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Spring has arrived, the winter snow has melted, and all things are reviving.

All the orcs from the tribes affiliated with the Mu Tribe came to the Mu Tribe to start working. The priests who had taken the marrow cleansing pill also lived in the Mu Tribe again and learned supernatural powers from Shen Nong.

After a winter, Shen Nong clearly felt that the priests were using their supernatural powers more smoothly. It seemed that they had practiced a lot when they were in the tribe.

These priests did not hide the fact from their tribesmen that the high priest had given them the ability to control nature. Yu Ji also told the tribesmen about this before coming.

The tribesmen from various tribes already had some awe towards Shen Nong. Now that they knew he could give priests the ability to control nature, they directly regarded Shen Nong as a beast god in their hearts.

The chiefs of the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe also came to the Wood Tribe this time. They actually wanted to train with the orcs of the military guard.

Ever since they watched the martial arts competition among the Wood Tribe, it was like the door to a new world had opened up for them. It turned out that the battles between orcs could be like this!

They had never dared to think about it before, nor dared to say it. Now that they knew that the priests could fight for the Wood Tribe, they could also fight for the Wood Tribe if they joined the military guards!

Shen Nong knew what the two meant and agreed readily.

After Yu Ji knew that this was still possible, he also wanted Ying Xi to come and join the military guards to train together. However, the Yu tribe was far away, and the priests and the chieftain were not in the tribe, so he could only temporarily give up this idea.

With the start of Songshan and Linfeng, it wasn't long before the chiefs of the affiliated tribes, the captains and members of the hunting teams were all incorporated into the military guard of the Wood tribe.

After this winter, all tribes have tasted the sweetness. In the past, who dared to think that people would not starve to death or freeze to death in winter? Even less dared to think that they could eat hot food in winter.

They all chose to do the same thing. When spring came, the whole tribe would help the Wood Tribe with work. Working in the Wood Tribe was much better than hunting every day. If they worked harder, they could build a brick house like the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe. If the brick house didn't work, they could build an earthen house. When winter came, they could also experience the feeling of lying on a heated bed.

They thought so, but when they saw the chiefs of other tribes and the hunting teams joining the military guards of the Wood Tribe, they all knew how powerful the military guards of the Wood Tribe were.

What if other tribes become stronger but they don’t? Thinking of this, the Wood Tribe’s military guards filled the empty dormitories with orcs.

This time the subordinate tribe did not allow only a part of the orcs in the tribe to come to the Wood Tribe to work, but all the orcs from all the tribes came except for the babies who were still breastfeeding.

The manpower was increased several times, and Shen Nong was free to work. The moat of the city wall was dug much deeper, and the water from the other side of the river was brought in.

The moat is deep and wide, and except for the suspension bridge, people have to take a boat or swim to cross the river.

Shen Nong also found several locations on the mountain with excellent views to set up watchtowers, so that everything below could be seen.

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The land selected for cotton planting needs to be sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, and the drainage must be good. After planting the cotton, when the cotton is about to bear fruit, it is necessary to cross it to control its growth. Otherwise, the nutrients of the cotton will grow on the branches and leaves, the fruit will be less, and the yield will naturally not increase.

There is no liquid medicine to inhibit the growth of branches in the beast world, so these require a lot of manpower, and they need to pay attention at all times and promptly remove the branches that do not bear peaches. It happened that many old people from the affiliated tribe came, so there was no shortage of manpower.

In order to let the beastmen know more about crops, Shen Nong opened an agricultural class in the school and taught it himself, leading the beastmen to hoe the land, plant crops, and identify and eliminate pests.

The old people learn slowly, and Shen Nong didn't want to teach them anything. As long as they understand the basics, it's fine. The rest will come slowly. For things like farming, practice is more important.

During the busy spring ploughing period, Shen Nong felt that Ze seemed to be avoiding him. He stayed in the military guards until very late every day, and he was so sleepy that he couldn't say more than a few words to Ze. When he woke up in the morning, he was gone again.

The military guards had recruited many new orcs, so it was normal for them to be busy. But when he reported to Hu Xiao, he heard from Hu Xiao that the new orcs had adapted well, and now the military guards had no more things to deal with, just like before.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. After what happened last time, Shen Nong felt that it was necessary to figure out why Ze was abnormal. He walked on the cement road of the tribe, preparing to go to the military guard first and then to the farmland today.

As he walked, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a lot more orcs in pairs in the tribe. He then remembered that spring was not only about plowing, but also about orcs getting in heat.

Shen Nong paused, turned around and went to the meeting building. Today, he went to see how the priests were controlling their abilities. He didn't know if Lu Shuang had taught them wrong.

After knowing that the erotic period had arrived, Shen Nong returned to the courtyard and lay on the bed tossing and turning without sleep. Logically, they were now a couple with a sympathetic connection and could try many things together.

But Shen Nong couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, he felt he was going to die.

Thinking about the things he had seen in the system mall before, he now had enough infrastructure points to buy a box... Things that shouldn't have appeared in Shen Nong's mind emerged, and his fair and rosy cheeks turned red. He hurriedly exited the mall as if he was being chased by a dog.

As the night went on, Shen Nong was no longer as sleepy as he had been in the past few days. Instead, he became more energetic. In the dark night, his senses seemed to be infinitely magnified. When he heard the movement at the door, Shen Nong felt his heartbeat was surprisingly loud.

After washing up, Ze went straight to the bed. His night vision was very strong after waking up, so he didn't need to light candles. Ze leaned over and kissed Shen Nong's lips as usual. He keenly felt that the person under him was breathing slightly stagnant.

"Is the priest awake?"

Shen Nong couldn't pretend anymore, he just said "hmm" softly.

Ze noticed that Shen Nong was tense because of his approach. This time he didn't even dare to hug her. He just held Shen Nong's hand tightly and lay down.

As the night drew to a close, Shen Nong had not fallen asleep. He could not ignore the strangeness of his body, which was the first time he had insomnia when nothing had changed on the bed.

Because of this, Shen Nong realized that Ze had probably not gotten much sleep since the beginning of spring. He could feel that the other party was also awake.

Shen Nong gritted his teeth, quickly opened the mall and bought what he needed. This thing was produced by the system, so it should be able to relieve the pain a little.

At dawn, the door of the priest's courtyard was closed. Through the heavily-locked doors, into the bedroom, there was an endless spring scene that had not been seen for a long time.

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The orcs of the Wood Tribe found that they seemed to have not seen the priest for many days. Hu Xiao reported every two days to Lu Shuang. Back at the military guard, Mao Yun was training with Ze's team. He approached Mao Yun and looked around, "Ze hasn't come yet? How many days has it been?"

Mao Yun rarely ignored Hu Xiao, "The level of the orc is too high, I think there will be more trouble."

Hu Xiao thought about it for a while and nodded, "That's right. At that time, the orcs like us were only one or two levels high, so we could last for two or three days. Alas, I don't know when Ze will come back. I feel like I'm going to advance again recently. Dahei is no match for me now. Only Ze is capable of fighting with me and motivating me to advance quickly."

"Then you can fight me and Tu Feng now. He and I are going to advance as well." Mao Yun called Tu Feng, and the three of them went to the martial arts arena. The orcs of the military guards also gathered around to watch their fight.

The spring afternoon sun was bright but not too hot, and extremely gentle. All the glass windows of the master bedroom in the priest's courtyard were opened, and the sun poured in, creating a warm and pleasant atmosphere.

Shen Nong was lying on the bed, feeling like he was falling apart. Ze brought some warm water and used a linen cloth to wipe Shen Nong. Feeling Ze's movements slow down, Shen Nong's voice became hoarse and warned: "If you dare to move again, you will never live again."

Ze gently kissed the corner of Shen Nong's mouth and buried his head in Shen Nong's neck, "Priest, shall we hold a partner ceremony?"

Shen Nong was a priest after all, and he knew that the companion ceremony in the beast world was equivalent to marriage in later generations. However, once this ceremony was completed, the lifeblood of the two people would merge and could no longer be separated. The companions could sense each other's emotions, and their loyalty to their companions would be integrated into their blood. Moreover, if one of them died, the other would not survive.

So in the more than one year that Shen Nong has been a priest, he has not presided over a single partner ceremony.

Orcs love freedom by nature, and partners are more like shackles and constraints to them. Some orcs will not hold a partner ceremony even if they have lived together for a long time in the name of partners, so that they can leave at any time if they feel that they can't live together or meet someone better.

In the interstellar space where Shen Nong lives, people's thoughts are actually somewhat similar to those of the orcs, and they do not like such emotional constraints.

Regarding Ze's proposal, Shen Nong felt like something was about to burst out in his mind. A strong feeling of sadness mixed with a faint voice told him not to agree to Ze.

Shen Nong unconsciously followed the voice that suddenly emerged in his heart and opened his mouth to refuse.

Ze stood up first, looked at him with a frown, and placed his warm palm on Shen Nong's face to wipe away his tears.

Only then did Shen Nong realize that he was crying.

But why was he crying? Was it because of that inexplicable emotion?

Since then, Ze never mentioned the companion ceremony again, but Shen Nong fell into suspicion. At first, he thought that his time travel might be related to the unstable energy of the universe.

But this time he felt extremely sad for no apparent reason, and he was sure that he heard a voice, which could not be from the system. His original idea was overturned at this moment, and Shen Nong did not ask the system. The other party either really did not know or was not authorized to know.

Thinking about it carefully, during Ze's estrus period last spring, he used his supernatural powers twice to try to tie Ze up but failed. He succeeded at other times, only those two times failed.

Shen Nong concluded that there was a common point in the two failed attempts, that Ze showed part of his beast form. One time it was the wings, and the other time it was the eyes, thinking that Ze's beast form was immune to wood-related abilities.

But now Shen Nong is somewhat suspicious that it is not due to immunity.

When Cao Qing was brought to the courtyard by Shen Nong for dinner, his face was full of excitement. Only Lu Shuang had been to this courtyard before, and he was the only one among the priests and clan leaders of their affiliated tribes who had been there.

Shen Nong planted a lot of flowers and plants in the yard, and built a small pond. There were no lotus flowers in it, but there were fish. However, they were not koi, but ordinary fish.

When Ze came back, he saw vegetables and meat on the table. There was also a young priest sitting at the table, drooling at the meat and vegetables on the table.

"You're back." Shen Nong put the jar of jam on the table and said to Ze, "You can transform into a beast. You don't have to transform completely. Just turn your eyes into the golden pupils that only beasts have."

Ze always obeyed Shen Nong's words without asking for reasons. When he closed his eyes and opened them again, the color of his pupils changed. The golden pupils were mysterious and fascinating under the light of the fire.

Shen Nong pushed the jam towards Cao Qing and said, "Whether you can tie him up with vines or not, this jam is yours."

Cao Qing was craving for the meat and vegetables on the table, as well as the sweet jam. He thought that the high priest asked him to use his supernatural power to tie up the tall orc opposite, probably to test whether his ability to control nature had improved recently.

Wanting to perform well, Cao Qing put all his efforts into activating his supernatural powers. Ze also thought that Shen Nong wanted to test how well the young priest had learned to control nature, but when he was about to dodge the vines, he saw the priest beside him shaking his head, signaling him not to move.

Ze stood there motionless, and the green vines successfully encircled Ze. He did not expect that he would succeed so quickly, and he jumped for joy.

Shen Nong's guess was confirmed; his time travel might not be as simple as he imagined.