The Snake People Tribe's Intel

Wind Wolf knelt respectfully before Lin Feng, swearing his loyalty with complete sincerity.

Lin Feng, however, was already completely absorbed in the system.

A hidden race?

What was that?

He opened the system and carefully read the explanation. At last, he understood what was going on.

In short, when new players entered the game in the future, there would be a certain chance of triggering the Jackalmen race if they chose the Strength Class while creating their characters.

The system didn't specify the odds.

Jackalmen belonged to the Strength Class. The race could only be triggered by players who chose that class; choosing any other class wouldn't trigger it.

Once triggered, players could choose whether to stick with the Human Race or become Jackalmen.

Jackalmen had different starting and growth attributes from ordinary Strength Class players.

An ordinary Strength Class player started with 7 Strength, while Agility, Constitution, and Intelligence were all 5.

For growth attributes, each level gained 2 Strength and 1 point in each of the other three attributes.

Overall, Strength stood out, while their attributes were well balanced.

Now, the Jackalmen.

Jackalmen started with 9 Strength, 5 Agility, 5 Constitution, and 2 Intelligence.

Their total starting attributes were 1 point lower than those of the Human Race, but their Strength stood out.

For growth attributes, each level gained 2.2 Strength, 1.1 Agility, 1 Constitution, and 0.5 Intelligence.

In the long run, they had slightly more Strength and Agility than humans, but slightly less Intelligence.

Of course, if you chose to be a Jackalman, Intelligence wasn't much use anyway.

Lin Feng didn't know what players would think of this hidden race, but if it were up to him, he definitely wouldn't choose it.

The biggest reason was that they were just too ugly.

Sacrificing your looks for a little more Strength simply wasn't worth it.

You'd never find a partner in the game unless you got lucky and met someone with a special fetish.

Of course, adding a hidden race like this would enrich the game, which was a good thing.

Players could choose for themselves, after all. Those who didn't like it could stick with the Human Race.

Some players who were into the bizarre might even like the class.

Besides, if subduing the Jackalmen unlocked the hidden Jackalmen race, would subduing other races unlock other hidden races too?

Although the game was called Human Race Rising, having only one race to choose from was rather monotonous.

Giving players more choices was a good thing.

Lin Feng exited the system and realized Wind Wolf was still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up."

Lin Feng said.

"Yes, thank you, Master!"

Wind Wolf stood up respectfully, wearing an obsequious grin.

"Since you've submitted, you're one of our tribe now. From now on, call me Chief."

Lin Feng said.

He wasn't used to being called Master.

It wasn't as if Wind Wolf were some cute maid in a maid outfit.

"Yes, Chief!"

Wind Wolf replied happily.

Lin Feng had accepted him as one of the tribe, so naturally he was delighted.

At least his life was spared.

"By the way, where did you migrate from?"

Lin Feng suddenly thought to ask.

There hadn't been any Jackalmen in the eastern part of the island before.

"The southern part of the island."

Wind Wolf answered honestly.

"The south? The Snake People Tribe's territory?"

Lin Feng asked.

He had a general idea of the situation on Fangzhang Island.

Of course, he had heard it all from the former chief, so it might not be entirely accurate.

According to the former chief, the strongest race on the island was the Four-Armed Giant Tribe, which occupied the central region.

The Four-Armed Giant Tribe was a branch of the giant race. They weren't numerous, but each individual was incredibly powerful, and they had always been the rulers of Fangzhang Island.

They were the only T1 race on Fangzhang Island.

But despite having lived on the island for three years, Lin Feng had never seen one.

Below the Four-Armed Giant Tribe were four T2 races.

The Red Feather Tribe occupied the east of the island, the Guan Tribe the west, the Snake People Tribe the south, and the Minotaurs the north.

Each tribe held a different region, but all four had to pay tribute to the Four-Armed Giant Tribe in the central region. Otherwise, they couldn't survive on the island.

Of those four races, Lin Feng had only seen the Red Feather Tribe.

It had been shortly after he first arrived in this world, when he was still living in Baimu Tribe. A member of the Red Feather Tribe had visited, and Lin Feng had seen them from a distance.

The Red Feather Tribe had a build similar to humans, with four limbs, but their heads were those of birds.

Their bodies were covered in red feathers. They had no wings and couldn't fly.

He had never seen the other three T2 races.

The T3 tier comprised the tribes and races protected by the four major races, like Baimu Tribe.

These races and tribes varied in strength, but with a big brother looking out for them, few dared to cause them trouble.

At the very bottom were tribes like Ying Clan Tribe, where he'd once lived, and the Wood Race tribe that the Jackalmen had wiped out.

They were weak and had no powerful race to protect them. If they were wiped out one day, no one would care.

"Yes, the Snake People Tribe's territory."

At the mention of the Snake People Tribe, a trace of unconcealed fear flashed in Wind Wolf's eyes.

And hatred.

"Why did you migrate east?"

Lin Feng asked curiously.

Generally speaking, a tribe wouldn't migrate a long distance unless it faced problems with survival.

"Because of the Snake People Tribe!"

Wind Wolf gritted his teeth.

"The Snake People Tribe demanded that every race in the south of the island submit to them and obey their direct orders! Those who refused were wiped out. We couldn't defeat them, but we didn't want to submit, so we had no choice but to migrate here."

"Our tribe had more than two hundred people at first. We were considered a large tribe in the south of the island. But after the Snake People Tribe hunted us down, only a few dozen made it here."

Wind Wolf said dejectedly.

His family had died on the road, killed by the Snake People Tribe.

Lin Feng's brows knit together.

"Why would the Snake People Tribe do that?"

He asked in confusion.

Generally speaking, a powerful race demanded tribute from nearby tribes, but rarely demanded their complete submission.

Like the Red Feather Tribe and Baimu Tribe: the Red Feather Tribe protected Baimu Tribe, and Baimu Tribe paid tribute to them, but the Red Feather Tribe didn't demand that the Wood Race submit completely.

There was no need.

"You don't know?"

Wind Wolf asked, surprised.

Wasn't this common knowledge on Fangzhang Island?

"If you have something to say, spit it out!"

Lin Feng glared at him.

If I knew, why would I ask you?

"Yes, yes!"

Wind Wolf shrank his neck and continued. "The Snake People Tribe is bringing every tribe in the south under its control so it can wage war against the Four-Armed Giant Tribe and take its place as ruler of the island."

"What!"

Lin Feng was startled.

That was quite different from what he had heard from the former chief.

According to the former chief, the Four-Armed Giant Tribe was the undisputed ruler of Fangzhang Island, and no one dared challenge them.

"How dare the Snake People Tribe challenge the Four-Armed Giant Tribe?"

He asked in surprise.

"For some reason, Snake People have been fleeing across the sea from the Barbaric Continent to Fangzhang Island in a steady stream over the past few years. Sometimes there are several hundred, sometimes just a few dozen. All of them join the Snake People Tribe in the south of the island."

"As a result, the Snake People Tribe's strength has grown rapidly. I heard they now have more than three thousand adult members!"

"Since the beginning of the year, they've stopped paying tribute to the Four-Armed Giant Tribe. Perhaps the Four-Armed Giant Tribe is wary of their strength. Even after the Snake People Tribe stopped paying tribute, they took no action and simply let it happen."

"The Four-Armed Giant Tribe's silence has made the Snake People Tribe even more brazen. A little over a month ago, they sent an ultimatum to every race and tribe in the south of the island: submit or be wiped out!"

"We Jackalmen refused to submit, so they hunted us all the way here. I think that once they've conquered every tribe in the south, if the Four-Armed Giant Tribe still doesn't act, they'll probably attack the east and west of the island next."

As Wind Wolf spoke, he stole glances at Lin Feng's expression.

If the Snake People Tribe really invaded the east of the island, this tribe wouldn't escape either!

After hearing Wind Wolf's account, Lin Feng's expression grew grave.

If things really were as Wind Wolf said, and the Snake People Tribe began attacking the east and west after unifying the south, then their Starry Tribe would face the threat too!

He felt a sense of urgency.

Before the Snake People Tribe invaded, he had to strengthen the tribe as quickly as possible so they could stand a chance against them.

Of course, the best outcome would be for the Four-Armed Giant Tribe to crush the Snake People Tribe.

Then he could continue developing in peace.

But from Wind Wolf's account, the Four-Armed Giant Tribe didn't seem all that reliable. He couldn't pin his hopes on others.

Building up his own strength was the way forward.

The simplest and most effective way to strengthen the tribe was to raise the players' levels and increase their numbers.

And to raise the players' levels and increase their numbers, he had to start with the Jackalmen tribe.

Once the Jackalmen tribe was wiped out, the illusion realm system would unlock. With the illusion realm system, the players would naturally level up faster.

Likewise, wiping out the Jackalmen tribe would expand the players' area of activity, and the system would likely increase the player limit.

Then he could recruit more players into the game.

So the Jackalmen tribe had to be wiped out as soon as possible!

Lin Feng's gaze grew resolute.

The players who had died today wouldn't be able to revive until tomorrow morning.

Then he would set the attack on the Jackalmen tribe for tomorrow afternoon!

With himself and thirty players against thirty-seven Jackalmen, they had a strong chance of winning.

The only variable was the strength of the Jackalmen chief.

"How strong is your chief?"

Lin Feng asked Wind Wolf.

"The chief? You mean our chieftain? He's naturally the strongest among us."

Wind Wolf answered.

Although he had defected, he still spoke of his chieftain with reverence.

"How does he compare to Bear Hunter?"

Lin Feng asked.

"He's definitely stronger than Bear Hunter, but I couldn't say by how much."

Wind Wolf scratched his head as he spoke.

Lin Feng nodded, understanding.

Strength was hard to judge, after all. Unlike players, they didn't have levels to use as a reference.

Even with the Jackalmen chief as a variable, Lin Feng still decided to stick with the plan to attack the Jackalmen tribe.

After all, he could afford to lose.

Even if the Jackalmen chief was powerful, even if the Jackalmen won in the end, it would still be a costly victory. No more than ten Jackalmen would survive.

His players weren't afraid of death. They could fight until the last drop of blood was spilled.

He just had to make sure he didn't die. Once the players revived twenty-four hours later, they could launch another attack.

After two waves, he refused to believe they still couldn't destroy the Jackalmen's crystal!

That night, the players gradually logged off.

Lin Feng didn't let Wind Wolf into the Inner Valley, instead having him stand guard in the Outer Valley.

First, he didn't want Wind Wolf to discover the secret of the players logging off. Second, he wanted to test whether Wind Wolf had truly submitted.

If Wind Wolf hadn't truly submitted, he would probably flee under cover of darkness tonight.

But it wouldn't matter.

They were attacking the Jackalmen tribe tomorrow anyway. He could capture Wind Wolf again then and kill him outright.

Once everything had been arranged, it was already past eight in the evening. Lin Feng entered the game's official website through the system.

Since they were attacking the Jackalmen tribe tomorrow, he planned to post an event announcement on the official website first, so the players could prepare.

He also updated the information about the Snake People Tribe that he had gotten from Wind Wolf today, so players could learn about this future opponent.

After opening the official website, Lin Feng was surprised to find that its forum had gained a great many new posts.

Some of them had been published just moments ago.

Intrigued, he entered the forum section and took a look.

There were posts asking for closed beta activation codes and others questioning whether the game really existed. Lin Feng skipped all these pointless posts.

Then he spotted a title that seemed reasonably normal.

"A Brief Discussion of the Strength of the Four Player Factions in the Game."

The author was Ranger, and the post had been published less than an hour ago.

Did these guys have that much free time? They'd only left the game a little while ago, and now they were back on the forum posting for fun.

But then again, it made sense. The players had logged out a little after seven in the morning on Blue Star. After a full night of deep sleep, they naturally wouldn't need to sleep again.

If they didn't have work, there really wasn't much to do this early. Killing time by posting on the forum was only natural.

Lin Feng clicked on Ranger's post.

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