Yunyang immediately nodded. “Yes, please! Sorry to trouble you, Sister Zhaozhao.”
Not every desolate planet was unsuitable for beastkin to live on. A large number of them simply had never been developed, so no beastkin lived there.
Planet H2978 was one such undeveloped desolate planet.
If Yunyang had to develop it herself, she had no idea how long it would take—probably until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
This sort of thing was better left to Sister Zhaozhao.
Si Zhao made the arrangements the very next day.
There were plenty of beastkin in the Federation, and with no wars to fight at the moment, countless beastkin with nothing to do eagerly signed up as soon as recruitment opened. Many even failed to secure a spot.
Those who had missed out sank into deep thought. What was happening to the world? It was one thing to lose out to others when fighting the insectoids, but how could they even lose to other males when it came to developing a desolate planet?
Some males who had no idea what was going on investigated the matter online. Only then did they discover that the desolate planet about to be developed had been awarded to Lady Yunyang by the Empress.
If they participated in the development of H2978, they might even have the good fortune to catch a glimpse of Lady Yunyang!
At that, the males who had been unaware of the situation beat their chests in regret, cursing their lack of luck.
The internet was filled with lamentations.
Yunyang, however, had no interest in checking the network.
She had rested long enough, so she reopened reservations for purification slots together with her two best friends and diligently went to the purification tower to help every day.
As for the time after she finished her purification work, she either chatted with her two friends about everything under the sun or engaged in some deep exchanges with her nine beast husbands.
This routine continued until Yunyang’s cycle arrived.
On the first day of her cycle, Yunyang neither went to the purification tower nor invited her two friends over. Instead, she stayed home with her nine beast husbands.
First, she had Fuyuan contact Lin Ruibo.
She had used quite a few of Lin Ruibo’s belongings while they were in the outer star systems, and now she finally had time to sort through everything and repay him.
When she asked Fuyuan to contact him, Yunyang was a little worried.
Although the Federation had won the war, far too many beastkin had paid for victory with their lives. Lin Ruibo had been lucky, but there were some things that even good luck could not entirely prevent.
Fortunately, Lin Ruibo replied quickly.
He happened to be on the central planet recently, and upon learning that Yunyang wanted to see him, he hurried to her residential district without stopping.
After Fuyuan invited him into the villa and showed him to a seat, Lin Ruibo looked at Yunyang nervously. “Lady Yunyang, is there something you need me to do?”
He had no idea why Lady Yunyang had suddenly summoned him. Could it be that his prayers to the Beast God had worked, and Lady Yunyang was truly willing to take him as one of her husbands?
There wasn’t a single unmarried male who didn’t want to become one of Lady Yunyang’s beast husbands. The Marriage Matching Center received thousands of matching applications every day.
It was just that those beastkin either lacked sufficient ability, had too low a genetic compatibility with Yunyang, or were less than perfect in terms of appearance, age, or some other aspect. As a result, the applications never reached Yunyang.
Lin Ruibo had secretly submitted an application a while ago, but there had been no result.
He didn’t know whether Yunyang had seen his application, which was why he dared to entertain such an audacious hope.
While Lin Ruibo was lost in his thoughts, he saw Yunyang take out several familiar spatial bracelets.
He froze.
Yunyang handed the spatial bracelets to Fuyuan, who passed them on to Lin Ruibo.
Only after the items had been returned to their original owner did Yunyang explain, “I borrowed these spatial bracelets from you back when we were on the insect planet. I never had the chance to return them, and I also used quite a few things inside.”
“Take a look and see how many Federation credits or military merits they’re worth. I’ll transfer the amount to you now.”
Yunyang had always remembered clearly what she owed other people.
Lin Ruibo was neither family nor a close friend, so it was best to settle their accounts properly.
When he heard that, Lin Ruibo’s heart died.
Lady Yunyang had summoned him merely to return his spatial bracelets and compensate him for the things she had used.
The fact that she was calculating everything so carefully proved that Lady Yunyang truly had no feelings for him at all.
Even so, Lin Ruibo shook his head. “Lady Yunyang, the fact that those things were able to help you is already more than enough. You don’t need to transfer any Federation credits or military merits to me.”
“You are the Federation’s treasure. Every beastkin in the Federation has a duty to serve you.”
“Besides, you know what the constitution of our Koi clan is like…”
Yunyang had not yet been persuaded by the first two sentences, but she fell silent when she heard the last one.
It was true. Given the constitution of the Koi clan, Lin Ruibo wouldn’t be able to keep hold of the money no matter how many Federation credits she transferred to him.
He might not be able to keep the credits, but he could certainly keep physical goods.
Yunyang gave Qin Mo a meaningful look, and he immediately handed a spatial bracelet to Lin Ruibo.
Qin Mo patted Lin Ruibo on the shoulder. “There are insect cores inside. If they aren’t enough, I can help you exchange for more later.”
As long as this Koi didn’t make a move on their female, Qin Mo was willing to treat him like a brother, considering that his belongings had helped their female in the outer star systems.
Insect cores were hard currency. Any male with an awakened ability would find them impossible to refuse.
Lin Ruibo felt that if he refused again, his little secret would certainly be exposed.
By then, Lady Yunyang’s beast husbands definitely wouldn’t be so easygoing.
So he decisively accepted the spatial bracelet. “Thank you, Lady Yunyang. If you ever need anything in the future, you can still come to me.”
He didn’t care whether the number of insect cores could make up for the precious items Yunyang had used. He didn’t even count them. The moment he accepted the cores, he offered to leave.
Yunyang had Fuyuan see him out.
With the debt repaid, Yunyang felt completely refreshed.
She snuggled deeper into the sofa and was just about to pick one of her furry husbands to hold and pet when she noticed that the expressions on the faces of her nine beast husbands seemed a little strange.
“What’s with those expressions?” Yunyang asked, unable to understand.
The nine beast husbands offered no explanation. As males themselves, they could all see what Lin Ruibo felt for their female.
And Lin Ruibo wasn’t the only one.
Their female was so outstanding that plenty of males were lining up to become her husbands. Some of them wouldn’t even mind remaining nameless.
As her husbands, they ought to be broad-minded. They ought to understand that this was unavoidable.
But no matter how reasonable they were, they still couldn’t help feeling a little uncomfortable.
The husbands understood the rules and didn’t let their emotions affect Yunyang. They quickly adjusted their expressions.
Leonardo transformed into a tiny nine-tailed fox and placed his fluffy tail in Yunyang’s hand. His emerald eyes were filled with adoration and fawning affection for her.
Qin Mo, Xuan Yu, Rong Jin, Chen Yueli, and Cang Zhuonian followed suit and transformed into their beast forms.
One bundle of fluff after another gathered around Yunyang.
Pei Wenye still turned into a tiny snake and coiled around Yunyang’s wrist.
Even Fu Shiyi transformed into a tiny little sparrow, rubbing his head feathers against Yunyang’s face.
At times like this, Fuyuan felt that he had absolutely no advantage.
He could only struggle to survive among his rivals, doing his best to snuggle close to Yunyang.
Yunyang stroked one beast husband, then another. There were almost too many for her to pamper.
Looking at the pile of miniature beasts on the sofa, she once again thought that if she could return to Blue Star with her husbands, she should open a zoo.
With husbands this adorable, wouldn’t they drive a whole crowd of furry fans wild?
She simply had no idea whether she would ever have the chance to return to Blue Star in this lifetime.
Yunyang stopped herself from thinking any further. One should know when to be content; she already had a good enough life in the Federation, and wanting more would be a bit too much.
She cleared her mind and immersed herself in the joy of petting her beast husbands.
Among her beast husbands, aside from Rong Jin, the youngest of them all, only Leonardo’s ability remained at S-rank.
Worried that Yunyang might look down on him, he made every effort to win her attention by taking advantage of his beast form. He even used his ability to coax several vines into growing, hoping to amuse her.
It was only when she saw those vines that Yunyang remembered something very important.
