Barbarian King: "I, the Barbarian King, Am a Cheater!"

Due to the harsh environment of the Freljord Plateau, most of the tribes living there are nomadic.

Unless they can find a treasure land like the Avarosan Tribe, it is difficult for any tribe to survive for long in the same land.

The harsh environment here limits food production and the reproduction of prey.

The same applies to barbarian tribes.

Due to the increasingly harsh climate of the Freljord Plateau, many tribes that originally lived in the northernmost part of Valoran, near the Frozen Sea, had no choice but to cross the nearly insurmountable mountains and advance Mainland.

Just like the Avarosan Tribe, and the Winter's Claw Tribe.

The meeting place between the barbarians and the Winter's Claw Tribe is located Shemir Lake in the central Freljord Plateau.

Because of the high mountains that block the terrifying cold air from the far north, although this place is still a desolate place that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, it is already showing signs of lush greenery.

Shemir means the sacred lake that never opens.

Due to the frigid environment, the lake here is frozen year-round; the only difference is the thickness of the ice layer.

The alliance of two major tribes, with hundreds of thousands of people gathering on the shores of Lake Shemir, broke the long-standing tranquility of this icy land.

Within the Barbarian Tribe.

The Barbarian King paced anxiously back and forth inside the tent, having driven everyone out.

He was waiting, waiting for his friend to arrive.

Suddenly, a blinding white light appeared out of nowhere inside the tent.

As the white light dissipated, two figures appeared inside the tent; they were Tony Stark and Angel Yan.

"Haha, my dearest friend, I've missed you so much!"

The Barbarian King breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing the two arrive. He stepped forward and gave Tony Stark a bear hug, laughing heartily.

If we were to ask who the Barbarian King is most grateful to in the group, it would undoubtedly be Tony Stark.

Without Tony Stark's supply of food and subsequent armor and other items, the barbarians wouldn't have been able to achieve their current status so easily.

Tony Stark smiled broadly, but feigned disdain, saying, "Oh, I'm not interested in men."

The Barbarian King laughed heartily, ignoring Tony Stark's teasing.

He looked at the Angel Yan and respectfully said, "Greetings, Goddess Yan."

Yan nodded slightly and said, "Congratulations. By the way, hasn't the group owner arrived yet?"

Barbarian King: "Not yet, something might have delayed us."

Tony Stark: "Don't worry, group leader. Even if something happens to any of us, he'll be fine."

"Heh, old man, Tony Stark, don't you need to give me an explanation?"

Before Tony Stark could finish speaking, Li Hao appeared out of thin air.

Tony Stark's expression stiffened slightly, and he cursed inwardly.

Your appearance was such a coincidence!

"Group owner."

The Barbarian King greeted Li Hao respectfully upon his arrival.

Li Hao nodded and smiled, "Not bad, you're looking more and more like a king now."

Today is the big day of the Barbarian King's wedding to Sejuani, so the Barbarian King's attire is different from his usual unkempt appearance. His well-fitting robe perfectly accentuates his tall and strong physique, making him look like a statue from ancient Greece.

He wasn't exactly handsome, but he possessed a masculine aura that commanded respect.

Faced with Li Hao's praise, the Barbarian King's face was full of happy smiles, just like a 200-pound child.

After all, this can be considered as having the group owner's approval, right?

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the group, led by the Barbarian King, began to tour the barbarian tribe's new settlement.

Because they were migrating tribes, the settlements of the barbarian tribes were mostly tents.

The white tents seemed to blend into the land, as if proclaiming that their Destiny was already inseparable from this land.

"What a beautiful place," Tony Stark remarked after visiting the Barbarian Tribe.

The Barbarian King smiled wryly and said, "My dear friend, if you were born and raised in such an environment, you wouldn't find it beautiful."

Tony Stark chuckled, "Perhaps."

He was just looking at something new. If he had to live in such a frigid environment year-round, Tony Stark felt that unless he had ten thousand beautiful alien girls, he definitely wouldn't be able to endure it.

The group didn't dwell on the issue and quickly returned to their business.

Inside the Barbarian King's tent.

The group took their seats one after another.

Li Hao asked, "How are the wedding preparations going?"

The Barbarian King laughed and said, "Everything is ready, except for a few tribal chiefs who haven't arrived yet. The wedding is scheduled for tonight."

Tony Stark's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "The Barbarians have allied with the Winter's Claw Tribe; the Avarosan Tribe shouldn't be unresponsive, right?"

The Barbarian King nodded slightly, then pulled a map out of the tent.

The map is very much in line with the characteristics of this era, covered with abstract simplified Chinese characters, and is in no way better than a child's doodle.

Perhaps the only advantage is that the locations marked on it allow one to barely recognize that this is a map.

The Barbarian King pointed to the far east of the map, to a vast basin almost entirely surrounded by towering mountains, with only a winding river leading to the outside world in the east.

He said, "This is Rathstark, the settlement of the Avarosan Tribe, and one of the few places in the Freljord Plateau where food can be grown."

Barbarian King spoke, he pointed eastward along the vast lake, across the long, winding river, to another place marked Shemir Lake, saying, "This is where we are now, and also the meeting point between our barbarian tribe and the Winter's Claw Tribe."

The group looked at the map and could barely make out the terrain.

The basin where the Avarosan Tribe is located resembles a round watermelon. The river channels, like the slender vines on the watermelon, are the only passage connecting it to the outside world.

Tony Stark frowned. "This narrow river is the only option for attacking the Avarosan Tribe from Shemir Lake. If the Avarosan Tribe deploys a large force here, it will be quite troublesome for you to conquer Avarosan Tribe."

The Barbarian King declared, "With the strength of our barbarian warriors, we are more than capable of overcoming the obstacles posed by those women of Avarosa. I intend to take advantage of this alliance and, together with the Winter's Claw Tribe, launch a campaign against Rathstark."

Li Hao smiled and said, "It seems you already have a plan, that's good."

The Barbarian King laughed loudly, "These skinny little women are no match for us barbarian men. Besides, with Tony Stark's help and the Chat Group's assistance, wouldn't it make me, the Barbarian King incompetent if I couldn't wipe out the Avarosan Tribe?"

"Tryndamere, confidence is a good thing, but excessive confidence is a bad thing. The world you live in has supernatural powers; it's best to be careful." After advising Barbarian King, Tony Stark smiled at Li Hao, "Group leader, didn't you say you were going to give Barbarian King a big gift?"

Li Hao raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Tryndamere isn't even worried, but you're already getting anxious for him. Isn't that like the emperor not being worried while the eunuch is?"

Tony Stark retorted, "Pah! I, Tony Stark, am a seven-times-a-night electric motor, how could I possibly be a eunuch? The group admin must be envious of my vibrant nightlife."

Li Hao's lips twitched slightly, and he suddenly had an urge to slap Tony Stark to death.

To be honest, he did envy Tony Stark Alexandre Dumas's carefree life.

Calm down. You're the group admin; you can't lose face.

Li Hao barely suppressed the urge to kill Tony Stark and asked, "What's the Avarosan Tribe up to right now?"

The Barbarian King was somewhat puzzled, but still explained, "Ever since news of our Barbarian alliance with the Winter's Claw Tribe spread, the Avarosan Tribe has begun preparing for war. According to my current information, their vanguard should have already arrived here."

The Barbarian King pointed to the only outlet connecting the basin where the Avarosan Tribe was located to the outside world.

"As far as I know, Avarosa's vanguard should number around 50,000. If we show any signs of launching an attack, Ashe should mobilize another army of around 100,000 in the shortest possible time to engage our barbarians in a decisive battle here."

Whether it's the barbarians or the Avarosan Tribe, the harsh environment of the Freljord Plateau has led to a near-universal military force. Their population may not be large, but the military strength they can mobilize under such circumstances is not to be underestimated.

Li Hao glanced at Rathstark's location and the mouth of the gourd where the two sides were locked in battle.

Li Hao asked, "Approximately how long does it take to get from Rathstark to this Gourd Pass?"

The Barbarian King pondered, "If there isn't much snow on the road, it should take about half a month. But if we're unlucky and encounter a blizzard, or if there's too much snow on the road, the time becomes unpredictable."

Li Hao nodded slightly.

Half a month.

Angel Yan's eyes flickered slightly. "Group owner, you're not planning a surprise attack on Rathstark City, are you?"

"Does such a trivial matter require me, the group admin, to handle it personally? Don't I have any pride?" Li Hao scoffed.

Everyone rolled their eyes, expressing disbelief in Li Hao's words.

The Dog Group Owner always seizes every opportunity to show off; if there's a chance, he'll show off; if not, he'll create one. They really didn't believe Li Hao would pass up such a good opportunity.

"It's not me who needs to raid Rathstark City, it's the Barbarian King." Li Hao paused slightly, then casually tossed a silver disc to the Barbarian King.

The disc gleamed silver, its material unknown.

The front resembles Heavenly Star, intricate yet radiant. On the back of the disc, there are mysterious patterns, as if expounding some kind of philosophy.

Li Hao said, "For short-range teleportation arrays, you only need to place the corresponding locator where you want to go to open a spatial channel connecting the two places. However, it should be noted that the spatial teleportation array can only be used for 15 minutes at a time, and it needs to be replenished with energy before it can be used again."

The Barbarian King was still wondering what this thing was, but upon hearing Li Hao's words, his pupils constricted and his heart pounded violently.

Spatial teleportation array!

This... this is practically cheating!

The Barbarian King was dumbfounded, his excitement beyond words.

If they could easily bypass the heavily fortified positions at the river mouth, the barbarian warriors could advance unimpeded and strike directly at the Rathstark City.

Once Rathstark City is captured, the Alliance soldiers stationed at the river mouth will inevitably be defeated without a fight.

The Barbarian King stroked the spatial teleportation array, as if he could already see a bright future.

I, the Barbarian King, am a cheater!