RPAGF Chapter 429 - 25: Better Him Than Me
Chapter 429 - 25: Better Him Than Me
Mufu Mountain Range.
The newly constructed camp of the Jiuli Tribe was quickly set up.
Building a camp in the Great Wilderness is not a difficult task at all.
"Truly impressive, to apply Blue Star’s war strategies here, not only creative but also practical."
Wu Zhao sighed, she naturally understood the Empress’s recent actions.
It was nothing more than a ’wolf is coming’ psychological tactic, yet this psychological tactic was different from the usual.
Instead, it was counter-logical, using logistics as bait to weaken some of the forces.
To attack suddenly during their daylight rest.
Fang Qingluan wiped the blood off her longsword and shook her head, "That’s not all, didn’t you see Gonggong return?"
"Clearly, Gonggong had been captured, yet he could still return, it could only be that Walker let him go."
"With Walker’s mindset, he definitely wouldn’t do pointless work; probably Walker’s target isn’t just the Mufu Mountain Range."
Wu Zhao nodded, seeing her merit task completed once again, she said, "Many people might complete their tasks this time.
This is also our best chance to obtain a Half-Mythical Profession."
"If you can obtain a Half-Mythical Profession, the bet between you and the Fang Family will collapse on its own."
Hearing about her bet, Fang Qingluan’s cold expression slightly softened.
"Indeed."
But soon, Fang Qingluan hesitated and said, "However, I’ve heard that recently people from other schools have come in.
Especially those who haven’t been to the Age of Gods before.
Because of Walker’s protection, they seem to look down on the Jiuli Tribe’s indigenous people."
"There are even rumors.
That although Shen Fei holds the position of High Priest of the Jiuli Tribe, at most he’s only appointed as a Chiliarch."
Wu Zhao frowned tightly, "Do you know who they are?"
...
The Empress looked at the list handed over by Can Gang, these were the military merit registries from this battle.
But soon the Empress frowned slightly and said, "Why is there so little military merit for the tribes this time? So much for the Breaking Abyss Camp."
Can Gang’s expression was somewhat hesitant, seeing Can Gang’s look, the Empress said, "Speak your mind."
"Because some of the Centurions and soldiers appointed by the High Priest were the first to charge, according to military merit calculations, that’s how it is."
The Empress raised an eyebrow slightly, the Breaking Abyss Camp was set up for those from Blue Star.
Of course, the majority were people from the Breaking Abyss Army, and a part of the original academy team.
The Breaking Abyss Army was easy to handle, they followed military orders, but the rest of the academy team, even those from Imperial University.
They don’t think this way.
Whenever there’s a chance to gain military merit, they disregard military orders, yet they stay within bounds.
Compared to the previous people of the Jiuli Tribe, they are not as excessive.
But this is a bad sign, the thoughts of these people from Blue Star are far more numerous than those of the Great Wilderness people.
It was obvious that someone intended to use the master’s prestige to gain more benefits in the Jiuli Tribe.
"Distribute the military merit like this, take a break and inform the tribe that Mufu Mountain Range has been captured.
We’re about to advance into Jiuzhou." The Empress pondered for a moment, as it involved people from Blue Star.
How to handle it specifically still needs to be discussed with the master.
"Yes!"
...
At this moment.
In a place called the Mountain Crow Tribe, located tens of thousands of miles away from the Lie Mountain Tribe.
Chi Songzi was sitting in the stone house where the tribe leader resides.
His expression was extremely unpleasant.
Only now did he realize, he had lost the Mufu Mountain Range, the most defensible and difficult to attack, a natural barrier separating the territories of the Lie Mountain Tribe and Jiuli Tribe.
"The Common Lord will definitely blame me..."
Chi Songzi murmured to himself, not to mention Shennong, even some of the elderlies in the Lie Mountain Tribe would surely criticize him for losing the Mufu Mountain Range.
Because back then, it was due to Gonggong’s lack of success in the attack that he was removed from the position of commander-in-chief.
Yet now.
It was almost the same time that he was repelled by the Jiuli Tribe, and what he lost was the Mufu Mountain Range.
This is much more serious than what Gonggong had.
Moreover, when Gonggong was caught off guard, it was his decision-making error.
"What a trouble."
Calculating carefully, Chi Songzi found that the mistakes he made seemed greater than Gonggong’s.
The key is, in the end, he fled in panic, only now realizing what he did.
According to the military report, Gonggong willingly became a captive so that most of the Vanguard Army’s active forces could retreat to the Mufu Mountain Range.
Though it’s unclear why Gonggong managed to return in the end...
"Returned."
Chi Songzi vaguely grasped a spiritual light, and at this time, the Clan Leader of the Mountain Crow Tribe cautiously entered.
Holding Spirit Fruit and Exotic Beast Flesh in hand, "Upper Immortal, these are specially prepared for you."
"Hmm, thoughtful indeed."
Chi Songzi nodded, ready to seize the idea that had just come up.
He vaguely heard some noise outside the dwelling, allowing his Spiritual Sense to spread out.
Hearing some discussions.
"Hey, did you hear? Even Minister Gonggong says the Jiuli Tribe is the first of the Human Race, their people eat meat at every meal and have grain every day."
"I heard, and Minister Gonggong also said Chi You is not brutal; in fact, the Jiuli Tribe has something called ’law.’
Both large and small tribe members must follow strict rules, and there’s no instance where a higher-identity person gets away with killing a lower-identity person without punishment."
"Impossible, the Lie Mountain Tribe said the Jiuli Tribe barbarians eat people without leaving bones and like to sacrifice living people."
"Those are all rumors. Don’t forget that the forging method of your Divine Gold Weapon comes from Chi You..."
"Anyway, I’ve heard they treat other tribes’ people just like their own.
Join the army and you’ll soon gain full tribal member status."
Chi Songzi raised an eyebrow slightly, how did news about the Jiuli Tribe even reach here?
After all, exchanges between tribes are mostly in markets, mostly with nearby tribes.
Information rarely circulates with such speed.
Moreover, there’s the Mufu Mountain Range separating the territories of the Jiuli Tribe and the Lie Mountain Tribe.
The source of this information is rather suspicious.
Yet this discussion suddenly allowed Chi Songzi to capture the spiritual light he had in his mind earlier.
"Regardless of why Gonggong was released back then, it’s a fact."
Chi Songzi murmured, "If I attribute this loss to Gonggong being a traitor.
They can’t go and verify with the Jiuli Tribe either."
"If I push this onto him, Gonggong will be speechless."
"And all I need to do is reach out to the elderlies in advance."
After all, Chi Songzi found this difficult to bear alone.
Because once past the Mufu Mountain Range, with the Jiuli Tribe’s strength, they could easily sweep the surroundings.
But right now, what mattered to Chi Songzi was no longer the threat from the Jiuli Tribe in the future.
It was how to minimize the impact of this defeat on himself.
"It’s better him than me!"
Having made up his mind, Chi Songzi ignored the Mountain Crow Clan Leader’s plea and left the Mountain Crow Tribe.