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Although it is true that such flattering words are well-deserved by Wang Long himself, hearing an elderly person praise him so openly made him feel quite awkward, especially since he considered himself a serious person.
"Ahem, Village Chief, you've repeated these words so many times; shouldn't we get to the main topic?" This time, even Ying Sang couldn't help him. Looking at the woman's expression, it was clear that she wanted to say the same thing. Wang Long disregarded any notions of politeness and directly interrupted him, inquiring about the details of the recent incident. "I remember that before we left Fire Village, the people from Twin Sword Sect had already fled. Why are they now pursuing you with such brutal methods?"
"Sigh! It's a long story!"
Having just been chased relentlessly, the villagers from Alin Village finally had a moment to rest. However, surrounded by several corpses of powerful beings from the divine race made them feel uneasy. As they moved to the other side of the mountain pass, the Village Chief, accompanied by several elders and experts like Ying Sang, began explaining to Wang Long what had happened after he left Alin Village.
The fundamental reason lies in the fact that Fire Village and several other villages were attacked by the Demon Clan.
Although at the last moment, the divine Army finally arrived, preventing the Demon Clan from further encroaching on Fire Village, it was already too late. The surrounding villages had been completely wiped out, leaving only Fire Village with heavy casualties.
To put it bluntly, this isolated village was surrounded by areas that had become no man's land, making it hardly worth the effort for the major sects of the divine race to protect.
Of course, they wouldn't say this outright, but all talk of subsequent reconstruction and increasing recruitment efforts for disciples had turned into empty words. Even worse, upon seeing the current situation in Fire Village, those Celestial Beings displayed their disdain openly.
The problem was that they had grievances but nowhere to voice them; after all, they had indeed lost their value of being "utilized."
However, even so, things were not entirely hopeless. Although the area was quite remote, it was still better than Alin Village in the Great Gobi; at least there was a trading partner. Moreover, as time passed, the population would gradually increase and eventually reconnect with more villages.
But just when they suppressed their grievances and dissatisfaction and decided to start rebuilding their hometown, even more dire events unfolded.
Although for those authentic major sects, places like Fire Village and Alin Village were insignificant and had long been abandoned, it did not mean that there were no forces eyeing this place!
For many small sects, they are never picky, and due to the pressure from larger forces, they can only strive village by village. At most, when it comes time to recruit disciples, they will just have to put in a bit more effort to travel.
Thus, the divine forces that had lost interest here quickly vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a few empty words of consolation.
The Twin Sword Sect, which already harbored ambitions for this place, immediately followed suit. This time, they not only aimed to take control of Fire Village, but also intended to seize Alin Village as well!
With their arrival, the final fate of the two villages had already been decided!
"I have a question that I'm not quite clear about. I wonder if the village chief could clarify it for me?"
"Speak up; I will answer honestly."
"I was thinking that since Fire Village and Alin Village have been neglected by those deities and have little hope of rising again, wouldn't it be a more sensible choice to ally with those second-tier forces? If that's the case, both sides should have some willingness. But why did you Alin Village still refuse their request?"
"Sigh! Wang Long, you don't know!" The Old Village Chief sighed helplessly. "On the surface, this matter seems as you said, but the actual situation is not like that. Do you know that while the Twin Sword Sect is willing to select individuals from our two villages, their conditions are extremely harsh? They require us to provide a certain number of new talents each year for them to choose from. They want our village to focus entirely on reproduction. If any girl over fourteen is still unmarried or hasn't become a mother by seventeen, they will personally intervene to ensure these girls bear children! They are truly a bunch of beasts!"
"Uh," Wang Long was shocked by the almost mindless tyranny of the Twin Sword Sect. "They have gone too far; anyone who hears such news would surely condemn them!"
"Exactly! How could we agree to such outrageous conditions? Moreover, Fire Village has long sent envoys hoping that our two villages can stand firm together. As long as we refuse to yield, let's see what they can do! Who would have thought that the overly arrogant divination would bring terrible consequences to our village? This time, the Twin Sword Sect is counting on no divine forces coming back to care about them; they might truly do as they please in these areas from now on."
"Therefore, we ultimately rejected their offer; otherwise, we would forever be looking up at those lofty stars while being continuously drained by them. Even if our population grows larger, if we lack young disciples for replenishment, we will still lack appeal for those true first-tier divine forces. Our village would likely become nothing more than a stepping stone for the expansion of the Twin Sword Sect. Our descendants would face an inescapable reality."
"Thus, although cooperating with those mid-tier cultivation sects may not completely remove us from the eyes of major sects, it is better than relying on others' strength to produce mid-tier disciples who then find it hard to advance further! After all, as they said, when others finally notice us, it would be better for us to have accumulated enough talents in advance so that when an opportunity arises, we can present all our talents at once and astonish the world. At that point, even if those prestigious sects do not value us now, they will surely be conquered by our rapid progress and solid foundation. Ultimately, they will reaccept us. This is truly crucial for whether we will forever decline in the future! At least in my view, this is far better than relying on others."
"Alright! Indeed very visionary, I admire you, Wang Long. However, given the current situation, we should first clarify how far along their plans have progressed and whether there are any other resistance forces present. After all, that is the key to our counterattack against Alin Village and even Fire Village!"
"What? A counterattack!" Everyone was utterly surprised that Wang Long had proposed a counteroffensive so quickly!
Although... Wang Long's earlier performance was indeed very assertive, these were just ordinary disciples of the Twin Sword Sect! No matter how much they looked down on the strength of Alin Village and Fire Village, both villages still had their Defensive Array in place. It would require a master-level elder to personally intervene to break it in a short time!
However, Wang Long did not give them time to react and directly laid out his plan!
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