Protect Our Clan Leader

“It’s perfect if they fight back, let that old geezer from Divine Que join in. We have so many Immortal Clans and Sacred Races in Divine Capital Luojing, surely they’re not just freeloading,” Wang Licui said, pouting.

“You don’t understand anything, Lici, so don’t speak nonsense,” Cangping God Emperor grumbled. “How do you know that old geezer from Divine Que, I mean, His Majesty, only eats without working? We have so many Immortal Clans and Sacred Races in Luojing, and many tribesmen are fighting at the front lines, with quite a few sacrificing their lives.”

“It’s not just about that. It’s because that old geezer pays a meager salary and owes wages,” Wang Licui replied defiantly. “The Barbarian Giant Clan is fighting bravely at the front lines, so what’s wrong with earning a bit more salary to support the children and elderly in their tribe?”

“Exactly, exactly.”

The Barbarian Giants were also getting excited.

Gamba Dish·Stone Hammer couldn’t help but lament, “What we’re paid is indeed too little. Our Giant Clan has a big appetite. The military camp provides food, but the elders and children in the tribe rely on our salaries to live. The old giants have to save food for the children because there isn’t enough salary. If the tribe were not going hungry, we wouldn’t have suggested a raise. Plus, due to the wage arrears, our tribe still owes a lot of foreign debts.”

Giants took turns speaking, seemingly getting agitated.

Cangping God Emperor was stunned.

Looking at the situation, Lici seemed to really want to pry him away~~

He quickly gave Old Tan a look and then swiftly transmitted a few words. Old Tan immediately understood and left.

After a while.

Holy King Dingxiang, in charge of foreign affairs for the Barbarian Tribes, hurriedly arrived at the Immortal Welcoming Building.

Holy King Dingxiang had evidently learned the real situation from Old Tan and began by repeatedly apologizing to the Barbarian Giant King, saying that it was due to his work error that Stone Hammer Tribe hadn’t received their due pay and compensation. He patted his chest and assured, “Brother Gamba Dish, go to my foreign affairs department tomorrow, and I’ll sort out the account for you that day.”

“What about the salary increase?” Wang Licui asked. “With just peanuts, you expect them to risk their lives. Aren’t you ashamed? If your Divine Dynasty truly can’t support them, our family will.”

“Well, uh…” Holy King Dingxiang was sweating like a waterfall, his gaze inevitably drifting toward Cangping God Emperor.

However, just as he had the thought, Cangping God Emperor’s voice reached his ear.

His heart settled, and he immediately said, “Stone Hammer Tribe warriors have distinguished themselves in battle, deserving of a raise. Starting tomorrow, all salaries will go up by ten percent.”

“Ten percent? That’s just throwing scraps at beggars! At least double it,” Wang Licui rolled up her sleeves and began negotiating for the Stone Hammer Tribe.

Holy King Dingxiang heard this, couldn’t believe it, and also rolled up his sleeves, confronting her, “Young lady, don’t be too greedy. Twenty percent is our limit.”

The two argued back and forth.

After a full half-day of arguing, the parties finally agreed on a fifty percent salary increase, with Barbarian Giant King Gamba Dish able to go and re-sign the contract the next day.

When Holy King Dingxiang left.

All the Barbarian Giants were extremely grateful to Wang Licui and Cangping God Emperor, wholly considering them as part of their own, and everyone drank freely, celebrating joyously.

The whole gathering went smoothly except for Cangping God Emperor’s mood, which wasn’t as delightful, yet he had to pretend to be enjoying it, truly laboriously.

“Lici, I saw you fighting with the Young Clan Leader of Stone Hammer Tribe before, and your strength didn’t lose to him at all,” Cangping God Emperor shifted the topic. “Have you cultivated any powerful body refining cultivation technique?”

“Body refining cultivation technique?”

Wang Licui twisted her head thoughtfully, then took out two stone slabs from the Storage Ring, piecing them together for him to see: “I’m currently cultivating this incomplete piece. I was naturally strong to begin with, but after cultivating this, I got even stronger.”

“This seems somewhat familiar. Remember Tai Chu…” Cangping God Emperor stopped mid-sentence, realizing something was amiss, and swallowed his words, whispering, “I mean, I’ve heard Tai Chu Dao Palace has a piece.”

“Oh, Old Cang, your connections are impressive~” Wang Licui was a bit surprised, but she didn’t think much of it.

“Wait, let me see,” Barbarian Giant King Gamba Dish·Stone Hammer seemed to notice something, asking for the two stone slabs to examine them. After checking them, he said, “This is a part of the ’Barbarian King’s Sacred Body Art,’ missing two other pieces to complete it.”

“Uncle Gamba, you recognize it too?” Wang Licui was shocked.

How come she felt everyone knew her cultivation technique stone slabs, except her?

“Of course, I recognize it. The ’Barbarian King’s Sacred Body Art’ was created many years ago by an old guy from the Human race, based on our Barbarian Giant Clan’s Bloodline characteristics, and was developed into a Saint Rank Art,” Gamba Dish explained. “After the old guy died, he left the Barbarian King’s Sacred Body Art in our Stone Hammer Tribe. But long ago, someone stole two of the slabs from our tribe, and since then, their whereabouts are unknown. Wait a moment, let me check.”

Gamba Dish searched through his Storage equipment, and soon took out two stone slabs, throwing them to Wang Licui: “Here, since you are destined for them, I’ll give them to you.”

Wang Licui was thoroughly stunned and weakly looked at the Barbarian Giant King, saying, “Uncle, do you just casually carry your tribe’s ancestral sacred artifacts with you and give them to anyone?”

“Not really,” Gamba Dish explained helplessly. “This time, we came to demand our wages because the tribe’s life had become untenable. I feared we might not get paid, so I brought various odds and ends from the tribe with me, planning to sell them to buy some food and bring it back.”