I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

The chieftains looked at each other, pondering if it was necessary to question whether Zhang Menglong had made any contributions to the City of Ice Demons. If they dared to deny it, the surrounding residents and adventurers might rush up and kill them. The momentum of the Ice Demon Throne now was no less than that of the City Lord’s Mansion.

But if they let him gain some Ice Demon Flowers, his power would further grow. Currently, they’ve only threatened their positions, but in the future, they might become the most powerful tribe in the entire Ice King City, which is a conclusion hard for them to accept.

"What I want isn’t much," Zhang Menglong said with a smile, "I was just joking about asking for that much earlier. I’ll settle for 50 flowers; you can distribute the remaining shares among yourselves!"

"50 flowers?" Upon hearing this number, the other five royal tribes’ eyes lit up immediately. That wasn’t much! By just giving out 10 flowers each, they could pool together 50 Ice Demon Flowers, and each tribe would still get 70 flowers—it wasn’t a bad deal at all.

They were just surprised why the Ice Demon Throne was not fighting for more. They were now at a disadvantage and were actually fighting; they might not be a match for the Ice Demon Throne. Additionally, with their big reputation now, even if they didn’t ask for more, they should at least be on equal footing with several tribes, shouldn’t they?

"Don’t look at me like that," Zhang Menglong said with an expression and tone of complete enlightenment, "I just don’t want the entire Ice Demon Race to fall apart in a big fight over these Ice Demon Flowers. It would break my heart!"

Zhang Menglong’s words elevated his image in the eyes of others. His realm of thought had reached such a level that he was willing to give up his own interests for the sake of his race. This is the kind of person the Ice Demon Race truly needs!

"The Ice Demon Throne shall receive 50 Ice Demon Flowers, anyone who still has objections, my City Lord’s Mansion will be the first to disagree!" The City Lord also expressed his stance at this moment. Zhang Menglong’s demands were already minimal; if this demand was not met, it would honestly break his heart!

"The City Lord has spoken, and we shall comply!"

"I believe the Ice Demon Throne is qualified; they are asking for so little!"

"Yes, yes, who has an objection; I wouldn’t want to challenge. The contributions of the Ice Demon Throne are plain for all to see. If they aren’t qualified, who is? 50 flowers aren’t too many!"

Once the City Lord spoke, several smaller tribe leaders began to agree, and those royal tribes saw the situation and had nothing more to say, so they could only consent to this distribution.

As for how the remaining shares should be distributed, Zhang Menglong didn’t care at all. He just needed to be able to get close to the Ice Demon Flowers; the rest was just to consider how to escape and make a quick getaway!

...

"Jin Kela, good job!" At night, in his room, Zhang Menglong praised Jin Kela, who stood on his desk like a hero asking for credit.

"Alright, alright, today’s Ant Royal Jelly is more than enough!" Zhang Menglong directly took out a small bowl and poured bottle after bottle of Ant Royal Jelly into it.

The little creature licked while reporting the current situation of the Insect Clan army to Zhang Menglong. Today’s siege actually caused no losses, but later that Ice Winged Bat appeared and killed quite a few Insect Clan, reducing their numbers by a full 30%!

Although after the retreat today, Jin Kela went to raid many Insect Clan nests, but the nests within the Ice Demon Race had mostly been plundered already, now finding an Insect Clan nest was a difficult task, and both the quality and quantity were generally low, in comparison to the massive base, there was no significant growth.

"Never mind, these Insect Clan are more than enough to give the Ice Demon Race a headache," Zhang Menglong said, "Once I get the Ice Demon Flower, have those insects hold off those rule figures and adventurers, so I can focus wholeheartedly on dealing with the Ice Winged Bat."

Jin Kela memorized Zhang Menglong’s words, for it, no matter how many insects died, as long as Zhang Menglong was safe, it would do anything.

...

Soon, as the allocation ended, the Ice Demon Flower ushered in its moment of blooming. It was indeed a peculiar thing; its blooming maturity caused the temperature of the whole Ice King City to plummet sharply.

Impatient tribe leaders had already arrived at the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion early. From afar, they saw Zhang Menglong approaching, and the small tribe leaders nodded and greeted. Now, in their eyes, the Ice Demon Throne had already become the sixth royal tribe of Ice King City.

As for the five royal tribes, they still viewed Zhang Menglong as a thorn in their side, especially the Rift Sky Tribe. Their apprehension towards Zhang Menglong only deepened. In their view, once the Ice Demon Throne gained enough power, the first thing would be to remove the current Rift Sky Tribe.

"Please come in, everyone. The Ice Demon Flower has bloomed, but to open the barrier, your keys are still needed." The City Lord opened the door and invited them inside.

The position of the Ice Demon Flower was in the central area of the City Lord’s Mansion, where there was a vast ice lake. It’s unknown what liquid was in it, but at such a low temperature, it hadn’t solidified. The mother flower of the Ice Demon Flower stood like an ice sculpture; it had a thick stem with many branches, and at the end of each branch was an Ice Demon Flower.

The shape of the Ice Demon Flower resembled a four-leaf clover, just larger, and it had a crystal-clear, beautiful appearance. When Zhang Menglong saw the Ice Demon Flower, he vaguely felt a force stirring in his blood.

"This thing does seem good, but, unfortunately, it’s useless to me!" Zhang Menglong suppressed this impulse, for his body had been developed to the limit. There was no potential; this feeling was just an instinctive reaction from the Ice Demon Race’s bloodline.

"There are still quite a few people around!" Zhang Menglong vaguely felt many strong presences around him. The Ice Demon Flower was the most crucial thing in the entire Ice Demon Race; the importance it received couldn’t be described in a few words.

"Please unlock the barrier!" The City Lord placed his hand on a stone platform by the lakeside, where five grooves appeared immediately. Several leaders rummaged through their belongings and took out ice-like fragments to embed in them. These five keys together formed a miniature 3D model of the City of Ice Demons. As the model slowly rotated, part of the lake began to solidify, creating a path toward the Ice Demon Flower.

"This lake water is extremely dangerous. It will devour any creature’s power. If you fall in, even at the Dao Realm’s limit, you’d die instantly; this is the only way across!" The City Lord explained this to Zhang Menglong when he noticed his curious gaze.

"Alright, you can go pick the flower now!"

"May I go?" Zhang Menglong asked, "It’s my first time seeing the Ice Demon Flower, and I’m curious."

"Hmph! Lack of knowledge!" The leaders naturally couldn’t guess Zhang Menglong’s true intentions; no one could have predicted he would try to take the Ice Demon Flower in full view. Most just muttered that he hadn’t seen much of the world.

"If Leader Zhang wants to go, then go!" The City Lord decided, "Be careful when picking, try not to damage the stem, and handle it cleanly."

"Rest assured, I’ll handle it cleanly!" Zhang Menglong’s heart began to race intensely; he was about to undertake a great task!