Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
Zhang Che’s heart thumped. -Could there be some other problems in this place?-
Seeing the confused look on Zhang Che’s face, Luo Wenjun shook his head and said, “It’s a long story. Let’s bring the things in; we’ll talk as we move.”
Zhang Che nodded and jumped onto the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s back, following Luo Wenjun’s group away.
On their way, Zhang Che gradually learned about the relevant situation in the “Green Land” from Luo Wenjun.
This piece of green land surrounded by the strange lands was about a hundred kilometers long, the widest area barely reaching seventy kilometers. The overall shape of the area was like a flat oval.
In this area, the terrain was complicated. There were both long stretches of continuous mountains and small pieces of flat lands, and dozens of water streams in various sizes…
Of course, none of these was the important point.
The important point was that hundreds of beastmasters from all over the globe had gathered in this green land. Everyone treated this area as a temporary resting ground, out looking for resources during the day, and would return to the green lands to rest at night.
That was because in the green lands, they didn’t have to worry about the strange creatures attacking them.
In any case, the strange creatures outside would never enter the green lands, no matter how powerful they were for some unknown reasons.
Since everyone knew about the black gales, theoretically speaking, they would live in peace, not getting into any conflicts. After all, the gale would sweep through the surrounding hundred meter radius if blood was exposed. Who would dare to act recklessly under such conditions?
Even if you were strong enough to forcefully suppress others, and could attack them from over a hundred meters away, so what? Who didn’t have a friend or two? Once they found out who the troublemaker was, they could easily get back at you with the same method by catching you off guard, unless you never entered the green lands again.
However, it just so happened that there were quite a lot of resources to be found in the green land. Let alone all kinds of wild animals and fish, there were also many wild fruits that can be used as rations. Who would be willing to leave such a rich land?
Of course, the most wicked thing in the entire world was the human heart. Even if there were heavy restrictions, there was no guarantee of having zero conflicts and no one trying to harm others from the dark.
In the first couple of days, many beastmasters who entered the green lands were involved in sabotage. You might see the black wind from the sky at any time.
That was, until the arrival of a beastmaster yesterday called He Luotu.
That person’s subdued beasts weren’t considered very strong; he only had two legend-quality beasts. Compared to the hundreds of beastmasters in the green land, he could only be considered among the middle-upper tier.
However, he was in possession of a unique piece of equipment!
It was a silver diamond crystal object about the size of a thumb, directly embedded in He Luotu’s forehead. Nobody knew exactly what kind of beast card equipment it was.
People only knew that through this silver diamond, He Luoto had a powerful mental attack and methods similar to hypnosis.
Through this ability, although he couldn’t kill a mid-tier beastmaster directly via mental attacks, he could affect the mid-tier beastmaster’s mind, making the latter go insane temporarily.
That was enough. This ability might not be considered too terrifying in other places, but when used together with the black gale in this area, it couldn’t get any simpler for He Luotu to kill someone. He only had to manipulate his target into conducting acts of self-harm, like cutting himself, and his life would be forfeit immediately.
It was exactly with this queer method that He Luotu killed a few beastmasters who were suppressing others by relying on their strength after entering this green land. Those acts immediately garnered the support from the weaker beastmasters, quickly gaining him an extremely high status in the green land.
Then, He Luotu called for a meeting with all the other beastmasters and set up a series of rules within the green land.
For example, getting into conflicts with others in the green land was forbidden; anyone who infringed this rule will be severely punished. Half of all food acquired in the green lands had to be handed over to distribute them to the weaker beastmasters, and many other rules.
Zhang Che felt that this was absurd after hearing all this.
-What exactly is this beastmaster called He Luotu thinking? Is he trying to turn this green land into a utopia within the secret plane?-
Even if all the beastmasters were apprehensive of that queer mental attack of his and acted appropriately in the green land for now, would the people keep remaining here?
Other than food and water, there were no other resources in the green land.
The reason everyone risked their lives and entered the secret plane was not for a holiday. All of them wanted to fight for sufficient resources to bring out of the secret plane, strengthening their families or factions.
As such, after the beastmasters obtained enough supplies in the green land, they were sure to travel out of the green land and continue exploring the vast lands outside.
Meanwhile, with the illusion of peace in the green lands brought by the threat of death from He Luotu, the beastmasters were sure to breed conflicts among themselves. Although they might not show it, they would only grow deeper and deeper.
Once they were out of the green lands, life and death battles were sure to ensue.
Of course, although Zhang Che felt that He Luotu’s actions were ridiculous, he was still very impressed by the man.
At the very least, everyone had indeed found themselves a safe resting ground in the green lands, not having to worry about backstabs, sabotage, and ambushes.
Not only that, the weaker beastmasters and those with faltering courage could stay here until the day the secret plane’s gateway was reopened.
However, what Zhang Che found strange was that to maintain the peace and stability here, He Luotu had to remain in the green lands. Otherwise, those who were suppressed by him were sure to erupt in chaos.
-In that case, there’s a question; what does He Luotu gain by doing all this?
-Or perhaps, what he placed importance on isn’t the resources in the secret plane, but the beastmasters who joined in on this expedition, and he is trying his best to gain a favorable impression from them. Afterwards, when they return to Mercury, he will try to expand his influence?-
Shaking his head, Zhang Che didn’t try to think any further. He asked Luo Wenjun, “So, I have to hand over two of the four frozen beasts?”
Luo Wenjun nodded, “Exactly! If we were to deal with the beasts privately before we handed them over, we might get reported by others, and get exiled from the green lands, never to take another step in here again.”
Zhang Che was thoroughly baffled. He asked in confusion, “Does no one have any complaints about such tyrannical rules? Why do I have to hand over and share the prey I hunted myself?”
“Sure, there are complaints, but the majority of the people support him,” Luo Wenjun smiled. “Think about it. The weaker beastmasters are sure to be suppressed by others even after arriving at the green lands. If they were unlucky, they might even get robbed of their belongings! With He Luotu, they didn’t have to worry about that problem any more.”
After a short pause, Luo Wenjun continued, “Compared to their lives and the resources they’ve already obtained, what does a few ordinary beasts count for? Moreover, food is abundant in here. Even if they have to hand over half of it, they wouldn’t go hungry or whatever, so there’s not much problem there. Also, it’s not like He Luotu takes all of the tributes for himself; he reallocates the resources. So, this is only a formality, so to speak.”
Zhang Che couldn’t understand. However, he didn’t continue asking, only thinking to himself, -Is this He Luotu person also a transmigrator? His life before transmigrating was a firm believer and fighter for communism…-
