Chapter 1412: Is It True?

Ce is attempting to expand the jurisdiction of the Western Development Group, while Lu, far away at the Shennong Clan, is striving to secure more benefits for Huaxia.

Hearing that Huaxia is also a large tribe, Jiang Cheng naturally developed higher expectations for Huaxia. Of course, the main source of this expectation was Huaxia's Heavenly Thunder; a tribe that could release Heavenly Thunder infinitely, no matter how one looked at it, was an incredibly powerful tribe. If one could follow such a tribe, in this current era, the sense of security would naturally be much stronger. At the very least, when fighting, they wouldn't be forced to the point where even their women had to go into battle.

"Then where is Huaxia, and how far away is it?"

Seeing the situation developing in a direction he could no longer control, Xuanyuan hurriedly interrupted: "Tribal Chief Jiang Cheng, what exactly did you come here for? Are you just here to ask about our situation? What, are you still planning to continue fighting?"

The enthusiasm in Jiang Cheng's heart slowly faded. Now, he truly had no room to pick and choose; whether he could even negotiate this matter was a question.

Although interrupted by Xuanyuan, Lu could not say anything. After all, he truly did not yet know Jiang Cheng's intent, and revealing too much information would be meaningless.

Jiang Cheng looked left and right, then said with a bit of sorrow: "We are not planning to fight anymore. This time, I have come to discuss the matter of surrender."

The eyes of both Xuanyuan and Lu lit up. Setting aside what would happen after the surrender, this already indicated that their war had been a complete victory; the enemy no longer had the ability to continue attacking, otherwise, they would not have come to discuss surrender.

Jiang Cheng did not give the two of them a chance to press for more, raising a hand first: "I will state my requirements first, then you can ask what you want to ask, because if you do not agree, there is no need for me to reveal our current situation to you."

The two spoke simultaneously: "Speak."

"First, I want to take all of our tribesmen and join you, but because you are two tribes, I am not sure which one to join, but my conditions must be met first.

My conditions are very simple. First, I and my tribal leaders cannot become Slaves; we must be the same as your Tribal Chiefs. Second, after joining, you cannot make us participate in the war against the Shennong Clan, because we truly have no tribesmen left to spare.

I only have these two requirements. If you can agree, then swear to the Heavenly Gods, promise it, and then we can discuss other things, and I will tell you what our current situation is."

Lu and Xuanyuan exchanged a glance, and Lu spoke first: "I agree, I have no problem with that. We in Huaxia have always treated those who surrender as not being Slaves; only those who are thoroughly defeated are taken as Slaves. Xuanyuan, what do you say?"

Under normal circumstances, the Xuanyuan Tribe would not offer such good treatment. For a tribe on the verge of annihilation, one only needed to pay a little more of a price to obtain enough Slaves. But since they were currently cooperating with Huaxia, he did not want to continue paying the price of using Soldiers' lives to trade for Slaves.

There was still plenty of time left this year for fighting; it was better to keep the Soldiers and continue pushing forward. Therefore, whether for the sake of the big picture or to compete with Huaxia, Xuanyuan could only nod in agreement.

Hearing that both had agreed, Jiang Cheng finally revealed a slight smile. He had not expected it to be so easy. If he had encountered other tribes of the Shennong Clan, such a matter would have been almost impossible to negotiate.

"Good, good. However, I need you to swear to the Heavenly Gods to ensure that you can fulfill your promises. Only then can I believe you."

Such a requirement was not a problem at all for Xuanyuan and Lu. Compared to the steps and rigor of the treaties they had signed with each other, this was merely a matter of speaking.

Therefore, the swearing was very easy to handle. They even used a rabbit to sacrifice to the Heavenly Gods to inform them of this matter and let them bear witness. This made Jiang Cheng completely at ease. Although he felt the sacrificial offerings of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe were too simple—they were not even willing to kill a Slave—he had no say in the matter. The Slaves here might have been his own tribesmen, but since the process was correct, he did not demand anything more.

"Alright, Jiang Cheng, the promises of the two of us have been fulfilled. Now, tell us about your situation." Xuanyuan, having sat back down, chose to control the meeting.

"Now Jiebing has disappeared; I don't know if he is dead or alive. There are not many of his tribesmen left either; basically, they have all returned to the Shennong Clan.

Jiang Ming is dead. The Jiang Ming Tribe and our tribe, added together... anyway, there are definitely over ten thousand people. Some people want to leave here to seek their own survival. I don't care about the Jiang Ming Tribe, but our Jiang Cheng Tribe still has several thousand people. I can guarantee that I will bring them all over."

Lu was excited in his heart. He had not expected to achieve such a great victory. Two Tribal Chiefs might be dead, one tribe had scattered, and the remaining two tribes no longer had any ability to fight.

Only Xuanyuan felt it was a pity in his heart. If he had known about this situation, he would not have agreed; it would have been better to just take them directly, as there would have been no need to pay too high a price.

"Then, between our Huaxia and Xuanyuan, which tribe would you rather choose?" Lu brought the topic back and pressed step by step: "Although we and the Xuanyuan Tribe are an alliance, we are not one body after all. If you join, we can't just split you up, can we?"

The people from last year were all taken by the Xuanyuan Tribe; it was impossible to let Xuanyuan take advantage like that again this year. Even if Jiang Cheng ended up choosing the Xuanyuan Tribe, Lu had to make Xuanyuan bleed heavily elsewhere.

Jiang Cheng now had his own preference: "What is your Huaxia like, where is it, and how far away is it?"

Xuanyuan felt the situation was already unfavorable to him, so he simply did not speak, instead thinking about how to make up for these losses. The benefits could not be swallowed entirely by Huaxia; this whole tribe was something they had fought for together. For one side to take it all was not right.

"Huaxia is in a place further north than here. If you follow the Dahe all the way up, you can also reach Huaxia.

As for Huaxia, you can tell just by looking at our clothes and Weapon. We in Huaxia have the most powerful Soldiers, the best Weapon, and more food than we can eat. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xuanyuan."

Before Xuanyuan could speak, Yinglong, who had never been to Huaxia, was a bit skeptical: "How could there be food that you can't finish eating? The Weapon used by the Soldiers here is very good, but does every Soldier in all of Huaxia use the exact same ones as the Soldiers here?"

Lu said proudly: "Of course they do! And the food is endless! Isn't that right, Xuanyuan? You would know."

Xuanyuan gave an awkward smile: "He is right, it is true."