After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe.

Chapter 414 Robbery!

The sun is rising.

As the music began to play, it drew the attention of many warriors passing through the Alliance's main city, who all looked up toward the Temple of Heroes.

This is the first time I've heard sacrificial music played in the morning.

The renovated Valhalla naturally has a new look.

Outside the main hall of the Hall of Heroes.

A fourth-order flying dragon, hundreds of feet in size, was cleaned up and its body was covered with witchcraft incantations.

Le Qing led a group of priests, some of whom struck the chime bells, some struck the jade chime, and some played the yu (a type of reed pipe).

As Shen Can brought down his knife, the flying dragon's body paused, and then blood gushed from its neck, dripping into the bronze vessel below.

The priest plundered 1,900 years of lifespan from a fourth-tier flying dragon beast.

Shen Can didn't care about the lifespan that had been taken away; his divine sense enveloped the surrounding area.

At this moment, he clearly sensed that the sacrificial dragon beast was releasing wisps of blood energy that drifted into the side hall.

After connecting the Temple of Heroes and the ancestral temples of various tribes through the sacrificial tree, Shen Can also started a small-scale sacrifice at the Temple of Heroes, plundering the lifespan of the sacrificial offerings.

The dragon beasts under his command came from the dragon slave hunting team, and many creatures in this team were trapped in different formations.

The alliance did not kill them immediately; the members of the Flying Dragon Slave Hunters had countless murders on their hands.

It would be a waste to just kill them.

First, they were used as test subjects for the Alliance warriors, then their memories were thoroughly extracted, and finally their bones were burned as firewood.

This would be a worthwhile use of all their ruthless methods of killing and their knowledge gained from traveling to various parts of the Great Wilderness.

After the sacrificial ceremony was completed, the music and rituals ceased.

Le Qing led a group of priests down the road, his head bowed in thought as he walked.

The temple priest said that ritual music should be able to evoke a resonance with the spirits of the sacrifice, but he has not yet sensed it.

However, this is something that must be done in the music festival: to create better sacrificial music and evoke a resonance from the spirits.

The best meat from the dragon was taken out and divided into several pieces. In addition to being offered in the main hall, it was also offered by the heads of the various halls in the side halls.

After leaving the main hall of the Temple of Heroes, Shen Can washed his hands.

As the temple's caretaker, he had completed his daily duties for the day.

But for the other priests, it was just the beginning.

Offering sacrifices to the sacred tree daily and communicating with it is an extremely important task for the priests.

Only by absorbing more energy can the roots of the Sacred Tree, hidden deep within the earth, reach farther places.

Only by communicating more with the Sacrificial Tree can the Sacrificial Tree become more and more spiritual, and its roots will spread and grow according to the path planned by the Alliance.

Today, high above the Temple of Heroes, next to a lush canopy of the Sacred Tree, stands a floating island.

This is where Shen Can cultivates and rests.

The method of building the floating islands was learned by Shen Can from the ancient city of Tu Shang.

However, the floating island of the Human Alliance is not large, only a little over a hundred miles in size.

Shen Can has now moved into the high-altitude floating island.

There was no other way; the aura of a sixth-level cultivator was too strong. Whether residing in the Temple of Heroes or the Ancestral Temple, it would have too much of an impact on the surrounding area. It was better to hover high in the air.

There was only one large hall on the floating island, filled with various animal skin scrolls and jade slips.

As the leader of the Torch Tower, guiding the direction of the Alliance's civilization, Shen Can told all the researchers that they could come to him for advice if they encountered any problems.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to the main hall, two more figures appeared at the door.

After the two figures left, Shen Can began to ponder the matter of the formation.

The alliance now has two high-grade sixth-tier formations here.

It can defend against sixth-tier forces without any problem, but dealing with seventh-tier forces is like being made of paper.

Shen Can has not yet decided whether to continue increasing the number of formations or improve their quality.

The main issue is the derivation of formations, which has now reached a bottleneck.

To transform into a seventh-order formation, his previous idea was to continuously add sixth-order formations, using quantity to achieve a qualitative change.

But this breakthrough by the Weaver Girl, and the star chart combination she comprehended, brought her some new ideas.

Originally, the alliance relied on the Star Array, but now that the Weaver Girl has advanced to the sixth rank, they have the Star Chart Combination Array.

Shen Can wondered if he could incorporate this kind of star array into the construction of formations.

The alliance is not short of resources at present. The ores, spiritual items and other resources brought back from the ancient city of Tu Shang are piled up like mountains.

After all, it is the result of the Holy Clan's years of accumulation, equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of sixth-tier forces.

Given enough time, these resources are sufficient for the alliance to cultivate at least dozens of Tier 6 individuals.

As for the fifth tier, there's no need to say more; the number of fifth tiers that the Holy Race has will be the same as the number that the Human Alliance has.

The star chart that the Weaver Girl had comprehended upon advancing to the sixth rank had long been placed on the table in front of Shen Can, and he had already deduced it many times.

As for the giant beast's clones, they have many small star maps inside their bodies, but they haven't merged into a large star array like the Weaver Girl.

[Deduction]

Before long, Shen Can began to try to deduce, wanting to absorb the star map and star array that the Weaver Girl had comprehended and turn it into nourishment for his own array formation.

……

Alliance Hall.

Where is the fleet?

Yan Jiang summoned the messengers to inquire.

Even though the communications department reported to him regularly every day, he was still somewhat uneasy and couldn't help but call someone to inquire about it from time to time.

We're almost at Xunyang Mountain.

Xunyang Mountain is one of the five strongholds on the way to Tushang Ancient City in the Juyue Mountains.

Heading northeast from Juyue, there are five strongholds: Pengze Mountain, Xiaoya Cliff, Xunyang Mountain, Rift Valley Wasteland, and the Canren Tribe.

Apart from the Canren race residing on the edge of the Tushang territory, the other four areas are located in the wilderness, inhabited by humans.

The land north of Xunyang Mountain is a relatively flat area inhabited by more than thirty tribes of human races, whose territory is roughly the size of three Yongzhou.

There are foreign forces on the east, west, and north sides of Xunyang. Fortunately, they are relatively far apart, and although there are occasional disputes, no major battles have broken out.

That is why Xunyang was chosen as a transit point when the alliance was developing trade routes.

Upon hearing the report that everything was alright, Yan Jiang felt slightly relieved.

But with such a large fleet, and having only traveled halfway, danger could arise at any moment.

In order to gain an advantage in Tu Shang Ancient City, demonstrate their value to the seventh-tier holy race, and establish a foothold among the many sixth-tier forces.

After much discussion, the alliance finally decided on the human alliance's resource sales in Tu Shang Ancient City.

After the alliance discussed this matter, they showed it to the temple and made some revisions before finalizing it.

There are seventy-seven kinds of special products from the Juyue Mountains, including witchcraft medicines, spiritual plants, pearls, medicinal wines, spiritual flower honey, and animal meat.

In addition, when passing through several major transit points along the way, some special products and resources of the people in those transit points will also be added.

The vast majority of these are basic resources that are used for high-volume sales.

The Alliance also selected several key items as the basis for the human race's foothold in the Merchant Guild Alliance.

The quantity varies, and the number sold each time has not yet been determined.

First, there are a small number of fourth-tier magical artifacts and communication magical artifacts. Most of these are auxiliary magical artifacts, and the majority of them are speed-type magical artifacts engraved with wind-attribute magical runes.

In the Great Wilderness, auxiliary magical artifacts have always been rare, and speed-enhancing magical artifacts are even more crucial, capable of saving lives in critical moments. It is believed that they will definitely open up the market.

Secondly, there are various types of cloth from the third to the fifth tier, but the fifth tier is not numerous and is mainly used to build a reputation, in addition to playing some other roles.

One type of fifth-tier cloth is woven with countless intricate and gorgeous patterns during the weaving process. All the patterns are composed of seemingly chaotic and disordered witchcraft and witchcraft patterns, and it has extremely strong defensive capabilities.

Furthermore, under sunlight and starlight, the fabric will generate various kinds of rosy light, spontaneously creating an image of myriad beasts surrounding it.

This spirit cloth was mainly used to sell to the two major dragon clans of Zhangshui and Baxia.

Dragons have a fondness for treasures and are very enthusiastic about luxurious things.

Compared to the heavy armor, the spirit cloth is as light as flowing clouds and as light as silk. If it could be worn by a dragon, the dragon's brilliance as it moves through the clouds and rain would dazzle the eyes of many living beings.

Besides the spirit cloth, the Alliance also brought a batch of pearls, each one perfectly round, ranging in size from as small as a longan to as large as a skull. Each one, when taken out, glistened with moisture and reflected a rainbow of colors.

Finally, there are various minerals that contain the power of Yin and Yang, one being a product of the underground caves and the other a product of drawing upon the power of the sun.

These two types of minerals are not uncommon in the Great Wilderness, but there are very few that are pure.

The Human Alliance's offering wasn't the purest either, but it was still significantly better than what was available on the market.

Of course, even the highest purity ore is beyond the human alliance's current refining capabilities unless they completely upgrade their existing formations and processes.
For example, ores containing Yin energy are mostly found in deep abysses and marshes. Some of the dragon race's descendants need these Yin energy minerals.

As for the minerals containing Yang energy, they can be used by a wider range of races, including all beings who cultivate the metal and fire elements.

Of course, there are also special 'variety' among these minerals. Some have a bright fluorescent glow that seems to flow like water, while others have a dazzling red glow.

The seven holy races have different preferences, and the human race does not have the ability to satisfy all the preferences of the holy races. In the end, it was decided to allocate more resources to the dragon race.

Mainly targeting the dragon race.

After all, there are only two dragon clans among the seven holy races, and overall they are the strongest.

"Palace Master Yan Jiang, this is a message relayed from Tu Shang Ancient City."

At this moment, messengers entered the main hall.

"Most of the Yaosen tribe's goods were looted, and the remaining half were burned."

"Yao Sen?"

Information about this alien race quickly surfaced in Yan Jiang's mind.

This is one of the stronger early-stage forces among the ninety-two sixth-tier races.

The clan openly possesses three sixth-tier beings.

Normally, under the arrangement of the seventh-tier holy race, the ninety-two sixth-tier forces should be busy building market cities and opening their own trade routes to show the holy race lords that they are not just sitting around doing nothing.

But this is only in terms of normalcy; in the Great Wilderness, many things are simply abnormal.

There's no such thing as a quick sale; it's always faster to grab something than to buy something.

As one gains at the expense of the other, you win twice as much.

Whoever manages to abduct a batch of supplies will not only weaken the competitiveness of their rivals but also gain access to more resources.

Besides, ninety-two sixth-tier races are still too many in the eyes of many races.

In addition, there are some sixth-tier forces that didn't have time to participate in the alliance meeting, and they also want to be included.

As for whether or not to use the resources you've seized, there's no need to worry at all. The Great Wilderness is so vast, there are plenty of all kinds of resources.

You say these resources belong to your family, why don't you call out to them and see if they respond!
As for seeking justice from the Holy Race... hehe...

If the Holy Clan Lords were fair, they wouldn't have created ninety-two market cities, forcing everyone to use their unique skills to barter and trade, while they directly pocketed 60% of the profits.

To be honest, the loophole that allows the Holy Race to take 60% of the profits is huge.

If you collect resources from other places and bring them back to sell, after deducting costs and transportation fees, you can calculate the profit.

But how do we calculate the benefits from the local specialties that everyone brings from their respective tribes' territories?
Ultimately, the Holy Race will have the final say on how to determine the 60% share.

Unfortunately, there was no way to refute it, so they could only endure it.

Don't forget, there are also the seven holy cities.

Now, one of the seven holy clans has occupied a flying continent outside the Tu Shang Tower, renaming it the Suspended Holy City.

All high-level spiritual items and rare items from various market cities must be auctioned off in the Floating Holy City.

The seven holy cities took turns holding auctions.

Moreover, once high-level resources are discovered, the seven holy races have priority in acquiring them.

Before the various races had even finished building their market cities and before the oppression from the Holy Race had manifested, the fighting had already begun.

"Send a message to Lord Yan Song about the Yao Sen tribe, and tell him to be extra careful and vigilant against any creatures coming and going around the fleet."

"Also, keep me informed of the fleet's situation."

……

North of Xunyang Mountain lies Linjiang City.

A fleet of more than forty large ships, escorted by ten warships, slowly landed on a flat stone platform outside the city.

Although Xunyang had long been considered a transit point, this was the first time a fleet of this size had come here.

Therefore, it attracted the attention of many people in the city, who watched from a distance.

Yan Song appeared on the deck at the bow of the largest warship and took out a communication device.

"The fleet will stop for a day at the second transit station, load up with local specialties from the Xunyang Mountain area, and set off early tomorrow morning for the next stop, the Rift Valley Wasteland."

"The alliance has received this."

Once the communication device had been restored, Yan Song put it away and began making arrangements.

"Each escort warship takes turns resting, remains vigilant, and sends out small patrol boats to search the surrounding mountains and forests to see if any tails are following us."

"The special products of Xunyang Mountain were loaded into the No. 21 ship."

Following Yan Song's instructions, many figures appeared in the fleet and quickly got to work.

One after another, flying boats took off from the warships and began heading towards the surrounding mountains and forests.

Even with such a large fleet flying the flag of the ancient city of Tushang, danger could strike at any moment amidst these mountains and valleys.

As the fleet commander, Yan Song will become the first city lord of the alliance stationed in Tu Shang Market when they arrive at Tu Shang Ancient City.

After loading resources from the Xunyang Mountain area, the fleet set off again early the next morning.

The entire caravan traveled between Tu Shang and Ju Yue, passing through five fixed checkpoints, and the arrival times at each location had been agreed upon well in advance.

This is to prepare for any unexpected events and to be able to receive news as soon as possible.

The escorting warships were divided into three parts: the lead ship, the rear ship, and the flank ships, constantly shuttling back and forth.

When passing through the territories of certain races, they inevitably attract the attention of the creatures in those territories, and some will even ride birds or flying boats to follow them from afar.

These kinds of creatures don't pose much of a threat; most will leave after a while.

Yan Song scattered scouts across thousands of miles around the fleet, and any news would be relayed back via communication devices.

He wasn't worried about the small alien territories along the way. The trading company had already traveled this route many times, choosing buffer zones on the edges of various ethnic territories.

The main concern is actually the other sixth-tier forces within the current Tu Shang Alliance.

After passing through the Rift Valley Wasteland, Yan Song, as usual, contacted the Alliance and then led the fleet to continue its journey.

The Rift Valley Wasteland is the fourth outpost; ahead lies the Canren tribe, southwest of the ancient city of Tushang.

Upon arriving at the Canren tribe, they were considered to have entered the territory of the Tushang.

The journey had been peaceful and uneventful, but as they drew closer to the ancient city of Tushang, Yan Song became increasingly vigilant.

Not only him, but all the Alliance warriors on the fleet and warships were led by fifth-tier warriors who had participated in previous alliance meetings and had witnessed the attitudes of various races towards the human race.

At this moment, everyone became even more vigilant.

Danger can lurk everywhere among the mountains and valleys.

"Lord of the city, there are creatures passing by 13,000 miles to the east. Preliminary judgment is that they are creatures heading to the ancient city of Tushang to exchange goods."

"From the southeast side behind, a creature is rapidly approaching and then leaving."

……

Yan Song looked around, not only at his surroundings but also at the mountains below.

During the alliance meeting, everyone discussed whether to reduce the size of the fleet and increase the number of ships, so that if an accident occurred, the losses would not be too great.

But in the end, they decided to assemble a large fleet to deliver all the resources needed for the initial construction of the market city.

Large fleets naturally have stronger protection, so Yan Song is not afraid of ordinary bandits.

What he feared most was the appearance of raiders who, after failing to take away the resources, would resort to underhanded tactics and destroy the large ship.

Even if we manage to wipe out all the raiders that are about to appear, we'll still have no resources left.

……

"This is the human fleet; it's quite large."

Tens of thousands of miles away, within a cloud, faint flashes of lightning appeared. A figure riding a thundercloud spirit eagle fixed his sharp eyes on the human fleet.

"Elder, the human fleet has nearly sixty ships of various sizes, which is much larger than those of the other races. Should we make a move?"

(End of this chapter)