Chapter 278: Send Troops to the Ice Plain Sanctuary

On the huge square full of people, a dead silence fell at this moment.

Not a single person stood up to answer Gao De's words.

But this is not because the Enduring Zhenbing people do not respect Gao De, and it is not because Gao De's words have no weight.

On the contrary, his words have too much weight, like thunder, exploding in the minds of everyone on the square.

It directly stunned them, causing them to be unable to speak for a while.

Elder Claude, who was standing in the front row of the crowd, had a dark vision, subconsciously took a step forward, pointed at Gao De with his finger, and trembled all over.

He is a reformist elder, and when he was young, he was instructed by Tang Nade.

He was also saved by Tang Nade when they went out hunting together.

For him, Tang Nade was both a mentor and a savior.

So he has always stood on Tang Nade's side, is Tang Nade's "direct line," and a firm reformist.

So at this moment, seeing Tang Nade fall to the ground in front of him, he subconsciously wanted to say something, but couldn't speak for a long time.

Gao De just looked at him quietly, with no expression on his face.

His actions are both revenge and a test.

Whether it was the assassin who used 【Merge Body into Stone】 to ambush on the road, or Tang Nade who directly took action to forcibly capture Fu Luo La, these two things destined that he and Tang Nade already had a blood feud and could not "let go of past grievances."

If he hadn't been cautious enough, and possessed both 【Detect Magic+】 and second-rank Mandra Demon Eye, he would have likely died under the assassination of that third-circle magic user.

If there were no Enduring Zhenbing Wutong protection, one can imagine what Fu Luo La would be like today.

Such a great hatred, how could it be eased and uncovered just because Tang Nade now made a posture of painful repentance?

The test is that Gao De also wants to see how much tolerance and obedience the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe has for the "new king" in their mouths.

Just like the dynasties in his previous life, the subjects actually wouldn't unconditionally obey any order of the monarch, unless that monarch possessed enough authority.

And he, not only an outsider, but also just a first-circle magic user, from any angle, cannot match this identity of "King of Enduring Zhenbing," and has no so-called authority at all.

Now, just because of a magic prophecy, Gao De was pushed onto the throne.

The problem is, everyone has their own ideas and their own interests.

How much loyalty will they have to a strange "new king" because of the ethereal prophecy? How much patience will they have?

These are all unknown.

Even the orders of the current War Mother have people with different hearts.

For the prophecy of a War Mother who has been in the ground for I don't know how many years, will they really respect and follow it from the bottom of their hearts? Gao De asked himself, at least he couldn't do it himself.

Under Gao De's gaze, Elder Claude finally couldn't spit out half a word from his mouth.

His finger pointing at Gao De dropped powerlessly, and in full view of everyone, he lowered his head and retreated back to the team he originally stood in.

This is not only the emotional change of Elder Claude alone, but also a microcosm of the current reformist elders present.

Since the accidental death of Glen Boreas and the occurrence of Tang Nade's struggle for power, the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe has been divided into two factions.

Even after Su Su Su Nai Fa returned as king with 【Blizzard】 and ascended to the position of War Mother, this division was not eliminated, but was forcibly suppressed.

In this process, Su Su Su Nai Fa repeatedly persuaded herself to tolerate Tang Nade's overstepping for the sake of so-called "unity" and "the big picture," avoiding the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe falling into civil strife and division.

But everyone knows that as long as the conservative party and the reformist party exist, they are a bomb that may explode at any time.

Who would have thought that on the first day of the appearance of the "Our King" in the prophecy, the first thing the King did was to cut off this hidden danger with 【North Wind】.

After extreme shock, Su Su Su Nai Fa and even the elders who gradually calmed down found that the situation before them was, as Gao De said, true "unity."

After cutting off Tang Nade's head, the reformist elders had no "head," so what other choice did they have besides supporting Su Su Su Nai Fa? The only choice is the best choice.

Removing Tang Nade and leaving only Su Su Su Nai Fa means there is no longer a factional distinction between reformists and conservatives, and there is no hidden danger of division, so the bomb is defused.

In fact, everyone understands this truth.

But understanding is useless.

Tang Nade is the Great Elder of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, one person below ten thousand.

No one can take this ruthless hand for the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe.

The Ice-born and elders of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe cannot; this is following the crime, they don't have the courage, and they don't have the ability.

Su Su Su Nai Fa has this ability, but she is not suitable to do this, and she cannot make up her mind to do this.

Solving internal problems through slaughter is not a good choice for the War Mother.

This is the first.

In addition, facing Tang Nade, Su Su Su Nai Fa is actually a "junior."

When her mother Glen Boreas was still there, Tang Nade was very close to her and took good care of her.

It is precisely because of this relationship that when Su Su Su Nai Fa left Phoenix alone, Tang Nade softened his heart because of this feeling and did not choose to kill her.

Although, this also became the decision that Tang Nade regretted for the rest of his life in the following years.

But it was also because of Tang Nade's soft heart at that time that Su Su Su Nai Fa had never had the heart to kill Tang Nade for so many years—since you didn't do things to the end at that time, I won't easily do things to the end now.

This is the second.

The third is that Tang Nade, as the Great Elder of the tribe, has made contributions to the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe that are obvious to all.

For any dynasty, such an old minister and meritorious minister, if he has not committed a serious crime such as "treason," no matter what, it is not good to kill him.

But now, no need to hesitate, no need to struggle.

Gao De has already made a decision for the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe through an extremely simple sword-swinging action.

In reason, he is the new king in the prophecy of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, and his identity is enough to support him in doing this.

In emotion, he has not received any favor from Tang Nade, and he is not an Enduring Zhenbing tribe member, so he doesn't need to care about Tang Nade's contributions and hard work.

The most critical thing is that Tang Nade is dead, and any opposition is meaningless.

Those who know the current affairs are heroes.

There is more than one hero like Tang Nade.

That's all.

The reformist elders, looking at Gao De on the high platform, looking at Tang Nade who died without closing his eyes, had extremely complex expressions on their faces, and they were all different.

Su Su Su Nai Fa, who had been slightly open due to shock, closed her mouth again. She had completely calmed down and accepted this fact.

She looked at the tribe members with different thoughts and said calmly: "Collect the body for Great Elder Tang Nade."

Until now, those conservative elders who had always supported Su Su Su Nai Fa reacted and were excited.

After a slight commotion in the crowd, someone soon stepped forward to collect and carry away Tang Nade's beheaded body.

Tang Nade has become the past tense. Now is the era of the new king.

"Our King, are there any other requirements?" Su Su Su Nai Fa looked at Gao De calmly, her deep blue eyes like a quiet ice lake.

In this situation, at this moment, Gao De no longer doubted the falsity of the prophecy, nor did he doubt the sincerity of the other party.

"How is the strength of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe?" He asked.

"The number of Ice-born who can be called combat power is about 20,000, including me, there are five fourth-circle Ice-born magic users—now there are four, there are about two hundred third-circle Ice-born magic users, nearly one thousand second-circle Ice-born magic users, about twelve thousand first-circle Ice-born magic users, and the remaining Ice-born should be classified as apprentices in your outsider land." Su Su Su Nai Fa answered without hesitation.

Even if he had a certain expectation in his heart, Gao De still had to sigh that as a tribe with a population of only 500,000, being able to possess such a powerful force is simply too unbelievable.

Although this combat power distribution does not actually follow general laws.

Because the ratio of magic users to ordinary people is too high, and the number of first-circle Ice-born magic users is actually more than the number of apprentice-level Ice-born magic users.

Under normal circumstances, the number of Ice-born magic users at each level should decrease with the increase of level.

The reason why the distribution of the number of Ice-born magic users in the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe is so strange is also very simple: their power does not come from cultivation, but from the Ice-born bloodline in their bodies.

If the bloodline is strong, the magic user level is high.

"How does it compare to the Snowfield Guardians?" Gao De asked again.

"The Enduring Zhenbing Tribe is not only the first tribe in the Northern Realm, but also the largest force." Su Su Su Nai Fa gave the answer.

In a place like the Northern Realm, the power of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe is the most powerful.

"As far as I know, the Snowfield Guardians have three fourth-circle magic users." Gao De thought for a while and further confirmed.

Originally, the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe had five fourth-circle Ice-born magic users, but after he beheaded Tang Nade, there were only four left.

So from the perspective of top combat power, the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe's advantage is not too great.

"Those three, I alone am enough to deal with." Su Su Su Nai Fa stated calmly.

There was no arrogance in her tone; it seemed that this was really an extremely sparse and ordinary thing.

"That's good," Gao De nodded, and finally said slowly: "Prepare, five days later, send troops to the Ice Plain Sanctuary."

After saying this, Gao De's gaze was locked on Su Su Su Nai Fa's face, wanting to see her reaction.

But the expression on Su Su Su Nai Fa's face was still calm, as if what he said was just something insignificant.

But under the high platform, the elders standing behind Su Su Su Nai Fa had a great reaction when they heard this sentence from Gao De.

There was confusion, surprise, frowning, and hesitation—undoubtedly, his words were not ordinary.

Because the Ice Plain Sanctuary is the headquarters of the Snowfield Guardians.

More importantly, there is a distance of five or six hundred kilometers between Phoenix and the Ice Plain Sanctuary.

In the Northern Realm, there is no traditional "road," and this five or six hundred kilometers of road can only be traveled through snow, which takes about half a month to arrive.

Half a month of marching, the food and logistics pressure required, for a "primitive tribe" with a population of more than 500,000, is absolutely a huge burden.

And the return? At least it is not visible at present.

The Snowfield Guardians are just an ancient sect with the doctrine of guarding the snowfield. Even if they have a certain amount of wealth, it is absolutely not enough to fill the loss of sending troops.

So, it can be said that this is an extremely irresponsible and absurd order.

Gao De thought Su Su Su Nai Fa would oppose it, at least she would ask for the specific reason.

But she didn't.

She just nodded calmly, "Okay."

Then she turned around and faced the Enduring Zhenbing tribe members, "You should have heard the order of Our King, send troops to the Ice Plain Sanctuary five days later, is there any problem?"

After a few seconds of silence on the scene: "No!"

The sound like a mountain shook.

After the sound calmed down, Su Su Su Nai Fa said again: "Sending troops to the Ice Plain Sanctuary is of great importance, and the time is tight. Everyone, retreat now and start preparing."

Everyone knelt on one knee again, saluted Gao De with one hand on their chest, and then exited the square neatly.

The square, which was originally crowded with people, soon emptied, leaving only Gao De and Su Su Su Nai Fa.

"Don't you want to ask me why I want to send troops to the Ice Plain Sanctuary?" Gao De asked.

"In the guidance obtained in the prophecy, the first one is to believe in you. Since we have recognized you as the new king according to the prophecy, we will unconditionally believe in you according to the guidance."

"Even if the decision I made is wrong?"

"The result is not determined, who knows if the decision is right or wrong?"

"Okay," Gao De changed a way of saying, "Even if the decision I made is absurd in your eyes?"

Su Su Su Nai Fa shook her head, "The so-called absurdity is just a difference in cognition."

"Exceeding one's expectations, exceeding one's own cognition, often feels absurd."

She paused and continued: "But if the decisions you made were all within our expectations, all within our cognition, then, wouldn't we be able to do everything ourselves, and where would we need you? How could you be called the hope of revival?"

"We are precisely because we know that we cannot rely on ourselves to make the Enduring Zhenbing gloriously revive, let alone unify the Northern Realm, so we need a hope."

"And the decisions you make, the more unusual they are, the more they can prove the correctness of the prophecy."

"Just because of a prophecy, you believe in a stranger like me, and hand over a tribe of 500,000 people to an outsider?" Gao De asked again: "Don't you think this is too irresponsible to your tribe members?"

"Even in the ritual magic, what I saw was only a corner of the future, and I didn't dare to confirm anything, but the decline of the Ice-born is indeed as it is."

"The Northern Realm hasn't had a fifth-circle Ice-born magic user for a thousand years, and the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, except for me, hasn't had a fourth-circle Ice-born magic user for a hundred years."

"If this continues, it will only take a thousand years, perhaps the Ice-born will disappear completely like the Dragon-born and no longer exist." Su Su Su Nai Fa revealed some secrets.

"We have no time to test and wait anymore. What we can do now is only to believe."

"I am just a first-circle magic user." Gao De shook his head and said the truth.

Solve the problem of the decline of the Ice-born bloodline?

Su Su Su Nai Fa believes in him, but he doesn't believe in himself.

At least for now, he has no clue at all.

"Just for now."

"In the ancient Ice-born ritual magic held by me, I can't see your face and figure, I can only see a blurred outline, coming from the top of the high mountain, and I can't see your future, I can only see that you are closely connected with our Enduring Zhenbing Tribe."

"Of course, these are not important. What is important is that I saw a powerful force in your blurred figure."

"And this powerful force can change everything."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 279 =====