Chapter 394: Chapter 305: White God

Inside the military camp, the vice general’s face was iron blue after suffering such a massive defeat.

The first person responsible was certainly the legion commander.

The legion commander had enjoyed extremely generous treatment, but the responsibility he bore was also the greatest.

But the problem was, now the legion commander was gone.

Moreover, he had been swallowed by that white python, not even a corpse could be found.

Although a person’s death does not necessarily settle all debts, such a big matter always requires someone alive to take the blame and provide an explanation to everyone.

The Giant City Guard Army had not suffered such a great defeat in many years.

The vice general could vaguely foresee his own end—demotion if he was lucky, or if no one spoke up for him, he might end up in the dungeons.

No, such a huge blame could crush him; he must find several others to share the burden.

The vice general summoned the centurions, “When the enemy charged at us just now, why did all your men retreat!”

The centurions looked at each other—after all, it wasn’t just us retreating… you also retreated.

However, nobody voiced this out loud, as it was clear the vice general was looking for someone to take the fall.

To irritate him at such a time could easily lead to one’s own downfall.

Moreover, the brothers retreating in the ranks could be understood; who would give their life for just a few Spirit Gold coins a month!

Unless it’s a military family aiming for an officer’s position, which normal household would join the army? They would have already paid the military exemption tax to avoid military service.

As the saying goes, ‘Like commander, like troop,’ it was from Fentian Giant City that Jiu Chi City learned the method to avoid military service.

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On the Sun Chasing Bird’s back, Han Zhaolong said to Ming Junting, “It seems your first step has been successful.”

Ming Junting’s lips curled up slightly, looking in good spirits, “It has been successful.”

Qin Zhou offered his congratulations, and Han Zhaolong sighed, “Those bastards from the Chi Family in the city probably didn’t really want to stop you, they just didn’t want you to kill too many from the Guard Army.”

The death of a Giant City Guard Army legion commander is a matter of the Guard Army’s capability, but if the Giant City Guard Army also suffers heavy casualties, and Jiu Chi City does not pay a corresponding price, then that would be an issue for Jiu Chi City.

Chen Xing was surprised, “That’s it?”

Just charging over and killing a bunch of Beast Tamers and swallowing a few Beasts is considered enough? It seemed all too hasty.

“It was just a cunning first step,” Ming Junting said with a light laugh.

Qin Zhou smiled slightly, thinking back to when he first accompanied the master to the inner treasury and saw those five steles.

He remembered that when he first saw the content on the steles, he thought of them merely as mythological stories recorded by the natives of the Exotic Region.

As for myths, the ancient legends of Great Xia also had plenty, some were even more exaggerated.

But as understanding of the Exotic Region gradually deepened, Qin Zhou came to realize that the myths of the region were not just simple stories.

Qin Zhou then recounted the legend inscribed on the steles.

The legend was named—The White Python Swallows the Dragon.

It recorded that in a place called the Red River desert region, there was a deity known as the White God.

It was said that along the banks of the Red River, a rich civilization flourished known as the Red River civilization.

One day, the water level of the Red River began dropping, the tributaries dried up, and a severe drought like no other broke out.

Amidst the drought, various Fire Attribute dragon-beasts sprouted from the soil, occupying densely populated areas and causing great disaster.

Human heroes traveled to the source of the Red River and discovered that all of this disaster was caused by a demon dragon named Wings of Flames, which had not yet fully awakened. But the sleeping creature was like a volcano ready to erupt, with lava flowing down its wings to form a magma lake of fire around it.

In times of peril, a white giant snake named the White God swam upstream from the lower reaches of the Red River.

In front of countless people, the white giant snake swallowed dragon-beasts one after another; with every creature it swallowed, the giant snake grew larger. It coiled around the earth, raising its head high for many to witness its form.

After the White God devoured three hundred Fire Attribute creatures along the bank, its body grew larger than a mountain. It ascended to the source of the Red River and swallowed the Wings of Flames into its belly.

From then on, the name of the White God spread through the Red River basin; it was said to be the incarnation of the spirit of the Red River, mastering ice and devouring, hence its ability to easily consume dragon-beasts.

Wherever it passed, it would leave traces of frost that would not melt for a thousand years, and the evil creatures it devoured would become its strength.

After listening to the story recounted by Qin Zhou, Chen Xing thought… it was too coincidental.

Those dragon-beasts just happened to stay where humans gathered, and those humans were all safe and sound, waiting for the white snake to save them, almost as if they were NPCs in a game waiting for the hero to defeat them one by one.

Chen Xing couldn’t help but think of what Ming Junting had just done.

Swallowing two Fire Attribute dragon-beasts in succession.

Furthermore, it was done in front of everyone, thousands upon thousands of Giant City Guard Army soldiers, plus some Beast Tamers from Jiu Chi City who had witnessed it with their own eyes.

Everyone was an audience under the stage.

It was as if he was emulating some of the experiences of that White God.

But there were no believers.

Moreover, the path of legend required the spread of the story; were those spectators from Jiu Chi City and the survivors the ones to spread it?

No, that wasn’t right, there was also Great Xia!

Chen Xing had a sudden epiphany.

There were billions of common people in Great Xia, many Beast Tamers, but even more were ordinary civilians.

Many people were not very familiar with the Exotic Region, and its information was blocked on the internet. Thinking about it now, it was a stroke of genius.

Blocking the information about the Exotic Region and the path of Ascension, and then spreading the legend through official channels, both overt and covert.

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