"What method?" Huo Yan's eyes showed some doubt, looking at Lu Chen suspiciously.
Lu Chen had no intention of hiding it from him. He beckoned Huo Yan to come to his side, and the two of them whispered for a while.
Then Huo Yan's expression changed, looking unusually ugly. He shook his head, saying, "This won't do."
Lu Chen asked, "Why?"
Huo Yan said, "You are a human, so you don't understand the customs of the barbarians of the wilderness. No one has ever done this before."
Lu Chen said lightly, "In the past, no tribe has ever been so weak, and still dreamed of restoring the glory of their ancestors, right?"
Huo Yan was momentarily stunned, unable to speak for a moment.
Lu Chen looked at him and said, "You asked me to help you, and I promised, I will do my best. Now that the Black Fire tribe is in such a situation, it will be very difficult to revive it. It is inevitable to use some rare methods and take a new path. "
Huo Yan still did not nod in agreement, only sitting next to Lu Chen with his back against the stone wall.
From afar, people would occasionally glance at the two of them. One was a burly and fierce barbarian, and the other was a reserved, gloomy, and indifferent human. Their appearances were worlds apart, but for some reason, when the two sat together, there was a strange sense of harmony.
After a while, Huo Yan said in a low voice, "Is there no other way?"
Lu Chen said, "There are other ways, it's not that there aren't any …"
Huo Yan's spirit was immediately lifted, saying, "Let's hear it."
Lu Chen said, "Then we'll follow the rules of the tribes in this wasteland. We'll quietly develop and have children. We'll take it one year at a time, one battle at a time. With my help, dealing with these small tribes shouldn't be a problem. We'll basically be able to defeat them. But the Black Fire tribe only has a small population. Even if you are given a large territory, you won't have anyone to guard it, right? So I think, in thirty to fifty years, when the tribe's population has increased, the Black Fire tribe will be able to control the northern border wilderness. "
"And then? You still have the ambition to restore the glory of your ancestors when they were at their peak?" Lu Chen looked at Huo Yan and said calmly, "According to what you've told me, the territory in the south is a hundred times larger than here, and the population of the most powerful tribes is almost ten times that of the Black Fire tribe. Then what should we do? "
"Let's continue to reproduce. We'll wait for about one or two hundred years. If there are no natural or man-made disasters under the protection of the Fire God, and there are no attacks from other tribes, and everything is perfect without any mistakes, then when the population of the tribe increases and the number of warriors is enough to fight with those big tribes, maybe we can compete with them. But when that time comes, both of us won't be around anymore, right? "Lu Chen continued to describe the beautiful vision of the Black Fire Tribe.
Huo Yan was nodding his head slightly at first, but the more he listened, the uglier his expression became. When he heard the last few words, "one or two hundred years", his entire face darkened.
Lu Chen smiled at him and said, "You're unhappy, aren't you? You're not willing, are you? "
Then, he deliberately pointed at Huo Yan and said, "You see, although you're a barbarian and I'm a human, our thoughts are the same. You have the ambition, you want to make contributions, you want to become a hero of the Black Fire tribe, why should you be a stepping stone for others? If that's the case, who will remember you? "
"And even if you're willing, I won't do it." Lu Chen finally said calmly, "I plan to return to the north alive. If we really want to waste our time and die here, then we'll just turn against each other now."
… …
Deep into the night, dark clouds covered the stars. On the desolate plains, a group of people and horses quietly advanced under the cover of the night.
Huo Yan and Lu Chen walked at the front of this group of ferocious barbarian warriors. Even further in front of them, in the deep darkness of the night, there was a group of black shadows moving silently in the night. Two dark green lights flashed in the shadows.
That was the Black Wolf Atsu.
Huo Yan looked at the abnormally agile shadow in front of him, his expression somewhat complicated in the darkness. After a while, he said to Lu Chen, "This monster of yours seems to be somewhat different."
This time, Lu Chen's clothes were not the same as before. His original clothes were gone, and in its place was a completely black, ancient-looking black robe. Even half of his head was covered by a hood, looking a little strange. After hearing Huo Yan's words, he casually said, "Hm? What's different? "
Huo Yan shook his head and said, "It's too human-like. Ordinary Demonic Beasts are basically unable to do this. However, in the past, I've heard from the elders in the tribe that there seem to be similar strange Demonic Beasts in those large tribes."
Lu Chen's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What kind of monsters are there in the big tribes?"
Huo Yan thought for a while and said, "I can't say for sure, I've actually never seen it with my own eyes. But I heard that those especially powerful, especially human-like and intelligent monsters are usually under the command of the most powerful Shaman Venerable. Most people call them Holy Beasts. "
Lu Chen's footsteps slightly paused, then he said, "If only the Atsu was really a Holy Beast."
Huo Yan laughed and said, "That's right."
Lu Chen immediately changed the topic, pointing at the black robe he was wearing and said, "Must I wear this robe of yours?"
Huo Yan immediately nodded and said, "Yes, this is the only priest robe that has been passed down from the ancestors of our Black Fire Tribe. This is the tribe's rule!"
"Rule …" Lu Chen looked at him and said, "The matter that we talked about when we came out, have you thought about it?"
Huo Yan was silent for a while, then said, "Yes, we'll do as you say. But before that, we have to at least win this battle. "
Lu Chen had a faint smile on his face, nodded and said, "Don't worry."
Huo Yan also seemed to feel a little awkward, and after a dry cough, he said, "I feel that the Divine Wood Tribe's base was not damaged after the sneak attack, they should be on guard these days."
Lu Chen said, "I also feel that they should be on guard. But so many days have passed, they can't be on guard every day, they will eventually relax a little. Moreover, we can win tonight's battle without a sneak attack."
Huo Yan took a deep breath and said, "Why are you always so confident?"
Lu Chen grinned and said, "Don't you believe that the Fire God is protecting you?"
"Uh … I believe!" Huo Yan was obviously stunned for a moment, and finally replied in a muffled voice.
…
For this long distance attack, the Black Fire Tribe did not send out all their warriors, but those who were able to come out were all elite warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the strongest fighting force of the Black Fire Tribe so far.
After experiencing the humiliation of being ambushed and having to flee in panic, these Black Fire warriors were all eager to fight. They did not have the slightest fear of entering deep into the Divine Wood Tribe's lair.
Instead, many people's gazes swept over the two figures at the front from time to time. When they looked at Huo Yan, their gazes were filled with respect and trust, but when they looked at Lu Chen, their gazes were complicated with a hint of suspicion.
Before they set off, Lu Chen had already asked Huo Yan to gather these warriors together, and then he did some of the work that a tribal priest should do.
It was just that he, a human, was playing tricks on them, and these Black Fire Tribe warriors did not seem to feel any sense of security. At least, they did not feel the strong fighting spirit and power that the Fire God was supposed to convey through the priest.
This matter made everyone feel a little uneasy, but Lu Chen did not care. After all, he was just fooling around with these ferocious-looking but simple-minded people. He had no choice but to do this after Huo Yan strongly urged him to.
According to Huo Yan, it was fine if there were no priests in the Barbarian tribe, but as long as there were priests, they would definitely invite the priests to perform a big ceremony like going to war. Otherwise, the entire tribe would not feel at ease.
But one of the consequences of this was that no one seemed to feel the legendary ancestral power.
Logically speaking, when the legendary priest was around, shouldn't the ancestral power shine upon everyone?
Or could it be that the human priest and the ancestors of the Barbarian Tribe were not on the same page, so the ancestors of the Black Fire Tribe simply ignored this matter?
Lu Chen was calm and collected, as if nothing had happened. The warriors of the Black Fire Tribe looked at each other and did not dare to say anything. After all, that was the messenger of the Fire God, the tribal priest. Moreover, the Black Fire Tribe had lost their priest for hundreds of years, and no one was particularly clear about the specific situation back then. What if … they were wrong?
In short, such a group of people came out in such a muddle-headed manner. Although they were a little uneasy, their fighting spirit was still high as they charged towards the old lair of the Divine Wood Tribe.
They did not know how long they had advanced like this, until the figure of Atsu, who had merged with the darkness, suddenly stopped and let out a few low howls. Only then did the Black Fire Tribe's troops suddenly stop.
In the distance ahead, a camp appeared under the sky. The houses were faintly discernible, and there were some torches burning in the darkness, emitting light. They should be the warriors of the Divine Wood Tribe who were on night watch.
Huo Yan turned his head to look at Lu Chen, and then waved his hands to both sides. After a moment, all the warriors of the Black Fire Tribe behind them quietly spread out, forming a long line, quietly lurking in the night, and then pulled out their respective blades.
The night was silent, and the murderous aura condensed like frost, as if it could chill one's heart.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, looked at the shadow of the tribe in the distance and took a deep breath.
After a moment, a black shadow walked to Lu Chen's side. It was Atsu, who had appeared like a ghost. Its green eyes seemed to have sensed something, and revealed a rare cold and bloodthirsty emotion.
Under the black robe, Lu Chen slowly stretched out his arm, and an invisible wave of air suddenly appeared in front of his chest. After a moment, the Vulcan Staff appeared in his hand.
He held the staff, moved forward, and pointed at the camp of the Divine Wood Tribe.
At that moment, a wind suddenly blew over the wilderness.
The cold wind blew, as if a demon that had been sleeping for many years had finally awakened. In the dark sky, it stared at the creatures below, revealing a ferocious and silent grin.
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