Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 99: Speaks tactlessly, strong sense of territory

Land is a good thing, even an excellent thing.

Of course, if you only look at the land itself, just at the soil, there's really nothing to say—but the greatest benefit of land has never been the soil itself, but rather the things that can grow on it.

From the most common rock berry to the honey-producing amber bees, to bison, antelope, dire wolves, cave bears, and even saber-toothed tigers and mammoths, they will naturally appear on this land as long as it becomes a suitable place for them to live.

This means that nothing is more important than controlling land, since owning land is equivalent to owning everything on that land.

"However, the land will not grow what it wants out of thin air."

The blue-faced giant lion listened to what the golden-winged roc was whispering in its ear, and then quickly continued speaking.

“Since you’re going to hunt in the Great Snow Mountain, it means that your land can no longer produce the kind of catch you want… This shouldn’t be happening. This land should be able to meet all your needs.”

"……oh?"

If Du Yi was merely interested before, now, after listening to the words of the blue-faced giant lion, he unexpectedly began to think that the lion might actually have some merit.

It was at this moment that the blue-faced lion continued speaking.

"As for how to make what you want appear on the land, I...we, I mean we, we are all experienced. We can do those things that are extremely troublesome for you. You just need to wait for the harvest."

Perhaps to prove his words were convincing, the Blue-Faced Lion even began to talk about his own past.

"Back then, what I liked best was live prey. After all, hunting live prey not only provided me with enough to eat, but also allowed me to hone my hunting skills in the process... However, if I hunted alone, the speed would be too slow, and after a while, the prey would run away on the spot even if they just smelled my scent..."

After realizing this, the Blue-faced Lion tamed some humanoid creatures with wolf heads on their heads, whom he called the Catan. These dog-headed creatures were quite weak and had almost no fighting ability, but they liked to howl. Their lack of strength but love to make such a commotion made the Catan a target for many beasts.

But this gave the Blue-Faced Lion an opportunity.

Wild beasts prey on the Catan people, and blue-faced lions prey on wild beasts. As long as these weak but bad-tempered Catan people are around, he will have a steady stream of prey.

"Can you still do this?"

Du Yi was completely stunned.

The process is actually not complicated. He has even done it himself, such as using sheep to lure out saber-toothed tigers. He has actually done such things before. However, large-scale operations like the Blue-faced Lion are completely outside his field of vision. He can understand it immediately, but he would never think of it without a reminder.

However, compared to this method that he could think of himself, Du Yi was more interested in another piece of information.

"So you just said that those Catan people have dog heads?"

Du Yi had always been quite curious about these unfamiliar races.

"Where are they now? Where do I need to go to see them?"

"They are..." The blue-faced lion choked immediately.

"They are with the Natas."

After glancing at the six-tusked white elephant beside him, the blue-faced lion could only manage to utter this one sentence.

The Nata people were yet another new race he had never heard of, which naturally piqued Du Yi's interest once again.

The blue-faced lion continued speaking.

Unlike the Catan, the Nata people, who are sturdy and resemble small giants, mainly live on the land of the Six-Tusked White Elephant. The Six-Tusked White Elephant has always trained these small giants as warriors and used them as auxiliary forces in its battles.

This is also a way for the six-tusked white elephant to strengthen itself after analyzing its own weaknesses. Although the giant elephant is extremely large and has six hard and sharp tusks, it is as brave as a chariot when it charges. However, that is only because of its superior frontal combat power. Its empty back has always been the weakness of the six-tusked white elephant.

But once these Natas were carried on his back, everything changed.

In a direct confrontation, the six-tusked white elephant would personally lead the attack. If the enemy dared to circle around to its back, they would face the Nata people's flying axes and spears. Of course, these weapons themselves might not be able to cause much damage, but that brief obstruction would be enough for the giant elephant to turn around and deliver a vicious blow to the enemy.

After mating with the Nata people, the already ferocious six-tusked white elephant became a true war machine, its huge hooves crushing everything in its path, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.

"You can do it like that?"

Although it was still within Du Yi's imagination, this combination technique was indeed beyond Du Yi's expectations—mainly because when he was whipping the giant elephant, he didn't see any Nata people.

"So where are these Nata people now?"

"...They were with the Mani people."

After a moment's hesitation, the blue-faced lion continued.

Most Mani people look similar to monkeys, but out of their worship of Garuda, they adorn their heads with eagle feathers—compared to the Katan people who are used as bait and the Nata people who are used as backup weapons, these Mani people, under the command of Garuda, can be called truly multi-functional.

When it comes to fighting, these Mani people possess considerable combat prowess. When it comes to production, they know how to lure wild beasts and ambush prey. These Mani people can even act as the eyes and ears of the Golden-Winged Roc, bringing it all the surrounding intelligence and even firing signal arrows before the enemy attacks, giving the Golden-Winged Roc a warning.

"In short, whoever controls the land controls everything on that land."

This time, before the ancient snake in front of him could even ask where the Mani people were, the blue-faced lion decisively made a conclusion first.

"Judging from your situation, although you control this land, you still need to go to the Great Snow Mountain to hunt... I don't know if it's because no one is managing your land or if there's some other reason, but in any case, this shouldn't be happening."

“You are the rightful owner of this land, and everything you desire should be born here… You don’t even need to ask; just having this thought is enough to prepare everything.”

"We can do this for you; we are of such use to you."

(End of this chapter)