Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 351 - 233: Making "ID Cards" + That’s a Madman

The joy after becoming partners quickly faded. He was struck by the sad realization that he had nothing to offer that would give him the right to stand by Ah Jin’s side. His good looks were useless—in fact, they would only earn him the resentment of that Snake Beast.

For all he knew, that Snake Beast was already secretly planning to chop him to pieces.

...

By the time they returned to the city, it was already evening. The better part of the day had passed.

An atmosphere of panic permeated the entire city.

The Beastmen were still frantically searching for An Jin, who had been missing for half the day.

In the middle of their search, they suddenly found the Lord City Lord standing before them, safe and sound, offering them a small smile.

The Beastmen froze, rubbing their eyes. They thought they must be hallucinating.

"I forgot to tell you all. The scenery out on the sea was so beautiful that I had Xi take me out for half the day." An Jin produced a map. "I discovered quite a few mineral resources on the seabed and recorded them all, so it took up a lot of time."

To avoid causing unnecessary panic, An Jin decided to keep the kidnapping incident a complete secret.

"As long as you’re okay, City Lord! You scared us to death! We thought you’d gone missing..." The Beastmen breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were secretly filled with admiration. Their City Lord was so diligent, surveying the terrain and drawing maps even while on a pleasure trip.

It turned out to be a false alarm. With their task complete, the Beastmen returned to their posts, planning to head home and light their stoves for dinner as soon as it grew darker.

The minor uproar completely died down a few days later.

However, An Jin’s nerves grew more taut with each passing day. There had to be more than one Beastman from the Beast Slave King City hiding within Sheng’an City; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to exchange even the most basic information. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

’If there’s one, there must be a second, and a third...’

Ling Hong had already expelled all the Demon Beastmen from the city, but she’d never expected the enemy hiding in the shadows to be so cunning. They had actually managed to plant Beastmen from another Royal City inside her own.

Unlike Demon Beastmen, these ordinary-looking Beastmen were difficult to spot when mixed in among the crowds.

The only clue, pieced together from the information gathered from Mi Yin and the others, was that the Beastmen from the Beast Slave King City were all branded with a slave mark of the same design somewhere on their bodies.

It was the same pattern as the Mermaid’s Red Scale she held in her hand.

But without a compelling reason, no Beastman would willingly allow others to inspect their body; it would be considered a deeply insulting offense.

’Should I seal the city gates?’

’No, that’s not an option. I’ve already developed Sheng’an City into a fortress focused on agriculture and trade. If I seal the gates, not only will the livelihoods of the merchant Beastmen inside suffer tremendous losses, but it will also have a huge impact on the surrounding cities and tribes.’

’Besides, it’s too late to seal it now. The spies have already infiltrated the city. At best, it would only force them to lay low for a while; it wouldn’t root them out completely.’

"I can go over and slaughter them all. Once they’re all dead, no one will be able to hurt you." Mi Yin gave her a lingering look, his scarlet snake eyes filled with cold killing intent, and turned to leave.

"Don’t!" An Jin hurriedly grabbed him, her voice cold. "You can’t just charge in blindly. If you do, you’ll walk right into their trap."

"Their goal is to pick you off one by one, separating you from me..."

"Besides, it’s a city worthy of the name Royal City, which means a powerful King Beast must preside over it. You won’t have any advantage on their home ground."

Mi Yin pressed his lips together without a word. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight. "Then what should I do?" he asked in a low voice.

’Am I supposed to just stand by and watch her get hurt?’

A heavy silence fell over the room. A persistent gloom hung over everyone. The enemy hiding in the shadows was as cunning as they were elusive.

That’s it!

A flash of inspiration struck An Jin. "Identification cards! We can make identification cards!" She scrambled out of his arms and hurried to the desk, grabbing paper and a pen. "If we create identification cards, we can clearly verify the identity and origin of every Beastman in the city..."

"Identification cards?"

Both Mi Yin and Xi looked puzzled, not quite grasping the concept.

"Exactly!" An Jin’s eyes sparkled as she explained the concept to them.

The identification cards would not only solve the immediate crisis, but they would also make it easier to manage information on the diverse Beastmen from various backgrounds who came to the city for commerce and leisure in the future.

With the plan in mind, she immediately issued the decree. It was to be mandatory, and enforcement would begin within the month.