It wasn’t mealtime yet, and the other beast husbands were all busy with their own affairs.
Qin Mo, Xuan Yu, and Chen Yueli were in the fitness area on the fifth floor. Rong Jin and Fuyuan were in the kitchen experimenting with new flavors of snacks. Pei Wenye and Cang Zhuonian were sparring in the open space outside the villa, while Fu Shiyi was tending to the rosemary by the entrance.
As soon as Yunyang came downstairs, all eight beast husbands arrived at her side before the robot butler even had a chance to notify them.
Before coming over, the husbands who had been exercising or sparring even took the quickest showers they could, lest the smell of sweat offend Yunyang.
Rong Jin said, “Female lord, are you hungry? Fuyuan and I made some snacks. Would you like to have some first?”
Qin Mo said, “Female lord, feel my muscles and see if they’re firmer than they were a few days ago.”
The two Chen Yuelis said, “Female lord, let me massage your shoulders.”
Cang Zhuonian said, “Female lord, Pei Wenye is no match for me. He couldn’t even break through my defenses.”
Pei Wenye, who had just been about to speak, fell silent.
What was with throwing him under the bus?
The beast husbands all spoke over one another, secretly competing for her attention.
Fu Shiyi put on the glasses he had removed while watering the plants. “Female lord, have you finished converting the energy?”
“Yes. I want to test my ability.”
She had mentioned it yesterday while she was with Fu Shiyi, so it was only natural that he would be the first to guess correctly.
Yunyang cleared her throat and gave an order. “Stand together with those who have the same ability level. Tell me honestly what you feel afterward.”
“Yes!”
“Understood.”
“As you command, my great female lord~”
The nine beast husbands folded up the coffee table and stood in three rows in front of Yunyang.
The SSS-ranked Pei Wenye and Cang Zhuonian stood at the front.
The SS-ranked Qin Mo, Xuan Yu, Fu Shiyi, Fuyuan, and Chen Yueli stood in the middle.
The S-ranked Rong Jin and Leonardo stood at the back.
Yunyang took out several insect cores as a backup, then used her ability on the beast husbands of different ranks one by one.
After her ability advanced to S-rank, it underwent a qualitative leap. The greatest difference was that when she used it on SS- and SSS-ranked ability users, the increase could reach as high as thirty percent, with the effect lasting at least half an hour.
For S-ranked ability users, the increase had risen to seventy percent, and the effect lasted for an hour.
Even when she blessed several S-ranked ability users at once, the effect did not weaken. Of course, that might also have been because she simply did not have enough beast husbands.
This was the normal improvement that came with advancing her ability.
After absorbing the insect queen’s core, Yunyang could sense that her ability had also undergone some kind of mutation.
She tried it several times on all nine of her beast husbands and eventually reached a conclusion: her ability could create a blessing domain.
Any ability user who entered the domain, regardless of their rank, would receive the same increase. The domain had no limit on the number of people inside it. The increase ranged from five to twenty percent, with a smaller range producing a stronger effect.
It was somewhat similar to Cang Zhuonian’s area-wide defensive ability.
Moreover, once a blessing domain was created, it could exist for half an hour. Multiple domains could coexist, and she did not need to maintain them with her ability during that time.
Yunyang tried placing an insect core inside the domain and discovered that the domain would automatically absorb the energy within the core, extending its duration.
That meant that as long as enough insect cores were placed inside it, the blessing domain could continue existing indefinitely.
If only she had possessed a blessing domain back on Insect Star.
Yunyang sighed over it briefly, then stopped thinking about it. The end of the war was a good thing, and there was nothing to regret.
As for whether the blessing domain had any other uses, she could not determine that yet. There were too few test subjects, and she had not had enough time.
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After her menstrual period ended, Yunyang reopened the purification slots with Lao Wei and Jenkins.
The three close friends went to the purification tower at the same time every day and returned together.
Meanwhile, development of the desolate planet H2978 was placed on the agenda.
Far too many beastmen volunteered to take part in its development. With the assistance of robots, H2978 had been completely transformed within just a few short months.
When Yunyang brought her beast husbands there again, she almost failed to recognize it.
The terrain of H2978 differed somewhat from the Blue Star in her memories, but overall, it was still much the same. The proportions of land and ocean had not changed significantly either.
The last time she had visited, the land had been utterly barren.
Now, however, every area had been reclaimed and renovated, with artificially cultivated plants growing everywhere.
The ocean had also been thoroughly cleaned. As far as the eye could see, it was a deep, brilliant blue—more pleasant to look at than the waters around S28.
Once the development was complete, construction of residential districts began.
Whenever a planet was developed, the first thing built was always a residential district for the females, followed by a purification tower. Only after that would the other areas be constructed.
Yunyang chose the location of the residential district herself. For personal reasons, she selected the area that was most familiar to her from her previous life.
A month later, the residential district and purification tower had both been completed, and construction on the other areas was gradually getting underway as well.
In the interstellar era, even a massive project like developing an entire planet could be completed with astonishing efficiency.
By June, Yunyang was already able to move to H2978.
The Federation’s Planetary Administration Center had manually adjusted H2978’s orbit, bringing it into the S System and significantly shortening its distance from Central Star.
Thus, when You Lu and Chu Zhiwei heard that Yunyang was moving to H2978, they decisively packed up their families and followed her there.
The three women’s residences were still next to one another. Moreover, because there were not many residents on the planet yet, the new residential district was even larger than the one they had lived in on Central Star.
The Federation fully supported the three females’ decision to move. It simply equipped H2978 with a security system comparable to Central Star’s.
All kinds of entertainment facilities were also built on the same scale as those on Central Star. However, unlike Central Star, any other beastman who wanted to move to H2978 had to undergo a strict inspection and obtain Yunyang’s permission.
The planet now belonged entirely to Yunyang.
With her beast husbands and close friends by her side, and living in the place most familiar to her from her previous life, things could not have turned out better.
H2978 certainly was not as lively as Central Star, but Yunyang had never been someone who needed to seek out excitement every day.
On the second night after moving to H2978, Yunyang received a matching request.
At the time, she was in the courtyard with her two close friends, grilling meat to celebrate their new home.
The beast husbands who were good at cooking were in charge of grilling. Those skilled in singing and dancing were entertaining their respective females, while the husbands with similar occupations were discussing work. The entire atmosphere was lively and cheerful.
When Yunyang’s optical brain vibrated, she and Chu Zhiwei were listening to You Lu gossip.
You Lu had reached the most exciting part of her story, and Yunyang was so absorbed that she had no desire to spare any attention for her optical brain.
Meanwhile, the male who had submitted the request was extremely nervous.
Would Lady Yunyang agree?
He had seen the information sent by the Federation Matching Center. His genetic compatibility with Lady Yunyang was only ninety-five percent. Would Lady Yunyang think that was too low?
Should he upload more pictures of his beast form? Lady Yunyang seemed to like his beast form very much.
But he thought his physique was excellent too. Lady Yunyang ought to like that as well, right?
Far away on H2978, Yunyang had no idea what was going on in the other person’s mind.
The drinks served with the barbecue today had also been mixed by Gu Yun. A few of them were rather strong, and since Yunyang had never tried them before, she found herself getting a little addicted.
After downing several glasses one after another, Yunyang felt as though she were floating.
She crooked a finger at Fuyuan, who was dancing in front of her.
“A-Yuan, come here.”
