Chapter 554 - Expanding the Village (1) (2/2)

“But what are we to do? Will the other villages consent to the exchange?”

The minute that question was voiced out, someone else raised another doubt. “What are we to do if they give us the lousiest females?”

With nary a change in his expression, Winston said calmly yet vigorously, “We have salt, and we can afford to give them more. We don’t have to fear that we won’t get any females.”

The males, although eager to give it a shot, still had their doubts.

“We have enough females in our village. Once we become more powerful, the females will be willing to take us as their spouses. Those who aren’t able to get a spouse can only blame themselves for being too weak.” This came from a strong and rather conceited male.

Winston sneered and asked in turn, “Then, do you have the means to protect your female?”

“Of course.”

Quite a few beastmen voiced the same.

“Back when the scorpion tribe invaded, I don’t recall many males feeling confident of protecting the females in the village.” Winston mercilessly reminded them of how pathetic they were back then.

The young beastmen felt ashamed of themselves at the mention of this.

Since this was a major affair, the tribal head was naturally present. He very much hoped for new females, but he only had procreation in mind and hadn’t thought of the more far-reaching implications, such as infrastructure. It was only upon hearing the king’s words that he could sense that the king aimed to expand their village.

“What are you planning to do, Your Majesty?” the tribal head asked, confused.

“Have you heard of the City of Beastmen?” Winston asked in turn.

The tribal head replied, “Yes, Your Majesty. I know that it’s a very big beastman settlement and that you came from there.”

“Then, do you know how many females are there in the City of Beastmen?” Winston revealed the answer without waiting for their guesses. “Twenty times what we have here. Nearly four hundred females.”

The beastmen broke into shocked gasps.

That was way more than the number of females they had in their village.

“The great number of females was what attracted powerful beastmen from various lands to join the city. There were more than ten thousand males…”