Chapter 355 - 267: Annihilate the Camp

Chapter 355: Chapter 267: Annihilate the Camp

Within the great hall of Flame Camp, the Generals, Commanders, captains, and elite Guards were all gathered.

All eyes turned to Tang Wen, filled with hope.

Ever since Tang Wen had left for Ganshan City, he had steadily sent a large amount of resources back to the camp.

As a result, the Commanders, who had been stuck at the Peak of Martial Master for a long time, were able to break through to the Extraordinary realm.

Many other Martial Artists broke through to become Martial Masters.

As for the Queen, after using the Fifth Grade Fire Element Blood Marrow while away, her combat power had also increased tremendously.

She was now only half a step away from breaking through to Fifth Grade.

"Do you really want me to decide?" Tang Wen was no longer the young man who got stage fright, feared trouble, or shied away from power.

He now understood a crucial truth about power: you didn’t have to use it, but you absolutely had to have it.

For example, if he hadn’t vied for the position of liaison to the White Tiger Tribe, he never would have become one of their Elders.

He wouldn’t have been able to bring Hu Qi back with him today.

If that were the case, he likely wouldn’t have made it back in time for the camp’s major battle.

The consequences would have been unthinkable. A lifetime of regret or falling into a deadly trap would have been the mildest of outcomes.

In this dog-eat-dog world, accumulating more strength and influence was the only true path to success!

General Zhou stood up. "We are all in unanimous agreement. You are to be the next King! The supreme leader of our camp!"

Elder General Xia, commander of the Royal Palace Guard, added, "That’s right, everyone accepts you! And not just starting today. We made up our minds as soon as you started bringing those resources back to the camp!"

Tang Wen joked, "And here I thought this was a hereditary system."

"Haha, well, calling it hereditary isn’t wrong. Strictly speaking, the Queen is unmarried and is passing the throne to Zhou Bing. Since you and Zhou Bing are husband and wife, your child will be the next heir!"

Everyone in the camp, from top to bottom, had truly accepted Tang Wen, though the official line of succession was, in fact, quite a stretch.

"Alright then, I’ll lay out the next phase of our plan."

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

The Queen slapped the wide throne with her uninjured left hand. "Come up here and speak."

Tang Wen shook his head. "The situation has changed. On my way here, I passed by Black Mountain Camp and snuck inside. I overheard the Black Mountain Ghost talking and found out he’s the one who lured the Huang Family here. They’re scheming against our camp. That’s why I rushed back."

"The Huang Family... I think I’ve heard Old Zhao mention them. They’re a major power, aren’t they?" General Zhou’s brows knitted together. Today’s battle had made him realize just how fragile the camp was.

"That’s right. The Huang Family is the most powerful family in Ganshan City. They have at least twenty Fifth Grade masters within the family. The current City Lord of Ganshan City is a Fourth Grade expert and also a member of the Huang Family."

Fifth Grade!

Fourth Grade?!

The two ranks felt like an immense, invisible weight.

Crushing the spirits of everyone present.

The Queen rested her snow-white chin in her hand. "Is it too late for us to pack up and move right now?"

Tang Wen waved his hand. "Moving won’t be necessary. The White Tiger Tribe, who accompanied me here, is also a Fourth Grade Influence, with a definite edge over the Huang Family. And I am their Honored Guest Elder."

The Queen silently breathed a sigh of relief. Turning slightly, she quietly took a sip of wine, evidently completely at ease now.

The Generals, however, were not so easily convinced.

"Would the White Tiger Tribe really stick their necks out for our camp? We killed one of the Huang Family’s Sixth Grade experts, five or six Seventh Grade Extraordinaries, and didn’t leave a single one of their Martial Masters alive. This is a blood feud!"

The atmosphere in the great hall grew heavy.

Worried expressions appeared on everyone’s faces. They clearly found General Zhou’s logic more convincing.

Tang Wen smiled. "It’s not as serious as that. The Huang Family doesn’t think like you do, General Zhou, and their situation is vastly different from our camp’s."

With their survival at stake, everyone listened intently.

Tang Wen began, "The Huang Family is a large conglomerate bound by mutual interests. The main family is based in Ganshan City’s Inner City, and every core family member can go out into the surrounding areas to develop their own forces.

These forces then become vassals of the Huang Family.

This makes the Huang Family seem immense.

The person the Black Mountain Ghost contacted is a son-in-law who married into the Huang Family. He has Fifth Grade strength and holds some status in the family, but it’s definitely not that high.

It’s hard to say whether the White Tiger Tribe would go to war against the Huang Family for my sake.

But forget about me killing a Sixth Grade expert; even if I killed that son-in-law, the Huang Family would not go to war with the White Tiger Tribe backing me over it!"

Everyone took a moment to process this, then nodded reluctantly.

General Zhao, who had, after all, spent time at the Four Seas Commerce Association camp, summarized for the group, "For the major powers out there, only Fifth Grade masters are considered core figures. As for the rest, as long as they aren’t direct sons or grandsons, their deaths won’t create an irreconcilable feud."

Qian Dong also spoke up. "The major powers out there have tons of experts. They can’t just go all out for revenge every time someone dies. It’s like if we’re out hunting and one of our dogs gets killed by a Silver Wolf, we’re not going to send everyone out to fight the whole Silver Wolf Pack to the death!"

"You brat! You make it sound like we’re not even as good as dogs!"

Someone chided. ℴℴ𝘮

The hall immediately erupted in laughter, and Qian Dong just gave a wry smile and shrugged.

His words were coarse, but his reasoning was sound.

General Zhou then asked, "Aren’t you the Seventh Young Master of the Black Water Gang? How did you also become an Honored Guest Elder for the White Tiger Tribe?"

"That’s a long story." Tang Wen led Zhou Bing a few steps up the dais, then turned and sat down on the steps at the Queen’s feet. Only then did he begin to recount his experiences.

The room fell silent, the only sound his voice as he told his story.

In the pause after he finished speaking, everyone was still marveling at his story.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside.

They looked toward the entrance and saw a beautiful, delicate-featured young woman walk in, her chest surprisingly full and round.

Tang Wen pointed to her and introduced, "This young woman’s name is Li Zi. She is my subordinate, and also my woman."

A warmth spread through Li Zi’s heart, and a faint blush graced her cheeks.

’He didn’t introduce me as his thirtieth concubine or something!’

Feeling that her status had been elevated, Li Zi lifted her head slightly, making her chest appear all the more prominent.

The old generals sized her up as well. ’Hmm, this girl is young, but she looks like a Veteran Extraordinary. Young Zhou Bing can’t afford to get complacent.’