As soon as Krobel said this, everyone's eyes were on Kato, including Vashj.
No one expected that Oenos, who surrendered first, was killed by Krobo, while Kato, who swore allegiance to the Naga tribe, was favored by Krobo.
This made them feel confused and curious.
Some of the smarter races in the coalition seemed to have discovered something at this time, and they seemed to have seen some clues from it.
"It seems that Lord Krober appreciates those who are loyal."
"Yes, that dragon knight from the Seahorse tribe died tragically because he had no bottom line and no loyalty!"
Those small races were whispering to each other below, and from time to time they glanced at the remaining seahorse warriors with eyes that were not sure whether they were mocking or pitying.
They had already suffered heavy losses, and now their leader, the only dragon knight in the tribe, died.
For a moment, fear hung over their hearts like a leech.
Krober ignored the group of guys and just waited for Kato's answer.
"Your Majesty, Krobe, are you saying that as long as I lead the sea serpent tribe to swear allegiance to you, you will be willing to let the Naga tribe leave?"
Kato is a pure warrior. He can't handle the complicated things in politics, so he directly expressed his doubts, hoping to get an answer from Krober.
"I didn't agree to let them go. The Naga tribe still controls five sea dragons and a dragon rider. I can't allow such a powerful force to roam within the Blue Sea."
"After you swear allegiance to me, the Naga tribe must give up the five ownerless sea dragons in their hands and hand them over to me. The Sea Crystal Dragon Zora and the Dragon Knight Vashj can stay in the tribe to ensure the basic safety of the tribe."
"You can't stay in the central and southern parts of the Azure Sea either, so you must begin migrating within three days and move to the northern part of the Azure Sea."
"Of course, this assumes that the Nagas don't choose to swear allegiance to me. Note! This is a true oath of allegiance! Not that childish word game just now!"
Kroeber admired Cato very much and was willing to make some concessions in order to gain Cato's loyalty.
In comparison, the Nagas, who are full of cleverness and little thoughts, are not liked by Krober, even though they are really beautiful.
But being beautiful cannot make a living.
At least that's the case here in Kroeber.
Upon hearing this, Kato felt that this punishment was not unacceptable.
Losing five sea dragons is better than being wiped out.
It just so happens that the mermaid clan's foreign minister, Kovik, the Radiant Pearl, is here. If Vashj wants to migrate to the northern waters of the Azure Sea, Kovik can definitely help.
At this moment, Kovik, who had been watching the show silently, also spoke.
"Lord Vashj, I am here on behalf of the mermaid royal family to welcome you. The sea people are a big family, and we should help each other..."
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by a look from Krober.
Now Kroebuck doesn't need Kovic to promote the cerebral palsy theory of "the sea people are one family" here. What he wants to do is to divide the sea people. Letting Kovic continue to speak here will have a counterproductive effect.
"Kato...we are the ones who let you down."
Even someone as strong as Vashj couldn't help but collapse at this scene.
People, or other intelligent creatures, always realize the importance of others when they are about to lose them.
Keto is a good example.
Before this, the sea snake tribe represented by Kato was seen by the Nagas as just a group of relatively strong cannon fodder.
But now, they didn't expect that when the Naga tribe was on the verge of despair, the only one to lend a helping hand was the sea snake tribe, whom they had always regarded as cannon fodder.
Vashj has suffered enough of a blow today!
They have lost the ocean current, are on the verge of extinction, and are burdened with stigma. Now, they are about to lose the only affiliated ethnic group that is loyal to them.
Thinking of this, Vashj's heart was filled with pain and struggle.
This time, they lost too much.
"We surrender..."
Vashj's weak voice sounded, as if she had used up all her strength.
Her eyes revealed deep helplessness and despair, and tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes.
The surrounding Nagas lowered their heads, despair also filling their hearts.
The pride and dignity they once had have now been completely shattered.
The bloody reality is before them, and they can only accept their identities as losers and penniless.
But the one who suffered the most was naturally the Naga high priestess Vashj.
At this moment, her heart was overwhelmed by endless pain and self-blame.
If he had not made the wrong decision, the Naga tribe would not have fallen to this point.
She was well aware that much of this was her fault.
Therefore, she no longer escapes from reality, but chooses to face failure and accept the dark future.
At least this would allow them to maintain their friendship with the sea snakes.
When Vashj decided to surrender, Krobel turned his attention to the only "outsider" in the field - Kovek, the Radiant Pearl.
He said:
"Sir Kovic, please tell the mermaid ruler that from today on, the central and southern regions of the Azure Sea will be ruled by me."
Then Kroeber added:
"When I hold the founding ceremony, I will send someone to deliver the invitation to you. I hope the ruler of the mermaid tribe can come in person to attend."
Upon hearing this, Kovik naturally understood that the matter was beyond redemption, so he bowed to Krober and left the Naga tribe's territory directly.
But before leaving, he still reminded:
"Your Majesty, I still need to remind you that the ocean belongs to the sea people. Humans cannot rule here for long."
Kovik's meaning was very clear. Most of the resources of the Blue Sea were hidden under the sea, and humans below the level of Fantasy Beast Knight were simply unable to live on the seabed for a long time.
Therefore, the only basic ethnic group for Kroeber to maintain his rule is the sea people.
And how could the sea people be willing to serve under the command of humans?
"Your Excellency, please don't worry about that. Since I dare to establish a country on the sea, I have a way to rule them forever."
Krober smiled contemptuously. It was not that he looked down on the sea people. With their backward tribal living form, he could easily subdue them with just a little thing.
In the minds of the sea people, this large ethnic group has never been truly unified, and the true identity of the mermaid royal family is nothing more than the ruler of the strongest tribe of the sea people.
Perhaps one can also add the nominal identity of "common leader of the sea tribe".
But this identity is just a nice-sounding one.
If it were really useful, the concept of three major rulers would not exist.
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