Chapter 170: The fertility value of females can actually increase?!

Chapter 170: The Fertility Value of Females Can Actually Increase?!

Good news: Humans are treated like trash.

Bad news: Half-beasts and beastfolk are highly coveted.

"Being looked down upon would be better than this," a half-beast staff member burst out angrily. His smooth skin instantly erupted into large patches of lavender-hued scales.

No matter how hard he tried to suppress his fury, it was useless. The scales only multiplied. Giving up, he simply reverted to his original form—a purple fish that leaped into a nearby water tank, splashing the water in irritation with angry splashes from its tail.

"When facing humans, the alien either ignores them or fires off a barrage of questions. Why shouldn’t *you* be doing the hard work of driving instead of making females do it?"

"Why aren’t *you* the one introducing the surrounding attractions?"

"Though the voices of females are melodious, how can we selfishly strain their fragile vocal cords so much?"

"Their throats will get sore. Their mouths will ache."

"This sort of grunt work should be handled by others—or better yet, replaced with AI voice assistants."

"And drinking water—it’s good that you’ve thought to prepare clean water for them to drink anytime."

"But how could you let females use such cheap bottles? Those ridged screw-tops will chafe their lips!"

"They should drink from hand-cut crystal goblets, and the water shouldn’t be plain—it should be sweetened with a hint of tartness, suited to their palates."

"Only this is worthy of their status."

"Also, the water shouldn’t be lukewarm."

"Too cold, and their stomachs will suffer. It must be kept warm at all times."

"We’ve been standing here so long, yet no one has offered them chairs to rest. No one's brought out snacks or fruit to replenish their energy."

"Most importantly, there are no attendants or personal attendant bots following them to provide care."

"And…”

“There’s *more*?!”

Sheng Qingquan facepalmed hard.

"Looking closely, it turns out the alien went on for ten whole chapters just criticizing the treatment of half-beasts and beastfolk!"

"And judging by its sincerity, it wasn’t just finding fault—it genuinely believed their treatment was too poor, that they were getting the short end of the stick."

"So it couldn’t understand why half-beasts and beastfolk refused to leave with it."

"The more they rejected it, the more worked up it became."

"It tried to hype up the Wanlan Empire as some paradise and Tianlanxing as utterly inhumane."

"To win over the females, it was even willing to bend the rules."

【‘"You can bring your families. We’ll guarantee them a comfortable life."’】

"Though it still failed, the alien just wouldn't take no for an answer—it kept pushing like a door-to-door salesman."

"The original sightseeing plan had to be abandoned for fear of tiring the women. After it insisted, the group ended up taking a break at a nearby restaurant instead."

"Even more, it even offered a full set of tableware suitable for the women’s use."

"Concerned about the women’s food safety, it even rushed into the kitchen to inspect hygiene conditions and ingredient quality."

"But the moment it took a look, the alien felt like the world was ending."

[‘“What kind of planet is this?! How dare you make women work in such a dim, smoky kitchen?!”’]

"The head chef was perfectly happy, genuinely passionate about his craft. A former imperial chef by training, his awakened heritage even carried fire attributes, making him exceptionally skilled at controlling heat."

"Now, while cooking, he could even boost his powers. He was leveling up like crazy."

"Lost in the rapid growth of his cultivation, the chef was intently stir-frying when suddenly, his spatula was snatched from his hand. His wok, in mid-flip, was also seized."

"The food that had been flipped into the air fell—not back into the wok, but scattered all over the stove."

"The chef saw red."

"If not for the staff following behind, afraid of disrupting the important guests, he might have gone off on the spot."

"Ugh, just thinking about it makes my blood pressure spike too."

"I just feel bad for that dish! It was personally cooked by an imperial chef. You can imagine how good it must’ve been. And now it’s wasted!"

The crowd couldn’t help but were fuming. What a clueless idiot—not only disrupting someone’s work but also failing to appreciate good food!

"After much struggle, the chef finally freed himself from its interference. A human chef took over the cooking instead."

At last, the meal could proceed.

Just as everyone thought so, Sheng Qingquan continued.

"As luck would have it, the alien turned on the TV in the VIP room."

"It had hoped to use this as a way to connect with the ladies."

"After all, it sensed the hybrids were hesitant and believed it needed to try harder to bridge the gap between them."

"Perhaps they were just unfamiliar, which was why they hesitated to agree to leave with it."

"The alien decided to try harder."

"But the moment the TV came on, the news came on."

"The story covered a half-demon using their abilities to commit theft. The police solved the case in under four hours, arresting the suspect. The report also warned the public to learn from this example, stay honest, and avoid seeking shortcuts..."

"Witnessing this, the alien was seeing red."

[‘“How dare you arrest a woman? How could you slander them like this? They just borrowed some stuff—if a woman wants something, she should have it.”’]

[‘“Unless the owner is another woman, the rightful response should be to hand it over willingly. Causing such a scene is totally rude.”’]

"...Who exactly is the rude one here?"

"Does it even have any sense of morality?" The crowd was stunned.

"It does—but clearly, its morality is that women are always right, no matter what."

Everyone was left speechless.

No surprise—by this point, everyone had grasped the alien's behavior. It was clear this was just how it operated.

Its whole worldview seemed to center on females.

"Then can I order it to die?" The fish in the tank fumed, blowing bubbles.

["And how dare they reprimand a female so harshly? How dare they put handcuffs on a female's wrists, restricting her movements?"]

["A female’s wrists shouldn’t be defiled like this. If anything is to adorn her wrists, it should only be exquisite jewelry—bracelets, chains, watches. Get those icy, awful cuffs off her wrists now!"]

["Don't frighten her!"]

"Whatever. I’ve figured it out. In the Wanlan Empire, females must be extremely rare, so people there are marinated in the idea that 'females are treasures, and treasures can do no wrong.'"

"But this is Tianlanxing! And you’re demanding that Tianlanxing’s authorities immediately release this female, offer a sincere apology, and beg for her forgiveness? What’s that about?"

"Drop the 'female' crap. Never mind how things work in your Wanlan Empire. This is Tianlanxing. You’re a tourist—ever heard of respecting local laws?"

"You’re actually meddling with the law?!"

"After being sternly rejected by the authorities, it still refused to give up. But it dropped the argument—because it had discovered something far more important."

What was it?

Did it somehow discover that there were even more females locked up in prisons?

Don’t say it’s plotting something crazy—like storming prisons to free all incarcerated half-demons and demons?

Honestly, given its fanatical obsession with females, it’d totally pull that kind of stunt.

The mere idea made the staff’s blood boil. They pitied the guards’ impending headaches.

In the original story, to guard against this alien, every Tianlanxing prison would likely go on lockdown, bracing for any unexpected incidents.

They’d have to ramp up security. Vacations would be canceled, and off-duty guards would probably be urgently recalled.

Ugh, brutal.

"It discovered that this planet had far more females than it initially believed."

"At first, seeing so many females, it figured it was a PR move by Tianlanxing’s authorities—a dog-and-pony show for its VIP ass."

"It thought they had gathered all these females just to impress it."

"But soon, it realized that wasn’t the case at all."

"No wonder Tianlanxing blows off females so casually."

"The alien thought it had cracked the code."

"Because on Tianlanxing, while females were fewer in number, they were nowhere near as rare as in the Wanlan Empire. Compared to the Empire, the number of females here might as well be crawling with them."

"It did a 180 on the spot and no longer sought merely to take females away."

["Come join the Wanlan Empire!"]

["With so many females among you, the Empire would surely offer top-tier perks just for them."]

["If Tianlan Star is willing to join the Empire, it will receive the same treatment as the capital planet—even better!"]

["You wouldn’t even need to do anything. Just opening up for tourism would generate enough tax revenue for everyone to live comfortably."]

At this point, Sheng Qingquan couldn’t hold back anymore.

"They want to have their cake and eat it too!"

"In your dreams! Yeah right! Even if the Wanlan Empire wanted to join Tianlan Star, Tianlan Star might not agree. I’d be more worried about the pollution you’d bring here."

"Mental contamination is much harder to clean up than environmental pollution."

"Not to mention Tianlan Star joining the Wanlan Empire."

"Their scheme is so obvious it's insulting. Who'd be dumb enough to buy that?!"

"It’s not just mental contamination—I’m afraid if too many of these creatures appear on Tianlan Star, the spiritual energy would get so grossed out it wouldn't come back."

"Speaking of which, I’m also worried they’ll come to compete with us for spiritual energy!" someone suddenly realized the critical point.

And it truly was critical.

Though the alien couldn’t sense spiritual energy, its obsession with females led it to notice something.

"After failing to persuade Tianlan Star to join the Wanlan Empire, it didn’t sweat it. After all, this wasn’t the first time it had been rejected."

"After repeated rejections, it realized it wasn’t very skilled at recruitment. And with so many females, this was way over its head."

"The alien decided to table this for now. Once today’s itinerary was over, it would contact the Empire and have them send specialists to take over."

Were they gonna send in the troops?

If negotiations truly failed, given their obsession with females and their desperation to get the evolution method, they’d probably go straight to force.

Were we headed for war?

If war was inevitable under these circumstances, Tianlan Star would never back down!

"Then let’s fight! Dying on the battlefield is still better than being dragged off to become baby factories!" someone roared, eyes burning with fight.

That same fire showed on every face.

Tianlan Star was all about peace and would never pick fights.

Tianlan Star wasn’t yet strong enough to recklessly engage in conflict.

But sometimes backing down would cost us more than we could afford.

"We can’t just hand over our own people out of fear, selling out our people to save our skins!" a resident snapped, teeth clenched.

His own family were all ordinary people, but his friend had an adorable throwback of a little girl.

Only seven years old, she would sweetly call him "Uncle" every time they met.

Last time, she'd even given him a leaf that had fallen from her own body—totally heart-melting.

The thought of such a little girl being taken away as a breeding machine had the resident crushing his thermos.

The stainless steel thermos let out a sharp metal groan.

"How could I ever live up to that child's gift? Otherwise, how could I face her when she calls me uncle?"

"I'd rather see our nation wiped out than live this way!"

"The hell I do! I don’t even have that function! Have kids? I’ll rip their heads off!" Furious, the fish in the tank finally got a grip, transforming back into a human, dripping wet as they walked to the bathroom to change.

"The aliens observed that though it was the same female, some initially displayed only minor animal or plant traits."

"But when they looked again, those traits had multiplied."

"In the Wanlan Empire, a female’s fertility is gauged by how many plant or animal traits they display."

"More traits = higher fertility."

"At first, the aliens assumed they were seeing twins—thinking it wasn’t the same person, hence the differing fertility values."

"But after witnessing several such cases and even interacting with them, it confirmed they were indeed the same individuals. It even watched a female grow leaves on the spot."

"The aliens finally reached a conclusion."

"These females’ fertility values could actually increase on their own."

"They must possess a method to evolve females!"

"If the Empire could obtain this method, perhaps its own females could evolve too? The more the aliens thought about it, the more exhilarated they became."

"Evolve my ass! It’s just them losing control because you pissed them off! Their forms were flawless until you pissed them off!"

"And yet, when they lost control, you cheered excitedly. I’m shocked those beast-folk didn’t tear into you!"

"The aliens started digging for the evolution method, even offering insane trade deals to Tianlanxing."

"They upped the ante, but Tianlanxing wouldn’t budge, honestly stating no such method existed there."

"They weren’t lying—it’s the honest truth."

"Tianlanxing folks don’t shame beast-folk for their traits, sometimes displaying them is even fun—folks even get curious and wanna poke ’em."

"But whether beast-folk or full-blooded, the higher their cultivation, the more human they look."

"Especially when fully concealing their non-human traits, they appear indistinguishable from ordinary humans."

"Even if Tianlanxing shared its Immortal Cultivation techniques, it wouldn’t achieve what the alien hoped for—more traits with cultivation."

"Instead, they’d just look more human. Wouldn’t that piss them off?"

"To the aliens, it’d be like watching a prime female’s fertility tank with cultivation, even vanishing entirely."

"With the Wanlan Empire’s female fixation, this would forge an irreconcilable enmity."

"Tianlanxing said no as a courtesy—and because no amount of profit could justify trading away their foundation."

"But to the aliens, this was just an excuse."

"Even after officials explained that, unlike the Empire’s females, Tianlanxing doesn’t even have that concept here."

"They just look similar. In truth, demi-human and full-blooded women can conceive because they’re female—just like human women. But they ain’t breeding stock. That’s up to them."

"They can choose to stay single, never marry, and never have children for their entire lives."

"Male yaoguai and half-yao cannot get pregnant. They simply lack that function due to their physiological structure."

"Although there are a few hermaphroditic yaoguai who can get pregnant, these are exceptions among exceptions. Vanishingly rare cases."

"But no matter how much we explain, all they hear are the words 'can get pregnant.' Everything else gets filtered out."

"It's impossible to reason with them, absolutely impossible!"

"Even though the authorities realized something was wrong early on and promptly blocked their means of communication, it still wasn't enough to prevent leaks."

"After all, Blue Star knows too little about these aliens to effectively stop them."

"When the authorities arranged the blockade, the situation hadn't escalated to the point of killing the aliens. They didn't want to make blood enemies for no reason."

"By the time they considered taking action, it was already too late."

"The alien had long since spread word about Blue Star."

"Soon, the Wanlan Empire (Wanlan Empire) spared no effort, sending their forces at maximum speed to lay siege to Blue Star completely."

"The drums of war were beating."

"As the two armies stood opposed, the Wanlan Empire raged at Blue Star for being shameless!"

Shameless? How?

What trick did we even use?

Everyone was puzzled.

But—

"Whatever trick it was, all's fair in love and war—as long as we win, that's what matters," someone chimed in.

"Being called shameless by the enemy—is that an insult? That's the highest praise!"

"Tsk!" Someone suddenly grimaced, realizing something. "Don't tell me they think we used a honeypot scheme?"

If that were the case, the staff couldn't help looking at the only 'beauty' in the room.

After all, the aliens had unique aesthetic standards—only those they considered females would be true beauties in their eyes. Other humans, no matter how heavenly beautiful, probably wouldn't move them.

The half-yao, now fully in human form, laughed angrily: "If it really came to that, I could play the seductress too."

"And all of you would have to wear animal ears and tails to match me!"

But in reality, things never got that far.

"Anyone would think Blue Star had done something terrible to them. But in truth, Blue Star just sent its most combat-capable personnel into battle."

"As everyone knows, in the early stages when human cultivation training hasn't fully developed, half-yaos and yaoguai have the advantage in combat."

"So the human army included a significant number of half-yaos and yaoguai."

"You dare send females onto the battlefield to sap our soldiers' will!"

"Wait, that's it?" Someone was dumbfounded. "And here I was imagining some scheming seduction operation to assassinate enemy generals."

The reality turned out to be miles apart from what was imagined—not even remotely close.

Isn’t this just normal troop deployment?

You can’t possibly keep elite warriors in reserve while sending the B-team to the battlefield. That’d be brain-dead.

Any commander who dared to do so would be publicly accused of treason and immediately removed from office.

No, forget removal—they’d be beheaded on the battlefield as a sacrifice to the war banners. A new, competent commander would take their place.

[‘“Do you think we can’t bring ourselves to fight? Yes, under normal circumstances, we wouldn’t. But for the sake of our future, for the survival of the Empire, today—even if they’re women—we won’t hold back.”’]

[‘“However, if the women are willing to surrender, we guarantee they won’t be harmed.”’]

[‘“Lay down your arms now, and the Empire will ensure your treatment remains unchanged. We all know you were dragged into this war. Being on the battlefield wasn’t your choice.”’]

[‘“It’s the humans who are monsters, it’s the planet Tianlanxing that’s despicable and cunning—they’re the ones who threatened you…”’]

[‘“Shut the hell up! If you want to fight, then fight!”’]

Before the Empire could finish their surrender plea, a Great Demon (a high-ranking male warrior) had already lost patience. He soared forward, unleashing a lethal strike that ripped a hole through their lines.

The aliens caught in his attack didn’t even leave behind corpses.

At first, the Empire assumed the planet Tianlanxing had launched a sneak attack. They weren’t prepared, letting them get the drop on us.

Some even suspected the attacker wasn’t a woman but a battle drone disguised as one.

Given Tianlanxing’s treachery, they believed such a tactic was entirely possible.

But once one Great Demon moved, the rest of the demonic forces couldn’t hold back. Seeing no resistance from the authorities, the Half-Demons joined the fray as well.

The aliens’ constant emphasis on “women” had long grated on their nerves.

Especially those Half-Demons who had endured harassment before—they charged forward even faster, eager to vent the pent-up rage from playing nice.

One even wielded a kitchen ladle, smashing several alien heads in quick succession.

Many aliens recognized him—he had appeared in the footage sent back by the scout who first discovered Tianlanxing.

They all knew him as a delicate creature pushed into kitchen duty.

But this was nothing like the women they had imagined!

His ladle whirled like a hurricane, each strike claiming a life. Their earlier suspicion of battle drones now seemed utterly baseless.

Moreover, upon reflection, they realized that while Tianlanxing might have the capability to develop war machines, creating ones this powerful was way beyond their tech pay grade.

In other words, those ruthlessly hunting them down were indeed women.

Since when are women this powerful?

Aren’t women supposed to be fragile creatures who need coddling?

Aren’t they the type to catch a chill from a strong breeze, whose heaviest lift is a coffee mug—as delicate as glass, bruising if you looked at them wrong? Why were the women here so powerful?!

How could women possibly be this strong?!

The top brass of the Empire had hoped to keep this revelation under wraps, but the grunts had eyes, damn it.

"Especially many monsterfolk and half-breeds, mid-fight, completely forgot to maintain their human forms."

"The more they fought, the more they cut loose, their monstrous traits becoming increasingly obvious. Some Great Monsters even reverted to their original forms after thoroughly enjoying the fight."

"Since when do battle bots shapeshift?"

"They were actually getting their asses kicked by women."

"Clearly realizing this, the alien soldiers' morale collapsed."

"Everything they knew got flipped upside down, and they simply couldn't wrap their heads around it."

"Not just the ordinary soldiers—even the commanders struggled to accept it."

"By the end, the aliens had almost entirely given up resisting."

"Some even chose to end their own lives."

"They believed that if they couldn’t even defeat women, they had no damn reason to live. Surviving would only be a waste of life."

"This war was a total victory for Skyblue Star."

"Ah, so it just ended like that? What did they even come here for? To put on a clown show?"

"Just what a farce!"

Everyone exchanged glances, their rage fizzling out.