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

Chapter 415 Ship formation!

Since Tu Shang formed a new merchant alliance, the Thundercloud Clan has already robbed several caravans of sixth-tier races.

Aside from the fact that the Holy Race is untouchable, the Thundercloud Race would dare to steal even the resources of the Fish Race if they could find them.

In the vast wilderness, amidst countless mountains and valleys, as long as the operation is carried out swiftly and decisively without leaving any survivors, no one can falsely accuse the Thundercloud Clan without any evidence.

Amidst the churning clouds, the male monkey squinted at the large fleet of ships ahead, a greedy glint in his eyes.

According to the clan's rules, the amount of loot taken will be divided according to the merits of the thieves.

With the establishment of the New Apprentice Merchant Alliance, all the sixth-tier races need to show their prowess in front of the Holy Race. Therefore, in addition to a large amount of commonly used resources, the fleet will inevitably carry high-tier resources as well.

But there aren't many races like the human race that can produce so many transport ships at once.

With so many ships, aren't they afraid of being robbed?

The news of the male monkey was directly relayed to the elders of the clan.

"so much?"

"Even if all the tribesmen who were out there were gathered together, they still couldn't eat so many large ships."

At this moment, in the main hall of Leiyun City within the ancient city of Tushang, a Leiyun clan warrior with a similarly pointed mouth and monkey-like appearance showed a strange expression after hearing the message.

The creatures of the Thundercloud Clan have pointed snouts and monkey-like faces, with thunder wings on their backs, and their bodies are tinged with purple or black, making them dazzling from afar.

Thundercloud City was completed in just three months, and a large amount of resources have been allocated from within the Thundercloud Clan.

While buying and selling are separate matters, the Thundercloud Clan also engages in transactions that require no initial investment.

Not long ago, the Yaosen tribe was robbed by the Leiyun tribe. Twelve large ships, along with the Yaosen tribe creatures guarding them, were all wiped out.

By the way, the two sixth-tier beings of the Yaosen Clan who were guarding the ship also became 'resources' of the Leiyun Clan.

The Yao Sen Clan, which originally had three sixth-tier warriors, now only has one left and has also lost a batch of resources, so it has suffered a major blow.

Next, whether the sixth-ranked individual should remain in their tribe or come to the ancient city of Tu Shang is probably a matter of panic.

Previously, the Yaosen tribe's fleet consisted of only a dozen or so ships, and they only managed to seize five during the raid; the rest were burned in the battle.

The male monkey didn't doubt whether his own kind had the strength to devour the human race.

Rather, the human race has too many ships, so the scale of the battle will be correspondingly larger.

The commotion is significant, increasing the likelihood of leaks and making it easy to expose that the Thundercloud Clan was behind it.

Robbing is acceptable, but it cannot be taken to the Seventh-Order Holy Race.

"More than sixty large ships, this human race is really wealthy."

At this moment, the male monkey looked thoughtful. More ships meant more resources, and seizing one was comparable to seizing many more fleets.

As for the strength of the human race, he wasn't too worried.

Revenge? Do mere humans even deserve it?
Looking across the ancient city of Tu Shang, apart from the Holy Clan, even the Fu Yu Clan was nothing more than a nobody in the eyes of the Thundercloud Clan.

It is true that the Negative Fish Clan has peak sixth-tier warriors, but there are differences between peak sixth-tier warriors.

He, a member of the Thundercloud Clan, wields thunder magic, and his combat power naturally surpasses that of his peers.

Moreover, the late-stage and peak sixth-order beings of the Thundercloud Clan are far beyond what the various clans in Tu Shang Ancient City can imagine.

The reason we traveled all the way from the ancient city of Tushang was for the resources.

"Gonghouzhan, keep watching, don't expose yourself."

After thinking for a moment, the male monkey still couldn't let go of such a large piece of fat meat.

He took out three communication jade tokens and activated the communication function on all of them.

In order to take advantage of this opportunity to plunder a large amount of resources, the Thundercloud Clan dispatched three raiding teams to rush to the vicinity of Tushang Ancient City.

The three teams together have seven sixth-tier warriors, with the strongest being in the late sixth tier.

If the Thundercloud Clan weren't so far from the ancient city of Tushang, and this was the only amount of manpower they could allocate at the moment, they could have doubled the number of personnel they arranged.

It is precisely because the Thundercloud Clan is so far away from the ancient city of Tushang that even the races near the ancient city of Tushang, including the seventh-order holy races, are not very familiar with the Thundercloud Clan.

All I know is that the Thundercloud Clan is a top-tier sixth-order power, and that's about it.

However, these are all old family histories.

The current Thundercloud Clan, apart from lacking a seventh-tier Saint, is no less powerful than the Saint Clan in terms of strength below the seventh tier.

No, it won't be long before the Thundercloud Clan also reaches the seventh rank.

He wasn't targeting humans specifically, but rather any other sixth-tier race present in the Tu Shang Ancient City.

For example, he appears to be at the late stage of the sixth rank, but in fact he has long reached the peak of the sixth rank and is actually the third elder in the Thundercloud Clan.

However, this time he came to Tu Shang Ancient City in the name of the Thundercloud Clan's Great Elder, in order to deceive other races.

"Third Elder."

After the three communication jade tablets lit up, a voice sounded.

"Outside, call me the Grand Elder!"

Upon hearing the message coming from a communication jade tablet, the male monkey immediately rebuked.

"Yes, Great Elder."

"If this happens again, get back to your clan and replace me with another member!"

"Yes."

The three communication jade tablets responded one after another.

Seeing this, the male monkey said, "The male monkey Zhan reports that he has discovered the human fleet."

"Human fleet?"
"Where are they? I'll go capture all these humans. The humans here in Tu Shang have good blood energy, even stronger than the sixth-tier human forces we encountered before. Taking them back to offer to the ancestral spirits will be perfect."

"Hey, whoever grabs it first gets it, Elder. Where are the humans?"

"Shut up, everyone."

After sternly rebuking him, the male monkey continued, "The human fleet consists of nearly sixty large ships. Can you take them all at once?"

"So many! This is almost as many as the fleet of the Fish Clan."

As a top-tier sixth-order race near the ancient city of Tu Shang, the Fu Yu Clan builds cities quickly and transports resources rapidly.

Now, the Great City of the Fish Clan has begun to build momentum, and there are rumors that the Fish Clan will also hold an auction.

"Tsk tsk, sixty ships, that's equivalent to the fleet size of four or five races before."

"So many! The humans here are really generous."

The three leading Thundercloud Clan warriors chatted amongst themselves, showing great interest in the human fleet.

The fleet was large and carried a lot of cargo; one raid on it was equivalent to several raids on other races.

At this moment, one of the three male monkeys, Ban Sheng, spoke up, "Elder, there are too many ships and too many people. It won't be easy to take them all down."

Last time, when they hijacked the Yaosen tribe's fleet, although they killed all the Yaosen tribe's guards, they only managed to steal half of the ships.

With so many humans this time, if even one escapes and exposes our location, it will disrupt the tribe's plans.

"The risks are high, but the rewards are also great."

Another male monkey, Yundan, said somewhat impatiently, "Didn't we bring treasures we dug up from the ruins? If we don't use them now, when will we?"

It's no wonder that the male monkey Yun Dan was a little anxious; mainly because of the three teams, his team hadn't made any progress so far.

The clan stipulates that after keeping 30% of the resources seized, the remainder goes to the clan treasury.

As a branch of the Thundercloud Clan, besides receiving a share of resources, we also need to demonstrate our value to the main branch. This raiding mission was also won from other branches within the clan.

What if you fail to complete a single mission and are replaced by another branch after returning home?
The male monkey, Yun Dan, was getting a little anxious.

It's unacceptable for others to eat meat while you can't even get a sip of soup.

Now, all the members of their own branch of the clan are putting in their best efforts, eager to accomplish great things.

“Yes, we brought the Xuan Tian Ninefold Turtle Realm with us. The fleets we encountered before were few in number and not worth us using this precious relic.”

The remaining branch leader, the male monkey Xuan Yang, immediately echoed, saying, "Now the human race has sixty ships. I imagine the resources on those ships are enough for us to use the Turtle Realm."

"If we don't use it now, when will we?"

"Once the Xuan Tian Ninefold Turtle Realm is activated, the spiritual restriction will cover tens of thousands of miles, isolating the inner and outer worlds. At that time, we can kill however we want."

"That's right. After killing them all and cleaning up the mess, who dares to say it was done by my Thundercloud Clan?"

The three leaders of the Thundercloud branch reached a consensus at this moment.

The Ninefold Turtle Realm of the Mysterious Heaven was discovered by the clan from a relic dating back to before the Mountain and Sea Era.

Thanks to this mysterious ruin, in just a thousand years, the Thundercloud Clan's power has increased by leaps and bounds, leaping from an ordinary sixth-tier race to a top-tier sixth-tier race.

They are now rapidly climbing towards becoming a seventh-tier holy race member.

As the clan's power surged, the clan's basic resources inevitably became insufficient.

It's true that there are powerful magical artifacts and precious medicines left behind in the ruins, but they are all too advanced for most of the clansmen at the fourth rank and below to use.

No matter how powerful a race is, it's all just castles in the air without a sufficient number of third-tier, fourth-tier, and ordinary race members.

Only when all kinds of basic resources are in place can a larger number of mid-level cultivators emerge within the clan. Only then can these fourth and fifth-level clan members use the high-level resources excavated from the ruins.

Then, further excavation of the ruins was carried out.

"Elder, do you think we should activate the Ninefold Mysterious Heaven Turtle Realm?"

"Use it. Contact Gonghouzhan directly for the location."

"Also, be careful."

Soon, the three communication jade tablets in front of the male monkey dimmed, and he suddenly laughed.

My last words were superfluous.

Since they've already used the Ninefold Turtle Realm, all traces will be erased, so there's no need to be careful anymore.

Humans, just wait to die peacefully.

If it weren't for the presence of the Holy Race above...

Once the Thundercloud Clan reaches the seventh rank, they won't need to be so hesitant in their actions.

At that time, the Thundercloud Clan will also have a share in the ancient city of Tushang.

……

"Hey, I'm keeping an eye on them, they can't escape."

The male monkey, who had been following the human fleet, received a message from the three branch leaders and responded casually.

The human fleet stretched for two thousand miles, with ample gaps between each large ship to prevent the energy of the arrays from clashing between them.

"We'll meet in three days to choose where to strike."

……

On the escort warships of the human fleet, Yan Song gazed into the distance. The vast sky was filled with clouds, and streaks of light occasionally flashed past on both sides, bypassing their fleet.

"Is it in the clouds around this location?"

With such a massive fleet traversing such a long distance, how could the alliance not take precautions?

Large fleets have their advantages, namely that even ordinary sixth-tier forces would have to consider whether they can take them down before they can make a move.

Compared to the small fleet, the Human Alliance's fleet brought a large number of Tier 5 ships, with Tier 5 humans patrolling everywhere in flying boats or birds.

Of course, in addition to these routine alerts, there are also starlight alerts from the highest point in the sky.

No one could have imagined that above the massive fleet, there was an avatar carrying the old Xuan Turtle, lingering in the quicksand layer.

Using the dense, star-like debris in the quicksand layer to conceal themselves, they also looked down at the area below.

What the fleet couldn't detect, was clearly visible from the air.

The occasional flashes of lightning phantoms emerging from the clouds behind had long attracted the attention of the old Xuan Turtle high in the sky and the martial artists on its back.

The closer they got to the ancient city of Tu Shang, the more creatures came and went, but almost all of them avoided the Alliance fleet, except for this one, which lagged behind.

Sneaky and suspicious, clearly not a good person.

"It's the Thundercloud Clan!"

After some investigation, Yan Song confirmed that the people following him were from the Thundercloud Clan.

According to the collected information, the Thundercloud Clan is located to the west of the ancient city of Tushang, and its strength is no weaker than that of the Fuyu Clan.

This race excels in lightning magic and possesses formidable combat strength.

"Reporting to the Alliance, the fleet has been targeted by the Thundercloud Clan."

"Order all ship captains to change formation and advance in a tortoise-shell formation."

"All captains should assign personnel to check the formation patterns on their respective ships, and activate all ship formations at the first sign of danger."

"Send a message to our kin on the Xuan Turtle, instructing them to increase the lookout range and detect the high-speed airships and giant beasts approaching the fleet as early as possible."

"From now on, the communication devices within the fleet will operate continuously."

Following Yan Song's instructions, the fleet began to change formation, shifting from the previously suitable goose-shaped formation to a more elliptical shape.

All the ships clustered together in this area, forming a shape similar to a tortoise shell, with each ship being a node on the tortoise shell's pattern.

And this shape is exactly the same as the natural array pattern on the shell of the old black tortoise.

Meanwhile, on each ship, wizards and craftsmen quickly climbed up and down, beginning to inspect the array patterns.

Some immediately began replacing sails and hull armor.

……

On the Alliance side, upon hearing that the fleet was being targeted, communication devices and jade tablets floated in the air within the Alliance's main hall, shimmering with light.

"The Thundercloud Clan is a major clan in the eastern part of the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness. This clan is born with thunder magic and has two wings on its back. The clan has companion thunder beasts, among which the thunder eagle and thunder horned beast are commonly seen."

"At this alliance meeting, the Thundercloud Clan came with its Grand Elder as the leader. He is suspected to be in the late stage of the sixth rank, but there is a peak sixth-rank being in the clan, making it a top-tier sixth-rank clan."

Yan Jiang recounted the news about the Thundercloud Clan to the hall masters and elders of each hall in the main hall.

"Based on normal reasoning, if the Thundercloud Clan wanted to devour my human fleet, they would need at least three to five sixth-tier warriors, with even more fourth- and fifth-tier warriors to assist them."

"However, considering that the Tu Shang Alliance is a newly formed force, no matter how rampant the Lei Yun Clan is, they dare not expose their whereabouts too much, lest they be punished by the Holy Clan."

Since the Thundercloud Clan has set its sights on us, it means that they must have a way to swallow our fleet whole and be confident that they can prevent any of us from escaping.

Therefore, I personally lean towards the Thundercloud Clan. They possess powerful magical artifacts or array-based spiritual restrictions that can seal off all directions, giving them the confidence to cleanly and swiftly devour my human fleet.

As she spoke, Yan Jiang ran out a few jade slips and distributed them to everyone in the hall.

"Regarding the possibility of being robbed, we made multiple preparations long before the fleet set sail. We also discussed several contingency plans for the aftermath."

"These are all in the jade slip. You can take a look with your divine sense. I won't go into details."

(End of this chapter)