Legendary Clan Chief
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173: Chapter 172: Scapegoat!_1 173: Chapter 172: Scapegoat!_1 The movements 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 members 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 torment to the spirits for the tribespeople.

The domestic 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 Elemental 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 development 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 development 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 tremendous change.

However, this development 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, women to children had survived – a brutal lesson learned in blood.

Moreover, outside the Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory, countless tribesmen and adventurers had flocked into the area.

The root cause was still the Elemental 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 Elemental 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 tribesmen, the Elemental 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 time 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 medicinal stones, Spirit Grass, Ore Casting Material, and Blood Food Beast bones came 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 Elemental Stone was too strong, and it underestimated human greed.

In the harsh environment 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 Elemental Stone vein?

Xiao Chen, of course, had no idea just how many thoughts the Grand Elder had in such a short time.

In his opinion, take one step at a time 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 Elemental 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 come later.

With this policy, we are not the weak tribe we were in the past, where anyone could step on us!

It’s time to make our name 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 brimmed with killing intent as he spoke.

The Gu Yuan Tribe’s momentum has just begun to form, it’s time 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 someone.

I wonder which tribe will stick its neck out and become 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 Elemental 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 smalltime offenders with our dominating presence.”

“But, Tribe Leader, once these fortune seekers discover that our Elemental 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 mercy!”

“Besides, it’s true that this Elemental Stone Vein is in our Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory.

But as to how it became an abandoned mine, I as the tribe leader have no idea.

On the day it was discovered, thousands of our kind witnessed me leaving the Elemental 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 same 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 troublesome.”

“Exactly, although our tribe leader defeated the Grand Elder of the Ba Xiang Tribe, it’s impossible for them to give up on the Elemental Stone Vein.

Even though the Ba Xiang Tribe has an ancient battlefield agreement with our Gu Yuan Tribe that prohibits major military operations before a tribe war starts, minor movements are inevitable.

Moreover, by now, the news about the Elemental Stone Vein has probably spread throughout the Giant Stone Valley.

The allure of elemental 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 something our Gu Yuan Tribe can withstand.

However, this pressure is based on the existence of the Elemental Stone Vein.

But now, this Elemental 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 Elemental 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 meaningful smile, “even before the Elemental Stone Vein was discovered, the Ba Xiang Tribe had already made appearances around the vein.

Now that the Elemental 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 scheme, 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 Elemental Stone Vein.

Humans are naturally sympathetic towards the weak.

Now that the Elemental 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 time, in the eyes of the Great Wasteland, the Gu Yuan Tribe would be seen as the victim.

The Elemental 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 Elemental Stone Vein is an essential foundation.”