Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1361 - 1354: Constant Rejection

Chapter 1361: Chapter 1354: Constant Rejection

For the Leader of the Beast-Ear Race, it was certainly inappropriate to simply and openly send the Beast Head Tribe back, especially since they had initially begged these big shots to come out of hiding, and no one could guarantee a continual victory in battles. When defeated, they still needed to retreat to West Outer Heaven and seek help from these dignitaries.

Thus, Linglan decided to exploit the conflict between the Beast Head Tribe and the people of Kyushu to create social tension and used public opinion to force the Beast Head Tribe out of South West Outer Heaven.

This way, she could justifiably tell the leaders of the Beast Head Tribe, "It’s not that we want to drive you away, but your people are causing too much trouble, stirring up public resentment."

Although Luo’er had resolved the crisis, the conflict between the people of Kyushu and the Beast-headed people grew even worse. Soon, a bigger dispute arose.

The incidents still occurred in Ziye Ning City, where a group of Beast-headed people sneaked into a household, tied up the male homeowner who was from Kyushu, and publicly humiliated his wife from the Maoyou Clan.

This incident erupted in Ziye Ning because this time the Beast Head Tribe had offended not only the people of Kyushu but also their kin from the Beast-Ear Race.

This group was soon arrested, each displaying contempt, believing that the higher authorities wouldn’t dare touch them, considering they were the heroes who had liberated Ziye Ning.

This matter was not only a disgrace for the Beast-Ear Race but also a great shame for the Beast Head Tribe. During an internal meeting in Abisien, the usually arrogant Tuya and Bai Po couldn’t even lift their heads in the presence of the three great leaders of the Beast-Ear Race.

This time, Linglan finally abandoned her conciliatory policy and solemnly began to list the crimes committed by the Beast Head Tribe in Ziye Ning and other cities. She concluded by saying, "I believe that Ziye Ning is a civilized and open city. All who live here are dignified and outstanding. If someone is accustomed to a wild life and cannot adapt to urban life, I hope he can return to his familiar wilderness and not disturb the peace of city residents."

The meaning of her words was clear; she wanted to drive away the Beast Head Tribe, and so these words were particularly grating to Bai Po and others.

However, more embarrassingly, they couldn’t even find a reason to refute because the incident itself was their fault; Linglan was merely seizing the opportunity to make her point.

In the end, the Beast Head Tribe soldiers who had broken into private homes and insulted someone’s wife were all executed. This was also the unanimous opinion of the three leaders of the Beast Head Tribe, hoping to alleviate the anger from the Beast-Ear Race and simultaneously deter their subordinates.

However, the situation did not develop as they had anticipated; instead, it provoked strong dissatisfaction among the Beast Head Tribe.

They believed that, as the liberators of Ziye Ning, they deserved leniency for their contributions, despite their grave mistake. However, they seemed to have forgotten that the true heroes of liberating Ziye Ning were the soldiers of the Demon Clan who bravely sacrificed their lives under the iron hooves of Dongsheng Cavalry.

The situation developed in a direction that no one wanted to see. Over the next month, crimes committed by Beast-headed people surged; they seemed determined to remind the inhabitants of Ziye Ning that the city was built on their sacrifices.

To commit crimes to draw attention and remind others of their contributions was absurd. Yet, regretfully, these Beast-headed people didn’t consider this and blindly acted on their anger, throwing the entire city into chaos.

Soon, their madness provoked strong discontent among others. Linglan summoned the three leaders of the Beast Head Tribe three times in ten days, demanding they control their subordinates, and on the twenty-fifth day, she issued arrest and shoot-on-sight orders to the Demon Clan Patrol Team.

It could be said that at this point, the Beast Head Tribe had thoroughly alienated themselves from everyone else, not only disliked by the people of Kyushu but also shunned by their kinsmen, the Beast-Ear Race.

Furthermore, what was worse, due to the subordinates’ disruptive actions, the Beast Head Tribe had been utterly passive from the beginning, whether in terms of public opinion or the balance of power. Under the subtle manipulation of the three leaders of the Beast-Ear Race, it could be said that they had almost no chance to fight back.

Faced with such a situation, the Beast Head Tribe almost found no way to turn the tide, and now, even if they executed all those troublemakers, it would be difficult to salvage the tarnished reputation of the Beast Head Tribe.

They had thought about asking for help from Luo’er and others, but the defeat of the Beast Head Tribe was obvious to everyone, so Luo’er made his own choice. In the latest propaganda, he reminded the residents of Ziye Ning to be aware of burglaries and how to deal with them if encountered.

Such propaganda seemed to be just a safety warning, but considering the timing of its release, it was clear what it was intended for. A wise man adapts to circumstances, and though Luo’er often emphasized non-interference in the internal affairs of the Demon Clan, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t seize the opportunity to act.

For Linglan and the others, driving out the Beast Head Tribe was of utmost importance; these guys indeed had some abilities, but they were very hard to control. In her own words, if the Beast-Ear Race could drive away the Dongsheng army, they wouldn’t have come to ask for help from these tyrants.

To Luo’er, the performance of the Beast Head Tribe over nearly a year was there for all to see. They could indeed fight, but sadly, their fighting spirit was lacking; they didn’t feel they were fighting for the Demon Clan but rather helping others fight wars abroad.

Therefore, if he were the leader of Abisien, he certainly wouldn’t want these people to continue to stay in the ranks of the Demon Clan army. It was for this reason that he requested Linglan to agree to train the people of Kyushu as the main force of the army.

The Kyushu army had a very significant issue, which was the problem of allegiance. This was an army formed by the people of Kyushu, which in principle belonged neither to the Beast-Ear Race nor to the Beast Head Tribe but to Abisien, and in principle, both could lead it.

So, this was also the main reason why Linglan allowed the Beast Head Tribe to commit crimes; she wanted to incite conflict between the Beast Head Tribe and the people of Kyushu, to firmly keep the new army’s command in her own hands.

As the friction between the Beast Head Tribe and the people of Kyushu evolved into enmity, the leaders of the Beast Head Tribe were essentially losing their command over the new army. The people of Kyushu obviously couldn’t command themselves, thus the leadership and command of the new army naturally fell into the hands of Linglan and the leading faction of the Beast-Ear Race.

In the political struggle, whoever controlled the army, controlled the initiative. It was for this reason that Linglan dared to order the Patrol Team to open fire and kill those troublemaking Beast-headed people.

If one must assess where exactly the Beast Head Tribe lost, it probably was in their lack of education. This is not a joke but the truth. As West Outer Heaven is directly connected to Fengyu to the south, the southern Beast-Ear Race could absorb the culture of Fengyu and even Kyushu.

Thus, the cultural level of the Beast-Ear Race was generally much higher than that of the Beast Head Tribe, the most direct reflection being that the three great leaders of the Beast-Ear Race could all speak the language of Kyushu, not just Zisu.

After some struggles, the leaders of the three tribes of the Beast Head Tribe finally agreed to completely withdraw from West Outer Heaven, handing over the cities to the rule of the Beast-Ear Race and retreating to Lingyuan City because there were no people from Kyushu there.

This was already the most ideal solution; Linglan had driven away the always discordant Beast Head Tribe with hardly any bloodshed.

As soon as they left Ziye Ning, Linglan couldn’t wait to start the reforms, integrating the three major Beast-Ear Races and the newly joined people of Kyushu into the Southern Yao Race, transforming Abisien from a loose tribal confederation into a state of the Demon Clan in West Outer Heaven.

Naturally, because it was the result of integrating three tribes, the leadership of other tribes had to be considered. Therefore, the new Abisien adopted a system of a leader plus a Cabinet, where the supreme leader, called the Leader, was the ultimate decision-maker.

Beneath the Leader was the Cabinet council, composed of former tribal leaders, mainly responsible for discussing topics and then presenting them to the Leader for final decisions.