The Tough Girl and Her Beast King Lovers novel Chapter 4

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In the beast world, females are extremely rare, while males are everywhere. The ratio is about 1 female for every 100 males. Because females are so precious, they hold a very high status, and society follows a one-wife, multiple-husbands system.

Even a female who isn't very pretty can easily have dozens of mates.

The bonding ritual of beastmen is also very strange and interesting.

Every male carries a single drop of something tied to his life, a "soul spark."

When a bond is formed, the male offers this soul spark as a contract, sealing it into the bonding mark on the female's waist. This is said to nourish and protect her.

At the same time, a mark appears on the male's chest, shaped like the matriarch's beast form. It shows everyone that he already belongs to a family.

"Some close mates can even sense each other's emotions and location through these marks," Sebastian explained while grabbing another piece of grilled fish.

Even as he spoke, he couldn't help thinking, This food is unbelievably good!

Laurel's eyes sparkled like she was hearing a myth. "That's amazing! So how do you form the bond? What kind of ceremony is it?"

Sebastian answered calmly, "Mating."

Laurel's face instantly turned red. Damn! These beastmen really say things way too directly!

She quickly covered her embarrassment with a fake cough. "Ahem, so, does that mean your lifestyle is like this? A bunch of mates hunt and provide, and one matriarch stays home cooking? That sounds like a lot of work for her."

"What?" Sebastian froze. "Females don't cook. The Beast God gave females a special mental soothing ability. It calms the restless power inside males and helps them train and grow stronger."

"So it's kind of like a spirit stone?" Laurel asked.

"Something like that," Sebastian said. "But the effect is even better."

Then he added, "Females with strong soothing power are very popular. They can bond more easily with high-tier males.

"Beastmen don't reproduce easily. A female only needs to do two things—form bonds and have cubs.

"Everything else is handled by the males in the family."

Laurel frowned in confusion. "So, you mean females only give birth, but don't raise the children?"

"Raising the cubs is the mates' responsibility," Sebastian replied.

After that, he went quiet, as if remembering something.

Laurel thought to herself, Isn't this basically men work and provide, while women just relax?

All she would need to do is have a few cubs, and everything else would be taken care of.

Compared to her hard life underground before, this sounded like heaven.

She blinked, suddenly starting to plan her future, and asked seriously, "So, do beastmen have a hard time having cubs?"

"I'm male, so I can't give birth..." Sebastian said awkwardly, his ears turning a little red.

As a male, it was hard for him to explain childbirth in detail.

"It depends on the race," he coughed. "Some large-bodied matriarchs suffer a lot during birth. Some smaller races, like weaker beastmen, have smaller bodies, so giving birth is easier..."

He was afraid Laurel would keep asking, so he lowered his head quickly. "No matter what race, childbirth is never truly easy. Ask something else... Please stop talking about this."

"Hm..." Laurel nodded seriously and switched topics right away. "Then how do females soothe males?"

"Mating," Sebastian answered again, looking completely helpless. Why does this little female keep asking these kinds of questions?

"What?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow in surprise. This little female is way too kind and innocent. What female would ever treat every mate fairly and soothe them all equally?