire orc continent."
"Beast King, if you want your bag to bulge, you have to start with them."
The Beast King knew this, after all, apart from the major clans and a few small tribes that knew how to make money, the rest were all tribes that were dirt poor.
Let alone offering him tributes, we can barely feed ourselves.
However, getting money from these powerful families is incredibly difficult!
If things go wrong, it might anger them and cause them to rebel.
Stealing a glance at Mu Youran, who was sitting leisurely under the tree basking in the sun, an idea popped into my head.
He immediately beamed and said, "Hehe, Youran, you are now a member of my royal family. From now on, you and Longyin's child will be the heirs to my throne."
"I'm entrusting this matter entirely to you!"
He stood up and looked down at her, saying, "I hereby grant you permission to manage the wealth of the world and become my treasurer."
Mu Youran was drinking the coconut juice that Ying Yao had brought back when she suddenly heard these words and spat it out.
He looked up at the Beast King in disbelief: "Beast King, you must be joking, this isn't funny at all!"
She's already busy enough; if she were asked to do anything else, she really wouldn't be able to handle it.
Besides, it sounds nice to say, like a finance officer!
To put it bluntly, she's just a tool for the Beast King. If things go wrong, she'll be the one to take the blame; if they go well, all the benefits will go to the Beast King!
No matter how you look at it, this is not a good thing, not to mention that you still have to deal with those major families.
The Beast King spoke with a serious expression: "Your Highness, this is no joke!"
"The powerful families have long been a threat to our rule; it would be best to take this opportunity to eliminate them!"
Mu Youran lowered her eyes, realizing that if she continued talking, the Beast King might have a problem with her.
Although she wasn't afraid of offending the Beast King, he was Long Yin's father, and she didn't want him to be caught in the middle.
Moreover, even if those powerful families aren't eliminated now, they will still be eliminated once Long Yin takes power.
Instead of making excuses, it's better to take action sooner rather than later!
Especially the rats!
Moreover, she really needs a lot of money to build a powerful army; she hasn't avenged the orcs outside who killed her cub yet!
She, Mu Youran, would not let this go so easily!
He solemnly raised his eyes to meet the Beast King's serious gaze: "Alright, I agree."
"However, I want absolute control. No one but you can tell me what to do!"
"Okay, no problem!"
The Beast King agreed without hesitation; this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
To be honest, he admitted that his mind was not as sharp as You Ran's, and he needed her guidance on many things.
She was his daughter-in-law and Long Yin's partner, which put her above everyone else.
Saying this now is simply out of respect for him as the Beast King.
Seeing that she had agreed, the Beast King became excited and asked curiously.
"Shouldn't we take this opportunity to wipe out the rat race as our first step?"
Now that both Rat Lily and Rat Mother are imprisoned, he, as the Beast King, could easily use the charges of disrespecting the royal family, slandering the royal family, and disrupting the marriage ceremony of the Great Witch and the Prince to confiscate their property.
That way, all their money will be theirs!
Just thinking about it made the Beast King rub his hands together excitedly.
Mu Youran smiled gently: "No rush."
"Exterminating the rat race now will only provoke resistance from the other races, and they might even band together for warmth."
"I've heard that among the major clans, only the Tiger Clan is your trusted confidant, Beast King. Why don't we let them take care of things first, to avoid any future repercussions!"
That sounds nice, it's about extricating them from the situation and not wanting them to be implicated.
But the Beast King also understood that this was a move to seize the Tiger Clan's property first, to set an example for them.
However, the Tiger Clan, a family that had fought alongside him through countless life-and-death battles, was gone just like that.
The Beast King felt uneasy, as if he owed something to someone.
Anyway, he's not one to bring it up.
Although the Tiger Clan had virtually no wealth compared to other aristocratic families, they still felt somewhat indebted to their clan.
Of course, Mu Youran also knew that only she could play the villain.
"Beast King, since you've entrusted this to me, you can rest assured. As for the villain, of course I'll play the role!"
The Beast King nodded helplessly: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
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