"Get in touch with the space residents? Chief Xiong, you are playing with fire! "
After a boom, Yan Zhengdong, chief of the Burning Sun Tribe, smashed the table heavily, leaving a clear imprint of his fist on the wood that was as hard as iron. He rose up abruptly and glared at Xiong Wuji.
The chief of the Giant Axe Tribe, the chief of the Feathered Snakes Tribe, and the elders of other tribes were frowning, too.
Behind them were the experts of the younger generation of the three tribes. They had been invited to the meeting because of their distinguished performance in the battle of apocalypse, too.
The younger generation did not have so many rules. Some of them were scared of Xiong Wuji's toughness and only dared to say a few words. But some of the more ruthless ones shouted, "Xiong Wuji is out of his mind!"
It was the scene that took place in the meeting of the six tribes the next afternoon.
After Xiong Wuji proposed the proposal of getting in touch with the space residents, the Burning Sun Tribe was indeed strongly opposed.
Even on Xiong Wuji's side, not everybody from the Furious Bears Tribe, the Silver Moon Tribe, and the Heaven Wolves Tribe knew about the proposal in advance.
For some of the young qi-trainers, it was obvious that they had never heard of the proposal before. They were all greatly shocked. Humming noises echoed in the crowd, as if ten thousand mosquitoes were flying around randomly.
Li Yao's contributions in the battle of apocalypse were only second to Xiong Wuji's. Therefore, he was qualified to sit at the front of the back row and see Xiong Wuji's face from the side.
Xiong Wuji's nerves seemed to be made of iron. He had foreseen the strong objection and was not moved at all.
Yan Zhengdong, chief of the Burning Sun Tribe, gnashed his teeth. "Chief Xiong, your so-called contact and deal with the space residents is to leak the secrets of Iron Plateau to the space residents? I don't agree! The Burning Sun Tribe will never agree! "
Xiong Wuji said solemnly, "Nothing good ever comes out of seclusion! Not a single technique. It can be secluded forever! Only by communicating, absorbing, and evolving can the techniques grow stronger and stronger!
"Of course, we will not give away all our core techniques. We are going to trade for tremendous techniques and resources from the space residents! By then, if you feel that a certain deal is inappropriate, you are free to object! "
Yan Zhengdong burst into laughter. "Very good idea. But who can guarantee that the space residents do not have other purposes? Maybe they have been eyeing Iron Plateau for a long time!
Xiong Wuji said solemnly, "That's why we have to get in touch with them. Only then will we know what the Flying Star Sector is thinking and how advanced their Cultivation is! As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle! We don't know anything about the space residents right now. If they are really malicious, we don't even know how to defend ourselves. How can we do that?
Yan Zhengdong blushed. Veins were popping up on his neck as he bellowed, "I don't know what the space residents are doing! But I know exactly what the Iron Plateau natives are like! If the space residents dare to do anything to Iron Plateau, we will certainly make sure that they die without a burial place! "
Xiong Wuji raised his voice, too. "What are we going to do to them? We all know the situation of the six tribes of Iron Plateau. To deal with the apocalypse and the demon beasts, almost all the resources have been consumed!
"Just now, the Heavenly Wolf Division and the Giant Axe Division. After arguing for an hour, it was all for a mine that could produce three thousand tons of Purple Mist Stones per year! Three thousand tons! Three hundred years ago. A mine that couldn't have been any smaller could have been solved by a simple meeting of the elders of two tribes. But right now, it had to be resolved in the meeting of the six tribes! Why? It's all because our resources are getting smaller and smaller! The resources buried in the shallow layer of the earth are about to be emptied! "
"I know. Many people are against getting in touch with the space residents because they can't let go of the grudge of being oppressed for five thousand years! However, the exhaustion of resources is the most realistic problem! We can't get in touch with the space residents or purchase more resources. In the coming decades, some of us will be old, and some of us will be dead. Are the qi-trainers sitting behind you and me going to fight the apocalyptic beasts with stone axes and wooden sticks?
"Chief Yan, you are against my proposal. Why don't you tell us your plan about the exhaustion of resources?"
Yan Zhengdong chuckled and replied, "Of course I have a plan!
"Today, let me introduce the 'Oasis Plan' to all the tribes with the opportunity of the meeting of the six tribes!"
"Oasis Plan?"
Humming whispers echoed in the hall again. The qi-trainers of the three tribes of the Furious Bears Tribe looked at each other in bewilderment, with confusion in their eyes.
On the other hand, many qi-trainers of the three tribes of the Burning Sun Tribe were smiling mysteriously, as if they were confident of their victory.
For the first time, there was shock on Xiong Wuji's face, which seemed to be made of iron. It was obvious that it was the first time that he had heard of the 'Oasis Plan'.
Li Yao stood straight and narrowed his eyes.
Yan Zhengdong cleared his throat and said, "As we all know, the land occupied by the six tribes of Iron Plateau is only a small part of the total land on Iron Plateau. Most of the other land is the 'Dark Continent' that was struck by the apocalypse in the first wave!
"The Dark Continent is dominated by demon beasts and barbarians. The eggs of apocalypse break out much more frequently than in the area where we live, too. But because the lifespan of the apocalyptic beasts is generally short, several days at most, they haven't spread to the territory of the six tribes of Iron Plateau.
"For thousands of years, we've sent countless exploration teams to the Dark Continent, but we've never found any trace of civilization. Over the past few hundred years, we've completely abandoned the exploration of the Dark Continent because of the lack of resources!
"However, one year ago, the Burning Sun Tribe received a signal from the Dark Continent!"
"What!"
This time, even Xiong Wuji's face changed color.
The qi-trainers of the three tribes behind him were in an uproar, too.
Yan Zhengdong looked at everyone's reaction coldly, and his expression became even more smug. He said, "The Burning Sun Tribe organized a new exploration team and went deep into the Dark Continent following the source of the signal. Finally, we found a brand-new tribe in a valley!
Xiong Wuji was dumbfounded. The whispers of the crowd behind him were even louder. Many of them couldn't help but stand up.
Li Yao, on the other hand, was deep in thought, frowning.
Yan Zhengdong continued. "The tribe called itself the 'Oasis Tribe'. Their ancestors struggled for thousands of years in the Dark Continent. Their living environment was even harsher than ours. Therefore, a lot of their heritages were lost. Their civilization was thousands of years behind ours. Except for the few techniques and magical equipment, they were almost a real tribe of barbarians.
"However, we did find mother lodes with abundant resources in the area where the Oasis Tribe was located. Because they hadn't been exploited on a large scale for thousands of years, the resources here were enough for us to use for hundreds of years until we passed the difficulties and developed our own technology to collect the resources in the deeper regions!
"Also, according to our communication with the residents of the Oasis Tribe, we learned that they were nomads who didn't have a fixed home. Exposed minerals were found in the dozens of areas where they used to live. It was very likely that a lot of resources had yet to be excavated!
"All in all, the Oasis Tribe was the best guide in the Dark Continent. With their guidance, we would certainly be able to excavate all the resources in the Dark Continent!
"Therefore, the Burning Sun Tribe, together with the Giant Axe Tribe and the Feathered Snakes Tribe, initiated the Oasis Plan!
"We are planning to send large-scale business teams to the Oasis Tribe. We will help the Oasis Tribe settle down in the Dark Continent first. Then, we will exploit the resources in the Dark Continent on a large scale with the Oasis Tribe as our base!
"This is our solution to the resource problem. What do you think, Chief Xiong?"
Xiong Wuji was dazed for a long time before he said, "The Dark Continent is a complicated place. We have to consider the issue carefully!"
Yan Zhengdong smiled. "There is no need to consider the issue carefully. Before the battle of apocalypse, the three tribes had already mobilized some of our forces and sent the first business team to the Oasis Tribe."
"What!"
Xiong Wuji burst into fury. He rose up abruptly and said solemnly, "Chief Yan, why didn't you wait for the meeting of the six tribes so that we could make a decision together?"
Yan Zhengdong sneered. "Who doesn't know that Chief Xiong has been obsessed with the woman from space and has been trying to reach out to the space residents all these years?
"The secret agreements that the three tribes in the west reached in private did not seem to have been approved by the three tribes in the east, did they?
"After all, what's done is done. The first business team has entered the Dark Continent. It is impossible to summon them back!"
The humming in the hall was even louder than before. The elders of the Furious Bears Tribe, the Silver Moon Tribe, and the Heaven Wolves Tribe were all frowning and thinking hard.
Holding back his fury, Xiong Wuji said, "I feel that something is wrong! "Our seniors have searched the Darkness Continent for several thousand years, but they didn't find any traces of civilization. Why is it that at this very moment, a tribe has appeared out of nowhere?"
"Chief Xiong."
An old voice echoed behind Yan Zhengdong. "I was in charge of the Oasis Plan. I was there when the expedition was carried out, too. I saw the existence of the Oasis Tribe and the mother lodes nearby with my own eyes. It is absolutely true. I guarantee it with my life."
"Master Yan!"
Xiong Wuji's arrogance immediately dispersed as he greeted respectfully.
A hunchbacked man slowly rose up from Yan Zhengdong's back. It was an old man with white hair and a white beard. He was as skinny as a match, and his legs had been cut off at the knees. He was sitting on a special jet wheelchair, which was propelled by spiritual gas from below so that he could float and move freely.
This old man seemed to have great prestige among the six tribes. His appearance made all the Qi warriors from the Mad Bear and the other two tribes fall silent.
Li Yao was baffled. He stepped back and asked Shi Meng behind him, "Who is this old man?"
Shi Meng's face was full of admiration. He replied in a low voice, "He is Yan Xibei, the elder brother of Chief Yan Zhengdong of the Burning Sun Tribe. He was also the best warrior of the six tribes of Iron Plateau before Chief Xiong! He was also an unparalleled expert in the 99th level of the Refinement Stage! In a battle against the apocalypse thirty years ago, he resisted the blast of dozens of dragon-level apocalyptic beasts. Then, he fought a calamity-level apocalyptic beast for three hundred rounds and saved the day on his own! Therefore, although he was heavily wounded and his capability plummeted, he was still highly respected in the six tribes of Iron Plateau! "
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