Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 117 - 117 116 Desire to Seize Power!_1

117: Chapter 116: Desire to Seize Power!_1 117: Chapter 116: Desire to Seize Power!_1 For the scattered tribesmen in the Great Hall, the chieftain of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen, was a legend.

Of course, to the original members of the Gu Yuan Tribe, their chieftain Xiao Chen was a mythical figure, an embodiment of a living legend with everything he did!

Accompanied by Xiao Chen’s legend, they led their tribes to migrate to Gu Yuan, finally managing to join the Gu Yuan Tribe after enduring a myriad of hardships.

They didn’t have a chance to celebrate before encountering a crisis.

Having spent a long time as refugees within the Great Wasteland, these tribesmen would escape at the first sign of danger, forming an acute sense of self-preservation.

When the Gu Yuan Tribe encountered danger, this narrow-minded thinking dominated their reactions, leading them to try to hedge their bets unnoticed.

Little did they know it was akin to conspiring with a tiger and ending up being devoured by it!

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, looking down at the tribe members kneeling under his gaze, especially the several bound by beast tendons in the crowd.

Perhaps due to their dreadful fate, their faces were ashes, their eyes vacant with a hint of deep-rooted fear.

A long time later, Xiao Chen finally ordered everyone to get up.

Following their rise, Xiao Chen didn’t speak anymore.

Sitting motionlessly, eyes slightly closed; he started feigning sleep.

“This!….”

Everyone was in uproar, looking at each other helplessly due to their uncertainty, not knowing what to say next.

After constant hints and a long pause, finally, someone broke the silence, “May it please Chief Xiao, we are guilty.

Ever since joining the Gu Yuan tribe, we have neither acquired a day’s blood food for the tribe members nor managed to prevent traitors from appearing amongst us.

Please, punish us, Chief!”

Everyone was immersed in the grim atmosphere, waiting for Xiao Chen to speak.

All of a sudden, a thunderous voice exploded in everyone’s ear, “Bastards!

What reason do you have?

Speak quickly!”

“Chief Xiao, we admire your reputation, which is why we led our tribes to join you from afar.

Thankfully, you took us, wanderers, in.

However, during a sudden crisis in the tribe, we neglected the actions of some tribe members, rampantly daring to conspire with enemies.

Thanks to your wisdom, Chief, we stopped their conspiracy in time.

We beg for your forgiveness for our negligence!”

“Our Gu Yuan Tribe has been established for eight hundred years, with only one rule: Those who betray the tribe shall be put to death!”

“However, since you joined Gu Yuan, you are our tribesmen.

I always treat all tribesmen equally.

But those bastards who dare to betray the tribe are the enemies of all of us and can be punished by anyone!”

Xiao Chen’s words were powerful, expressing a chilling determination.

But his next words completely shifted tone, “Since they are your tribesmen, I would like you to take care of this.

I trust you will give a satisfactory answer to me and the twenty thousand tribesmen of Gu Yuan.”

At Xiao Chen’s words, the tribesmen were stunned, not expecting him to hand back the burden after hearing their coaxing words.

What a brilliant scheme to sow discord!

This private interaction with other tribes, even if not initiated by the leaders, was done with their consent.

Leaving these people to be dealt with by Xiao Chen was already causing a commotion within their own tribes.

However, if these individuals died at their own hands, it would be impossible for them to win the support of their tribe members in the future, if they could discard their people to avoid disasters at any time.

This was Xiao Chen’s deliberate plan.

He intended to undermine the relationship between these newly joined tribes and their leaders, gradually separating these tribes from their original leaders to truly integrate them into Gu Yuan.

He knew the rift had been created and had numerous ways to turn it into a chasm.

As for these tribal leaders, truth be told, Xiao Chen didn’t think highly of them.

What he needed were ordinary people.

As the leader of the tribe and an alchemist, he knew it was a simple matter to cultivate warriors once the population of the tribe was large enough.

In Gu Yuan, Xiao Chen had no intention of fostering factionalism within the tribe, turning one large unit into several subdivisions.

As long as they behaved themselves, he wouldn’t take ruthless action.

Watching the groups of people below with varying complexions, Xiao Chen spoke again as if he had noticed nothing, “Everybody, are you defying your chief’s orders?”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s tone was filled with an aura of death.

It seemed as if a killing spree would commence at any second.

An intangible and formidable force was continuously bombarding everyone’s hearts.

Xiao Chen’s relentless approach forced the tribesmen to make a statement.

They only finally realized how fearsome Xiao Chen was; a young man who lay dormant for a year, proudly making a name for himself by defeating strong opponents couldn’t be ordinary.

“We will obey Chief’s order and surely give everyone in the tribe an explanation!”

“Good!

Good!

Good!” Looking down at the solemn faces, most of which didn’t dare retort, Xiao Chen said, “You leaders are indeed just, I believe you won’t let me down.”

“Bring them!” After praising them in a serious tone, Xiao Chen suddenly called out loud to the outside of the Great Hall, “Take these traitors back to their respective tribes’ residences to await their leaders’ punishments.

Your chief still has important matters to discuss with everyone.”

Hearing Xiao Chen’s call, several Guardian Clan Soldiers entered the Great Hall from outside, escorting the members bound by beast tendons away.

After the soldiers left the Great Hall and closed the Stone Gate, Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to the people in the hall.

“You leaders have been part of the Gu Yuan Tribe for months now.

During my absence a while ago, you bravely fought for the tribe when a crisis emerged.

This was reported to me by the Grand Elder.

After this crisis, I will surely reward those who have made significant contributions!”

“Since we joined the Gu Yuan Tribe, we are part of it and ready to die for it!”

“Good!

In that case, I will stop beating around the bush.

In preparation for the impending battle against the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribes, I intend to reorganize our war soldiers to maximize our fighting strength when the war arrives!

How do you feel about this?”

When these scattered tribes came to join the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen happened not to be there.

The Grand Elder, in a meeting with the tribe managers, absorbed the brave warriors from the scattered tribes into the Guardian Clan Soldiers of the Gu Yuan Tribe.

Moreover, to appease the clan leaders, they were appointed as sergeants or centurions based on their tribe’s strength.

Truly, troubles never come singly.

The issue of treachery was not yet resolved, and Xiao Chen extended his reach towards their roots, intending to reduce them to ordinary people.

Although Xiao Chen’s voice was calm, formidable determination radiated from it.

If the earlier issue was undermining their foundation, this was a direct threat to their lives.

For them, possessing an army in these chaotic times meant more say within the tribe.