Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"In this case, there is only the second option, which is to reconcile with humans."

"As long as they don't reconcile with humans, they will never be able to leave the desert."

"You could say that I am using this method to invisibly force the snake people to strengthen their desire to reconcile with humans."

“People at the top may have more things to consider, but the people below always only consider one thing, which is how to make their lives better without violating principles. This is not much different for any group.”

"And the people below are always the majority. When all the people below the Snake Tribe support reconciliation with humans, then even if all the people above the Snake Tribe oppose it, it will be useless unless they want to lose the trust of their own people."

“Who would be willing to support those in power who cannot seek a better life for their people?”

Xiao Wei's narration made Yao Ye, the eldest princess of the royal family, open her eyes wide.

This... This method is too scary.

Yao Ye, who had received royal education since childhood, now sincerely felt that it was a waste of Xiao Ji's talent to be the leader of a mercenary group!

This can't be prevented at all. Who doesn't want to live a good life?

If Xiao Ji behaves like this, when most of the snake people defect to her, even if the eight leaders and the queen oppose her, reconciliation with humans will be inevitable.

Going against the wishes of the minority is fine.

But if the wishes of the majority of the tribesmen are violated, then there will be big problems.

According to Xiao Jing's method, as long as there is no interference from a third party, reconciliation between the snake people and humans is only a matter of time!

Yao Ye originally thought that Xiao Ji was just a person who did things based on his passion and didn't think too much about it.

But now, Yaoye's impression of her has completely changed.

Her methods are enough to make Yaoye admire her!

Compared to Yao Ye, whom he deeply admired, Mobas snorted in disdain.

"Humph! We, the Black Snake people, will never be tempted by those material things!"

Mobas' tone was extremely confident.

In response, Xiao Wei smiled softly.

"It seems that you have great confidence in your people."

"That's it, Chief Mobas. Please assume this."

"If the other seven tribes except the Black Snake Tribe all come to me to trade supplies, so that their tribes can live a good life, but you do not allow your own people to come to me to trade supplies because you hate humans and so on, resulting in your tribe's life being far worse than that of the other seven tribes."

"Then do you think your people will grit their teeth and persevere, and follow you unswervingly, or will they gradually split up to the other seven tribes?"

"This"

Xiao Wei's words left Mobas speechless.

Isn't this nonsense? It must be the latter!

We are all suffering together, so how can we bear it?

But when he saw that the quality of life of people in other tribes of the same ethnic group had improved, while his own tribe remained the same, even if he could tolerate it for a short period of time, he would definitely not be able to tolerate it for a long time!

“But, even if my Black Snake Clan goes to trade with you, they will never agree to reconcile with humans!”

Mobas was still somewhat reluctant to admit it, and said stubbornly.

Xiao Wei then went on to give an example.

"Still, a similar situation as before."

"The other seven tribes all agreed to reconcile with humans and left the desert for more fertile places to rebuild their own society. Without the harsh environment, they won't have to worry about food shortages. The number of newborn snake people dying will also be greatly reduced. There are far more resources than trading in the desert."

"And your black snake tribe is still hiding here. Apart from being able to trade with me, they are still living in a harsh environment, facing dangers that may appear at any time, and worrying about food shortages. The mortality rate of newborn snake people is still high."

"How long do you think your people can hold out under these circumstances without trying to reconcile with humans?"

Xiao Ji said this with a gleam in his eyes as he looked at Mobas who had nothing to say.

She revealed a gentle smile mixed with a hint of cunning.

"I am not as upright as my brother. Few people can match his integrity."

"Perhaps you will think that I am being cunning and mean."

"But for me, as long as my direction is good and correct, I will use this method no matter how despicable it is."

“This is the path I firmly believe in.”

Chapter 173 Brainless

After hearing Xiao Ji's words, Mobas and Yao Ye both stood there in a daze.

Compared to Mobas, Yaoye, who grew up with a royal education, was even more shocked!

How terrible! This woman!

Previously, the Jia Ma royal family tried every means to reconcile with the snake people. Although they thought of various methods, without exception, they all started from the upper echelons of the snake people.

In the eyes of the Gama royal family, as long as the upper echelons of the Snake People are dealt with, the people below the Snake People will naturally follow suit.

But now, Xiao Wei's words made Yao Ye feel like he had suddenly realized something.

Yes, after all, the Snake People are a large family with blood ties, rather than a non-bloodline force like a sect.

From this perspective, family and sect are fundamentally not the same thing.

The sect can abandon its subordinates at will, and as long as the core senior leaders are not lost, it can rise again quickly.

But the Snake People cannot do that. Once they abandon the people, they may really be unable to recover.

The people below are the foundation of the Snake People, the roots of the Snake People. Those high-level people also grew up from the lower levels.

In this situation, it is absolutely impossible for the Snake People's top leaders to abandon the people below them. In fact, the purpose of their existence is to lead and protect the people below them.

Xiao Ji was clearly aware of this, so her main target from the beginning was not the high-level snake people, but the common people of the snake people.

And it is not just relying on verbal propaganda, but more on setting up trading stations to let the snake people personally experience the benefits of reconciliation with humans, so that they unconsciously develop a desire for reconciliation.

Thinking of this, Yao Ye looked at Xiao Ji who was gently stroking Qinglin's head, with little bits of color blooming in his pupils.

It sounds like this is really easy to do, just set up a trading post.

But Yao Ye knew very well that this was by no means such a simple matter.

It is easy to build a trading post in the Tagor Desert, but the difficult part is how to get the snake people to come.

Although Xiao Zhen follows the mass line, if the Snake People's upper echelons do not give her this opportunity from the beginning and do not allow any Snake People to step into the trading station established by Xiao Zhen, then no matter how much Xiao Zhen considers, it will be useless.

Therefore, the trust of the upper level is also necessary.

Even if complete trust is not required, it will be enough as long as the snake people are allowed to come to the trading station to trade.

To this end, Xiao Wei made a lot of efforts to gain the trust of the snake people's top leaders little by little, which was extremely shocking to Yao Ye.

The reason is simple: Xiao Ji, the leader of the small Motie mercenary group, has done something that even the royal family cannot do.

No, it’s not that I can’t do it, but that I don’t dare to do it.

They increased their stakes in the royal family, the largest force in the Gama Empire, but were reluctant to act because they were worried about the forces behind the slave trade.

But Xiao Wei was different. From the very beginning, she used her limited strength to firmly crack down on the slave business in exchange for the trust of the snake people's top leaders.

Even when the Snake People tribe was attacked by unknown people, Xiao Ji came to the dangerous Snake People territory alone in order to maintain the tenuous trust he had established with the Snake People.

Yao Ye admitted that he could not match such courage and bravery.

What a favored daughter of heaven, what a princess of the royal family, putting aside this identity, in terms of courage, strategy and determination, how can I compare with Xiao Yu?

Ultimately, the biggest difference between the Jia Ma royal family and Xiao Ji is what to do and what not to do.

Although the Gama Empire wanted to eliminate the barriers between itself and the Snake People, it was hesitant for various reasons and was always worried about failure, which led to the conflict between humans and the Snake People continuing to this day.

But Xiao Ji was not like that. Once he had considered everything, he would make a decision immediately and execute it firmly. He never gave up no matter how difficult the situation was.

Until now, we have achieved this situation.

At this moment, Yao Ye deeply understood a truth.

If you do it, you may fail, but there is also hope of success.

If you don’t do it, you will only fail!

Just as Yaoye was reflecting on himself, Mobas also slowly came back to his senses.

The golden snake pupils stared at Xiao Wei intently, and after a long time, they slowly opened their mouths and asked.

"Xiao Ling, do you really want to reconcile the snake people with humans?"

Hearing Mobas' question, Xiao Wei was slightly stunned.

She really didn't expect Mobas to ask this question, or she didn't think that other than Yue Mei, any other leader would ask her this question.

After all, Xiao Wei's conversations with those leaders were all based on interests. Xiao Wei would not talk about true feelings, and naturally those leaders would not do so either.

Sometimes, sincerity may not even be worth a gold coin.

However, if you think about it carefully, it is not so strange that if it was Mobas, he would ask this question.

Xiao Yi came back to his senses and smiled softly.

Only someone as stubborn and naive as Mobas could ask this kind of question.

After a while, Xiao Wei looked serious and stared at Mobas.

"I swear with everything I have. I sincerely hope that humans and snake people can reconcile." Xiao Yu lowered his head slightly and looked at the sleeping Qing Lin, with deep pain in his eyes. "I don't want to see the tragedy of this child's parents again."

Then Xiao Yi turned his head and smiled at Mobas.

"Chief Mobas, I am very happy that you asked me this question."

"But I still want to remind you."

"People can talk about sincerity among themselves, but when the scope is expanded to two groups, this thing cannot be discussed at all."

“Even if the leaders of the two sides have complete trust in each other, it is impossible to know everything about what their subordinates think.”

"Therefore, when it comes to the issue between humans and the snake people, sincerity is the most useless word. Only tangible benefits can make both sides sit down and negotiate."

"If you have to say what sincerity can do, it's only one thing."

Xiao Yi stared at Mobas and spoke word by word.

"It is because of my sincerity that I have been able to get to where I am today, step by step."

Mobas stared at Xiao Wei quietly.

There was no doubt about what she said.

After all, the reconciliation between humans and the snake people has nothing to do with Xiao Wei's interests.

Xiao Yu would not benefit from this, and even if she did, it would not be worth risking her life for.

He kept saying that the snake people and humans could only negotiate on the basis of interests, but he himself could not gain any benefit from it.

The only thing that could make her work to this extent even at the risk of being assassinated is true love.

I sincerely don’t want the tragedy of Qinglin’s parents to happen again.

"I see."

Mobas said this and slowly closed his eyes.

Then, in the astonished gazes of Xiao Jing and Yao Ye, he bowed deeply to Xiao Jing.

! ! ! ! !

"Chief Mobas, what are you doing?!"

Not only Yao Ye, but even Xiao Ji was stunned by Mobas's behavior.

Xiao Ji was already extremely shocked that Mobas could take the initiative to communicate with her peacefully.

But he never expected that Mobas would lower his proud head to the human being he once hated the most!

Mobas ignored Xiao Wei's shocked words and continued talking to himself with his head down.

"I used to be too narrow-minded. I only looked at humans from my own perspective, but never considered the future of my people."

"I would like to express my sincere admiration to you. I am ashamed of my many unreasonable words and deeds."