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Watching the Black Corner Clan member rise, Lin Qian inwardly nodded in approval. From the aura this person emitted, he certainly was one of the best within the entire stone hall.
As for the so-called Six Crystal Generals, Lin Qian had already gained an understanding, referring to the leaders within the Life and Death Realm of the Black Corner Clan.
At least from the aura emanating from the individual, Lin Qian knew the person was without a doubt a standout within the Heart Realm of Life and Death, and had indeed not deceived him.
“Members of the Black Corner Clan, when joining the Black Corner Army, must consume the Enlistment Wine. This practice started a thousand years ago, correct?” Lin Qian stood on the second-floor corridor of the stone hall, looking down at the Black Corner clansman below as he asked.
In response to Lin Qian’s inquiry, although the Black Corner clansman wondered why he would ask such a question, he still nodded, “That’s right, such a rule indeed exists, and it was established a thousand years ago by the edict of the current Black Corner Emperor.”
“Then, is this Enlistment Wine brewed by yourselves?” Hearing the Black Corner clansman’s reply, Lin Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly as he continued to ask.
Despite being puzzled by Lin Qian’s line of questioning, the Black Corner clansman answered honestly, “Some are brewed by ourselves, while others are bestowed as a gift from the Black Corner Emperor. Most clan members prefer to consume the Enlistment Wine given by the Black Corner Emperor.”
Lin Qian understood that the Black Corner Clan would of course prefer the Spiritual Wine gifted by their own king.
“Is there any of this Enlistment Wine, bestowed by the Black Corner Emperor, still in this city?” Finally, Lin Qian took a deep breath and asked.
The Black Corner clansman affirmed with a nod to Lin Qian, “There is, and quite a substantial amount.”
“Very well, bring that Enlistment Wine to me,” Lin Qian said with a pleased look in his eyes as he gave the command.
Faced with Lin Qian’s order, the Black Corner clansman appeared surprised, standing in place without moving.
Seeing that the Black Corner clansman was still standing there dumbfounded, Lin Qian frowned and called out, “What are you dawdling for, hurry up and go get it!”
“Oh,” the Black Corner clansman finally snapped out of it and hastily moved toward the exit of the stone hall. As he passed by the blood warriors guarding the door, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.
He feared that as he passed by these blood warriors, they might suddenly slash at him with a blade, and if that happened, he would be truly out of luck.
However, the Black Corner clansman’s worries did not come to pass; the blood warriors guarding the entrance and exit ignored his departure.
When the Black Corner clansman reached the familiar roads of the city, he appeared somewhat dazed.
“Run?” As soon as this thought surfaced in his mind, he immediately dismissed it.
The young man of the Human Clan had only detained them and killed those who went mad; they hadn’t been restrained, only kept inside what was once the muster hall with food, drink, and even the capability to cultivate.
At least they were still alive and had not been executed.
But if he ran away, the danger would likely be even greater.
Abandoning the thought of escape, the Black Corner clansman hurried toward the periphery of the Mountain City.
That place was where they of the Black Corner Army once lived.
Entering the dilapidated camp, he deftly headed straight into the heart of the camp.
In the camp, to his surprise, he found a group of people dressed in refined clothes, taking inventory of various resources at the location of the storeroom.
Seeing him enter the camp, the only reaction was a glance up, then they continued to bury their heads in tallying various supplies, busily attending to their own affairs.
The Black Corner Clan found it strange, yet they did not know that Lin Qian shared a mysterious connection with the Huaxia Empire’s units on Xuanhuan Star, which allowed him to issue orders directly to them whenever he opened the system frame that only he could see.
Therefore, the scribe who was taking inventory in the Black Corner Army’s storehouse had long been aware of his arrival.
After arriving at the central storeroom of the camp, this member of the Black Corner Clan walked straight in, where several scribes were examining a hidden compartment covered by an Array.
This Black Corner clansman hurriedly approached, squeezed out a drop of blood from his fingertip, and the Array gladly dissolved.
Seeing the arrival of this Black Corner clansman, the scribes stepped aside.
Once the hidden door was opened, beneath it was an ice cellar, inside which were jars of wine, sealed in ice.
“His Majesty has ordered that once this Enlistment Wine is found, it should be handed over to us,” said the scribe with a smile on his face, as the Black Corner clansman carried the wine jars out of the ice cellar.
The Black Corner clansman nodded blankly, passing the ice-encased wine jar to the scribe who had spoken.
After taking the wine jar that was still radiating a chill from his hands, the scribe nodded satisfactorily and said to the Black Corner clansman, “You may go back now. Once it is clear why you went mad, and we ensure you will not go mad again, you will be released.”
Having said this, the scribes turned and left.
It was at this moment that the Black Corner clansman realized why Lin Qian had kept them confined in the stone hall without releasing them, yet also not killing them.
It turned out that the other side had always been searching for the reason for their madness, planning to cure their affliction before they would consider releasing them.
For some reason, upon understanding this, he felt a sudden touch of emotion in his heart.
At least Lin Qian had not chosen to simply execute them, but instead, he thought to heal them.
After a moment of reflection, the Black Corner clansman walked towards the direction of the stone hall.
Gradually, none of the Black Corner clansmen of the Black Corner Army went mad anymore, and as for the reason for the madness, the Black Corner clansmen of the army now understood: the problem lay in the Enlistment Wine bestowed by the Black Corner Emperor.
For they had seen with their own eyes how Lin Qian, in their presence, broiled the Enlistment Wine with fire and extracted a drop of black blood.
“This is the heart-blood of the Black Blood Clan, and it is the cause of your madness,” Lin Qian said, pointing to the floating droplet of black blood, addressing the Black Corner clansmen who were agape in shock, “Even diluted many times over, once the black blood enters your body, it will absorb the death qi from your battles and killings into your body.”
“This death qi will accumulate in your bodies and erupt completely after the war, driving you to frenzy and altering your temperaments dramatically.” 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Lin Qian’s explanation felt like a heavy hammer striking the hearts of these Black Corner clansmen, especially after seeing Lin Qian capturing a Soul Beast, forcing it to drink the Enlistment Wine, and killing a multitude of Soul Beasts beside it to gather the death qi and pour into its body.
The Soul Beast that had drunk the Enlistment Wine characteristically began to exhibit a reddish aura and went into a frenzy, the situation eerily similar.
This scene terrified the members of the Black Blood Clan.
“Your Black Corner Emperor is no longer himself, and this corrupted kingdom will be personally put to an end by me.” Looking at these Black Corner clansmen, Lin Qian revealed a smile on his face, “I believe you will become new subjects of the Huaxia Empire.”
