Chapter 247: The Loss from Eating Without Knowledge

Xi Tao was moved by a carrot, truly unable to resist the temptation, and accepted the food Lin Manzhi gave her.

The carrot, washed in the space, was plump and watery; its skin tasted bitter, and when crushed it released a faint honey‑like sweet fragrance and a slight spiciness.

Xi Tao ate twenty carrots raw in one go, causing Lin Manzhi standing beside her to worry whether her stomach might burst.

Fortunately, Xi Tao's complexion visibly reddened, like a semi‑ripe tomato with thin skin and juicy red flesh; she could feel that her condition, nurtured on the soft bed, had improved.

Lin Manzhi looked at Xi Tao and was somewhat surprised by the carrot's effect,

After all, it's not a medicinal herb—how does it restore her so noticeably, as if she'd eaten a hundred‑year ginseng?

Lin Manzhi herself eats carrots only for stewing soup and feels nothing.

She thinks carrots merely replenish vitamins and moisture, and Mo Lie also said they contain a Spirit Core soothing medicinal effect similar to that of the raw Holy Maiden Fruit.

However… the pasture grass in the space has strange effects on some races of the Beast Continent, so carrots working for Xi Tao isn't a unique case, right?

The Beastfolk races differ; even if a female cannot undergo Beast Transformation, she still carries some paternal genes, which isn't something to make a fuss over.

After sitting with Xi Tao for a while, Lin Manzhi saw that time outside was nearly up, so she said goodbye and left.

On the short walk home, she pondered and finally made a decision.

Lin Manzhi summoned Mo Lie back and told him her thoughts.

Before long, Hua Zheng arrived with a squad; while receiving the Lord's order to investigate the Huo Mother Elixir, Bao Yue also obtained a basket of hand‑sized carrots.

He was a bit stunned: "You mean give these carrots individually to the pregnant females? That doesn't seem right!"

Lin Manzhi nodded.

The basket wasn't large—about ten carrots per person.

Even though she rarely interacted with the tribe's females, she had an intuition that the Huo Mother Elixir might not be as miraculous as claimed, and after learning carrots benefited Xi Tao's body, giving some to them seemed harmless.

Mo Lie stood beside Lin Manzhi and, to the pained‑looking Bao Yue who seemed about to say something, said coldly, "What are you hesitating about."

At once, Bao Yue felt his body stiffen under the Lord's pressure and replied, "No, nothing… I'll follow the Lord's Wife's orders immediately."

The Beast God is above; he has no intention of questioning the Lord's Wife's will!

He only feels a little pang of sympathy for such tempting carrots being given away; he's feeling that on behalf of the Lord's Wife!

Mo Lie gave Bao Yue a cool glance, and, displeased, said calmly, "Remember, for the last time, I only need obedient subordinates."

Bao Yue's face went rigid, his head lowered, and a wave of fear rose inside him: "Yes."

Lin Manzhi tugged Mo Lie's sleeve and said, "Then let's return to Kuangsha City now."

Although females hold high status, in Beastfolk society martial prowess is supreme, and the reverence for females is merely the bragging of the male beasts.

Mo Lie had already asserted his authority for her more than once; he knew she treated him well, so he wouldn't naïvely act out of misplaced kindness, and in front of others he would speak to ease the atmosphere, thereby refusing Mo Lie's goodwill.

Lin Manzhi was lifted by Mo Lie, leapt onto the back of the nearby Hua Zheng, who had Beast‑transformed into a massive five‑meter‑tall Flower Leopard, and relaxed completely against him.

The Flower Leopard sneered at Bao Yue, baring its teeth.

Big fool.

You, with what authority, dare question Lord Lin's business!

In Kuangsha City, it had been a long time since any Beastfolk dared to treat Lord Lin this way; everyone respects her even more than the Lord.

It turns out this Bao Yue came from Ansen City; the Luosangya tribe belongs to the An Sen Da Lu, so he was tasked to investigate, but he got cocky and began trying to command his master.

The Flower Leopard finished supporting Lord Lin's back, then turned and left, its figure quickly vanishing around the corner.

Bao Yue felt a little unsettled: "……"

Even though he had witnessed the entire ceremony of Mo Lie becoming the Lord, with this female constantly by his side, Bao Yue had never seen any female truly sit on equal footing with the Lord.

This… isn't this over‑pampering?

In the quiet courtyard, the Beastfolk warriors from Ansen City whispered softly to their companions:

"Just now I also thought the food smelled delicious; it's a pity to give it to such a weak tribe… luckily I didn't speak up."

"Me too… to think that Hua Zheng could also be protecting her—what could be the reason?"

"It must be her beauty!"

"Exactly."

……

The Lin Manzhi, who was thought to have beguiled the Lord and the powerful Beastfolk War General with her beauty, smoothly returned to Kuangsha City and sat on the Lord's Wife's exclusive throne in the Hall of Governance.

The officials of Kuangsha City and the newly arrived officials from Ansen City stood below.

Both sides strained to impress the Lord, so no one dared to comment on the Lord's decisions, fearing that the Lord might rebuke the other side's Beastfolk; whatever the Lord said was obeyed, which oddly made everyone more cooperative.

The Beastfolk from Ansen City were somewhat shocked to see Lin Manzhi beside the Lord, constantly unable to stop sneaking glances.

In fact Lin Manzhi wasn't listening at all; she appeared to be daydreaming, but her consciousness had already sunk into her own space.

Earlier, Mo Lie had harvested all the herbs in her forest planting area within the space: ginseng, Eucommia bark, Gastrodia, Sichuan lovage, Notoginseng, and Manshenzi, each totaling 50 plants.

Given the accelerated time flow in the space, the maturation periods of these herbs aren't all like ginseng where longer is better; fortunately, although Lin Manzhi didn't tend them after planting, the plots remained at each herb's optimal maturity.

Eucommia is a tree; the herb is the bark peeled from a hundred‑year‑old Eucommia tree. Gastrodia, Notoginseng, and Manshenzi each take three years, while Sichuan lovage matures in about 290 days.

She didn't understand Chinese medicinal herbs, and when she looked closely at that moment, she felt the sky collapse.

What a pity! So much time was wasted for nothing!

Does this count as a loss from eating without any herbal knowledge?

Lin Manzhi wore a sorrowful expression, her heart aching, then tried to comfort herself.

Don't blame me.

The main reason is that she's too busy in reality—one major affair after another—so she rarely visits the space; the forest planting area is far away and not urgently needed, and she sometimes simply forgets to check on the herbs.

Lin Manzhi took a deep breath and urged herself to think more openly.

Regretting herself further is useless; she noted the points to watch out for in the future!

She herself didn't enter; her consciousness, as if the ruler of this space, could go anywhere at will, and in a single thought she returned to the pharmacy inside the space's house.

At that time Mo Lie watched the mechanical puppet collect herbs, then he brought the herbs back to the medicine cabinet in his residence within the space; the cabinet is linked to her warehouse, so the herbs he stored are still in the fresh condition just gathered.