Little Tyrant Doesn’t Want to Meet with a Bad End

Just like how humans wouldn’t pay attention to the gazes of ants, it was perfectly normal for exalted beings to disregard insignificant humans too.
However, this appeared to be a good thing since a lack of interest meant that the exalted being had no intention of controlling them.

“If we could find the Holy Son, the little boy, we might just be able to plead for the protection of an ancient god through him.
However, other than the vision, we don’t have any clue as to where he is…”

Wood sighed with a deep frown.
Their information was sorely lacking at the moment for them to make any decision.

Rodney took some time to organize the information he had in mind before speaking.

“I have taken note of the matter.
However, we don’t have the spare time and effort to devote to dealing with the issue of the Holy Son and the ancient god just yet.
The Marta Merchant Association has already set its eyes on us, and from the looks of it, they will spare no cost to obtain the Scale of the Snake God.
I interrogated one of the evil cultists earlier, and it appears that there’s an influential power that is seeking to purchase it at an astronomical sum.”

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“Are you saying that there’s another power behind the Marta Merchant Association?”

“That explains why there’s no end to the evil cultists harassing us!”

Both Wood and Kuri’s expressions turned grim.
What should take precedence at the moment was to ensure their survival against the evil cultists.
The Marta Merchant Association rose to prominence under the support of several evil cults, and no one knew how deep their waters were.
If one thing was for sure, a minor heretical village like theirs, which hadn’t had enough time to grow and develop yet, wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

“Should we try seeking help from the Coalition of Villages?”

“This is a personal matter of our village.
The Coalition will not get themselves involved in this.”

“They won’t care whether we live or die.
In fact, they might even get us to hand over the scale to them.”

The three of them fell silent.
They really were in a terrible position right now.
The simplest solution to the problem was indeed to hand over the Scale of the Snake God, but that wasn’t an option for them.

Due to the safety bestowed by the mystical effects of the magic tool, Rodney’s village hadn’t faced any large-scale attacks from demonic beasts for the last decade, allowing them to expand their population significantly.
Unfortunately, they were still in a vulnerable phase where the younger generation had yet to mature despite the increment in population.
Because of that, there was a huge strain on the village’s security force.
They didn’t have enough transcendents to protect so many people yet.
In fact, the only reason why they remained safe to this day was due to the protection of the scale.

If they were to hand over the scale, it would really be the opening act of a huge tragedy.
Countless people would lose their lives to the demonic creatures, and they could possibly end up in a worse position than before they had acquired the scale.

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“Let’s migrate.
We’ll move deeper into the mountains and try to last till spring.
If there are no results after three months, the power that’s trying to purchase the scale from the Marta Merchant Association might just give up.”

Left with no choice, Rodney could only choose to escape and have everyone bide their time.
Neither Wood nor Kuri had any opposition to his decision.
After all, they couldn’t afford to clash head-on with the Marta Merchant Association with their current strength.

“What if they refuse to give up even after spring? We have too many people in our village.
We won’t be able to procure enough food just by hunting the beasts in the region.”

“… Worse comes to worst, we’ll hole ourselves up in the mountain and start farming there to grow our own food.
That being said, even though we don’t need to worry about getting assaulted by demonic creatures, it’ll still be hard for us to survive with the thick miasma there,” said Rodney with a worried frown.

“Speaking of which, should we consider approaching the Holy Son for help then?” proposed Kuri carefully.

He had a feeling like the awakening of an ancient god during this tumultuous period was the calling of fate.
However, his suggestion was met with silence from Rodney and Wood.

Seeking help from the Holy Son, or to be more exact, an ancient god, was a definite gamble.
If it worked out, it would be all confetti and happiness.
However, if they betted wrongly, they could very well end up as mere puppets.
Even the usually optimistic Wood couldn’t come to a decision easily regarding this matter.

“We don’t even know where the Holy Son is right now.
Let’s treat it as our final resort for now,” replied Rodney.

Wood also nodded in agreement with his decision.
It was better for them not to stake their all on such a risky gamble, especially since the lives of the entire village were at stake here.

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“It would indeed be the best-case scenario if the Holy Son really exists and is able to bestow us with the protection of an ancient god, without enslaving us.
However, is such a thing really possible?”

Rodney shook his head skeptically.
In the days he spent traveling around the world, he had heard too many stories about heretics falling into depravity and becoming evil cultists.
It was inevitable that he felt distrust toward the ancient gods of his faith, and he didn’t believe that there was any human in the world who could stand side-by-side with them.

Both Wood and Kuri could also see where Rodney was coming from.
If it was a powerful transcendent they saw in the vision instead, there might still be a possibility that the ancient god would view him as an equal.
However, it felt a little too far-fetched that an ancient god would think of an immature little boy as his equal.

“Sigh, let’s make preparations for the migration then.
If what we saw in the vision is real, we should see more visions in the future.”

Wood looked into the faraway distance with his gray eyes as he wondered about the future of his brethren with a mix of worry and anticipation.

“Let’s wait and see.
At least until we can finally verify the whereabouts of the Holy Son.”