After recapturing Blazing Fire City, Yang Yu and his troops didn't leave instantly; instead, they stayed in the city for a few days.

Blazing Fire City was not severely damaged, but there were quite a few traps set up by the Luo Ze Empire's Army, and some time was needed to repair them.

To be on the safe side and to prevent the Luo Ze Empire from using potential Teleportation Magic to launch a surprise attack, Yang Yu and Dongmu's troops thoroughly searched almost every possible location.

They also helped the Blazing Fire Clan repair their city, as a gesture of Wansheng Country's friendly attitude towards the Blazing Fire Clan.

During the search, the most baffling thing was the Command Bell Room set up by the Luo Ze Empire.

The scene at East View City was almost replayed, only...

The last person did not commit suicide; he was murdered.

If the condition on Kui Yi was really a type of Charm that was difficult to remove by ordinary means...

Yang Yu did not know to what extent such Charm could compel the controlled person to act.

During his time as a black worker, Yang Yu had seen the formidable power of Charming Magic.

Using Charming Magic to make someone commit suicide seemed not to be a difficult task.

Knowing that such a state existed, it was necessary to be more cautious.

After helping the Blazing Fire Clan repair their city, the Blazing Fire Clan expressed their sincere thanks to Yang Yu and his team.

Many things within Blazing Fire City had been appropriated by the Luo Ze Empire's Army, and the Blazing Fire Clan had little to offer in return. Dongmu clearly stated, "There's no need for thanks, just continue to stand with us. We Sub-human Race should help each other."...

Still, the Clan Leader of the Blazing Fire Clan insisted several times that they had to give something to show their gratitude.

Therefore, using local materials, the Blazing Fire Clan crafted shockingly elegant and colorful artifacts from broken volcanic glass for all the main combatants.

Yang Yu personally received his gift from the Clan Leader of the Blazing Fire Clan.

The artifact depicted a member of the Blazing Fire Clan with six arms, each holding a different type of flame weapon.

Due to the large use of red and brown volcanic glass, the flame section seemed almost real, continuously blazing fiercely.

According to Chen Shi, this represented their War God and also an ancestor of their clan.

In the stories of the Blazing Fire Clan, it was not unusual to see members with six or four arms.

Chen Shi's statement seemed to imply that their race originally looked like that.

[Gift from the Blazing Fire Clan

Goodwill towards the Blazing Fire Clan +50]

Yang Yu held the artifact and examined it for a long time but couldn't figure out anything special.

This item was merely for display and did not provide any attribute enhancements like the title given by the Hani King.

But that was alright; the artifact could be considered an extra.

What Yang Yu really wanted, Chen Shi had already begun ordering people to prepare vigorously.

Several black Warm Fire Stones were placed inside a spacious iron long box, surrounded by six differently shaped stone sculptures from various angles.

Beneath each statue, six spirited young men from the Blazing Fire Clan stood straight in a fiery form.

With everything ready, Chen Shi personally approached the wall, using his hands to channel the volcano's heat.

First, a small flame ignited on the black Warm Fire Stone, and then, the flames grew larger, heating the black Warm Fire Stone until it glowed like red-hot charcoal.

A thin red mist slowly drifted up from it.

The six individuals from the Blazing Fire Clan simultaneously manipulated the sculptures to emit six dazzling flames, scorching the thin red mist.

The mist slowly condensed into a liquid and then solidified, turning into a perfectly round gemstone.

The flames on the sculpture suddenly ceased, and Chen Shi took the solidified Racial Essence; the warmth from the Warm Fire Stone gradually faded.

This was Yang Yu's first real encounter with how Racial Essence was gathered.

Although the methods of gathering Racial Essence varied from race to race, they generally required some external force.

Moreover, gathering Racial Essence typically depleted the gatherer's stamina and strength.

The Racial Essence of the Blazing Fire Clan came from the deceased.

The dead left behind their intransferable Strength so that the living could lead better lives,

allowing their descendants to create Racial Essence merely with the Warm Fire Stone.

Taking the Racial Essence handed to him by Chen Shi, Yang Yu felt an indescribable warmth and power slowly flow from his fingertips into his chest.

This piece of Racial Essence was significantly more substantial than any Yang Yu had acquired before.

Yang Yu smiled at Chen Shi, "Thank you."

Chen Shi squinted his eyes kindly, "Please make good use of it. It can not only heal your Woodification Disease but also enhance your strength. Don't worry about us; the energy left in the Warm Fire Stone is sufficient for our needs."

"Okay."

After exchanging pleasantries with Chen Shi, Dongmu sent a Messenger Soldier to invite Yang Yu to the Wansheng Country's routine military consultative meeting.

Without hesitation, Yang Yu bid farewell to Chen Shi, gathered the Racial Essence, and proceeded to Dongmu's tent.

Besides Yang Yu, Dongmu's Deputy General and several Grand Generals also appeared, all of whom were eligible to sit in and strategize for the army.

Shortly after Yang Yu arrived, the military consultative meeting commenced.

Through the Crystal Ball, Yang Yu recognized some familiar faces and also saw some generals he had never encountered.

All the generals reported the status of their respective fronts, which were a mix of good and bad.

On the Sailuomen Plain, though they had successfully delayed the Human army's advance, the Humans started amassing a large force in areas of Sailuomen they hadn't yet reconquered, indicating they would launch an even fiercer offensive in the summer.

The troops from Ajiket and the Lu Hua Army were preparing for the worst.

The intervention from various Sub-human Species on other fronts gradually eased the situation. However, the Humans altered their tactics, making probing attacks to identify Wansheng Country's weak points, swiftly redirecting their focus and breaking through by pinpointing weaknesses.

The battles that had initially eased again became deadlocked.

Only Yang Yu's assignment at Qinghe Volcano was considered more than sufficiently fulfilled.

Following the updates on various fronts, Ajiket sought suggestions from the generals on redeploying forces and discussing subsequent combat strategies.

Dongmu and Yang Yu's units quickly received new assignments.

Considering their exemplary performance, Ajiket explicitly requested Dongmu and Yang Yu, aside from leaving some personnel to guard the vicinity of Qinghe Volcano, to continue north and support other generals in combat, driving the Luo Ze Empire's Army as far back to the border as possible.

At the close of the meeting, Ajiket earnestly instructed the generals fighting at the border,

"Remember to strictly manage your troops.

When assigning small units to fight independently, emphasize repeatedly that even though Humans and Sub-humans are adversaries, indiscriminate slaughter and pillaging is absolutely unacceptable.

Our real enemies are the regular forces of the Luo Ze Empire, not defenceless civilians.

We must not let past mistakes recur.

That is all."

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