The war in the Thunder God City area had lasted for nearly two months, and finally a ceasefire had been reached. Several envoys from the Divine Mountain had already begun negotiations, and it seemed that there was no point in continuing the war.
Not so bad. The Thunder God Tribe had fewer than 4,000 men left; the Moon Tribe had about 3,000, and what about the Qingfeng Tribe? The junior priest Feng Lan had simply fled with over 1,000 of the Qingfeng Tribe's cavalry, leaving less than 2,000 soldiers, a ragtag group.
The elderly and weak in the surrounding areas had all fled. In other words, there were less than nine thousand people in the Thunder God City area at the moment, and this was just the core area. Most importantly, there was no food.
People need to eat. Even if they can catch fish, the amount they can catch is very limited. Compared to 9,000 people, the amount of fish they can catch is too pitiful.
While the envoys from the sacred mountain were still negotiating, within three days, several thousand more people had arrived. They were all riding large animals and could run very fast.
This won't work. Without anyone, who will mine for you? You can't let a noble cultivator mine, right?
"Go to the big jungle in the west to capture people." This is what the Thunder God Tribe did in the past, and even later, there was a forest coalition.
So, the Thunder God Tribe and the Moon Tribe sent their armies into the Great Forest...
And then? Nothing happened.
It turns out Lei Ting and Yue Guang aren't idiots. What are they going back to in this dilapidated Thunder God City? Serve as slaves and mine for you God Cultivators (without even enough to eat)? I don't want to play with you anymore. I can just run away, right?
Rush into the western forest. The vast forest is so huge that you, a cultivator of the gods, can’t find it, right?
At least we have brought out our own main cavalry to survive in the big forest. We will continue to be the boss. Who would have the patience to follow you, the spiritual cultivators?
"What should we do?" The numerous Divine Mountain messengers looked at each other. There were less than two thousand people left in the area, and most were busy fishing, hunting, and digging wild vegetables. If they were pushed too hard, they would probably all run away.
Food! There’s no farming on the sacred mountain, so where does all the extra food come from?
Everyone looked to the east, the Sea Tribe had food.
"Everyone, don't worry about the Sea Tribe. Last winter, the Sea Tribe lost a large amount of their food reserves in exchange for sheep and Kun fish." said the messenger from Qifeng Mountain.
"This year, the spring plowing of the Hai tribe is still sweet potatoes, which can only be harvested in autumn. In other words, the Hai tribe has no summer harvest." Many of the messengers from the sacred mountain know the Hai tribe well because the Hai tribe is so famous.
"If we had known this earlier, why would we have fought so hard?"
"What about now? Everyone has divided it up, and no one gets much left."
"At least they're mid-grade spirit stones, right? If they need it, we have to get it." A few mid-grade spirit stones are better than none; the Martial King Divine Lord needs them. Of course, the so-called few is only relative. If anyone really wants to monopolize them, it seems impossible.
"Is it really impossible to take down Haifan City?" The envoy from Xueyun Mountain said suddenly.
"Hehe..." was met with a bunch of cold laughter.
"How about you go up and fight first? As for the last medium-grade spirit stone mine, we at Qifeng Mountain will definitely support you to get half of the output. How about it?" said the messenger from Qifeng Mountain.
"That's right. We at Phoenix Mountain also support you. If you at Blood Cloud Mountain conquer Haifan City, we'll give you half of the production of the mid-grade spirit stone mines here."
"Hmph!" The Blood Cloud Mountain envoy snorted coldly. He had only spoken in anger. The Sea Tribe's army was not the same as this side's. The Sea Tribe's army was known to be the most effective against Divine Cultivators. Many mid-level Divine Cultivators had died at the hands of the Sea Tribe's army, including one formidable high-level Divine Cultivator.
What everyone feared most was the Sea Tribe's charlatan. After all, that charlatan had defeated a high-ranking spiritual cultivator in battle, causing the Martial King to vomit blood. One could only imagine how terrifying his combat prowess was. In the eyes of these Mountain God envoys, high-ranking spiritual cultivators were awe-inspiring beings, powerless to resist.
We've said before that when a Martial King faces a Martial Master, the immense pressure and imposing presence is enough to make your legs and feet tremble. Unless you possess a powerful mental strength or a good artistic conception to counterattack, Ma Yue possesses these qualities, while other Martial Masters generally lack them.
"If it really doesn't work, how about giving a share to the Hai tribe?" After a moment of silence, Tianshan envoy Geng Bin blurted out this sentence.
Is this okay? The other representatives from the sacred mountain present were all wondering.
"We have to mine and grow crops at the same time. Our sacred mountains can't afford to worry about that." Geng Bin continued, "After all, our respective sacred mountains are too far away from here and difficult to control."
The people of the sacred mountains also need to eat, and they're basically fed by nearby tribes. You can't possibly transport a large quantity of sweet potatoes from distant Sea God City to your own sacred mountain, right? If it weren't for the mid-grade spirit stone mine here, so many sacred mountains wouldn't be involved.
The question is, if you don’t give the Hai tribe benefits, why should the Hai tribe help you mine?
Almost all the people in this area have fled to the warm zone. No matter what, they cannot survive without food.
Qiu Haicheng of the Hai Tribe is a prime example. For the sake of the copper mine, the Hai Tribe would rather sacrifice a large amount of food than support the miners from other tribes. Honestly, only the Hai Tribe could afford it, given their high grain production.
Don't think that there are only five or six hundred soldiers from the Hai tribe in Qiuhai City. Who would dare to fight? The strength of the Hai tribe is not exaggerated. It didn't take long for the thousands of grassland people's troops to be destroyed.
"Are you sure that the charlatan from the Sea Tribe agrees?" If such an agreement could really be reached, everyone would be relieved.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"Let's ask the boss first."
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