Chapter 518: Chapter 518

Du You shipped away the last batch of goods, leaving only ruins of a city. It wouldn’t be easy for the Sandpeople to rebuild a city in this place.

However, that’s the desert for you. Once you find an oasis, where else can you build a city if not here?

A significant city has been destroyed, and the Sandpeople wanting to reassemble their forces to attack White Stone City has secretly been pushed further into the future. This was a heavy blow for the Sandpeople.

Du You did not concern himself with what followed, but the impact of the event was massive.

On that very day, the news had already spread throughout every large territory. The Dunes Territory even helped spread the news. Everyone knew that the three Sand People Tribes that were troubling the Dunes Territory had all been wiped out by the people of Mountain Town.

"My God, I can’t believe it’s true. That was a strong Sand People Island with tens of thousands of residents. If I remember correctly, there were hundreds of Tier Two Sand People Warriors, and they were all destroyed just like that."

"Not hundreds, nearly three hundred. If these three hundred Tier Two Sandpeople joined forces, it wouldn’t be easy for our territories to withstand their attack. A group of people on the outskirts of Mountain Town are discussing the news.

At first, they didn’t think much of this newly established territory. Still, the power demonstrated by Mountain Town was horrifying. They had wiped out so many Sand People Tribes in such a short time.

This power is undoubtedly stronger than that of their town.

"I heard that a powerful mage accompanied the army on this expedition, and supposedly they suffered few casualties."

"I knew it. How could the powerful mage who is the lord of Mountain Town not have a few mage friends? Surely those mages made a move. Ah, having a good lord indeed means there’s no need to worry about anything."

"If you ask me, Dunes Territory is really lucky. They only spent ten gold coins, and he helped to wipe out three powerful Sand People Tribes. From now on, life in the Dunes Territory will get better. You guys have no idea, there used to be countless desert red lizards, all stolen by the Sandpeople."

"That’s right, without those Sand People Tribes, the income of the Dunes Territory could at least triple."

Before, everyone was calling the Dunes Territory idiots, but now, they all regard them with both envy and jealousy. Why? Because they just got incredibly lucky.

Just two days later, when these people saw the new announcement from Mountain Town, everyone was stunned.

"What? The lord of Mountain Town took action himself and captured the nearest oasis to Dunes Territory. The Sand People Tribe who lived there have been completely wiped out. Is this real or fake? Maybe someone’s talking nonsense."

"It can’t be nonsense. Once it’s reported, someone is bound to investigate. Unfortunately, Mountain Town is too far from that oasis; they have no chance of taking it over. The Dunes Territory is the one who will benefit."

A representative from the Dunes Territory immediately expressed dissatisfaction loudly: "How could it benefit us? We Dunes Territory only have the strength to protect ourselves, we have no ability to take over the oasis. The Sandpeople won’t give up there. Are we going there to court death?"

Everyone looked at each other. It turned out that these people were not fools, they knew there were bargains one should not take.

"That’s right. Lord Du You personally took action, which is unbelievable. Since when do lords need to go to the battlefield themselves?"

Indeed, a lord is always the core of a territory. Unless it’s a crisis, a lord will never appear on the battlefield. Even these border territories rarely see such things happening.

Lord Du You didn’t go to the battlefield even to defend, so launching an attack, let alone assaulting a city of the enemy, was unthinkable.

"I’ve heard that Lord Du You gained his title of viscount by distinguishing himself in war, he’s a first-generation lord. It’s not uncommon for first-generation lords to be fond of the battlefield."

"Yes, and after all, he is a mage. Mages don’t need to be at the front line."

"But, it is still a city, even if it’s not the Sandpeople’s main city here. How could it possibly be annihilated just like that? We in White Stone City haven’t attacked a Sandpeople’s city for many years." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Everyone was solemn, indeed, this was a major event. If confirmed to be true, Du You’s merit would be great.

Meanwhile, the upper class of White Stone City, who didn’t pay much attention to this small border territory before, changed their attitude for the first time. Because the merit of wiping out a city of the Sandpeople is significant.

Humans and Sandpeople are different. Sandpeople are suitable for living in desert environments, humans are not.

That’s why the Sandpeople can have many large tribes near here, even small cities, while humans, except for White Stone City, other territories are not much to look at.

In the past, humans were passive and were attacked by the Sandpeople. Now, they seem to have seen the opportunity to take the initiative to attack.

Furthermore, with such a strong territory present, some of the Sandpeople’s aggressions could be shared, at least reducing the pressure faced by White Stone City.

"What do you think? If it’s true, Viscount Du You’s merit would be significant."

"It is significant, but the merit is not enough to upgrade his title, let’s keep him as he is now," the noble representative said. These traditional nobles looked down upon these first-generation nobles of common origin.

The city lord frowned but didn’t say anything, as he too was a nobleman.

"Even if he can’t be promoted, there should be a reward."

"Leave the reward to us. The internal affairs of the nobles can be easily resolved. But, we have to first verify if this matter is true."

The few nobles glanced at each other. They were quite envious of the high-grade goods in Du You’s possession. If they could seize this opportunity to get their hands on them, they would make substantial profits.

A mere title was not a big concern to them. After all, it’s just a border lord. But if they can get the goods, it will benefit their status promotion, not to mention the enormous profit.

The city lord certainly knew what these people were thinking. But that’s what nobility is all about. Fine, let them settle it themselves. "What I want to tell you is, if this is true, then the military strength of Mountain Town is formidable. Perhaps, we, in White Stone City, can establish a cooperative relationship with Mountain Town." Everyone was shocked when they heard this.