69novels #201 - Chapter 201 The Goats' Thoughts
#201 - Chapter 201 The Goats' Thoughts
The disputes between the third-tier Goat Professionals weren't about shirking responsibility for the failed invasion, but rather about arguing over territory and benefits.
The territory they were arguing over wasn't in the Turtle Plane, but in the Goat Plane itself.
After the previous battles, the third-tier Goats had seen the formidable combat power of the Turtle Formation Masters.
Any third-tier Goats that hadn't gathered by this point had certainly been wiped out by the Turtles.
The dead third-tier Goats had each occupied a piece of territory, and with their deaths, these territories naturally became vacant.
According to past practices, the surrounding third-tier Goats would definitely use force to seize the rights to these territories.
However, now facing the powerful Formation Masters from the Turtle Plane, forcefully vying for territory would inevitably lead to heavy losses. This would make it impossible to resist future attacks from the Turtle Formation Masters, or to fend off the covetous gazes of the surrounding third-tier Goats.
Therefore, the third-tier Goats had gathered together, a rare occurrence, to discuss the issue of territory ownership.
However, despite arguing for a long time, the Goats couldn't reach a concrete agreement.
Just then, a dozen or so Goats rushed into the gathering area, desperately shouting, "Another defensive line has been breached!"
These Goats who rushed in had territories very close to the plane passage.
If the Turtle Plane attacked, these Goats' territories would inevitably be lost. Therefore, they had been constantly fighting against the Turtle Formation Masters and hadn't participated in the territory grabbing conference.
And those Goats who were participating in the meeting didn't pay them any attention.
In any case, after an invasion, other Goats would be there to block the attack, and they could just provide some support.
Once they received support from the plane's will in the future, defeating the Turtle Formation Masters would be easy.
A third-tier Goat whose territory was far from the plane passage said unhurriedly, "Since the defensive line has been breached by the Turtles, then let's continue to retreat."
The other third-tier Goats participating in the meeting nodded in agreement, then stood up and prepared to retreat.
The Goats whose territories were close to the plane passage turned red with anger at this scene, but they were powerless to do anything.
At this moment, a Goat whose territory was close to the plane passage spoke up, "I am willing to offer up my territory, please help me get through this difficult time!"
Hearing the offer of territory, the Goats who were leaving paused slightly, but after seeing the speaking Goat's appearance and thinking about the location of his territory, they all shook their heads in unison and said, "No thanks."
This territory was too close to the plane passage, belonging to the strategic buffer zone chosen by most Goats. Occupying this territory now wasn't worth it.
What's more, the third-tier leader of the territory was still alive. Occupying the territory now meant that they would have to fight the third-tier leader of the territory after repelling the Turtle Formation Masters, which was really not worth it.
It was better to wait until everything had settled down before coming out to pick up the scraps.
Subsequently, many Goats quickly left, leaving only the dozen or so third-tier Goats whose territories were close to the plane passage.
After a moment of despairing silence, one of the third-tier Goats said, "I have a suggestion, later we can take advantage of the other Goats not paying attention and quietly return to the plane, taking our clansmen and fleeing to other places!"
After a brief moment of astonishment, the surrounding Goats suddenly felt that this method wasn't bad.
As long as they preserved their strength, they could return to their territory after the Turtle Formation Masters were defeated.
Even if the territory was completely destroyed, they could still seize a new territory!
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory continued, "After we abandon our territory, the other Goats will definitely not allow us to pass through;
Therefore, we must gather together and forcibly break through the other Goats' blockade!"
A Goat next to him said, "After we leave, the territories of other Goats will become the front line, they will definitely do their best to stop us, can we escape?"
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory smiled and said, "Our territories surround the plane passage. As long as we gather together, other places will become blank areas, losing all defensive power;
At that time, the Goats in other territories will either stay in place and defend, or run away like us;
The only thing we need to worry about is other Goat clans blocking our gathering. Everyone just needs to solve this problem."
The Goats nodded in agreement, then a Goat asked, "Where is our gathering location?"
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory replied, "Now the plane passage is at the southernmost part of my territory, I suggest everyone gather at the northernmost part of my territory;
This way, we can claim to gather together to fight against the Turtle Plane, reducing the probability of other Goats blocking us;
In addition, choosing the north can also avoid the Turtle's first wave of attacks, what do you all think?"
The third-tier Goats nodded in agreement and said, "Good."
The Goat who proposed abandoning the territory smiled slightly and said, "Now everyone can retreat under the pretext of setting up defensive lines;
Remember, when talking to others, ask them for resources to set up defensive lines, and show resentment towards them, don't let them become suspicious;
After returning, you must set up defensive lines near the plane passage, and continue to do so until all the clansmen have gathered. This is to deceive the other Goats and buy time, do you all understand?"
The Goats nodded in agreement and said, "Understood."
Subsequently, the Goats left to ask for resources to set up defensive lines.
And the other Goats, seeing that these Goats close to the plane passage chose to set up defensive lines, thought they had accepted their fate, and all readily provided resources and let them return to the Goat Plane early.
Then, these Goats replaced these Goats who returned to the plane, resisting the attacks of the Turtle Formation Masters.
Half an hour later, some of the third-tier Goats who were resisting the Turtle Formation Masters' attacks received information that the Goats who had returned to the plane had gathered together to jointly defend.
Upon receiving this information, these Goats unhesitatingly chose to evacuate, leaving only those Goats who were very far from the plane passage.
Those Goats who emerged from the plane passage found many Goat teams gathered there, setting up defensive formations.
They carefully observed the situation of the defensive formations and, after confirming that the defensive formations were real and reliable, relaxed slightly.
Many Goats thought they had gathered to escape, but now that they were sincerely setting up defensive formations, they shouldn't have any plans to escape, but were preparing to fight the Turtle Plane to the death.
Subsequently, these Goats exchanged a few pleasantries before separating and returning to their territories.
One of the third-tier Goats, after confirming that no Goats were following him, quietly returned to the vicinity of the plane passage, looking for the Goats whose territories were adjacent to his.
The reason for his return was also very simple: if all the Goats gathered here, and were wiped out by the Turtle Plane's Formation Masters in one fell swoop, his home would have no buffer zone and would be directly exposed to the Turtle Formation Masters' attacks.
Therefore, the third-tier Goat's goal was to persuade the Goats in the territories near his home to go back and be his 'shields'.
With this layer of 'shields' in place, the Turtle Formation Masters might give up attacking his direction and prioritize occupying areas where the defensive forces were lacking.
Even if the Turtle Formation Masters prioritized attacking the 'shields', he would have time to find a countermeasure.