Chapter 448: Striving to Achieve the KPI (Twenty-Eight) [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Oh my god..."

Even though Bai Su had killed many enemies, she always aimed for a single, fatal blow, never finishing them off with a second strike if she could kill them with one blow. After all, in a place like the battlefield, where danger lurks everywhere, those who survive are often not the most capable, but rather the luckiest.

One moment you might kill an enemy, the next you could be ambushed from behind and have your heart stabbed by another enemy.

Therefore, Bai Su did not feel it deeply.

But when she saw these refugees, their eyes red with rage, rushing forward to scramble for food and brutally killing the tribespeople who were desperately protecting the granary, without the slightest hesitation... she didn't know where to begin.

Lin Feng was also shocked by this brutal scene.

But she was more concerned about the slave boy.

It was clear this guy was a trained fighter, quite skilled. Despite wielding a crude weapon, he handled it with ease, letting the enemy's blood splatter on him without flinching. Lin Feng's eyes darkened slightly as he compared him to the man in his mind.

The victory came earlier than expected.

Lin Feng then arranged for slave boys to participate in post-war collection work, cutting off the ears of eligible young men.

This time, the slave boy finally reacted.

"They're all dead, what use are their ears?"

Lin Feng countered, "I've heard that the Ten Crow Spring Hunt has a tradition passed down through generations: each warrior selects the most aesthetically pleasing head from their spoils and crafts it into a urine-holding vessel, also known as a 'human pot'?"

“Indeed, some tribes in Shiwu have a custom of competing in ‘human pots’… Whoever has a top-quality ‘human pot’ can receive half a sheep as a reward…” Before the slave boy could respond, Xu Quan, who seemed to have swum through a sea of ​​blood, rode over with a hearty smile on his face, but his words sent chills down people’s spines. Some soldiers nearby cast hateful glances at him.

Xu Quan stopped his warhorse in front of the slave boy: "Ears, well, stir-fry them up, they'll make a snack with some wine."

The slave boy's expression changed for a moment.

By concealing the filth on their faces, they were not easily noticed.

Lin Feng, holding her sword sheath, slapped Xu Quan's shoulder irritably: "What nonsense are you spouting? You're the only one in the entire camp with this kind of quirk." Her blows weren't heavy at all, but Xu Quan groaned and cried out as if he had lost an arm.

"Lingde girl is really heartless... Hand, hand, hand, my hand is broken... Ouch, you're still hitting me?"

Seeing that Lin Feng still wanted to fight, Xu Quan squeezed the horse's belly tightly with his legs, chuckled, and tilted his head to dodge, begging for mercy as he did so.

"Yes, yes, I was just talking nonsense..."

Xu Quan slipped away as fast as he could.

Lin Feng pouted unconsciously in anger.

Shen Tang and his group reaped the spoils of war, bringing them one step closer to their KPIs. The group of refugees also acquired all of the tribe's stored grain.

As cartloads of grain were transported back to the valley, men, women, and children cheered. Half of the refugees knelt devoutly beside the grain, repeatedly kissing the cold earth, murmuring words of gratitude to their ancestors for the golden crow's blessing, their turbid, hot tears streaming down their faces.

Watching this scene, Shen Tang felt it was surreal.

But something was vaguely grasped.

Gu Chi stood not far from her, his gaze filled with horror.

Shen Tang didn't catch it, but he was startled by the fleeting thought. Before he could speak, Shen Tang said, "Wang Chao, if you can educate the Ten Crows, you might be able to fundamentally divide them. This might be much more effective than sowing discord everywhere."

These refugees would obey her because of the food.

Naturally, they would also be recruited by the Ten Crows because of the food.

As we just saw, as long as there is enough food, they treat their own people even worse than their enemies.

Gu Chi vaguely sensed that his lord's plan was somewhat insane, but it wasn't appropriate to say so directly in this situation. Jiang Sheng, however, was drawn to the cryptic conversation between the two and cast a suspicious glance at them: "But educating them is no easy task. Shiwu is located in the most remote part of the western border of the continent, where food is scarce. Survival is a problem, so how can they have the spare energy to accept the teachings of a sage and wholeheartedly turn to good?"

The idea of ​​civilizing other races has been considered before.

But the result was always the same: like throwing meat buns to a dog—gone and never to return.

The biggest problem for the Ten Crows is the unstable availability of food. They can only survive by raiding various places, which is not a long-term solution. However, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight to relocate them from the Ten Crows region in batches and integrate them little by little.

One wrong move and you could invite trouble into your home.

Is the company providing food to Shiwu long-term?

It's like buying peace on the border with grain.

This was a humiliating thing for all the countries.

Shen Tang shook her head: "That's not what I meant. I just suddenly thought of the origin of the name Shi Wu."

The Shiwu clan was not originally called Shiwu.

According to the records of the Thief Star, there were once ten suns in the sky, which were also ten golden crows. Since the golden crows rise in the east and set in the west, this place was considered to be the westernmost part of the continent, the abode of the ten crows. The people who live on this land are naturally descendants of the golden crows.

Therefore, they are called "Ten Crows". The Ten Crows tribe mostly uses the golden crow or similar birds and beasts as their tribal totem.

Shen Tang said, "The so-called 'descendants of the Golden Crow' are mostly self-proclaimed nobles of the Ten Crows. The common people at the bottom of the tribe only hear about them from their ancestors. But what kind of person the 'ancestor' was, what his temperament was, what his principles of conduct were, and what great achievements he had made, I'm afraid no one in the Ten Crows can really say anything about it... Isn't that a pity?"

Jiang Sheng: "..."

She could discern the hidden meaning in the music, and with a little thought, she knew exactly what her lord was planning.

Since the Ten Crow Royal Court didn't publicize the "Golden Crow Ancestor" extensively, it was these benevolent outsiders who helped out.

Jiang Sheng: "What my lord says is absolutely right. The Golden Crow covers the earth, governs the cycle of the four seasons, and gives birth to all things. Its descendants should naturally know what their ancestors looked like and emulate them so as not to tarnish their reputation. Yet, the descendants rely on plundering and killing to survive, which is truly regrettable!"

From the moment he started staging a staged accident on the 10th of the month and trying to glorify himself, he was met with ridicule and no one recognized his efforts.

But their lord, Shen Tang, respected them very much.

Not only do they acknowledge that the Ten Crows have an ancestor named "Golden Crow," but they also plan to let these unworthy descendants catch a glimpse of their ancestor's splendor.

well--

Where can you find such a great neighbor?

Since the Ten Crows are rampant with plundering, then the Golden Crow, who blesses the earth, should be selfless, benevolent, fair, and incorruptible.

The ancestors' previous lack of manifestation was not due to their non-existence, but rather to the incompetence of their descendants who strayed from the right path, thus angering them. Only by following the ancestors and eliminating the heretics within the clan who betrayed their bloodline will the ancestors truly be appeased.

Why is there a shortage of food in Shiwu?

The Ten Crows are descendants of the Golden Crow, the offspring of gods!

How could the land be barren?

If the land is barren, how do you explain the abundance of precious mineral veins?

The only explanation—

One of them is a traitor; someone has gone astray!

Who took the wrong path?

Naturally, it is those who, for their own selfish desires, have seized countless tribes' fertile pastures, leaving displaced people with no home to return to and no land to graze on!

Solution?

Eliminate them!

When the Ten Crows are united as one, miracles will surely occur!

Shen Tang smiled and asked, "Does Wang Chao agree?"

Gu Chi said, "Indeed."

(*▽*)

It's already the 29th, and my monthly pass will expire in the next two days...

Ahem, does everyone know what shiitake mushroom means?

wink~~~

(End of this chapter)