Begins Advancing to Totem King

Five days later.

More than two hundred thousand prisoners from the Blue Stone Tribe were all escorted to Dawn City.

A once-renowned medium-sized tribe vanished from existence.

Several more days passed.

A grand Conversion Ceremony began.

After all manner of open and covert screening, the prisoners who arrived at the Dawn Tribe generally chose to accept conversion.

Or rather, they did not dare refuse it.

There was no helping it.

The magic muskets were like a terrifying nightmare, leaving the prisoners without the slightest will to resist.

Of course.

The promise of "never use living sacrifices" was also an extremely crucial factor.

Furthermore.

As a meritorious marksman in this battle, Black Stone received the Great Elder's "blessing" and made three consecutive leaps.

He skipped the ranks of Team Leader and Senior Team Leader, being directly promoted to Vice Commandant of the Second Magic Musket Legion.

Besides that.

Black Stone gained another major benefit—being allowed to observe the ceremony.

When he first received the order, he had merely regarded it as an honor and had no idea what observing the ceremony actually meant.

Once the Conversion Ceremony began.

The first thousand prisoners lined up and arrived before the Totem Pillar.

"The ceremony begins!"

A resounding voice instantly spread throughout the area.

Under countless watchful eyes.

The first prisoner, his legs trembling, slowly walked up to the Totem Pillar.

A beautiful Chief Priestess smiled and reminded him, "My brother, just cut your finger and smear the blood onto the surface of the Totem Pillar!"

Standing fifty meters away, Black Stone's lips curled up slightly when he heard the words "cut your finger."

He immediately knew that the higher-ups were playing another little trick to win people over.

Sure enough.

The prisoner froze.

He had not brought any blade with him, nor had