Chi Yang frowned: "A vice-captain and his beastmen, plus the people you brought yourself, isn't that enough?"
“Of course it’s not enough.” The bear clan elder said matter-of-factly, “Didn’t Beast City send people here to protect us? What if we get injured if you don’t give us more people?”
Chi Yang frowned even more: "In war, there's no such thing as not getting hurt."
The bear clan elder waved his hand: "You should give us more people."
Chi Yang let out a deep breath, tapped his index finger on the table, and said, "In that case, I'll send you another deputy captain, along with half of the beastmen in his team."
"Half isn't enough. Since the vice-captain has already given them, shouldn't we get all the beast soldiers too?"
They make it sound so easy, just by opening and closing their mouths, they're asking for two teams. But the red crab's nest is far more numerous and dangerous than the blood fluke's. If they give them that many people, their own forces will be far from sufficient.
After the bear clan elder finished playing the bad cop, the horse clan elder began to play the good cop: "Captain Chi Yang, please be fair. Let's divide the forces equally. If the schistosomiasis is dealt with quickly, we can even come and help you then."
Su Hui said, "Why would we need to send two deputy teams to deal with the blood flukes? The red crab nest is much more dangerous than the blood fluke swarm."
The elder of the horse clan sighed, "What you're saying is wrong. It's all war, how can you say that you're in more danger? Although there are many red crabs, if you get bitten, you can at least run away. But once you encounter a blood fluke, it can burrow into your body in no time."
Su Hui: "Your clan leader is a beastman who has reverted to his ancestral form, so what are you afraid of?"
“Our people are just ordinary orcs, we should think about them.”
Chi Yang listened to their conversation, his face grim, and did not respond.
Although the elders of the horse and bear tribes did not speak, it was clear that they were acting on orders from their clan leaders to do the bad guys.
No matter what, they always have an excuse to take more people, but the reality is that they don't need that many people at all.
Chi Yang was indeed tasked with eradicating the red crabs and blood flukes to protect this area, and he did not want to fall out with these people.
If we were in Beast City, these orcs would definitely not dare to say a word. But unfortunately, we're on their territory now.
Are we really going to give them the people and let them control us like this?
Su Hui couldn't argue with them and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Bai Jing, who had been silent until now, suddenly stood up: "Captain Chi Yang, since the two elders have said so, why don't you assign them two vice captains?"
Chi Yang remained silent.
Bai Jing didn't intend to answer him. Instead, he turned to the bear and horse chieftains who had been silent and began to flatter them: "I heard that the two chieftains obtained the power of ancestral reversion as soon as they came of age, and their strength has always been among the best in the tribe."
The two chieftains exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a smug look: "Of course, we are both the number one warriors in the tribe."
Bai Jing laughed: "It's an honor to meet you two today. I didn't expect that not only are you both very strong, but the people in your tribe are also so united."
Before the two clan leaders could react, Bai Jing continued, "Your elders are worried that you are getting old and will not be able to fight effectively in the war. They want more people to protect you. This loyalty truly moves me."
The bear clan chief's face stiffened: "What do you mean by that?"
Bai Jing shook his head: "I just admire how well you do as chief, making everyone in the tribe get along and respect you so much. I'm different. I don't have any elders to protect me, so I have to do everything myself. But that's fine too, it also helps me improve my strength."
"Captain Chi Yang," Bai Jing suddenly turned to Chi Yang and said, "Assign two vice captains to each of the two clan leaders. As for me, I'm still young and in my prime, one vice captain is enough for me."
“This…” Chi Yang hesitated and looked at the chieftains of the Bear Clan and the Horse Clan.
The Bear Clan Chief was already furious at Bai Jing's constant comparisons of his age to his youth, and glared at him angrily: "Tiger Clan Chief, what do you mean by this? Are you mocking us?"
Bai Jing curled his lips, remaining calm in the face of his glare: "I just feel that the two elders are loyal and devoted to you, always concerned about your safety. Otherwise, if the two clan leaders are so powerful, why would the elders still need to send more people to protect you?"
The bear clan chief froze, his anger momentarily unable to be vented.
Bai Jing suddenly looked surprised as he thought of something: "Could it be that the clan leaders are afraid of pain and injury, so the elders are risking their reputation to come out and ask for people?"
The horse chieftain, his thoughts guessed, blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Scars are the pride of orcs, of course we don't think that way."
Bai Jing smiled gently: "I knew that the elders were just worried about the need for people and were making their own decisions. As capable as the two clan leaders are, of course they are not afraid of such things. Even if we don't need the deputy captain, you can lead the people yourself and wipe out the blood flukes smoothly."
"I...we..."
“After all, even I, who just became the clan leader, only need one deputy captain,” Bai Jing added slowly.
The chieftain of the horse tribe blushed even more.
"What's wrong? Do the clan leaders also feel that they are truly powerless?" Seeing that they didn't speak, Bai Jing lightly added fuel to the fire.
Once the bear clan chief was touched by the fire, he burst into flames like a matchbox, burning uncontrollably.
Provoked by Bai Jing, he stopped thinking about anything else and said loudly, "It's just a few blood flukes, what's there to be afraid of? I'm strong enough, of course I don't need a vice captain like that."
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