Chapter 228: Are the Conditions Too Strict?

Gervas's plan was very simple!

First, have Torka immediately send people to Lada's tribe to capture all the Dark Clan merfolk prisoners.

This was something Gervas had wanted to complain about all along.

After the Bowa Clan defeated their enemies, and even after Chief Lada had been dealt with, not a single one of them proposed immediately subduing the Dark Clan.

Wasn't this equivalent to killing the BOSS but not picking up the dropped equipment?

So, the first step was to have them go retrieve this "equipment."

Of course, this little bit of meat was not enough for the Bowa Clan to dominate this area.

Thus, those tribes that participated in this raid would all be the targets this time.

Gervas ordered the Bowa to send people to threaten those tribal chiefs to come to the Bowa Clan tomorrow.

Of course, to prevent those chiefs from worrying about their lives, they could be informed that their safety would be guaranteed.

"Elder Gervas, even if we promise to guarantee their safety, I'm afraid they still won't come," Torka thought. Those chiefs weren't fools; would they dare risk coming based on a single promise?

Even if it were him, he wouldn't come.

Gervas, however, smiled slightly. "Won't come? Then take my barbarian warriors with you! Tell them that if anyone dares not show up tomorrow, next time I will bring all the human warriors, carrying weapons and ladders, to invite them directly inside their camps!"

Torka looked at the terrifying warriors nearby, who stood like iron towers, and finally gained confidence.

"Elder Gervas, then when they do come, what will we have them do?"

"Make them submit and become vassals of the Bowa Clan..."

The next day, the crowd outside the Bowa Clan camp was dense... well, it was a dense crowd of fish heads.

All the Bowa Clan members had gathered here.

"They're here! They're here!"

Just then, the crowd suddenly grew restless.

It turned out that a merfolk procession was slowly approaching the gate of the Bowa Clan tribe.

And as they drew closer, the Bowa Clan immediately recognized the identities of the newcomers.

"It's the people of the Keli Clan! That is the Chief of the Keli Clan; I saw him on the wall yesterday!"

"Haha, these greedy fellows finally know fear and have been forced to come to us Bowa Clan!"

"Yes, we must thank the human Gervas! Otherwise, these fellows would have destroyed our Bowa Clan yesterday!"

"What human Gervas? He is already the Supreme Grand Elder of our Bowa Clan tribe. Gali, do not speak incorrectly in the future, or you will be punished according to clan rules!"

"Apologies, I just forgot. I will definitely remember in the future..."

It turned out that the crowd of Bowa Clan members had heard that the tribal chiefs who had fled yesterday would be coming today.

They gathered here to witness this most glorious and radiant moment for the Bowa Clan.

"Chief Keli, welcome to our Bowa Clan. Coming here this time must feel very different from yesterday, right?" Torka stood at the very front of the crowd, his face filled with pride and mockery.

Yesterday, his Bowa Clan was still a struggling existence, surrounded and besieged by the other side in confusion.

But today, the roles had reversed, and he could face these fellows from Keli with his head held high.

Of course, it had to be said that Elder Gervas's plan was truly effective.

Yesterday, he had sent people to deliver invitations, but originally these tribal chiefs were unwilling to come, and stubbornly said that if they had the ability, Torka and the others should come to their camps to invite them personally.

As a result, upon hearing this, the messenger said not another word, waved to the distance, and when twenty tall and terrifying barbarian warriors appeared, that chief immediately stopped shouting.

After the messenger threw out the threat, Rick was so frightened that he immediately promised on the spot that he would definitely come today.

Sure enough, this fellow Keli was the first to arrive at the Bowa Clan!

Rick's face was deathly pale, yet he dared not voice any objection to Torka's mockery.

His attitude was humble. "Torka, everything before was because we were misled by Lada, so please do not hold a grudge."

"To express our apology, these sea shells and dried fish are all for the Bowa Clan as compensation for the losses!"

Seeing this, Torka smiled even more brightly, inwardly exclaiming how satisfying it was.

But on the surface, he acted as if it didn't matter. "Keli, let's talk about these gifts later; our Bowa Clan's Grand Elder is already waiting for you inside!"

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, that human Gervas has already become the Supreme Grand Elder of our Bowa Clan!"

Rick's face immediately changed. Thinking that in the future that human would protect the Bowa Clan forever, would there still be good days for them and the nearby tribes?

"Everyone, since everyone is here, I will not beat around the bush!"

"You should all know the situation regarding my becoming the Grand Elder of the Bowa Clan, right?"

"Your previous aggression against the Bowa Clan made me very angry; it was only because Torka pleaded on your behalf that I did not directly lead people to break through your tribes!"

"However, according to our human saying, the death penalty may be exempted, but the living punishment is hard to escape. Now I give you two choices!"

"The first choice: submit to the Bowa Clan. In the future, you will still be the chiefs of your respective tribes, but you must obey the orders of the Bowa Clan."

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"In addition, your tribes must pay half of your annual tax revenue to the Bowa Clan every year. Furthermore, the succession of your chiefs must be approved by the Bowa Clan!"

Huh!

"This... this is impossible! Human, this is too excessive!"

"Yes, human, this is no better than killing us! These demands are too excessive!"

"That's right, we absolutely will not agree!"

Inside the Bowa Clan conference hall, Gervas and Torka sat together on the high platform at the front.

The six tribal chiefs were seated on both sides below.

After hearing Waga's translation, the faces of the merfolk chiefs turned iron green, and several of the more reactive merfolk chiefs immediately objected.

Striking an air of "a scholar may be killed but never humiliated."

Gervas did not react immediately.

Only a hum sounded, and a glow of battle qi suddenly lit the room, accompanied by the oppressive pressure unique to Silver Knights.

Needless to say, this was the intimidation of Knight-Captain Lei Meng.

Moreover, this was not enough.

With a bang, the door was shoved open violently; a row of fully armed knights and knight squires rushed into the room, surrounding the several merfolk leaders.

And outside stood a row of barbarian warriors who, due to lack of space, could only stand temporarily outside the room.

"You... you..."

The several leaders were instantly terrified into trembling, including the previously hot-tempered merfolk leaders, whose faces turned deathly pale and froze in place.

"Your name is Bomi, isn't it? The tribal leader of the tribe farthest from the Buwa clan? What did you just say? Say it again?" Gervas's expression was calm, a smile still hanging on his face.

But Bomi dared not truly treat this human as such a kind person. "I... I... Great Elder of the Buwa clan, your... your terms are too harsh!"

Although still dissatisfied with the conditions just presented, the tone now was weak to the extreme.

After all, there are few people in this world who do not fear death; yes, fish are the same!