Sada found a few wolves in the pack who had attended the trade fair and coldly questioned them, "What do you mean by this? The Wise Man made it very clear at the trade fair that he chose our Leopard Clan. Have you forgotten how the Beast God punished Bai Yi? You went against the Wise Man's wishes, and now you want to be punished by the Beast God too?"
The snow wolf chuckled, "We won't do anything to the Wise Man. We're the ones who ambushed you. The Beast God never interferes in the conflicts between orcs. As long as you bow your heads and hand over the Wise Man, how can it be considered our fault? After all, we didn't do anything to the Wise Man."
At first glance, this seems like fallacy, but it's actually quite true. Xu Zifan can choose where he stays, but what if the wolf tribe attacks the leopard tribe, and the leopard tribe, unwilling to suffer such heavy losses, asks him to leave? He can't very well insist on keeping him, can he? Even if the various tribes eventually clash, he can be excluded; after all, the losers can't keep Xu Zifan. This is why the Beast God said his knowledge could bring both development and disaster; if that balance isn't struck, it could easily throw the world into chaos.
Having lived in the cultivation world for over a thousand years, Xu Zifan had witnessed countless grand scenes. To him, these beastmen were like a mob of monsters fighting, nothing to be afraid of. He actually began to understand the rule of this world where strength reigned supreme. The powerful were all beastmen, more adept at bloody battles, worshipping the strong, willingly submitting to the strong, or forced to submit to the strong. And if he wanted absolute power, he had to become the strongest, not just a wise man.
Xu Zifan seemed to have thought a lot, but in fact, he made a decision in an instant. As soon as Xue Lang finished speaking, he took out seven spirit stones from his spatial storage and threw them in a circle in different directions. Then he inserted a sword into the center. The Seven Fiends Formation was formed instantly. The twenty wolf-like beastmen were as if they were trapped in another dimension. They could not see them, but they faced the flashing swords and shadows, leaping and attacking wildly, roaring and screaming.
Almost simultaneously with Xu Zifan's attack, Mengya and the others transformed into their beast forms, surrounding Xu Zifan and staring in disbelief at the scene around them. Sada asked incredulously, "What happened to them?"
Xu Zifan rested one hand on his sword hilt and the other behind his back, casually saying, "They wanted to plunder, they should be punished." He glanced at the group of people who were all staring at the sword and laughed, "I don't need the Beast God to protect me. If I didn't have power, how would I dare to come to the Beastman Continent?"
This seemed to fit his identity better, and the group believed him without a second thought. Fang transformed back into human form and asked, "What is this? You can conjure things? Were you testing me before by not protecting yourself like this?"
"You could say that these aren't things I'm going to teach you." Xu Zifan sheathed his sword and buried a wild beast's bone in the center of the ground. The swordplay that the wolves had faced was gone; instead, they saw ferocious beasts attacking them. Naturally, they fought back with all their might, but what Xu Zifan and his companions saw was that the wolf-beastmen were fighting each other.
Xu Zifan clapped his hands, glanced indifferently at the wolf clan, and said, "Let's go. They should be locked up for a while to clear their resentment. We have other things to do, so let's not waste time on them." He turned and led the way back to the tribe, then turned back and said, "Oh, and remember to tell the chief that no wolf clan members are allowed to learn anything for a year, and no one is allowed to trade with the wolf clan."
Sada nodded subconsciously. "I remember. I will tell my father."
"very good."
Sada watched Xu Zifan's retreating figure, exchanging glances with the orcs around him. Mo Wen coldly said, "He's kept a lot from us."
Fierce Fang frowned. "But he meant no harm."
Sada touched his hair and muttered, "Even if he has malicious intent, there's nothing we can do about it."
The group glanced simultaneously at the trapped wolf-men, then immediately transformed into their beast forms and rushed to Xu Zifan's side. Sada led Xu Zifan back to the tribe. No one spoke on the way; Xu Zifan's attack had completely stunned them. Having spent so much time together, Xu Zifan's affable nature had lessened their awe, almost making them forget that he came from the heavens. This time, however, they truly experienced the difference between gods and humans. Xu Zifan not only possessed so much knowledge that could help them, but he could also defeat twenty or even more orcs single-handedly. On the way back to the tribe, they had calmed down and were now completely subdued.
Xu Zifan was also pondering. He had transmigrated from the cultivation world, where he had lived for over a thousand years, to this place, and he was actually not used to it. Even if the strange creatures here could distract him, he still needed a period of transition. That's why he wasn't in a hurry to do missions; he had only gotten to where he was by chance. But seeing the wolf pack today had moved him. In this world where the strong prey on the weak, no matter what, he couldn't be the weak one, so he might as well be the strongest.
The path ahead suddenly became clear, and he also had a plan for the mission. He looked at Mengya, Sada, and Mowen; they were very strong, and he planned to train them to be his assistants, or rather, his guards. After all, he couldn't fight, and with them around, he wouldn't have to constantly consume the resources in his spatial storage.
With the idea in mind, Xu Zifan began to draft a detailed plan, of course, behind everyone's back. The Leopard Clan tribe had fewer people than his previous company, making management relatively easy. He mainly planned the tribe's development based on the books Shao Hua had collected, emphasizing the need for a city, and then gradually expanding by incorporating others.
The twenty wolves were still there. The leopard clan chief and the high shaman had gone to check on them, and even the snake clan chief and young chief had gone to see them. After that, the snake clan cooperated even more actively. The tiger clan was here to learn from Zhui Feng, and seeing Xu Zifan's great abilities, even he began to question the tiger clan chief's initial decision.
If this helps the powerful members of the tribe drive them away, can the Tiger Clan Chief still make the right judgment? Perhaps Xu Zifan's decision not to punish everyone in the Tiger Clan is already showing mercy. He couldn't help but approach Mengya to test him.
Do you think the Wise One will forgive the Tiger Clan?
Mengya leaned against the tree with his eyes closed. "Aren't you studying here?"
Zhui Feng shook his head and sighed, "I don't think this is over yet. Are you really not going back? No matter how good this place is, it's still the Leopard Clan, not our tribe. If you stay, you'll become an outcast."
Mengya vaguely guessed that Xu Zifan wanted to gather the orcs together, not caring about their race at all, but he wouldn't tell Zhuifeng this. He only said, "I don't care."
The two were speechless for a moment. Zhui Feng didn't know how to continue the conversation. After a long time, he looked at the busy crowd and sighed, "I really hope the Tiger Clan can be this busy. The Tiger Clan is now demoralized. When I went back last time, I felt that they were not motivated and were just going through the motions. If this continues, no matter how much I learn, it will be useless."
Mengya remained silent, while Zhuifeng continued, "We are still beastmen of the Tiger Clan, and we should help the Tiger Clan, at least the elderly females and cubs. They deserve a stable life."
These words struck a nerve with Mengya. He opened his eyes and looked at Zhuifeng. "How do you intend to help? Will the clan leader listen to you?"
Zhui Feng wasn't good at thinking either, and after racking his brains for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a solution. "I think you should ask the Wise Man to help the Tiger Clan."
Mengya neither agreed nor disagreed, and turned to leave. However, he kept the matter in mind, and a few days later, when Xu Zifan came out of the room, he asked to speak with Xu Zifan alone. Xu Zifan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and followed him out of the tribe, stopping only in a secluded forest.
Fierce Fang asked bluntly, "Does the Wise One have any plans for the Tiger Clan?"
Xu Zifan narrowed his eyes. "You want to go back?"
"The tiger clan still has elders and cubs. If I go back, I might be able to hunt more prey and reduce the death toll." This is something that Fang Fang does every year, so he said it directly.
Xu Zifan nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's not the right time yet, Mengya. What you're doing is meaningless. You can't help many people on your own. Even if you do this for the rest of your life, how many elderly people and cubs can you protect? No one will even notice how many prey you've hunted and handed over to the authorities. You need to appear when they need you most. Only then can you be deeply remembered and influence them, so that they will work hard with you. That's the only way to make an effective change."
Fierce Fang frowned in confusion. "To be remembered by someone? I never thought about being remembered by anyone."
Xu Zifan shrugged. "The Tiger Clan Chief, Young Chief, and Great Shaman all wield influence. Their wrong decisions led to today's situation. You have no influence. No matter how much you do, a single word from them can negate all your efforts, because the clansmen only listen to them. If I had no influence, no one would support me at the trading post, and I would be confined to the Tiger Clan in obscurity, my knowledge only spreading within the Tiger Clan's sphere. So, Mengya, you must understand, if you truly want to help those people, you must first ensure your efforts aren't in vain."
Mengya's pupils contracted a few times. He wanted to ask Xu Zifan if he was being told to seize the position of clan leader, but looking into Xu Zifan's eyes, he realized he didn't need to ask; Xu Zifan already meant it. This suddenly appearing wise man looked female, but his eyes were nothing like that. He was more like a superior, domineering, sharp, and imposing. It seemed that this was not a suggestion, but an order.
He suddenly recalled his suspicion: Xu Zifan might want all races to live together. But how would the tribal chiefs and high shamans conduct themselves then? What about the young tribal chiefs? A joint council was clearly impossible. What would Xu Zifan do then? Would he remove them all?!
Mengya thought of many things, especially his deceased family and everything Xu Zifan had brought with him. He looked at Xu Zifan, who also didn't look away. After a long while, Mengya finally spoke in a low voice, "I will seriously consider it."
Xu Zifan patted him on the shoulder, "I don't know what you've been through, but it must have been very difficult. You should think about it carefully. Only you have the right to choose your own life."
Fierce Fang was two heads taller than him, making his instinctive pat on the shoulder seem somewhat comical. Xu Zifan awkwardly withdrew his hand, and Fierce Fang's expression softened instantly. He seemed about to laugh, but fearing Xu Zifan would feel even more embarrassed, he immediately transformed into his beast form and took Xu Zifan back to the tribe. Although the Wise Man had become somewhat frightening, he was still the same person he had first encountered.