Chapter 177: I Tricked You Into Being a Dog—We're Actually Being Kept by a Goddess

Brother Song, the other brothers of the exploration team, we'll rest for a day and then set off for the Special Zone; I said I would do my best as a host, so I won't go back on my word.

Since you cannot make up your minds to join our Bi Hu Suo, I won't force you.

But, this trip exploring together, we've really gotten along well, and I have sincerely come to regard you as my own brothers.

Good brothers don't talk about two families; here's the supplies—each of you can take three items, considering it as me, Ye Heng, handing over these life-and-death brothers to you!

When he said these words, Ye Heng's heart was dripping blood.

But there's no way around it; this is the plan Lin Meng came up with while we were just handling the supplies handover.

Recruiting low-end survivors to expand the workforce relies on intimidation alone.

But if we want to attract awakened ones like Song Zhi to join the Bi Hu Suo, ordinary methods definitely won't work.

To make them completely let go of their reservations and abandon their Upper Citizen status without hesitation, we need to pull out something big.

He who hesitates to sacrifice the child cannot catch the wolf; that's what Lin Meng told him.

Just showing them the supplies isn't enough; it would inevitably seem like showing off.

We need to give them some appropriate benefits.

As long as the temptation is great enough, what does Upper Citizen status even matter?

Ye Heng's generosity once again shocked Song Zhi and the others.

They widened their eyes at the soft blanket with a corner exposed, the pigs, sheep, and cows hanging from the beams, and piles of various canned goods stacked like mountains in the corner, and so on.

Could they really pick three items to take from here?

Seeing Song Zhi and the others hesitate without moving, yet their eyes fixed on the supplies, Ye Heng threw out another temptation.

"If three isn't enough, then each take five items—hurry up and pick; whatever's left, I'll have people distribute the supplies to everyone in the Bi Hu Suo."

After Ye Heng spoke, Song Zhi widened his eyes in surprise again.

"Such good, such precious supplies—does everyone in your Bi Hu Suo get a share?"

Ye Heng nodded, looking as if it were a matter of course.

"Everyone trusts me, and we have the goddess's protection; supplies aren't lacking—leaving them undistributed, are we just waiting for them to mold?"

Song Zhi gritted his teeth upon hearing this, really wanting to go up and give that guy a beating?

He didn't know if storing so much supplies would cause mold; he only knew he was now almost unable to bear the envy!

At that moment, a team member behind Song Zhi stared fixedly at the whole hanging pig, swallowing saliva wildly.

"Brother Ye Heng, does that pig count as one supply item? Can I choose it?"

Upon hearing that, Ye Heng's face showed nothing, but his heart nearly jumped with anger.

Opening his mouth to demand a whole pig—truly a lion's big mouth, it's robbery!

However, he swallowed his inner thoughts, as Lin Meng had said: to win these people's hearts, we must first whet their appetites.

So he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Sure! Even if it counts as just one item!"

Song Zhi couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up upon hearing that, his gaze already fixed on the cow next to the pig.

"Brother Ye, you're generous! Then we won't stand on ceremony! Hahaha..."

In a moment, Song Zhi's entire team rushed into the supply pile in unison, no longer thinking about maintaining any Upper Citizen dignity.

What the hell is that dignity compared to the fragrance of the pig above?

As soon as they got up, each picked a livestock animal—not too excessive, and they knew to pick the smaller ones.

But by doing this, the Ye Heng faction members left in the tent found it hard to watch.

Ye Heng gave them a discreet shake of the head, took a deep breath, and said:

"Don't just stare at the pigs, cattle, and sheep; I have many kinds of supplies here, definitely things worth more than meat."

After Ye Heng spoke, Song Zhi's group also didn't stand on ceremony, began carefully selecting from the supply pile.

But soon, their hearts erupted with great turmoil.

As each supply was uncovered, Song Zhi and the others gradually found that Ye Heng's words were no exaggeration—the variety of supplies here was enormous, each item incredibly precious, leaving them dazzled.

"Damn, it's vitamin pills! The vitamin content is so high, it's way stronger than the nutritional rations of our Special Zone!"

"Come look, this soybean blanket is not only soft and thick, but it's actually made from processed agricultural by-products!"

"Don't look at the soybean blanket yet—I have something even stronger; take a look at this pile—isn't this extinct pumpkin? No, there's also a big watermelon, and there actually is a big watermelon!"

"My wife keeps nagging about those high-end sanitary pads, and we have plenty of them here!"

"Kids' snacks? Milk candy chips? I've never even heard of them!"

"..."

Song Zhi and the others were like busy bees in a flower field, seeing the storeroom full of honey-dripping flowers, they excitedly buzzed around everywhere.

The onlookers from the Bi Hu Suo, initially feeling out of sorts, gradually were amused by their exaggerated behavior.

Sun Hao held his belly laughing, gums exposed: "Hahaha, Old Ye, now I finally understand completely—seeing them act so unguarded over our supplies, I reckon those Upper Citizen nobles are probably much the same."

Ye Heng laughed and nodded, but inside he was still quite nervous.

In Song Zhi's team are all iron-willed men; they might not be swayed by these supplies.

If this doesn't work, then he truly has no recourse.

Apart from supplies, our Bi Hu Suo really has nothing else!

But just then, a shout nearly pierced the eardrums, startling everyone.

Only hearing the youngest ruffian in Song Zhi's squad suddenly crouch in the corner and let out a startled cry.

"Holy shit! Ahhh!"

"Captain! Brothers! Come quick—lots of liquor!"

The next second, Song Zhi and the others swarmed like a gust of wind to that corner.

Ye Heng stepped over to take a look, the corners of his mouth slightly turning up.

This time, Lin Meng gave him case after case of brewed white liquor, estate wine, and also the beer he had drunk last time.

Those few dozen cases of wine in the corner are only a part; there is also another batch that, according to Lin Meng, counts as rare, high‑priced wines, all of which he has stored away in his space and not taken out.

This time, Lin Meng said, these wines can be appropriately used as rewards and distributed to the people of Bi Hu Suo.

Once Bi Hu Suo is scaled up, there will be no need for alcohol and tobacco bans.

Song Zhi kept swallowing his saliva, staring at the wine bottles with his eyes glowing green.

This is definitely good liquor!

Remember last time I heard that in their special zone, in the present world, a bottle of extremely pure, extremely high‑quality red wine was unfortunately snapped up by Young Master Lu.

Even the wine that the wealthy merchants of the 13th Special Zone, like Lu Shao, all fight over, Ye Heng here actually has several dozen cases!

Moreover, there is even high‑proof grain liquor; in noble households, such stuff must be kept under three locks and worshipped.

Few people know that Song Zhi likes this.

He couldn't help turning his head to look at Ye Heng, his eyes flashing with golden light.

"Brother Ye, let's step aside to talk!"

Ye Heng raised his eyebrows, turned his body without changing expression, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Brother Ye, honestly tell me, are these supplies really the so‑called goddess's gift to you?"

Ye Heng nodded slightly, speaking solemnly:

"If I'm lying, I'm a dog! We really are kept by the goddess! Coincidentally, these days the people of Bi Hu Suo say they lack clothing, so we plan to pray together for the goddess to grant us clothes; you can watch."

Song Zhi was secretly startled.

Good grief, he's making it sound so plausible—could it be that this damned Fe Tu Shi Jie actually has a goddess?