173: Chapter 172: Scapegoat!_1 173: Chapter 172: Scapegoat!_1 The movents of the Gu Yuan Tribe’s thousands of War Soldiers were incredibly quick; in just a short while, the soldiers outside the city had assembled into five distinct parts, ready to depart under the leadership of their respective leaders.
Tribe mbers continued to see them off from the tribe.
Even though the tribal troops were just guarding the Gu Yuan Tribe’s mining resources, the dangers were omnipresent in the Great Waste Lands.
Fortune and disaster could change in the blink of an eye, thus every expedition was a tornt to the spirits for the tribespeople.
The dostic affairs elder, Elder Xiao Tan left in a hurry, opening the tribe’s armory, from which countless arrows, weapons, and armor were taken out to be prepared.
As the largest director of the tribe, Elder Xiao Tan had to guard this important place all year round.
Soldiers were the most important affair for a tribe.
After saying their goodbyes to Xiao Chen, the five fully-prepared leaders rushed off in different directions, their figures soon disappearing in the Desolate Ancient Forest.
The only remnants were the columns of smoke they left behind, indicating the passage of troops.
“Chieftain, the situation in the Great Wilderness is unclear.
This unknown foreign tribe is causing havoc, and the information about the Elental Stone vein has leaked.
Countless tribes and adventurers have rushed towards our Gu Yuan Tribe.
If we move all our troops above the eighth layer from the tribal areas, what if…!”
Looking at the disappearing figures of the soldiers in the Savage Wilderness Forest, the tribal grand elder, Tie Wen, couldn’t help but speak, a worried look on his face.
It was understandable that the Grand Elder would be worried.
The Gu Yuan Tribe’s developnt this year had been astonishing.
As the grand elder himself, he found it hard to keep up.
Ever since Xiao Chen took the most important position in the tribe a year ago with the unyielding support of a few elders, the tribe’s developnt had been staggering.
In the span of a year, the Gu Yuan tribe, despite being passive in its battles, had thrived under Xiao Chen’s leadership, encountered strong enemies in the South, and reversed a centuries-old decline.
The strength of the tribe had undergone a trendous change.
However, this developnt had put the Gu Yuan Tribe into an even more dangerous situation.
They had to tread carefully in the ever-changing Great Wilderness, as a single misstep could lead to an irreversible disaster for the entire tribe.
The crisis of tribal war with the elephant Tribe, the foreign tribe that had slaughtered a whole tribe of humans alone had caused him sleepless nights.
Without any investigation, the stakes were too high to ignore.
Among the tens of thousands in the tribe, no one from the old, weak, won to children had survived – a brutal lesson learned in blood.
Moreover, outside the Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory, countless tribesn and adventurers had flocked into the area.
The root cause was still the Elental Stone.
The slaves originally caught by the Xuan She Kui Shui Rebels, although they had experienced two disasters, they were still rescued by Xiao Chen with a considerable number of people surviving.
The news of the Elental Stone vein discovered in the Gu Yuan tribe’s territory had spread throughout Giant Stone Valley in more than ten days.
For every martial artist among the tribesn, the Elental Stone was a much-coveted treasure that no one could ever have enough of.
Humans can die from greed just as birds can die from food.
This saying applies in any ti and space.
Human greed knows no bounds.
Survival of the fittest was the old rule of the Wilderness.
Tribal borders were drawn, tribes were gathered, and all discovered dicinal stones, Spirit Grass, Ore Casting Material, and Blood Food Beast bones ca under the control of the tribe.
As such, Gu Yuan tribe had swallowed up four lower-rank war divisions.
The territories of these four tribes had already been incorporated under the Gu Yuan Tribe’s rule.
Accordingly, all the resources produced in this territory should belong to the Gu Yuan Tribe.
However, the allure of the Elental Stone was too strong, and it underestimated human greed.
In the harsh environnt of the Great Wilderness, where the strong ate the weak, the Gu Yuan Tribe had unconsciously been forgotten under these huge interests.
In their eyes, the Gu Yuan Tribe was nothing more than a remote tribe.
How could it possess the Elental Stone vein?
Xiao Chen, of course, had no idea just how many thoughts the Grand Elder had in such a short ti.
In his opinion, take one step at a ti and do what needs to be done: the Gu Yuan Tribe had already weathered so many storms, how could a few bandits shake an 800 years old Gu Yuan tribe, let alone on their own territory.
“Grand Elder, rest easy.
How can a mob of outlaws act recklessly on the territory of our Gu Yuan tribe?
Besides, the Elental Stone is now just a shell because of the abandoned mine.
They will not dare to offend the Gu Yuan Tribe just for that.”
“Moreover, now our Gu Yuan Tribe has thousands clad in armor, and dozens of Blood Refining Realm commanders.
We are no longer what we used to be.
If the surrounding tribes still view us with their old perceptions, they will pay a bloody price.”
“Our tribe leader has already commanded the commanders to act with full authority.
Any vagrant trespassing on our Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory and behaving improperly will face execution first, and explanations will co later.
With this policy, we are not the weak tribe we were in the past, where anyone could step on us!
It’s ti to make our na known throughout the Endless Wilderness, anyone who dares to offend our Gu Yuan Tribe will be punished, no matter how far they are!”
Anyone who dares to offend our Gu Yuan Tribe will be punished, no matter how far they are!
Such domineering words, Xiao Chen’s eyes brimd with killing intent as he spoke.
The Gu Yuan Tribe’s montum has just begun to form, it’s ti to establish our reputation and find a position in the Great Wasteland that matches our strength.
Now, this opportunity is a perfect chance to make an example of soone.
I wonder which tribe will stick its neck out and beco the chicken killed by the Gu Yuan Tribe as a warning to others.”
“Now, in the area spanning thousands of miles, undercurrents are surging.
The news of an Elental Stone Vein has drawn out countless demons and monsters.
With the addition of other races wreaking havoc hidden in the shadows, our tribe’s commanders led our war soldiers to spread out around the territorial boundaries.
The aim is to guard our tribe’s mine veins from invasions and to ward off smallti offenders with our dominating presence.”
“But, Tribe Leader, once these fortune seekers discover that our Elental Stone Vein is actually an abandoned mine, they might cause unrest and stir up trouble in our tribe.
What should we do then?”
“Haha….” Hearing the elder’s words, Xiao Chen can’t help but laugh loudly.
His laughter is brimming with an unparalleled domineering spirit.
“Our Gu Yuan Tribe’s elite fighters number in the thousands, with more than ten Blood Refining Realm commanders.
Whoever dares to act recklessly in our tribe, kill without rcy!”
“Besides, it’s true that this Elental Stone Vein is in our Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory.
But as to how it beca an abandoned mine, I as the tribe leader have no idea.
On the day it was discovered, thousands of our kind witnessed leaving the Elental Stone Vein before everyone else.
Its abrupt disappearance remains a mystery to our Gu Yuan Tribe.
If these people want to stir up trouble in our tribe, they’d better not forget that we share the sa bloodline as they do.”
“Tribe Leader, our hunting teams have discovered wanderers appearing within 500 miles of our tribe when they are out hunting.
Perhaps out of respect for our Gu Yuan Tribe’s strength, they have steered clear of any conflicts with our hunters and kept their distance.”
“Human beings are often lured by gold and birds by food, this is an eternal truth.
These wanderers are just ducksweed, rootless and scattered, no threat to our Gu Yuan Tribe.
However, those tribes are pretty troubleso.”
“Exactly, although our tribe leader defeated the Grand Elder of the Ba Xiang Tribe, it’s impossible for them to give up on the Elental Stone Vein.
Even though the Ba Xiang Tribe has an ancient battlefield agreent with our Gu Yuan Tribe that prohibits major military operations before a tribe war starts, minor movents are inevitable.
Moreover, by now, the news about the Elental Stone Vein has probably spread throughout the Giant Stone Valley.
The allure of elental stones is simply irresistible.
The real worry is if these tribes decide to unite.
The Ba Xiang Tribe alone may not pose a significant threat, but if many tribes band together, our Gu Yuan Tribe could not withstand.”
“You elders are right.
The pressure of many tribes uniting is not sothing our Gu Yuan Tribe can withstand.
However, this pressure is based on the existence of the Elental Stone Vein.
But now, this Elental Stone Vein is inexplicably exhausted and left behind nothing but an abandoned mine.
For an empty mine that has no value left, will these tribes still pressurize our Gu Yuan Tribe like before?
Plus, I was the one who left the Elental Stone Vein in front of everyone.
Could anyone believe that our Gu Yuan Tribe has the capabilities necessary to extract all resources from such a massive vein without anyone noticing?”
“Speaking of which,” Xiao Chen’s face showed a aningful smile, “even before the Elental Stone Vein was discovered, the Ba Xiang Tribe had already made appearances around the vein.
Now that the Elental Stone Vein has vanished as if by magic, who else in the Giant Stone Valley has the power to mine the vein cleanly?
Not many, I suppose!”
This was Xiao Chen’s sche, framing the Ba Xiang Tribe.
For this plan, he had already ordered people from the Dark Hall to disguise as wanderers and spread the news about the Ba Xiang Tribe’s presence near the Elental Stone Vein.
Humans are naturally sympathetic towards the weak.
Now that the Elental Stone Vein has vanished, those with the ability to do this, and who conveniently appeared near the vein prior, are solely the elders of the Ba Xiang Tribe.
This would force the many tribes in the Great Wasteland to associate the Ba Xiang Tribe with the vanishing.
Moreover, the Ba Xiang Tribe doesn’t have a good reputation in the Giant Stone Valley, they’re arrogant, seizing things by force and have done quite a few outrageous deeds.
Once Xiao Chen adds fuel to the fire, even if only a part of the tribes believes, the pressure on the Gu Yuan Tribe would escalate.
At the ti, in the eyes of the Great Wasteland, the Gu Yuan Tribe would be seen as the victim.
The Elental Stone Vein that originally belonged to the tribe vanished, which would frustrate whichever tribe it happened to.
For any low-tier tribe, a middle-grade Elental Stone Vein is an essential foundation.”
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