Chapter 610

Chapter 610: Reaching an Agreement

"The leaders of the sixteen tribes must arrange the internal affairs of their tribes within a day and join the vanguard. Within ten days, the strong from various tribes should complete their gathering to participate in the expeditionary army. Is there any problem?"

War City’s gaze shifted to the leaders of the sixteen tribes. "As for the forces of the sixteen tribes, they only need to complete their assembly within six months, which means finishing it when we reach the third target and advance towards the fourth target."

"This…,"

The leaders of the sixteen tribes all showed troubled expressions.

Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but speak up, "Right now, our Giant Ant Tribe is experiencing a surge of rebellious forces from within. Recently, many strong members have joined them. If I am not present in the tribe, the rebellious forces may escalate."

"Removing all the strong from the tribe will only make matters worse."

"Yes! We feel the same. If we go through with this, the life planets controlled by our tribes will likely be completely occupied by the rebels."

"Indeed, we are at a stage where rebellious forces are emerging from each of our tribes. Withdrawing the military strength of the four tribes for external expansion will significantly increase our difficulty in suppressing the rebellious forces. If we, as the tribe leaders, leave, the rebellious forces will only grow more rampant upon receiving the news."

As Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe’s words came out, the other tribe leaders immediately voiced their agreement.

War City decisively raised his hand, and when the voices of the leaders of the sixteen tribes quieted, he stated calmly, "If the sixteen tribes cannot deploy troops on time due to the rebellious forces, the suppression of the rebels can be handed over to our Great Flame Empire and the Demon Race along with the other three tribes."

The leaders of the sixteen tribes were taken aback.

The leaders of the four tribes’ eyes brightened.

Suppressing the rebellious forces from the sixteen tribes would be the tribe’s affair if handled internally. Handing it over completely to the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes could also increase their Military Achievements.

"This… previously, the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes also sent troops to help suppress the turmoil within our sixteen tribes…"

Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe couldn’t help but remind them.

War City shook his head, "Does the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe mean to say that, despite the assistance of the soldiers from the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes in suppressing the turmoil, the situation of rebellious forces arising continuously within the sixteen tribes could not be changed?"

"Right now, if all the High-ranking Leaders of the sixteen tribes leave, relying solely on the soldiers of the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes will only intensify the resistance among the tribe members, leading to the emergence of even more rebellious forces."

Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe nodded in agreement.

That was indeed what he meant.

"It seems the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe forgets just how powerful the Great Flame Empire and our four tribes are during the conquest of the sixteen tribes!"

Chief Nika of the Black Tiger Tribe couldn’t help but chuckle, "Previously, the suppression of rebels within the sixteen tribes primarily depended on the attitude of their High-ranking Leaders; we were merely assisting from the side."

"If we lead the suppression, wiping out everyone from the sixteen tribes would be easy; how could it be hard to deal with a few rebellious forces?"

The leaders of the sixteen tribes were all stunned.

They finally realized just how strong the armies of the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes were.

As Chief Nika stated, even annihilating all members of the sixteen tribes wouldn’t be a difficult task for the Great Flame Empire.

With the ability to quickly mobilize troops, it wouldn’t even take long.

"But…"

The leaders of the sixteen tribes wanted to say that forcibly suppressing would cause the tribe members to be extremely resistant and resentful, making future consolidation and management of the sixteen tribes challenging.

However, they thought better of it and remained silent.

They all discovered that the Black Tiger Tribe had previously erupted with dissatisfaction towards the rule of the Great Flame Empire due to territorial issues. As a result, they faced the harshest suppression from the Great Flame Empire. Now, hasn’t the Black Tiger Tribe obediently followed orders and submitted to the Great Flame Empire, even welcoming its commands with sweet acceptance?

It is said that the Great Flame Empire is generous; as long as one achieves military accomplishments, they can exchange them for corresponding resources and treasures. But even without that, the Black Tiger Tribe must comply because the consequence of disobedience is the annihilation of the entire tribe. For the Great Flame Empire, it is merely losing a ruling tribe, but for the Black Tiger Tribe, it means a catastrophic disaster.

The same applies to the sixteen tribes. Learning from the lessons of the Black Tiger Tribe, they might as well skip the suffering endured by the Black Tiger Tribe and try to see if the Great Flame Empire is indeed as generous as reported!

The leaders of the sixteen tribes exchanged glances and quickly saw the same answer reflected in each other’s eyes. All the leaders focused their attention on the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe’s face. As the representative of the sixteen tribes, the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe spoke up: “Since the Empire has decided to begin expanding again, we, the sixteen tribes, may not be able to send troops immediately due to internal issues, but we cannot allow the Empire and the four tribes to waste their resources and energy on our behalf!”

“Rest assured, Marshal and everyone, we the sixteen tribes will definitely mobilize on time to complete the tasks assigned by the Military Department!” The other fifteen leaders also expressed their agreement.

Suppressing the internal rebellious forces isn’t particularly difficult for them. However, as high-ranking leaders of their respective tribes, leading their entire race to surrender to the Great Flame Empire had already caused their prestige within the tribe to plummet. Because of this, none of them wished to decisively suppress the rebellious forces, lowering their reputation even further. Even the most violent leader among the sixteen tribes tried to adopt gentle methods of suppression.

Currently, because they could not complete the task on time, the Great Flame Empire planned to take over the suppression of the rebellious forces along with the four other tribes. If they agreed to this, their reputation would suffer even more. Furthermore, the strength of the tribes would take a devastating blow. In that case, it would be better for them to suppress it themselves while being strong; no matter the outcome, it wouldn’t be worse than leaving it to the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes.

“Since the leaders believe there is no issue, let the sixteen tribes handle it themselves!” The War City straightforwardly agreed. If the Great Flame Empire and the four tribes took over to decisively suppress the rebellious forces of the sixteen tribes, although the problem could be resolved quickly, it would greatly affect their future takeover of the life planets of the sixteen tribes.

It is naturally better not to proceed in that manner. The Great Flame Empire only desires for its path of expansion not to be affected at all. The leaders of the sixteen tribes secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

“Since everyone has no further objections to this expedition, let’s proceed as planned!” The War City announced the meeting’s conclusion. One by one, the tribe leaders closed their communication stones and vanished from the conference room in an instant.

Before long, a series of commands continuously went out from the high-ranking leaders of each tribe. Whether it was the Black Tiger Tribe, the Spirit Heart Tribe, or the sixteen tribes, the armies were mobilizing urgently. However, the former was preparing to form a vanguard, while the latter quickly moved troops, ready to use stronger methods and attitudes to suppress the rebellious forces within their tribe.