Chapter 885: Nighttime Negotiation

"Helping you is not impossible, but you must first tell me how great the current power of the Shennong Clan is, how many Soldiers go to attack you, and furthermore, what benefits can I gain if I help you?"

Several envoys looked at each other and chose to speak about the news regarding the Shennong Clan first: "The battles of the Shennong Clan are very scattered; they generally attack several tribes at the same time, but usually, when they mobilize two or three thousand people, it is already enough to conquer a tribe. Now we think that under normal circumstances, they can easily dispatch twenty thousand people."

Xuanyuan stroked his beard with his hand and said indifferently: "If they can mobilize twenty thousand people just to attack you normally, then the population of the Shennong Clan must be very large. If it comes to a war of survival, I fear they could scrape together one hundred thousand people."

The envoy hurriedly explained: "This, that should not be possible. The food of the Shennong Clan is still very scarce now. He has too strict requirements for the clansmen and tribes below him. The entire tribe is in a very critical situation now, and food is also relatively scarce, so when it is about to enter Winter, they no longer dare to launch wars, otherwise they would not be able to gather enough food to survive the Winter."

Xuanyuan was very shocked: "Has the Shennong Clan reached such a state now? He is the greatest tribe in this Heaven and under the sky, and no one knows how much wealth has been accumulated. How is it that just because a generation of Tribal Chief has changed, even food for surviving the Winter has become a problem?"

"The strength of the Shennong Clan is not because the first-generation Shennong was powerful. The Shennong Clan is the tribe that can find the most food, and like you, they know how to plant Grass Seed, but I have also discovered during this time that the way you plant Grass Seed is completely different from the Shennong Clan.

It is just that in these years, Tribal Chief Linkui has not valued farming, and problems have arisen in all aspects of the management of the tribe. The tribes below are unwilling to hand over food, and they have no food either. Forcing other Tribal Chiefs will lead to defection, or even like us, turning around to oppose the Shennong Clan.

Anyway, I cannot explain clearly why the Shennong Clan has failed so quickly, but we tribes all left because we could not stand Linkui. If it were still like the previous generation of Shennong, we would all certainly be willing to stay and continue to survive in the Shennong Clan, but we have no other way. If we stay, we will definitely starve to death or become a Slave and be killed.

Resisting at least gives us a chance; if we are defeated, it is just the same result as before."

Pondering the envoy's words carefully, Xuanyuan felt that this was truly an opportunity. The Shennong Clan possessed the largest territory and the largest population, and the land they occupied was more fertile than that of the Xuanyuan Tribe. If he could obtain the land of the Shennong Clan, then he would be able to support more clansmen, and he even had full confidence in being able to support the people of the Shennong Clan he took over.

The most important point was that his reason for participating in the war was very legitimate: it was because the Shennong Clan's Tribal Chief Linkui was incompetent and too harsh on his subordinates. This was the people of the Shennong Tribe coming to ask him to help them.

"Then what can I get? You have not answered me yet. You have also seen that our Xuanyuan Tribe is currently developing with all our might. Everyone has their own things to do, and no one is idle. Why should I risk my clansmen being killed to help you fight against the Shennong Clan?"

Since the envoys had come, the conditions were naturally already negotiated. It was a joint decision by several Tribal Chiefs, and the envoy who was the representative said very firmly: "The territory and population acquired in the war will all belong to your Xuanyuan Tribe; we only need to protect our own territory and Tribal Chief."

The room was still very dim, and one could only barely see the faces of a few people. Xuanyuan gave up the idea of drawing a map and could only point on the table with his hand and say: "Look, we, Xuanyuan, are here, the Shennong Clan is here, then where is your Tribal Alliance?"

Several envoys stared at the position of Xuanyuan's finger and placed their own fingers in a position further to the east.

When Xuanyuan saw this, he felt a bit displeased: "Is the Shennong Clan currently attacking you on your territory?"

"Yes, it is on our territory." The envoy nodded affirmatively.

The force with which Xuanyuan tapped his finger on the table was significantly greater: "Then look, if I help you attack the Shennong Clan, the territory occupied will certainly be to the west of your territory. But here, it is still very far away, and it does not even intersect with our Xuanyuan Tribe; in between, it is still separated by a bit of the Shennong Clan's territory.

Then do you think it is possible for the Shennong Clan to let me manage that land?

Even if we attack with more force and are more successful, the conquered territory would no longer be in contact with the Shennong Clan, but could be connected to our current territory. However, to the west is the Shennong Clan, and to the east is your Tribal Alliance, so do you think that territory of mine is safe enough?

Do I want such territory or not? Even if I wanted it, I fear it would become your tribe's territory in the future, right?"

Such a question was something the envoys had not expected, and the Tribal Chief had not told them how to respond. Fortunately, one envoy was relatively clever and immediately stated a compensation method.

"Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, under these circumstances, there are only two ways. First, we use food, population, and other goods to exchange for the territory that should have belonged to your Xuanyuan Tribe. You feel that your Xuanyuan Tribe cannot manage the territory, but the population is no problem, right? I think that after a war, the population that can be obtained will not be small, and it is also a considerable amount of wealth.

It will certainly be able to make up for the losses of your intervention. Moreover, we tribes all have many Slaves; at that time, we can give you some Slaves first to exchange for your help, how about that?"

Xuanyuan nodded: "Good, this proposal is relatively sincere. Then what is the second way?"

The envoy immediately said viciously: "Simple, let us directly use all our strength to conquer the entire Shennong Clan. In this way, wouldn't most of the Shennong Clan's territory belong to you? By then, it will only be connected to our territory. Our strength is not as good as your Xuanyuan Tribe's, otherwise we would not have come to seek your help. You naturally will not be afraid of us coming to snatch the territory that belongs to you."

Xuanyuan suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha, what a 'simple' solution. How could you think that completely defeating the powerful Shennong Clan would be a simple matter? If it could be defeated so easily, why don't you go and fight it yourselves instead of needing us to help?

Furthermore, if all the Shennong Clan's territory is given to our Xuanyuan Tribe, then wouldn't your Tribal Alliance have worked in vain? No matter how you think about it, this is impossible. I am not afraid of you snatching my Xuanyuan Tribe's territory, but should I not be afraid of me coming to snatch your territory?"