NOVEL NEXT Chapter 175.2: Leading Actor and Supporting Roles
What did we just hear?
Did Mo Ba Si just say thank you?
Could he even say such words???
Indeed, as members of the same tribe, as long as they didn’t have ulterior motives, Mo Ba Si should be the most reliable comrade. They never had to worry about him stabbing them in the back.
But let’s be honest, Mo Ba Si’s personality was indeed terrible. He was rude, rough, and extreme. Any tribe leader dealing with Mo Ba Si as a colleague would feel extremely exhausted, which proved how terrible Mo Ba Si’s personality was.
However, the fact that Mo Ba Si, with such a terrible personality, actually said “thank you” today?
This was the first in decades!!!
“Tribe Leader Yin…” Looking at Mo Ba Si, who had already left, Kui Xing looked at Yin Shi in astonishment, tapping his own head lightly, “Is there something wrong with his brain?”
“Whether there’s something wrong with his brain is not the point.” Yan Ci came back to his senses, then looked at Yin Shi and frowned, “Tribe Leader Yin, why did you agree to let him go to the front lines?”
“Because he’s the most suitable. No one will doubt his extreme hatred towards humans.” Yin Shi responded calmly, and Yan Ci’s tone also became serious at this moment.
“That’s indeed true, but what if Xiao Ding really dies by his hands?”
“So, it depends on you and Hei Du.” Yin Shi glanced at Yan Ci and Hei Du, with a glint of wisdom in his old eyes, “Mo Ba Si is the leading actor, and you two are the supporting roles.”
“Let Mo Ba Si act according to his true nature, and you two do what supporting roles should do.”
“Whether this plan can be carried out safely to the end depends on you two.”
Yin Shi’s words made Yan Ci and Hei Du look at each other, then they looked at Yin Shi with a wry smile.
“Tribe Leader Yin, are you trying to shift the thousand-kilo burden of the future of the snake-people onto us?”
Yin Shi didn’t deny it, looking at the two of them solemnly.
“I’m counting on you!”
“Ah~” Yan Ci sighed deeply for once, then shrugged, “Since it’s come to this, let’s do our best. I don’t want to be a criminal.”
“Agreed.”
Hei Du echoed.
They were not the kind of people who shirked responsibility. Moreover, every one of them who could become the tribe leader of the snake-people took their responsibilities extremely seriously, even Mo Ba Si.
“Let’s go.” Yan Ci called out to Hei Du, “I’ll deal with Mo Ba Si, you deal with Xiao Ding and the others, alright?”
“Okay.”
Hei Du nodded in agreement and followed Yan Ci as they slowly left.
After Yan Ci and Hei Du left, Yin Shi looked at the other three Tribe Leaders and instructed them.
“Hua She Wang, Nan She, Kui Xing, the three of you go protect the members of various tribes. I and the elders will guard Her Majesty the Queen.”
“Yes!”
The three of them responded in unison and then left the place, leaving Yin Shi alone standing on the high steps, bowing his head to look at the bustling snake-people from various tribes in the sacred land, then looking up at the seemingly endless sea of sand.
The unease in his heart grew deeper.
Yin Shi faintly felt that this incident not only involved the Jia Ma Empire and the snake-people but also other forces were mixed in.
This incident was a double-edged sword, both good and bad.
Although Xiao Li’s plan was excellent to the point that even Yin Shi couldn’t find fault with it, if there was any problem, it was that Xiao Li’s plan required a very long time to be fully implemented.
Achieving reconciliation through grassroots trading is not something that can be done in just one or two years.
It might take five years, ten years, thirty years, or even fifty years.
If this plan succeeded, it would greatly shorten Xiao Li’s plan.
In that case, both the Jia Ma Empire and Xiao Li, as well as the snake-people, would be happy to see such a situation.
But if it failed, all of Xiao Li’s efforts over the past six months would collapse completely, and the relationship between the snake-people and humans would once again plummet to freezing point, with no possibility of reconciliation for a hundred years.
This also meant that the snake-people would continue to struggle for survival in this harsh desert environment.
This was something Yin Shi absolutely didn’t want to see.
Buzz!!!
“Hmm?!”
Sensing the vibration and Dou Qi coming from deep within the sacred land, Yin Shi’s brows suddenly furrowed, his eyes revealing a deep concern.
This is…. the aura of Her Majesty the Queen!
Yin Shi immediately spread his wings of Dou Qi and flew towards the depths of the sacred land.
In front of the most magnificent palace, all the snake-people elders were gathered, looking worriedly at the magnificent palace in front of them.
“Elders! What happened to Her Majesty the Queen?!”
Yin Shi flew to this place and asked loudly, an elder with a solemn expression looked at Yin Shi and said softly.
“Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious. Her Majesty the Queen should just be trying something out.”
Saying this, the elder furrowed his brows tightly.
“I still think it’s too risky to use the Heavenly Flame for evolution…”
Hearing the words of the elder, Yin Shi’s eyes also filled with worry as he looked at the magnificent palace.
Using the Heavenly Flame for evolution was recorded in the ancient texts of the snake-people. If the evolution succeeded, Her Majesty the Queen would be able to break through to the Dou Zong (Battle Ancestor, 8th Level) level. There were indeed examples of successful evolution recorded in the texts.
However, despite this, the elders and Yin Shi were not so optimistic.
The snake-people inherently belonged to Yin, while the Heavenly Flame was an extremely Yang object. The existence of the two naturally clashed with each other.
If they were careless, failure in evolution would be the least of their worries. They feared that Her Majesty the Queen might lose her life because of it!
Her Majesty the Queen was the foundation of their snake-people, the courage that allowed them to stand tall in the depths of the desert.
Once they lost Her Majesty the Queen, the future of the snake-people would be plunged into darkness.
But there was nothing they could do…
Yin Shi sighed deeply.
The snake-people already lived in the harsh desert, and they had to be vigilant against the Jia Ma Empire at all times. The overall strength of the Jia Ma Empire itself had always been slightly superior to that of the snake-people.
If Her Majesty the Queen did not find a way to break through, it was feared that within ten years, the snake-people would lose their deterrent power against the Jia Ma Empire. Even if Xiao Li’s reconciliation plan succeeded, it would be the same.
A foreign race without deterrent power, who would be willing to peacefully coexist with you?
Therefore, for the snake-people, the existence of Her Majesty the Queen was necessary!
At this moment, the palace doors suddenly opened, startling Yin Shi and the elders.
Then, they heard a majestic and cold voice coming from inside.
“Come in.”
Come in?
Yin Shi and the elders looked at each other, each of them looking bewildered.
At this moment, the female voice spoke again.
“Those who trespass into our sacred land, if you continue to conceal yourselves, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
!!!!!!!!
Hearing Her Majesty the Queen’s words, Yin Shi and the elders’ faces suddenly turned dark.
Even a fool could realize that someone had intruded into the sacred land!
As Yin Shi and the others looked around in fear, a fierce-looking middle-aged man suddenly appeared in front of Yin Shi and the others, facing the wide-open palace doors.
“Nice to meet you, respected Queen Medusa.”
“My name is Wu Yan, I belong to the Mutian Mansion of the Chu Yun Empire.”
Upon hearing Wu Yan’s self-introduction, Medusa’s laughter echoed from inside the palace.
“Heh~ The snake-people really have a lot of things happening lately. People of all kinds are coming and going.”
Then Medusa called out in a low voice.
“Yin Shi.”
“Here!”
Yin Shi immediately bowed his head in response, and Medusa’s voice echoed again from inside.
“He wants to talk to you. Whatever he wants to discuss, you discuss with him. You decide everything. Don’t worry about the opinions of the other elders. I approve of it.”
With that, the heavy doors of the magnificent palace closed again.
Yin Shi raised his head and turned to face Wu Yan.
Although Yin Shi was only a Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level), even facing Wu Yan, a high-level Dou Huang (Battle Emperor, 7th Level), there was not a hint of cowardice in his eyes.
The deep and aged pupils stared closely at Wu Yan as Yin Shi spoke slowly.
“As you just heard, if there’s anything you want to discuss, please discuss it with me. My words represent the intentions of Her Majesty the Queen.”
“I hope you have no objections.”