Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 261 - 261 255 Gathering the Tribe Members!_1

261: Chapter 255: Gathering the Tribe Members!_1 261: Chapter 255: Gathering the Tribe Members!_1 Ten thousand miles away from the Gu Yuan Tribe stood Greenstone Mountain, at the foot of which a lower-ranking human war tribe resided, spread over more than a dozen miles.

This human war tribe was known as the Magpie Mountain Tribe and got its name from the giant mountain behind it, which resembled a magpie soaring in the sky.

The tribe had been established for a millennium and its population was over thirty thousand.

This placed it mid-ranking amongst the lower tribes under the rule of the Iron Hoof Tribe, as recorded on the Clan Stele of the Thousand Tribes.

However, the Wilderness was filled with dangers, with natural and manmade disasters and insurrections by alien tribes constantly occurring.

Moreover, the Great Wasteland and Ancient Mountain often harbored evil beasts wreaking havoc.

Although the Magpie Mountain Tribe had over a dozen Blood Refining Realm Warriors, they had difficulty improving their tribal strength amidst these external crises.

Recently, during an insurrection by Restentful Spirits of alien tribes, the Magpie Mountain Tribe was perhaps unlucky.

The entire tribe was besieged by nearly a hundred Resentful Spirits, each capable of challenging a human Blood Refining Realm Warrior, with countless more that could match a Human War Soldiers Centurion.

For several days under a veil of darkness, this formidable Human War Tribe was decimated.

Not only was the tribal chieftain, the strongest in the tribe, surrounded, wounded, and ultimately killed by over a dozen Resentful Spirits, but even more than half of the tribal elders and Centurion-level warriors perished.

In a single battle, the tribe lost hundreds of years of accumulated strength.

Misfortunes never come singly.

In the depths of Magpie Mountain resided a two-star beast that was comparable to a late phase Blood Refining Realm Warrior.

Taking advantage of the tribe’s weakened strength following the tumult, it emerged from the mountain to wreak havoc, hunting humans wantonly.

To resist this beast, the Magpie Mountain Tribe had to sacrifice two more Blood Refining Realm warriors, only then they were able to drive it deep into the mountains.

Amidst the rampant disasters and continuous battles, the Magpie Mountain Tribe was in a shaky state, with white flags displayed by every household and heartbreaking laments echoing night after night.

“All right, everyone, this is what our scouts have found out about the Magpie Mountain Tribe.

Their strength has now been greatly depleted, with only three Centurion-level warriors left, all gravely wounded.

Almost all the higher levels in the tribe were wiped out although the ordinary tribal people still retain some strength and are suitable to be incorporated into our Gu Yuan Tribe.

I wonder what the elders and centurions think?”

At this time, Blood Refining Realm Warriors from the Gu Yuan Tribe were gathered in the Great Hall on top of the Stone Tower in the center of the tribe, discussing their tribe’s next steps of development.

This was the second day after the departure of the Iron Hoof Tribe Battle Messenger.

Hearing Xiao Chen’s words, everyone in the hall nodded in unison.

The tribe status was upgraded by the Iron Hoof Tribe Battle Messenger, but if the Gu Yuan Tribe did not possess corresponding strength, even with recognition from the Iron Hoof Tribe, under the corresponding demands for tribute and labor service, the tribe would still be gradually drained, possibly turning into a big joke.

The news brought by the Iron Hoof Tribe Battle Messenger made Xiao Chen realize that it’s necessary to rapidly enhance the strength of the Gu Yuan Tribe, to cope with the potential crises that may erupt in the Great Wasteland.

Without mentioning potential emergencies, according to the currently evaluated status of being an upper-tier lower-ranked tribe, the Gu Yuan Tribe was barely coping.

Their upper echelons were just competent enough, their population was mid-tier, and they were short of Guardian Clan Soldiers.

Let alone resisting future alien tribe insurrections, the current strength of the Gu Yuan Tribe was far from enough!

Therefore, Xiao Chen was determined to aggressively incorporate smaller Human War Tribes in the Wilderness into the Gu Yuan Tribe to augment their population.

Today’s Gu Yuan Tribe, after new expansion, covered a city with a radius of over twenty miles.

Even after excluding the hilly tribal lands and spaces used for other purposes enclosed in the city, it could still accommodate hundreds of thousands of tribe people.

However, there were only twenty thousand tribe people in the Gu Yuan Tribe right now, which was far from being enough to handle such a vast city.

The title of an upper-tier lower-ranked war tribe was only nominal.

The tribe had a scant population and was short of soldiers!

Luckily, the decision to absorb other tribes that were severely damaged in the insurrection of Resentful Spirits had already been discussed and agreed upon by Xiao Chen and the Gu Yuan Tribe elders.

The arrival of the Battle Messenger only hastened the process.

“Chief, the Magpie Mountain Tribe was originally even more powerful than our Gu Yuan Tribe, and they have a large population.

Even after being ravaged by Resentful Spirits, according to the scouts’ report, there are still nearly twenty thousand tribe people.

It won’t be easy to win them over!”

The Grand Elder voiced his concerns.

It was reasonable to worry that a Human War Tribe, originally even more prosperous than the Gu Yuan Tribe, would not easily bow to another tribe after experiencing such a hit, especially when that tribe was less established than their own.

“Therefore, we need a powerful warrior to subdue them in one fell swoop, shattering their millennium glory, allowing them to understand that the era of the Magpie Mountain Tribe has passed.

Holding onto past, they will lose not only the millennial glory of the Magpie Mountain but face complete annihilation”.

“Chief, Xue Sha recently joined the Gu Yuan Tribe and has yet to make significant contributions.

Why not let me handle the Magpie Mountain Tribe?

I will not let you down and promise to bring them under the rule of the Gu Yuan Tribe.”

Xue Sha volunteered.

This was anticipated by Xiao Chen, and besides himself, Xue Sha had the strongest power in the Gu Yuan Tribe.

Moreover, he was astute and careful, making him the perfect candidate for this task.

“Excellent!

Elder Blood, you will handle the matter of the Magpie Mountain Tribe!”

Once Xue Sha had joined the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen entrusted him to act as a nominal elder without specific duties.

“For typical, lower-grade war tribes, a population of more than ten thousand is enough, but the development of our Gu Yuan Tribe has long ago reached a bottleneck and we are unable to make a breakthrough.

Taking advantage of this opportunity presented by the Iron Hoof Tribe raising our tribe’s status, our Gu Yuan Tribe must immediately incorporate enough tribe people.

Without enough tribe people, we can’t accumulate enough resources, and the number of Guardian Clan Soldiers can’t expand either.

Therefore, the number of tribe people we need to assimilate will be several times the current population of our tribe.

Hence, all of the elders must be vigilant against any crisis that might arise and ensure the immediate eradication of any potential dangers!”

Xiao Chen’s words become more and more severe, even showing killing intent towards the end!

“In addition, all Guardian Clan Soldiers, except for a small number to stay behind at the mines, must return to the tribe.

The coming month will be critical for our Gu Yuan Tribe to establish our foundation.

Anyone who makes trouble, kill!”

“Aye!”

The several centurions immediately stood up and responded in unison!

Following that, the Gu Yuan Tribe’s high-ranking members analyzed the surrounding tribes through information relayed by the scouts, deciding which tribes were suitable to be incorporated into the Gu Yuan Tribe.

After a hasty estimation, more than ten tribes had the potential to be incorporated into the Gu Yuan Tribe, and the total population of these tribes amounted to one hundred and fifty thousand!

This was seven times the current population of the Gu Yuan Tribe.

The tribe would be swallowing such a massive population whole, it was unforeseeable whether this would be a boon or a bane.

On the second day, as dawn broke across the Great Wasteland, several streaks of light suddenly shot out from within the Gu Yuan Tribe, heading towards the distant expanse of the Great Wilderness.