Along the sole of one of the desert giant turtle’s feet, Ye Dui and his group slowly walked down. Turning to look back, the giant turtle resembled a dormant mountain range, majestic and grand. If it had not bared its fangs so fiercely earlier, Ye Dui would have mistaken it for a strangely shaped giant mountain.
There were countless terrifying magic beasts from ancient times. Ones with such a horrifying size were probably rare.
The battle below the giant turtle had already ended. Countless slaves who had been enslaved by the Blood Scorpion tribe knelt on the ground in fear. Several thousand Blood Scorpion warriors were being restrained by the Green Bay tribe’s people. The Green Bay tribe had only about two hundred members. They had suffered some casualties in the battle. Yet these two hundred or so from the Green Bay tribe had defeated several thousand from the Blood Scorpion tribe. This was something the Green Bay tribe had never dared to imagine before.
Even now that it had happened, as they looked at the Blood Scorpion tribe captives showing panic, they still felt as if they were dreaming.
Seeing Ye Dui and the others return, Kara hurriedly walked to Ye Dui’s side: “Mr Ye Dui, all these people have surrendered.”
“How are our casualties?” Ye Dui asked.
“Eight people died accidentally, and more than twenty are injured.” Kara answered. His tone still carried strong pride. Wars were constant in the secret realm world. Even the Green Bay tribe’s people faced threats to their lives at all times. In this battle, only eight had died. This already felt unbelievable to him. He asked somewhat naively, “Mr Ye Dui, what, what does this count as? Is the Blood Scorpion tribe just finished like this?”
“The ferocious spirit god has been taken out by us. From today, the Blood Scorpion tribe will cease to exist.” Ye Dui said with a smile. He patted Kara’s shoulder. Then he had Debbie summon Afuer and Reisha to treat the injured. He himself went to the front of those captured Blood Scorpion warriors.
These people could be considered quite spirited. They had resisted to the death until the sand people who had mutated relying on the ferocious spirit god’s power all turned into piles of loose sand. Only then did they realise the ferocious spirit god was dead. Finally, they put down their weapons.
At this moment, the way they looked at Ye Dui was full of panic, with no trace of anger or hatred.
“How should these people be dealt with?” Posley walked to Ye Dui’s side, frowning as she said, “The Blood Scorpion tribe people are cruel by nature. Moreover, they have a long-standing blood feud with the Green Bay tribe. It will probably be impossible to lead them together. Why not just kill them all.”
Ye Dui looked at Posley in astonishment: “You are not that old. How are you so cruel and fond of killing? Several thousand people. That would truly be a sin.”
Posley rolled her eyes at Ye Dui. How many people have died by your hand?
Ye Dui shook his head and ignored Posley. He examined those Blood Scorpion warriors. Suddenly, he noticed something and asked curiously: “What are these blood-coloured tattoos on these people?” Ye Dui had seen the blood patterns on the Blood Scorpion tribe earlier. But in the oasis before, those Blood Scorpion warriors had all been sucked dry by the ferocious spirit god. He had not had a chance to look closely.
Among these people, some had a kind of stripe-like tattoo on their bodies. At the chest position, some had only a simple one. Others were densely covered with them. Hearing Ye Dui’s words, Kara said somewhat angrily: “That is the Blood Scorpion tribe’s tradition. They worship slaughter. For every person killed on the battlefield, they tattoo a blood line on their body. In their eyes, this is seen as a great honour.”
Kill one person, tattoo one blood line. The Blood Scorpion tribe had warred with the Green Bay tribe for a century. Many of these blood lines probably represented souls from the Green Bay tribe. No wonder Kara’s voice was full of anger when he spoke.
“So that is how it is. Then it is easy to handle.” Ye Dui made a decision.
Ye Dui needed forces now. Although his magic guide book could be called cheating, to confront the divine people’s city now, he still needed to gather the power of these tribe sand people. Just as the divine people’s city had regarded Ye Dui as a hypothetical enemy before even formally seeing him, Ye Dui also saw the divine people’s city as the big boss here. If he wanted to incorporate these Blood Scorpion tribe warriors, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the Green Bay tribe. But if he only incorporated those tribe warriors without blood lines, the problem would not be too big.
The warriors without blood lines at least made up the majority.
What Ye Dui found quite interesting was that the points values of these Blood Scorpion tribe warriors were mostly between “30~50”. Their ages were between 15~40. But regardless of points value or age, they had little relation to the blood lines. Some youths had blood lines. Some older ones did not. Points values also had no direct relation to blood lines. This showed that not all among these people saw the blood lines as glory.
Ye Dui said loudly to those captives: “Those with blood lines on your bodies, step forward!”
The Blood Scorpion tribe captives stirred a bit. After a moment, a portion walked out and stood to the side somewhat puzzled. These people numbered about five hundred or more. In the Blood Scorpion tribe, they had always been respected warriors. Now separated out alone by Ye Dui, after initial hesitation, they seemed to understand something. Their tense faces then showed some joy. Powerful warriors should be respected wherever they were. Ye Dui must value them more!
The remaining people immediately became fearful.
“Lord Ye Dui, we, we are willing to serve you…” A warrior without a blood line said somewhat tremblingly. He stepped forward. But seeing a magic gun in a Green Bay warrior’s hand, he hurriedly retreated.
“Your strength should not be weak.” Ye Dui looked at this man. He was over thirty years old, with a head of messy hair. In Ye Dui’s points detection, his points value reached 55. Among all the captives, he ranked at the front. Ye Dui smiled and asked, “But why do you have no blood line?”
“This…” The messy-haired man was somewhat unsure how to say it. He said even more tensely, “I do not like slaughter…”
“Someone who dares not kill is not a qualified warrior!” From the Blood Scorpion tribe side, someone shouted loudly. His body was densely covered with blood lines. “How can such a person serve the ferocious spirit god… No, Lord Ye Dui! He should just be killed directly!”
Ye Dui looked at this blood line warrior with interest. This blood line warrior’s points value was only 35, low among the crowd. But the number of blood lines was in the majority. This showed he was not strong but cruel and fond of killing. He was now eagerly showing his value.
Ye Dui found it even more interesting. He waved his hand at Kara, having Kara pick up a long knife from the ground and hand it to the messy-haired man. He then looked at the blood line warrior: “Pick a weapon you like. The two of you represent the people behind you and fight once. The winner can stay by my side. The loser will go as a slave.”
The blood line warrior was stunned. He had not expected Ye Dui to propose such a decision. But he then took Ye Dui’s intention as wanting to see his strength. He quickly picked up a battle axe from the ground and sneered at the messy-haired man: “To deal with a guy without even one blood line, I do not need to use my full strength at all.”
The other blood line warriors also shouted cheers.
Those without blood lines showed dejected expressions one by one. But a few knew the messy-haired man’s true strength and shouted a few times to cheer him on.
The messy-haired man hesitated and glanced at Ye Dui. He gripped the long knife tightly and looked at the blood line warrior.
Ye Dui retreated some distance to the back, showing an expression of watching a good show. He even got some wild fruits from Green and munched on them while appreciating the battle about to begin.
“What are you doing?” Debbie asked Ye Dui puzzledly.
The others had the same expressions. They did not have Ye Dui’s ability to directly judge the other’s strength.
“Just watch.” Ye Dui said rather mysteriously. He waved his hand high. “Alright, alright. You can start fighting.”
As soon as these words ended, the two immediately charged at each other swinging their weapons.
“Kill…” Only to hear the blood line warrior shout from his mouth. Then the next moment, the sound in his mouth turned into a scream of pain, “…Ah!”
The messy-haired man made a fierce strike, dodging the blood line warrior’s battle axe. The long knife thrust up, heavily injuring the blood line warrior with one slash.
This contest ended as soon as it began.
No one except Ye Dui could have predicted such an outcome.
“Mm, very good. I keep my word. You lot!” Ye Dui pointed at those blood line warriors. “You lost. From now on, you are slaves.”
Ye Dui now did not care much about killing. But if he could avoid killing, it was best not to kill. Being decisive in killing was not the same as being bloodthirsty.
The messy-haired man had slashed down the blood line warrior with one knife earlier but had not killed the other. That blood line warrior was helped up by someone, his face full of unwillingness: “I was careless just now. I…”
“Shut up. Did you not hear Mr Ye Dui’s words? From now on, you are all slaves!” Kara scolded loudly. He shouted together with the other Green Bay people, driving those blood line warriors to the side.
Debbie and the others now also saw it. It was a result Ye Dui had calculated long ago. The remaining people without blood lines had no lives on their hands. They were forces that could be accepted. Ye Dui walked to the messy-haired man’s front and asked his name. Knowing this person’s name was Trey, Ye Dui had him take charge of these Green Bay warriors without blood lines. Trey’s face was full of gratitude, full of surprise.
Posley said to Ye Dui with some worry: “These Blood Scorpion warriors can be left aside. But those blood line warriors, making them slaves, they probably will not be too obedient. It is better to kill them directly. Otherwise, they may betray you at any time.”
Ye Dui looked at Posley in surprise: “How are you so cruel? Not killing captives, that is humanitarianism, alright?”
“What is humanitarianism?” Posley’s face showed confusion. She did not know what this new term Ye Dui suddenly came up with meant.
“Humanitarianism is…” Ye Dui was about to explain when a burst of screams suddenly rang out. It was those blood line warriors who had been directly demoted to slaves by Ye Dui. Taking advantage of being driven away, they suddenly rebelled, knocked down the Green Bay warriors escorting them, and fled madly into the distance.
Seeing this, Ye Dui said to Posley: “Now I will demonstrate humanitarian care to you. Jarvis, open fire!”
