World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 1302 - 574: The tribe grows wildly!

Chapter 1302: 574: The tribe grows wildly!

Lanling didn’t expect that among the exiles who came to seek refuge on the first day was an expert like Gantuo, who had become a Ten-Star Great Demon Warrior over a decade ago, just half a step away from becoming a Demon Martial Grandmaster.

When he was in the Northern Barbaric Lands, he was once the chief hunter of a Close-Human Tribe, commanding over a thousand soldiers.

Now in Lanling’s Flame Demon Tribe, there are two individuals at the Demonic Martial Grandmaster level.

Suo Mo is a peak-level Demon Martial Grandmaster, Duoduo is a Four-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster. Duolong and Gantuo are both top-ranking Great Demon Warriors.

Currently, in the entire Flame Demon Tribe, Lanling serves as the Chieftain, Suo Mo as the Grand Elder, and Duoduo as the Second Elder.

Nearly two thousand war horses were robbed from the Chimera Tribe, allowing the formation of a cavalry of a thousand riders.

Even though the Barbaric Wilderness has deep forests and jungles, most tribes are built on open grounds, making them suitable for cavalry battles.

Lanling summoned Duolong and Gantuo.

"Which of you two is better in martial arts?" Lanling asked.

Duolong said, "In terms of pure strength level, we’re about the same, but in an actual fight, I’d probably lose."

Gantuo said, "I have more experience, but brother Duolong is more courageous."

Lanling said, "Duolong, you were the cavalry leader in the Wild Horse Tribe, commanding three thousand cavalry, right?"

"Correct!" Duolong replied.

Lanling said, "Gantuo, when you were in the Northern Barbaric Lands, you were the chief hunter of the tribe, also considered a cavalry leader, commanding a thousand cavalry, right?"

Gantuo said, "It was a thousand people, not a thousand cavalry; our tribe was small and didn’t have that many cavalry."

Lanling said, "We have two thousand war horses and need to form a thousand cavalry. I’m planning to select one of you two as the first Chiliarch of the Flame Demon Tribe."

Gantuo was startled and said, "I’m not suitable, I just arrived, I’ll assist brother Duolong."

Originally, Duolong was quite confident, having once commanded three thousand cavalry and having shared the hardships with the Flame Demon Tribe for several months. But Gantuo’s words made him embarrassed.

Lanling ignored Gantuo’s words and didn’t even mention anything about fairness or seniority. He straightforwardly said, "In the future, more people will incessantly come to seek refuge in our Flame Demon Tribe. I will give each of you five hundred cavalry, and you’ll have one month to train them, just one month!"

If this were in the Human Kingdom, it would be impossible to train a cavalry from scratch in just one month.

However, in this Barbaric Wilderness, there are too many wild horses, and almost every Barbarian knows how to ride.

Additionally, these exiles are the strongest and toughest individuals, having escaped from the Northern Barbaric Lands. Many of them were cavalry before, so although one month is a bit rushed, as long as the population is sufficient, selecting and forming a cavalry of a thousand riders is not difficult.

"A month later, the two of you will lead five hundred cavalry each for a competition. The winner will become the Chiliarch," said Lanling.

"What will the competition entail?" Duolong asked.

"What do you think our tribe is lacking right now?" Lanling inquired.

Duolong said, "Food and cloth!"

These two are indeed very scarce because apart from fish, all food relies on gathering. At the moment, various starchy berries outside and wild grains have not yet ripened. As for cloth, although there is a lot of wild flax growing outside, it’s not yet the harvesting season.

So, these two have always been in short supply.

Gantuo said, "Iron!"

Lanling said, "Food, cloth, and iron, all of these are lacking. But the most scarce is iron!"

Duolong couldn’t help scratching his head, realizing he had lost in foresight.

Lanling said, "Not enough food? We can eat fish and wild vegetables to fill our stomachs. Not enough cloth? We can use animal hides, and the key is that we killed twenty to thirty thousand enemies. We can wear the clothes stripped from their bodies. As for weapons, we’re not short either because the twenty to thirty thousand dead enemies left weapons of all kinds. We lack iron because we don’t even have city gates!"

Duolong slapped his forehead again, realizing his foolishness.

Due to the lack of enough iron to cast city gates, the walls of the Flame Demon Tribe are currently sealed and accessed by ladders. In the long run, how can we do without city gates?

Lanling said, "Moreover, we will expand rapidly in the future. We not only need weapons but also armor, heavy siege machinery—all requiring iron. So in a month, I will lead you to raid. We’ll raid for enemies’ iron, grain, and cloth, but primarily iron, especially aiming for the Chimera Tribe’s iron mines, which are in our sights. When the time comes, among your respective five hundred cavalry, whoever loots more and kills more enemies will win and become my cavalry leader!"

"Great!" Duolong was ecstatic. This kind of competition was exhilarating.

Going out to raid, how thrilling!

And Gantuo’s face was flushed, looking extremely excited and full of energy.

Lanling said, "That’s settled then, you may leave!"

"Yes!"

The two of them withdrew.

...

Next, Lanling met with the former Chief of the Wild Horse Tribe, Duoduo, who is now the Second Elder of the Flame Demon Tribe.

"Chieftain!"

Duoduo saluted meticulously.

Lanling said, "Elder Duoduo, we are about to face a period of rapid expansion, with many exiles coming to seek refuge every day. Just eating fish won’t do; we need to eat meat too. Therefore, I want you to take dozens of Mad Warriors and additionally select the tribe’s strongest archers to go out hunting and bring back enough meat."