Chapter 43 Convincing the Chief of the Qinghe Tribe

Richard naturally knew that simple verbal constraints would not allow the newly attracted group of believers to maintain their long-term faith.

However, as long as someone in this group started praying to the Tiger God, Richard would be able to know their location, and in this way Richard would be able to know the locations of more than a dozen nearby tribes.

As long as he knew their location, Richard only needed to perform a few "miracles" in front of them. He would not have trouble attracting people to join the hunting sect. He could even capture all the people in the tribe and absorb them all into the hunting sect.

"I didn't expect you to be so calm."

Richard was surprised that an ordinary person was not afraid at all when facing the monster.

"I have also seen many magical beasts, although they cannot speak like you," Cook replied.

"Of course, the main reason is that my facial expression has never changed since I was born."

Unexpectedly, he was born with facial paralysis.

"The people of the tribe believe that I am born with extraordinary qualities, so they chose me to be the chief."

Richard thought to himself: I'm afraid it's more than that. Judging from what happened last night, the chief of the Qinghe tribe must have been feeding the blue-horned hippopotamus intentionally.

In addition to the guard Elsa met today, Cook was able to train a powerful guard, so his own strength must be high. However, he had no fighting skills to practice, so no matter how strong he was, he was limited by his physical fitness.

"Master Tiger God, is it okay to call you that?"

"can."

"I don't know if you know my name. My name is Cook. But that's not important. What's important is, why did you suddenly come to the Qinghe tribe?"

Richard whispered, "Didn't I just say that I only need your faith?"

"I don't understand. Faith? What's the use of that?"

"You can understand that I am the same as you. You can practice fighting spirit, but I also need to become strong through faith. The more people who believe in me, the better." Richard explained.

Cook is a smart man. As long as the favorable relationship is explained clearly, I believe he will not refuse.

"So, you came to my tribe and let my people believe in you."

"I only need faith, and I don't need your people to do anything. But you, the chief, will be able to gain powerful warriors."

Cook was lost in thought, obviously wondering whether Richard had deceived him.

"You are also a monster, right? I don't know why you can talk, but since you can grow to such a large size, you must be a monster."

Richard nodded. "Although I am a magical beast, other magical beasts cannot absorb faith like me, just like the blue-horned hippopotamus raised by your tribe."

"Blue-horned Hippo? You really gave it an apt name."

Cook's tone revealed surprise, and Richard could only analyze his true mood through Cook's tone. Cook's expression was still very calm.

"But you are wrong about one thing. We didn't take the initiative to feed those blue-horned hippos. They forced us to grow fruits for them."

"In the beginning, we planted food in our fertile fields, but since these hippos came, the original monsters disappeared, and were replaced by these more powerful hippos."

"Until one day, I went out hunting with the guards and found the body of the monster in the forest."

"A body? It should have been killed by those blue-horned hippos, right?" Richard asked, "I wonder if there are any gem-like things left on the body?"

Richard asked about the magic crystal, but he didn't know if Cook knew the value of the magic crystal.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Cook took out a metal dagger with a magic crystal of wood element inlaid on it. However, because it had been inlaid in the dagger for too long, the power of the element had merged with the dagger, and the dagger had become a magical equipment.

Richard sighed, "You are really wasteful. This magic crystal is of no use now."

Although this piece of magic equipment is still worth one or two hundred gold coins, in the eyes of any wizard, it is a waste of magic crystals.

"What a waste! This dagger is very powerful!"

Richard almost vomited blood, but what Cook said was right. Compared with other metal products of the Qinghe tribe, this dagger can be called a "divine weapon".

Cook put away his dagger and continued, "The feces of the blue-horned hippos brought fruit seeds, but the blue-horned hippos have a big appetite and like to come out to forage at night. The crops we planted were also destroyed by them."

"To stop the blue hippos from coming ashore, we started growing fruit, but these fruits can only grow in our best fields, and the blue hippos are increasing in number."

"Now, our tribe is gradually unable to supply the fruits that the blue-horned hippos need, and we have to convert more fertile land into fruit planting."

No wonder the food of the Qinghe tribe is sold at a much higher price than before. It turns out that the source is the group of blue-horned hippos.

"As long as you help us get rid of those blue-horned hippos, I can make the decision. Not only for our Qinghe tribe, but also for other tribes. Not only these small tribes, but also some tribes similar to the Qinghe tribe."

Richard does not yet have the ability to defeat the Blue-Horned Hippopotamus.

However, Richard is not without a solution.

Richard said: "I can't deal with so many blue-horned hippos now, but I can solve your food problem."

Richard's method was his other useless first-level sacred magic, Rapid Growth, which could increase the growth rate of ordinary plants.

"Really?" Cook was surprised. He also knew that it was not realistic to get rid of so many blue-horned hippos, but it was good to solve the food problem. Coupled with the fighting spirit cultivation method, the Qinghe tribe would definitely become stronger.

However, what he didn't know was that Elsa was able to become a first-level warrior in less than two months because of her extraordinary talent.

"I have the ability to make plants grow quickly, which also has an effect on your food."

"Great, can you let me see it?"

Although there was no trace of excitement on Cook's face, Richard could hear his happiness.

"of course."

Cook brought Richard to a fertile field, and Richard used his magic power.

"Growing wildly."

The golden sacred magic power dripped from the sky like raindrops and merged into the fields. The crops that were originally just seedlings began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, the originally sparse fields began to become lush and green because of the growth of the seedlings.

"It's actually true?"

Cook was surprised, and then said to Richard: "Master Tiger God, your ability surprises me very much. I have never heard of a magical beast like you."

"I agree to let the Qinghe tribe believe in you, but I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"Our tribe also wants a saint."