As the sea breeze blew, Zhang Lisheng looked at the 'skeleton' that had been formed after the expansion of the Wizard Li tribe's armed forces. His mood improved for the time being. He ordered the dispatch warriors to gather the choresmen and put the 150,000 elite warriors who had successfully obtained the power of the foreign tribe's guardian spiritual monster into the clear water to wait for them to wake up.
Under the command of the tribal overlord, countless natives naturally swarmed onto the vast open space in front of the Scorpion Island's totem pole and carried the new chief warriors into the clean pool one by one. When the young man looked at this noisy but orderly scene, his joy of success calmed down a little. When he was planning to return to the bark house to cultivate, he suddenly saw two dragon hawks flying across the sky together and descending from the sky as though they were charging, before landing beside him.
Several native warriors jumped down from the raptor's back in a disheveled manner and staggered to kneel at the young man's feet. The leader who was born with leopard-like huge eyes and a ferocious face reported in a hoarse voice, "Great Island God, there's news from the Wizard Li Island. The enemy has launched an attack on the Wizard Li's ancestral land!"
Due to the war of expansion, almost all of the Wizard Li tribe's army that was separated from the people were concentrated in the Scorpion Island's sea area. As the rear, the Wizard Li Island did not have any real tribal soldiers at all. At this time, the sudden news of being attacked naturally made Zhang Lisheng freeze. After a moment of silence, he asked with a blank expression, "Is it the mainlanders or the outlanders who attacked us?"
"Y-It's the outlanders, Your Majesty. According to the description of the person sent by the ancestral land, they can emit light from their body and transform into colorful wings when they fight. They can generate fire from the air and burn people into charcoal just by waving their hands …" The warrior who brought the message asked in a stuttering tone that was completely different from his mighty appearance.
Even though his words were euphemistic, Zhang Lisheng still immediately understood that the Atlanteans had suddenly launched a war on the Wizard Li tribe.
Compared to the legendary Atlantis that had a total of 31 inhabited planets, the Wizard Li tribe that was located in a corner of the Shrimp World No. 2 was obviously so insignificant.
"Why? Why would the Atlanteans suddenly attack Wizard Li? Don't tell me that they have discovered something? But this is impossible …" The young man muttered with chills running down his spine. After pondering for a while, he could not find an answer. Distractedly, he looked at the messenger warrior at his feet and asked, "How many troops did the enemy send to attack Wizard Li?"
"Ten, twelve people, Your Majesty."
"Twelve people?" When Zhang Lisheng heard this answer, he was first dumbfounded before being pleasantly surprised. Then, an angry expression crept upon his face, "It's only twelve people! There are hundreds of thousands of fishermen and hunters on the Wizard Li Island. Even if there's no chief who has mastered the spellcasting power to protect them, it's still impossible for them to be defeated by twelve outlanders, right?"
"Your Majesty, those outlanders did not directly clash with the groups of hunters in the ancestral land. Instead, they flew in the air to launch a surprise attack." The warrior buried his head deep in the mud and replied while trembling, "There are less than 100 dragon hawks patrolling on the Wizard Li Island. They have long burned their wings and turned them into minced meat.
More importantly, those outlanders have flame-like red hair, white mushroom-like skin, and slender and long limbs. They look exactly the same as the eight companions that you brought back to the Wizard Li. Not only that, but they're living in the fortress that you've listed as a forbidden area … "
"I see …" The young man finally understood that it was not that the millions of natives on the Wizard Li Island could not even deal with more than ten Atlanteans, but it was because of their special appearance and the fact that they were staying in the US military camp that they had scruples about.
After calming down and thinking about it carefully, if the Atlanteans really wanted to wage a war against the Shrimp World No. 2's natives, they would not only send more than ten warriors to fight.
However, this matter was of great importance after all. Zhang Lisheng frowned and felt that it was not a good idea to just rely on guessing. He must go back to the Wizard Li Island to find out more. For this reason, he waved his hand to signal the exhausted warriors to retreat and rest. Originally, he wanted to return to the Wizard Li Island by boat, but when he strolled to the beach, he suddenly remembered the Wizard Li army that was scattered and far from being integrated, so he stopped in his tracks.
"I must work hard for the best but plan for the worst …" The young man frowned and was stunned for a while before letting out a long sigh. Then, he turned around and strode back to the bark house.
Sitting on the animal skin blanket, he pondered for an entire day, racking his brains for various countermeasures. In the end, he decided to reorganize the Wizard Li army with a whimsical 'regimental' model according to the little knowledge he had about the army establishment of the Earth civilization in his mind so that he could deal with all changes flexibly.
However, even though the young man was the ruler of the tribe who held religious and political power, he could not be without scruples when it came to the military system reform. After making up his mind, he did not order directly. Instead, he shouted at the chief choresman who was waiting outside the door and ordered, "Go ask the craftsmen to make 72 elastic golden headbands carved with the most exquisite patterns.
One thousand four hundred and forty collars forged from black iron. "
"Yes, Your Great Majesty!" Even though the chief choresman did not understand the young man's intention, he still respectfully retreated from the bark house and passed the tribal overlord's order to the craftsmen in the city in the shortest time possible.
The skillful craftsmen stopped the other work in their hands and exerted all their efforts to make the golden headbands and necklaces. It only took them three to four hours to complete the chief choresman's order. The result of their work soon appeared in front of Zhang Lisheng.
"It looks gorgeous and majestic. Very good!" Holding the thick golden headband in his hand, the young man caressed the gorgeous wave carvings on it and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Smiling at the chief choresman, he said, "Go, ask all the four-feathered chief warriors in the tribe to come and see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The chief choresman was hit by a pang of realization and hurriedly retreated.
The Wizard Li expeditionary army suffered heavy casualties. The 1.5 million warriors who set off from the Moon Island's sea had only 500,000 people left. This was because the higher the status of the people in the army, the lower the chance of death. For this reason, there were still 72 surviving four-feathered chief warriors with 72 golden headbands, just one for each of them.
"Glory, it's really glory. If I wear it on my head …" The chief choresman couldn't help but murmur to himself. He quickly walked to the dispatch warrior and said loudly, "His Majesty wants to see all the chief warriors with four feathers on their heads."
"Yes!" The few dispatch warriors riding on the giant spiders responded briefly in unison and drove their mounts to gallop away. In just over ten minutes, more than 70 chief warriors with the highest status in the Wizard Li tribe had already gathered in the huge bark house near the totem pole of the Scorpion Island.
"Great Island God, you're the only faith of the Wizard Li tribe. You're a living legend walking between the islands …" After listening to the devout praise of the chief warriors kneeling on the ground and not daring to raise their heads, Zhang Lisheng sat on the huge wooden couch covered with soft animal skin and said with a smile, "Alright, my brave believers, I've already felt the piety of your faith.
The new 'blessing ceremony' has been completed yesterday, and 150,000 powerful warriors who have mastered the spellcasting ability are about to awaken. By then, you'll have enough subordinates to use. "
"That's great, Your Majesty! Fill up the ranks of the chief warriors and pick enough soldiers to form an army. I'll be able to continue to fight for you then!" A four-feathered chief warrior with a huge head and ferocious eyes said gruffly.
"Caruso, I know that you're a brave and good leader, but the army under your command only has 10,000 people." Upon hearing his words, Zhang Lisheng became silent for a while and pretended to shake his head regretfully. "When I was on the Wizard Li Island, a 10,000-strong elite force was enough to decide the fate of the tribe.
When I conquered the Moon Island's sea area, a 10,000-strong elite force was enough to decide the ownership of an island.
However, our tribe already has 80 million tribesmen now, and we're about to reorganize an army of nearly 15 million. What can you do even if I give you 10,000 warriors? "
"I-I, Great Majesty! I-I can die for you!"
"No, no, Caruso! I don't lack warriors who can die for me, but I lack a commander who can take charge." Zhang Lisheng's voice suddenly became low as he shook his head again. "All 72 of you are my believers who have been following me since I was on the Wizard Li Island. Step by step, you've been honed from rough ores to dazzling brilliance.
Right now, I think the Wizard Li Island's strength in the Hellfire Archipelago can already be said to be unprecedented. I think some small changes are inevitable … "
When it came to changes, the young man deliberately slowed down his speech and observed the four-feathered chief warriors under his feet. He noticed that none of them stiffened, but more than 20 of them trembled from excitement.
The situation was better than he expected. With a satisfied smile, he continued to say, "I've decided to divide the Wizard Li army into 72 legions.
All of you four-feathered chief warriors will have your feathers plucked off and be replaced with a golden headband. Each of you will command 200,000 elite warriors and will be called a legion commander.
Among the 634 three-feathered chief warriors, 288 of the bravest will have their feathers plucked off and be replaced with black iron necklaces. They will be placed under your command as generals, and each of them will command 50,000 troops.
The remaining 346 three-feathered chief warriors and 5,767 two-feathered chief warriors will have their feathers plucked off and be replaced with black iron necklaces. They will be placed under your command as generals, and each of them will command 50,000 troops.
After the military reform, the three-feathered and two-feathered chief warriors will be directly appointed by you, the legion commanders.
I believe all of you know that the Wizard Li's ancestral land has been attacked by the outlanders. Even though there are only more than ten of them now, the potential strength behind them is very powerful. For this reason, after all of the new spellcasting chief warriors have awakened, the 10 Wizard Li legions that have been reorganized will be stationed at the Moon Island's sea area to defend.
The remaining 62 legions will continue to travel across the sea until the tribe's hunting ground is expanded to the Nuliu Archipelago. "
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