Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Appointment

  "I want to know what you want me to do first." Kao Ge didn't rush to state his request, which made Liu Yu look at him with even more respect. After being locked up for so long, he could still hold his temper.

  "I want you to lead your tribe to annex other goblin tribes and then pledge allegiance to our beastmen to fight against our enemies, that's all."

  "Heal me and give me freedom, I'll help you." Kaul said with a smile, giving Liu Yu the answer he wanted.

  "Give you freedom, that's impossible. The Cordillera Plateau is so vast, if you run away, where would I go to find you?" Liu Yu reminded himself not to be deceived by this guy's silly appearance again.

  "What do you want." Caul's eyebrows were furrowed high, he had a very bad premonition.

  "The Master-Servant Contract." Liu Yu's heart skipped a beat as he said this, his hands involuntarily clenched tightly behind his back. Originally, Liu Yu had planned to take Kao Erke to the Earthfire Fortress to meet with King Kroe, letting him see the many strong warriors of the beast tribe and giving him a warning not to have any treacherous thoughts. Afterwards, when Kao Erke went to conquer other cannibal demons, there would also be some beast tribe troops on the side monitoring them, both preventing them from running away and providing sufficient support when they faced powerful tribes.

  But when the words were about to come out, Liu Yu had a bolder idea. Wouldn't it be easier to use the "master-slave contract" to bind Kao Er Ke? Moreover, if Kao Er Ke recognized him as his master, it would be equivalent to being loyal to the Weilin family. In the future, when Kao Er Ke became the head of a clan, the Weilin family would naturally benefit from it, and a large family that wanted to pass on its legacy for a long time needed more fulcrums.

  As for whether Kao Er Ge would agree, Liu Yu also had some confidence. After all, Kao Er Ge was just a savage cannibal with a low level of civilization, he couldn't possibly know the situation on the mainland, let alone how much Liu Yu valued him; in short, he didn't understand his own worth.

  Kou Er Gao was silent for a long time after hearing the terms of Liu Yu's contract. For a strong man to propose such harsh conditions was almost an insult. Liu Yu had thought he would be very excited and refuse, but that didn't matter; they could just go with the original plan anyway.

  "If I refuse." Kao Ge stared at Liu Yu as if demanding an immediate answer.

  "He's testing me." Liu Yu reminded himself secretly.

  "It doesn't matter, you can just stay here for the rest of your life. There are also strong warriors in other cannibal tribes on the plateau. Although it's extremely unlikely that there's anyone stronger than you, our beast tribe isn't lacking in strong warriors. You should know this much at least. Considering we're friends, I'll let them take you out for walks from time to time." Liu Yu secretly smiled to himself as he thought about finding other powerful cannibal tribes. His fourth ethnic group plan, aside from Ptolemy, didn't have a third person who knew more than Meng, nor did it have any powerful backing. He had to use the smallest investment to get the greatest return.

  "Although I'm severely injured, my soul's strength remains. Your current power is not enough to form a master-servant contract with me." Kaoluo hesitated for a long time before saying something that made Liu Yu ecstatic: "Now, even if your power is insufficient, there will always be a day when you can cultivate to meet the conditions," which was equivalent to indirectly accepting Liu Yu's condition.

  "This I understand, but you should be able to sense that my spiritual power is higher than my Dou Qi cultivation. I am still a mid-stage 5th rank Magic Guide, with top-notch spiritual power. Give me just a few more years and I will have the strength to form a contract."

  The conditions for the Master-Servant contract to be concluded are extremely harsh, and the master's soul intensity must be at least equal to that of the servant, so as to suppress the other party's soul power and withstand the pressure brought by the conclusion of the contract.

  Kao'er is the cultivation of Dou Huang's later period, and his soul strength is naturally at this level. The soul strength mainly depends on the grade and quantity of spiritual power, but Liu Yu doesn't quite understand the specific relationship between the three, as Luo Changlao's explanation back then was incomplete.

  But one thing is certain, if the cultivator or magician's cultivation base is the same as or higher than that of the contractor, then the contract can be formed. If it is a magician contracting a fighter, even if the fighter's cultivation base is lower by one major realm, it is still possible, for example, Cao Wei is in the late stage of Dou Huang, and Liu Yu only needs to reach the late stage of 7th rank magic guide to barely form a contract with him.

  "So I'll have to wait here for a few years, who knows if you can even reach the late seventh stage." Kao Er's face revealed a hint of mocking smile.

  "It's still the same, you have no other choice." Liu Yu took another step forward, looking down at the guy sitting less than half a step away from Kao.

  "Alright, I agree, but you must let me go first and let me stay with the tribe." Kao and Liu Yu exchanged a long glance before finally choosing to compromise.

  "No problem, I'll arrange it. Tomorrow you can leave and be with your people. In five years, I'll come back to find you, and after we've made a deal, I'll naturally think of a way to cure you." Liu Yu smiled in satisfaction, but actually he really wanted to jump up and wildly cheer, letting everyone know that he had succeeded, but he couldn't do that.

  "Anyway, you can go. I still need to eat." Kao Ge seemed very tired, leaned back and picked up a piece of roasted meat to continue eating.

  "Good." Liu Yu turned around and walked towards the door.

  "Why was it you and I who made a contract? There are many strong people in your clan, that day the Dou Huang could have defeated me directly and made a contract with me. Why didn't you let him come?" Ka Er Gou asked again as he looked at Liu Yu's back.

  "Why don't you understand?" Liu Yu said without turning around and walked out.

  All the plans to subdue the man-eating demon were proposed by him, and this cake was made by Liu Yu himself. He must gain the greatest benefit. A Dou Huang servant's strength is not inferior to that of any powerful high-ranking demon beast. To become the patriarch of a clan again, his role would be much greater than that of one or two high-ranking demon beasts. This benefit, Liu Yu will not let anyone have.

  He believed that this seemingly foolish but actually meticulous fat man would definitely understand.

  "You want me to put that guy and his tribe together." In Ptolemy's cabin, the fat man looked at Liu Yu with a surprised face.

  "Hmm, as long as you're willing to let him and those prisoners work together, he can get those cannibals to willingly develop this place for us with enthusiasm, without you having to send a large group of soldiers with whips to watch them every day. This way, you'll also save trouble and they'll be able to do much more work." Liu Yu had no intention of telling anyone about his agreement with Kao Er Ge.

  "Oh, well, since it's all out now, why won't he do more for the kingdom?" Ptolemy showed his cunning side.

  "It's not that I won't give him another chance, but his hands are completely shattered, and even the best shamans or precious medicines in the kingdom can't cure him. What use is a fifth-rank martial general to us now? If you think he's useless, you can just kill him; keeping him around is just a waste of food." Liu Yu's ability to lie was getting stronger and stronger, and he could even tell consecutive lies with a straight face and without batting an eye.

  "Alas, his injury was examined by Elder Luo after he cleaned up those demonic beasts. At that time, he said that no shaman in the country could cure him. I also told you before, but you still wanted to waste your time on him. If it weren't for your diligent cultivation this year, which has made tremendous progress, I wouldn't be so indulgent towards you. Alright, tomorrow I will put him together with those captured prisoners." Ptolemy said sincerely.

  After listening to Ptolemy's words, Liu Yu felt a little ashamed in his heart. However, what Kroe and Gaia emphasized when they taught him was that the fewer people who knew a secret, the better, and it was best not to trust anyone too much except for blood relatives.

  The next day the camp witnessed a scene that attracted a large crowd of beastmen, as Liu Yue representing Ptolemy declared that he would let the cannibalistic demon lord Korga return to his tribe and stay with those demons.

  Kao'er's massive body seemed to have gained even more weight compared to last year, and with the help of dozens of Bi Meng warriors, he walked step by step towards the group of cannibalistic captives. The group of cannibals welcomed their leader with wave after wave of cheers, while Liu Yu also announced that from now on, they would be able to obtain food from the Beast Clan as long as they did a certain amount of work, and it was up to their leader to decide when and who would do the work.

  The Beamon warriors will no longer whip them and won't interfere with their affairs, a section of the western camp will be allocated to them for free arrangement, as long as they don't run away, it's fine.

  "This way, I've turned the captives into long-term workers." Liu Yu thought to himself as he looked at this group of cannibal demons. As for whether Kao Er could control these cannibal demons now, Liu Yu wasn't worried in the slightest. In that one battle back then, all the fifth-stage and above cannibal demons from this tribe had been killed, except for Kao Er and that cannibal demon mage.

  That cannibalistic magician, Liu Yu, found out that he was actually Kao Er's younger brother. He had been sealed with a magical seal by the elder Tu Luo and was unable to use any spiritual power. Now, he was just a somewhat powerful cannibal demon.

  Two phases of calculation, there are still five levels of Dou Jiang's actual strength, and he is still the first strong man in their tribe. Moreover, he has controlled the tribe for many years, and no one can match that prestige. With this, few people dare to challenge him. Many times, military force is not everything, Liu Yu deeply agrees with this point.