Of course, Nalant had not forgotten the true purpose of this trip. He had Quick and the others gather every fallen hair in the bear's den before leading everyone back the way they had come.
"Ah, look! What's that?"
"Heavens, it's a totem pillar—it's the totem pillar of our Blazing Fire Tribe!"
"And the totem pillar of our Green Wolf Tribe!"
When Nalant returned with Raymond's people, the barbarians naturally spotted the totem pillars.
The barbarians who had once belonged to the other two major tribes were beside themselves with excitement upon seeing them, even more so than Raymond and the others had been earlier.
Back when their tribes still existed, these two totem pillars had been their spiritual pillars.
Although their lord had later found the Fire Wolf Tribe's totem pillar, giving them some spiritual comfort.
The barbarians from the other two tribes had always felt that something was missing.
"Barbarians, the lord found these totem pillars for you. Why aren't you quickly thanking the lord for his grace?" Raymond and the others carried the totem pillars before the crowd.
Facing the surging crowd, they also knew to seize the moment to win people's hearts for their lord.
Though the barbarians had now all become their lord's serfs, many of them had submitted only out of helplessness, forced to do so for the sake of survival.
Moreover, the barbarians' submission to their lord was not much deeper than the respect they held for Miss Vini. In Raymond's eyes, that would not do.
Because he knew his lord's capabilities. Only if the barbarians submitted from the heart and remained utterly loyal to his lord could they live better lives in the future.
"Thank you for your gift, my lord! Thank you for helping us recover the totem stone pillars!"
"Thank