Chapter 417 416. The First Northern Alliance Meeting
Fungus Castle, South Gate.
The city wall is now basically closed. Although it has not yet been equipped with various magic circles, it has begun to take effect.
"Name, rank, tribe, purpose of entering the city."
At the city gate, surrounded by a group of city guards, a half-demon was recording the identities of everyone entering the city one by one.
"Um... Broga, a senior warrior of the Broken Blade Tribe, is here... to attend the Northern Alliance meeting."
“Rama…”
The half-demon guard, who was originally somewhat leisurely, suddenly brightened up his eyes after hearing the words "superior warrior"!
He first looked the two demons up and down, and after discovering that there was indeed no mycelium on their bodies, he handed the work to one of his subordinates and came forward with great enthusiasm.
"You two...is this your first time in Junbao?" Since the name was too difficult to pronounce and no one dared to object, everyone tacitly started calling this northernmost city Junbao.
Broga and Rama looked at the half-demon approaching with a smile, somewhat confused. However, since they had just arrived, they did not dare to mess around in the prosperous Fungus Castle. They could only ask, "Yes, is there anything I should be aware of?"
"You two, have you ever connected to the fungus network? Want to experience it? Super strong vitality, super recovery, surviving chest injuries, reattaching severed limbs, plus a host of other convenient abilities like cross-language telepathy and the ability to control and command Puji! And all of this can be achieved with just symbiotic mycelium! So, how about you two give it a try?"
After finishing the introductions in one breath, the half-demon looked expectantly at the two senior warriors in front of him.
Broga and Lama looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Everyone in this area knows what symbiotic hyphae are. Thanks to them, the strength of the fungus castle is obvious to all.
But the suspicious appearance of the half-demon guard in front of them was strange to them no matter how they looked at it.
"Sorry, we haven't..."
Seeing Broga about to refuse, the half-demon took another step forward after noticing his broken leg. "Senior warriors who join now will receive a 2,000 contribution point bonus and a 3,000 contribution point six-month interest-free loan. If you two join together, we'll have just enough contribution points for the limb regeneration potion!"
Limb regeneration potion!
Broga was indeed somewhat moved by this.
But in the end, he declined the half-demon's invitation and planned to make more inquiries.
Looking at the two demons' departing backs, the half-demon made one last effort: "If you change your mind, remember to come find me!"
He sat back down only after the two demons completely disappeared into the crowd. "Alas, this is the nth time I've failed. The 500 contribution points for recruiting new members isn't that easy to earn... Really, symbiosis is so good, why are you all hesitating..."
Apparently the half-demon hadn't realized it yet, and it was because he himself was so suspicious.
After entering the city, Broga and Rama were a little bit unbelievable as they walked along. They actually saw "vitality" in the north.
The road in Junbao is quite wide, but it does not seem deserted at all.
The residents of Fungus Castle came and went, carrying a lot of Puji as they walked back and forth in the crisscrossing streets. Everyone seemed to have their own things to do. This kind of scene was generally not seen in the tribe.
It really feels like a proper city, although the bustle is largely due to a lot of puffing...
Finally, they entered a tall tower in the middle of the city. The leaders of the five tribes and most of the surviving senior warriors also gathered here to attend the so-called "First Northern Alliance Conference."
As for the problem of weak defenses within the tribes, there is no need to worry. Junbao has thoughtfully taken over the defense work of their respective tribes, and even provided free food supplies when they lost a large number of manpower in difficult times.
As Xinghuo walked in with Marshal Puji on his head and Norris holding the yellow book, the meeting officially began.
Louisa should have come, but she was not interested in these trivial matters and declined.
Norris opened the yellow book and began to talk about the difficulties that the northern tribes had faced in the past according to the script. Not only was food scarce, but they were also regarded by the empire as garbage bins in peacetime and consumables in war.
Not to mention, the blood prince killed a large number of Chis and destroyed two tribes at the same time, just to bring more blood, and did not regard the tribesmen as demons at all!
Finally, Norris said that the tribes in the north should unite and help each other so that they can grow and develop together.
Everything is for a better future for everyone.
An invisible spiritual wave came from the yellow book, and one of the leaders immediately stood up and expressed his support for this alliance.
The others looked at each other, but were not too surprised by the current situation.
After all, they were forcibly taking over their own tribe, and the name of the meeting was called "Northern Alliance". The Heart of Fungus Castle was known to everyone, and it was impossible for those tribal leaders to not see it.
The reason why everyone didn't resist much was, firstly, the gap in strength was there, and secondly, Junbao seemed to want peaceful evolution, and everyone wanted to see the conditions offered by the other party.
Sure enough, after Norris finished talking about these empty words, Xinghuo came down and began to distribute tangible benefits with everyone.
In general, these senior warriors and tribal leaders naturally have higher welfare because they are naturalized voluntarily.
There will not always be only one Fungus Castle. Some tribes will be converted into new cities in the future, and various positions will naturally give priority to naturalized people like them.
At the same time, he also hinted to them that there would be many good things that could not be found in the North that could be exchanged for them.
They interpreted this as a hint that Fungus Castle had smuggling channels within the Empire...
All they need to do is be loyal to the "boss" and abide by the basic rules of the mushroom garden.
The conditions are still acceptable. After all, they don’t have much room for bargaining now.
only……
"Um, can you tell us who the 'boss' is? It seems we haven't even met the person we are supposed to be loyal to." A senior soldier asked the question that everyone was thinking.
"No, you have already seen it." Then Xinghuo knelt on one knee and held the Marshal Puji, who had been sitting on the stage blankly since the beginning, in front of everyone with both hands.
The marshal jumped up and shook his bright red cloak.
"Um...I see. I have no doubts anymore."
Everyone nodded, sat down, and began to prepare for the oath that would follow.
It’s not that they think it’s normal for a Puji to be the boss, but many tribes in the north have the tradition of worshiping some kind of totem or "ancestral artifacts". Although it is a bit strange to call the mascot of their own tribe "boss", it is not incomprehensible.
But everyone was secretly speculating whether the real boss of Jun Castle was Shou, Xinghuo, Norris, or the vampire who was the commander of the army.
The first three are still acceptable, but almost no one wants it to be Louisa, because in that case, everything in the present might just be the glove of a duke of the empire, which would make them feel very insecure.
At the same time, Louisa was helping Lin Jun comfort Xiao Hei who had finally woken up.
(End of this chapter)
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