Chapter 383 - Burden (1/2)

Chapter 383: Burden

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Upon learning that the Dragon King had also found a woman he liked, the soldiers of the Great Snowmoutain arer to rush into the city to get their loot They were so excited that ht, Gu Shenwei did not sleep either He forced hiuan Ru, Maid Lotus and Old Man Mu and concentrate instead on how to deal with the Land of Fragrance

Aya’s opinion could be considered well-founded The rance could no longer be cut off from the outside world, as there was no way to make nearly 2,000 soldiers keep it a secret Once the outside world knew about the existence of this richly-endowed country and the fact that it could be easily conquered, the powerful forces, such as the Golden Roc Fort, would swoop in, just like a group of predators attracted by a huge piece of fat rance out ofconquered by the Supreth would be further bolstered This was not the result that Gu Shenanted

However, if he let his ht for supre This was not a result that he desired either, as a bandit gang would never be able to contend for hegemony with the Golden Roc Fort and Norland He did not know much about military tactics and by far, he had led his ar on his intuition and rudimentary military administration skills that he had learned back in the Central Plain during his childhood

As such, he really wished that Fang Wenshi+ or Zhong Heng had coestions at this morance was a test for him His decision would determine the future of himself and the Great Snowmountain

He knew this in his heart but did not how to express hies were the three ion In their eyes, it was a natural thing to divide the spoils fairly, and they would never understand or even be willing to understand the Dragon King’s plan and vision for his ar’s hesitation only made them suspect that he wished to keep all the loot for himself

It was daybreak shortly after Gu Shenwei had sent out two tearance and Old Man Mu respectively The nobles ere kept as hostages in the careedy, watchful eye of the soldiers and the two tribal chiefs, ere able to speak Central Plains Chinese, went to the Dragon King’s tent early in thefor an audience

After their request was approved, the two men walked into the tent on their knees and then koedat rice They re and koed another dozen tiet up, and they did so reluctantly “Now that we’ve venerated you, the Dragon King, as our lord, we think we have to show our loyalty by actual deeds instead of speech Although the Land of Fragrance is just a small and remote country, we still want to offer soive half of our wealth to you, Dragon King,” one of the noble ave no reply to thelord was not satisfied with their offer and added “We’ll also send 3,000 slave men and 3,000 slave women to serve you and your soldiers”

“How could these nobles reckon that it’s natural to send 6,000 slaves to serveclass thinking when they made their national policies? Did they really believe that just the surrounding mountains and forests could fend off all their eneht in astonishreed to receive their presents in a bid to appease theather all the other nobles kept hostage in the ca with the soldiers

The excited soldiers aiting under the rising sun for the Dragon King to announce his plan on how to distribute the spoils of war

Gu Shenwei stood in the center of a vacant lot, and behind hi nobles He also had the few reold and silver carried out and placed at his feet

Upon seeing this, the soldiers nodded to one another with satisfaction, fir to divide the loot today The hostages turned deathly pale, worrying that the Dragon King was still dissatisfied with their offer

Unexpectedly, the Dragon King did notrelated to the loot Instead, he said to his soldiers, “You’ve rested for such a long tiood as before Noant all the swordsuard troops to form another one Each tea team will be awarded, and the losers won’t be punished”

The guard troops actually consisted of the conscripted savages but they were referred to as such now as they were under direct co fu competitions was one of the soldiers’ favorite activities As soon as the order was given, several hundreds of the that to take part in the duel

Many of the’s proposal at first, but when they noticed the frightened look on the hostages’ faces, they deduced that the Dragon King was planning to cow these nobles into subh, the two teams picked out 50 soldiers each for the duel, and each teaon King declared the start of the duel and both sides charged toward each other

Despite the fact that the Dragon King had just pro side, none of these soldiers wanted to lose since they could not tolerate the humiliation of defeat More iet a larger share of the loot, for the Dragon King had just promised an award for the winners

As such, the soldiers took the ht even when confronted with their comrades and for soon King had really intended to inties, he would have been very satisfied with the results of his plan: the nobles, ore long soft robes and delicate waist belts, were now ashen-faced and tre, as if they had been faced with predators The nobles were so scared that they could only stand on their feet by holding and supporting one another

Gu Shenwei and the tribal chiefs of the Great Snowht They did not ot injured, but they had to ot killed

Gu Shenwei stopped the fight when the outcoly, the 50 swordses were not as strong as the swordsmen and they did not ith each other, so their defeat ithin everyone’s expectations

When the winners looked at the Dragon King expectantly, waiting for hiold and silver in the boxes taken out and roughly divided into 50 shares and said, “Coet a share of the e They’re yours now”

The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment; these awards were totally different from what they had expected The aed to the ares, they were just a bunch of feeble men None of the swordsmen were interested in theh opinions of themselves They were the rance and could hardly i as slaves for the barbarians They assuso and wailed as they knelt to beg for his mercy They offered to pay a ranso the price until it was several ti their pleas, the swordsmen swarmed toward the nobles Coold and silver at the Dragon King’s feet were nothing now