Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 1074 - 1057: Tribal Appointment - Establishing Authority!

Chapter 1074: Chapter 1057: Tribal Appointment - Establishing Authority!

As the Grand Elder announced the imperial command, Shi Ya and the other three rose and stood at the center of the Great Hall, shouting in unison.

"We obey the order!"

"Each of your four War Camps shall temporarily consist of three million War Masters, taking turns to follow the Strong Ones in the conquest of the Beast Underworld, annihilating every part of the Royal Beast Race. The four great War Camps shall rotate once a month."

With the current strength of the Border Wasteland Region, it was not difficult for each tribe in every direction to gather three million War Masters, and with the four War Camps taking turns to strike, each would be attacking the Beast Underworld for a month. Thus, after a full rotation, each would be able to strike at the Beast Underworld once every four months.

One month of conquest, three months of rest and recuperation, to enhance strength and replenish the lost War Soldiers.

Shi Ya, Xue Sha, Huang Liang, and Tie Wen were brothers who had risen with Xiao Chen, entrusting the War Masters of the four corners of the Gu Yuan Tribe’s lands to them was naturally a matter of great confidence.

Among the four today, Shi Ya was the strongest, ranking in the mid-phase of Stage Eight of the Towering Realm, while even the weakest of the remaining three was ranked as a grand lord of the Seventh Heaven, strong enough to deter all corners of the land.

The Gu Yuan Tribe allowed subordinate War Soldiers to participate in war and plunder the resources of the Royal Beast Race to provide for their own tribe, but these War Soldiers must remain firmly under the control of the Gu Yuan.

Seeing the four accept the order, the Grand Elder nodded and then spoke again, "The second matter concerns the positions of the Performing Martial Arts Hall and the Guardian Hall, which become vacant as Tie Wen and Huang Liang, two hall masters, take on the leadership of the newly formed War Camps."

"The Chief has decreed."

Soon the Grand Elder took out another imperial command and with a loud shout said, "The Performing Martial Arts Hall bears the crucial responsibility of nurturing the next generation of the Gu Yuan Tribe, related to the inheritance and development of the tribe. The Lord Chief has decreed Elder Shi as the new hall master of the Performing Martial Arts Hall. The new hall master of the Dark Guard Hall will be Xiao Bangtu, the deputy hall master of the War Master Hall!"

As the Ancestral Court withdrew to the background, warriors like Elder Shi, born and bred here, found it hard to leave their hometown and naturally stayed. Elder Shi had taken particular care of Xiao Chen before he had grown up.

The old man didn’t have many other concerns; he was an elder who cared deeply about the development of the Border Wasteland, and Xiao Chen greatly respected him. Elder Shi was now unable to fight, so entrusting him with the Performing Martial Arts Hall to cultivate the next generation of the Gu Yuan Tribe could not be more fitting.

Now Towering Realm Martial Artists were emerging in abundance in the Gu Yuan Tribe, and the youth of Xiao Chen’s generation had also grown up. Although they may not be called geniuses, they had become pillars of the entire tribe.

As these youths grew up, they took on important positions within the tribe, which allowed for the development of the Gu Yuan Tribe to no longer be constrained.

Xiao Bangtu was transferred out of the War Master Hall and officially became an elder in charge of a hall, truly deserving of the title.

The position of the vacated deputy hall master was taken by a rising star of the War Master Hall, named Gu Fengshan. Although he had not yet been promoted to a lord, he was also ranked in the fifth layer of Heaven.

Of course, despite becoming the master of a hall, Xiao Bangtu still held the command of the private soldiers of the Gu Yuan Tribe. Now, the number of the tribe’s private soldiers at the Blood Refining Realm had already reached two hundred thousand, with Towering Realm Martial Artists no fewer than a thousand. These children, gathered from across the Desolate Land, received the harshest of training in the Secret Realm.

Even now, a constant stream of children was being secretly sent into the Secret Realm; however, in the present Border Wasteland Region, it had become rare to find children wandering outside. Under the leadership of the Gu Yuan Tribe, the entire Border Wasteland had changed dramatically from the past.

All tribes were immersed in the moment of enhancing tribal strength, and any wandering children found outside were brought into the tribe for nurturing.

Furthermore, the number of scattered groups within the entire Border Wasteland Region had become fewer and fewer, either absorbed by the various Battle Divisions or with martial artists progressing in Blood Refining and absorbing the scattered groups, rising to a lower-ranked Battle Division.

Therefore, the task of searching for children had now moved beyond the Border Wasteland to other Human Race Territories.

Once the noise in the Great Hall subdued, the Grand Elder’s voice rose again, "As for the final matter, I presume you all have already heard the relevant news."

"Those deserving of death, I believe we must execute one to warn a hundred!"

"Human scum should be executed, they dared to embezzle the consolation meant for our fallen warriors, and whoever they are, they must be apprehended!"

"The Lord Chief had already issued an edict spread throughout the tribes, stating that the right to handle the consolation of fallen War Soldiers should be determined by the will of the warrior’s parents and blood relatives. Now these scoundrels have dared to be so bold and audacious, disregarding our Gu Yuan’s edicts!"

"Those who embezzle the consolation meant for brave warriors deserve to be killed, count them one by one; if they dare to embezzle, they should be ready to lose their heads!"

...

No sooner had the Grand Elder finished speaking than the Great Hall exploded with a fervor akin to detonation, murderous intent surged like a waterfall, and shouts were relentless.

The root of the matter was related to the compensation given by the Gu Yuan Tribe to the subordinates for their fallen War Soldiers. Previously, during the Border Wasteland Warriors’ campaign under Xiao Chen in the Beast Underworld, especially the battle at the Beast City, the fallen warriors reached as high as a million, and there were even corpses of warriors that were not preserved.

Xiao Chen, compassionate for those left behind, specially ordered the Gu Yuan Tribe to compensate for the fallen martial artists of every tribe, and strictly prohibited embezzlement. However, the Border Wasteland tribes were complicated, and with so many fallen warriors, how could the reach of the dark hands of the tribes be stopped?

Eventually, the inevitable happened, and three days earlier, several warriors bearing severe injuries rushed into the Gu Yuan Tribe to report an incident.

The Mengshan War Division of the Border Wasteland was an established mid-tier Battle Division. When the Human Race Warriors launched their offensive against the Beast Underworld, it happened that three thousand War Masters from the Mengshan War Division were among them. A thousand perished, and counting those who were grievously injured, the loss rate of the three thousand War Masters reached seventy percent.

Because compensating all the fallen warriors required an astronomical amount of Blood Essence, and even though there were tens of millions of Royal Beast Race corpses, it wasn’t possible to gather it all at once. As such, much of this Blood Essence was sent to each tribe after their respective War Masters returned.

With so much compensation flowing, it enticed some to greed!

However, what mattered most was that it wasn’t just about greed for wealth, but also an intent to kill. Those who embezzled the compensation meant for thousands of fallen warriors naturally faced dissatisfaction from the families, and when they sought to appeal to the Gu Yuan Tribe, they were intercepted and killed by warriors dispatched by the Mengshan War Division.

Kill!

In the Great Hall of the Gu Yuan Tribe, the only thought on the minds of the numerous elders was that!

"Grand Elder, we must punish the Mengshan War Division, otherwise where is the dignity of our Gu Yuan Tribe?"

"If we can’t ensure the proper delivery of compensation, how can we expect support for the Gu Yuan Tribe’s continual conquests from the warriors of other tribes in the future?"

The Grand Elder nodded slightly. This incident, seemingly just a matter for a tributary tribe, or even a mid-tier Battle Division, was not something worth mentioning for the now-mighty Gu Yuan Tribe. But for the Gu Yuan Tribe’s rule over the various peoples of the Border Wasteland, it had a profound impact.

If their own families couldn’t be protected by the Gu Yuan Tribe, who would be willing to follow them in the conquest of the Great Wasteland?

When Xiao Chen issued his imperial command, he also understood that each Battle Division under the Gu Yuan Tribe was an independent entity. They were affiliated with the Gu Yuan Tribe, but the Gu Yuan Tribe would not intervene in the internal affairs of its tributary tribes, so it was impossible to eradicate embezzlement completely.

The incident with the Mengshan War Division was not unique amongst all the divisions across the entire Border Wilderness Domain, only that none had gone to the insane lengths of the Mengshan War Division.

They knew the adage ’too pure a stream breeds no fish’, and expected a degree of embezzlement, but the actions of the Mengshan War Division left no way out for the relatives of the fallen warriors.

"Gentlemen, killing is easy, but how do we gauge the extent? After probing the memories of those few warriors, we’ve learned that the embezzlement was carried out by the high-ranking officers of the Mengshan War Division, and the entire Mengshan tribe has already been placed under martial law and is under great pressure."

"Do we even need to discuss this? Kill one for every one of them who dared to reach for what was not theirs. For each hand they stretched out, our Gu Yuan Tribe will chop off a head!"

Elder Lin Shan’s eyes were filled with rage. Standing up, he barked repeatedly, "That’s not enough. Since the Mengshan War Division has come knocking, they can only blame their misfortune. Let’s use the Mengshan War Division as a lesson to the rest in the Border Wasteland!"

"Since it’s the higher echelons of the Mengshan tribe that are behind the embezzlement, we must not only kill but completely annihilate the Mengshan War Division. Show the other tribes of the Border Wilderness that our Gu Yuan not only bestows favors but also wields authority!"

A murderous intent flashed in Lin Shan’s eyes. Over the years, the Gu Yuan Tribe had served as the overlord of the Border Wasteland, focusing on its restoration and being quite lenient with its subordinate tribes. But this did not mean that the Gu Yuan Tribe was merciful.

"I concur," Elder Shi said, who had been resting with closed eyes since entering the Great Hall, unmoved even when his appointment as the new master of the Performing Martial Arts Hall was announced.

"I second the motion!" Immediately after, Ding Shan of the War Master Hall also spoke up, "This is about the dominion of our Gu Yuan Tribe over the Border Wasteland; we must strike fear with blood!"

"Agreed!"

"I agree!"... Soon after, many elders in the Great Hall voiced their agreement. The actions of the Mengshan War Division were a challenge to the authority of the Gu Yuan Tribe and a threat to its very foundation!

If not severely punished, other tribes might follow suit, and the Gu Yuan Tribe would struggle to unite the warriors of the Border Wasteland.

"Since the elders agree, the Enforcement Hall Elders will be dispatched to the Mengshan War Division to execute the scum and serve as a warning to others!!"

Before the Grand Elder had finished speaking, Ding Shan’s voice rose, "Grand Elder, the War Master Hall will also dispatch powerhouses to accompany the Enforcement Hall."

An hour later, a roaring sound rose from within the Gu Yuan Tribe as an enormous warship ascended, streaking towards the horizon.

Mengshan War Division.

Located in the southeastern region of the Border Wasteland, this Battle Division with a history of two thousand years was incomparable in terms of time to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Yet in terms of strength, the two tribes were worlds apart.

This incident with the Mengshan War Division was abuzz throughout the Border Wilderness Domain. Many warriors coming and going through the Border Wasteland City had witnessed several relatives of the pursued warriors.

The news of the embezzlement of the compensation for the fallen brave warriors naturally spread in all directions, and everyone awaited the Gu Yuan Tribe’s decision!

Even outside the city, in the recently established Hundred Battle Camp, many warriors who were stationed there were consumed with this news, for it mattered greatly to them.

They would soon be entering the Beast Underworld. If the matters at home could not be settled, how could they commence their expedition against the Beast Underworld!