Chapter 201 The Goats' Thoughts
The arguments among the Third-Order Goat Professionals were not about shirking responsibility for the failed invasion, but about territorial interests.
The territories they were arguing about were not in the Turtle World, but within the Goat World.
After the previous battles, the Third-Order Goats had already seen the powerful combat strength of the Turtle Formation Master.
Any Third-Order Goats that had not yet gathered must have been completely eliminated by the Turtle.
The dead Third-Order Goats all occupied a territory; with their demise, these territories naturally became vacant.
According to past custom, the surrounding Third-Order Goats would certainly seize ownership of these territories through force.
However, now facing the powerful Formation Master of the Turtle World, attempting to gain territory by force at this time would undoubtedly result in heavy losses, making it impossible to resist future attacks from the Turtle Formation Master, nor to withstand the covetous Third-Order Goats in the vicinity.
Therefore, the Third-Order Goats, quite uncharacteristically, gathered together to discuss the issue of territorial ownership.
However, after much arguing, the Goats had not reached a concrete agreement.
Just then, about a dozen Goats rushed into the gathering area, shouting in despair, "Another defensive line has been breached!"
The territories of these incoming Goats were very close to the Plane Passage.
If the Turtle World attacked, the territories of these Goats would certainly be lost; therefore, they had been resisting the Turtle Formation Master and had not participated in the territorial dispute meeting.
And those Goats participating in the meeting did not pay them any heed.
In any case, if an invasion occurred, there would be other Goats to block the front, and they would only need to provide some casual support.
Once they received support from the Plane Will in the future, repelling the Turtle Formation Master would be effortless.
A Third-Order Goat whose territory was far from the Plane Passage said unhurriedly, "Since the defensive line has been breached by the Turtle, then let's continue to retreat."
The other Third-Order Goats participating in the meeting nodded one after another, then rose to prepare for retreat.
Seeing this, the Goats whose territories were close to the Plane Passage had their eyes turn red with anger, yet they were powerless.
At this moment, a Goat whose territory was near the Plane Passage spoke, "I am willing to offer my territory; please help me through this difficult time!"
Hearing the offer of territory, the departing Goats paused slightly, but when they saw the appearance of the speaking Goat and considered the location of his territory, they shook their heads in unison, saying, "No."
This territory was too close to the Plane Passage, serving as a strategic buffer zone chosen by most Goats; occupying this territory now was not worthwhile.
Moreover, the Third Order Chieftain of the territory was still alive, and occupying the territory now would mean having to fight the territory's Third Order Chieftain after repelling the Turtle Formation Master in the future, which was truly not worthwhile.
It was better to wait until everything settled before coming out to pick up the spoils.
Subsequently, many Goats quickly departed, leaving only about a dozen Third-Order Goats whose territories were near the Plane Passage.
After a desperate silence, one of the Third-Order Goats spoke, "I have a suggestion: later, when the other Goats aren't paying attention, we quietly return to the Plane and lead our clansmen to escape to other places!"
After a brief astonishment, the surrounding Goats suddenly felt this was a good idea.
As long as their strength was preserved, they could return to their territories once the Turtle Formation Master was repelled.
Even if the territory was completely destroyed, they could seize another territory anew!
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory continued to explain, "After we abandon our territories, other Goats will certainly not allow us to pass;
Therefore, we must gather together and forcibly break through the blockade of the other Goats!"
A Goat nearby spoke, "After we leave, the territories of other Goats will become the front line; they will definitely try their best to stop us. Can we escape?"
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory smiled, "Our territories surround the Plane Passage; as long as we gather together, other areas will become blank, losing all defensive power;
By then, the Goats in other territories will either stay and hold their ground, or they will flee like us;
The only thing we need to worry about is other Goat clans blocking us from gathering. Everyone just needs to solve this problem."
The Goats nodded one after another, and then a Goat asked, "Where will we gather?"
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory replied, "Currently, the Plane Passage is at the southernmost part of my territory. I suggest everyone gather at the northernmost part of my territory;
This way, we can publicly claim that we are gathering to resist the Turtle World, reducing the probability of other Goats blocking us;
Additionally, choosing the north can also avoid the Turtle's first wave of attacks. What do you all think?"
The Third-Order Goats nodded in agreement, saying, "Good."
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory smiled slightly and said, "Now everyone can retreat under the pretext of setting up a defensive line;
Remember, when talking to others, ask them for resources to set up the defensive line, and show resentment towards them. Don't let them suspect anything;
After returning, you must set up a defensive line near the Plane Passage and continue until all clans gather. This is to deceive other Goats and gain time. Do you all understand?"
The Goats nodded one after another, saying, "Understood."
Subsequently, the Goats left one after another to ask for resources to set up the defensive line.
And the other Goats, seeing that these Goats near the Plane Passage chose to set up a defensive line, assumed they had accepted their fate. They all readily provided resources and allowed them to return to the Goat World in advance.
Subsequently, these Goats replaced those who returned to the Plane to resist the attacks of the Turtle Formation Master.
Half an hour later, some of the Third-Order Goats who were resisting the Turtle Formation Master's attack received information that the Goats who had returned to the Plane had gathered to jointly defend.
Upon receiving this information, these Goats chose to withdraw without hesitation, leaving only those Goats who were very far from the Plane Passage.
After these Goats emerged from the Plane Passage, they found many Goat teams gathered, setting up defensive arrays.
They carefully observed the defensive arrays, and after confirming that the arrays were real and reliable, they relaxed a little.
Many Goats originally thought they were gathering to escape, but now that they were genuinely setting up defensive arrays, they probably had no intention of escaping, but were preparing for a desperate struggle with the Turtle World.
Subsequently, after exchanging a few pleasantries, these Goats separated and returned to their own territories.
One of the Third-Order Goats, after confirming that no Goats were following him, quietly returned to the vicinity of the Plane Passage to look for the Goats near his territory.
The reason for returning was simple: if all Goats gathered here were wiped out by the Turtle World's Formation Master at once, his own territory would lose its buffer zone and be directly exposed to the Turtle Formation Master's attack range.
Therefore, the goal of the Third-Order Goat was to persuade the Goats in the territories near his own to return and act as his'shields'.
With this'shield' in place, the Turtle Formation Master would likely abandon attacking his direction and prioritize occupying other areas with lacking defensive power.
Even if the Turtle Formation Master prioritized attacking the'shield', he would still have time to find a counter-strategy.
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Chapter 202 The goat escapes, Fang Che helps
The Third-Order Goat had just found his Tall Goat neighbor, pulled him to a corner, and said, "Many Professionals from various tribes have gathered around; they are enough to resist the Turtle Formation Master. You might as well return to your own territory and wait for the Plane Will to drive out the enemies before coming back to contend for benefits."
Upon hearing this, the Tall Goat sneered inwardly.
If he were to go back now, he would surely be abandoned by the other tribes and face the Turtle Formation Master alone, which would truly be courting death.
As for leaking the secret of their escape and leaving the other Goat tribes here, that was also impossible.
Everyone was too close to the Plane Passage, facing a life-or-death crisis. Leaking the secret would be taking the lives of the other Goats, and they would surely kill the leaker.
Regardless, escape was the only way out.
The Tall Goat wanted to refuse, but he was afraid that too direct a refusal would make the Goat in front of him suspicious.
Therefore, after a moment of thought, the Tall Goat said, "This is the first time you've considered my well-being. What trap have you prepared for me to fall into?"
The Third-Order Goat naturally could not reveal his thought of needing a 'shield,' so he could only reply with sincerity, "I absolutely have no intention of harming you. I just think we should join forces to resist the Turtle Formation Master."
The Tall Goat extended his hand and said, "Then give me more resources. If you give me enough resources, I will believe your sincerity and consider leaving."
The Third-Order Goat instantly fell silent, and the Tall Goat turned to leave.
The Third-Order Goat quickly caught up, helplessly saying, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. To show you my sincerity, I am willing to give you a batch of resources."
Subsequently, the Third-Order Goat took off the storage ring on his hand and handed it to the Tall Goat.
The Tall Goat suppressed his laughter, took the storage ring, and said, "I need time, you'll have to wait."
The Third-Order Goat smiled and said, "No problem. After you withdraw from this place, I will give you even more resources."
The Third-Order Goat made promises with his mouth, but in his heart, he decided to stall for as long as possible and not easily give out resources, lest the Tall Goat escape after getting them.
The Tall Goat readily agreed, "It's settled then. When I go back, you prepare the resources for me."
The Tall Goat made promises with his mouth, but he also had other ideas in his heart.
The Tall Goat only wanted the resources he could get now; as for other resources, he would consider them non-existent.
As for going back, that was even less likely.
The two Goats, each with their own thoughts, looked at each other and grinned.
A moment later, the Third-Order Goat looked at the Goats in the distance who had not yet awakened their professions and said, "With an external enemy present, we will not casually slaughter. You actually don't need to bring the children over; the children staying here are more dangerous."
Following the previously discussed strategy, the Tall Goat replied with a wary expression, "You don't need to worry about that. They make me feel more at ease staying by my side. Sir, please go back. It's not good to stay here."
"Then I'll leave first." Seeing that the Tall Goat was unhappy, the Third-Order Goat said no more and turned to leave.
After the Third-Order Goat left, the Tall Goat came to a nearby room, and just as he was about to speak about what had just happened, he found that every Goat's face was beaming with smiles.
The Tall Goat asked in confusion, "Why are you all so happy?"
Among the Goats, the one advocating for retreat said, "The leaders of nearby tribes have all been here, hoping their neighbors would go back, and they even paid a batch of resources for it. Did you receive any resources?"
Upon hearing this, the Tall Goat grinned and said, "Yes, and quite a lot!"
The Goat advocating for retreat smiled slightly and said, "We have decided that once all the tribes are gathered, we will advance from your direction. You will take the lead next. Let's discuss how to deceive them…"
While the Goats were discussing, Fang Che was secretly listening to their plan through the Voodoo Doll.
As early as when they left the Plane Passage, Fang Che had already sensed it through the Plane's perception.
Therefore, Fang Che sent the Voodoo Doll to the vicinity to inquire about their situation and learned about their retreat intelligence.
These Goats were secretly retreating, while the Goats of other tribes were completely unaware, which was not conducive to resisting the Turtle Formation Master.
However, this was good news for Fang Che.
Only when the Professionals of the Goat World continuously failed would they be more easily swayed by Fang Che.
What Fang Che needed to do now was to help these people escape and resolve the difficulties on their path forward.
Subsequently, Fang Che took out his notebook and recorded various information about the Third-Order Goat.
Not long after recording, Fang Che discovered through the Voodoo Doll that the various Goat tribes gathered together suddenly began to move, moving away from the Plane Passage.
Fang Che immediately took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and began to kill.
On the other side, the Goat tribes quickly reached the edge of the various Goat territories as they continued their journey.
Upon arriving here, the Tall Goat led his subordinates to leave the team and walked towards the neighbor's tribe.
As the Tall Goat advanced, he prepared his deceptive words, but after a moment of progress, the Tall Goat discovered that the surrounding Vigilance forces had completely disappeared.
The Tall Goat, with a confused mind, arrived at his neighbor's Main Camp, only to find the city gates tightly shut, with countless Two-Order Goats guarding the city walls, their emotions panicked.
The Tall Goat stepped forward and asked, "Where is your leader? I have something to discuss with him."
After asking this, the Tall Goat clearly noticed that the faces of the Two-Order Goats guarding the city suddenly showed more fear.
The Tall Goat became even more confused.
At this moment, a Two-Order Goat on the city wall shouted, "Our leader is in seclusion. Sir, please come back in a few days."
The Tall Goat thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll come back in a few days."
After shouting this, the Tall Goat clearly felt the guards on the city wall relax.
The Tall Goat understood that something must have happened here; otherwise, there wouldn't even be any alert forces, and they wouldn't be completely holed up in the Main Camp.
And this was definitely good news for the Goats who were eager to escape.
Subsequently, the Tall Goat hurried back and told the other Goats the information.
Many Goats were overjoyed upon hearing this.
The Goat advocating for retreat pondered for a moment before saying, "We don't know exactly what accident occurred here; to avoid any unexpected situations, everyone should stay away from this Goat Main Camp, take a detour, and remain vigilant along the way to prevent other Goats from launching a sneak attack!"
The surrounding Third-Order Goats nodded in agreement, then organized everyone to proceed cautiously.
Not long after, the Goats arrived at the edge of a new territory.
The Tall Goat said, "The Goat leaders of the territories ahead haven't returned yet. I'll go eliminate their alert forces and try to pass through smoothly before their leaders come back."
The Goats all nodded in agreement and waited silently.
At the same time, in the Turtle World, a certain Third-Order Goat who was resisting the Turtle suddenly had a hole appear in his chest and instantly fell to the ground, dead.
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Chapter 203 All Goats Withdrawn
The Third-Order Goat's inexplicable death scared the surrounding Third-Order Goats, causing them to quickly retreat and ignore the Turtle Formation Master's attacks.
It was fortunate that a large number of Third-Order Goats had gathered here, otherwise the Turtle Formation Master would have broken through their defense line.
The Goats hid in the distance, activating more defensive items, and nervously watched the corpse, observing the surroundings.
However, there was no trace of any hidden enemies around.
At this moment, everyone noticed that the communication token on the corpse released a trace of warm energy, indicating that other Goats were trying to contact the corpse.
The Goats did not dare to go and activate the communication token, only watching from afar.
However, not long after observing, another Third-Order Goat died, and immediately after, the communication token on its body also released warm energy.
The Goats looked at each other in dismay, and after a moment, one Goat released energy, which merged into the communication token from a distance.
Immediately after, an anxious shout came from the communication token:
"Leader, please come back quickly! A group of unknown enemies has attacked the patrol team and the outposts!"
After the voice came out, the Third-Order Goats looked at the Goats whose territories were close to the deceased.
These Goats, who were being watched, all defended themselves, saying, "I did not issue such an order."
"I also did not issue an order to attack."
"Even if we wanted to attack our neighbors, we wouldn't be staying here in front of you."
The surrounding Goats did not respond, but instead moved away from them, then took out their communication tokens and transmitted a warning to be careful of attacks.
Just then, a hole appeared in the chest of one of the suspected Goats, and it instantly fell to the ground, dead.
The Goats instantly panicked; no one had seen where the enemy was.
Just then, the communication token on the corpse also emitted warm energy.
A suspected Goat nearby quickly activated the communication token, and an anxious shout immediately came from within: "Leader, our outposts have been attacked by unknown forces!"
The suspected Goat quickly said, "My territory does not border his, so it couldn't have been done by my subordinates."
The Goat whose territory bordered the deceased also quickly defended itself: "I've been here the whole time, with no time to send messages back;
With so many places being attacked in rotation, I suspect it's those Goats who left, organizing teams and launching attacks while we were away."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Goats' expressions became serious.
Subsequently, one Goat activated the communication token of the earliest deceased Goat, and information about the outpost being eliminated also came from within.
A Third-Order Goat said with a serious expression, "If it was those Goats who went back earlier who launched the attack, how could they cross the Plane Passage and harm us? If they had that ability, they would have unified the entire Plane long ago!"
Another Goat spoke, "If we continue to stay here, we may not survive, and our territory could easily be lost. We should return..."
Before he could finish speaking, a hole also appeared in this Goat's chest, and it instantly fell to the ground, dead.
The Goats were already accustomed to other Goats dying inexplicably; at this moment, they showed no panic and continued to communicate: "We should indeed retreat. What do you all think?"
Many Goats nodded in agreement.
However, those Goats closer to the Plane Passage spoke up:
"If it wasn't those Goats who went back earlier who attacked the tribe, they should be setting up defenses right now;
If we go back now, the Turtle Formation Master will definitely take advantage of the void, and then defense will be troublesome!"
At this moment, a Goat further away from the Plane Passage reminded, "If those who went back earlier did not set up defenses, the later everyone goes back, the greater the loss!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly convinced all the Goats.
Many Goats took out various items and integrated them into the defense line, using the items to replace the Two-Order Goats who were providing energy at the corners of the defense line.
Subsequently, a group of Goats quickly left the Turtle World and returned to the Goat World.
Upon returning, the Goats saw the defensive arrays set up around them.
Some Third-Order Goats whose territories were closer to the Plane Passage felt some regret upon seeing this.
If they had known this, they would have held out longer earlier, allowing the returning Goats to set up more arrays. Now, they didn't know how long these arrays could last.
The Goats far from the Plane Passage didn't care about the defensive arrays; they were more concerned about the mysterious forces that ambushed the outposts and patrol teams, and even more concerned about their methods of eliminating Third-Order Goats.
After the group continued for a while, they soon discovered that the number of defensive arrays had decreased, and that the Goats who had returned earlier had disappeared.
At this point, everyone could confirm that the ones attacking the outposts were those Goats who had returned earlier.
The Third-Order Goats closer to the Plane Passage immediately sped up, leaving the other Goats behind, and returned to set up defenses.
An Elder Goat traveled all the way, passing through large undefended areas, and finally, before returning home, found a territory with more outposts.
This Elder Goat recalled that when the earliest returning Goats gathered, the Goats from this place also ran back, seemingly to guard against the gathered Goats escaping.
Unfortunately, after guarding for most of the day, they still couldn't prevent it, and they managed to escape.
While the Elder Goat was pondering, the Local Third-Order Goat appeared there and asked, "Why have you returned, Your Excellency? Has the defense line been breached?"
The Elder Goat replied, "They are about to break through the defense line. How are your arrangements here?"
"They're almost done," the Local Goat casually brushed him off and continued to ask, "How is the defense line set up at the Plane Passage?"
The Elder Goat immediately praised, "The defensive arrays there are set up very well, and are currently undergoing activation tests. You shouldn't go and bother them."
The Elder Goat needed a'shield' and could not reveal the secret of the group of Goats escaping, otherwise this Third-Order Goat in front of him might also escape.
The Local Goat, unaware of being deceived, looked happy.
Then, the Local Goat said, "The tribe in front of me, which is closer to the Plane Passage, has been quiet. Are they still near the outer Passage?"
The Local Goat had previously invested resources to hire the tribe in front to be its'shield', but now that tribe's Goats had not returned, which made the Local Goat somewhat worried.
The Elder Goat had experienced many things and immediately guessed the Local Goat's thoughts.
Then, the Elder Goat looked around and whispered a reminder, "After we came back, we left some things there. They shouldn't think about returning to their territory; they can only fight to the death with the Turtle Formation Master."
Hearing these words, the Local Goat didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The happy part was that those Goats would fight to the last moment; the longer they resisted, the more power the Plane Will would bestow upon the other Goats, and the safer everyone would be.
The sad part was that it had lost a'shield', and once the Turtle Formation Master eliminated them, they might choose its own territory as the direction of attack.
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Chapter 204: Disguised Goat Leader Relics
The Elder Goat looked at the Local Goat's complex expression, which seemed happy yet sad, and understood that his lie had deceived the Local Goat.
The Elder Goat was secretly delighted. To avoid revealing any flaws, he said, "I won't chat with you any longer. Farewell."
The Local Goat composed his emotions and said, "I will see you out."
After the Local Goat personally saw the Elder Goat off, he relaxed and returned to the Main Camp, continuing to strengthen the Main Camp's defenses.
Now that he had lost his shield, he could only continue to strengthen the defenses at the Main Camp.
At this time, the other Goats hurried back to their territories. As they passed through the territories of the Goats who had already returned, the Goats tacitly concealed the issue of the Goat groups near the Plane Passage fleeing.
Not long after, the Goats returned to their territories. At the same time, a group of Third-Order Goats gathered and arrived at the location where the fleeing Goats were currently situated.
As soon as the two sides met, they both tacitly activated their defensive skills.
After the skills were activated, the Third-Order Goat who advocated staying away from the Plane Passage walked to the front and said,
"Our assassination methods are not secretive. Those sentries should be able to communicate with their chieftain. You arrived a bit late, and why haven't the chieftains of those dead sentries come over?"
The Goats who had pursued them here looked at each other, their expressions becoming serious.
Then, a Goat said, "Before you eliminated the sentries, the sentries' chieftain died inexplicably.
On the way back, several other sentry chieftains died one step ahead."
At this point, a Third-Order Goat opened his storage ring and threw out the corpse of the dead Goat chieftain.
The fleeing Goats looked at the corpse, a hint of fear showing on their faces.
Everyone had seen dead Goats, and they had also hoped that enemies would die inexplicably during their escape.
However, when such a thing actually happened, it made the Goats somewhat difficult to accept.
These Third-Order Goats died too coincidentally, so coincidentally that it made the Goats fearful.
The pursuing Goats looked at the expressions of the fleeing Goats, unable to determine whether they were faking it or truly knew nothing.
A moment later, a pursuing Goat said, "Since you have fled… retreated to here, then settle down here. Let's fight against the Turtle Formation Master together!"
The other pursuing Goats also nodded in agreement.
Now, wherever the fleeing Goats went, the chieftain there would inexplicably die. Everyone truly dared not let them continue forward.
And the retreating Goats no longer had any intention of retreating.
This place was now far enough from the Plane Passage that the Turtle Formation Master would not be able to arrive anytime soon.
Additionally, their actions had now been discovered, and if they continued forward, they would definitely be besieged.
Since that was the case, it was better to stay temporarily and then continue to retreat to other places after the Turtle Formation Master fought his way here.
Thus, the Goat advocating retreat said, "We are willing to stay and stop the invasion!"
After the Goats finished their discussion, Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to leave the area and head to the Plane Passage region.
Upon arriving near the Plane Passage, Fang Che saw a ball of energy fly out of the Plane Passage through the Voodoo Doll, smashing the nearby defensive array.
Immediately after, the Turtle Formation Master walked out of the Plane Passage and began to set up his own defensive array.
At the same time, the Goat World vibrated, and countless lights condensed in the sky, then scattered across various places like meteors.
Fang Che paid attention to those lights and sensed the aura of new Professionals.
This was a brand new Professional created by the Goat World for its own salvation.
Creating a new Professional was much easier than improving the strength of the Goats.
At the same time, this also indicated that the Goat World was relatively weak and had not reached the standard for cultivating Fourth-Order Professionals.
Such a Plane was no match for Fang Che.
Afterward, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to go and bewitch the Goats.
The first place he found was the territory where the Third-Order Goat had died.
Fang Che entered the Third Order Chieftain's residence and saw a group of Two-Order Goats rummaging everywhere, searching for the Third Order Chieftain's relics.
Some Two-Order Goats even pried open floor tiles, searching for treasures that might be hidden underground.
Seeing this, Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to dig a hole in the soil beneath the chieftain's room, and placed a stone slab in the hole.
Then, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to observe the characters in the room and imitate the handwriting of those characters to write text that Goats could understand on the stone slab:
"Collecting the energy of heartfelt curses from Goats can lead to promotion to Third-Order. The method of promotion…"
Fang Che quickly recorded the method for refining the sculpture and wrote down the locations of several holes in the ground here.
Subsequently, the Voodoo Doll continued to write information: "This method can ignore the energy accumulation process, and there is a 30% chance of promotion. Clan members should use it with caution."
After writing all the information, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to age the text on the stone slab, then placed ten bottles of molten aluminum needed for refining the sculpture, and only then did he let the Voodoo Doll leave.
Not long after the Voodoo Doll left, the Two-Order Goats pried open the stone bricks above the hole and dug into the soil.
Before long, a Two-Order Goat's shovel went down and dug directly into the hole.
The Two-Order Goat felt no resistance beneath his shovel, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly shouted, "It's empty here!"
The surrounding Two-Order Goats immediately gathered, quickly excavated the hole, and saw the stone with the writing on it.
Everyone widened their eyes, carefully examining the text on the stone slab.
A moment later, a Two-Order Goat said with some fear, "The handwriting is indeed the patriarch's, but why would the patriarch leave behind such a terrifying thing?"
Next to him, a Two-Order Goat shouted excitedly, "This isn't terrifying at all! Using this method in times of crisis is enough to overcome the crisis of clan extermination. This is a great opportunity!"
Another Two-Order Goat said with a worried expression, "Now that there's no patriarch, we can't capture Goats from other places. Are we going to use our own clan members?"
The Goats fell silent instantly. After a moment, a Goat said, "To preserve the clan, these are all necessary sacrifices. Everyone doesn't need to be too sad."
The Two-Order Goats were silent for a moment, then a Two-Order Goat asked:
"Sacrificing weak Goats is fine, but the problem is, after sacrificing them, who will complete the ritual and get promoted to Third-Order?"
The Two-Order Goats all looked eager, but there were too many Second-Order Professionals here now, and everyone was qualified to complete the ritual.
If they competed, they might die from infighting before even reaching Third-Order.
A moment later, a Two-Order Goat said, "How about this? We take turns completing the ritual. After all Goats have completed the ritual once, if no one has been promoted, then we do it again."
The Goats were more accepting of this method, but there were still some questions.
Immediately, a Goat asked, "Who starts the ritual first? And what if someone who gets promoted to Third-Order makes things difficult for Goats they had conflicts with before?"
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Chapter 205 More Goats Are Tricked
The Goat who proposed rotating promotions instantly thought of solutions to various problems and said, "All of us have descendants and relatives. The Goat who sacrifices the most descendants and relatives can be the first to start the ritual."
"As for the problem of retaliation due to conflict after being promoted to the Third-Order, we can sign a non-retaliation contract."
"Of course, a contract cannot restrain the strong. I hope that the Goats who are promoted to the Third-Order in the future will restrain their desire for revenge for the continuation of the tribe, and at the same time, capture Goats from other tribes to help more of their kin be promoted to the Third-Order!"
The Goats pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Afterward, they drafted a contract and discussed the issue of how many relatives' lives to sacrifice.
After the discussion was complete, the Two-Order Goats divided into three groups. The first group of Two-Order Goats went to entice their relatives and friends, so that they would unknowingly participate in the ritual.
The second group went to ascertain the locations of the various caves.
The third group studied the aluminum water stored in the items, preparing to produce more aluminum water to help more Goats be promoted to the Third-Order.
At this time, Fang Che had already manipulated the Voodoo Doll to leave this tribe and arrive at other tribes where chieftains had died, forging chieftain's relics in these tribes.
In a place far from the Plane Passage, several Goat tribes joined forces to break through a tribe whose chieftain had died in the Turtle World.
The Third-Order Goat chieftain who broke through the tribe did not slaughter the Professionals of the defeated tribe as before, but instead captured and divided them, and sent his subordinates to escort the captives to build defensive fortifications against the Turtle Formation Master.
Subsequently, the remaining Goats began to plunder resources.
Several Third-Order Goat chieftains tacitly went to the dead chieftain's room and meticulously plundered it.
After equally dividing the visible resources, the Third-Order Goat chieftains began to dig up the soil.
Not long after, the stone bricks on the ground were pried open, and the stone slab left by the Voodoo Doll was discovered by the Third-Order Goat chieftains.
The Third Order Chieftains saw the content on the stone slab, and their expressions varied.
A young Third-Order Goat chieftain sneered, "This thing must have been deliberately left here by the chieftain of this place to deceive his enemies and make them make enemies everywhere, as revenge for the extermination of his tribe!"
An old Third Order Chieftain next to him frowned and said,
"But a long time ago, my tribesmen mysteriously disappeared. I suspect they were captured to hold a promotion ritual!"
The young Goat chieftain heard this and thought of his actions of secretly capturing and eliminating the weak members of surrounding tribes to weaken them.
These things could not be spoken of much. Now that such a thing had appeared, perhaps the conflict could be diverted.
Thus, the young Third-Order Goat chieftain stopped speaking.
He did not speak, but another middle-aged Third-Order Goat chieftain next to him spoke, "No matter how the promotion method changes, there are always the most basic rules."
"This promotion method in front of me is different from the promotion methods I know. I also think it's fake."
The old Third-Order Goat chieftain retorted again, "If this is a method that the Plane Will has hidden and will only use in times of crisis, it's normal for everyone not to know about it."
The middle-aged Third-Order Goat said, "Then we can ask the Plane Will to confirm the authenticity of this promotion method. With so many Third-Order Professionals communicating together, the Plane Will will give us an answer very quickly."
The old Goat shook his head and said, "The Plane Will will not admit that this thing is useful."
"If the Plane Will admits it, we will definitely use this method to cultivate Third-Order Professionals, which will weaken the Plane's basic strength and be detrimental to future development."
The middle-aged Goat retorted, "Our Plane has been invaded. This is already a very difficult time. The Plane Will will give us an accurate answer!"
The old Goat shook his head and said, "The invasion of the Turtle World is nothing. Unless we are completely defenseless, the Plane Will will clearly tell us the answer. By the time the Plane gets a clear answer, it will be too late."
Speaking of this, the old Goat reached out and picked up a bottle of aluminum water, and said,
"I believe that the appearance of these things is the Plane Will guiding us in the direction forward."
"What's more, we just captured this place and many Goats, so we can experiment with them."
"I won't argue with you anymore. Farewell."
Subsequently, the old Goat chieftain turned and left, heading in the direction of the cave to understand the situation.
The remaining Goat chieftains silently divided the remaining aluminum water and also walked towards the other caves.
The Goats felt that the old Goat was right. With those captives, they could properly verify the accuracy of this ritual.
If successful, their tribe would be able to produce new Third-Order Professionals, better resist the Intruders, and even more easily seize territory.
If it failed, it would be the captives who died, and there would be no loss to the tribe.
At this time, in other places, more and more Goats dug up the stone slabs that Fang Che had deliberately created, and began to help Fang Che process materials and refine sculptures.
At this time, the refining materials for the Concession Token provided by the Iron Hand Group were once again exhausted.
Thus, Fang Che returned to the Real Domain, went back to the Emperor Plane via the Plane coordinates, purchased a pile of resources, and then returned to the Iron Hand Group's residence to retrieve new materials from the mailbox.
Immediately after, Fang Che prioritized visiting the Merman and Centaurs Planes. After confirming that the Plane Will there had not created new Fourth-Order Professionals, he began to distribute resources to the Mermen and Centaurs, and collected the materials and sculptures that had been processed during this period.
After the Voodoo Doll had been active for a period, it suddenly discovered that in a Merman tribe's gathering place, only a disabled Third-Order Merman warrior remained, guarding the Merman priest's room.
Fang Che was somewhat puzzled and manipulated the Voodoo Doll to emerge from underground.
The disabled Third-Order Merman warrior saw the Voodoo Doll and excitedly laughed, "You're finally here! The priest didn't lie to me. Hurry and give me resources, right?"
Fang Che heard this and manipulated the Voodoo Doll to write in characters that the Merman could understand: "Where is the priest?"
The disabled Merman laughed and replied, "We were ambushed by the Centaurs. All of our tribesmen died, only the priest and I survived."
"After I learned about you from the priest, I slaughtered him and ate his flesh and blood, and that's how I was promoted to the Third-Order."
"Now, quickly give me resources. Once I'm promoted to the Fourth-Order, I will definitely be able to gather more homeless Mermen and eliminate more Centaurs!"
Seeing that this Merman still wanted to fight the Centaurs, Fang Che immediately threw out a pile of resources, and then manipulated the Voodoo Doll to go to other places.
Next, the Voodoo Doll went to more Merman gathering places and found that many gathering places no longer had living Mermen.
Of course, the number of Mermen in some Merman gathering places had also increased.
These Mermen were all members of other destroyed Merman tribes. They chose to gather together to better fight the Centaurs.
For these tribes, Fang Che unhesitatingly gave them resources.
As long as they continued to fight the Centaurs, Fang Che would not suffer a loss.
After giving resources to the Mermen, Fang Che then went to give resources to the Centaurs.