Great Ravine, Great Plain, Great Cliff?

After hearing the names of the Earth Three Tribes, Leon pondered briefly, then curiously asked:

"Do the Sea Three Clans and the Three Feathered Tribes have similar names?"

"Yes."

Aquarius Director nodded.

"The names of the Great Court Ten Clans are all single characters, similar to the Earth Three Tribes' Ravine, Plain, and Cliff. The names of the Sea Three Clans are Whirl, Tide, and Roar, while the names of the Three Feathered Tribes are Shade, Clear, and Storm, and likewise, they possess the ability to influence the sea and sky.

Compared to the Earth Three Tribes, however, the Sea Three Clans and the Three Feathered Tribes inhabit the sea and sky, respectively, and thus seldom appear on land. Hence, their conflicts with humans and our Clean-up Bureau are far less intense.

As for the Earth Three Tribes, they were born on the land, and while they regard the earth as their parents, they also believe that all the land should belong to them, even that which humans have later developed, even if initially inhospitable to them, also should be theirs.

Aside from that, they are hostile to any actions affecting the earth, even if it's not brutal destruction but rather gentle modification, they refuse to coexist with us humans."

"..."

Goodness, even the land developed by others must be theirs? And not to be touched at all? Seeing it this way, it seems our ancestors weren't entirely unreasonable?

...

After furrowing his brow and pondering for a while, Leon roughly understood the Earth Three Tribes' hostility towards humans.

The root of it is still the issue of living space. Humans don't have wings or gills, so the earth is the largest area for human activity, perfectly overlapping with the territory of the Earth Three Tribes, disrupting their original survival methods.

Moreover, for humans to survive and proliferate, projects like mining mountains and building dams are inevitable, and in the eyes of the Earth Three Tribes, these probably all count as destruction of the earth, so naturally, they cannot accept coexistence with humans.

"Baltro Director."

Calling out this name, with the intention of defeating the opponent, one must first understand the opponent's intentions, Leon proactively asked:

"Does the Earth Three Tribes have any obvious weaknesses?"

"If talking about weaknesses, the biggest weakness of the Earth Three Tribes is that they can't stay away from the earth for too long."

Even if Leon hadn't asked proactively, Aquarius Director was ready to talk about this. After carefully recalling, the blue-haired old man began to explain:

"Like the relationship between fish and water, these earth scions, while loved by the earth, quickly weaken in strength and even life once cut off from it.

Back then, our predecessors at the Clean-up Bureau used this point, with item number 015, [Inverted Puppet], suspended all Earth scions except for the Clan Leaders at once, forcing them to ceasefire.

So if you have an abnormal object with a similar effect to [Inverted Puppet], capable of severing their link to the earth, it would make dealing with them significantly easier."

Got it, strike the foundation!

Slightly nodding, memorizing this crucial piece of information, facing the Aquarius Director who had a wealth of secretive knowledge, Leon pondered for a moment then asked further:

"Anything else, what do these earth scions value most?"

"Naturally it's the earth."

"I mean, other than the earth?"

Slightly blinking, Leon spoke with a deep undertone:

"For example, ordinary clansmen? The future of their clan? The specific living environment? In short, things of high enough importance to them that they would never easily abandon."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Aquarius Director was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but glance at him.

Noticing his startled look, Leon returned a mischievous smile, then proactively explained:

"You see, the worst situation we might face is dealing with both the Slaughter King Association and the Earth Three Tribes Clan Leaders at the same time, a total of three Yellow Road Directors plus two True Gods.

Even if they have conflicts amongst themselves, the comparison of power on paper unquestionably puts us at a disadvantage; holding out in a head-on confrontation while at such a disadvantage is definitely not the best choice."

"So you are thinking..."

"My idea is, they fight their fight, we fight our fight."

In the dim firelight within the mantle fissure, Leon's flickering face, coupled with dark eyes flashing in the shadow, appeared sinister and malevolent.

"If we truly can't match the Earth Three Tribes in battle by then, rather than holding our ground here, we might as well dive straight into the Stone Marrow Realm, targeting the ordinary tribesmen of the Earth Three Tribes.

According to your previous descriptions of the Stone Marrow Realm, as long as you can block the entrance for two hours, I am confident that I can bring in millions of Nightmares, devouring at least half of the Stone Marrow Realm. If lucky, I might not leave a single tribesman for them!"

"..."

(º灬º)?!?!?!

Stunned by Leon's unconventional proposal, the Aquarius Director's eyes involuntarily widened, his lips moved slightly but took quite a while to utter a word.

Wait, why do I feel like this thing is getting more and more out of hand?

I remember when I left last week, this was just a regular mission to investigate a river, so how has it escalated into tribal war, directly starting a battle with ancient species?

"Isn't this... isn't this inappropriate?"

After holding back for more than a minute, the Aquarius Director finally spoke with unease:

"Although after losing the [Ten Tribes Law Book], the Great Court Ten Clans aren't as tightly knit, they originated from the same source and still hold some sentiment toward each other.

If we actually go through with this, the Sea Three Clans and the Three Feathered Tribes definitely won't stand by idly, essentially provoking nine opponents at the Yellow Road Director level at once. Right now, our bureau happens to be short-handed, so might you... consider calming down first."

"Hehe, I am very calm, don't worry."

After glancing at the somewhat strained expression on the Aquarius Director's face, Leon warmly smiled and then explained:

"I just habitually draft contingency plans, to have responses ready in case of worst-case scenarios, not necessarily planning to really act on them."

"..."

Not necessarily intending to act on them... in reverse, this means if the situation presents itself, you definitely would storm into the Stone Marrow Realm and... feast wildly, right?

After suppressing his stirred emotions, the Aquarius Director followed Leon's line of thought, realizing that aside from the potential outbreak of a great war, Leon's so-called contingency plan had an unusually high success rate.

After all, the Earth Three Tribes are confined within the Stone Marrow Realm, naturally focused on bursting outward, almost unlikely to guard against anyone penetrating inward, definitely catching them off guard.

And by then, as long as I can block the entrance, Leon, who can infinitely create Nightmares, facing a Stone Marrow Realm without equal-level strong guardians, is like a dog entering a compost heap, just deploying the Nightmare River would likely harvest the souls inside cleanly.

As for the Earth Three Clan Leaders who'd be stuck outside... then the entire clan would be in Leon's stomach, their entire family's fate in his grasp; if they don't succumb, they'd probably face extinction on the spot!

Hiss... I finally understand why this kid's mission success rate is a hundred percent...