"We must acquire those Combat Techniques!"

In an instant, Gory had made up his mind.

On this adventure, not only did all members of their Mercenary Corps perish within the Dragon Nest Tribe, they also became slaves, suffering for so long. Regardless of whether they could return or not, even if they could eventually escape, going back empty-handed was simply a crime.

"Perhaps, this is an opportunity."

Anyway, in the short term, they couldn't leave the Dragon Nest Tribe, so it was better to perform well and hope to gain these Secret Techniques in the future.

Despite the various allocation systems of the Dragon Nest Tribe being a revelation to Gory, whereby everyone who worked hard could receive food, unlike other tribes where the strong bullied the weak, abused the lives of lower-class Beastmen, and snatched food from them, it seemed like the Blue Young Dragon was incredibly benevolent.

But Gory didn't believe that the Blue Young Dragon was truly benevolent. If it were truly benevolent, who would hear the grievances of the Beastmen swallowed and killed in each expansion war? Although he did not understand, his instincts told him that the dragon was no different from those aristocratic vampires above; it was just that the dragon's methods were more sophisticated.

Gory also didn't think that the Secret Techniques spawned from the dragon would be easy to obtain, so he decided to lay low for now.

And indeed, as Gory expected, for both the Mercenaries and ordinary Beastmen, especially those Mercenaries yet to gain Austin's trust, acquiring the Combat Techniques developed by Austin would never be simple.

Regarding the developed Navy Six Techniques, Austin had decided that apart from members of the test group and future direct Imperial Guard deployments, anyone wanting these Combat Techniques must earn enough merits.

Not only are the Magic Modified Navy Six Techniques treated this way, so are future opportunities for Beastmen undergoing Dragon Vein Transformation.

When the Dragon Nest Tribe was initially established, to rapidly enhance the Clan Tribe's power, Austin had to implement a universal military regime, including even elderly women trained and incorporated into combat units.

If Austin had obtained the cultivation method for the Six Techniques and the means of transforming Beastmen at that time, he would have undoubtedly promoted it throughout the tribe, maximizing the tribe's strength.

At that time, Austin basically racked his brains to enhance the Beastman Race's power in a short time, and during the Extraordinary Bloodline Transformation of the Beastmen, those selected were simply the tallest among the short, with conditions set very relaxed, including Kobolds chosen for transformation without hesitation.

However, as the tribe continued to develop, through successive wars and annexations by assimilating wandering Beastmen, the tribe's population had already approached the four thousand mark. With such a large number, and the recent discovery of a direction for Bronze weapon crafting, this vast force could easily dominate the entire area of over a hundred miles; Austin need not worry about other dangers.

Furthermore, it was later discovered that maintaining the power of Dragon Vein Beastmen required a large consumption of meat, making the tribe-wide promotion of this transformation project extremely pressuring on food resources, eventually leading to a halt. Occasionally, only a couple of spots were awarded to those ordinary Beastmen who made great contributions, or Beastmen highly gifted in the Cultivation Breathing Technique.

Initially, after resolving some worries, and as the population of Beastmen increased, the distribution system had to undergo further reform. During the initial rapid development phase, many problems were masked by the fast-growing speed, but as time went by, those flaws would inevitably emerge.

As the Dragon Nest Tribe's system gradually improved, Austin had already decided that, unless focusing on cultivating core combat forces such as Dragon Vein Attendants, the Magic Modified Navy Six Techniques' cultivation method, Beastman transformation slots, and even the supply of precious materials like Bronze Weapons should never be given without compensation for contributions.

To gain power and core resources, one must exert more effort than others and contribute more to the Dragon Nest Tribe.

Because Austin believed in one thing: things received without cost are often not cherished.

...

Rodney brought Gory into the governing hall and immediately garnered attention from the top after presenting their findings.

Lately, the Dragon Nest Tribe had gathered many more wandering Beastmen compared to the previous year. It was initially thought that the Dragon Nest Tribe's reputation had spread, attracting so many Beastmen. However, there seemed to be another reason.

Through Gory's reminder, Vini and others gradually discovered some clues. According to those fleeing wandering Beastmen, before the cold winter season, the number of beasts outside the forest inexplicably increased significantly, making it impossible for them to safely gather sufficient food for winter in the forest, thus leading them to migrate outward, where they encountered many Giant Beasts and Magic Beasts along the way and were hunted heavily until they reached the safe area within the Dragon Nest Tribe.

Previously, such situations rarely occurred, albeit occasionally some tribes in the Kawa Great Forest failed to store enough food before the cold winters due to various accidents, causing tribe collapse and Beastman wandering. However, this phenomenon of massive tribe collapse due to increased beast havoc leading to large-scale Beastman wandering was a first.

All the change seemed to have happened around six months ago.

Upon inferring the arrival of unknown danger, Governor Vini dared not make decisions alone and quickly reported the situation to Austin.

"Unknown danger, causing mass beast migration?"

Upon hearing this situation, Austin's brows furrowed but he could think of no reasoning and could only give orders.

"From today onward, increase the number of Beastman reconnaissance teams, probe outwardly, and find the cause of the anomaly."

Although the strength of the Dragon Nest Tribe was said to cover an area of hundreds of miles, in reality, the tribe's population of only four thousand spread across vast lands was negligible; the Dragon Nest Beastmen's footsteps barely ventured far. The tribe's reputation spread mainly through Austin's identity as a Giant Dragon and the transmissions of scattered Beastman tribes nearby.

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