Chapter Forty-Four: New Recruits on the Border

  "My father and I share the same idea, in the next generation of beastmen king's contention, Cain of the Sobel family is one of the most competitive ones. I think we don't need to care too much about the Weilin family. Moreover, when Cain led his army here to fight against the Fano Empire, our relationship with him was still good. We should get closer to the Sobel family." One of the few tribal leaders standing in the middle replied to Erida's question.

  After listening to the answers of his two sons, Airda stared at the document for a long time without speaking. After a long silence, he finally put down the document in his hand and walked down from the main seat to scan his sons.

  Several of the younger men seemed afraid of their fathers; all those within Eriol's line of sight had lowered their heads, except for Bain who met his father's gaze.

  "Eira, you speak!" Seemingly somewhat fatigued, a hint of weariness appeared on Eira's face as he casually sat down in one of the chairs on either side of the grand hall, gesturing for Bain to respond.

  "For ten thousand years, our tribes of wolves and centaurs have followed the Bimon tribe in retreating to the highlands. In these ten thousand years, no matter how strong Fanode's offensive was, we never betrayed the Bimon tribe, and the Bimon tribe never treated us unfairly."

  Although we have always been their subjects, they are actually inseparable from our two ethnic groups. Over the past ten thousand years, they have changed hundreds of kings, but none of them have ever taken any excessive actions against us.

  In reverse, the strength of the Fanuo De is not something that our wolf tribe or centaur tribe can contend with. If we want to preserve our tribe's heritage, we cannot do without the strong ones from the Bimeng tribe. Therefore, I think that when it comes to the major families of the Bimeng tribe, we don't need to take sides during the elder council's trials, nor should we offend any of the major families; maintaining neutrality is best.

  Moreover, the iron law issued by the Council of Elders of the Kingdom that our Wolf Tribe's clan army cannot be stronger than the Mongolian clans has not been enforced for many years, but we absolutely cannot forget about this matter. If something really happens, our Huerle family will not have a good time either."

  Bain seemed to have been prepared for Erida's questions and answered very smoothly, and when he finished speaking, the four brothers beside him all showed unexpected expressions, apparently not expecting Bain to have such a statement.

  On the other hand, when Bain said this, Erida's gaze became increasingly bright, and by the time he finished speaking, Erida was smiling.

  "Alright, alright!" Erida stood up with a heavy pat on the armrest and walked to Bain's side, giving his shoulder another pat.

  "What Bain said is what I wanted to say, the future of my wolf tribe is in your five hands. The Yabin family can't compete with our Holle family, and whoever sits on the position of patriarch in the future must remember today's words."

  "Especially that iron law decreed by the Council of Elders, don't you forget it! When I first taught you the history of our kingdom, I warned you about this many years ago. You've probably all forgotten, but go back and look it up again today, and make sure to remember it in your hearts, absolutely cannot forget it, understand?" Erida's expression turned serious as she looked at her five sons.

  "Yes! Father!" The five young clan leaders bowed in unison to respond.

  "Alright, Bain, tomorrow you'll represent me to see them off. Also, take my token and pick out a suitable gift from the clan store for that kid of Gaius, he's a decent young fellow, no harm in being on good terms with him."

  "Alright, all of you can go down now!" Erida casually tossed a token to Bain and dismissed her sons before returning to attend to her official duties.

  Bain, who received the token, was full of joy and didn't notice at all that the eyes of several brothers around him were filled with jealousy.

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  The golden red sunlight that shone in their faces was quite gentle and made people feel very comfortable. Liu Yu, who was sitting on the horse, was in high spirits. This morning they set off again, leaving Lize Fort and heading to the garrison of the Fourth Border Regiment. Before leaving, Bain also gave him a small gift, a dagger made from the claw tip of a seventh-level magic beast "Xiangfeng Wolf".

  Looking at the blood-red blade of the dagger in his hand, which was only half a foot long, Liu Yu casually plucked a horse's mane and blew it gently upwards. The mane fell down and touched the blade, and was cut off immediately.

  "It's sharp enough to cut hair" What a great thing! Liu Yu was very impressed, in his previous life, such sharp objects only existed in martial arts novels, he didn't expect to see the real deal today. The Wolf Tribe has a natural understanding of various wolf-type magical beasts and knows better than other tribes how to apply materials from wolf-type magical beasts, which is why this dagger can be so sharp.

  This time, I've got a military sword and armor, although the army has issued daggers, but they can't compare with the treasures of the Wolf Tribe, so this thing is really practical. As for the use of this dagger, think about "Wei Xiaobao" Wei Dajie's dagger that helped him solve many difficulties back then, it's not hard to understand its purpose.

  "This guy Bain is quite good at socializing." Liu Yu felt that Bain had suddenly become much more approachable.

  Leaving Lizhao Fort, Traveling General Bir ordered the entire team to advance with all their might. They had already wasted enough time on the road and had to hurry to the Fourth Division's camp as soon as possible.

  Five days later, at noon on the vast and flat plateau, under the brilliant sunshine, a large camp of the Fourth Army surrounded by wooden fences stretching for miles appeared before Liu Yu's eyes.

  Liu Yu had only seen such a large military camp in the TV series "Three Kingdoms". The previous training camps or bloody training grounds couldn't be compared to it. At regular intervals, there was a watchtower evenly distributed, and inside the camp were mainly white tents, with a small number of wooden houses.

  In the center of the camp, a large white flag fluttered high in the air, embroidered with a golden Bimon rushing forward. This was the military flag of the Bimon tribe. Not far from the white flag, another flag embroidered with a red giant wolf also fluttered in the wind, which was the military flag of the Wolf tribe.

  "I'm a soldier too!" Liu Yu muttered to himself, gazing at the sprawling military camp and the high-flying flag. Under Bill's command, Liu Yu and his men dismounted their horses again and walked towards the large camp on foot. When they were still over a mile away from the camp, a team of dozens of Bimon warriors emerged from the tall wooden gate of the camp and rushed towards Liu Yu and his men.

  "Captain, the new recruits have arrived." The two teams had just approached when Bill ordered Liu Yu and his team to stop. He stood up straight and greeted the officer of the approaching team.

  "Alright, Captain ordered me to pick up the new recruits. You lead the team back to camp and rest first, I'll take care of the rest." A black iron-clad military officer from the Fourth Division stepped forward to convey the captain's order.

  "Yes, sir." Bill immediately led his warriors to run to the camp, while the lieutenant took over the command of Liu Yu and others.

  The people of the Bei Mong tribe start to leave their homes at the age of ten to receive militarized training until they become adults. This long-term militarized life makes them very familiar with general military orders, and they have developed the habit of obeying superior officers in the army. Therefore, these officers are also very smooth in command without any twists and turns.

  In front of a tall white tent in the center of the camp, Liu Yu and his men stood neatly on an open space, no one made a sound. This was the rule in the army, they were all waiting for the arrival of the fourth master.

  Soon, a neat sound of boots came from the back of the big account, and a strong and tall golden-haired man with four strong soldiers appeared in front of Liu Yu.

  This golden armor-clad warrior had arms as thick as tree trunks, and his entire physique was robust. He stood out among the crowd like a giant bear, with every part of him larger than the several strong soldiers behind him.

  Liu Yu took a glance at the face of this Duwei, and the dense eyebrows and big eyes on his square-shaped face revealed a fierce and murderous aura that had been honed from years of battles, causing Liu Yu's heart to tighten.

  Fourth Master Wei Lin, a prominent member of another branch of the Wei family and a cousin of Liu Yu's. Liu Yu had few memories of him, after all, the Wei family was too large with nearly a thousand members divided into dozens of branches.

  Apart from the grand family gathering held once every five years, where a large number of family members return to their ancestral lands, family members usually socialize around their respective branches. Liu Yu and Fei Te, for example, belong to the same branch, and their annual Beast God Festival family gatherings are also centered around the four elderly masters of this branch.

  Of course, the Liu Yu family is a bit special now, just like any Mongolian family, whoever has the highest power in the kingdom is the patriarch. As the king of the beastmen, King Kuro is naturally the patriarch of the Weilin family, and this branch became the main branch of the Weilin family, generally, whatever benefits will be given priority to the members of the main branch.

  Like Louis VIII, the middle-aged Emperor's cultivation was indeed very strong, but there were still three or four members of the same generation in the Weiliu family who were as strong as him. In fact, Louis relied on his identity as a main vein member to suppress other powerful members of the clan and sit on the high position of the Imperial Guard commander.

  Before coming here, Liu Yu had made some inquiries about his uncle Guren, a fierce general who was notorious for being reckless in battle. His cultivation was only at the early stages of 8th rank Dou Huang, not comparable to those mid-stage Dou Huangs like Rouli, and even less so compared to Geia, but the number of enemies he had killed was absolutely the most among his peers.

  It is said that there are 40,000 to 50,000 Fandor soldiers who died at his hands. In every battle, he must take the lead and fight with all his might, regardless of the level of cultivation of the opponent, he personally takes the field.

  After reaching the 8th rank of Dou Huang, he still killed ordinary soldiers of Fano's army and even took their badges to the military service department to record his own merits. This behavior is unprecedented among all officers above the rank of school lieutenant in the Beastman Kingdom, so his number of kills is so astonishing.

  Girien Gaea is evaluated as the most courageous, loyal and straightforward commander in the Beastman Kingdom. It was with this ferocity and the military style of a loyal soldier that he could stand out from among the many strong members of the Wailing family, be trusted by King Kroh and entrusted with heavy responsibilities to become a high-ranking officer like a Daen. In his lineage, Girien's position is very high.