427: Haidi and Liu Yuan

Deep within the Other-race Continent’s Eighth War Zone.

The Water Spirit Clan Chief, Sea Emperor, and the Wild Bone Clan’s Vice-Clan Chief, Barren Cave, were currently in a secret chamber, conversing very happily.

Barren Cave feigned ignorance regarding Sea Emperor’s previous meeting with Liu Yuan.

At this moment, his face was beaming with smiles, his tone amiable, and he even brought out the Wild Bone Clan’s exclusive treasured tea for Sea Emperor to sample.

He seemed to genuinely regard Sea Emperor and the Water Spirit Clan as comrades who would live and die together.

Finally, Barren Cave smiled and said, “Then it’s settled.”

“Our Wild Bone Clan and your Water Spirit Clan will join forces and must fight for three full days, until a massive gap appears in the mid-tier combat strength of Tianhe Pass!”

Sea Emperor nodded slightly and said, “However, Wang Dahe is not a fool after all; he was willing to sign a Realm agreement with us, and he might still have a hidden card.”

Barren Cave laughed heartily and said, “Don’t worry, leave all of that to us!”

“The Human Race’s hidden cards won’t be that strong. You, the Water Spirit Clan, only need to follow closely beside our Wild Bone Clan. We’ll be the vanguard, and you just provide support!”

“No matter what happens, we’ll be the first to bear the brunt, the first to die!”

After speaking, Barren Cave turned and left.

Sea Emperor, however, frowned.

If the warriors in a battlefield were compared to a large carriage.

The vanguard, the one at the very front, is the carriage’s head. The carriage’s head is the most likely to be sacrificed, but it is also the most important.

The Wild Bone Clan has half the numbers of the Water Spirit Clan, so why would they be willing to take on this most sacrificial position?

The only request Barren Cave made was that they would get to pick the spoils of war first.

But the problem is, what spoils of war would there be for them to pick?

No one would bring their precious resources to a battlefield where they could die at any moment.

Those Cultivation resources would all be left behind. If they died, they would be left for other Human Race members to Cultivate; it was absolutely impossible for them to benefit the other races for free.

This reason sounds plausible to outsiders, but anyone with some battlefield experience knows it’s unreasonable.

Usually, if you want the other party to be the carriage’s head, you have to offer enough benefits in advance.

What about the Wild Bone Clan?

So easy to talk to?

From beginning to end, Barren Cave righteously spoke about how “we other races are one family” and “with war imminent, we must unite.”

One or two sentences were fine.

Hearing it too much really made one feel a bit hypocritical.

At this moment.

A sudden voice echoed in the quiet secret chamber.

“Do you want to know why?”

Sea Emperor was very familiar with this voice.

He sharply turned his head, looking at Liu Yuan, who was leaning against the wall with a trident in his arms, his eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, “How did you get in?”

“Want to learn? I’ll teach you.” Liu Yuan raised an eyebrow with a relaxed expression.

Sea Emperor took a deep breath and said, “Water God, I told you long ago that I come from the myriad races, and the Bloodline flowing through me is not that of the Human Race. It’s absolutely impossible for me to join forces with the Human Race!”

“I am very grateful for your guidance, but I cannot betray the myriad races.”

Liu Yuan said indifferently, “What if the myriad races betray you?”

Sea Emperor’s gaze darkened slightly, saying, “Water God, for someone of your stature to use such a low-grade counter-espionage trick, isn’t it a bit beneath you?”

Liu Yuan chuckled, “I once had a brother who told me that to win over companions, you must rely on sincerity, not coercion or insidious methods.”

Sea Emperor frowned. He always felt that these words didn’t sound like something a great figure would say; they sounded more like the words of children who hadn’t experienced much of the world.

Liu Yuan could, of course, perceive Sea Emperor’s inner thoughts.

He stared directly at the other party, his gaze unwavering, and said in a deep voice, “The companions I speak of are those who can trust each other and to whom you can entrust your back, not allies bound by common interests.”

“You…” Sea Emperor was startled, then suddenly hesitated to speak.

Hearing such words from a great figure like the Water God, he was somewhat excited.

But…

Alas…

“Lord Water God, we are enemies!”

Sea Emperor had a headache.

Liu Yuan’s sincerity made Sea Emperor not know what to do.

We are clearly enemies, opponents who will fight to the death with real swords and spears on the battlefield later!

But you?

You came over to sincerely make friends with me, and even taught me a lot about Water Element, allowing my strength to have a huge Breakthrough.

And if I don’t learn, I’ll get beaten.

Where is there such an opponent?

Let alone seeing one, I’ve never even heard of one.

Sea Emperor wanted to cry; he was so conflicted.

At this moment, Liu Yuan smiled and said, “Alright, alright, let’s get back to the main topic.”

“Were you just wondering why those Wild Bone Clan people want to be the vanguard?”

Sea Emperor looked up, listening intently.

Liu Yuan said in a deep voice, “Because they want to trap and kill your Water Sprite Clan.”

“They want to make you their food.”

Upon hearing this, Sea Emperor frowned and said, “The Wild Bone Clan eating our Water Spirits? That’s impossible.”

Liu Yuan continued, “The reason the Wild Bone Clan abandoned the Seventh War Zone and came here is because they Awakened… and obtained some secret techniques. These secret techniques can convert Water Element into Magic Element.”

“If you don’t believe me, you can check. Just a few days ago, after that battle, the Wild Bone Clan was particularly interested in the corpses of Human Race members with water-type talents.”

Suddenly, Sea Emperor’s heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed slightly.

Because he then thought of another thing.

At that time, after the battle, Barren Cave had seriously suggested helping their Water Sprite Clan deal with the corpses and give them a proper burial.

He said it was because they would be comrades from then on, and they needed to deepen their mutual feelings.

But in the end, Sea Emperor naturally refused. How could one’s own corpses be handled by another clan? That was too strange.

However, this small matter, to some extent, could also verify what Liu Yuan had just said.

But…

Sea Emperor suddenly stood up and said, “Lord Water God, please don’t say these things anymore.”

“Our Water Sprite Clan has been rooted in the myriad races’ continent since childhood. Even if everything you say is true, it’s impossible for us to leave the Other-race Continent and go to the Human Race, is it?”

“You really shouldn’t waste your breath. Our Water Spirit Clan, no matter what happens, it’s impossible for us to go to the Human Race.”

“Not to mention that our race’s territory cannot be easily moved, furthermore, we and the Human Race already have an irreconcilable enmity!”

Sea Emperor looked at Liu Yuan with a complicated expression.

He didn’t understand why Liu Yuan wanted to win him over.

But just now, he had truly wavered in his stance.

At that moment, cold sweat instantly broke out all over his body.

War was imminent, and everyone said the morale of the army should be stable. Yet now, he, the leading general, was confused in his heart?

How could this be?

So he immediately refused with stern and righteous words, reaffirming his stance.

Liu Yuan’s expression remained calm and nonchalant, saying, “In short, I advise you to be careful.”

“Don’t regret it later when none of your Clan members return.”

“As for whether what I said is right or wrong.”

“Won’t you know then?”

After speaking, Liu Yuan left.

The major Elf Clans of the Human Race are all native creatures. Although there are Elf Clans outside, they are fundamentally different from the native ones.

These Elf Clans are all uniquely blessed beings, possessing unparalleled talent.

The only regrettable thing is that the Saint Light Elf Clan was wiped out prematurely back then.

That was the strongest Elf Clan, but from the underlying logic behind their extermination, many things can also be seen.

The Saint Light Elf Clan died for the sake of promoting peace.

It’s just that back then, they had no think tank, their minds were too shallow or too naive, and they naively believed that many people thought like them.

Then they didn’t want to join the Taiping Divine Sect, and their overall strength was insufficient.

They also didn’t have external combat power like a Cult Leader or a Priest, so they were gone.

But this is enough to show that when the Planet Will created the Elf Clan, she actually intended for the Elf Clan to be this neutral force. She spent the most effort on the Elf Clan.

It’s just that things are unpredictable. In the end, the Elf Clan failed to achieve this, but the Taiping Divine Sect did.