Chapter 685 - 172: Hastily Concluded
"Lord Thunder God, you flatter me too much," Lu Hong shrugged. "I have only just taken over the position of Clan Leader a few years ago, how do I compare in experience to those present?"
It was unclear whether Lu Hong had a plan he wasn’t sharing, or if he truly had none. Hearing this, Lei Sai didn’t say much, but turned to the other Clan Leaders and said, "In that case, according to the scouts’ reports, there are three Spirit Clans showing a tendency to attack the Human Race. The troops are already being mobilized. I believe it won’t be more than three months before they launch an attack. Let us use this battle to decide the position of the Commander of the Guards. Whoever leads their troops to kill the top three leaders of the foreign clans will become the Commander of the Guards. Do you all find this acceptable?"
"No objections."
"I agree."
Beside them, Song Quan sneered, feeling quite downcast.
He had originally intended to control the entire guard force, but it had ended up being divided among others.
Though displeased, he had at least managed to secure a position for himself. It was best to take what he could—it wouldn’t do to go against Lei Sai head-on.
After establishing the matter of the Human Race’s self-defense force, the council then moved on to another core issue of the debate: territory.
The Human Race now entirely occupied the southeastern corner of the continent, bordering the lands of foreign clans. This meant that without attacking the foreign clans, the territory of the Human Race could not be expanded.
Some might think if expansion wasn’t possible, then it should be left at that. However, the political system of the Human Race was still based on autonomous governance by the tribes. This system ensured that internal conflict was a commonplace occurrence.
Lei Sai also saw the internal troubles of the Human Race, and thus took the lead in facilitating this council meeting.
Song Quan’s aim was to create a self-defense force, while Lei Sai’s goal was to resolve the internal strife within the Human Race—uniting them against external foes.