The village chief is just an ordinary old man with poor health. But even someone as ordinary as him may sometimes extend his claws towards innocent people, without even realizing it, in order to protect his own safety.

He said to the villagers, "The demons must die! For the sake of this village, we must find a way to eliminate all those bloodthirsty demons who kill without hesitation!"

As he spoke, it seemed as if fangs were being revealed in the village chief's mouth, although they were not as long as a vampire's, they were sharper.

The villagers couldn't quite grasp what the village chief was saying. It wasn't because each and every one of them felt guilty, after all, they couldn't feel guilty about something they didn't possess. They simply didn't trust themselves and had a clear understanding of the village's overall fighting capabilities.

"Village chief, if all the young and able-bodied in the village go to battle together, maybe we can kill one or two demons..."

"But there are thousands of them, not any less than the number of people in the village!"

"If we rely solely on our own strength to attack, won't it be pointless suicide?"

"That's why!"

The village chief knocked on the floor with his cane. The old tiled floor, which had not been repaired for a long time, couldn't withstand such forceful pounding, making a painful sound, but not as loud as the village chief's shouting.

"What did I just say? We need outside help! The villagers are no match for the demons, so what's the harm in letting others do the work for us?"

The village chief took out an old map from under the table, the surface of the parchment was covered in a dusty yellow hue, clearly a "relic" that had been around for some time.

"Have you all seen this? This is a precious map passed down from my grandfather's generation. For us who never leave the village, it is an important item for understanding the outside world."

On the map, a "square-shaped structure" representing the village was circled with a large red circle. And outside the village area, several large-scale countries were labeled with prominent fonts.

During this period, unlike later on, there was no concept of "three empires" such as Dibiles. To be precise, in the current era, looking at the entire continent, there was no true "empire" in the true sense. Some historians who studied the history of the continent liked to call this period the "Kingdom Era," a term used to distinguish it from the future "Empire Era."

All the major powers of this era could be described in just three words, which were the "Seven Great Nations" that some people in later generations loved to talk about! These seven countries were hostile to each other and each had their own vassal states.

To make an analogy with the recent history, it was like seven evenly matched mafia bosses who would occasionally bring their own henchmen to other bosses' territories and make trouble in various ways. However, even though they caused trouble, no one had the ability to completely ruin the other's territory. And when they returned to their own territory, they would be surprised to find that their own territory had been "robbed" by some other opponent!

Overall, it was seven countries, none of whom could overcome the others, thus maintaining a stalemate. Although the continent's map was difficult to change significantly, each country was actively striving for progress, training their troops and engaging in population recruitment.

Because in this era without a unified empire, most of the continent was made up of small countries. Even the "Seven Great Nations" could not match the scale of the three empires in the era of Wang Xiaole.

For example, the country ruled by Isabella was acknowledged as the weakest and had the smallest military power among the "three empires," but mobilizing an army of over a hundred thousand was not a problem.

And these "seven great nations," if we don't consider the involvement of the small fry, sending out fifty thousand soldiers would already be the limit.

After all, having few soldiers ultimately stems from insufficient national strength, which is inevitably related to a small population size.

Therefore, during this period, even if it's just a village, even if it only concerns a few thousand people, it is enough to attract the attention of powerful nations.

For example, the village where Cai is located, due to its remote location, strictly speaking, is not under the control of any country, yet it is a target coveted by every country.

Now, what the village chief is planning to do can be roughly summarized as "selling the village." His intention is as follows:

"We will seek support from the nearest powerful nation and offer to transfer the entire village to their jurisdiction in exchange for the dispatch of a knight order.

No matter how ferocious the demon tribe is, they will all be completely annihilated in front of truly formidable knights!"

This plan was conceived by the village chief using his limited brain cells, and the villagers feel that there should be better ideas, but for the time being, they cannot think of any.

The village chief sees the doubts of the people and knows that they are still unwilling to give up their freedom and become a foundation of a powerful nation.

Speaking of which, when has the village chief ever been willing to accept the rule of a kingdom?

In this village, he manages everyone and does not have to heed anyone's wishes. He is almost like a king of a small sesame country.

But what can he do without seeking the protection of the kingdom?

In the end, the appearance of the demonic tribe was just an opportunity for the entire village to realize that in the current era, a mere village is unable to protect itself.

So naturally, in order for their small power to survive, they must rely on a greater power and become part of that greater power.

The king and his demons unintentionally arrived near the village and inadvertently touched the sensitive nerves of the villagers, ultimately leading to the premature approval of the following decision.

Finally, under the persuasion of the village chief, the villagers agreed to send a letter declaring their submission;

The task of writing fell to the person in the house who was best at writing;

As long as this person made the words sound heartfelt and sincere when writing, that was all the people asked for.

Sending out the letter also required entrusting a specialist, the person in the village with the fastest legs, who was capable enough for this task;

This person only needed to follow the rough route marked on the map to reach the destination;

Although this map was handed down from their ancestors, so far, compared to the outside world, there was not much difference in the territory depicted on this map;

There was only one exception:

When the village chief's grandfather drew the map, there were indeed only "seven great nations" worth noting on the entire continent;

But today is not several decades ago, and now there is another country outside of those seven nations that deserves attention;

That is the "Sero Kingdom," which has rapidly risen in the past ten or so years and is praised by a few small countries in the western continent, later known in future generations as the "eighth nation"!