Mighty Lord

28: Chapter 28 Trick the Skeleton King 28: Chapter 28 Trick the Skeleton King “Stop!” The word that followed Zhou Tian, ‘territory’, was rather sensitive to the Skeleton King at the moment, given the fact that his territory was about to be largely occupied by the Beastman Clan.

Despite this, he still called out for his skeleton soldiers, who were preparing to continue their attack on Zhou Tian, to stop.

Seeing the Skeleton King’s action, Zhou Tian could not help but breathe a sigh of relief and then, having collected himself, he continued speaking to the Skeleton King: “Esteemed Skeleton King, how do you like that?

The strength of our Beastman Clan is not weak, is it?”

“Are you provoking me?” After listening to Zhou Tian’s words, the Skeleton King appeared quite angry.

If it had not been for Zhou Tian’s previous statement, which had some effect, the Skeleton King would likely have continued to attack Zhou Tian.

Seeing the Skeleton King’s reaction, although Zhou Tian was nervous inside, he managed to maintain his composure and said, “Actually, you’ve misunderstood, Skeleton King.

I didn’t come here with the intent to fight against your Skeleton Tribe.

I did all of this to prove my strength and then reach out to you to work on a big plan together.”

“If you want to cooperate, you should have come to me directly.

What do you mean by doing all of this now?”

“If I hadn’t done this, do you think you would have seen me?” The Skeleton King was genuinely taken aback by Zhou Tian’s words.

Although the Skeleton King was not the sharpest tool in the shed, he was well aware that, as Zhou Tian pointed out, if Zhou Tian had not made such a disturbance, he would not have taken him, the Beastman leader, seriously.

Thus, even if Zhou Tian truly had something to discuss with him, it’s likely that he wouldn’t bother giving him the time of day.

Whether it was Zhou Tian’s words which had an effect, or if the Skeleton King had other plans, when Zhou Tian said as much, the Skeleton King changed his tone and said in a friendly manner, “I can trust you, and you have now shown me your strength.

I can listen to your proposal of cooperation.

But before that, return the territories you have occupied.”

“Impossible,” Zhou Tian quickly replied, without any hesitation: “Esteemed Skeleton King, I seized these territories to prove my strength.

But now that I’ve occupied such a massive territory, do you think I would give it all back to you given the current circumstances?”

“Damn you!

You dare to deceive me, I order you…”

“Wait!” Seeing the Skeleton King react like that, Zhou Tian hastily intervened once more: “Respected Skeleton King, considering the situation, we have already occupied your territory.

Even if you kill me, what difference will it make?

I have tens of thousands of Beastman soldiers under my command, and they will block off the Skeleton Cave on my command.

Once the outside territories are designated as ours, our races’ powers will likely shift.

And my successor, I fear, won’t be as accommodating as me.

In that case, your Skeleton Tribe can prepare to be extinct!”

“What exactly are your terms?” After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, the Skeleton king finally gave in.

Of course, Zhou Tian was correct and compared to getting revenge, the Skeleton King was naturally more concerned about the survival of his race.

So, after hearing Zhou Tian’s threat, it was impossible for him to ignore it.

Seeing the Skeleton King’s reaction, Zhou Tian was privately delighted, but he showed nothing on his face and simply responded: “Honorable Skeleton King, I have no intention of targeting the Skeleton Tribe.

In fact, I came to you with considerable sincerity for this cooperation.

If you distrust me, once our clan has the power to confront you, I will order my Beastman to give back part of our territory.

Then, when our powers are at par, we can discuss cooperation.”

“Really?

How do I know you won’t turn on us when the Beastmen become more powerful?” The dim-witted Skeleton King didn’t consider many factors.

After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, he was surprisingly pleased and after adjusting his attitude towards Zhou Tian, he voiced his question.

“Done.” Seeing the Skeleton King react in such a manner, Zhou Tian knew clearly that he had been taken in by his bluff.

“Respected Skeleton King, rest assured.

You see, isn’t this Beastman leader in your hands?

If we reach a point when our powers are equal, and I don’t return part of the territory to you, you can simply order your skeletons to kill me.”

“Hmm, you do have a point.” After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, the Skeleton King thought they made sense, nodded, and motioned for his skeletons to back off, freeing up the area where he and Zhou Tian were confronting each other.

“Fine, I won’t do anything to you for now.

You can tell me about your plan now,” the Skeleton King said, once he acknowledged Zhou Tian’s words.

He was quite magnanimous and held no grudges regarding their territorial disputes.

The Skeleton King sat cross-legged and inquired about the plan Zhou Tian had in mind.

“Esteemed Skeleton King, the purpose of my visit this time is simple – to capture the nearby NPC Village.”

After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, the Skeleton King angrily retorted: “Are you messing with me?

Conquering an NPC village is not a simple task.

We organise forces every year to attack them, but we have never succeeded, and always suffer great losses.

Now, you want to capture the village with the combined strength of our two tribes?

This is an impossible task.

From the start, were you actually deceiving me?”

Zhou Tian couldn’t help but think to himself as he saw the Skeleton King’s enraged state: “This guy seems stupidly cute, I didn’t expect him to be smart at this moment.

But the cooperation I have in mind now is just this.

Although it’s a bit of a hassle, using you skeletons as fodder is not a bad idea.

Maybe we will actually be able to capture that NPC village.” After a moment of silence, Zhou Tian continued: “Honorable Skeleton King, perhaps you’ve misunderstood me.

Actually, I am confident about this cooperation.

When I was a Beastman Warrior, I once led a group of Beastman Warriors into that village.

If we hadn’t been too weak, that village would probably have fallen into our hands by now.

So, in the current situation, I thought of giving you a share of the credit for this.

However, I didn’t expect that the esteemed Skeleton King would be so timid.” After saying that, Zhou Tian shook his head in what seemed like disappointment.