Bai Qi nodded and said, "Very good. In that case, you must listen to me and cooperate with my next plan."
Seeing that Savage did not immediately agree, Bai Qi guessed the other party's concerns. It was nothing more than being afraid that he would occupy the entire lost continent and Savage would not get any benefits.
For this reason, Bai Qi added, "Don't worry, once I control the Gatekeepers, we will govern this continent together. Moreover, don't you want to see the world behind the gate?"
Hearing the words "behind the gate," Savage's spirit instantly soared, and his gaze towards Bai Qi changed.
He thought to himself, this demon's ambition is truly immense.
Savage initially only wanted to conquer this lost continent, but this person not only wanted to conquer the lost continent but also the world behind the gate.
Regardless of the world behind the gate, as an outsider, one did not need to worry about the negative impact of their destruction on their own world, and they might even receive commendations from this world.
Although Savage was merely flesh and blood, over centuries, he had gained a good understanding of the will of the world and the struggle between righteousness and dark energy.
Logically, as a human, he should have sided with righteousness, as dark energy had always placed its bets on demons.
In the beginning, Savage did just that. Because of this, in the years without any protagonists, Savage could be considered a child of destiny. With the blessings of righteousness, he was invincible.
Since Savage had been so successful with the support of righteousness, what reason led him to later turn to the seemingly weaker dark energy?
The reason was simple: dark energy was too weak. If this continued, the world would eventually perish.
To save the world from destruction, Savage had to abandon his powerful father of righteousness and help his mother of dark energy, who had always been abused.
For this, he did not hesitate to use his own money to form underground forces, instigate wars between nations, and finally even launch a world war, all to counter righteousness.
However, Savage was ultimately human. Even if he embraced dark energy, his help would be limited. Moreover, the forces of righteousness were too powerful. Upon discovering Savage's betrayal, they immediately chose a new child of destiny, and Savage's operations were quickly thwarted.
Even so, Savage stood firm with his mother of dark energy, accumulating strength for dark energy's preservation and future counterattack, until Bai Qi, as the Holy Lord, was resurrected. The mother of dark energy decisively poured all the dark energy Savage had accumulated into Bai Qi, a move that was a gamble.
Bai Qi proved worthy of the effort. With a series of actions, dark energy not only regained some vitality but also showed signs of a counterattack.
Bai Qi was well aware of all this, and for this reason, he was very grateful to Savage. It was because of this that Bai Qi proposed to jointly govern the lost continent with him after the plan was completed, as a way to repay Savage's efforts before his resurrection.
It was precisely because Bai Qi knew that Savage understood the relationship between dark energy and righteousness that he dared to be so candid with him. Bai Qi understood that Savage would absolutely not betray dark energy at this juncture, and as the biological son of the mother of dark energy, Savage would certainly not do anything detrimental to him.
Moreover, plundering an unknown world would ultimately benefit the world Bai Qi belonged to. Such actions were not uncommon when the main world was prosperous, and the monsters appearing in the world behind the gate would also cause damage to this world. Therefore, even righteousness would not interfere too much with such matters.
Whether Bai Qi and Savage's next actions would be popular or not was unknown, but they would definitely be in accordance with the will of heaven.
After receiving Savage's affirmative reply, Bai Qi laid out his plan to him entirely. Savage listened and nodded repeatedly. It had to be said that when it came to manipulating people, demons truly had a way.
Soon, when Bai Xu returned with food, he brought some not-so-good news to everyone.
Because the old chieftain's condition was gradually worsening, the five elders of the tribe, after a brief discussion, immediately reached a decision: they agreed to let these outsiders treat the old chieftain.
After all, at such a critical juncture, the old chieftain could not pass away.
Of course, the Gatekeepers were still wary of Bai Qi and his group. Therefore, during the treatment of the old chieftain, Tom will accompany them with several Gatekeeper warriors. At the same time, only three people would be allowed to treat the old chieftain, while the others would be held as hostages.
If these three individuals made any excessive moves or failed to cure the old chieftain's illness, not only would these three be killed on the spot, but the others held as hostages would also be swiftly executed.
"This... can be considered good news, right?"
All eyes turned to Blodor, as he was the team's medic. It seemed that everyone's lives were now in Blodor's hands.
Blodor immediately felt immense pressure, but at this moment, he could only brace himself. He could only hope that the old chieftain's illness was not an incurable disease, otherwise, they might truly be doomed this time.
Blodor rubbed his bald head and asked, "Uh, when do we go?"
"Right now," Bai Xu said. "According to the elders' discussion, you can bring two assistants. The others must stay here as hostages."
As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of tribesmen armed with spears and clad in full metal armor surrounded them, their sharp spears glinting in the sunlight.
Bob still wanted to appeal to Bai Xu's emotions to speak on their behalf.
But before Bob could speak, Bai Xu looked at the tribesmen and said helplessly, "I'm very sorry, Bob. These Silver Warriors are the elite of the tribe. They only obey my father and the five elders. Even I have no authority over them. So, you should decide quickly."
Bai Xu's words extinguished everyone's last hope, and they had no choice but to brace themselves and go to treat the old chieftain.
Blodor had to go, as he was the only one with systematic training. But there were still two spots left.
Who should go and who should stay?
If they went, even if they couldn't cure him, there might be a glimmer of hope. But if they stayed as hostages, they would truly be at the mercy of others.
Blodor was also in a dilemma, but he wasn't foolish. He quickly passed this thankless task to Savage after a few seconds of thought.
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At this, everyone's eyes fell on Savage.
Savage, however, remained calm and composed. With a wave of his hand, the two spots were decided.
To everyone's surprise, Savage did not choose a spot for himself. He chose to stay as a hostage, and the two spots were given to Bai Qi and Harry respectively.