Shen Miao explained, "It's not meant to harm people. Ideally, it should be something that won't kill you immediately, like a drug whose effects can last for several months or a year."
"So what exactly do you want to do?" Jiu Ying asked, even more puzzled.
Shen Miao paused for a moment, then said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to give it to the skeleton soldiers to make them behave."
Upon hearing this, Jiuying's eyes widened in surprise, "But they've already surrendered!"
In Jiuying's view, those who surrendered were one of their own, and feeding them poison would be too cruel.
Shen Miao said, "No, I don't want to kill them. Feeding them poison is just a way to control them. They have already surrendered, but no one can guarantee that they won't turn against us."
Jiuying still couldn't understand.
The damage caused by poison to the body is irreversible. Shen Miao did not want to harm their lives, but long-term feeding of poison would more or less damage the body of a normal beastman.
“I don’t think it’s necessary. We have ways to deal with them now. Even if they turn against us, we can defeat them again.” Jiuying was very confident about this.
Shen Miao also didn't understand his thinking. "But this is too troublesome, and there's a possibility of casualties. Haven't you considered that your momentary reluctance could lead to the death of your companions?"
Jiuying shook his head, "Those are just speculations, and the orcs died on the battlefield, which is a worthy death."
Shen Miao: "..."
She suddenly didn't know what to say; perhaps this was simply a difference in their way of thinking.
She only wanted to nip any potential danger in the bud, while Jiuying, as an orc, had a more direct way of thinking and preferred to act openly and honestly.
In short, the orcs here have not yet been exposed to intrigue, and even when they fight, they do so openly and honestly.
Although Shen Miao couldn't understand, she still respected the other party.
It's just that I'm inevitably a little depressed.
They finally came up with a solution, but it didn't work, so they had to find another way. Unexpectedly, the batch of skeleton soldiers they accepted ended up becoming a burden.
"Are you angry?" Jiu Ying asked cautiously.
Shen Miao said sullenly, "No."
Jiuying felt uneasy. Even a fool could tell that Shen Miao was unhappy, given her usually carefree personality. She had never shown such an expression before.
He knew this was mostly because of him, so he wanted to make amends and racked his brains to come up with a solution for Shen Miao.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "I've got it! We can sign a contract with them, and if they break the contract, we can teach them a lesson."
Shen Miao was still listless, but she could tell the amount was right, and those skeletons would respect the contract.
Jiuying explained to her, "You don't understand. The contract is valid. If they dare to break it, the Beast God will punish them. All beastmen are afraid of the Beast God's punishment, so they would never easily break it."
"Really?" Shen Miao replied with little interest.
“Really, Shenmiao, be serious. I didn’t think of that at first. Look, it’s recorded in our tribe’s ancient books. It says that there were two tribes that were not convinced of each other’s superiority and fought every day. Later, after signing a treaty, they never fought again.” Jiuying quickly flipped through the ancient books.
This parchment scroll is a treasure of their Jinwu tribe; it contains records of everything.
Jiuying pointed out the record to Shen Miao, who perked up and said, "Tell me the specific method by which you signed the contract."
Next, Jiuying explained the process and method of signing the contract to Shen Miao in detail. The two of them revised it and added some content. For example, Shen Miao did not believe that the Beast God would really show his power, so she added a clause to the contract stating how much food the skeleton soldiers needed to hand over to the tribe each month.
If they don't pay, Shen Miao has the right to lead the tribal orcs to teach them a lesson.
This is what she learned from history. To put it bluntly, it means making the skeleton soldiers "pay tribute" to them. Of course, it wasn't that formal, but that's the gist of it.
Looking at the conditions proposed by Shen Miao, Jiu Ying asked in surprise, "How could you come up with so many strange ideas?"
They never imagined that after defeating a tribe, they could ask them for something.
Shen Miao smiled faintly. This was the wisdom accumulated by humankind over thousands of years, far superior to those of us single-celled organisms.
After numerous revisions, the contract was finally drafted.
Shen Miao chose an auspicious day to sign a contract with the representatives of the skeleton soldiers. These skeleton soldiers had been living in fear and unease since being captured, not knowing how Shen Miao would deal with them.
If they were like the leader, they might as well fight to the death.
The more intelligent members of the skeleton soldiers advised them not to act rashly, but to wait and see. They could retaliate only if they were dissatisfied with the other side's proposed solution.
And so, Shen Miao's summons finally arrived.
Shen Miao didn't harm any of them; she simply said they needed to sign a contract that required them to hand over food, but also guaranteed their lives.
The skeleton soldiers were overjoyed; as long as they weren't killed, everything was fine.
Shen Miao was speechless. Didn't they see the rule about handing over food? They found the food themselves and gave it to their tribe for free. Didn't these skeleton soldiers feel anything at all?
She had to emphasize it again.
"Look carefully, you are required to hand over a certain amount of food every month. Don't come back later saying you didn't see it, or I will consider it a breach of contract."
The skeletons were quiet for a moment, then began whispering among themselves again.
Shen Miao didn't want to say anything more. Anyway, she had already made it very clear that all they had to do was accept the gifts. If they refused, they would beat them until they submitted.
"You don't need to emphasize that we signed the contract in the name of the Beast God, and they wouldn't dare to disobey it," Jiuying gently reminded him.
Shen Miao nodded, "That's for the best."
After the contract was signed, the skeleton soldiers all left the tribe. Their tribe was only so big, and there was no extra space to accommodate the skeleton soldiers. Moreover, they did not want to live with the skeleton soldiers.
Shen Miao was relieved of a worry and was in a good mood, chatting with Jiu Ying all the way home.
A tall female beast suddenly rushed over, blocking the two of them, and shouted at Shen Miao, "Shen Miao, you are too despicable! When you signed the contract with the skeleton soldiers, did you even consider our Ice Clan? We are still your partners, and this is how you treat your partners!"
Shen Miao recognized the female beast in front of her as Hua Min, the leader of the Ice Ling tribe. The skeleton soldiers attacked the Ice Ling tribe, causing heavy casualties.
Even though Shen Miao later helped them rescue many orcs, the feud with the skeleton soldiers had already been formed.
Shen Miao felt a little embarrassed and quickly explained, "Chief Hua, it's not what you think. The leader of the skeleton soldiers is dead. The current skeleton soldiers can no longer harm you or me."
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