Chapter 169: Conception

Yun Li was silent for a moment, then denied, saying:

"No, I just think that a trading place that can gather many beastfolk together can be called a Market. Otherwise, what should we call it?"

A Qing had mentioned that those trading places outside are generally called "grass stack."

Because most of the trading places he visited were in the wilderness, where, for convenience, the sites were rather remote and sparsely populated, with grass and trees growing everywhere, so they were called "grass stacks."

He rarely lingered at a Tribe's trading places, only knowing that each Tribe's trading spot has a different name; after entering a Tribe, if you ask where you can exchange some food, a kind beastfolk will tell you where that place is.

"There are many names for such trading places outside, Market…"

The Silver Eagle Priest thought for a moment, "This name doesn't sound very pleasant."

Other Tribes have names like Little North Mountain, Sand River Land; if our Silver Eagle Tribe had one, it should be called Eagle Mountain.

"I just think it's easy to remember; when people hear the name Market they know it's a place where everyone gathers to trade, so no one has to ask what kind of place it is and need an explanation again."

Of course, that's just Yun Li's modern mindset, habitually wanting to call it by a familiar name.

The Silver Eagle Priest clearly wouldn't listen to Yun Li; he shook his head at her and said, "We still need to choose a proper name, one that makes people think of our Silver Eagle Tribe at a glance. What do you think of calling it Eagle Mountain?"

Compared to setting up the Market quickly, the Priest's naming preference is a minor matter; Yun Li didn't refute the Priest, saying, "If the Priest thinks it's good, then it's naturally good."

"Besides what you mentioned before about Eagle Mountain, do you have any other ideas?"

Listening to the Silver Eagle Priest, Yun Li pondered for a moment before saying, "I do have some, but Eagle Mountain hasn't been established, so what I'm thinking might be somewhat unnecessary."

Even though the Market hasn't even taken shape, she suggested that renting Market stalls could manage its order and balance the Tribe's income and expenses, but she feared that the worldly Silver Eagle Priest would think she's overthinking it.

"No problem, just speak your ideas outright. Since everyone is here today, they already have many questions about what you said; if you lay everything out, they might understand how beneficial such a place would be for the Tribe."

Upon hearing that, Yun Li's eyebrows flickered twice; she looked at the Silver Eagle Priest and saw them smiling at her as well.

Is this a wish to pour out everything they know?

Thinking that, she couldn't help but frown, but she also couldn't stay silent, so she decided to speak only what she could.

"Regarding Eagle Mountain, I also thought that if the Tribe's old beastfolk and the parentless cubs could do something within their abilities there, perhaps they could support themselves."

"What do you mean by that?"

Old beastfolk who can no longer hunt for themselves and the uncared‑for cubs have always been a headache for Jicheng; although the Silver Eagle Tribe can sustain these beastfolk, in reality it only prevents them from starving. Once they are given too much food, various problems inevitably arise.

But those old beastfolk once did something for the Tribe's development when they were young; now in old age they can't even eat enough, which is unreasonable.

And the cubs are even more so; although they still need the Tribe's support now, once grown they can contribute more to the Tribe.

"If Eagle Mountain were actually established, the stalls would most likely be run by the Tribe's artisans and the Hunting Squad's beastfolk, but among those beastfolk, artisans can't stay at their stalls every day, so they'd definitely need help.

Similarly, the Hunting Squad's beastfolk would be the same."

Just as Yun Li finished speaking, a beastfolk raised an objection.

"But they have their own families; for the stall‑guarding duty, couldn't the beastfolk from their own families just take care of it?"

Yun Li glanced at that beastfolk and said lightly, "This isn't Red Grass Valley; everyone has already prepared for idleness, and the rainy season is about to arrive. Apart from the old beastfolk who can't go out and the cubs, everyone is busy.

Moreover, guarding a stall isn't a fun job; a day or two is tolerable, but if it requires someone every single day, who would have that patience."

"Then just set up a stall when someone needs it; how could anyone keep a stall out every day? It's not like they have nothing to do."

Yun Li had just resolved one objection when another beastfolk sprang up with a question.

"If you don't set up a stall, how would you know what others need? If something is truly urgent, people will come to you. But when we go to Red Grass Valley, many people browse stalls just out of curiosity; you put things out, who knows if you have what they need."

For a simple example, there's a single male who never wanted a Mate Bond, but suddenly fell for a female and wants to give a gift; he couldn't just chase another male to snatch his good stuff and give it to the female, could he?

If there's a stall with many items, he'd at least have a try‑and‑see attitude.

Or if a cub suddenly throws a tantrum and refuses to eat, shouldn't the beastfolk at home try to get something tasty for the cub so it will eat properly?

Yun Li answered these questions in great detail, but her examples were so universally applicable that two beastfolk's attention points clicked and they drifted away.

"Indeed, some males have actually snatched things other males prepared for a female they like; the clan chief's male did just that."

Ji Xuan was suddenly called out, his expression unchanged.

But Jicheng and the Silver Eagle Priest, upon hearing that, glanced at Ji Xuan, not expecting that their own cub/young master could do such a thing.

"If a cub throws a tantrum and refuses food, just let it not eat; they're used to it, who would go out of their way to find good food to feed them?"

The speaker was a notably robust middle‑aged male; Ji Xuan, who had spoken little since arriving, suddenly said, "Is that so? Then it seems Qi Shu hasn't been spared from his own females chasing him around to beat him."

"Pfft!"

Beastfolk who knew about Qi Shu's younger days burst into snorts of laughter.

"Right, right, you used to do that a lot, no wonder. I heard that when you were young you went out hunting every day, working so hard yet still couldn't win favor in front of your females."

"So it was a quarrel with your own cub; you, an adult beastfolk, still act that childish, and you're only lucky your females have good tempers."

A female beastfolk sitting not far below Jicheng said that, and the other beastfolk couldn't hold back any longer; they laughed and teased Qi Shu one after another.

Qi Shu, irritated by their remarks, quickly intervened, "Enough, enough, let's get to business. Regarding Eagle Mountain, after hearing all this, what are your thoughts?"

What thoughts?

What other thoughts could there be? Could they infer anything just from Yun Li's few sentences?

At most, they only have the initial opposition, thinking that if Yun Li's suggestion truly solves the Tribe's problem of feeding old beastfolk and unwanted cubs, then building Eagle Mountain wouldn't be impossible.