Abusive? Chief? I don't know if it's because I spent too much time in the hospital bed, or if my intelligence has declined. Anyway, I've been analyzing these two words for a long time, but I still can't figure out what they mean.
Which chief? The Kazha chief. I think I haven't made a mistake. The old chief before, wasn't he a decent person? The herdsmen supported him very much. How could he be considered abusive?
So, could it be that this chief refers to me?
Jean noticed my daze and hurriedly pushed me. I jumped about two meters away with a "bang". We can't let them see my chief badge!
Looking at the strange expressions of the five people, I coughed: "Everyone, you're not joking, right? As far as I know, that chief is very wise, highly respected, kind and gentle, and deeply loved by the herdsmen."
Jean said doubtfully, "No way, this is a system mission. How could it go wrong?"
I added, "Maybe the NPC tricked you. Besides, you're only... well, you're all only in your forties. How could you kill him? His subordinates have over 20 powerful generals over 40 levels, and there are also 65-level guards, and there are many traps for protection! Not long ago, a top-level player of level 56 was killed by him!"
Jean exclaimed, "No way, when the 'Wandering Herdsman' entrusted us, the system warned that it was a D-level mission."
I was surprised. It turns out that the herdsmen I drove away have become vagrants now. It's a pity. But they really have no taste. I'm such a strong person, and this is a D-level mission!
Jean gave a wink to his friends behind him: "Let's ask someone else."
It seems that they have noticed that something is wrong with me. I sighed and simply put the chief badge in front of the five people: "The person you're looking for is me. Look, do I seem abusive?"
The five people were stunned by my badge. I satisfiedly watched their expressions, and then I brought the lord badge closer: "Look carefully, I'm the lord of this town. If you attack me, the teleportation array in the town will instantly eliminate you!"
The big warrior suddenly snorted, "If you don't threaten us, we really believe you. It's a truly abusive guy. I'm not afraid of you. Come, watch my 'Soto' skills!"
I quickly dodged the warrior's huge sword and jumped to the resurrection point. I wasn't afraid of him killing me, but I was afraid he would be killed by the magic pillar.
Honey shouted loudly and ran towards us. I stopped him: "Go back and do your job!"
The five players all drew their weapons and surrounded me. I smiled and took out the "Hero" badge: "Look at this, it's only available when the justice value is 100. It can prove that I'm a good person, right?"
Jean said in surprise, lowering his head and looking at his chest. It turns out he also has it. Impressive. I don't know how many fugitives he killed to get this badge. The Justice God hasn't appeared in the game, and most of the fugitive missions can only give one or two points of justice value.
Suddenly, the five people shouted together: "The mission has changed? It's become 'Investigate the Truth of the Kazha Chief'?"
I was stunned. The console is really smart. Every move I make is used to judge, and it can change the mission at any time. This is a game intelligence I've never heard of.
Finally, I let out a sigh of relief and simply told them the process of obtaining the Kazha chief and the incident of driving away the herdsmen, and called the only herdsmen in the town to prove it. However, the mission didn't change. It seems that we still need to take them to the Kazha tribe.
Originally, I had wanted to go to the Kazha tribe long ago, but the town was always busy, and there was also a shortage of funds. I couldn't do much there, so I postponed it.
Now, not only do I need to go back to improve relations and clear my name, but the king's messenger is coming soon. I must go once. Now I have spent all the 2,500 gold coins obtained from the kidnapping mission. The town's treasury is also not in a prosperous state. I can only withdraw 200 or so gold coins, go to my own store to prepare the construction materials, bring some gifts and the stone eagle, and send a message to the tiger king and his group. Then I led Jean and others towards the Haza tribe.
After several hours of travel, we reached the destination. However, the original tents were all gone, and there were no herds of horses or sheep. I was stunned.
After searching nearby for a long time, I finally found the herd of herders' tents from the wheel marks. I found a new tent cluster about forty miles away.
When the herders saw us, they didn't have a happy expression on their faces. Looking closer, the herders who left me before were missing one, while the rest were still in the tribe.
I dismounted and addressed the herders: "Why did you move away?"
One herder said coldly: "People on the grassland are always migrating. When the original grass is exhausted, we move to areas with water and grass."
I suddenly remembered this, feeling even more guilty. As the tribal leader, I was really too bad. If the herders had relied on me, they would have starved long ago.
The herders' migration is a common occurrence. It seems that it's not realistic for me to build some facilities for the herders and build some shops.
Jean and they also dismounted and asked the herders about my situation. I pricked up my ears, but the herders might still be a little concerned about me as the tribal leader, so they spoke very quietly and seemed not to say anything bad about me.
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of horse hooves, and several steeds galloped back from the wild.
The rider jumped off the horse, and the one in the front was a young man with a slightly dark complexion. I almost didn't recognize him. I was stunned for a moment before remembering that it was the son of the old tribal leader, Maik.
Maik walked towards me with a big stride. A sense of vigor filled the air. Not only did he have the temperament of the old tribal leader, but he also had a more capable and tough demeanor. He really didn't look like a teenager of about ten or eleven.
I smiled: "Maik, you've grown up. How are you practicing martial arts recently?"
Maik raised his head and looked at me: "Now, I'm level 40. I challenge you! I want to regain my position as the tribal leader!"
I was stunned. After a while, I realized that yes, the position of tribal leader was usually given to the son of the tribal leader. I had also thought of giving the Tiger God Set to Maik when I was younger, but I didn't do it because he was still young, so I took the position myself.
But now, really hand over the position to Maik?
I began to have a headache. Whether from an ethical perspective, from my own performance, or from my energy level, I should have given up the position of tribal leader. But...
Now the king has given me the task of providing 1,000 horses as tribute every month. If I don't do it, I can't imagine what the consequences would be. The Friendship Town can't be saved, and the Haza people might also be surrounded.
If it was a few days ago, without building those new facilities and opening the shops, I could still negotiate with the Haza people about buying horses every month in exchange for money or equivalent items. But now my financial situation doesn't allow it.
Moreover, the Haza people are used to freedom. Money means nothing to them. What do they need?
Jean and they returned to me at this moment: "Brother, the herders have a good opinion of you. But the system still hasn't indicated that this mission is completed. What's going on?"
I smiled wryly: "I guess this mission will only end when I'm overthrown. Wait a moment, maybe it will be over soon."
The herders, including Maik's mother, didn't speak. All eyes were focused on me and Maik. Their silence already showed their support for Maik.
I sighed in my heart. Why didn't I come earlier to ease the relationship with the herders? It's already too difficult to salvage now.
I could tell the herders that I had come back specifically to improve their lives. But such words would be like the promises made by the US president during a campaign, no matter how well they are said, others would still think there was a purpose behind it.
Besides, if we really want to improve the lives of the herders and make Maik the chief like I did, I could help them...
In the end, I was still here to use the herders' horses to protect my town.
Nothing else makes sense. There must be a battle to solve it, and this battle must not be lost.
I investigated Maik and found out, "Level 40, Grassland Mage, Grassland Archer, and Grassland Warrior. HP 600..."
Scary! I've met a similar jerk like me, and his level is one higher than mine. The difference between 40 and 39 is not just a little bit. Maik must have trained very hard. Remember when I left last time, he was only at level 26. With his copper-level equipment, he could reach this level. It's not easy.
I slowly took off the god of the herd's outfit, removed the chief's emblem, and took out the long whip representing the chief's identity from my pocket and handed it to Maik's mother: "Victory winner, you can take them."
The moment I handed over the god of the herd's outfit, I felt the attachment of the outfit to me. I also had a feeling of parting with a good friend. Yes, for the god of the herd, I couldn't lose either. Although it's selfish, I really can't bear to return the outfit to Maik...
I'm just a selfish person. The only difference might be that I will try my best to compensate the herders. And I will repay it twice as much.
I checked my pockets and put on the backup equipment. Besides the Fire God's Eye and the Life Necklace, they were all gold items. Here, let me mention the Life Necklace. This HP-boosting equipment is very valuable. My silver one that boosts HP by 20% is actually equivalent to the price of a common platinum-level equipment.
Maik also organized his equipment and suddenly blew a whistle. A long cry rang out in the sky, and a huge golden eagle descended.
I cast the scouting spell, "'God Eagle', Level 40, attack and mount type, Boss-type five-star pet, HP 2000..."
Wait, did I not see it right? HP 2000! Not 200!!!
Although the attributes of the Boss will significantly decrease after becoming a player's pet, especially HP, usually it will only be a fraction of it, but it's still too terrifying!
It's no wonder that the Phoenix of the Divine God couldn't be killed no matter how much it was hit before. There must have been over ten thousand of its health.
Fortunately, Boss pets are rare. According to the authoritative information from the forum that I specifically got, there are no more than two hundred lucky ones like me who take eggs from the Boss's belly. Those who get Boss pets from completing tasks are no more than fifty, and the system rewards for getting Boss pets are at most twenty. This is a very small proportion among billions of players.
Looking at this God Eagle, I regretted it. Why did I take off the god of the herd's outfit to show fairness? Now my various abilities have dropped so much that I'm not sure if I can defeat Maik. Add an attack pet, I'm not dead yet?
Ah, looking at the level of this God Eagle, it's probably something Maik has raised since childhood. If I had known he had such a powerful thing to protect himself, I would have given the chief and the god of the herd to him directly. Why did this happen now?
The biggest advantage now is that the blood potion on me is higher than Maik's. Actually, Maik didn't have a blood potion at all. He could only rely on his herders' natural high constitution to keep bleeding.
I said: "Maik, this time we're just deciding the position of the chief, we don't need a life-and-death battle. Let's set it up like this: whoever's HP drops below 150 first, they lose!"
Maik said: "OK, this is also the way our people usually compete in martial arts. But 150 is too high. Let's set it at 100!" Suddenly, the big guy "Soto" shouted loudly: "Young man, why don't you prepare the medicine? Take more."
Maik frowned: "Medicine? What medicine? I'm not sick."
Wumeng exclaimed, widening his eyes: "No way! The medicine is for restoring blood and power. Come on, I'll lend you the medicine I brought!"
I was stunned. The big guy, you're not okay and causing trouble. You didn't see that the person has the Divine Phoenix? If you give him the medicine now, how can I fight?
Maik shook his head: "The Kazakh people never use such things!"
Wumeng gave a little "oh" and turned to say: "This lord, or the tribal chief? You shouldn't use the medicine either. Let's use the detection magic as a witness!"
Oh, our family affairs, why do you get involved? This big guy, he didn't talk so much earlier. Why is he so excited when he sees people fighting?
However, I could only nod. If you don't use it, then fine. Then I'll keep the MP to use the healing magic. So, I changed into the golden sword and golden shield, summoned the turtle, and began to slowly enter the state of synergy with the mind.