In this environment, the Elders Council of the Crocodile Tribe convened again.
"We can't drag it on like this any longer. We must break the current situation. Otherwise, our crocodile tribe will be extinct in less than two years. No, it won't take two years. In another year and a half, our tribe will be hungry."
Most of them will die, let alone go to war."
"To break the current situation, it's easy to put it lightly. It's not like you haven't seen the situation on the front line with your own eyes. The Kingsley family's equipment advantage is too obvious. If the clan members want to trade for their lives, they must rely on geographical advantages. If not
Without the geographical advantage, we don't even have a chance to save our lives, so how can we completely defeat them? Even if we can defeat them, so what? The food crisis will not be alleviated in the slightest."
"According to what you say, we can only close our eyes and wait for death? Or surrender to the Kingsley family directly?"
"Bah! You bastard! Surrender to the Kingsley family, you can't imagine it. Do you want to be reduced to mining slaves for generations, living like rats in the miners' caves that don't see the light? Our family would rather die collectively.
, and will never surrender.”
"Yes, we will never surrender. We will fight these greedy people until the end."
"Okay, you guys are stubborn. You should come up with a solution. Even if you fight bloody battles, you should do it while you have the strength. If you are so hungry that you can't even lift a weapon, why fight bloody battles?"
"Have you forgotten that we are not alone?"
"You mean the leader of the Evernight Army?"
"That's right, it's the Yongye Army Leader. We can't drive away the Kingsley family with our own strength. Many people have seen the strength of the Yongye Army Leader with their own eyes, and their equipment is no better than that of the Kingsley family.
No matter what the difference, the other side doesn't seem to be short of food. Even if they don't send troops, if we can get the other side to help us with food, we can persist longer and find other ways out."
"You are seeking skin from a tiger. The leader of the Yongye Army has no good intentions from beginning to end. Do you really think that the other party will help us for free just because they were a family three hundred years ago? Their ambition to annex us has not changed from beginning to end. Now, now
It’s just waiting for us to deliver it to your door!”
"I don't know that this is seeking skin from a tiger, but do we have any other choices? Compared to the Kingsley family, their eating habits are at least a little more elegant. Even if they are really eaten, I would rather choose the leader of the Evernight Army, and
Not the Kingsleys."
"Have you taken advantage of others by working so hard to praise Yongye Army Leader? Your ethnic group's territory is so close to theirs, and there are the largest number of merchant ships coming and going. There must be some ulterior secrets in it."
"You are slandering people. You need to be responsible and provide evidence when you say such things. There is no basis or basis. Why do you say that? I am just giving a reasonable suggestion."
"Why are you excited? Are you guilty of committing a crime?"
"I won't mess around with you. Anyway, I have already made my suggestion. Whether you like it or not, just wait to be eaten by the Kingsley family and be a slave for generations!"
"Don't get excited, everyone. Calm down. Everyone is thinking about the Crocodile Clan. We must work together to overcome the current difficulties. If there is another internal conflict among us, there will really be no chance at all. In my opinion, with
Let’s get in touch with the leaders of the Yongye Army to see what help they can provide us and what requirements they have. If it is reasonable, we might not be able to cooperate. Our current situation cannot be overcome without cutting off any flesh. As long as we get through it
Now, let’s just find a way to get it back.”
"I think what Elder Roy said is the correct solution. It is not wise to have tentative discussions with Yongye Army Leader and see what conditions the other party offers. It is not a wise move to reject it without trying it.
"
"I also agree with Elder Roy's method. Isn't the other party's envoy still in Losander? It happens that the contact is through him. I wonder what the elders think?"
All eyes turned to the five-member Grand Presbyterian Church.
In the previous attack and defense against Akmeser, the five-man Grand Elder Council had already proven their worth. Not only did they achieve the final result at the critical moment.
When the whole situation was in danger, he took the lead and charged on the front line, winning the respect of everyone.
They may have shortcomings of one kind or another, but they are indeed fighting for the future of the entire crocodile tribe.
"I think this method is feasible. You can try it. There is nothing to lose." Weber first expressed his attitude.
This leader, who was in his prime, did not directly express his attitude when he was led by the Yongye Army. However, after returning to the Council of Elders, his attitude was somewhat biased towards the leader of the Yongye Army.
Before the Kingsley family's army arrived and the Great Council of Elders was established, he suggested that the Council of Elders take a gentle approach to the leader of the Yongye Army.
It was not because he had wandered around the Yongye Army and had any sense of identification with them, but simply because he was not optimistic about the situation of the Crocodile Tribe, thinking that they had no experience in large-scale wars and it would be difficult for them to rely on their own strength.
Resist the large-scale invasion of the Kingsley family.
If the leader of the Yongye Army is completely offended again, then they will really have no chance at all and will have no way to withstand the pressure from both fronts.
On the contrary, the leader of the Yongye Army showed other plans to the Crocodile Tribe from the very beginning, which was a weakness that could be exploited.
Use this to seek benefits and support for yourself as much as possible, and it is worth paying a certain price for it. Only by surviving can you have other possibilities. If the race is exterminated, they will have no hope anymore.
It was also his initiative to establish business relations with the Yongye Army Leader.
The Crocodile people are in the center of a storm that has not happened in a century. They can no longer stick to the old rules and treat things in the same old way. They should adopt a positive attitude. The business exchanges with the Yongye Army Leader are a good start.
As an example, he was the first to open the castle of Lausanne in his tribe.
However, his views were relatively radical at the beginning among the conservative Council of Elders and did not receive much support.
However, due to the embarrassment of the Crocodile tribe, we were allowed to try it locally.
Unexpectedly, after opening the hole, they would be unable to stop the car. After all, the leader of the Yongye Army had many commodities in his hands that they could not refuse, such as food and weapons.
Using these two to clear the way is really unfavorable, and those elders who hold an opposing attitude cannot stop it, because the result of their reckless actions will only lose the hearts of their people and allow their own tribe to overthrow themselves. They can only turn a blind eye.
One eye.
However, the leader of the Yongye Army knew very well what the Crocodile Tribe people needed, and always kept them in a state of hunger. The food transported could only barely keep them from falling into a large-scale food shortage, but never allowed them to truly eat.
If you want to completely fill your stomach, you have to pay the price.
Some small tribes that could no longer sustain themselves had secretly extended an olive branch to the leader of the Yongye Army.
This is an open secret in the Council of Elders, but there is no way to stop it. They can't just eradicate those tribes as traitors, right?
And if they don't find a way to solve the food problem, this situation will only become more and more common.
Following the defeat in the front-on battle with the Kingsley family, a relatively pessimistic mood developed among the Crocodile tribe. Elder Webb's original extreme ideas became the norm and were favored by many people.
Especially those ethnic soldiers who suffered heavy losses during the war and those small tribes, not only are their ability to withstand disasters worse, but also because they must beware of their own compatriots and not to be annexed, once they fall into their trap
In that case, there really would be no scum left, and he would completely become a part of other ethnic groups.
At least for now, the leader of the Yongye Army showed a relatively mild attitude in front of them.
"We have no other choice. Even if we have to endure their exploitation, it is better than the annihilation of our race. I hope the other party will not go too far." Another great elder, Stephanie, agreed.
This female champion knight has never been to the Eternal Night Army. Her understanding of them is only hearsay. She has no feelings of like or dislike. She only starts from the perspective that is most beneficial to the Crocodile tribe.
"I object. Our situation is not that bad yet. Once they are dragged in, the situation will become even more chaotic." It was Klein who spoke out against it.
This great elder, who had gone to the Yongye Army Leader, showed undisguised hostility to him from the beginning.
This hostility is of course not unreasonable. The other elders see strict discipline in the Yongye military leader, but in his eyes they are an out-and-out powerful military government. Their current appearance of kindness is just a disguise. Once it unfolds,
The annexation would probably be more brutal than they imagined.
But he is not as good at thinking and speaking as Weber. He has no way to organize this deep concern into words and convey it to others. The only thing he can do is to resist with his own tough attitude.
As the atmosphere within the Council of Elders changed, his resistance from beginning to end gradually became synonymous with stubbornness, and his popularity became worse and worse. If he hadn't been on the battlefield, he and the ethnic group he led would not have been able to change.
, extremely brave, always taking the lead and charging at the front line, I am afraid that he would have been excluded from the five-person Grand Council of Elders long ago.
"Do you think they won't come in if we don't drag them? Don't be too naive. They are just sitting there and watching. I guess their army has been prepared for a long time. Even if we don't contact them, when the time is right, they will
will go down the river. In our current situation, what can we do to resist their fleet? At that time, we will be completely passive. Rather than doing this, we might as well take advantage of now and take the initiative in our hands."
Weber responded unceremoniously. It was obvious that he had not been able to tolerate Nikeline for more than a day or two. He had no doubt about the other person's feelings towards the crocodile tribe.
But this kind of persistence also depends on the situation. What is the situation of the Crocodile people now?
If it is handled carelessly, it will be a disaster and the entire race will be exterminated.
He is still hanging on here. If he continues like this, he will become a stumbling block to the survival of the Crocodile tribe.
"Then let's fight back. No matter how difficult the environment is, we still have countless soldiers who are full of passion. Even if we shed the last drop of blood, we will never abandon a tribesman or lose a piece of land." Klein said this while squeezing his neck.
When speaking, his expression was serious and impassioned.
It can be seen that he is not just shouting slogans, but is really preparing to do so. I don't know if others are infected, but he first moved himself.
"Brainless fool!" Weber couldn't help but yell angrily. He despised the person who led the entire tribe to death because of his stubborn ideas.
What qualifications do you have to do such an irrational behavior on behalf of your own people?
How do you determine that your tribe holds the same ideas as you?
Is your noble thought really so noble?
Not necessarily, it's more like a complete selfishness.
"Both of you, calm down, calm down. We are all here for the survival of the Crocodile tribe. We have no selfish motives at all, so why bother with grudges?" Bishop said with a smile to smooth things over.
This is the other one among the five great elders who has never been to Yongye Army.
The fact that he was selected was neither because of his personal strength nor because of the strength of his ethnic group, but entirely because of his great popularity.
To put it bluntly, he is a good gentleman, but he is not born like this, or is it because he has been smiling for too long, and laughter has become his only expression.
No matter whether you look at it from the front or the side, you will always see the smiling face of an elderly man with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and it is difficult to make people feel bad.
Any force needs people like this, especially the Elder Council system of the Crocodile Tribe, which needs people with good popularity to mediate and make peace in the middle. Otherwise, it will be of no benefit to anyone like Weber and Klein.
So, in a way, when Bishop came forward and started to smooth things over, it was a cue to stop the war.
Weber and Klein snorted angrily at the same time and turned away from each other. Although they did not reach a settlement, they did not continue to argue.
Bishop continued his efforts and said to Nitya, who had never expressed his opinion in the five-member Great Elder Council: "Great-grandmother, what do you think of this matter?"
Judging from his appearance, Bishop is several years older than Nitya.
But in terms of age, the relationship between the two is indeed that of great-grandmother and grandson, and the blood relationship between the two parties is relatively close.
Having said that, in the Council of Elders, there are not a few people who are inextricably related to Nidia.
When a person lives long enough, her age will be her greatest asset.
"One more friend, one more path." Nitya said gently, "I have some discernment in people. Although the little guy named Sean is a bit ambitious, he is not bad-hearted and will keep everything in mind."
The front line is not a dead end. Even if we Crocodile tribesmen have no way out, if we surrender to his banner, the situation will not be so bad. When you live for a long time, you will know that some things are not as bad as you think.
Important, for example, the name of the Crocodile tribe is not a title, but a spirit, a concept, which is rooted in our bodies and will not change with where we are. If we simply think of life
In the Swamp of Despair, only those who tame war crocodiles can be called the crocodile clan. That is the real narrow-minded prejudice."
"What the ancestors taught us is that we are too paranoid."
"My great-grandmother had a point."
Whether she is sincerely convinced or unconcerned, when Nydia speaks, she will always agree with her on the surface.
Whether it is the Grand Council of Elders or the Council of Elders, their attitudes towards the Yong Ye Army Leader have undergone a huge change compared to the beginning.
Now that the voice for a second exchange has gained the upper hand, the opposition forces led by Klein have been completely drowned under the rule of the minority obeying the majority.