Of course, that wasn't the case. Xiongying had only promised Gong the position of elder or steward. There were five elders and seven stewards currently locked up in the room. No matter how easygoing the Sun Tribe was, they couldn't possibly allow so many people to become its leaders.
But if he wanted these people to cooperate with him instead of ruining his plans, he would just use whatever tricks he could to deceive them.
They were all savvy people, and they knew what a tribe of a thousand people was like. If Gong had said that anyone could be an elder or a leader, they wouldn't have believed him. But when it came to small leaders, they felt they were capable of the titles with their clever minds, so they believed Gong and Xiongying's words.
"Okay, you tell us what to do, and we'll all listen to you," everyone said.
If he can become an elder, he must be quite smart.
He said, "We still have thirty days until they arrive, which is plenty of time for us to accomplish a lot. We should behave well these days and strive to be released as free men. Then, everyone can contact their former confidants and friends and gain their support. If possible, it would be best to win over some people from the Dragon Tribe as well."
"We're going to try to win over the Dragon Tribe?" Upon hearing this, some people thought it was unreliable. "How is that even possible? Don't let them end up on our side and end up leaking secrets, ruining our plans."
"Of course, you can't tell anyone about the attack on the Dragon Tribe with the Sun Tribe in thirty days. Even your close confidants, don't tell them yet. When people from that side come in thirty days, I will agree with them on the time of the attack, and then you can tell them about it." Gong Dao.
"As for the Dragon Tribe, I don't believe that everyone will accept Qiao Yu, a young girl, as the leader of such a large tribe. Anyone in the Dragon Tribe who is dissatisfied with her is our target. The more people support us, the greater our chances of winning. The more people we bring to the Sun Tribe, the higher the positions they will give us."
Hearing the last sentence, everyone's eyes lit up.
Yes, the Dragon Tribe and their people combined totaled 1,200 people. If they brought these 1,200 people to join the Sun Tribe, not to mention the twelve elders and stewards, perhaps one of them could even take the position of leader of the Sun Tribe, becoming the leader of a tribe of more than 2,000 people.
With their own people in power, what can they not have? By then, their lives will probably be even more comfortable than when they were in the God Tribe.
The only thing that can bind people together and drive them to take risks is interest.
Lu Yan, who was outside the door, heard that there was no more talking inside and only snoring. Then he quietly left and returned to his guard post.
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Outside the tribe, Xiongying watched Gong leave, then looked at the road in the distance. Thinking of what Gong said about ambushes on both sides of the road, he broke out in a cold sweat and secretly thanked God that he did not act impulsively today and directly ordered people to attack Qiao Yu.
He looked at where they were. Although it was some distance from the main road, it was still not far enough.
He held a torch and led his men on a further walk until they felt they were a little further away from the Dragon Tribe, and then he asked everyone to stop and rest.
It was already past bedtime for everyone and everyone was exhausted, even the eagle itself couldn't hold on any longer.
He arranged four more diligent people to keep watch at night, and he himself wrapped himself in animal skins and fell into a deep sleep.
After Lu Yan took over, Qiao Yu returned to the outside of the tribe. Several teams had been staying outside the tribe. Qiao Yu asked them to quietly follow Xiong Ying and his group. Seeing them stop, she didn't bring anyone over immediately, but waited for a while.
Until everyone fell asleep and even the four men on duty began to yawn, she quietly went over, took the linen cloth soaked in sleeping pills, and knocked them down from behind one by one.
This drug was researched and improved by Wu Yu and the witches from the Divine Tribe who had recently joined the witch team.
After the four conscious people were knocked down, Shu brought his team over and used drugs to knock out all the sleeping people one by one.
People from several other teams also came over, each carrying one captive, and carried the more than one hundred unconscious captives back to the tribe.
Only after they all entered the tribe did the tribe's gate, which had been open all the time, slowly close.
The more than one hundred prisoners were searched thoroughly, their weapons and fire-making supplies were confiscated, and they were secretly locked up in a large cave far away from residential and breeding areas, which was discovered by Qiao Yu at the beginning but had never been used. A small team was sent to guard them, and then Qiao Yu took the others away.
Qiao Yu did not go back to sleep, but came to find Lu Yan. Lu Yan told Qiao Yu what he had overheard about Gong and others' plan.
Qiao Yu said to Man: "Let's have a meeting."
For tonight's operation, she only called on the four teams of Shu, Lu Yan, Qiang, and Dian, and did not call on anyone else. The meeting also consisted of these four people, plus her, Man, and Liu Shui.
"Lu Yan, tell everyone about your plan." Qiao Yu said.
Lu Yan then repeated what Gong and the others had said.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Qiao Yu thoughtfully.
Qiao Yu said directly, "You should have guessed it. I plan to use these people to screen out all those who harbor disloyal intentions in our tribe."
"I believe I've done a pretty good job in every aspect since becoming leader. I'm wholeheartedly committed to ensuring everyone lives a good life, eliminating privileges and oppression. Whether it's the Stone Tribe, the Sanyin Tribe, or even the recently joined God Tribe, I treat them all equally, allowing everyone to earn a good life through their own hard work."
"But some people always want to get something for nothing; others are too ambitious and want to pull me down and become leader themselves. Their purpose in becoming leader isn't to make life better for everyone, but to enjoy themselves, to be high and mighty, and to satisfy their lust for power. If someone like that becomes leader, the tribe will sooner or later become like the Sun Tribe and the God Tribe."
"That's why I only summoned everyone tonight because you and your teams don't harbor resentment or harbor ulterior motives. I also hope you can control yourselves and your subordinates' mouths and not tell anyone about what happened tonight, so as not to alert the enemy."
"Yu, don't worry, we won't tell anyone, not even to our relatives. We will also discipline our subordinates and ask them not to tell anyone either." Dian Dao said.
"Yes, we must keep what happened tonight a secret," said Shuye. "If anyone reveals the secret, their entire family will be expelled from the tribe. Knowing the severe punishment, they will definitely not dare to speak out."
"I agree with the tree's suggestion."
"I agree."
Qiao Yu nodded: "Then it's settled."
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