Chapter 166

Not long after, Zhang Fan had already brought exactly eight hundred Female Guard Team members, marching in neat step, and together arrived outside the Tribal Office.

As soon as the group arrived, it caused a huge commotion! Everyone living nearby ran out of their homes just to watch them. Everyone was very curious about the arrival of the Female Guard Team.

Meanwhile, the Tribal Chief and all the Elders, who were inside the Tribal Office handling battle deployments, of course also heard the commotion outside. But the Tribe is currently suffering an invasion from outsiders.

The Tribal Chief inside the office and all the Elders are already busy to the point of being frazzled dealing with the external battle situation. They simply cannot spare any attention to worry about what's happening outside, even though they are also very curious.

Zhang Fan led everyone to stand outside the office door, showing no sign at all of wanting to go in to discuss matters, but also showing no intention of leaving.

After the Female Guard Team members had stood for about ten minutes, they all couldn't help but secretly speculate in their hearts about Zhang Fan's thoughts.

Time passed quickly, and another ten minutes went by.

The battle situation outside the Tribe intensified further. The alarm in the sky sounded again; hearing the alarm echo throughout the Tribe, Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes and silently sighed.

Zhang Fan thought it over and still decided to go talk to the Tribal Chief and the Elders about letting the Female Guard Team join the battle.

"First row leader, Fei Er, step forward!" Zhang Fan said with a solemn face toward the direction of the first row.

"Yes!" Fei Er responded loudly as he stepped out.

"Follow me!" Zhang Fan said, and having finished speaking, he turned and took the lead walking toward the office.

"Yes!" Fei Er, while answering, had already jogged to catch up to Zhang Fan's side.

Zhang Fan thus brought Fei Er together into the Tribal Office.

The remaining females, seeing Zhang Fan and Fei Er already entered, couldn't help but secretly whisper to nearby teammates. Rows two through forty were fine, since there were still row leaders maintaining order, so there wasn't much problem.

Only the first row, because its leader had been taken away by the Instructor, now lacked anyone to suppress them, so they all raised their voices and began chatting outside the office, talking not only about current events but also about Ge Rui Si challenging Ma Sai Li.

In short, the females' chat topics were varied and diverse; each had their own likes and dislikes. So although everyone was chatting, because the topics differed, their voices became a confused jumble, making it hard to discern.

Meanwhile, inside the Tribal Office, it was dead quiet. No one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed gradually becoming somewhat awkward.

At this moment, the air seemed to congeal; Zhang Fan and Fei Er sat in the lower seats of the council hall, looking firmly at the Tribal Chief and the Elders seated in the upper positions.

Suddenly, a voice appeared, breaking the brief tranquility.

"Tribal Chief Uncle and all Elders, hello! At this very moment, I and Fei Er represent the eight hundred Female Guard Team members coming together; our purpose is actually quite simple! Believe me, you can guess it without us spelling it out."

Before Zhang Fan could finish speaking, the Tribal Chief and all the Elders had already started talking over each other.

"Oh! No no no! What you came for, we simply can't guess! And we don't want to know either!" Elder a

"Exactly! We don't want to know even a little bit, not even a tiny bit! So please don't continue speaking! Our time is precious right now! At any moment, the warriors guarding our Tribe could get injured!" Elder b

"Yes! The two Elders are absolutely right! Please you two leave first; we still have an important meeting to hold!" Elder c

Hearing the three Elders spare no effort to stop Zhang Fan from continuing, Fei Er also found it hard to watch.

"Enough! You're just trying to make us leave, aren't you?"

As soon as Fei Er said that, everyone except Zhang Fan was startled, even the Tribal Chief who is Fei Er's father.

Everyone stared at Fei Er with wide eyes, afraid that if he said anything more, they'd miss it.

"However, we won't leave now; at the very least we must wait until we finish what we have to say and obtain a result satisfactory to us, otherwise—hmph! —we won't go!"

Saying that, Fei Er also timely let out a few cold chuckles. Hearing it, everyone felt chills down their spine! Especially Fei Ji, as Fei Er's father, it was the first time he saw his son so imposing! And even he estimated he couldn't match that aura.

Only then did the Tribal Chief realize that the Female Guard Team Zhang Fan spoke of was actually far stronger than he imagined, even though they had just debuted. Yet no one could stop their growing momentum.

"Fan Fan, it's your turn to speak!" Fei Er solemnly scanned everyone present, finally resting his gaze on Zhang Fan.

"Alright, I'll continue where I left off and keep going. May I ask if anyone still has any objections? Or are you not interested in hearing what I want to say?" Having said that, Zhang Fan gave a feigned mysterious smile.

That smile concealed a skill that even Fei Er, who is only half-trained, could not match.

Just seeing Zhang Fan smile, everyone present couldn't help but feel a chill down their back, breaking out in cold sweat; even Fei Er, a rigorously trained active guard team member, was no different.

While feeling danger, everyone simultaneously shook their heads and waved their hands, calling out:

"No no no, we have no objections at all; please Divine Envoy, forgive us—we were just momentarily rash, which led us to offend you! Please also lay out your thoughts fully."

Seeing everyone indicate no objections, Zhang Fan smiled brightly and said: "That's great! I also hope everyone can agree with my idea; otherwise, the consequences—well, I wouldn't know~!"

Though the drawn-out tail sound Zhang Fan deliberately added at the end sounded odd, everyone still deeply took his words to heart. After all, offending the Divine Envoy is no laughing matter.

Because the Beast God never said the Divine Envoy belongs only to a particular Tribe, nor that the Envoy will ultimately belong to any Tribe—it's entirely up to the Envoy's own will. If they anger the Divine Envoy over such a trivial matter, leaving could happen in a split second!

Think back, their Tribe went to great lengths to retain the former Divine Envoy Qin Dong; now, having finally gotten a new Divine Envoy, they don't cherish him but instead deliberately provoke him—aren't they just playing with the whole Tribe's people?

Tribal Chief Fei Ji and all the Elders silently glanced at each other, then sent Tribal Chief Fei Ji to speak up and break the silence.

"Fan Fan, say what you think! Speak freely! You have Tribal Chief Uncle Fei Ji on your side! Even if they don't support you, Uncle will still stand with you!"

Tribal Chief Fei Ji rose, faced Zhang Fan, gave a bow, and patted his own chest while speaking.

The Elders never expected the Tribal Chief to put them in this position; although Fei Ji's words outwardly assured Zhang Fan, inwardly they harshly blamed the Elders' conduct.

Seeing the Tribal Chief's support, Zhang Fan also turned toward him and revealed a genuine, heartfelt smile.

"Actually, my idea is very simple! I just want our Female Guard Team to also be able to join the ranks protecting the Tribe! After all, the Tribe belongs to every Tian Shi person, so I believe we females ought to become members guarding the Tribe!"

Zhang Fan said this, then deliberately paused, silently taking in everyone's expressions and committing them to memory.

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion; if some Elders have any objections to my idea, they can raise them. I will handle everyone's requests appropriately!"

As soon as his words fell, the council hall fell back into dead silence; no one stood up to blame Zhang Fan, and those who had objections stayed silent, considering they wanted to keep Zhang Fan.

Fei Er, this careless person, at this moment either unaware of the situation or already fully aware of it, suddenly stood up and spoke, once again breaking the apparent calm that actually concealed undercurrents.

"Alright! Since everyone has no objections, we can take it as your agreement! Then our Female Guard Team can set out! Great!"

Having said that, Fei Er eagerly grabbed Zhang Fan's hand, preparing to lead him out of the council hall, when an Elder with a Mediterranean hairstyle called out to stop him.

"Divine Envoy, please wait! Old man, after thinking it over, I still feel it's improper to just send the females onto the battlefield! After all, everyone knows females have always been the protected side, and they have never seen bloody scenes!"

"I fear… if we suddenly let them face the cruelty of war head-on, that would indeed be somewhat inappropriate!"

Speaking, that Elder also lowered his head and let out a long sigh.

Zhang Fan suddenly felt energized, thinking, finally there's someone who understands reason! It seems among these Elders there aren't only those cowardly self-preservers; there are still one or two who wholeheartedly serve the people.

Thinking that, Zhang Fan also stopped his steps to leave, stared straight at that Elder, and asked with admiration: "May I ask what your name is, Elder?"

Upon hearing Zhang Fan ask that Elder's name, everyone had different thoughts about its meaning. But overall, some secretly worried for that bold Elder, while also secretly taking pleasure in his potential misfortune, hoping he would be punished.

And that Elder, upon hearing Zhang Fan ask what his name was, was already so astonished he couldn't speak! He never imagined that just saying a few simple words would already have been remembered by Zhang Fan.

"My name is Jiadejia." The Elder, suppressing his excitement, said.

"Great! I've already remembered you! Thank you very much for considering the females of our Female Guard Team; I'm also willing to accept your suggestion!"

Zhang Fan gave a sincere salute to Jiadejia, then greeted the chieftain, and left together with Fei Er.