Lord Game: I Have 100 Million Talents-Chapter 43 - 39: Submission! A New Village! New Recruitable Ratman Warriors

Chapter 43: Chapter 39: Submission! A New Village! New Recruitable Ratman Warriors

Diablo was deeply moved by Qin Feng’s words. A wave of flattered surprise washed over him—this was a level of respect he had never experienced with the Poison Arrow Tribe or the Bakadi Leader.

But before he could contain his surging emotions, just as a grateful smile began to form on his lips, Bogard, the Quasi-Leader of the Bear Tribe whose shoulders were as broad as a wall, suddenly spoke up:

"Hmph!"

"Even if you claim you don’t want to ally with the Bear Tribe, you’re still secretly plotting how to subjugate us and make us your vassals, aren’t you?"

"Let me tell you!"

"That’s impossible!"

"The Bear Tribe only kneels to our ancestors and our faith! We will never submit to any other power!"

Hearing this, Qin Feng’s expression remained perfectly calm. He had already realized from his earlier observations that this Leader Level Ratman named Bogard was going to be a tough nut to crack.

’To win him over,’

’I’ll have to use a soft approach, not brute force.’

Otherwise, forcing the issue would likely trigger a "fight to the death" state, just like with the Violent Bear Boss.

At that point, even if Qin Feng could steamroll the entire Bear Tribe with his immense power and eliminate all the defiant Ratmen... he would be left with very few Ratman Warriors to capture.

Worse,

he might even lose a village capable of recruiting Ratman Warriors altogether.

After all, these northern Ratmen were clearly different from their southern counterparts. They seemed to place greater value on honor and faith—they were a principled people.

’And being principled’

’meant they were difficult to deal with.’

Pondering for a moment, Qin Feng tapped his fingers on the table. He made no attempt to hide his intention of subjugating the three Ratman Tribes. Instead, he changed his tack and spoke to Bogard in a low, serious voice:

"Bogard."

"Let me guess... the faith you kneel to is the Giant Bear that lives in the forest caves, isn’t it?"

"Unfortunately for you,"

"it is no longer the Divine Beast your Bear Tribe worships."

"Instead, it is a champion who serves under my command."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng raised his hand and clapped twice. The fully healed Violent Bear Boss thundered into the spacious meeting hall. Its mountain-like body cast a shadow that blotted out the light, and its enormous amber eyes swept over the three Ratmen. The terrifying aura of a true powerhouse rolled out like a tsunami, making the very air crackle under the pressure.

"?"

"???"

"???????"

"This... how is this possible!?" Bogard’s throat worked convulsively. "You managed to subjugate even this unbelievably Powerful Divine Beast!?"

A knowing smile touched Qin Feng’s lips, his gaze as sharp as starlight:

"And why would that be impossible?"

"Don’t you know?"

"I am a Divine Chosen Lord, handpicked by the Deities themselves!"

"I wield a great power that rivals even Divine Arts!"

His tone grew more intense, each word carrying an undeniable weight:

"Pledge your allegiance to me!"

"Not only can I grant you great power, blessed by an Oracle,"

"but I will also use my territory as a shield and my legions as a spear to Shelter your people and brethren for all generations!"

"And!"

"I swear this to you!"

"I will never treat your fellow Ratmen as slaves, nor will I meddle in the internal affairs of your tribes!"

"You need only remain loyal, provide me with troops and resources when I call upon you, and help defeat our common enemies. Do this, and you will forever remain free!"

At these words, Bogard was utterly stunned. His claws unconsciously tightened around the leather armor at his waist.

’No need to be slaves sent to the mines!’

’No need to obey his every command!’

’We can even maintain our tribe’s independence and freedom, continue to follow the ancient traditions of our ancestors, and honor the great Warriors who have entered the Hall of Heroes!’

’Even our generational totem rituals, the ancient war songs carved on bone, the very things that are the root of the Ratman bloodline!’

’All of it could be preserved!’

’This?’

’Is this really possible?’

After a long moment of contemplation, Bogard suddenly bowed deeply to Qin Feng. Then, with both hands, he presented his weapon in the most solemn ritual of the Forest Tribe.

It was the heirloom passed down through generations of the tribe’s Warriors. Yet now, as Bogard bowed, it hung from his hands like a broken feather, silently laying the fate of his entire people at the other’s feet.

"Lord!"

"If you can honor your promises!"

"I, on behalf of all my people in the Bear Tribe, swear that we will become your Eternal followers and go through fire and water for you!"

[System Notification: You have successfully acquired a village. Click here to view details for the "Bear Tribe" village!]

Seeing the glowing notification on the system panel, Qin Feng knew he had achieved his goal. But he didn’t rush to deal with the other two Ratmen, instead continuing his conversation with Bogard:

"Aren’t you going to return to the Bear Tribe first and see what your people think?"

"I respect their wishes."

"If some are unwilling to submit to me, a human of an Alien Race, I will not hold it against them."

"As long as they don’t oppose me, cause conflict with the other people under my Shelter, or set foot in the core areas of my territory... I will not harm a single hair on their heads."

Hearing this, Bogard’s admiration for Qin Feng grew immensely. He quickly replied:

"That won’t be necessary!"

"Lord!"

"Since you were able to subdue this Forest Divine Beast!"

"That means you are a valiant Warrior, acknowledged by our ancestors!"

"Coupled with the sincerity you have just shown!"

"I am certain every one of my people in the Bear Tribe will pledge their allegiance to you!"

[System Notification: Your words and actions have moved some of the leaders of the "Bear Tribe." Your village "Bear Tribe"’s Loyalty has increased by 3 points. They will now execute your commands with greater efficiency.]

Qin Feng glanced at the village panel.

’Hmm...’

’93 Loyalty...’

’That’s an incredibly high starting number...’

’I guess my luck is just that good. If I hadn’t subdued the Violent Bear Boss beforehand, I’m not sure I could have won over this ’principled’ Bear Tribe.’

’Even if I had,’

’their starting Loyalty definitely wouldn’t have been this high.’

’Alright then, I’ll have to give the Little Owl major credit for this one. When I eventually decide to go back to the real world, I’ll get it some modern-day goodies as a reward.’

Having made up his mind, Qin Feng turned to the two remaining Ratmen, his sharp gaze signaling that it was time for them to make their decision.

Seeing this, Liv proved to be quite decisive. With an air of someone who had burned their bridges, she directly presented her Bone Blade with both hands, indicating her submission to Qin Feng.

"Lord Tingfeng, I swear on the ancestors of the Night Crow Tribe. All my fellow Ratmen of the Night Crow Tribe will offer you their Loyalty in the days to come!"

"If you harbor any dissatisfaction or anger over my shameless betrayal of the northern Ratman Tribes and the breaking of our alliance oath!"

"I am willing to accept punishment!"

"I am even willing to offer my life!"

"But I beg you, please do not punish the other members of the Night Crow Tribe!"

"They knew nothing of it!"

"It was all my doing!"

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