Warlord: King of All Clans

Leo was shocked to hear what Slatu said.

The people of the West are warm and hospitable, and they will even give their daughters to guests to sleep with.

Although he had learned about the culture of the Western Grasslands before and knew many of their bad habits.

When the herdsmen on the prairie entertain guests, they will let the women in their family sleep with them.

If you don't have a daughter, you can ask your wife to come forward.

This is due to the lifestyle on the prairie in the western border. The families of the lower-level herdsmen are not wealthy and do not have extra tents and furs, and the grass and water on a piece of land are not enough to feed cattle and sheep for a whole year.

The herders who need to move for grazing leave their tents and food with their families and can only stay in the homes of herders near the pasture.

However, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, so there are few opportunities to meet guests other than relatives. The pastoral family that accepts guests, if the two parties are not closely related, will try their best to intermarry and preserve offspring, leaving behind a high-quality bloodline.

Especially those outsiders who are smart and strong are welcomed wherever they go.

Over time, this absurd custom was formed: wherever the herdsmen went, they were accompanied by their wives, and their wives and daughters who stayed at home also entertained others.

Of course, this custom of walking marriage has also led to the more cruel custom of killing children. Powerful grassland leaders will kill their eldest sons and sacrifice them to the grassland wolf god. In fact, this is because the eldest son is most likely not his own blood.

But Leo was a little overwhelmed by the fact that Slatu, as a Burke, also followed this ancient custom.

The four women from the Talhan family in front of him, the oldest was about twenty years old, and the youngest was only twelve or thirteen years old.

The former was already quite charming, looking at Leo with eyes flickering.

The latter kept his head down, fearing that he would be hit.

It has to be said that the women of the Tarhan family are all very beautiful. Except for one who inherited the style of Shilatu and has an average appearance, the other three are all beauties of the grassland.

Leo didn't want to leave his seed here, so he looked at Arina beside him and said, "You are also a daughter of the Talhan family, why don't you stand over there?"

Throughout the entire banquet, Arina accompanied him, serving him food and pouring him wine. She was less fierce and more docile. When she heard what happened, she just glanced at Leo and was unwilling to pay attention to him.

Shilatu was a little embarrassed when he saw Leo targeting his trusted general. "Arina Mishe is a prairie wolf girl. She has no plans to get married for the time being..."

In fact, 24-year-old Arina is already an older left-over woman in the Western Grassland.

But she was the extraordinary fighting force of the Talhan family and Shilatu's right-hand man, so Shilatu was unwilling to marry her off.

The people of the grassland have no tradition of women in power. Even Ajina's brothers hope that she will stay in the family and continue to serve them when Shilatu grows old.

When Leo heard Slatu's sudden refusal, he was just about to laugh it off and take the opportunity to step down.

At this time, Dukak, the leader of the Kerait tribe who had been patient for a long time, slammed the table and said, "There is no rule that prairie wolf girls should not marry. I, Dukak, have long admired Arina Mishe, and everyone knows it. Today, while the Earl of River Bay is here, why not settle the marriage?"

Shila suddenly saw him getting angry, and his face suddenly darkened, "Dukak, back off!"

Dukak held a scimitar in his hand, kicked the table away, and walked into the hall, scaring Slatu's four daughters so much that they quickly hid away.

Dukak said loudly, "Lord Berk, my Kerait tribe is the largest tribe among the Kurgans, with a population of tens of thousands and three thousand armored cavalry. We have followed the Tarhan tribe for so many years, going through life and death together, and only now are we trying to seize the position of Berk for you. Is it too much to marry one of your daughters?"

Shilatu looked unhappy, but he did not lose his temper. Instead, he said kindly, "Dukak, everyone can see your loyalty. My daughter, you have already married two men. Arina Mishe will not follow you."

Dukak shook his head and said, "I only want Arina Mishe, and I'll give you the other two!"

After he finished speaking, he looked around and continued, "Not only do I want the Arina Mishe, I also want the Dragon Bone Sword. I'll treat it as my dowry!"

This was too arrogant a statement, and the other captains at the banquet all shouted at him.

But this kind of scolding, which appears harsh but is actually weak, only provides an atmosphere.

After the Western Territory was conquered by the Empire, the Golden Horde was destroyed and chaos lasted for hundreds of years. It has not been unified to this day.

There is a Northern Grand Duke in the North who can mediate, but the Western Territory is a breeding ground for poisonous insects and no one cares about it.

The current Council of Ten Tribes in the Western Territory is just a union of the strong to divide up the territory and devour the weak.

Berke originally meant tribal leader, but the Orlantis Empire solidified it into a noble title in the West as the official system for ruling the West.

Shilatu Tarhan's title of Beg actually means the chief of the Kurgan people.

In three generations, the Tarhan tribe conquered dozens of Kurgan nomadic tribes including the Kerey, A'er, Yuege, and Geshu tribes, so the title of Kurgan Beg came into being.

But this kind of title in the Western Territory does not need to be conferred by the upper lord. It is entirely up to whoever has the bigger fist to get it.

The Kerey tribe was the second largest tribe after the Tarhan tribe. If the position of beg of the Tarhan tribe was seized, the beg of the Kurgan people would change from Slatu Tarhan beg to Dukak Kerey beg.

This actually does no harm to the other Kurgan centurions.

Everyone admires the strong, and Slatu is already old, while Dukak looks stronger.

Compared with Slatu's relatively mediocre sons, if Dukak married Arina and the two of them joined forces, they might even be able to rebuild the Golden Horde.

So they scolded loudly, but in fact they didn't even move an inch. They just sat there and watched the show.

Forcing the emperor to abdicate by force, and demanding the precious sword.

Geshuman, the guard Shilatu standing beside him, could no longer bear it, and strode forward, staring at Dukak.

He is an orphan of the Geshu tribe. He has been carefully raised by Shilatu since childhood. Now he has become the leader of the Geshu tribe. Of course, he cannot bear to see his benefactor being bullied.

Dukak said sternly: "Ge Shuman, do you want to snatch Arina Mishe from me too?"

Geshuman suddenly stopped in his tracks. According to the custom of bride-robbing on the grassland, if he lost the fight, Ajinamishe would have to follow Dukak.

If he won, Arina Mishe would have no choice but to follow him. Neither option was what he wanted.

At this time, Yue Gechaer couldn't help it anymore, sneaked up to Leo, and pushed him hard, "Damn Mondo, why don't you hurry up!"

Leo was just eating melons about the strife in the West, waiting for them to start fighting. Hearing this, he said speechlessly: "It's none of my business!"

A united Tarhan family on the path to glory is not in the interests of the River Bend.

Leo hoped that they would start a quarrel among themselves and beat their brains out.

He just needs to ensure the supply of coal to the Yanshi mine. It would be even better if he could take over the Yanshi mine during the chaos.

Yue Gechaer was furious, "How come it's none of your business? You are my brother-in-law, don't put on your pants and deny it!"