The Great Huai Army! The White Ape Special Attack Army, formally established!
Spiky Head, who had gone to the central court to gather information, panted as he truthfully reported everything he had seen and heard.
Iron Head Fish King had sent Tie Jun to the central court to offer counsel. Since it concerned compensation, he had brought along Spiky Head, once one of the Pufferfish Tribe's Four Fins and now one of its Three Fins.
Tie Jun was still in the Dragon Palace discussing the details, the quotas and proportions for each clan.
Having roughly grasped the situation, Spiky Head rushed back to the clan grounds at once.
There was no doubt.
The imperial court had acted with thunderous speed. The moment it struck, two Great Demons had fallen, truly intimidating the water clans.
Flood Dragon King immediately adopted Iron Head Fish King's proposal.
Raise an army!
Issue pay!
And on top of that, whoever caught White Ape would become one of Jianghuai's future Demon Pillars!
What a grand promise! The Pufferfish Tribe erupted into clamor.
A Demon Pillar—beneath one dragon, above ten thousand fish. Across rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans, none would dare offend them. What majesty! How could they not yearn for it?
"Does our clan have a quota in the Great Huai Army?"
Spiky asked urgently.
Ordinarily, water beasts received rewards only after accomplishing something. There had never been such a thing as regular pay.
Good fish and fine dishes without earning any merit—what a splendid affair! The pufferfish had served Iron Head Fish King with utter devotion and loyalty; there was no reason they should not get a share of the meat stew.
"Yes!" Spiky Head nodded vigorously. "The Great Huai Army is recruiting capable fish and extraordinary beings skilled at capture and tracking. Flood Dragon