In the main hall, Xiao Chen's eyes shone with determination. This time, he would forcefully absorb the tribesmen. This kind of forceful annexation was not uncommon in the Desolate Mortal World.
However, the Gu Yuan Tribe had rarely done such a thing. But in this crisis, they had to resort to extreme measures!
"First Elder, Third Elder, I'll leave the matter of recruiting the tribesmen to the two elders."
There was no doubt about Xiao Chen's decision. The two elders bowed and acknowledged.
"Ding Shan, send a combat master from the Combat Master Hall to assist the two elders in recruiting the tribesmen!"
Following which, Xiao Chen continued, "If there are any obstructions, the elders and the Combat Master Hall can act as you see fit!"
Xiao Chen's words exuded a hint of coldness, and it immediately sent a chill down the spines of the cultivators in the tribe.
The elders understood that their leader had already made up his mind. At the same time, they also felt the pressure of the impending crisis. No matter what method they had to use, they had to strengthen the tribe in the shortest time possible!
"Leader, if we continue like this, it will incur the wrath of the other tribes. How are we going to explain this to the Ancestral Court?"
In the end, Third Elder Xiao Qin said worriedly.
This was not forcefully annexing one or two tribes. If they wanted to double the number of tribesmen, they would have to devour hundreds of low-tier combat divisions. This would definitely cause a huge uproar.
"I'll explain to the Ancestral Court. All you need to do is carry out your tasks. I'll take responsibility for everything!"
Xiao Chen's voice was very calm. If it was in the past, even if his Gu Yuan Tribe wantonly absorbed tribes, they wouldn't dare to do so. However, things were different now that the foreign races were in danger. The Ancestral Court would also turn a blind eye to it.
"Right now, the desolate border is filled with danger. The foreign races are wreaking havoc everywhere. Even the Ancestral Court is having trouble controlling them, so how can they take care of our Gu Yuan Tribe?"
"That's right, that's right!
Our Gu Yuan Tribe is representing the entire desolate border to fight against the Blood Race. It's inevitable that we will strengthen our tribe! "An elder in the hall echoed.
"Alright, leaders. Our Gu Yuan Tribe has less than three months left. During this time, we must do our best to strengthen ourselves!"
"The Ancestral Court has given us 200,000 sets of armor and weapons this time. I have already placed them in the secret dimension of the Combat Master Hall. Ding Shan, hurry up and distribute them!"
The resources obtained by the Ancestral Court were all placed in the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. With Azure Glass, it was naturally easy to place them in the secret realm spaces of the various halls of the tribe!
"In addition, there are also some forging materials that I have placed in the secret space of the God Weapon Palace. The craftsmen of the God Weapon Palace should forge them into armor and battle weapons as soon as possible!"
"Here!"
Very quickly, two figures stepped out of the ranks and promised!
"Apart from that, we also obtained a large number of Primordial Stones from the Ancestral Court, including upper-grade Primordial Stones, supreme-grade Primordial Stones, and Spirit Crystals. As for the amount, it's enough for this war. Even if the Void Battleships of the Ancient Yuan Tribe are at full power, it'll be enough!"
"Really?" Immediately, the clansmen revealed looks of joy.
This was especially so for Shi Ya, the commander of the Void Battleships. He was overjoyed. In the past, it seemed like he led the battleships to patrol the Void in an awe-inspiring manner, but the grievance in his heart was difficult to explain to others. It was the shortage of Primordial Stones to supply the Void Battleships.
Whether it was the engine compartment of the battleships or the Primordial Stone Cannons on the battleships, they had to calculate the consumption of Primordial Stones every time they went out on patrol. After all, upper-grade Primordial Stones were resources that were not easy to obtain for the current Gu Yuan Tribe.
After a long time, Xiao Chen swept his gaze across the people in the hall and shouted, "It's been ten years since our Gu Yuan Tribe established the Fortune Tribe.
"In these ten years, our Gu Yuan Tribe has developed from a small tribe to this stage. It can be said that our might has shaken the Desolate Border. However, the Desolate Border is full of danger, and this is something that no tribe can avoid. Only by doing our best will we have a chance of survival!
"Elders, I'll give you five days to calculate everything about our Gu Yuan Tribe. Whether it's the number of clansmen, resource reserves, powerhouses, battle masters, armors, battle soldiers, spiritual herbs, spiritual fields, everything is accounted for. Let the millions of clansmen see exactly how much wealth our Gu Yuan Tribe has accumulated over the past ten years!"
"Go and tell the people of my Gu Yuan Tribe that my Gu Yuan Tribe has been here for 10 years and has crossed many ranks. Our tribe's fate is vast, and we are powerful. We might be able to fight!" "Yes!" Immediately, the entire hall was filled with shouts.
After the elders left, the huge war machine that was the tribe began to operate. Even Xiao Chen wanted to see how much wealth the Gu Yuan Tribe had accumulated over the past ten years. At the same time, he wanted to give the clansmen hope.
After a simple discussion, Xiao Chen spent less than half an hour with his two wives before entering the secret realm.
In the secret realm of the War Beast Hall, apart from the Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros, the Half King Level Cyan Flame Sky Serpent also resided there. Although they were both dragon bloodlines, the Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros was much weaker than the serpent.
The entire Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros treated the serpent like its ancestor. Fortunately, the serpent was in a deep sleep most of the time to heal its injuries. Overall, it did not have much of an impact on the Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros.
Roar!
Xiao Chen's figure appeared in the Warring Beast Secret Realm. Immediately, a low roar resounded. A huge mutated beast with a malevolent, twisted horn rushed at Xiao Chen.
"Old Rhinoceros, it seems that your strength has improved again!" Xiao Chen said with a smile when he saw the huge rhinoceros.
"It is all thanks to the Beast Spirit Pill refined by the Chieftain," the huge rhinoceros opened its mouth wide and spoke in the human language when it heard Xiao Chen's words.
The Full Moon Rhinoceros had signed a contract with the Gu Yuan Tribe and became the protector war beast of the Gu Yuan Tribe. Naturally, they would share weal and woe with the tribe like the clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe. They would even receive the blessing of the Gu Yuan Tribe's prosperity.
In fact, the Full Moon Rhinoceros Tribe had been supported by the Gu Yuan Tribe all these years, and the tribe's strength had increased significantly, both in terms of population and strength.
Of course, the clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe would also come to subdue the Full Moon Rhinoceros and make it their war beast. Of course, all of this was voluntary on both sides. Whether they could gain the Full Moon Rhinoceros' approval depended on the clansmen's means.
Naturally, over the years, there were also Full Moon Rhinoceros that died outside. This was unavoidable when they went out to battle. The clansmen would also bring back the Full Moon Rhinoceros' corpses to be buried in the tribe and worshiped by the clansmen!
No matter what, they had once fought for the Gu Yuan Tribe!
"Come with me to greet Lord Dragon!"
Xiao Chen said softly. However, Xiao Chen noticed that when he mentioned the dragon, the Full Moon Rhinoceros's huge body could not help but twitch.
It seemed that the dragon's pressure on their clan was not ordinary, but he did not point it out.
There was also an ancient mountain range in the center of the War Beast Secret Realm. It occupied a hundred miles, and the dragon had turned a valley in the mountain range into a cave.
Swoosh!
Before Xiao Chen's figure landed, a golden figure flashed in the forest and pounced at him. There was a whimpering sound coming from the mouth of the figure.
It was the little Pegasus, but its strength had increased again. It was now comparable to the Seventh Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm of the human race, and its dragon might was even stronger.
"Roar roar roar!" The little Pegasus roared when it saw Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen naturally understood what the little Pegasus meant. It was complaining that Xiao Chen did not bring it out and made it suffer in front of the dragon.
"Alright, I will bring you the next time I go out!"
Xiao Chen smiled and gently lifted up the Heavenly Horse's golden head. Only then did the Heavenly Horse rejoice.
To it, it was like falling into hell in front of the dragon.
"Greetings, Senior Dragon!" After comforting the Pegasus, Xiao Chen cupped his fists and shouted towards the depths of the mountain range.
"Come in!" After a while, a deep voice was heard.
In a valley deep in the mountain range, there was a Flame Cave. Lava was rolling in it, and a strong smell of sulfur filled the air. Even when Xiao Chen approached it, he could feel the strong scorching aura.
This was a Flame Cave that the flood dragon had moved here from the outside world. The Scarlet Flame Lava inside was the ten-thousand-year-old lava that it had obtained by piercing through the earth veins. The true form of the green flood dragon was the Azure Flame Falling Flood Dragon, a fire-attribute flood dragon. It was born with the ability to control the profound mysteries of fire. It could also derive the laws of fire, so it was naturally very close to fire.
"Senior!"
Not far from the Flame Cave, there was a flat, red crystal that was emitting heat. The dragon turned into a human and sat on it, looking at Xiao Chen.
"You are injured!"
"Yes!" Xiao Chen replied without any disguise.
In fact, the status of the dragon was like that of a foreign elder. All these years, it had never mentioned leaving, and had stayed in the Gu Yuan Tribe.
"This time, I will need Senior's help!" Xiao Chen said.
The dragon naturally knew what had happened ten days ago. As a five-star beast, its senses were more acute than others, and it was difficult to hide the various secrets from it.
However, the dragon did not say anything. Instead, it gestured for Xiao Chen to sit beside it. As for the Pegasus, since Xiao Chen was there, it naturally crouched beside Xiao Chen. As for the Dragon-Blood Moon Rhinoceros, it was far away, not knowing whether to stand or lie down.
"My Gu Yuan Tribe carries the destiny of the desolate border. This time, we have no choice but to fight. Although I am not afraid of fighting, I will need Senior's help this time."
"I have come this time to invite Senior to officially join my Gu Yuan Tribe!"