Chapter 612: Bandits Must Be Eliminated at All Times!

Shrine Mountains, Crow Tribe.

In the large conference room, several arakkoa elders sat around the conference table, all looking at a basket on the table with serious expressions.

"This basket contains all the things I bought from the Fool Woman's stall as you ordered..." A Crow servant explained to the clan leader sitting at the head.

"Well, take it out..." The Crow leader nodded.

The arakkoa servant then placed the items in the basket on the table one by one under the gaze of everyone.

"Look at that bowl and this pattern. I think I just saw it at the patriarch's house a few days ago..."

"Yes, there is also that vase. The bump on the bottle's mouth is exactly the same as the vase I saw on the balcony of the patriarch's house..."

"I heard that the former Tian Clan leader's house was ransacked. It is said that all the movable things in the house were emptied out, even the broom at the door was not spared..."

"Could it be that these are..."

The crow people had strange expressions on their faces, whispering to each other in low voices, and talking about it.

As for the crow tribe leader, his face became darker and darker as he looked at the familiar artifacts one after another, and the palm of his hand holding the crutch couldn't stop trembling.

When the servants took out all the things in the basket, the Crow tribe leader sighed, looked at the others and smiled bitterly: "You can't be wrong, these are the things stolen from my house..."

"That female fool is indeed the gangster's accomplice!"

"These fools are too blatant and don't take us seriously at all!"

"Unforgivable..."

…

All the crow people angrily denounced. The stolen items were sold in public the next day without any cover-up. They had never seen such an arrogant thief!

"Then, send someone to arrest that woman?" a crow man suggested.

"it's useless……"

The leader of the Crow people smiled bitterly: "Arrest people, do you have evidence? We are businessmen, and our reputation is as great as the sky. That woman spent money to buy a shop here, and she is a legal vendor. If you arrest vendors without evidence, there will be more in the future." Who dares to do business with us?”

The other arakkoa people also frowned when they heard this, racking their brains to think for a long time, but they were helpless.

"Moreover, these things are not worth much money at all. The other party deliberately put these useless things out for sale, not to make money at all..." The clan leader added at this time.

"What's that for?" one person asked.

"Obviously, the other party is reminding us that the Ma bandits are related to them. If we want to solve the problem of the Ma bandits, we have to go to them..."

"That's so outrageous! This is a naked threat!" A crow-man slapped the table and stood up.

"Rampant? Then do you have any other ideas?" The clan leader sneered: "With so many people, after two whole days of tossing, have any of them been caught?"

Amid the clan leader's questioning, everyone quickly stopped.

Indeed, for two days, they all led people and personally searched the entire tribe, but could not find any trace of bandit activities.

"It's strange to say that we all know the ins and outs of the bandits in the original tribe. If they were still in the tribe, we shouldn't be able to find no clues at all..." an arakkoa elder muttered.

"No need to be surprised, the original bandits must have escaped." The clan leader said, "I estimate that there should be another wave of bandits sneaking into our tribe."

The patriarch mused: "This new group of bandits is obviously stronger than the original bandits. They can not only steal divinity, but also steal props! These recent prop theft cases, as well as the previous thefts of arakkoa people, The incident should have been done by them to sow discord and use our hands to drive away the original bandits and then move in on their own. "

"Is this so?!" Everyone looked at each other, so they kept going on for a long time. Is this a power struggle between the bandits?

"Oh, it's my fault that I didn't think carefully at that time and directly put the responsibility on the original gangster gang. Now, the original gangsters have been angry with us and tricked us before leaving. Obviously, they have no intention of doing it again. return……"

"If that's all, that's it. The money that was stolen will be regarded as what we owe them. What's important right now is that the new batch of gangsters are not so easy to get rid of..."

The clan leader shook his head and sighed: "Judging from the current trend, these new gangsters obviously do not intend to be bound by us, let alone sign any sharing agreement with us. They want to be 'real gangsters'. If left unchecked, we may become their prey for a long time in the future..."

"After all, no one knows better than Ma Bandit that Crow people are the richest..."

All the Crows were shocked when they heard this analysis. They have been used to a comfortable business life, and no one wants to be worried about thieves all the time, especially a group of thieves who can steal props...

"Clan leader, what should we do?"

"There is no other way but to talk to those fools first."

…

That afternoon, Mu You received a message from Lu Yao.

"Just now, some Crow people came to me and said that their clan leader wanted to invite my 'people behind the scenes' to the banquet... The people behind the scenes, are you talking nonsense?"

Mu You raised his eyebrows and found him indeed.

"okay, I get it."

"What's going on? Hongmen Banquet? Are these Yao people scared by you and setting up an ambush to kill you?" Lu Yao immediately started gossiping after passing the message.

Yesterday, Mu You stuffed her with a large amount of goods. Now, no matter how slow Lu Yao was, she guessed that the origin of these things was abnormal.

"Don't worry, it's not a Hongmen Banquet, it's more like a banquet to send wealth."

Mu You smiled, and in the game, he had already controlled the character to go to the home of the Crow Clan leader.

[You came to the highest point of the mountain, in front of a luxurious wooden residence. ]

[Several Crow Clan elders, including the Crow Clan leader, have been waiting here for a long time. ]

[The white-haired Crow Clan leader came to shake hands with you, looked at your familiar face, and pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "You are the fool who came to ask about the property that day..." ]

["Yes." You nodded in acknowledgement. ]

Mu You had come to see this patriarch when he first came, but he only had a simple conversation. I didn't expect that the old man still remembered his appearance.

[The Crow Clan leader enthusiastically led you into the house. At this time, the reception room was already full of food and drinks. 】

【While arranging you to sit down, the Crow Clan Chief looked at you and asked: "Excuse me, who are you among the Fools..."】

【"You can understand that I am the 'chief' among the Fools. As long as I give an order, most of the Fools will follow my orders."】

Mu You was not polite and explained his position directly. This kind of negotiation representing two forces cannot be carried out without highlighting one's identity.

【"So you are the leader of the Fools. Nice to meet you!" The Crow Clan Chief breathed a sigh of relief: "In recent years, our tribe's business has been sluggish. The sudden entry of the nobles is really a timely rain for us..."】

【"No, we are new here. Thanks to the trading environment provided by the treasure land, our daily needs have been greatly facilitated..."】

This old man came up and didn't mention the business at all, and frequently praised him and the Fools.

Mu You was not in a hurry, and he praised the other party for business.

After the two sides chatted and chatted for a while, it was indeed the Crows who couldn't sit still first and took the initiative to bring up the business.

[The Crow Clan leader smiled at you apologetically: "I'm sure you've heard about the recent events. The nobles have moved into our tribe and brought us a large number of customers. This is a good thing, but unfortunately our area is plagued by bandits. It's currently the active period for bandits. If any fool has lost property in our territory, I personally feel deeply sorry..."]

["The leader doesn't need to blame himself. We fools are all capable of protecting our own property. Not many people have been robbed. Besides, the ones who stole from us were bandits, not Crow Clan. We fools are still clear about gratitude and resentment..."]

[Your words made several Crow Clan elders laugh dryly, and their expressions were a little unnatural. 】

【Only the Crow Clan leader remained calm: "Speaking of which, we have been fighting bandits for years, but unfortunately, the Crow Clan is not a race known for its combat effectiveness. These bandits are elusive, agile, and good at escaping, just like termites rooted in the Crow Clan. We have no way to deal with them. If this continues, the reputation of our Crow Clan will be damaged, but it will affect everyone's business..."】

【"Don't worry, Chief. The bandits also stole our fools' things. If we have the chance, we fools will not let them go easily." You answered. 】

【The Crow Clan leader's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So, the nobles are willing to take the initiative to help us suppress the bandits?"】

【"Of course, we will be neighbors from now on, and it is our duty to help suppress the bandits. After all, this is also related to the interests of us fools."】

【Your answer made the Crow Clan happy. One Crow Clan subconsciously asked: "It is better to suppress the bandits sooner rather than later. I wonder when the Fool is going to start?"】

【"Don't worry, I am willing to help unconditionally, but my subordinates, after all, are all following me for food, and I can't let them work in vain..."】

Mu You was too lazy to beat around the bush. His meaning was very clear: it is okay to suppress the bandits, but they will only take action if they are given enough benefits first.

In the Crow Clan tribe, the smiles on the faces of the Crow Clan froze when they heard this. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly, knowing that it was not that simple.

The Crow Clan leader was relieved at this time.

What it feared most was that the other party did not make any requests. Now it was normal to make requests. This showed that their previous guess was correct. The Fool and the bandits were not of the same mind, and the Fool could be used to drive out the bandits.

"I wonder what conditions the fools need before they are willing to fight the bandits?" The Crow Clan leader looked at Mu You and asked, while secretly calculating the bottom line of his investment that he could accept.

"Not much, just give 700,000 or 800,000 divinity as a token of appreciation."

"Ahem..." The Crow Clan leader almost spat out a mouthful of blood, and hurriedly patted his chest to breathe.

The other Crow Clan also had strange expressions. You dare to ask for a lot when I ask you to make a request. 700,000 or 800,000 is the total assets of a rich Crow Clan tycoon...

"You're joking, this number is really a bit..." The Crow Clan leader looked embarrassed.

"Are you saying you don't have money?" Mu You asked.

"Yes, I'm afraid that all of us combined can't even get half of it... What's more, our divinity has been stolen by the bandits, and my house was looted by the bandits the day before yesterday. Now we are in a state of being penniless, and it's difficult to even maintain daily expenses..." The Crow Clan leader sighed repeatedly.

"Yeah, we're really out of money..."

"The limit for us is 10,000 or 20,000..."

The other Crowmen also started to complain about being poor.

Regarding the performance of these Crowmen, Mu You just wanted to say "bullshit". Let's not talk about it for now. Don't I know how much savings you, the clan leader, have?

However, Mu You did not expose them directly, but continued to make suggestions.

"You don't have money, you can ask the villagers of the entire Crow Tribe to raise money. After all, suppressing bandits is something that benefits everyone. We fools contribute, and others should naturally contribute money."

"Yes, we can raise money... but 700,000 or 800,000 is still too much. We Crows are all small businesses..." The Crows still just kept talking and shirking.

"How about this, we fools can help you suppress bandits for free, but you have to increase the bounty you set, from 1,000 to 10,000 divinity for each bandit, how about it?" Seeing that the other party was not willing to change his mind, Mu You had to modify the plan.

Mu You's original plan was to let the fools catch the more than 70 bandits outside, and each bandit would be rewarded with 10,000, which would still be 700,000 or 800,000, so for him, there was actually no difference between the two plans.

The Crows were stunned when they first heard this suggestion.

In fact, the reason why they were unwilling to pay so much money at once was not entirely because they felt sorry for the money, but because they were afraid that the Fool would run away directly after getting the money. After all, there was no guarantee for bandit suppression. It was very likely that after receiving the money, the bandits would only be driven away for a few days, and the bandits would become rampant again after a while. It was a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution. After that, they would have to ask the Fool to suppress the bandits again. Wouldn't that become a regular payment of "protection fees"?

Now, the other party proposed to suppress the bandits for free, but just increase the bounty. It seemed that it became easier to accept, because if the other party wanted to get the bounty, they had to catch the real bandits to get the job done.

And if they could really catch all the bandits and solve the hidden dangers of bandits once and for all, they would be willing to pay the money.

Moreover, the Crow Clan leader felt that there should not be many people in this group of new bandits. According to the frequency of thefts in the past two days, there would be no more than ten at most. Even if they were all caught, they would not pay much money.

The Crows hurriedly left the table with an excuse, discussed in the diplomatic room, and finally made a decision.

"We agree with your proposal, but there is one requirement. The captured bandits must be alive before the bounty can be given!" The Crow Clan leader returned to his seat and explained to Mu You.

The reason why they must be alive is that the captured bandits can be sent to the bandit headquarters. As long as the bandits do not want to completely turn against the Crow Clan, they should spend money to redeem these troublemakers, so that they can recover some of their costs.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"Happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation!"

...

That afternoon, just after the banquet ended, the Crow Clan leader took Mu You to the largest square in the tribe and summoned all the villagers.

"Bandits must be eliminated at any time! If not, it's necessary. Think about it, you are sitting at home, eating hot pot, singing songs, and suddenly the bandits steal... So, the days without bandits are good days..."

The old chief held up a loudspeaker prop and gave a speech calling on everyone to donate money to eliminate bandits.

The lines were sponsored by Mu You, but for the old man, the patriarch was sincere and true, after all, these were all things he had experienced personally.

The Crowmen seemed to be moved by this speech. Of course, most of them were afraid of being stolen by bandits these days, so they donated money very enthusiastically.

Mu You didn't see how much divine power was raised in the end, but it should not be less than 300,000.

Mu You even suspected that the reason why the Crowmen chief agreed to his conditions so readily was that he wanted to mobilize villagers to donate money in the name of suppressing bandits, and then take some kickbacks from it, so that he could not only make up for the previous theft, but also make a profit.

Unfortunately, it didn't know that Mu You had already "raised" more than 70 bandits outside, waiting to close the net at any time.

The money it raised would not only turn into bounties in the end, but it would also have to spend a lot of money on it.