767: Chapter 244: The Method of Threatening the Beastman into Staying Still (Part 2) 767: Chapter 244: The Method of Threatening the Beastman into Staying Still (Part 2) “Marshal Martin, I have something important to tell you.
May we speak in private?” Ye Yinzhu finally made up his mind and directly interrupted Marshal Martin.
Marshal Martin was startled for a moment, looked at Ye Yinzhu, and slowly nodded, saying, “Very well.
The rest of you, leave.”
The officers of the Northern Legion in the Marshal Mansion looked at Ye Yinzhu and then at Marshal Martin, with some dissatisfaction in their eyes.
Ye Yinzhu and his Qin City were indeed powerful, but they were after all outsiders.
“All of you, go out.
Do I need to say it a third time?” The authority of Marshal Martin was immediately asserted.
Including Matlachi, the officers of the Northern Legion reluctantly walked out of the Marshal Mansion.
Marshal Martin said, “Alright, now besides the two of you, there’s only me.
Yin Zhu, speak freely.”
A gentle wave of spiritual fluctuation emitted from the center of Ye Yinzhu’s eyebrows, and an invisible spiritual barrier was instantly unfolded, enveloping him, Sura, and Marshal Martin within.
With his level of spiritual power, he could not only block out sound but even prevent the probing of spirits from outside.
Even if the Tower Masters of Faran’s Seventh Tower were present, they couldn’t hear what was being discussed unless they destroyed this spiritual realm.
Ye Yinzhu’s caution surprised Marshal Martin, who vaguely guessed that Ye Yinzhu must have a significant secret to share with him.
He pulled over a chair and sat down opposite Ye Yinzhu.
Having made up his mind, Ye Yinzhu no longer hesitated and said seriously, “Marshal Martin, since our sides are now in a cooperative relationship, I want to have an open and frank discussion with you about the war against the Beastman.
First, I want to know, what does the Milan Empire hope to see in the relationship with the Beastman as a result of this war?”
Without any hesitation, Marshal Martin said, “We’ve never had greedy intentions towards the Beastman Clan.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the great threat posed by the Beastman, who would be willing to e to this bitterly cold place in the far north?
The conditions in the Northernmost Wilderness are even harsher, pletely unsuitable for human survival, and only Beastman with their robust physiques can live there.
Even so, they attack us due to lack of food.
The Northern Legion guards this place with one simple objective: to stop the southward invasion of the Beastman.
As for pletely annihilating the Beastman Clan, that’s impossible.
Not to mention the vast expanse of the Northernmost Wilderness, just the act of sending troops to fight in the far north is too difficult for us.
Hundreds of years ago, when Thor Hammer Fort was not yet fully built, the Milan Army once ventured into the Northernmost Wilderness; just when the Empire’s army thought they could pletely erase the threat of the Beastman, they encountered harsh weather and attacks from numerous small Beastman tribes.
Such harassment attacks, bined with the horrific weather of the Northernmost Wilderness, caused massive losses to the Empire’s army.
From that expedition, less than a third of the soldiers returned alive to the Empire.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded and said, “So, you’re saying that the Empire no longer has any ambitions towards the Northernmost Wilderness?”
Marshal Martin said, “Of course.
As long as we can hit the Beastman hard enough to stop them from attacking us, from encroaching on our lands, and slaughtering our people, the goal of the Northern Legion will have been achieved.
To destroy a race like the Beastman would require the bined effort of all human nations, and even that may not be enough.
Who would do such a thankless task?
Moreover, the Empire is now facing a greater crisis to the south, and our biggest hope is that the situation here in the north can stabilize so the Empire can fully concentrate on opposing Landias.”
A slight smile appeared on Ye Yinzhu’s face as he said, “In that case, I understand.”
“Understand?” Marshal Martin looked at Ye Yinzhu somewhat puzzled.
Ye Yinzhu said, “Marshal Martin, you must be curious why I dispatched the most powerful Four Sacred Beasts and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts from Qin City, especially right after we arrived here.”
At this moment, he was no longer in a hurry to attack Thor Hammer Fort.
Santos, as the Behemoth King, leading the Behemoth if moving at full speed, even Guti and his Golden Legion would not be able to catch up in a short period, and with Guti farther from the Fort, it would be easier to attack Thor Hammer Fort and teach the Thunder God Tribe a profound lesson.
Therefore, he decided to clarify matters with Marshal Martin first.
A glint flashed in Marshal Martin’s eyes as he smiled and said, “These are internal matters of your Qin City, and as our sides are only in cooperation, you have no obligation to explain to me.
Besides, on the battlefield today, the warriors of Qin City provided me with plenty of surprises.
You don’t know how long it has been since the Northern Legion has experienced such an exhilarating victory.
Whether in terms of morale or in terms of depleting the strength of the Beastman, you and your Qin City warriors have already made a substantial contribution to this war.”
Ye Yinzhu didn’t care about Marshal Martin’s praise.
“Marshal, I didn’t tell you the true reason behind Zi and the others’ departure at that time not because I wanted to hide something, but rather because the mission they are on is extremely dangerous, so much so that it’s a matter of life and death.”
Marshall Martin offered a nonmittal smile and said, “What’s the matter?
Is there really a task that could trouble the Four Sacred Beasts?
This is the Northernmost Wilderness; you’re not actually planning to attack Faran, are you?”
Ye Yinzhu responded with a light smile, “That’s not it.
If it were to attack Faran, that would indeed be a suicidal mission.
Zi and the others are currently in the Northernmost Wilderness.
To be precise, Zi should already be leading the Four Sacred Beasts and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts at Solomon Fortress now.”
“What?
What did you say?” Martin was taken aback, looking at Ye Yinzhu with incredulity written all over his face.
Ye Yinzhu explained: “The Marshal must be wondering how I managed to send them to the interior of the Northernmost Wilderness behind the three major Beastman Fortress.
Actually, it’s quite simple to explain.
I once acquired a magical artifact capable of spatial transfer, which allows me to teleport any creature, up to a hundred in number, to a location previously marked with a magic formation.
When I was still at Milan Magic Martial Academy, Zi and I had trained together in the Northernmost Wilderness.
Thus, sending him and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts there was not challenging.”
“Yin Zhu, are you suggesting that the Legion of Behemoth Beasts will attack the internal Beastman Fortress to coordinate with us from the inside?
That’s not right!
Even if you really wanted to do that, your Legion of Behemoth Beasts should be behind Thor Hammer Fortress, not Solomon Fortress,” Martin questioned.
Feeling Martin’s astonishment, Ye Yinzhu finally revealed the most crucial point, “Zi and the others didn’t go to the Northernmost Wilderness to coordinate with us from inside.
To put it precisely, we’re thinking of changing the ruler of the Northernmost Wilderness.”
Marshall Martin’s body suddenly stiffened, his gaze filled with disbelief as he looked at Ye Yinzhu.
Only then did he realize just how far-reaching and terrifying Ye Yinzhu’s plan was.
Martin knew all too well how vast the Northernmost Wilderness was.
Unifying the entire Beastman Clan was no easy feat, and even the authoritative Thunder God Tribe could only divide the rule with the Solomon and War God Tribes in the end.
Although the Amethyst Behemoth was the legendary King of the Beastman, that was after all a tale from many years ago.
It was uncertain how many of the current Beastman even remembered the existence of the Amethyst Behemoth.
In Martin’s view, the idea of leading merely a hundred Behemoth Monsters to unify the entire Beastman’s World was utterly unrealistic.
Ye Yinzhu had already anticipated Marshall Martin’s feelings, his smile unwavering as he slowly stood up from his seated position, “Marshal, you must be very curious as to why we are doing this.
Or perhaps, you don’t have much confidence in Zi achieving any success, right?”
Martin nodded, “Yin Zhu, the situation in the Northernmost Wilderness is extremely plicated.
Even with the mighty power of the Four Sacred Beasts and the support of hundreds of Behemoth Monsters, you must understand one thing: enough ants can kill an elephant.
The three major tribes can muster an army of over two million Beastmen.
If they were to go all out to kill the Four Sacred Beasts, then the Sacred Beasts would have no chance at all.
You are sending them deep into enemy territory on their own, it’s simply, simply…”
Suppressing his dissatisfaction with Ye Yinzhu inside, Marshall Martin’s expression had by now turned quite grim.
As a renowned mander, he believed that Qin City, with its respectable strength, could deter the Beastmen from daring to attack the Milan Empire easily, especially with the presence of the Four Sacred Beasts.
However, this was under the prerequisite of having the support from his hundreds of thousands strong Northern Legion and the protection of Holy Light City, which would allow the Four Sacred Beasts to exert their maximal influence.
Yet, here was Ye Yinzhu, who had already dispatched the Amethyst Behemoth and the Four Sacred Beasts to the heart of the Northernmost Wilderness.
It was practically a death mission.
The Northernmost Wilderness was like an enormous maw.
Despite the Four Sacred Beasts being larger, could they truly escape the fate of being devoured?
Martin had no faith in the oute for the Four Sacred Beasts.
From a military perspective, he was firmly convinced that Ye Yinzhu’s decision was exceedingly wrong and amounted to throwing away an excellent strategic advantage.
Ye Yinzhu gave a light smile, finishing the sentence Martin had left hanging, “It’s practically a death sentence, right?”
Martin did not utter a word, but his plexion grew even more somber.
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