Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

But Gunker's resounding refusal was like a series of invisible slaps to the faces of Mosh and his two companions.

Compared to Gongkening's unyielding spirit, a wave of intense shame washed over them, burning their cheeks and making them feel utterly ashamed.

However, the basest aspects of human nature often give rise to the darkest thoughts when shame reaches its peak. After the brief moment of shame, what welled up in Mosh's heart was not admiration, but fear and hatred.

Gunker must die!

This thought gripped Mosh's heart like a poisonous ivy.

Gunker's life is like a mirror, constantly reflecting their betrayal, cowardice, and wretchedness.

The more unyielding Gunk's integrity was, the more it highlighted their baseness; the more intense Gunk's gaze was, the more they felt like they had thorns in their backs.

As long as Gunke exists—even if he is imprisoned—the three of them will never be able to truly enjoy the "merit of following the dragon" in peace. They will always have a knot in their hearts, a nightmare of being judged by the gaze of their former master.

Zura and Tekkul clearly felt the same emotions.

They exchanged a glance, in which there was no longer any remorse for their former master, only a cold resolve and a ruthless eagerness to escape the shadows. Any semblance of feigned goodwill during the surrender attempt had vanished completely.

Yes, he must die. Only when Gunk is completely gone can their betrayal be completely concealed, and only then can they walk their new path with a clear conscience. The other trolls will never know what has truly happened.

Mosh turned to Liu Nian: "Your Majesty, as you have seen, Gunke is stubborn and incorrigible, causing you to wait in vain for 24 hours! He deserves to die! I implore you, after your successful succession, to banish him as a ronin and kill him completely! To prevent future troubles!"

Zula and Tekule chimed in, "Gunk deserves to die!!"

Liu Nian took in the changes in the expressions of Mosh and the other two, and understood what was going on.

Why would he kill Gunk? He definitely wants to keep Gunk alive to teach these three guys a lesson, to constantly remind them that they are traitors! They must carefully keep this secret, and they must wholeheartedly serve me and humanity, otherwise the truth will be exposed, and then they will be despised by all troll players!

However, these three guys actually know about "ronin"? Do they also have something like the banner of exile?

"Keep him locked up for now," Liu Nian said calmly, glancing at Gongke, who was still glaring angrily inside the pig cage.

It's only 24 hours; it's not like he can't wait.

There are still 4 days until the promotion war. Before that, he must have already subdued this troll army and made it his own!

Wu Zhan led his men to secretly take Gong Ke to the newly built prison in Longcheng, but Liu Nian was in no hurry to leave the Crystal Forest.

Even though it was already afternoon, the waterfall in Roaring Canyon still had mist penetrating through the forest, making the crystal-clear tree trunks look like glass.

This was Liu Nian's first time on this map. Wang Mian had told him that the place was very large and had many NPC forces. Liu Nian's mind was intrigued, as he was looking for NPCs who could be his slaves. So he asked Wang Mian about it.

Liu Nian had just helped Wang Mian solve such a big problem, so Wang Mian naturally took Liu Nian's matter very seriously.

Although everyone is of the same race and faction, and all of us are working to help human players establish themselves on this land, Wang Mian cannot take Liu Nian's help for granted, nor can he use a so-called "righteous cause" to erase everyone's contributions.

A good relationship must be a two-way street. Liu Nian gave him face, so Wang Mian naturally had to reciprocate.

He took Liu Nian's matter very seriously, so he summoned his subordinates, studied the matter carefully, and gave Liu Nian a surprising answer:

"I recommend a place to you—Tree Demon Mountains. The tree demons there are an NPC faction, and their main race is the 'Forest-born Tree Demons,' who are half-human and half-deer. Their leader is a level 99 Deer Spirit Prophet. They are not good at fighting, but they are very talented in architecture, gardening, and barrier setting. They are especially good at using living wood and natural energy to create structures."

Wang Mian added, "This is an Order faction, a peace-loving race."

Liu Nian frowned slightly when he heard that it was the Order faction.

He doesn't really want to deal with the Order faction right now; it's too tedious and a waste of time. It's much better to go straight to the Evil faction, fight them, and capture them as slaves once they've defeated them.

However, both have their advantages and disadvantages. Those from the Order faction can be recruited and used as high-level NPCs, such as the dwarf Gimli and Mekkatorque, who can take charge of some leading, brain-intensive work and technological research.

Those from the evil faction can only be captured and used as laborers or slaves.

Liu Nian noted down this information. If all else fails, he could also buy NPCs from them, which was a quicker solution.

The centaur patriarch Carolotaurus had also remained. As one of the forces in this region, she actually knew this land better than the humans, and thus said:

"Your Excellency Dragonborn, if you require high-level craftsmen, I have another suggestion: the Abe Bee People."

Liu Nian raised an eyebrow slightly: "The Abe Bees? Isn't that a player faction?"

"Yes. They are an all-female humanoid bee race, living in the southern Crystal Mountains." Carol Tauros's tone held a hint of admiration. "The Abe bees are natural-born architects and craftsmen. They can use their own secretions mixed with mineral crystals to build honeycomb structures with strength comparable to refined steel, and they are extremely hardworking. In their words—if they don't work for a day, they feel uncomfortable all over!"

Liu Nian was stunned.

What kind of top-tier physique is this?

"More importantly," Carol Tauros lowered his voice, "they are currently looking for a new 'nest'."

"A new nest?" Liu Nian narrowed his eyes, as if he had grasped something important.

Through Carotauros's explanation, everyone gained a deeper understanding of the Abe Bees.

Strictly speaking, the Abe Bee People are also a branch of elves, and are actually somewhat similar to the spider-like elves that Liu Nian subdued.

Spider-Spiders are a combination of spiders and sprites, while Abe Bees are a combination of bees and sprites.

Of course, the appearance of the Abe Bee People is not like that of the Spider Elves, whose lower body is in the form of a spider. The Abe Bee People retain a human form, but they have transparent wings, insect compound eyes, and some parts of their bodies have yellow and black stripes resembling those of bees. They also have long antennae on their foreheads.

This is an all-female race, ruled by a queen bee.

However, so far, the Abe bees have not produced a true queen bee. It's not that they don't have suitable candidates for queen bees, but rather that once someone becomes queen bee, it means that she will lose her freedom and be fixed in the hive, unable to move.

Consequently, the entire city will become the only settlement for the Abe bee people.