The treasure thieves of Teyvat rob Shenhe

Slaves were also subdivided. Slaves with their hands tied with hemp ropes were taxes, while slaves with their feet shackled were laborers, such as desert trackers.

The group of people clenched the thick rope with their bloody hands, and they were unaware of the thorns of the rope digging into their flesh.

Sharp objects buried in the sand cut the bare feet of the desert trackers, leaving a bloody path.

Under the scorching sun, they were like zombies, with their heads down and numbly pulling wooden carts piled with rare treasures, grains, fruits and vegetables. This was also tax.

"Sniffer, how many more are there?" A man, hungry and thirsty, opened his water bag and took a sip, then wiped his mouth and asked the person in front of him.

Sniffle is the leader of this team. He has a pointed face and monkey cheeks. Judging from his appearance, he is a guy who is arrogant and conceited. On the contrary, he is very popular and has no airs. He is known as "the timely rain in the desert" and is generous. Taxation is a lucrative job, but he is happy to share the benefits, so his shifty eyes have become handsome and elegant.

Sniffle took out the map, followed the markings on it, and said with a smile, "There are two left. What, you can't stand it?"

"I remember this route... shouldn't there be three left?... Never mind. I've been in the desert for these days and I'm getting angry." The man said unhappily.

“Aren’t there a bunch of them behind?” others joked.

"You don't mind it being dirty, but I do," said the man.

"Hahaha... when you get to the tribe ahead, ask them to find you a cleaner woman." someone suggested.

"Well..." Sniff thought for a moment and said to his colleague who was excited, "The next tribe is the Mushanla tribe."

"so what?"

"Man-eating Kus."

"?!"

"Is that the demon who entertained us and ate our heads last time? I wasn't here last time."

"F**k!! Is he going to stew us?"

"That's not the case. Kus worships our king and treats the envoy with respect."

"Of course! King Huvastra is the king of kings who rules the entire desert!"

As the team chatted, they began to compliment Huvastra. Words of praise like "Long live our king", "Eternal foundation", "Who can contend with me", "Invincible in the world" were frequently heard, and the atmosphere was cheerful.

The scouts sent out by Lin Ye returned and reported that they had found Shadow, the tax envoy. It was an ordinary morning. He was training fifty guards. Although he no longer had the talent of a martial artist, he had practiced with Shadow for thirteen years and was familiar with all the moves he could learn. He practiced with a knife a few times and his learning ability was MAX, but at most his lethality was not as good as before.

If you have enough physical strength, it should be no problem for you to kill a hundred people.

Lilupal was leaning against a coconut tree, hiding in its shade, playing with the rope. Her hands were white, tender and smooth, her fingers were slender and flexible, and the rope could be manipulated in various ways in her hands.

It was Lin Ye who taught Lilupal how to make the flower rope. Last time, Lilupal learned that "his sister was just being sentimental"... He got angry and ignored Lin Ye.

Lin Ye still needs more water from the Oasis Maker Ji. Seeing that she is bored all day and has no entertainment activities, he bribes her with a flower rope.

Lilupal is the daughter of water lilies, the grandmother of the elves, the first queen of Gul City, and a yandere who has been excommunicated for three generations. How could she be bribed by a mere flower rope?

But after playing it, I found it quite interesting, and I mastered more than 30 ways to play without any instruction.

This surprised Lin Ye a little, as he didn't have much hope.

Lilupal looked at her own delicate hand and thought that if it was Lin Ye's body, then... it would be fun.

...Fortunately, Lin Ye didn’t pay much attention to Lilupal’s movements.

After Lin Ye sent his scouts down, he glanced at the fifty men who had been trained for less than a month, and considered whether to kill the envoy directly, or...

Forget it, let’s go with the Hongmen Banquet as planned from the beginning.

Lin Ye thought the special envoy would not come in a few days, but he did not expect it to be nearly a month later.

Lin Ye hated the practice of sending his tribesmen away as slaves, and there was only one cub "Lucky" left among the thirty antelopes. Since he couldn't complete the task, he might as well give up.

Anyway, according to Lin Ye's understanding, it will take at least two months for the tax collection envoy to return to the capital, leaving enough time for him to grow.

The troops of Huvastra were stationed in the royal capital, and local tyrants had autonomy. Mushanla was an insignificant little tribe, and even if it resisted taxes, no one would care.

Lin Ye asked Lilupal Olmaz how long it took to overthrow Huvastra, and she gave an answer: seven years.

Huvathra's dynasty was destroyed by a besiege. It was not only Ormaz who revolted, but Ormaz was the first to enter the city and kill Huvathra, and then he established the city of Gur. After a long war, he unified most of the desert.

Lilupal also heard the scout's report just now. She recalled how Ormaz handled it. He wanted to launch a surprise attack, but it was full of loopholes and he had no choice but to fight head-on.

This was the first battle. Ormaz was injured and almost died, but it was Lilupal who saved his life.

Before, Lilupal lived with his fellow Zhenlings and had never studied politics. Like Ormaz, he was a newcomer. They were thinking about how to expand their power, first to maintain their appearance, and then to think about the inside. As a result, they were backstabbed several times.

According to Lilupal's observation, Lin Ye had obviously been a manager before, and managed the tribe's affairs in an orderly manner without causing any chaos. This disappointed Lilupal a little. She also wanted to see Lin Ye running to her and begging her, pitiful and helpless. By then...

Master, you know, if you ask someone for something, you should always give them some compensation.

Lin Ye said: Even if you haven’t eaten pork, have you seen a pig run?

I played a lot of simulator games in my previous life, so I know how to develop the game in the early stages.

Moreover, when Lin Ye was with Inazuma, he was getting along well with Raiden Makoto, and he really wanted to teach his sister how to be a ruler. Lin Ye listened from the side, but Ying didn't pay much attention, but Lin Ye listened with great interest.

Please, it’s the gentle and beautiful Yamato Nadeshiko who’s teaching the class. Just listening to her voice is a pleasure, not boring at all. If it was a real teacher teaching in college, would he hide in the back row and start Genshin Impact?

In fact, there is another reason. As the only son of Lin Xiaofeng, Lin Ye will inherit the family business sooner or later. He also has the talent to be a manager, but he lacks the stage and need to display it.

If Quan Tai hadn't caused any trouble, and the story would have gone on as normal, Lin Ye would have inherited his father's business, become a wealthy master, and live a peaceful and stable life.

Maybe one day when you go out for a walk, you meet a girl with twin ponytails who enthusiastically tries to sell you coffins, offering the second one at half the price. You get upset and chase her away.

When I went to Wanmin Hall for dinner, I saw the new waitress, a white-haired and cold girl. When you looked at each other, your heart was pounding, but you saw her indifference (stupidity), and then you found that this girl cared a lot about the famous traveler.

So you sighed and secretly recited two lines of poetry: "There are trees on the mountain and branches on the trees, I love you but you don't know it", "I originally wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon only shines on the ditch."

Then he quietly left the scene, and neither the white-haired girl nor the traveler knew about it.

It's just a small transparent background board.

Back to the topic, Lin Ye arranged a banquet and waited for the tax collection envoy to arrive.

……

"Who are you?" Nicef narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the amiable young man in front of him.

"Olmaz, you are the newly elected leader of the Mushanla tribe, so you must be the special envoys. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you." Lin Ye said with a smile.

"Where's Cus?"

"He drank too much and died of drunkenness."

“…Then why did you inherit the position of leader? What about the others?” Sniffle saw that Lin Ye was very unfamiliar. Now that Kus was gone, his men would not let outsiders take the cake unless they were beaten to a bloody pulp.

"The others that the envoy mentioned were killed by Lord Kuss."

"!!"

"Alas," Lin Ye sighed and told the story slowly, saying that Nakus got drunk and had a mental disorder, which led to his confidants being called in, and they were all killed in one night. Lin Ye added "cautiously" that the cannibal might have been cursed by the dead souls.

The desert is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. The more this is the case, the more strange and bizarre the stories that are spread. The idea of being cursed sounds outrageous at first, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to be nothing wrong.

Cannibalism is not unique to Kus. Candice's ancestors, the Semiod, glorious golden-eyed warriors, eventually degenerated into wandering zombies who also ate human flesh. It is a pity.

Sniffle's colleagues were amazed when they heard this, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking more like an unlovable rat.

From Lin Ye's generous conversation and seeing that the tax envoy was not at all nervous, Sniffle was inclined to believe that Lin Ye had killed Kus and his confidants.

Although he didn't know the means, Sniffer didn't dare to underestimate Lin Ye. When he entered the tribe and saw the well-organized tribesmen and the large oasis, his intuition told Sniffer that Olmaz was a man who could accomplish great things.

Sniffle's ambitions extend beyond being a tax-collecting envoy; he values power more than wealth, and is not stingy in building connections.

Although he said "Long live King Huvathtra", Sniffle knew that his rule was in jeopardy. He levied taxes, and the tribes he encountered reflected their attitude towards King Huvathtra.

They looked enthusiastic, so they could only deceive their stupid colleagues, but not Sniffle.

Why are there newcomers among the tax collection envoys? Because the predecessor was slaughtered last time and offended a powerful tribe and was forcibly detained.

This time, Sniff didn't go to that tribe at all. Huvastra didn't care how much wealth he collected, and he didn't care about his subjects' deductions. As long as the kingdom could satisfy him when he wanted to build a magnificent palace, it was enough.

Snifer thought he was a man of foresight. The Mushanla tribe was very weak at present, but its future was uncertain. With the strategic resources like the oasis, and their new leader being more sophisticated than Kus, well, he could make friends with them and turn a blind eye to the tax issue as a token of his appreciation.

The Desert People were not as particular about the seating orientation as the Liyue People to show their nobility. As the lord, Lin Ye sat at the head, while Snifer and the others sat on both sides, with guards behind them.

Lin Ye and Sniffer and others ate and drank, and chatted with each other. Lin Ye wanted to inquire about the affairs of the Huvastra Dynasty, and Sniffer understood his intention and revealed a lot of information.

Lin Ye was surprised that Sniffle was so smart. It seemed that there was no need for a Hongmen Banquet. The two looked at each other meaningfully and then burst into laughter.

While his colleagues were eating, he found the food here was more delicious than anything he had eaten before.

Halfway through the banquet, a special envoy asked, why is there no singing and dancing?

Lin Ye clapped his hands. There was a wine cup next to him. Clapping meant inviting the dancers to come in, while smashing the cup meant asking fifty burly men to serve these envoys.

Lilupal taught the tribal girls how to dance as she felt the previous dances were too shocking to the eyes.

After being dressed up, the tribal girls also looked good because their new leader was a kind man and they no longer had to worry about their lives. Youth was their greatest confidence, and each of them looked good in their own way.

The complaining and angry envoy's eyes widened, and he shouted for the dancer to sit next to him.

Seeing this, Lin Ye placed his hand on the wine cup.

What is a delicate girl?

It is better to let the man who is like a beast of burden in the desert serve you.

If it were Kus, he would not care whether the girls in the tribe would be abused. However, Lin Ye loved the tribe as well as the people in it. The Mushanla tribe was the first "team" he managed.

In terms of emotions, Lin Ye's values abhor treating women as commodities, and the maid in old Mond left a deep impression on Lin Ye.

From a rational perspective, we are already prepared to "eat up" the tax envoy.

Lin Ye looked at the supplies and population brought by this group of people and felt that they could effectively alleviate the urgent needs of the Mushanla tribe and increase their foundation.

Perhaps there are many things that must be done, sacrificing personal interests for the greater good. Arrogance is the original sin, but isn't weakness also the original sin?

At this time, Lilupal came in.

She hadn't heard the sound of cups breaking for a long time, so she thought something had happened to Lin Ye, so she came to see what was going on.

He was not worried that Lin Ye would die. As long as the contract was there, Lilupal could sense Lin Ye's life condition.

As soon as Lilupal appeared, all the envoys except Lin Ye were stunned. Even Sniffle opened his eyes wide. It was the first time he saw such a beautiful dancer.

"I'm eating." Lilupal smiled at Lin Ye.

"How did you come?"

Lilupal made a head-cutting gesture and stuck out his tongue, which seemed like he was trying to be cute.

"This, this is..." someone stuttered excitedly.

Lilupal glanced at the man with a particularly disdainful look, then she looked back at Lin Ye and spoke in a coquettish tone.

"Master, why are you dithering? How about I help you kill them? You have to reward me afterwards."

Sniffle was shocked.

Someone got so angry that he jumped up and hit the ground with his head.

Lin Ye looked at the head that had rolled down, and he said helplessly to the bewildered tribal girl, "You guys go down first."

The tribal girls fled in panic. They didn't expect that the beautiful sister who taught them how to dance was so... scary.

Lilupal looked at her right hand casually. Her hand was still white and beautiful. She had painted her nails pink with the juice of some flower. It was a pity that Lin Ye had never mentioned it.

Sniffle's pupils trembled. He couldn't see clearly how his colleague's head was separated from his body.

The other tax envoys were stunned by this sudden situation.

The guards of the tax envoys rushed towards Lilupal. In the blink of an eye, several heads fell to the ground and blood was spilled all over the ground.

"Is it necessary to use such a bloody method?" Lin Ye wiped his face with a handkerchief, where blood had just splashed.

"Isn't this inconsistent with our identities?" Lilupal smiled. There was an indescribable charm in her when she killed people, perhaps it satisfied the emptiness in her heart.

"Who are you?" Sniffle trembled.

"This is the Great Town Spirit, the messenger of the Red King, and I am the Red King's representative on earth." Lin Ye said calmly.

"Now, you have two choices."

Chapter 616: The Prince Changes His Master and Becomes Famous

To survive or to die, this is a choice.

Sniffle caught the future.

An hour later, Snifer left the hall safely. The white robe he wore was stained with the blood of his colleagues. Without staying for long, Snifer rode on his pack animal and left the Mushanla tribe with some supplies.