Section 19 Future

In other words, Starmark was never captured because she was chosen as a sacrifice.

Eshuruphat did his best to tell the abusive former believers what he had—the details he had previously obtained about the captivity and taking of Starcut—and to ask for their opinions. Their opinion was unanimous: Ashrufat must have been mistaken. A warrior of abusism would not take a woman as a prisoner. If he did, the woman's life journey would have ten days left at most. Because the fate of this woman is predestined: the warriors of the derror will take turns to feast on her body, and she will be ravaged to death to escape the sea of suffering. Even if this woman had a superhuman sturdy body, she would not have escaped death when the dreadmills got tired of it. In fact, the bloodthirsty impulse is the strongest of the many desires of the sadistic believer, often overpowering the others.

It is a myth that a woman can live for a month or two after being taken captive.

Ashrufat conceived all kinds of possibilities, but they were all overturned. Because sadistic believers, even by the standards of chaos, are bloodthirsty and insane. This is especially true of the Chaos Champions or Chaos Lords who have been loved by the Sadists.

None of the original assumptions were valid. If these abusive ex-believers are to be believed, there is only one reason why the Bloodfang Lord took Starcut: Starmark chose to believe in the Blood God.

It was only on the premise of being a sadomasochistic believer that she could have lived that long.

However, Ashruphat knew that this was ridiculous—Starmark could not have been a believer in the Blood God at all. Therefore, he speculated that the Blood Fang Lord had captured the Star Carving for a special reason, the kind that ordinary people could not think of. And most likely for a private reason, not to please God or something.

In particular, Ashruphat was extremely careful when talking to these former followers of the Blood God. He did his best to disguise these important conversations as inconsequential small talk, and to get the information he wanted while concealing his motives, or at least not being aware of his intentions. This trick is all up to Ah Jin. At the beginning, thanks to spending a lot of time with Ah Jin, he learned Ah Jin's skills - Ah Jin is really a master in "clichés", which is enough to make Ashrufat bow down. He realized that he had only learned Ah Jin's three successful husbands, but he was also able to cope with the situation in front of him.

He still does his job as a chef - as mentioned earlier, his main job as a chef is to cook for the leaders of the tribe. Every evening, the leader of the tribe, the sorcerer Assowen, would hold a tribal council in the center of the camp to discuss various issues. Such meetings are considered not only a power, but also a benefit. Because while meeting to discuss tribal affairs, they were also able to enjoy the food provided by the chef - that is, the food provided by Ashrufat.

During this time, the main topic of discussion in the tribe was how to digest the fruits of victory and how to face the next challenge. That's right, the next challenge. Because after absorbing so many members of the Sadistic War Gang, Asowen already knew why this War Gang had suddenly come here.

As mentioned earlier, Asowen's tribe was forced to migrate because of their defeat in the tribal war, and finally they were lucky enough (to be able to get here instead of being attacked by other tribes was to be protected by Saneshin) to escape to this ownerless land, where they were given a chance to recuperate. And the Sadistic Gang is here for the same reason.

That's right, the Sadistic Gang didn't come here by accident by wandering around, but for the same reason as Assowen. Or to be more specific, they were oppressed by others and had to retreat to this side. Even sadistic believers will choose to retreat in the face of a battle that is too hopeless.

As the leader of the tribe, the wizard Asowen is actually quite knowledgeable. Since he had already learned from Ashrufat that the Chaos Legion had been defeated by the Southerners and wiped out (of course, the only thing he didn't know was that it was Ashrufat's doing), he quickly deduced that a major reshuffle had arrived.

The Chaos Legion that invaded the south was actually composed of multiple tribes. This is a legion gathered by various tribes in response to the call of the Chaos Lord with the permission of the Chaos Evil God. The destruction of this legion is a great blow to the strength of these tribes that have sent troops.

Of course, in fact, it was the power of the former White Keep ruler, the Bloodfang Lord, who suffered the biggest blow. However, the Bloodfang Lord's power has fallen, and the White Keep has been taken by the southerners, so he will not have to face the chaotic and turbulent situation that follows.

The laws of chaos are cruel. Since you have failed to complete the plans of the Chaos Gods, you are guilty. Since you are weak, you are guilty. Since you are guilty...... It's only natural for someone else to beat you. Because of this defeat, the balance between the tribes was suddenly shaken. The tribes, who felt they had spare power, began to peek into the reality of their neighbors. And even those tribes whose strength has been greatly weakened must maintain their tough appearance to avoid being seen through the truth.

In this kind of chaos, the first to expose his weak side will be pounced on by jackals in all directions, and he will be eaten to the bones. In the case of this small tribe, it is actually the best of many.

In particular, this is not a particularly uncommon occurrence. When there is such a situation in the entire chaotic realm that forms a balance of strength and eventually becomes peaceful, it does not mean that it is a good thing, because it means that after a short pause, a larger war will break out. Rumor has it that this is because the Chaos Gods don't allow this to happen. The gods hope for the survival of the fittest, and through the actual test, they will eliminate all the unqualified and too weak people among the Chaos believers.

But back to the reality of Asowen, it was the first time the tiny tribe had a chance.

That's right, chance. If it was the past, Asowen would have no choice but to stay in this barren place and live a life of survival. When encountering such a war gang of two or three hundred people, you have to be on guard with all your body, and rely on the opponent's arrogance to win the victory. This is determined by his own strength.

However, if there is an expected large-scale war and upheaval, the old power will collapse and a new power will be born. Then, even a small tribe like Asowen has the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

For a while, Asowen was trying to understand the situation around him. According to the information learned, the two recent tribes (of course, they did not actually know the existence of the small tribe of Asowen) were in a state of extreme tension, and skirmishes were constantly taking place - as with any human power, there was always a series of temptations before a real battle could be fought. Through various sources, it is possible to learn that there will inevitably be a war between the two tribes. In particular, it should be noted that compared to the small tribe of Asowen, which numbered only a few hundred men, women, and children combined, those two tribes were much larger. According to reliable sources, there are thousands of combatants (not including women and children, but including ordinary believers who are not part of the warriors) in any tribe.

The reason for this success is that this tribe, though small, is actually quite adept at scouting, scouting, and surviving in the wild—which is easy to understand, because if it hadn't been for that, they would have been wiped out along the way.

Asowen was studying this.

That's right, Asowen is playing such an idea of fishing in troubled waters. Of course, the Wizard of Chaos is no fool, and his plan is not one of the "snipe and clam competing for profit" type of fantasy. Asowen's plan is realistic and feasible, and that is to attack the loser.

That's right, attack the loser. When the war is over, the loser is sure to be torn apart, and the victor's eyes are definitely on the fattest piece. They eat meat, and Asowen can drink soup.

In order to achieve this goal, the tribe must hoard various war materials. The salt shortage has been properly addressed, and the focus is now on food.

However, this is a very troublesome thing. As mentioned earlier, the key to the fact that this land on the edge of the desert has no owner is its barrenness. That is, a tribe of the size of Asowen can stay in this place. Tribes with a slightly larger number of people will not be able to live here for long.

"We have to solve the problem of military rations. Ashrufat doesn't remember the first time Asowen said this. But since he is still talking, it proves that this problem has not been solved to this day, and there is not even a solution to it.

Future battles may last for a long time, and it is necessary to be prepared for all kinds of adverse situations.

Opinions were being put forward. Several opinions are correct, but none of them can solve the problem. Whether it's intensifying hunting, migrating to more fertile plots, or robbing other people's food reserves, it's either too difficult, too risky, or the expected returns are too low.

In short, a dilemma.

This difficulty was not resolved for a while. Just like the vast majority of human beings in the world, when faced with an unsolvable problem, everyone will subconsciously choose to avoid it. The conversation turned to the outcome of the future battle between the two nearby tribes, the asowen's coveted targets.

Both tribes were of mixed faith - unlike Assowen, they worshipped the four evil gods of Chaos as a whole. Of course, this does not affect the sword and sword confrontation between the two tribes. The dispute between the two tribes was also simple: they had been close to each other for too long, and the enmity had accumulated between the two tribes for resources so much that it was necessary to decide a winner and end with the victory of one and the destruction of the other.

Word has come that a newly promoted Chaos Lord has appeared in one of the tribes. The other tribe is ruled by a Chaos Champion and several wizards.

The Chaos Lord is personally recognized by the Evil God. This recognition is actually a great affirmation of his ability and merits. There will never be a Chaos Lord who is no match for a Chaos Champion. Some people began to exaggerate the extraordinary abilities of this newly promoted Chaos Lord, and decided that he would definitely win the final victory, and by the way, he was prepared for this in order to capture the maximum benefit of his combat power in the future.

By this time, Ashruphat had already done his job, so he sat aside and listened to their discussion (as a chef, he had no say). As they spoke, Ashruphat pulled out the woman's charm—the one she had once shown Claire in his pocket.

This one was given to him by the Chaos Lord named Sagas. Moreover, this is not a private gift, nor is it a trophy or anything. He got this thing with the approval of Slaanesh, one of the four evil gods. The wind of magic that lingers on the charm is a symbol of Slaanesh's favor. If Eshurufat is not mistaken, this thing should be proof from the Chaos Lord.