When Yiya returned home and was about to cause a sensation, I finally received a summons from the Elders Council of the Survivors. From the expression of the messenger, it can be seen that after the middle-aged man accidentally penetrated, the elders' minds once again made a 180-degree turn. But I didn't take this situation seriously. After all, after the middle-aged man penetrated, I knew that things would not be so easy!
"I wonder how the elders discussed it? And this man... I wonder what advice he gave you? I think the elders will tell me the result!" I went straight to the point after entering the hall. In addition to not wanting to waste time, I also hope to know the true identity of this middle-aged man in front of me as soon as possible. Based on the power he just showed and the respect the elders showed him, I think he is definitely not an ordinary person. But now, I know nothing about him. . . . . . .
After smiling at me awkwardly, the Great Elder stepped forward. After inspecting several elders and the middle-aged man again, the Great Elder's gaze finally settled on my face.
"I'm sorry, Lord Shen, it seems that our cooperation has to end here... After all, our ancestral precepts cannot be violated, and I hope Lord Shen will forgive me..."
"Really? Is it over? Although I am only a small army commander, I don't want others to fool me... Tell me! What's the reason? Don't tell me any ancestral teachings, I don't like to hear those. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, I can tell you what will happen when I walk out of this door, but I can't guarantee it..." After listening to the words of the great elder, my expression did not change at all, and I still answered in an extremely calm tone. At the same time, I slowly looked back and forth on their faces.
"Are you threatening me? I think you have the wrong person. This is not your military camp, nor is it your Kingdom of Yan. I bet... we survivors are not easy to bully. If you go to your master to complain, remember to tell her that 4 million survivors are waiting for her magic army to arrive..." As soon as I said this, several elders became nervous. After looking at each other for a few times, they were unable to speak. At this time, the middle-aged man stood up and turned around to defeat me.
"Good, good, very good! It seems that the strength of the survivors is indeed not weak. It seems that the generals of the Mokaster Empire and I have underestimated your strength. Since we can't reach an agreement now, I think I should leave now... After returning, I will report today's situation to the superiors truthfully. No matter how the superiors deal with it, I think it has nothing to do with me. But... But I will attack the canyon directly tomorrow and force my way through there. In order to rush, I am afraid we don't have time to encircle and annihilate those undead wizards. If there is anything missing, please bear with me... In addition, I will suggest that the commander of the Canglang Line of Defense stick to the eastern line of defense... Since the nobles are so powerful, I don't think they care about those furry and smelly monsters. Just treat them as military formations for the nobles... Hahaha, just kidding, don't you guys want to see me off as a guest from afar?" Listening to the gradually noisy noises outside, I knew it was time to implement my plan. Since you claim to be so powerful, why do so many people go to the Mokaster Empire to be mercenaries? Now that I have promised them better conditions, I don’t believe that they will still die of poverty and starvation following you guys. . . . .
"Master Shen, please take us there! As long as you can give us a small piece of land and a small bag of seeds, we will be satisfied..."
"Master Shen, as long as you can take us out, we are willing to work like slaves for you!"
"..."
When I followed the elders out of the stone cellar, the waves of cheers outside the door made the faces of the elders look as if they were covered with a layer of frost. Only the unknown middle-aged man remained motionless, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.
"What are you doing? Go back to where you came from! If you have anything to say, wait until the guests leave..." Seeing that the situation was almost out of control, the second elder stood up and tried to shout at the villagers to leave. But the effect was too good...
Looking at the elders who were sweating and scolding the villagers, the middle-aged man finally stood up after hesitating. But how could I let him speak first? Although I don't know what role he plays in the survivors, I know that based on his ability to easily convince those elders, I have to be cautious of him.
"Hello everyone, I, Shen Xiang, will certainly not ignore your wishes. Regarding what you said, I can give you an explanation here. Friends who are willing to go to my territory, each family can be allocated a piece of land, a house and necessary tools, as well as the necessary food before the first quarter harvest..." Before I finished speaking, I was drowned out by the shouts of the villagers of the outlying survivors. Looking at those extremely excited villagers, I ignored the dark faces of the elders and the middle-aged man, raised my hands high, and made a downward gesture. In an instant, the whole scene was quiet. . . . . .
"However, due to the limited territory I have, I can only accommodate about 1 million nobles for the time being. Therefore, the decision on this immigration must be made by the noble elders first... But as my status in the Kingdom of Yann rises, I will definitely move all of you living on this barren land away from here as soon as possible, and I promise to do my best to give you a beautiful home..."
As soon as I finished speaking, the villagers present, and even the elders' guards behind me, cheered. The whole scene was lively and extremely chaotic.
Seeing this scene, not only the leaders but even the man knew that the situation was out of their control. If they wanted to control the situation, the only one who could control it now was me.
"What do you mean? What is your intention in doing this?" Looking at the increasing number of people who were getting more and more excited, the middle-aged man lowered his voice and asked me angrily.
"No reason, I just want to prevent the survivors from being exterminated because of the wrong decisions made by you guys. Think about the orcs and undead in front of us, based on what you did today, do you think the Kingdom of Yan and the Mocast Empire will let you go? It's easy to want to die, but don't drag others to death... Especially when you are not completely sure about sending others to die..." After hearing what he said, I also leaned closer to him a little, and then whispered a sarcastic remark to him with the same smile.
"What a good trick. I didn't know there was such a person like you in the Kingdom of Yan... Tell me! How do you plan to end this situation? You should know that if you fight to the death, you should also know the consequences..."
"I don't know what the consequences will be. I am still me. Even if you can gather all the people who support you to fight me to the death, I won't care about you... In more than two years, I have been able to go from a poor man with nothing to the current situation. Do you think I am a gigolo? But I don't want to force you into a dead end... I said, I just want the secret... and the 1 million residents here. Give it to me or not, it's up to you to decide..."
"You are blackmailing me... Aren't you afraid that I will kill you now... I have been in opposition to your two countries for so long, and have been hunted by you for so long, but I have never been blackmailed like this..." After hearing what I said, the middle-aged man was furious, and his eyes were bloodshot when he looked at me.
"Everyone has a first time... What do you think? The King of Andriel... Bora?" Slowly, I turned my gaze from the crowd around me and stared into his eyes for a long time. I said a name that made the hair on his body stand up... (To be continued)