The population of a Legendary Marquis Tribe could reach up to 10 million. Of course, this was the top Legendary Marquis Tribe. Now, the total population of the Ancient Yuan Tribe, including the number of people they had recruited recently, was no more than 2 million. This was not enough!
It was far from enough!
The Blood Sacrifice War had disrupted Xiao Chen's original development plan. At this moment, he could only use thunderous means to speed up the development of the Gu Yuan Tribe with flesh and blood. Those who could not keep up would only be eliminated, and this elimination would mean death.
A bloody war was about to begin, and it would not stop until one side was dead. Even if the Gu Yuan Tribe won in the end, it would still be a pyrrhic victory. This was the bottom line in Xiao Chen's heart. However, as long as the warriors could survive, they would definitely be brave warriors who had survived hundreds of battles.
In order to ensure the survival of many warriors, the only thing Xiao Chen could do was prepare to gather a large number of people and expand the Gu Yuan Tribe. Fortunately, there was a secret realm in the tribe. Even if there were ten million people, they could still survive and reproduce.
Only a large number of people could guarantee the survival of more warriors in the end. Moreover, with this bloody battle, the tribes that had just been gathered, even if they were unfamiliar with each other, after a bloody battle, the original organizational structure of these tribes would be completely destroyed. In the end, it would be easier for them to merge together.
Perhaps this seemed a little cruel, but Xiao Chen knew that this was the only way he could think of at the moment. Time waited for no one. Even if the Gu Yuan Tribe was developing rapidly, it was far from enough in the face of the sudden foreign race crisis. He did not want the Gu Yuan Tribe to be in such a state forever. They could only fight passively under the sudden attack of the foreign race!
Now that the foreign race was wreaking havoc in the Human World and the Human Race was in danger, what else could he not let go of?
Xiao Chen was like an ordinary wanderer, walking on this piece of land. He could feel the tribes gathering around him, and he could even hear the quarrels among them, as well as the frolicking of children. However, he didn't know how many of these scenes would remain after this great calamity.
Soon after, Xiao Chen had traversed a hundred miles of land. Meanwhile, the situation of the many tribes outside the mountain city was imprinted in his mind. He was investigating which tribes could be merged into Gu Yuan.
Since he wanted to absorb them, he would naturally choose tribes with a larger proportion of young and strong youths. That was his first choice. Otherwise, even if he absorbed them into the tribe, they would still be a burden, and they would only become cannon fodder in the war.
To be honest, the vassal battalions of the Gu Yuan Tribe were stronger than the low-grade battalions of the other regions of the desolate border.
This was all thanks to the fact that the Gu Yuan Tribe had taken great care of the development of the tribes under them over the years. They had never treated these battalions as a clan treasury that they could take from them. Instead, they had taken out a large number of pills every year.
Although these tribes needed to take out items of equal value in exchange, these pills could directly increase the strength of the tribe's warriors.
Soon after, Xiao Chen arrived in front of the mountain city of the Gu Yuan Tribe. Perhaps it was because of the arrival of a crisis, the entire Gu Yuan Tribe seemed to be filled with a murderous aura. There were even traces of dark red blood on the ground outside the city gate. Clearly, something bad had happened.
Soon after, dozens of figures surged out of the city gate. The Great Elder and a group of Venerable Realm elders surrounded Mu Qing and Nianhua as they walked over. The rest of the warriors also followed.
"Welcome back, Lord Patriarch!" Everyone bowed in unison. Their voices were like thunder that shook the mountain forest.
"Elders, please rise. The tribe has been stable these days. Thank you for your hard work!"
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand. Everyone immediately felt an invisible force lift their bowed bodies up.
Xiao Chen's return immediately made many elders overjoyed, especially since the entire Gu Yuan Tribe had felt an invisible shackle descend on them. It was an indescribable sense of danger. This sense of danger gave them a feeling that the world was about to be destroyed. It was even terrifying!
Xiao Chen's gaze swept across the surroundings. When he saw the eager young warriors on the city wall and the tribesmen who had gathered around, the sharpness in his eyes gradually dissipated.
"Lord Patriarch is too kind. If Lord Patriarch is not in the tribe, we are afraid that we will not be able to operate the military division normally!" Great Elder Tie Shi replied.
In the past, when Xiao Chen went out, he would handle the daily affairs of the entire tribe on behalf of him. However, it was only some simple tribe affairs, unlike this time. The entire tribe was in a state of panic, and it was inevitable that they would feel uneasy.
"Very good. Elders, you have responded very well!"
In any case, the tribe's stability was the most important thing for the Gu Yuan Tribe. Only in this way could they gather all the strength of the entire tribe to deal with the crisis of the alien tribes.
"Subordinate vassal tribes pay our respects to Lord Shang Nation Sect Master!"
At this moment, a group of warriors behind Xiao Chen knelt down. Some of them were middle-aged, while others were old. However, all of them knelt on the ground without exception!
"Everyone, please rise!"
These people were the patriarchs of the vassal tribes under the command of the Gu Yuan Tribe. When Xiao Chen crossed over on foot from a hundred miles away, he had already been discovered by some of them. Soon, the news spread to the tribes within a hundred miles. These were merely the patriarchs of the vassal tribes who had arrived earlier.
"Lord Shang Nation Tribe Leader, please save our people!" The patriarchs who knelt on the ground did not get up. Instead, they shouted loudly.
"Lord Shang Nation Tribe Leader, please save our people!"
"Lord Shang Nation Tribe Leader, please save our people!"
They shouted continuously, and some warriors even kowtowed to the ground and could not get up.
Seeing that the patriarchs did not get up, Great Elder Tie Shi walked forward and said in a deep voice, "Patriarchs, please rise. The Gu Yuan Tribe Leader is here. If you have any requests, just tell us directly. There's no need to be so polite!"
"My Gu Yuan Tribe guards this wasteland, and all the tribes regard my Gu Yuan Tribe as their Sect Master. You've been worshiping us all the time, so my Gu Yuan Tribe will naturally protect all the tribes. If there's anything that's difficult for you to say, you can say it. How can you say it if you keep kneeling like this?"
Finally, the patriarchs of the tribes stood up after the Great Elder's words and looked at each other. After a while, three people walked out under the crowd's signal. They were the people chosen by the patriarchs to answer the questions.
"Shang Nation Clan Leader, we've all heard that the Gu Yuan Tribe wants to fight to the death with the Blood Clan Families, and we've even mobilized our entire tribe to participate in the war. Without the protection of the Gu Yuan Tribe, many of our scattered tribes will return to the precarious days of the past. We hope that the Shang Nation Clan Leader can show us a bright path so that our people can survive!"
"Lord Shang Nation Tribe Leader, we are currently under the protection of the Gu Yuan Tribe. It is only because of this that we were able to avoid the danger of our tribes being destroyed when the foreign tribes were wreaking havoc. If the Gu Yuan Tribe joins the war, we will lose our protection. Where will we go?"
"We hope that Lord Shang Nation Tribe Leader can point out a path for us on account of the sacrifices we have made every year!"
The three martialists who had stepped forward bowed and said. Speaking of which, when the foreign tribes were wreaking havoc in the Mortal World, the ones who suffered the most were the low-grade combat divisions. They were so weak that a random commander-level martialist from a foreign tribe could wipe them out. Even if they encountered a slightly stronger combat master from a foreign tribe, they would still face the danger of being wiped out!
Xiao Chen was naturally aware of the worries in the hearts of these tribe leaders. His gaze swept across these tribe leaders. Although his gaze was calm, these tribe leaders felt as if they were facing an abyss. It was as if Xiao Chen's eyes were as deep as a lake and it was impossible to see the slightest ripple in them.
"Patriarchs, you don't have to worry. My Gu Yuan War Tribe will soon enter the space above the sky to fight against the Blood Clan. Without my Gu Yuan War Tribe to guard this land, there will be a vacuum of powerhouses."
Xiao Chen paused, but the hearts of these tribe leaders were in their throats. They were afraid that they would hear some bad news. After all, this concerned the survival of their entire tribe!
"However, I have already made a request to the Human Race's Ancestral Court. After my Gu Yuan Tribe leaves for the Scarlet Battlefield, they will send experts to guard this land until my Gu Yuan Tribe returns in triumph. In the future, all the tribes only need to obey the Ancestral Court's experts!"
"It's true!"
"The Ancestral Court will really send experts to replace the Gu Yuan Tribe to guard the southwestern land. That's great!"
"With the protection of the Ancestral Court experts, our tribe will be saved. Even if Tribe Leader Xiao leads the Gu Yuan Tribe into the battlefield to fight the foreign tribes, we will still be protected and our tribe will be able to thrive."
Xiao Chen's words immediately caused joy to appear in the eyes of these tribal chiefs. Furthermore, some of the ordinary tribesmen who had gathered over even started shouting loudly.
The Ancestral Court's prestige had been forged over countless years. No tribe in the entire Desolate Border could compare to it. In the hearts of all the tribesmen in the Desolate Border, the Ancestral Court was the well-deserved guardian of this land.
Xiao Chen did not say anything to stop the clansmen from the vassal tribes from cheering. He understood that even if the Ancestral Court could send experts, how many of them could there be? Could it be that they could send a force comparable to the Gu Yuan Tribe? Furthermore, the Gu Yuan Tribe had combat masters to protect their territory, which the Ancestral Court could not compare to.
The tribes in front of him didn't know what kind of danger they would face in the future. Perhaps it was the Human Race's Ancestral Court that couldn't completely take care of everything.
"Of course, in addition to that, my Gu Yuan Tribe will open its gate. Anyone who wants to join my Gu Yuan Tribe or any warrior can join my Gu Yuan Tribe!"
Xiao Chen's voice rang out again amidst the cheers of the tribesmen.