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Chapter 911: Chapter 916: Three Years Older, Embracing the Treasure Mountain
"You, you, what nonsense are you talking about! Gao Yuan was still a cub until today! I already had my coming-of-age ceremony the season before last, how could I possibly like a cub..."
As she spoke, Mei Yan’s cheeks blossomed with two red clouds, and her voice grew lower and lower.
She carefully lifted her eyes to glance at Su Tang, only to find that the other was looking back at her with a smile that was not quite a smile. She hurriedly shifted her gaze away, but her face turned even redder.
From Mei Yan’s reaction, Su Tang was fairly certain that she liked that young beastman named Gao Yuan.
She patted Mei Yan on the shoulder, encouragingly said, "If you like him, go for it boldly. If another female snatches him up, don’t come crying to me~"
Yuehong, standing beside them, also came to a realization, looking back and forth between Gao Yuan and Mei Yan in sudden understanding.
"So that’s it, you like Gao Yuan, right? No wonder you rejected several beastmen in the tribe who wanted to be your mates. You wanted Gao Yuan to be your first mate~"
In a beastman’s life, he can only choose one female to be his mate, but females have no such restrictions. If she’s willing, having five, six, or even seven or eight mates is not a problem.
However, there’s an unwritten rule that a female’s first mate is the one she loves the most and also holds a leadership position among her other mates.
In plain terms, it’s the difference between the main wife and concubines.
But a Beast World female with multiple mates is different from ancient lords who had multiple wives and concubines.
The more mates a Beast World female has, the more cubs she needs to give birth to, and in this primitive world without any "techniques," giving birth is almost as dangerous as a life-or-death struggle for a female.
But there are benefits to having more people, such as receiving several times the amount of resources that a female with only one beastman would. So, how should I put it, there are both advantages and disadvantages.
Compared to other tribes, Taoyuan leans more towards one-on-one relationships because of the influence of many members. But still, here with the number of females available, there are also combinations of one female with several beastmen.
Regardless of the relationship model, each has its own necessity, and Su Tang would not overly judge it.
The scene shifts back to Mei Yan.
Her originally slightly blushed face turned pale upon hearing Yuehong and Su Tang’s comments.
Her lips moved slightly as if she said something, but unfortunately, it was too noisy around them, and Su Tang did not catch it clearly.
Yuehong didn’t hear it either, so she asked again, "Yanyan, what did you just say?"
Mei Yan lowered her gaze, her expression subdued, "I said, I’m almost two full seasons older than Gao Yuan, even if I like him, so what? He will definitely not like me... And I don’t want so many mates; just having one who is capable of protecting me is enough."
Mei Yan’s voice was still small, but this time Su Tang listened carefully and, piecing it together, got the gist of it.
On one hand, Su Tang admired Mei Yan’s progressive thinking, and on the other hand, she felt helpless about Mei Yan’s worries.
After pondering for a moment, Su Tang said, "Mei Yan, there’s a saying in my tribe, ’A female three years older, a treasure to hold.’ It means that if a beastman mates with a female older than himself, then their life together will be smooth sailing and might even be full of lucky encounters!"
Perhaps Su Tang’s expression was too serious, as Mei Yan was momentarily taken aback, "Really, is that true?"
Su Tang nodded earnestly, "Of course it’s true."
