Xiao Chen had expected that there would be opposition to the appointment of Mu Wuya as a chiliarch. After all, there were only a few chiliarchs in the entire tribe, and they were already the highest echelons of the tribe. Appointing an outsider to such a high position would definitely cause a huge uproar in the tribe!
Xiao Chen felt a headache coming on as he looked at the dozen or so people kneeling in the great hall. These people were the backbone of the tribe. To put it bluntly, if these people really wanted to stop Xiao Chen from appointing Mu Wuya as the new chiliarch, Xiao Chen would have no choice but to compromise. After all, he could not completely wipe out the backbone of the tribe because of this matter. These tribesmen were the foundation of his rule over the Gu Yuan Tribe.
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking about how to pacify the emotions of these centurions, Mu Wuya, who had been sitting in the middle of the tribe, stood up and walked in front of the people who were kneeling in front of him. He loudly kowtowed.
"Mu Wuya pleads for Lord Tribe Leader to retract his order!"
Mu Wuya suddenly stepped forward and made a gesture of asking Xiao Chen to retract his order. This caused the centurions who had been trying to stop Xiao Chen to fall silent.
"Mu Wuya was originally a remnant of the tribe, and I brought along the old, weak, women, and children of the tribe. Fortunately, Lord Tribe Leader did not abandon us and took us in, saving Wuya's tribe from being stranded in the Great Wilderness. However, ever since Lord Tribe Leader took us in, Wuya has never contributed anything to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Please retract your order, Wuya is willing to be a pawn of the Gu Yuan Tribe."
Following Mu Wuya's sobbing narration, the great hall fell silent. Everyone looked at Xiao Chen, who sat in the host's seat, waiting for his decision.
"A few months ago, Centurion Mu led the old and young of the tribe, disregarding the dangers of the Great Wilderness, to break through layers of encirclement and bring news of the Black Mountain Tribe and the Withered Tree Tribe colluding with the Scorpion Tribe to attack our Gu Yuan Tribe. This is the first merit!
"When our tribe was in Duanmu City for a long time, the Kui and Water Black Snake Tribes besieged our Gu Yuan Tribe. When their soldiers arrived at the city gates, Centurion Mu fought with the two tribes for several hours in order to protect his tribesmen and return to the city. He suffered dozens of injuries and only collapsed after the two tribes retreated. This is the second merit!
"A few days ago, I led the tribe's elite warriors to fight with the Black Snake and Kui River in the outskirts of Black Cloud Mountain. Centurion Mu killed three centurion level warriors from the two tribes in the battle formation. This is the third merit!"
As soon as Xiao Chen finished speaking, the Great Elder, Tie Shi, who had been sitting upright, immediately stood up and said, "Although Centurion Mu has only been a subordinate of the Gu Yuan Tribe for a few months, he has contributed greatly to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Furthermore, the Gu Yuan Tribe has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Those who have contributed will be rewarded, and those who have erred will be punished. Do you all want to be treated like an unjust and unjust person by the Lord Tribe Leader? Let the countless tribes in the Great Wilderness mock our Gu Yuan Tribe for not being tolerant and for appointing people through nepotism!"
Tie Wen had already somewhat guessed Xiao Chen's decision in his heart. Therefore, he stood out at this moment to protect Xiao Chen's dignity. After all, as the chief of the clan, Xiao Chen's dignity was not to be defied in the clan. There were some matters that required him, the First Elder, to step forward to resolve.
The Great Elder, Tie Wen, was a person of virtue and prestige in the tribe. When Xiao Chen's father, the previous Tribe Leader, was still in power, Tie Wen had already assisted him in participating in the tribe's major affairs. He had been like this for several decades, so his authority was rather deep.
Under the combined might of Xiao Chen and the First Elder, the many centurions who had objected finally retreated with dissatisfied expressions.
"From today onwards, Mu Wuya will be the fifth Chiliarch of the Gu Yuan Tribe!"
"Wuya swears once again!
In this life, I will shed my last drop of blood for the Gu Yuan Tribe. If I violate this oath, my soul will be destroyed and I will never be able to reincarnate! "
Hearing Mu Wuya's oath, everyone's expressions eased up. Cultivators would not easily make oaths. Oaths were words spoken from the heart and could also be considered a demon in one's heart. If an oath was violated, it would create a huge demon in one's future cultivation and cause one to be unable to make any progress for the rest of one's life. Hence, after Mu Wuya made the oath, the opposing centurions finally looked at him.
"Good!
Since Chiliarch Mu has such lofty aspirations, it is a blessing for the Gu Yuan Tribe! "
Just as Mu Wuya accepted the order to become a chiliarch of the Gu Yuan Tribe, a few people among the hundred or so centurions in the great hall looked at each other with excitement in their eyes. These people were the people from the scattered tribes that had recently submitted to the Gu Yuan Tribe.
After submitting to the Gu Yuan Tribe, these people were appointed as centurions. For example, the Lian Shan Tribe's Lian Shan Jue. At this moment, when they saw that Mu Wuya had been promoted by Xiao Chen to the position of Chiliarch, they were overjoyed. As people who had recently submitted to the Gu Yuan Tribe, they were most afraid that the Gu Yuan Tribe would treat them as cannon fodder. At this moment, Xiao Chen's action of spending a lot of money to buy a horse's bones made them feel at ease.
"There are many things to do in the Gu Yuan Tribe. All of you are the pillars of the Gu Yuan Tribe. Over the past year, the Gu Yuan Tribe has experienced several battles. Fortunately, the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe were united and did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for the tribe. That was why we were able to win the final victory. All of you have contributed greatly!
"The Gu Yuan Tribe was able to defeat so many strong enemies because of everyone's united efforts. Therefore, I have decided that the Blood Refining Realm warriors of the tribe will be rewarded with 100 low-grade Primordial Stones and 10 Bone-Forging Pills!"
"What!
Primordial Stones! "
Xiao Chen's words caused an uproar among the crowd. They did not expect Xiao Chen to reward them with Primordial Stones. Everyone present was familiar with Primordial Stones, but Primordial Stones were too rare. Even the Gu Yuan Tribe had only accumulated a little more than 100 Primordial Stones in the past, and this was what the Gu Yuan Tribe had accumulated for generations. Every Primordial Stone had to be used carefully and carefully. Only when a member of the tribe broke through to the next realm would they be taken out from the tribe's treasury and used.
Now, Xiao Chen was actually rewarding them with Primordial Stones as battle rewards. Moreover, it was a sum of thousands of Primordial Stones. How could they not be surprised?
"The centurion and the various stewards will be rewarded with 10 low-grade Primordial Stones and 5 Bone-Forging Pills!"
Primordial Stones!
Primordial Stones again!
Did the Patriarch really mine that Primordial Stone Lode clean?
Immediately, everyone shook their heads and drove this crazy idea out of their minds. That Primordial Stone Lode was 13 miles long and contained tens of thousands of Primordial Stones. How could such a large number of Primordial Stones be mined so easily? Could it be that their Patriarch was really the reincarnation of a God?
At this moment, everyone was already immersed in these rewards and could not extricate themselves. Not to mention the Primordial Stones, just the Bone-Forging Pills alone were enough to make them drool. This was the supreme treasure medicine for the Bone Tempering Realm. For the warriors at the Great Perfection of the Bone Tempering Realm, it was something that they dreamed of.
Ignoring everyone's ecstasy, Xiao Chen said again, "In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the clansmen for cultivation, the Patriarch is going to implement a salary system in the tribe!"
Everyone in the hall suddenly became quiet, and no one had any objections. Although they did not know where Xiao Chen had obtained such a large number of Primordial Stones, it was a great thing for the Gu Yuan Tribe. With an increase in the supply of resources, the clansmen's cultivation speed would increase, and the tribe's strength would develop faster. Only then would the Gu Yuan Tribe be able to obtain more resources from the Wasteland. This was a virtuous cycle.