Chapter 368
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Chapter 368: Li Ke and the Wolf Tribe
“You’re not saying a word, is it to show loyalty to Li Yuanjie?”
Luo Ji asked.
“But you need to understand one thing, Li Yuanjie is also in my hands.”
“As long as I want, I can kill him with a single blade at any time.”
“And of course, that includes you, and all the captured werewolves from this battle…”
Luo Ji’s words undoubtedly struck Li Ke’s soft spot directly.
At the same time, it made him realize a cruel reality, aside from the small number of werewolves left in the tribal encampment, about 60% to 70% of their wolf tribe’s werewolf warriors had been committed to this invasion war.
And now, with some captured and some dead, if this human ruler before him were to issue an order to execute all the captured werewolf warriors, the wolf tribe, which had managed to rise with great difficulty, would undoubtedly suffer a severe blow to its vitality and would never recover.
This was undoubtedly something Li Ke did not want to see.
With this thought, Li Ke immediately braced himself and spoke.
“Human ruler, I can answer your questions, but I hope you can spare our other wolf tribe warriors.”
“Release them? Do you think that’s possible?”
Li Ke’s eye twitched upon hearing this.
He also knew that this human before him was unlikely to agree to such a request, but he always had to try and fight for it.
“Then what do you want?”
Li Ke’s action of directly throwing the question back at him made Luo Ji feel a trace of surprise.
The other party was clearly intent on a direct showdown with him.
Regarding this, Luo Ji didn’t really mind.
He spoke quite straightforwardly.
“Either die, or submit. It’s that simple.”
Just as their wolf tribe had become the rulers of the Elephantmen, Minotaurs, Kobolds, and Foxmen after defeating them, the weak submitting to the strong was an iron rule of nature, and also an iron rule of the beastman world.
This point was not something Li Ke found unacceptable.
Thinking of this, Li Ke spoke again.
“Our wolf tribe can surrender, but I have one condition.”
“Before making a request, can you make decisions on behalf of the wolf tribe?”
Luo Ji asked quite straightforwardly.
“I still have some prestige within the wolf tribe.”
Li Ke said calmly.
“After the Great Chieftain dies, the members of the wolf tribe should obey my commands.”
“You previously showed great loyalty, yet now you so readily believe Li Yuanjie will surely die. This surprises me a little.”
Luo Ji said faintly.
“If I were to ask you to spare the Great Chieftain, would you agree, human ruler?”
Li Ke directly retorted.
New rulers often kill former rulers to establish their authority and prestige to consolidate their rule.
Their beastman world was just like that.
So Li Ke knew clearly that this time, Li Yuanjie, falling into the hands of this human ruler, would most likely not escape death.
This matter was clearly non-negotiable.
Under this premise, he quite decisively chose to preserve the entire wolf tribe.
Luo Ji was an intelligent person, and he clearly understood this level of meaning.
The other party had merely made a rational judgment and done his utmost to preserve the wolf tribe.
There was no need to dwell on this question any further.
Luo Ji spoke again quite straightforwardly.
“Now you can state your so-called condition. Of course, I only accept reasonable conditions.”
Luo Ji’s last sentence was undoubtedly a reminder to Li Ke to be smarter and more clear-headed.
There was no need to bring up requests that he would certainly not agree to, wasting time.
However, this sentence apparently did not sway Li Ke.
He merely heard him say in an equally straightforward tone.
“After our submission, you must respect our wolf tribe’s traditions.”
“We have the right to refuse to do things that violate our wolf tribe’s traditions.”
“I don’t think this request is excessive.”
Luo Ji’s brows slightly furrowed upon hearing this.
Traditions could be very troublesome, or they could be not troublesome.
The key was what the wolf tribe’s traditions actually were.
However, this was a special race, plus a special military unit.
Luo Ji still had some patience for this wolf tribe.
“Tell me.”
Regarding this, Li Ke certainly wouldn’t beat around the bush.
He quite straightforwardly laid out their wolf tribe’s traditions. And they weren’t complicated.
But after listening, everyone present, including Luo Ji, showed an expression of surprise.
No one had expected that the wolf tribe’s traditions would be surprisingly not bothersome, or rather, they didn’t conflict with their usual way of doing things.
Under this premise, Luo Ji naturally had no reason to refuse and quite decisively agreed.
After seeing Luo Ji nod in agreement, Li Ke’s heart also slightly relaxed.
Then he silently lowered his head.
“The wolf tribe is willing to submit.”
[System Notification: Congratulations to Player ‘Luo Ji’ for gaining the submission of the special race character ‘Li Ke.’]
After hearing the system notification, Luo Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what puzzled him was that although Li Ke had confirmed his submission, there was no notification for the wolf tribe’s submission.
In other words, the wolf tribe apparently hadn’t confirmed their submission to him yet.
This situation made Luo Ji frown slightly.
Then, a thought occurred to him.
Having figured out the key, his brows immediately relaxed.
He remembered now, Li Ke had said that the members of the wolf tribe would only obey his commands after the Great Chieftain’s death
And now that Li Yuanjie was still alive, he naturally couldn’t directly represent the wolf tribe in initiating submission.
There was no rush for this.
After all, Luo Ji still intended to use the opportunity of capturing Li Yuanjie alive to extract more information about special civilizations and the ‘Zongheng Tianxia’ alliance.
At the same time, he could also leverage the system mechanism to gain an additional 20 days of safe time.
As thoughts raced through Luo Ji’s mind, Li Ke, who had expressed his submission, had already spoken again.
“Now, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.”
“Then let’s save some trouble. Just tell me the whole story from beginning to end.”
Li Ke’s expression froze at this.
He clearly hadn’t expected Luo Ji to be so ‘trouble-saving’.
But it didn’t really matter.
After slightly organizing his thoughts, Li Ke slowly began to speak.
While Li Ke was speaking about these matters, Luo Ji also subtly swiped his finger and opened Li Ke’s attribute panel.
[Name: Li Ke
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Race: Wolf Tribe, Beastman
Loyalty: 68
Bravery: ★★★★
Intelligence: ★★★
Spirit: ★★★☆
Endurance: ★★★
Leadership: ★★★☆
Talent: Combo Star: When facing the same target, starting from the first attack, if the interval time does not exceed 3 seconds, the power and attack speed of each subsequent attack each increase by 4%, with no upper limit on stacking.
Skills: Dual Blade Mastery (Passive): When using dual blades as weapons, attack speed increases by 20%, and combat power increases by 40%.
Chop Streak (Passive): When facing the same target, after continuously striking more than five times, the power of each subsequent strike gradually increases, with each increase being 10%, stacking up to five layers.
Tactics: Night Raid: When fighting at night, the combat power of subordinate troops increases by 30%, and the success rate of night raids increases by 30%.]
