Chapter 46 Clean and Neat Ambush_1
"Master Yan Xing!" Duan’er excitedly rubbed his hands together and asked, "Do you mean... I can exchange the agarwood from the Red Mud Wetland for weapons from you? Then I can arm my Werewolf Warriors with these weapons to attack other werewolf territories, annex their land, and seize their werewolf warriors. And then use the agarwood from their territories to continue exchanging for weapons from you, arming the new additions to my army. Thus, continually expanding outwards!"
Yan Xing’s eyes widened as he watched the animated Duan’er. After he finished, Yan Xing asked, "Clan Leader... Thunderous Swamp is so vast; even its peripheral areas aren’t small. If you keep trying to take it mouthful by mouthful like this, how long will it take? Moreover, since we are all werewolves, why must we slaughter each other?"
Yan Xing’s words pulled Duan’er back from his fantasy. Puzzled, he responded, "Master Yan Xing, isn’t that what you just meant? Didn’t you tell me to expand my territory?"
Yan Xing said, "I did tell you to expand your territory, and I even intend to help you unify the Werewolf Tribe groups in the periphery of Thunderous Swamp. However, I never told you to wage endless wars. If you keep biting off more than you can chew, taking ages to digest each piece... you won’t assimilate many tribes before the other Werewolf Tribes become wary. Given the complex terrain of the swamp, even if I gave your warriors the same full set of equipment as the Eternal Domain warriors, it wouldn’t be so easy to capture other werewolf territories."
Duan’er finally calmed down.
Yes, the swamp terrain is far too complex. It’s full of invisible natural traps; even the local werewolves don’t dare to move recklessly, let alone an attacking force operating in unfamiliar territory.
If caught in a quagmire, a full suit of steel armor would only hasten your death.
"But... how do we expand our territory without going to war?" Duan’er couldn’t think of another method.
Yan Xing replied with a smile, "With this agarwood, we can make them offer up their territories willingly. If you trust me in this matter, just follow my lead."
Though he had known Yan Xing for less than a day, Duan’er already admired him enormously. Now that Yan Xing had painted another grand vision for him, Duan’er quickly said, "I will listen to Master Yan Xing; I will follow everything you say."