Chapter 227: Appointed as the Great Elder of the Buwa Tribe!

"Lei Meng, do not let those merfolk escape!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Thus, Lei Meng led Knight Mi Gen and others to swiftly pursue La Da.

And only a mere minute later, the battlefield that had been noisy and chaotic became empty.

Only Toka and the surviving Buwa tribe warriors on the city wall stared at each other in silence.

Until a moment later, they reacted, "Vict... victory? We... we have won!"

"That is right, we have repelled the enemy's invasion, our Buwa tribe has won!"

"We have won! Waaah, the Sea God has favored us, we have won!"

Many Buwa tribe merfolk wept tears of joy.

And Toka also snapped out of it amidst the cheers of his subordinates; although he also wanted to cheer on the spot.

But as the leader, he knew what he should do right now, so he turned his gaze to Allen outside the city.

Immediately, he moved quickly down the wall and ran swiftly towards the outside of the city.

"Lord Gervas, thank you for saving us; you are our Buwa tribe's great benefactor!" After approaching, Toka, extremely excited, spoke gratefully to Gervas.

Of course, to Gervas, Toka's words sounded like nothing but a jumble of waaah-waaah noises!

"Gervas, my father says he is very grateful that you saved our entire Buwa tribe; you are our Buwa tribe's great benefactor!"

Fortunately, with Wa Ga's subsequent translation, Gervas was able to communicate with Toka.

And Gervas naturally called him a good friend over and over again, using the same comforting words he had used on Wa Ga to comfort Toka.

Hearing Gervas casually say just the few words "good friend," Toka became even more excited.

Gervas was absolutely the most noble existence Toka had ever seen in his decades of life.

And with just this one sentence, the debt of gratitude from this friend Gervas, Toka would never be able to repay in his lifetime.

Not long after the two sides chatted freely, Lei Meng and the knights also returned in due time.

As expected, they had brought La Da back, bound hand and foot.

"It is La Da! This... this..." Toka was already excited enough due to the victory!

And now seeing that La Da had also been captured and brought back, his body could not help but tremble.

Gervas smiled slightly, "Toka, Wa Ga and I are good friends, you and I are good friends, and the Buwa tribe and I are also good friends, so helping a good friend solve troubles is what a good friend like me should do!"

"Now, I hand this merfolk who is rotten to the core over to you! You deal with him!"

After Wa Ga translated, Toka's eyes turned red, and he spoke a flurry of gibberish to Gervas again.

Afterwards, Toka walked up to La Da.

"La Da, you didn't expect this! Your conspiracy was thwarted by us, and in the end, we Buwa tribe are the victors!"

"Toka, you have actually made contact with the human race; do not be so smug. Have you forgotten the rumors spreading from the powerful kingdoms in the north, saying that humans are ominous, and any sea creature that has relations with them will be plagued by bad luck and will not end well!" La Da's eyes were full of hatred and unwillingness.

Toka, however, scoffed, "Ominous? La Da, I do not know about other humans, but this human Gervas, for our Buwa tribe to know him is our Buwa tribe's good fortune, a favor bestowed by the Sea God!"

"Since knowing Gervas, our Buwa tribe has not only become wealthy and strong; now, when being coveted by you damned bandit kin, it was Gervas's arrival that saved us!"

"Therefore, this is not ominous, but our Buwa tribe's good fortune, and from now on, I, Toka, will ensure this good fortune continues forever!"

"As for you, I will execute you now; your banditry is unforgivable!"

Thus, La Da was executed by the Buwa tribe amidst his unwillingness and anger.

The method of execution was somewhat thrilling; he was actually dragged into the seawater, and then a great shark, presumably tamed by the Buwa tribe, acted as the executioner, biting off La Da's head in one bite.

And after dealing with La Da, the Buwa tribe warmly welcomed Gervas into the camp, and instructed the women and children within the tribe to enthusiastically prepare food to treat Gervas and his party.

Those Buwa tribe soldiers and children stood cautiously beside Iron Bear and his party, their eyes full of awe as they looked at them.

Such powerful warriors made them feel as if they were looking up at them.

"Gervas, please must accept this; if not for you, our Buwa tribe would definitely not have survived this time, so you are the great benefactor of all Buwa tribe! And this honor of the tribe's highest Elder is the only thing our Buwa tribe can offer in return!"

"Very well! Then I will not stand on ceremony!"

After pretending to decline for a moment, Gervas agreed.

Originally, to thank Gervas for his great kindness, Toka decided to appoint Gervas as the Buwa tribe's Supreme Great Elder.

And with this position, Gervas would have a status in the Buwa tribe equivalent to Toka's.

In the entire tribe, except for Toka, everyone else must show Gervas deep respect and must obey his orders.

Afterwards, Toka led the tribe's shamans to pray before the Sea God statue, and then handed a bone staff inlaid with many pearls into Gervas's hands.

And this bone staff was the symbol of his status as the Buwa tribe's Great Elder, seemingly made from the bones of some kind of sea beast.

Gervas sensed it and indeed could perceive the magic contained within the bones, so ordinary merfolk would find it very difficult to forge.

After the ceremony was completed, Toka originally wanted to hold a grand banquet of gratitude, but Gervas had come to the seabed with difficulty, and it was not to eat some seafood.

He must find a way to make the Buwa tribe grow stronger; otherwise, after punishing La Da this time, a Tui Da, Bo Da, or even Ma Da and Gao Da would surely appear next.

"Toka, do you have any plans for the future?"

"Plans? Gervas, we plan to continue trading with you, earn more resources, recruit more wandering merfolk, and increase the number of tribe members!" Toka now understood the necessity of strengthening the tribe.

But upon hearing this, Gervas shook his head directly, "Toka, your goal is good, but have you considered that your method is too slow!"

"This... is this really slow?" Toka scratched a small fin on his head, speaking somewhat embarrassedly.

"Yes, it is really slow. Toka, do you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you! Gervas, you saved our Buwa tribe, and moreover, you have now become the Supreme Great Elder of the Buwa tribe under the witness of the Sea God, the person of the highest status in the Buwa tribe besides me!" Toka did not hesitate.

Moreover, being able to bestow a status upon Gervas before the Sea God statue was enough to prove that Toka sincerely wanted Gervas to take on this position.

"Good, then I will tell you a method now that can help you strengthen your power in the fastest way..."