"We definitely need to bring it back, but hauling that totem pillar back will take some effort!"
Even without Big Stone saying so, Nalant had already made that plan.
He would never leave any treasure behind in the wilderness. That would be a terrible waste.
Besides, if he completely subdued those tens of thousands of barbarians, then as long as he could gather several hundred bloodline warriors, wouldn't that be equivalent to having an entire force of extraordinary guards?
"Sherry, ask Little Gray whether there's a path ahead that leads down into the valley!" Nalant looked around. The area was surrounded by sheer cliffs, with no possibility of descending into the valley at all, so they could only think of another way.
Sherry immediately communicated with Little Gray for a moment, then promptly answered Nalant's question. "My lord, Little Gray says there's no road down the mountain within this valley. We can only leave the mountain range first, then enter the valley floor through a gorge somewhere in the mountains!"
"Alright, then let's leave the mountain range first!"
Nalant was not surprised. If it had truly been so easy to get down there, the Fire Wolf Tribe's chieftain would not have left the totem pillar abandoned in the valley.
Afterward, Nalant and the others continued onward. They had now covered two-thirds of the journey and only needed another hour or two to leave the mountain range.
There was no conversation for the rest of the way. Everyone carefully made their way across the sheer cliffs, and several times, Nalant's subordinates nearly fell from the precipices after losing their footing.
Fortunately, they were connected by ropes, and every scare passed without danger.
"My lord, we're out!" When the group crossed the final peak, the view ahead suddenly opened up. Before them