The Smuggler's Woodlands, the Lord of the Hunt, has come to make the area flourish, and the Bloodclaw Clan's military leaders have set it up in advance to welcome their powerful Dark Mountain compatriots to "check on the work".

The brute they had rescued was also ashamed to welcome his Grand Overseer at the entrance of the woodland, and Whitson didn't rebuke them too much, just casually gave them a few words of encouragement, and then turned his attention to the clan's territory in front of him.

According to Nash, the Smuggler's Woodland is now a stronghold for the native gnolls in Translasia, especially since the end of the Gnoll hunt a few months ago, and there are no large-scale gangs of gnolls in Translancia.

As the power of the Crimson Keep spreads throughout the territory, the scattered gnolls who escaped seemed to sense the danger, either fleeing to Kafhoka or following the Bloodpaw Clan's entreaties to the Filthy Swamp.

There are currently more than 10,000 people in this clan, and it is certainly impossible for a smuggler woodland to accommodate so many gnolls, so under Nash's planning, three more gnolls gathering points have been developed in the direction of deep into the swamp, and the Bloodclaw clan also has two gathering points in the border area in the direction of Kato.

This kind of scale is a small clan in the Dark Mountain Range's Gnoll Society, and it is not worth paying attention to in terms of number or strength, not to mention the short size of the Trancy Jackals, even the "Bloodclaw First Baturu" like the brute leader Maltai Zhiweak is also a poor little man in front of the Dark Mountain Range's jackals, just like a cockroach jumping in the north, Zai Huan is also missing a picture in front of the big brothers in the south.

However, the Bloodclaw Clan in Xu Gesen's eyes was very different from the other clans he had seen since he was a child.

For the sake of "strategic deception", Nash has already dealt with everything related to "civilization" in the smuggler's woodland beast den in advance, but the habit of maintaining order for a long time cannot be hidden all at once, especially the orderly behavior of the blood-clawed jackals in the beast's den.

In an attitude full of interest, Xu Gesen visited the Great Beast's Den under the guidance of the trembling Nash.

It found that the gnolls of the Bloodclaw Clan had developed the habit of performing their own duties, and without much supervision, the local gnolls who were assigned to the work would do their best to complete it, and even the young cubs who had just reached adulthood would take the initiative to learn some rough crafts from the adult gnolls.

They don't even have the private brawls that are so common among other gnolling clans, and if they do, the most they can do is to throw a few harsh words, especially when the guards in the lair patrol by, and the two sides of the argument will immediately pretend that nothing happened.

This means that the Bloodclaw Clan already has a basic system of rewards and punishments that has been recognized by the clansmen, and although the Bloodclaw Clan's gnolls also have combat training, combat is obviously only a part of their current life, and they can't even dominate it.

"You have arranged different jobs for your people? Do you distinguish them by skill and class rather than strength and bloodline? ”

After visiting a cave where weaving objects was built, Hugeson suddenly asked:

"I saw the little cubs using slate to record the essentials of their weaving skills, so they are all literate?"

"Well, the previous chief taught us that only dogs have blood, and that we must have the most basic dignity as gnolls, and as for literacy, the little cubs can read and write, but they don't know much."

Nash cautiously replied:

"The previous chief was going to teach these cubs himself, but it. Ahem, I died too suddenly, and I took over the follow-up work, but my own education level is not high, so."

"Don't be so careful."

Xu Gesen said casually:

"I've seen Hogg in the Dark Mountains!

I also knew what the little man was doing now, and in fact I knew from the first sight that you were a follower of it, and that only a deviant guy like the Virtuous Wolf could come up with such a way of education that was incompatible with the Jackal tradition.

Tell me about Hogg.

All I know is that it's a gnoll chosen by the King of Biting Bone, and I don't know exactly where it came from and how it grew up, where did it learn this? ”

Hearing Xu Gesen say this, Nash was slightly relieved.

It had just sent a message to the command under the coercion of Xu Gesen, but it really didn't know whether Master Murphy would come, and it would only try to delay Xu Gesen, who was dangerous in every way.

If this guy is really vicious, he can slaughter the smuggler's woodland from beginning to end by himself.

But while telling Hurgeson about Chief Hogg's life, Nash also discovered some of the Chosen One's characteristics.

It was very different from the wild Dark Mountain Gnolls of the legends, especially when it listened, and the big gnoll man showed almost the same calmness and thinking as he remembered Master Hogg.

If this was the true blood of the Lord of the Biting Bone, Nash would probably understand why the gnolls of a hundred years ago could have been twisted so easily by King Philae.

This guy really has a bit of a wolf-like charm that is hard to describe.

If Nash hadn't followed the Virtuous Wolf, he would have been willing to do it when such a gnoll leader appeared in front of him.

"So, Hogg learned this from the historians of mankind?"

After listening to Nash's detailed description, Xu Gesen nodded and said:

"The Gnolls are rarely in the habit of recording history, and some of the Bloodscar Clan priests are interested in the past, and my ancestors have tried to train some scholars who specialize in recording history, but unfortunately it ruled the Gnoll civilization for too short.

If we cannot learn from the mistakes we have made in the past, it will be difficult for us to grow, and if we cannot learn from the victories of the past, it will be difficult for us to break through the predicament of the present.

Alas, there is no hope for a nation that does not know how to record history. ”

"Chief Hogg has said that he will be the first true historian of the Gnoll civilization."

Nash whispered:

"It said something very similar to yours, and in fact, it left behind a paper that it had written at the end of its studies with Professor Malcolm, which Chief Hogg regarded as the first memorable achievement of his life."

"Oh? Take it for me to see. ”

Shzygson took off his helmet, revealing the most handsome and majestic appearance for a gnoll, and set his hammer aside and said a word to Nash.

That's good news for Nash.

The little gnoll chief was now only thinking about stabilizing Hygson, so he immediately sent a guard to his lair to fetch everything that Chief Hogg had left behind.

As the leader of the gnoll cultivated by the mother of the Claw Splitter, Xu Gesen is of course literate, and although the handwriting is ugly, it is not difficult to read.

It took a moment to read Hogg's paper on the underlying logic of the Gnolls and the Black Plague, and appreciated some of the points it made.

The Black Plague is not essentially a malicious invasion, it is just a migration of the gnolls of the Dark Mountains for the right to survive under the pressure of survival and environmental upheaval, and Hogg not only summarizes this concept from the perspective of the gnolls in his paper, but even proposes his own solution.

It believed that in order to completely solve the black plague, on the one hand, it was necessary to let the gnolls move from barbaric habits to civilization, at least learn to artificially control the rate of reproduction, and on the other hand, it was also necessary to learn from more advanced production models, if the gnolls could farm their own land to support themselves instead of maintaining nomadic traditions, then self-sufficiency alone would be enough to eliminate the scourge of the black plague.

Although most of the Dark Mountains are barren and inhospitable, there are not many places that can be used for production.

Hygson thought both solutions were idealistic, but it had to admit that Hogg was right, as Chief Potana, who raised him, did exactly what he did in the Splittal Clan.

Although the Splittals do not grow food in the Ash Plains, under the guidance of Chief Potana, the people can grow a lot of herbs in exchange for enough food from the goatmen, and they don't have to fight with other clans for a pasture.

Moreover, Xu Gesen also knew through some stories told by his lover Nanak that the reason why the power of the Whiptail Clan developed so quickly was because the old Chief Singh was very good at being a man.

The old and dumb-looking guy maintained a relatively good relationship with most of the forces of the Dark Mountains.

The Whiptail Clan will make simple trades with goatmen, sin dwarves, and even shadow elves, selling the various resources of the various fertile areas they occupy, obtaining groceries from goatmen, weapons and minerals from sin dwarves, and finally enough food from shadow elves.

The production of the Splittal Clan is borrowed from the Whiptail Clan.

In the past, Xu Gesen only thought that Chief Singh was a very powerful leader, and Mistress Potana told him several times not to underestimate Old Singh, but it was inspired by Hogg's paper that Xu Gesen realized for the first time what Old Singh was more powerful than other chiefs.

The old guy's operational abilities were so shrewd that he didn't look like a gnoll at all.

"Chief Hogg said that to be a good chief, you have to feed your people, and this is the first step towards civilization."

Nash, who was stalling for time by watching the gut-wrenching talk, said to a thoughtful Hurgeson:

Chief Hogg also said that the failure of the Lord of Biting Bones was that he was too anxious, and if he could have given him ten more years to develop and set the rules after King Fredet established his power, then the army of Jackals after ten years of accumulation would definitely be able to overturn the whole world with ease.

Unfortunately, King Philip was in power when he encountered the psionic tides of the Dark Mountains, and there was not much time for it to develop slowly.

From this point of view, the defeat of the king of biting bones is also fate. ”

"It's a good idea, but that's because it once managed only one Bloodclaw Clan, and it had the full help of Murphy's vampire, so it was so easy to feed you and give you time to learn and change beyond the effects of hunger."

Xu Gesen snorted and said:

"If Hogg truly has a large clan in the Dark Mountains, it will know how idealized its series of measures are, Nash, do you know how the Dark Mountains gnolls spend their lives?

eat one's fill

That's not the number one priority!

You first have to make sure that you don't get killed by your hungry compatriots around you, it's not that no one wants to change this situation, but every change will fail in the embryonic stage because of one or another factor, and the gnolls alone will not be able to escape this strange circle.

After all, even Lord Philae had failed. ”

"That's right! It's because we can't solve this problem on our own, so Master Hogg wants to lead the gnolls into the civilization camp, and at least we can't continue to be hostile to them. ”

Nash said with some excitement:

"As you said, the Bloodclaw Clan has been able to change because we have the help and support of Transncia, which proves that if someone is willing to help us, the gnolls can escape from the trap of survival.

We just need the first financial support, and Lord Murphy is willing to help us!

He's probably the only leader of a civilization willing to sit down with the gnolls and talk, and the appearance of the Bloodclaw Clan is proof of his sincerity, you already know that, so why bring a large army to attack Transia?

You're trying to destroy our only hope of the gnolls to rebuild civilization!

You're confused! ”

Nash's fierce rhetorical question silenced Xu Gesen, and after several seconds, the big guy shook his head and said:

"It's not as simple as you think, there must be a very important premise for all this problem solving, if Murphy and Hogg can't break that chain, everything you plan is destined to be just a flower in the moon.

Nash, you're a good leader, but you're still a little shallow in the end.

If you get a chance later, I mean, if you can survive this showdown, go outside.

Same as Hogg.

Go to those who deserve to follow and learn their wisdom, you have the gift of being an outstanding person, don't waste it.

Now, get out! ”

The Chosen One spoke in an accentuated tone, reached out and grabbed the hammer beside him, and said:

"My guest is here."

"No, it's the owner of this place."

Murphy's voice rang out from outside Nash's chief's cave.

As the heavily armed vampire entered the cave, Lady Trass loomed outside the cave, along with the equally heavily armed Tribune Kudel, the Lifeweaver Villain, and the First Lord of the Blood Alliance Knights, Paliano, and the Third Lord, Yvette.

In the face of such a force that could kill it, Xu Gesen was not afraid.

It just stared at Murphy, thunder dancing above the hammer in its hand, as if it was about to burst out and kill the vampire lord in the next second.

"You really have the guts to send yourself to us."

Murphy stepped forward with the necessary evil in his hand, and he said coldly:

"Don't think about leaving alive today, Xu Gesen, as long as I kill you here, all the problems that Trancia has encountered will be solved."

"Of course you can."

Xu Gesen bared his teeth and said:

"The death of my chosen god means that the Lord of the Hunt has lost the means to interfere in the world, but you might as well guess why I dare to come? Do you think that I am the only choice for the Lord of the Hunt?

If you don't want to see another Chosen One born in Genoa, more in line with the appetite of the Lord of the Hunt, put away this boring gesture of intimidation, Murphy.

You and I both know that I can die!

But not at this time, and even less here. ”

"Hmph."

Murphy pursed his lips and gestured outside.

The goldenrods withdrew, only Tracey followed, close to Murphy to protect him.

Although it doesn't seem like Ugson is here to stir up trouble in the Smuggler's Woods today, if this guy really has some dangerous ideas, then Murphy will undoubtedly be in absolute danger now.

Not to mention Tris, this result will not be agreed to by Lord Pa Ying.

Murphy's importance now transcends the boundaries of race and civilization, and for Lord Pa Ying, he would rather the civilization camp lose all in this dark plague than see the Creator Chosen quietly fall at the beginning of this chaotic era.

"You came here at this time, are you really not afraid that your god will punish you as a traitor?"

Murphy stepped forward and sat down in front of Whurgson, he stared at the golden-red gnoll man, and said:

"Are you going to jump backwards?"

"No, I won't give in to you, Murphy, you and I are destined to survive only one, but you can rest assured about the secret observation of the Lord of the Hunt."

Whitson said:

"Our brutal god is busy drawing strength from the war in Genoa, and he enjoys the feeling of being quick and powerful, and he will not have his eyes set on it until a real war breaks out in the direction of Translasia.

As I said, my God is watching another 'candidate,' and if I don't do anything else, I'm afraid I'm going to be taken captive."

That's what I'm going to talk to you about next. ”

The Chosen One pointed to the sky and said:

"I know you have a plan for how to remove Him from the throne and how to crush Him to death in the mud, but I must warn you that there is only one chance! Once missed, not only you, but the entire Gnoll civilization will be in a situation from which it will never recover.

If I could, I really didn't want to pin this on you, after all, you don't seem to be very reliable, but as Hogg said, the gnolls have fallen into a predicament that they can't solve on their own, and we need help from the outside.

If you are the only ones willing to lend a helping hand, then we have no choice. ”

"Bringing a large army to attack the helpers, this is how you repay the favor?"

Tracey asked sarcastically.

Xu Gesen glanced at her, and said faintly:

"I can retreat to the Dark Mountains with my army right now, but are you sure you want me to repay the favor like this?"

(End of chapter)