The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"The coalition? A coalition of worms is still a worm, and they will never be able to defeat a skull Kira." Taruru sat on the chair extremely arrogantly, and let two chiefs' wives who had become slave girls massage himself, using incomparable With an obvious attitude of contempt, he responded to the inquiries of the worried-looking tribal chiefs in front of him.

Although Taruru was extremely confident, this did not bring much peace of mind to these tribal chiefs. After all, the momentum over there was too great. It is said that the number of coalition forces has increased to more than 70,000, and the growth rate has not stopped. , and these armies have also changed their weapons. They are no longer such simple stone spears and stone knives, but metal weapons. In their view, even though all the fighters on Taruru's side are experienced warriors, they are already There are not many advantages to speak of.

Just when the elected representative of the tribal chief wanted to ask Taruru if he had any more specific countermeasures, Taruru spoke first and said, "I know what you are thinking, and I know you are worried. What, if you think I will lose in this tribal war, then you can leave now, but before you leave, you must leave me the spoils you got before."

All the chiefs were in an uproar when they heard Taruru's request. Everyone thought that Taruru's request was too much to bear. According to the conditions of their attachment, any spoils harvested in the war belonged to their own tribe. There is no need to hand over or carry out follow-up processing at all. Obviously, Taruru has broken his oath by doing so.

"These trophies are all obtained from our battles. Why do you take them away?" Someone couldn't help jumping out and yelling at Taruru.

When the others saw someone taking the lead, they also stood up to take responsibility for Taruru, saying that this was the result of their tribe participating in various battles, and Taruru shouldn't treat them like this.

"Shut up!" Taruru yelled at the crowd, and stood up abruptly from the chair. The surrounding guards clasped the weapons in their hands to the ground, causing a shocking sound.

The atmosphere in the room became tense instantly. Everyone looked at Taruru worriedly, for fear that Taruru would do something irrational suddenly. Some people also carefully put their hands on the weapons hanging on their waists. on, just in case.

Looking at these so-called allies who were full of vigilance, Taruru showed an extremely disdainful look on his face, and said, "Fight? You guys still have the face to say that you are fighting. Have I been blind all this time? ? One by one dawdled at the beginning of the battle, hid in a safe place, waited for my people to clean up the enemies, all the opponents surrendered, and after they completely lost the ability to resist, you ran out to grab the spoils, you and I Say this is also called fighting!"

There was no sound in the room, and all the chiefs who belonged to the tribe showed embarrassing expressions. They didn't expect Leo to tell this matter so directly.

"We also paid the casualties!" Someone gritted his teeth and forcefully argued.

Taruru taunted: "Casualties? Are you referring to the casualties caused by the internal strife between you for the spoils of war?"

All the chiefs fell silent again. In fact, as Taruru said, most of their casualties did come from internal strife for spoils, and not just one or two tribes, but all tribes participated Had a similar infighting.

Taruru sat back on the chair at this time, glanced at everyone coldly, and said in the coldest tone: "I will say it again for the last time, I don't care what you think, if you think I will fail, follow my plan tomorrow." Ask to leave, otherwise just shut up and do your own thing honestly."

The chiefs already sensed that Taruru's anger was on the verge of getting out of control. If the quarrel continued, the other party might really try to get rid of all the chiefs present, so they all lowered their heads and exited the room silently. He walked towards the outside of the barracks without making a sound.

After the chiefs left, Taruru also asked his subordinates and female slaves to leave, saying that he wanted to be alone.

When he was alone in the room, he sat alone in a chair and said to himself: "The target is hooked...I will arrange it...they can't escape."

A few hours later, the chiefs who left returned to their tribal army one by one. Their next battle may not be as easy as before, so they need to prepare in advance.

Among these chiefs, the chiefs with the largest number of people exchanged glances with each other when they separated, and then after they returned to their tribal camps, they disguised themselves and turned into patrol soldiers, bringing their cronies, He quietly left the camp and came to a rather secret cave not far from the joint camp.

After ordering their cronies to stay outside the cave, several chiefs entered the cave and looked at each other, none of them had the idea to speak first.

In the end, the chief of the Green Moss Tribe couldn't bear the worry in his heart, and said: "That fellow Taluru has gone crazy. If we don't come up with a solution as soon as possible, I'm afraid we won't end well. The next battle says Maybe he'll send us to the front."

"It's not for sure, it's definitely possible." The chief of the Longfoot tribe said with certainty: "Before I went, my people had already received news that Taruru had formed a supervising team composed of 300 elite fighters. , although the name is to supervise his people, but now the object of supervision may have been transferred to us."

The chief of the Stucco Tribe looked annoyed, and complained again and again: "I said a long time ago, don't mess with him at this time, just stay behind honestly, but you just don't listen to me, now..."

The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe, whose number of troops is second only to Taruru, unceremoniously interrupted the complaint of the chief of the mud tribe, saying: "Enough, what's the use of talking about it now, let's think of a countermeasure."

The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe has a certain prestige in the hearts of the people, and the Jiaoyuan tribe is also the strongest among the many tribes. If Taruru hadn't been too strong, perhaps in this tribal war, these small tribes would be They will unite around the Jiaoyuan tribe, establish an alliance, and seek to protect themselves. Now the Jiaoyuan tribe has naturally become the backbone of everyone again.

"Since we are all in danger if we continue to stay, do we really want to withdraw?" the chief of the Mud Tribe asked tentatively.

"Are you willing to give up those spoils?" The chief of the Longfoot Tribe said with a blank look at the other party.

The chief of the Stucco tribe became a little ugly. He really couldn't give up those spoils, and even if he was willing to give up, his tribesmen who had already tasted the sweetness would not agree to him giving up. If he did it forcefully, maybe he wouldn't When the next war starts, his clansmen will secretly execute him, and then elect a new chief.

The chief of the Green Moss Tribe said with a worried face: "I'm afraid that even if he gave up the spoils, Taruru might not let the betrayer go. Although he has a good reputation, don't forget, his treatment of the betrayer The methods are notoriously cruel."

The scenes they had seen before immediately appeared in everyone's minds, and their faces darkened.

"If we continue to follow him, the result is doomed. I don't want to die." The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe looked at the other three chiefs around him with a heavy expression, and then looked at the direction of the cave entrance, motioning for the three to move their heads closer. Then whispered: "I received news that the tribes in the central region are very dissatisfied with Taluru's strength, thinking that he has disrupted the balance of the tribal war, so they want to get the tribal war back on track, and sent some secret messengers. The fact that the tribes over there were able to abandon their feud and form an alliance is also related to their messengers."

"You mean..." The mud tribe's eyes lit up, and they said excitedly, "We're going to join the big tribe in the central region?"

"Of course not. According to the rules, the tribes in the central region are not allowed to participate in the outer tribal wars. They have their own tribal wars to fight. Otherwise, this time they will not just send some envoys." The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe gave a blank look. , Said: "Although only some envoys were sent, these envoys were able to provide a lot of resources and weapons. For example, the weapons of the tribal alliance were all replaced with metal weapons. This should be only a small part of the help they can provide. It is said that those The envoys are all legendary warriors, so no matter how you look at it, Taruru's chances of winning this time are very small. If we continue to follow Taruru, I'm afraid we will either die in the hands of Taruru or the enemy." He paused After a while, he waited for a few people to digest what he said, and then continued: "In fact, we can also contact the envoys of the tribes in the central region, become their internal response, and fight back at critical times to help them live more easily. Winning, at the same time we can also obtain a lot of resources from the messengers to enhance our strength, even if there is no Taruru, we don't need to worry about being wiped out in the tribal war."

Hearing what the chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe said, the other three chiefs also breathed heavily. Although they don't know the situation of the tribes in the central region as well as the chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe, they can also know that if their tribe can get The support of the tribes in the central zone will greatly improve the strength of the tribe, and if this opportunity can be used to get a little relationship with the tribes in the central zone, then there is no need to worry about the destruction of the tribes in future tribal wars Dangerous.

"Now that you're telling us this, you must have contacted the envoys sent by the tribes in the central region?" the careful chief of the Longfoot tribe guessed.

The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe didn't admit it, nor denied it, but just smiled slightly.

Seeing this situation, the tribal chiefs didn't say anything more. This is definitely an important opportunity for them to change their fate, so they asked the chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe how to meet the envoy and discuss the details of cooperation. matter.

The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe seemed very cautious, and did not promise anything immediately. Instead, he told the others that he would arrange for the three of them to meet with the envoy as soon as possible. The details of the discussion will be discussed after meeting the envoy. Let the three of them go back and wait for the news. Don't let it go. the wind.

In this way, the four chiefs who belonged to the largest tribe among the tribes entered the cave with a heavy face, and then returned to their tribal camp with a relaxed face.

However, after returning to the camp, the chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe did not call his men to discuss the next battle like the other three chiefs did. Instead, he returned to his barracks alone, ordered his cronies to guard the barracks, and then put the hangers in the barracks. The lamp was removed, a part was disassembled, and a high-tech-looking device was pulled out from the hollow interior of the part.

Afterwards, the chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe put the device on the table, started it, took two steps back, and waited for the result. As a ray of light shot out from the surface of the device, a three-dimensional projection appeared in the barracks.

This projection is a middle-aged man wearing a long robe with an arrogant look. After he appeared, he looked at the chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe who was saluting him with disdain, and asked: "I hope this time I can hear what I want Instead of hearing you applying for supplies again, greed is a part of human nature, and it is normal to exist, but greed without limits will only lead to destruction."

The chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe lowered his head and said with a respectful look: "Your words are always full of thought-provoking content, and you need to savor them carefully to..."

The middle-aged man interrupted impatiently: "Okay, I'm not here to listen to these compliments, let's get down to business!"

"You are right. The consecutive victories have made Taruru so arrogant that he is still comparing the strength of those tribal alliances based on the information he collected before, thinking that those tribes are vulnerable, just like him before. It’s the same as those tribes that were exterminated.” The chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe didn’t dare to neglect, and quickly started to get down to business, seriously talking about what happened to Taruru before, and then mentioned the situation of the other three tribes and their thoughts .

The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and said: "You have done a good job, and you did not agree to any conditions without authorization. As for the three tribal chiefs..." After speaking, he pondered for a while, and said: "Although there are no conditions If the three tribes join, Taruru will also fail in the end, but with more power that can be used, there will be fewer accidents that may occur. I will come to meet them tomorrow, and I will inform you of the meeting place at that time."

After speaking, the middle-aged man immediately cut off contact without waiting for the chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe to react.

The chief of the Jiaoyuan Tribe put the device back into the hollow part and put it back on the hanging lamp, and when the light from the hanging lamp shone on his face, the expression on his face was no longer the humble look just now, On the contrary, he looked a little ferocious, but after hanging up the hanging lamp, as soon as he turned around, the expression on his face changed immediately, and he returned to his usual majestic demeanor.

At the same time, on the cracked ground directly above the Affiliated Tribal Barracks, a dozen soldiers wearing the same robes and technological weapons stood on the edge of the crack, looking down, and the posture they showed was as if God was standing Like all beings overlooking the ground in the sky, the middle-aged man who talked to the chief of the Jiaoyuan tribe before was among them.