Looking After

To the Merman Race, the Water Ape Race's invasion was an overwhelming force they could not resist. But to Song Ankang, what did a mere Water Ape Race amount to?

The Water Ape Race was also truly unlucky. Not only had they failed to take down the Merman Race and Green Wave Lake, they had instead become Song Ankang's servants. The resources and treasures they had accumulated over many years all ended up in Song Ankang's hands, with a portion used to compensate the Merman Race.

After all, they were a race that had followed Song Ankang for many years and had provided him with no small amount of resources and treasures. Now that they had suffered such a blow, they naturally deserved some compensation. Besides, it was not Song Ankang who was paying for it.

Song Ankang now secretly ruled a territory of up to fifty billion square kilometers. Many places were sparsely populated, so it was easy to find a suitable area for the Water Ape Race to recuperate and thrive.

Other than the Merman Race, the other small and medium races under Song Ankang's command also encountered crises from time to time. But before Song Ankang's absolute strength and influence, these crises were basically resolved with ease, often without Song Ankang needing to act personally.

Of course, there were also crises Song Ankang could not resolve, such as the threat of the Tengu Race. He could only reduce the tributes appropriately, but the tributes that were due still had to be handed over every so often. Even after the reduction, the amount was far from small. This was something Song Ankang could not deal with.

As the saying went, those who understood the times were the outstanding ones. As a follower of the Cowardly Dao, Song Ankang