Chapter 337 - 343: Sand Spring City
Hang Yu did not dare to be careless and immediately said to Zhao Ming, "Evacuate everyone, don’t let too many people be discovered by the Great Lord’s envoy."
Zhao Ming asked, "Are you worried about arousing the Great Lord’s suspicion?"
Hang Yu nodded, "Yes, having too many people here is very unusual for a Minor Lord’s territory. If the Great Lord finds out, it will certainly cause suspicion, which will be of no benefit to us."
Zhao Ming understood what Hang Yu was concerned about.
He immediately went to arrange for all normal people to hide and instructed representatives of various factions to inform their team members not to return to town or go online in the next few hours.
Hang Yu then gathered all the soldiers in Deserted Valley Town, totaling over two hundred. About half were from Hang Yu’s team, and the other half from other teams, all drawn out to make a stand.
Then.
Hang Yu deactivated the magic traps and several barriers in front of Deserted Valley Town, opened the main gate, and invited in the Spiritual Energy Intelligent Species who claimed to be the Great Lord’s envoy.
He glanced at the other party.
This was an intelligent race he had never seen before.
His upper body was very similar to a human, with bronze skin and chiseled muscles, his hair a fiery red color unseen among humans, looking like a robust male.
However, his lower body was that of some animal, slightly resembling a deer but more like a horse, with four horse-like legs, equally strong and full of explosive power!
"I am an envoy under the lord of Sand Spring City, Warlord Kaliemlo. You may call me Shamoduo!"
This centaur from the Spirit Realm swaggered into Deserted Valley Town.
Several hundred human soldiers appeared before his eyes.
He seemed neither apprehensive nor fearful.
His gaze exuded arrogance and confidence; all his equipment emitted a green spiritual aura, and his weapon was a long-handled battleaxe of seemingly very high quality green weapon.
At least level 11!
His jewelry and equipment were all part of the same set!
Although no traces of blue equipment were found for the time being, it didn’t rule out the possibility that this guy had blue quality equipment or items on him, since being sent here implied that he was definitely a trusted confidant of the Great Lord.
In terms of strength.
He should not be inferior to the original Lord of Deserted Valley Town, Luken, and might even be stronger.
He introduced himself as Shamoduo and referred to the Lord of Sand Spring City as "Warlord Kaliemlo."
Spirit Realm people sometimes use a heritage as their nickname.
Warlord is a Fourth Tier heritage.
This indicates that the Great Lord dominating Sand Spring City possesses at least one complete Fourth Tier heritage, and even if it’s only one, it’s a formidable figure to contend with.
After all, a Fourth Tier heritage is significant!
Hang Yu doesn’t even have a Third Tier heritage.
A complete Fourth Tier heritage amplifies one’s strength, at least to the extent of three Third Tier heritages.
We can only say the natives have too much of an advantage in heritage.
Far surpasses what the Descenders can compare!
Hang Yu’s mind was racing, but outwardly he remained calm, speaking in an unaffected tone, "I am the current Lord of Deserted Valley Town, Hang Yu. I will prepare magnificent food and drink to welcome the mighty envoy of Sand Spring City!"
Shamoduo said flatly, "Great Lord Kaliemlo was surprised to discover a few days ago that a statue belonging to a Jackal Wolfman Lord had fallen in Sand Spring City’s stone temple, and an unknown race has taken over the Jackal Wolf’s town. Who exactly are you?"
Hang Yu responded, "We come from the northern Greenfield Province, having lost our homes and had to flee to the Desert Province. Upon arriving in the Beicang area, we mistakenly entered the jurisdiction of Sand Spring City and were attacked by the Jackal Wolfman. In our counterattack, we were lucky enough to seize Deserted Valley Town."
Greenfield Province is a province to the north of Desert Province.
The terrain is large grassland.
Thus, it is called Greenfield Province.
The Desert Province, where Hang Yu resides, can also be split into many regions, with a large area in the north called "Beicang," and Deserted Valley Town is at the northwest corner of Beicang.
The identity of a Descender cannot be casually revealed.
Because, in the eyes of some natives, Descenders are no different from invaders.
So, once natives learn of the Descender’s identity, it will surely arouse violent backlash from these natives.
It’s better to make up a lie for now.
The Spirit Realm is too vast, its population too sparse, and races too numerous, so information transmission efficiency is very slow, even the Great Lord knows little about regions outside of Desert Province.
If we can hide it for a moment, we should.
The top priority is to bide their time and secure their footing.
In common sense, Deserted Valley Town is just a very insignificant minor territory in the corner, at least it’s like that for places like Sand Spring City.
If unexpected things don’t happen.
The Lord of Sand Spring City, Warlord Kaliemlo, doesn’t care who becomes the Lord of Deserted Valley Town!
After all, in the Spirit Realm, it’s normal for territories to be seized back and forth by various races.
Two major game rules.
First, Minor Lords must pay tribute to the Great Lord.
Second, Minor Lords cannot attempt to provoke or threaten the Great Lord.
Generally, as long as they follow the rules of the game, not only will the Great Lord not stop Minor Lords from fighting each other, they actually welcome seeing their territories under their rule attack each other.
War generates attrition.
And attrition brings weakness.
The Great Lord, to protect their status.
Generally, they deliberately protect weaker Lords.
Conversely, if a Minor Lord stands out too much, the Great Lord might even encourage other Minor Lords to unite to suppress him.
Deserted Valley Town was originally a relatively weak territory under the governance of Sand Spring City, so Great Lord Kaliemlo allowed Luken to hand over eighty percent of his output as a protection fee, thereby prohibiting other Lords from attacking Deserted Valley Town.
Otherwise, Deserted Valley Town could not have sustained its development for a year.
It would have been swallowed by other Lords in its initial stage of being occupied by Jackal Wolfmen.
Shamoduo is an envoy sent by Sand Spring City, on one hand to understand the situation and strength of the species that occupied Deserted Valley Town, and on the other hand, to assert the sovereignty and majesty of Sand Spring City over Deserted Valley Town.
Hang Yu has just seized Deserted Valley Town.
It is not yet time to challenge the Great Lord.
Therefore, he must act humble and low-key, first treat this envoy well to avoid having him gossiping in front of the Great Lord upon returning to Sand Spring City.
Hang Yu called Zhao Ming over, "Honorable envoy of Sand Spring City, this is my most capable subordinate and the current Vice Lord of Deserted Valley Town, Zhao Ming. If you have any dissatisfaction with Deserted Valley Town, you can bring it up to us at any time."
Shamoduo glanced at Hang Yu, then at Zhao Ming, his mouth curling as if in disdain, "The Lords of Deserted Valley Town truly worsen with each generation."
Zhao Ming and Hang Yu exchanged a look.
He had long anticipated the trouble arising from language barriers.
So recently, through his own channels, he acquired the ability to speak several Spirit Realm languages from a special Trial Secret Realm, enabling him to understand the exchange between Hang Yu and Shamoduo, and he was one of the very few in Deserted Valley Town who could communicate with the Spirit Realm natives.
Zhao Ming stepped forward with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, Lord Envoy, you can see that our capture of Deserted Valley Town was purely by luck. Now there are hardly any troops left, and as a wandering race, we’re truly short on resources. About this tribute tax issue..."
Shamoduo said coldly, "Not a single bit of Sand Spring City’s interests can be lacking; if you don’t have the capability, you don’t deserve to occupy this town!"
According to the Jackal Wolfman era standard.
The average daily resources contributed by Jackal Wolfmen were as follows.
1. Crystal Stones valued at 1500 White Crystals.
2. 900 pieces of level 10 gray material or equivalent items!
3. 300 pieces of level 10 white material or equivalent items!
There is a stone temple in the buildings of Deserted Valley Town, from which materials can be directly transmitted to Sand Spring City through a sacrificial altar.
Usually, a sacrifice is made every four or five days.
This is absolutely a heavy resource burden.
Otherwise, the Jackal Wolfmen wouldn’t have only built one thousand soldiers in a year of occupying Deserted Valley Town.
The Great Lord, through exploiting Minor Lords, not only strengthens himself but also suppresses threats, so it’s a win-win for him.
Hang Yu gave Zhao Ming a look.
Meaning to quickly handle this person.
Although humans have industries and channels in the present world, they can quickly restore Deserted Valley Town’s vitality, and even surpass the Jackal Wolfman era, it is unpleasant to have to pay so many resources every day.
Hang Yu does not intend to be satisfied being a mere Minor Lord of Deserted Valley Town forever.
The yet-unreleased potential of the human Descender race.
Also cannot be contained by a small Deserted Valley Town.
Sand Spring City must eventually be broken into.
The head of Great Lord Kaliemlo is something that Hang Yu will eventually kick around like a ball; to contribute massive resources now is essentially supporting the enemy, which naturally makes no sense.
However, being overly defiant is also ill-advised, since under another’s roof one must bow their head. Until one has power strong enough to change the game’s rules, one can only obediently follow this world’s game rules.
Hang Yu can only believe.
There must be room for negotiation in this.