"Silver-grade peak, nearly at a gold level, is it?"

In the spacious City Hall, Austin's massive figure sat cross-legged on the platform, his brows furrowed.

Having captured all the prisoners, naturally he had to interrogate them for information about their tribe. The ordinary beastmen only knew that their tribe was called the Blood Claw Tribe, a very large super tribe with countless strong companions within. The outpost to the north was established by the Blood Claw Tribe, dispersing some of its members there.

From the mouth of that dark elf named Adinlek, Austin further learned that the tribe entrenched in the north, a branch of the Blood Claw Tribe, was temporarily managed by a Grizzly-man leader named Grom, whose strength had reached the silver-grade peak, approaching the gold level.

This disparity of one tier in strength meant that even Austin, when facing Grom, would probably have to flee in embarrassment.

Given the current level of the Dragon Nest Tribe, with a certain cost, they could defeat that Blood Claw branch. Even with a casualty rate of seventy to eighty percent to exhaust the strength of that Grizzly-man leader named Grom, perhaps Austin could still kill him.

Extraordinary professionals are not invincible either,

Ordinary bronze-level extraordinary professionals become exhausted dealing with a hundred or so peasants, silver ones last longer, able to handle a level of a thousand, but the Dragon Nest beastmen under Austin are not ordinary beastmen; not only do they have nine Dragon Vein Attendants, but also Quik, a pseudo-mage, and the cooperation among Dragon Nest beastmen in the entire Kawa Great Forest is top-notch.

With such strength, employing 1,400 beastmen of the Dragon Nest Tribe, without regard to life or death, to besiege that Grizzly-man leader, there is truly an eighty to ninety percent chance of exhausting his strength, allowing Austin to come forward at the end to snatch his life.

But this cost is too great!

Such a price-blind siege would result in at least ninety percent casualties of the Dragon Nest beastmen. Even if Austin went first to pin down, with the Dragon Nest beastmen as the main force in the siege, the losses would definitely not be insignificant.

The beastmen painstakingly accumulated would be consumed in this kind of battle, which is definitely not what Austin wants.

Moreover, if just the leader of a Blood Claw Tribe branch has peak silver strength, then what kind of behemoth is the actual Blood Claw Tribe?

"Forget it, if worse comes to worst, I'll just move. At that time, I'll take the clan to hide in some deep mountains or forests, with such a vast Kawa Great Forest, what can the so-called Blood Claw Tribe do to me?"

Austin pondered secretly,

Of course, he was just thinking.

Now the Dragon Nest Tribe has more than 1,400 people, having cleared nearly 400 acres of land. How could the established foundation nearby be easily abandoned? Once they move, much would have to start over.

Precisely because of this, unless absolutely necessary, Austin would never easily take the clan to flee in disgrace.

"Dark elf, according to you, if the Blood Claw Tribe is so far from here, why extend their tentacles here?"

Facing the dark elf, hands and feet bound and half-kneeling, Austin's deep voice echoed in the hall.

"I do not know about this matter, we act on orders, the real purpose perhaps only the Grizzly-man leader Grom knows a bit."

"So the person in charge is a Grizzly-man leader named Grom? Where is he now?"

"Before dispatching troops, the guard informed me that Lord Grom received news from headquarters and went back once, even at the fastest, it'll take more than ten days to return."

In answering Austin's questions, the dark elf revealed everything he knew, which piqued Austin's curiosity.

Through further inquiry, he learned that the dark elf came from a certain underworld, subscribing to the law of the jungle. Surrendering to a stronger enemy wasn't surprising.

The dark elf's presence in the Blood Claw Tribe was because he'd been captured in a skirmish and had to serve a new master.

This time, Austin defeated him, and the dark elf didn't reject serving Austin.

Whether out of fear or cowardice, the dark elf's attitude saved Austin a lot of trouble.

"Dark elf, do you know any breathing techniques?"

From the high platform, Austin asked the final question in a deep voice.

"Breathing technique?"

The dark elf was momentarily surprised, but quickly realizing Austin's intent, he didn't hide anything and continued:

"Mighty His Highness Blue Dragon, I indeed know a breathing technique that can lead beastmen to an extraordinary path, but it belongs to the dark races' techniques and will inevitably taint with a dark aura upon use."

"What happens if it taints with a dark aura?"

Upon hearing this, the excitement that bubbled in Austin swiftly quelled, as the breathing technique was naturally intended for the clan below, but the term dark aura didn't evoke good thoughts.

"Uh, noble His Highness Blue Dragon, it's not a huge issue. After tainting with a dark aura, they become more perceptive at night but also slightly suppressed during the day. Moreover, those beastmen utilizing this breathing technique will automatically transform into dark creatures upon reaching the legendary stage."

Fortunately, it wasn't a significant issue, at least in emergencies, Austin didn't mind this trivial matter.

At this moment, the dark elf added:

"Moreover, the breathing technique I possess is quite basic, with efficiency even lower than an ordinary technique."

"It doesn't matter, I'll assign five Dragon Vein Attendants to your command later. You understand what I mean, don't you, dark elf?"

If the only trouble is bonus effects in darkness and attribute suppression during daytime, it indeed isn't a big deal.

At least, with this, Dragon Vein Attendants embarking on the extraordinary path would gain advantages in night battles or dark environments.

Nevertheless, even so, Austin wouldn't place all his bets on this.

"Willing to serve you, mighty His Highness Blue Dragon."

The dark elf half-kneeled on the ground, placing a hand on his chest to show allegiance.

This dark elf named Adinlek evidently had a deeper story; otherwise, why would a creature from the underworld end up in the surface world, serving a beastman tribe?

But regarding all this, Austin refrained from further questions, as long as he submitted and shared the breathing technique, that was sufficient; everything else could wait.

Yet, accomplishing anything with breathing techniques couldn't occur in a short time, which is why Austin required other methods to enhance himself.

"Still more than ten days... I have no choice but to pay a visit to the Spider Cave."

Inwardly, Austin mumbled to himself.

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