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Having obtained the intelligence, these guys were no longer of any use. Liu Tianyu simply waved to his soldiers and led them away.
"That's strange. Could it be that King Prom, that old man, hasn't returned to the royal city of Geolar yet?"
No, with such a big thing happening, he has no reason not to return to the royal city of Geolar.
Besides, I kidnapped his daughter. Even if he doesn't care about Freya, he must still care about his reputation.
Could it be that the arrest warrant hasn't arrived yet due to the distance? Or is old Deng entangled in something? [King Prom, opening the Dark Portal: Achoo!]
Liu Tianyu had no doubts about the intelligence regarding the prisoners, but that was precisely why he felt puzzled.
"Ah! Right, that guy just mentioned the Ice Wolf Clan's village, could it be the one I'm thinking of?"
When Liu Tianyu thought of the Ice Wolf Clan, a famous scene immediately came to mind: In an instant, he seized the future!
Perhaps I could go and join in the fun!
Liu Tianyu's lips suddenly curled up slightly. Don't misunderstand, Liu Tianyu had no interest in letting Setsuna grasp the future or anything like that.
Setsuna doesn't actually fit his XP. He's always liked big breasts or long legs in stockings, and, well, white hair and red eyes—looks that counteract the Chinese people's peculiarities.
But what really triggers his fantasies is a woman who can be his mother (Char Aznable face)! And to fit this description, she definitely needs big breasts and long legs in stockings, and she might even have to be a married woman!
He wasn't interested in furry things; instead, he thought of pets like cats and dogs.
Therefore, he had a strong interest in taming Setsuna into a pet.
Secondly, he was also quite interested in the current situation of the Ice Wolf Clan within the Kingdom of Geolar, no, in the entire demi-human race!
The Stormlands, especially the Storm Steppes, are known for being sparsely populated. Even with the implementation of numerous preferential policies, they are only a drop in the ocean for the vast Storm Steppes.
If the demi-human races within the Kingdom of Geolar could be lured to the Stormy Plains, it would both increase the area under our control and replenish the population, truly killing two birds with one stone!
"Everyone, listen up! We're turning around and marching southwest. Let's see what the Ice Wolf Clan is really like!"
After Liu Tianyu gave the order, everyone immediately got to work. The temporary camp they had just set up was dismantled in less than half an hour. Then, they lined up in formation and began to advance in the southwest direction.
"Verna, quick, use your magic to see if you can detect the movements of the Ice Wolf Clan village 5km to the southwest."
Verna was sitting lazily in the carriage, yawning, when Liu Tianyu climbed in and came up to her, asking a question.
"can!"
Verna managed to utter a complete sentence with great difficulty.
Then, her beautiful golden eyes closed slightly, and her jade-like fingers, clad in black gloves, twitched slightly.
"call!"
Verna took a big puff of smoke from her pipe, then exhaled a large amount of secondhand smoke. The secondhand smoke did not dissipate directly into the air; instead, it mixed with the smoke and quickly turned into a transparent "mirror."
The mirror in mid-air swayed incessantly, like a projector.
"This is the village of the Ice Wolf Clan. It looks like they're on high alert. Luckily, there's still time. Uh, what a coincidence! It really is her village!"
No, that makes sense; the timing actually matches up.
Liu Tianyu looked at the smoky mirror in front of him and clicked his tongue in amazement.
Especially when he saw the face of an Ice Wolf who seemed to have grasped the future, he smiled knowingly and stuck his head out to look at Kyaar, who was carefully riding a fine horse.
Chapter 142 In an instant, he appears!
"Wow, that's content that's off-limits to most minors!"
On a hillside, Liu Tianyu squatted on the ground, gazing at the distant Ice Wolf Clan village and the slave-hunting brigade of the Geolar Kingdom army.
Is this in line with the national characteristics of the Kingdom of Geolar? Or is it simply that, with the support and resources of many countries, the Kingdom of Geolar is all about being wealthy and powerful?
In Liu Tianyu's view, the soldiers below were all fully armored, and most importantly, none of them wore leather armor underneath!
They may not be considered elite, but just looking at their fully armed appearance, their demeanor and aura certainly seemed convincing.
"My lord, our Kingdom of Geolar is a slave society, half of the population of the kingdom are demi-humans, and it borders the Dark Territory."
The slave-catching teams not only faced various demi-human races with different abilities, but sometimes they even ventured deep into the dark realms to capture powerful or charismatic dark races as slaves.
Therefore, the slave-catching teams were not only part of the regular army, but could even be considered its backbone.
The prisoners who were just captured have now been recruited by Liu Tianyu, so they are naturally willing to answer all of Liu Tianyu's questions without reservation!
"Heh, that's really interesting! Just by looking at the prosperous and wealthy city of Georal, you can tell that the slave system in the Kingdom of Georal must be quite advanced, just like that of a certain Duruci (dark elf)."
Liu Tianyu stroked his chin, a playful glint in his eyes.
"There seems to be some unusual activity coming from below. It looks like they've taken prisoners."
Ark, who had been watching everything below, gave a reminder.
Liu Tianyu turned his attention back to observing what was below.
Before a wooden fortress, the slave-hunting team of the Kingdom of Geolar kept provoking the Ice Wolf Clan inside, but no matter how much they shouted and cursed, the vigilant Ice Wolf Clan warriors remained unmoved.
After all, the enemy's slave-hunting team, led by Geolar, consisted of 400 men, all of whom were armored soldiers, while their own Ice Wolf Clan numbered only 800. If you removed the elderly, women, and children, their warriors were barely equal to those of the enemy.
Moreover, compared to the wealthy and powerful Gioral slave-hunting team, whose entire members were clad in armor, the Ice Wolf Clan dressed in a way that was remarkably close to nature.
The elite force of about 100 men could barely wear a full set of leather armor, while ordinary soldiers simply wore a piece of woven animal hide.
Although they all know how to use basic ice magic, it's only slightly better than nothing in team battles.
It was precisely because of the huge disparity between the two sides that they chose the turtling tactic without hesitation.
After all, although the slave-catching teams outside are regular military units, if you're capturing slaves, why would you carry siege equipment with you?
Therefore, after shouting and cursing for a while, seeing that the gate of the Ice Wolf Clan's stronghold remained unmoved and there was no movement coming from inside the stronghold, the commander of the slave-catching team decided to take some drastic measures!
"Go, bring all the Ice Wolf Clan slaves up here, let everyone have some fun."
I wonder if the ice wolf turtles inside will get so excited when they see their females being... well, you know... while we're doing it to them!
The slave-catching team commander, a wicked smile on his face, relayed the order.
The adjutant who received the order showed the same expression, then quickly retreated.
"Elder, it seems that quite a few soldiers from the Kingdom of Geolar have retreated. Could they be preparing to withdraw?"
"Why don't we take advantage of their unstable footing and rush out to catch them off guard, so they'll never dare to underestimate our Ice Wolf Clan again!"
A female Ice Wolf warrior made a suggestion to the Ice Wolf elder, who was in his prime.
"In that instant, you were far too impulsive. You have never experienced the treachery and cunning of humankind."
They might be deliberately exposing weaknesses to lure us into attacking. Who knows if they have any insidious tricks up their sleeves?
I disagree with launching an attack. You just need to continue your patrol duties.
The Ice Wolf Clan elder shook his head and rejected Shana's suggestion.
"Enough! You've reached a bottleneck and can't break through it. The fact that the elders even allowed you to participate in the meeting is already a great act of mercy. Now hurry up and carry out the elders' orders!"
Compared to the Ice Wolf Clan elder's calm demeanor, the others were far less amiable towards her.
"..."
In an instant, its face was filled with resentment, and its fluffy tail drooped down, but it could only obediently retreat.
"jingle!"
"Clap clap clap!"
"Ahhhhh!"
"Hey hey hey..."
Shortly after they retreated, the sound of chains and whips came from the direction of the Gioral slave-catching team.
Most importantly, there was the men's undisguised, lewd laughter and the women's constant wails and sobs.
"!!!"
The guards, who had relaxed slightly as the Gioral slave-catching team began to retreat, were now on high alert, all turning their attention to the Gioral slave-catching team.
"Hahahaha! Yes, yes, that's it! Keep yelling until your fathers, husbands, and sons can't stand it anymore and rush out to their deaths! You shameless slut who's ridden by ten thousand men!"
The slave-catching team commander took a leather whip and lashed it down on the Ice Wolf female slave in front of him.
"Uh-huh!"
Hearing the commander's insults, the female slave tried desperately to endure it, but after he lashed her with his whip, her skin was instantly torn open, causing her to let out a scream.
"Hmm? There's only a slight disturbance, and the gates of the fortress haven't been opened yet? They're really keeping their composure!"
"Hey, call a few shameless old veterans and tell them to let the sky be their blanket and the ground their bed, and have a good time!"
Seeing that the Ice Wolf Clan's stronghold was only slightly agitated but not making any major moves, the commander decided to add fuel to the fire.
At the commander's command, several soldiers wearing lamellar armor and with extremely frivolous expressions quickly stepped forward.
The moment they stepped forward, several more soldiers came out and began to remove their armor plates.
These soldiers, with their lecherous expressions, cooperated by unfastening their armor while staring lewdly at the Ice Wolf female prisoner. Their intentions were self-evident.
"Damn it! Elder, I can't hold back any longer! Please give the order for our brothers and sisters to break out! Are you just going to stand by and watch?"
"Yes! Elder, why are you just watching? Have you really betrayed us?"
Seeing that they were about to witness a live broadcast together, the Ice Wolf warriors were all enraged. They surrounded the Ice Wolf elder and questioned him in unison.
"Exhale, inhale! Open the gates of the fortress!"
Seeing the excited crowd, the Ice Wolf Clan elder took a deep breath and conveyed the order, even though he knew that once the order was given, his side would inevitably suffer heavy losses, and might even be wiped out.
But whether it was to save his people or to fear being torn apart by the passionate warriors, he knew he had to give this order.
"Crench!"
A sickening sound rang out, and the tightly closed gates of the fortress slowly opened.
"Kill all these humans who have invaded our home!"
"Go quickly and save our woman!"
The fully armed (questionable) Ice Wolf warriors roared with barely suppressed rage.
"Heh, so you've finally come out of your shell? You're courting death!"
Seeing the swarming Ice Wolf warriors, the slave-catching team commander showed no sign of tension; in fact, he almost laughed and quickly gave the order:
"Archers, mages, attack! Everyone, engage in melee combat once they get close, and capture as many alive as possible!"
While male Ice Wolves aren't as valuable as females, selling them as combat slaves can still bring in a good income!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
"call!"
The archers and mages in the rear were already poised and ready to go. The moment the commander gave the order, they immediately drew their bows and unleashed their magic.
"Puff puff!"
"Ahhh!"
The arrows fired by the Gioral slave-hunting team were barbed arrows, which were just right for the Ice Wolf warriors who were only wearing leather armor or even animal skins!
"Ah, fire! I'm on fire!"
For the Ice Wolf Clan, who are naturally skilled in ice magic and have fur all over their bodies, fire magic is no different from their natural enemy.
Soon, some of the Ice Wolves that had been set ablaze let out mournful howls, ran wildly across the battlefield, causing some chaos, and were burned to a crisp before lying lifeless on the ground.
"Don't panic! Keep charging! As long as we engage in close combat, we'll gain the upper hand!"
"In an instant, you will lead a small team to the rear of Georal's slave-catching force to rescue the hostages. Once the rescue is complete, return to the stronghold immediately!"
The Ice Wolf Clan elder raised his battle axe high and roared, then gave an order to Setsuna, who was following beside him.
"Ok!"
He nodded instantly, then quickly gathered his close comrades to form a small team and broke away from the main force, heading towards the rear of the Gioral slave-hunting team.
"Come on, you wretched humans, I'll show you just how terrifying an enraged wolf pack can be!"
After glancing at him for a moment, the Ice Wolf Clan elder roared and charged at a slave hunter, raising his battle axe high and bringing it down with a fierce blow.
"Crack!"