When the young clan leader looked at his father, he looked into the distance and asked, "Father, is the arena still open for competitions this year?" It seemed impossible for the arena to start this year.

Upon hearing this, the Elephant Chieftain sighed and said, "I don't know, but we can't give up the competition. Years of preparation have been for this territory competition. More territory means more hope for us, and the tribe can become stronger."

"Father...do you think these things are the most important right now?" the young clan leader asked, looking at his father. "I feel uneasy," the young clan leader said, looking directly into the distance.

“I feel that many things are developing in a bad direction. One day… Father will face something that we cannot control. If the Holy Domain continues to experience such earthquakes, do you think it can still be preserved?” The young patriarch looked at the elephant patriarch and asked.

"Shut up! Do you think you can just say things like that?" Chief Elephant's expression changed, and he snapped. He was furious.

Upon hearing this, the young chieftain said, "Am I wrong? Father... We beastmen are born with the ability to sense danger. I don't believe you didn't sense it this time." Many beastmen in the Elephant Clan felt inexplicably uneasy before this incident.

However, no one thought too much about it at the time. Now, looking back, there were actually signs from the beginning. If they hadn't sensed the danger, how could these people have survived?

Upon hearing this, the clan chief frowned and looked at the young clan chief. "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's get the troops organized first. By the way... I heard you're particularly interested in a female. What's going on?"

"You should know that females are just like toys. If you like them, you like them, but don't take them too seriously. Just have some fun with them, and don't monopolize them," the clan leader said to the young clan leader.

He didn't care much about or value the females, but he heard from other beastmen that the young chieftain was dissatisfied with Haitang, a female, and treated her like a plaything. The young chieftain wouldn't let anyone touch her, which made people feel uneasy no matter how you looked at it.

The young clan leader understood his father's intention. "Father...she is my person. No matter what your intentions are, none of the people you bring should touch my person."

The young clan leader's gaze turned cold, and the clan leader couldn't help but frown. "Is this how you talk to me? It's just a female. I thought the other person was joking. You're being unreasonable. Do you know... that females are just toys?"

"Father... I know that some people are telling you that I fought with my brothers for this female, and that I broke many rules for her. Father, you probably haven't heard about another thing: my injuries... were healed by her. Not only my injuries, you can ask around. Every single one of the surviving orcs this time had their injuries bandaged by her. If it were just a witch doctor, your son would be lying there with a fever right now. Look, many people in other tribes have fevers, but none of our Elephant Tribe have. Why is that? It's because of Haitang. Father... to you, females are just playthings. I also think they are playthings, but if the value of a plaything is higher than others, then it's not just a plaything."

He agreed with and supported his father's words. Even if the young clan leader's relationship with females had changed because of his time with Haitang, it was impossible for him to be completely changed in many situations.

Because Rome wasn't built in a day, the young clan leader had been exposed to the idea that females were not treated as objects since childhood. Even if Haitang was special, it was impossible for the young clan leader to change that easily.

Of course... for the young clan leader, Haitang is a special person. If Haitang wasn't special, even with Dongfang Long around, the young clan leader wouldn't protect her. He wouldn't have acted without self-interest.

The young clan chief's words surprised the elephant clan chief. "Is what you said true?"

"Father, do you think I have any reason to deceive you? Father... what have I done that could be considered disappointing to you?" the young clan leader said coldly as he looked at his father.

When Chief Elephant heard this, he looked at the young chief. His son had been outstanding since childhood, in everything he did. He was strong enough to suppress his brothers, and he was just as intelligent. He knew all about his other sons' little schemes.

The Elephant Chieftain understood the power struggle between the young chieftain and his brother, but he didn't intervene. In his eyes, the one who ultimately won the battle would be the truly powerful one, and becoming the king would bring even more benefits to the Elephant Tribe.

Chief Elephant never cared about fratricide, because there was no need to. The young chief looked at Chief Elephant and, seeing Chief Elephant's expression, knew that the young chief had given up.

Haitang sat next to Dongfanglong, eating a dumpling. "Judging from this, we still have to have a competition," she said, looking into the distance. "So many orcs and females have died already, what's the point of having a competition?"

"Human life means nothing here, especially the dead. But this competition is about the survival of a tribe. If someone can take over some territory, the resources in that territory can provide more benefits to the tribe in the next few years. So naturally, we can't give up for the sake of a few dead people."

Upon hearing this, Haitang couldn't help but nod and say, "That's really ruthless." Haitang was telling the truth that any activity should be stopped in case of an accident, but this was a beastman's tribe.

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