Gasol was running madly. There were only a few dozen Herculean Bull Tribe guards by his side. Apart from these guards, there was no one else by his side. Not a single person.
2000 cavalrymen had been completely annihilated!
Gasol felt as if he was still in a dream, a nightmare. Why had his 2000 cavalrymen been defeated by 4000 undead creatures in a single encounter? Could it be that he hadn't been leading 2000 cavalrymen, but 2000 argali?
If it wasn't for his guards risking their lives to help him break out of the encirclement at the last moment, he might have died in the chaos. Gasol still shivered when he thought about the attacks of those undead creatures.
At the same time, Gasol also thought of another point. He had been defeated by Wales this time, but what about in the future? What kind of action would Wales take? Would he lead those undead creatures back to the tribe?
Gasol became even more uneasy when he thought of this. At the same time, there was another thing that made him very distressed, and that was the loss of the 1500 fighting bull warriors. He had borrowed them, and now that they had all died here, how would the fighting bulls react?
Most importantly, the 500 herculean bull warriors who had followed him out this time were his most loyal subordinates, and his most powerful weapon. This time, they had almost been completely annihilated. Without such a force that he could be absolutely assured of, his future days would only be more difficult.
Gasol already had the urge to cry when he thought of this. His losses this time were too great, to the point that he couldn't bear it.
Compared to Gasol, Zhao Hai's harvest this time was much greater. None of the 1500 fighting bull warriors had escaped, and they had all become Zhao Hai's new subordinates. As for the remaining herculean bull warriors, Zhao Hai didn't touch them. He had to give Wales face. No matter whose subordinates these herculean bull warriors were, they were still herculean bulls. Zhao Hai couldn't go too far.
Wales was also very happy with Zhao Hai's actions. In his opinion, these herculean bull warriors deserved the respect they deserved.
Therefore, Wales buried these herculean bull warriors along with their mounts. However, their weapons were taken away, because Beastmen Prairie lacked iron, and they couldn't afford to waste it.
What made Zhao Hai a bit disappointed was that this attack didn't leave a single living mount, whether it was a fighting bull or a herculean bull. This made Zhao Hai lose a chance to add new animals to the space.
But when he thought of the 1500 fighting bull warriors, Zhao Hai felt happy. Now that he had over 7000 undead creatures in his hands, these undead creatures were enough for him to use. He could place the magic beast undead creatures in Iron Mountain Fort as guards. Even so, he still had enough manpower in his hands.
In fact, if Zhao Hai wanted to, with his current strength, even if he revealed his identity as a member of the Buda Clan, no one would easily touch him. Even if he had the Church of Light as an enemy, he didn't need to be afraid. With the space, he didn't need to worry about his own safety. He should still like to fight, because as long as he went to war, he would receive new subordinates and a new undead army. As long as he wanted, the undead army would continue to grow, and he wouldn't need to be afraid of anyone.
But he didn't want to do this. To be honest, Zhao Hai still felt a bit uneasy about using large amounts of undead creatures. Chinese people paid particular attention to burying people in peace. If it wasn't for the safety of himself and the people around him, Zhao Hai wouldn't even want to use undead creatures, especially humanoid undead creatures.
Moreover, he didn't like war. He knew that if his identity was discovered, it would definitely cause a war, a war against him. When that time came, many people would die. He didn't want to become a sinner on the continent.
Right now, only the nobles on the continent were making things difficult for him, but this wasn't a big deal to him. If he didn't want to fight, then he would just hide. But if he started a war because of him, then it wouldn't only be the nobles who hated him. The commoners would also hate him, and he didn't want that.
After a big victory, Wales didn't think about going back to deal with Gasol immediately. Wales still wanted to follow his original plan, which was to go to the surrounding tribes and get the branch tribes' support, then deal with Gasol.
Wales had his own considerations. Just as Yale had said, the Fighting Bull Tribe didn't have good intentions in getting in touch with Gasol. They wouldn't let Gasol fall now. If Gasol fell now, then the one to take over would be Wales, and Wales and the Fighting Bull Tribe had never been on good terms. If Wales took over, then he would definitely suppress the Fighting Bull Tribe. This was something that the Fighting Bull Tribe's chieftain couldn't see. Therefore, if Wales' army came at this time, then it would only make the Fighting Bull Tribe completely stand on Gasol's side, which would make things worse.
If things really got to that point, then it might lead to an internal war between the entire bull-headed race. Wales definitely didn't want to see that. Therefore, what he needed to do now was to get the support of the branch tribes, then oust Gasol, and then deal with the Fighting Bull Tribe.
What Gasol and the Fighting Bull Tribe didn't know was that the biggest trump card in Wales' hands was the grain in his hands. That's right, the grain in his hands.
The Fighting Bull Tribe and Gasol must have thought that Wales' biggest trump card was Zhao Hai's undead legion, but they were gravely mistaken. The undead legion was only a blade in Wales' hands, and Wales had an even faster and more ruthless blade in his hands: grain.
For the beastmen, grain was the best weapon, because the beastmen lacked grain every year. Especially for some of the smaller tribes, they didn't just lack grain in winter, they lacked grain all year round. They couldn't compete with the bigger tribes, and those grain merchants wouldn't come to the smaller tribes either. It was very difficult for them to buy grain.
Now that Wales had grain in his hands, as long as he used it as a weapon, in addition to his reputation in the bull-headed race, he would be able to get the support of the branch tribes. When the time came, he would be able to deal the most fatal blow to Gasol.
After defeating Gasol, Wales and the others rested for 2 days. Actually, they didn't have much to rest for. The ones fighting were the undead creatures, so there was no need for them to rest.
But Wales still rested for 2 days. During these 2 days, he took care of the corpses of Gasol's guards, buried them properly, and rested for a bit before leaving.
Strictly speaking, the prairie that Wales and the others were on right now wasn't the bull-headed race's territory. Although everyone on the Beastmen Prairie lived a nomadic life, everyone knew that every race had their own territory. The stronger the race, the better the grass on their pastures, the more rivers there were, and the warmer the place they lived in during winter, which made it harder for them to be attacked by wind and snow.
On the other hand, the weaker the race, the worse the pastures they got. If the pastures weren't good, the magic beasts they raised wouldn't be able to grow fat. If the magic beasts weren't fat, they wouldn't be able to exchange them for more grain. Without more grain, they could only eat magic beasts. This way, their losses would be greater, and their strength would be weaker. It was a vicious cycle.
Wales and the others were currently on the outskirts of the Beastmen Prairie. The pastures here weren't very good. The pastures here belonged to a race, but they belonged to the pig-headed race. It was because of this that Zhao Hai met Spiel and the others from the Big Bellied Pig Tribe. It should be known that a small tribe like Spiel's wouldn't dare to move around in the territories of other races.
The pig-headed race had a lower status than the bull-headed race among the beastmen, because their fighting strength wasn't as strong as the bull-headed race. Their royal tribe was the saber-toothed race, and their fighting strength couldn't compare to the herculean bulls. This also affected the pig-headed race's status among the beastmen.
After resting on the battlefield for 2 days, Wales and the others set out towards the bull-headed race's territory. However, they didn't go straight to the bull-headed race's territory, and instead took a detour.
It wasn't that Wales was afraid that Gasol would mobilize troops to deal with him. Wales was very clear that if Gasol really had the support of everyone in the tribe, then Gasol wouldn't have only brought so few people to deal with him last time. Moreover, most of them would be fighting bulls, with very few herculean bulls.
The smart Wales guessed from this point that not everyone in the Herculean Bull Tribe was convinced by Gasol. Gasol still couldn't cover the sky with one hand, so he had to borrow troops from the Fighting Bull Tribe. This not only exposed his collusion with the Fighting Bull Tribe, but also exposed his current status in the Herculean Bull Tribe!
Beastmen were a very straightforward race. They revered strength. If you were strong, then they would be willing to obey you. Gasol's strength was very strong. He had fought for the Herculean Bull Tribe for many years, and had won more than lost. His popularity in the tribe was very high, and because of this, his ambition had expanded rapidly.
If Gasol hadn't done anything, then he would still have had a chance to fight for the chieftain's position. After all, the chieftain's position couldn't be decided by the old chieftain alone. He had to consider all aspects.
However, Gasol had made a bad move. He shouldn't have poisoned the old chieftain to death, and he shouldn't have sent people to kill Mendez and Wales. This had caused his popularity in the tribe to drop to a freezing point.
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