Swamps are a cruel place, even with immunity to poisons, it is very difficult to survive here. Kill or be killed, it's a simple law that is obvious to everyone, the jungle rule. However, this place is very unfriendly to the outsiders, even the dirt filled with poison.

The Shak tribe, located in the eastern part of the swamp, is not the largest. They have less than 150 members.

In the swamps, the race of Liquid Death has gone wild and lost most of the heritage of the past. The only thing they have left is the legends that are passed from mouth to mouth. Shak Un couldn't help but remember one of them when he saw a huge creature in front of him. Stone wings, majestic view.

Around him lay some of the most terrifying creatures of the swamp, a poisonous horde. They went forward eating everything in their path, leaving behind only the poisoned soil. It was thanks to them the swamp slowly grow. And so, a huge horde was destroyed by one creature.

- And heaven and earth bowed down before him, the Great King. Though he left these lands with his great race, on one beautiful day, they will return. And those who betrayed his faithful servants will know the wrath of the king. Could it be that it is you, the one who was mentioned in the legends -Shak Un asked cautiously, his comrades standing behind not daring to move

The dragon examined him, under his gaze, Shak Un couldn't help but tremble

Hmm... and how many legends do your kind have I'd like to hear this first

Shak Un told a couple of legends, and it seemed that the anticipation on the dragon's face was replaced by disappointment. He thought the dragon was going to punish him, but he just said

That's... quite interesting legends. I came here personally to talk to your leaders, I wish to restore our former greatness, and return what belongs to us.

- I am humbly ready to accept it. However, each place has its elder, the rest may not believe that you are the one about whom it is said in the legends.

It's not a problem. Take me to your tribe

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PoV Augustine

To be honest, I expected more. The monsters here are undeniably quite strong, and the Liquid Death race... heh. You can't look at them without laughing.

Their bodies look like green slimes with a small stone as a core, classic slime. But these are small things compared to how they react to the environment. When they talk or worry, their bodies shake and make jelly sounds. In battle, they simply jump on opponents trying to melt their bodies, or at least poison them. I think they cooperate well with the tsaescis.

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They have quite a lot of legends, including some about Return of the True King, they seem to have just guessed. The rest of the legends don't make much sense, I won't talk about them.

Among their legends, my return seems to be the same nonsense legend. Although I must admit, there are quite a lot of legends, certainly more than you would expect from slimes.

- And then the Great Slime united the Princes, renaming them the Eight Star Princes. And they directed their anger at the Holy Empire, against their heroine. The Great Slome had almost been killed by her in the past, but this time she was no match for him. Summoned by his might, the horde, which he called the dark army, became a sign of fear for his enemies. The Black Army destroyed…

That's enough. For some reason, I have deja vu. Maybe I've already heard this story

- We've already arrived. Welcome to our tribe.

What he called a tribe is not much different from swamps, pits on the ground where they seem to live. Suddenly, one slime came out of the pit, When he approached, I noticed that his core was disc-shaped.

- Shak Un, who did you bring to our tribe This…

- Elder, this is Augustine, I am convinced that he is a representative of a Great Race that ruled in the past.

- Nice to meet you, I'm Shang Gu. - At the same moment, the core inside him seemed to come to life, it float above his body, and his body itself took a humanoid form. He bowed and said -As I remember, the servants showed their obedience in this way. If you are a representative of a great race, then please accept our loyalty. We most of all wish for the return of former glory.

I accept your loyalty. You can be sure that I will give everyone what they deserve. But I said, I frowned inside. Unlike the dragon bloodline, they are not so sincere. There was no notification from the system that I had subdued them. I'm curious, how did you manage to lift your core above your body

- Years of practice. This form gives greater combat capability than the shape of the ball, especially considering that with age we are only more dangerous. The loss of a small amount of slime does not harm us at all. - Shang Gu raised his hand and put a stone there, in a matter of seconds it was eaten. - Although this place is cruel, it gives some advantages. I doubt that there have been representatives of Liquid Death in the past that are stronger than I am now.

How many tribes are there in general

- About 50 throughout the swamp. Many have tried to leave these lands, but our small number leads to the fact that people overwhelm us with numbers. Even if the whole race came out of the swamps, we wouldn't be able to defeat humans.

How many people are in each tribe

- No more than 200 in each. I think there are no more than 100 strong like me.

What do you think about going to my lands

- I'm afraid we'll be overwhelmed by people.

There is no need to be afraid, I will bring out my troops for support. If I remember correctly, this is the Brenga Empire, right

- There are 2 empires and 1 kingdom around us. Brenga is one of them.

I will order to assemble an army, during this time we will have time to gather all the tribes. I'm not forcing anyone, but if you want to find a good place to stay, then follow me.

- We are very grateful to you for your concern. I'll contact the others immediately. I think it will take a month or two. During this time we need to do something for you

No, I just want to hunt a bit. You can send people after me to move the food here.