I Transmigrated Into A Fantasy World To Farm And Build Houses!-Chapter 483: Golden Kingdom Turmoil
Arthur was submerged in jealousy every day, angry with nowhere to vent. He came up with a bad idea and asked Eric to let him spar with Galvin and the other warriors.
He used the flowery excuse of letting these warriors experience what Max had experienced, improving the tribe’s combat power.
As soon as he lifted his tail, Eric knew what he was planning. Although Eric rolled his eyes, he still agreed.
Although Arthur’s inner thoughts were definitely the opposite of his words, it couldn’t be denied that doing so was indeed beneficial.
Battles that triggered potential weren’t easy to find. If they really looked for high-level magical beasts to fight, it would be easy for people to get hurt. Arthur had a sense of propriety and could be said to be the best sparring partner.
Eric warned him repeatedly not to go overboard before agreeing to let Arthur train the beastman warriors.
He was worried Max would be unhappy and specially went to ask. Seeing that Max had no objections, he was reassured.
Max naturally didn’t want to see that dragon, but he, Galvin, and the others shared the same thought: to desperately improve their strength. Although he had now condensed a beast core and stepped into another stage, it was still far from enough, and he wasn’t Arthur’s opponent.
Seeing these two risking their lives like this, Michael, Grass, Kevin, and the others were already quite anxious.
The companion who fought alongside them had now condensed a beast core, while they were still marking time. On the other side, Eric had developed a prosperous tribe; they had to work hard too.
While everyone in the Hadu tribe was united in their efforts, the Golden Kingdom on the other side was in constant turmoil.
Doan, abandoned by Max on the cliff, starved to death. The worst part was that he belonged to the Golden Lion tribe and endured for more than a month before breathing his last, which could be considered retribution.
The elder they relied on was gone, and nearly half of the other warriors sent to rescue him had been killed by the giant ice bear. The remaining beastmen fled miserably back to the Golden Kingdom, losing almost all the captured small beastmen along the way.
The Beast King was furious and exiled these warriors to dig mines. Such a huge loss forced him to temporarily shelve the idea of continuing the pursuit.
Sunflower and his group brought the white wine back exactly at this sensitive time.
Originally, it was thought that his unauthorized trading might anger the Beast King, but Doan’s failure had cost the kingdom countless gold coins.
The white wine Sunflower brought back was of high quality and tasted delicious. The Beast King kept half for himself and sold the rest to humans, earning quite a lot of gold coins, which compensated for part of the loss.
Towards Sunflower, he rarely showed a pleasant demeanor and did not pursue the matter.
In recent years, the Golden Kingdom had sold almost all the small beastmen who had submitted to it as slaves; a small portion successfully escaped. Enjoying luxury and decadence, the Beast King naturally didn’t want to return to a simple life.
The surrounding small beastman tribes had also been "cleaned up" almost completely. The remaining ones had moved their entire tribes, fleeing this devil’s den.
The Beast King began to have other ideas. Although Doan was dead, he had once given the Beast King an opinion: since he was the Beast King, all beastmen on the Illusion Continent should be under his management. If anyone didn’t obey, beat them until they did.
The military power of the Golden Kingdom was enough to sweep through any tribe. The Beast King began to be tempted, secretly calculating which tribe to attack first.
The small beastmen had been caught almost to extinction. His ambition had also grown larger; he no longer valued the gold coins from selling small beastmen. His intent shifted to the large beastman tribes.
Carnivorous beastmen generally had stronger power than herbivorous beastmen.
Initially, it was best to target herbivorous beastmen, and he had to choose types that humans were willing to buy at high prices. The Beast King first targeted the Monkey and Fox tribes.
Especially the Fox tribe; although not considered herbivores, everyone in human form had an appearance that fit human aesthetics very well. If they were used as goods, they could certainly sell for a high price.
The Monkey tribe was the most intelligent race and also the best choice.
But as soon as he voiced this purpose, without Doan as the mastermind, the other beastmen naturally didn’t agree. The elders tried their best to dissuade him but angered the Beast King. Two elders from the Leopard and Tiger tribes were ordered to be disemboweled on the spot.
The Beast King’s brutality completely ignited the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the beastmen. They had long had enough of attacking their own kind and being despised and hated by other beastmen on the continent.
No one could have expected that the Beast King, who clearly intended to establish a nation to lead beastmen to a better life in the beginning, would turn into what he was now.
They lived more prosperously than in the tribe days, especially the beastmen with higher status who received more gold coins, but their hearts grew emptier day by day.
The faction supporting Doan now had no leader, and the remaining ones had suffered more than half in casualties; they couldn’t cause any waves now. Even if they fully supported the Beast King, their strength couldn’t match the opposing faction.
At this time, Leo’s mother, the Great General of the Golden Lion tribe, stepped forward, leading the opposition against the Beast King’s actions.
She had illustrious military exploits in that great war and was once a candidate for the Beast King position; she still had extremely strong rallying power. Coupled with the Beast King gradually losing the people’s support over the years, the situation in the Golden Kingdom immediately turned into two factions.
Previously, although two forces existed in the Golden Kingdom, not many beastmen chose sides then; most were observing. Now the situation forced their hand; they could no longer stay out of it. Tribesmen of the Golden Lion, Tiger, and Leopard tribes were successively swept into the struggles of different factions.
The Golden Kingdom was in chaotic turmoil, while the Hadu tribe took the opportunity to develop vigorously.
The population increased, and with the presence of Arthur and Evan, two powerful outliers, no high-level magical beasts dared to approach the vicinity.
The reclaimed land increased year by year. The Snow Wolves who were observing couldn’t sit still anymore and flocked to the Hadu tribe.
Balu and Kiet had become messengers between the Red Grass tribe and the Hadu tribe, volunteering to come every year.
In winter, they reluctantly returned with loads of spoils. Through them, the Ox-Head tribe and the Hadu tribe became increasingly close due to the paper trade relationship.
Notably, the Black Wolf tribe chose to stay near the Hadu tribe. With the help of the Ox-Head tribe, they successfully planted winter wheat in the first year and subsequently entered the path of farming.
The Snow Wolf people didn’t like the Black Wolf tribe but didn’t chase them away. So, although the two sides were close, apart from Nathan occasionally taking initiative to lead people to visit the Hadu tribe, there was basically no interaction.
The beastmen had internal strife and no time to care about other things. The Elf race, due to Evan’s existence, also had much goodwill toward the Hadu tribe. Mirinda and the Elf Queen had visited successively, changing their attitude toward beastmen.
Seeing Eric and his partner intimately inseparable, Mirinda had advised Evan several times.
However, this younger brother of hers looked gentle but was actually very stubborn. His persistence was something even Mirinda couldn’t shake, and the Elf Queen could only sigh.
