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Chapter 200 - 200 125 Familiar Recipe_1

200: Chapter 125, Familiar Recipe_1 200: Chapter 125, Familiar Recipe_1 Wherever he goes, he’s the most dazzling sight.

This damned allure, it’s just unstoppable.

Because of the Earth Bear’s reputation, more people greeted Hudson.

However, for the whole banquet, he was still somewhat of an outsider.

If you want to become a strongman, you must endure the loneliness that ordinary people cannot bear.

It’s easy to imagine the level of sociability that entails.

That kind of person who is both the head of a power and the strongest in that power usually only exists in minor nobility families.

In the truly great forces, the strongest often tend to forsake worldly power, dedicating themselves only to their Cultivation.

To indulge daily in pleasure and trivial matters and yet expect to outperform those who practice strenuously and relentlessly each day is merely a dream.

Even though one can use resources as aid, it does not mean that determined practitioners do not exist.

The major forces invest heavily in their own cultivation geniuses.

Perhaps in normal times, it is not cost-effective to cultivate these masters.

An equivalent amount of resources used to cultivate an army would yield even greater combat power, but it’s a different story during emergencies.

For instance, the current locust plague.

No matter how numerous the regular troops, they are helpless against the Locust Army.

Only the handful of experts present can find and kill the Insect King amid the dense crowds of the Locust Army.

There are many similar applications.

For a major force, you may choose not to use these masters, but you cannot lack them.

In political games, the existence of top masters often serves as the best deterrent, preventing a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Through the faint motion of the crowd, Hudson, nevertheless, vaguely noticed the existence of the circles.

Unsurprisingly, the Dalton Family comprised the largest number of strongmen, nearly forty percent of the total.

The several intermediate aristocracies in the province also had their share of strongmen.

Some had a few people, others had more than ten.

The many minor aristocracies, on the other hand, barely made an appearance.

Even the few who attended the banquet found themselves on the outskirts.

Shallow waters cannot rear a Flood Dragon.

Even with a massive population, for a low-aristocracy that lacks resources to produce a strongman is unimaginably difficult.

Even if they’re qualified to attend the banquet, it does not mean they have a say.

Among those who spoke the loudest, none hailed from a minor aristocracy.

If you lack the power yourself, in this type of occasion, you can only be humble, and even more humble.

Otherwise, if someone catches you and gives you a beating, you would lose face.

Hudson was an exception, although he stayed very low-key, his bear was extraordinarily high-profile.

Luckily, the predecessors of the Earth Bear left a mighty reputation in the Continent of Aslante.

Everyone had nothing to say about Belsden’s behavior.

Even if some were dissatisfied, no one dared to utter complaints before they could determine Belsden’s strength.

Dining with humans and magical beasts, it’s quite a messy banquet.

It was almost too chaotic for a direct gaze.

The chaos lasted until Earl Piers entered.

Hudson thought everyone would give some respect to this big shot, so he specifically warned Belsden.

Reality was quite a slap in the face, the only ones who stood up to greet him were some small fries.

The major figures present didn’t take the Governor seriously at all.

They ate, drank, and bragged as usual.

As a human using the bear’s might, Hudson luckily ended up being among those who stayed seated, not having to go up and flatter.

Treatment has always been something one has to earn, you can’t expect it to be given freely.

As the host thought the cub bear possessed a Sorcerer’s strength, Hudson was happy to let people assume he had the bear’s might.

He couldn’t degrade himself.

After a few perfunctory exchanges, Earl Piers stood in the center of the hall, and with a serious face he said:

“The purpose of today’s gathering, I presume you all have understood.

The Locust Army has now swept through Fengyun Province.

The local nobles’ efforts to fend them off have all failed, resulting in a complete crop failure in most areas affected by the locusts.

According to the news reported by Fengyun Province, the locusts are currently heading towards our Southeastern Province.

Maybe in two days, maybe three, the overwhelming Locust Army will enter Qiaomu County.

The fate of the Southeastern Province is now in your hands.

If we cannot kill the Insect King in time and halt the rampage of the Locust Army, I’m afraid our Southeastern Province will follow in the footsteps of Fengyun Province.

I won’t beat around the bush.

Tomorrow morning, we will head to Qiaomu County altogether, striving to prevent the Locust Army from entering our borders…”

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Such efficient decision-making surprised Hudson.

He originally thought there would be some time for customary discussion and squabbling, but to his surprise, the results were announced right away.

This is not what the nobility would typically do.

But it’s undoubtedly the best solution right now.

The locust disaster is imminent.

If they don’t immediately organize manpower to kill the Insect King, when the locust swarm enters the Southeastern Province, it will be too late.

In fact, even if they successfully kill the Insect King, it does not mean that the disaster will end thereafter.

Led or not led by the Insect King, the locust swarm poses a considerable threat.

The only benefit is that the locusts will act uncontrollably once they lost their leader, hence they won’t be surging into the Southeastern Province all at once.

Disaster is inevitable.

What they can do is to kill as many locusts as possible, reducing their quantity to lower the destructive threat.

Everyone’s foundation lies in the Southeastern Province, just like grasshoppers on a string.

As the Locust Army razes the land, everyone’s properties will be threatened.

Naturally, no one would act up at this time.