For these people who relied on plunder for survival, Fu Lei's warning was anything but threatening; it was a joke to them.
Hearing the bandits laugh, Fu Lei continued, "Tell me your intentions. You've come here more than once; surely, you're not here just to sightsee."
"Oh, you think you can call the shots here? I think you'd better call your master instead," the bandit leader continued.
Fu Lei paused slightly, sensing a message from the Book of Lords.
After checking, his expression became much calmer and he said, "I do have authority, so go ahead and state your intentions directly."
"Good, if you can call the shots that's even better. We brothers have set up a fortress in the mountains. From today onwards, all the fishing villages around this lake will have to present us with food and money every month in our fortress, otherwise, we'll come down and 'visit' you daily," the leader loudly declared.