That's very badass

Chapter 149

Time came to April.

The orc prairie that connects with the Roland Territory.

Since then, the southern nobles have taken root, and this place is no longer desolate.

For the nobles, the first thing is to protect their own safety, not to mention the southern nobles who have just lost their land.

Therefore, building the city became their first major event.

To make it permanent and pass it on from generation to generation, stones everywhere became their only choice.

This is not only because of the scarcity and withering of trees, but also because of the high cost of purchasing and transporting trees from the outside world. It is not their style to let those serfs do nothing.

It's just that the construction progress is very touching. After all, each of them is only a thousand soldiers and about two thousand civilians.

And the soldiers cannot be dragged to participate in labor. After all, this place where foreigners walk everywhere can only give the serfs a sense of security under the protection of the soldiers.

Only in this way can they work with peace of mind.

The serfs didn't care whether the soldiers were watching or not, they cared more about their own safety, and that was all they could hope for.

Such a ratio is already the ratio of more civilians in the pioneering territory. This is the result of their consideration that this place is still safe, and wealth like refugees will not automatically come to this dangerous place.

The soldiers and serfs who followed still showed a trace of despair when they saw this desert-like land.

Only then did they realize that their current situation was no different from before. They still faced the threat of hunger.

What's even more frightening is that, as serfs, they are now the private property of the lord.

As long as the lord is here and can provide them with enough food, they have no reason to leave here.

Fortunately, they also have a drought-tolerant edible plant, which has a good name-cactus, and the nobles know this plant.

During the First Empire, hungry human soldiers once ate this kind of food. When they found that it was not harmful, they even planted it on a large area.

But the war left them no extra time to take care of them, but the result was completely beyond their expectations. They still grew vigorously, and even those who were taken care of showed signs of death.

After a period of research, they mastered the characteristics of this plant. It is famous for not requiring watering and maintenance, and is suitable for planting in harsh environments.

People searched for poor mountains and waters and sprinkled their seeds, making cacti a staple food in that hungry age.

It's just that after the war, more laborers returned to their hometowns, and after the construction of water conservancy, this kind of food withdrew from the stage of history.

The nobles had tasted this food, and it was not so easy for people who had long been accustomed to eating wheat to accept it, let alone as their staple food.

This requires a process, and they need to slowly accept this food in their daily life before they can use it as a staple food in their later lives.

In that chaotic era, no one cared about this kind of thing, and no one knew whether those who died were hungry or had eaten this plant for a long time.

It's just that they still have doubts about this, and they are afraid that this will bring unimaginable consequences.

Therefore, the only river here has become the target of their competition.

That was the only land that could grow food. Not only was it their scarce water resource, it was also the only way they could get rid of Earl Roland.

Even though they had seen Roland's strength, they did not accept the idea of ​​being a vassal. The idea of ​​being a chicken head rather than a phoenix tail was the same everywhere.

What's more, in their view, every family has a long heritage, at least longer than Earl Roland, and this reason alone is enough.

If even food has to be purchased through transportation, they will always be constrained by others, and the best result is to become a vassal or even be directly annexed.

It's just that there are too many of them, or they have too much influence, and not everyone can occupy a place by the river.

Looking at the river rushing into the sea at the end, they had the idea of ​​digging a new river and digging deep wells to supply their daily needs.

Even so, those newly watered lands are not so easy to restore, and it will take a lot of time.

This is the result of their mutual compromise. They initially settled here, and it is not suitable for them to compete for resources from the beginning.

Because they still have a common enemy, those alien races who were driven by the orcs, they also struggled to survive along the river, and at the same time carried out their grazing life.

If it wasn't for this reason, they would definitely have done one first, and split one, two, and three. After all, fighting for land is their specialty.

Not to mention that land that can be farmed is a wealth in itself.

They will be united until their castle is built, and only then can they gain a foothold here.

Many people are powerful. After uniting, many things become easier. They are no longer satisfied with the only land and sea salt, they want more land.

Greed made them set their sights on the land further upstream, as well as those alien livestock.

They began to expand rapidly toward the upper reaches of the river, severely compressing the living space of alien races.

Facing the human army of about [-] people, those alien races retreated again and again.

Finally, they found that if they continued to retreat, they would return to the territory of the orcs in a few months.

And they were expelled or fled by the orcs, so they were naturally unwilling to just retreat like this.

If you do this, everything you have done before will be in vain.

As they retreated, more and more alien races gathered together. Looking at the numerous human flags, they had the idea of ​​forming an alliance.

In this way, they formed an alliance, of course the half-orcs were the main ones. The slavery over the years was not so easy to get rid of. The half-orcs called it the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races.

A very exaggerated name, but it does not mean that it does not have enough strength. These alien races also gathered tens of thousands of troops, hoping to use this to fight against the human alliance.

Of course, the contribution of the Daybreak Knights is also indispensable. Their reserve knights (below and including rank 5) have been sweeping the alien races here, accelerating their union.

Unfortunately, they are not mobile enough to deal with it.

Therefore, although they were filled with hatred, they could only watch the Dawn Knights leave.

Seeing this, the noble allied forces had no choice but to stop their expansion and speed up their city building.

The anomalies here were naturally known to the orcs, because many of the fleeing alien races chose to attach to them again. Compared with attaching to other alien races, the orcs were of course stronger.

It's just that it's at a critical juncture for the orcs, and given the large (unknown) human army, there's no clan attempting to wipe them out.

That would only cause them to lose their troops in vain, and they would be at a disadvantage in the selection of the great chief a month later, and even the only land might be occupied by other clans.

The more important thing is that they are not sure of victory for the time being. From their point of view, since these human beings dare to appear here, then they must have unknown reliance, and even this is a trap.

As long as the position of the great chief is settled, the orcs will march eastward, trying to figure out how the humans appeared here, and see if there is a way to bypass the Northwind Fortress.

If they want to unite with Gron, the orcs must first unite with the ogres, and considering that the ogres have enslaved them, if possible, they are not willing to do so, which will make them feel sick.

And from their point of view, human beings are easier to bully, whether it is to bully the weak and fear the strong, or to judge the situation, these are the reasons why they choose to do this.

When the other chiefs did not act rashly, Chief Blackstone passed the news to the Black Iron clan, and he was very proud of it.

If Hellscream sends troops, it will weaken the strength of the Dark Iron Clan. If it chooses not to send troops, it can also be used to attack Hellscream to weaken its prestige.

Hellscream's response to this was simple and rude, and sent the Warlord of the Dark Iron Clan, Leontor Snake, with a wolf cavalry of 3000 men.

Trying to unite those alien races, attack humans, and defeat them in one fell swoop, and explore the reason why humans appear there.

If those subordinate races do not cooperate, then defeat them first.

Such a simple, rude and arrogant order is the style of Hellscream, because the humans or subordinate races in their territory have left it with the impression of being weak and deceitful.

From Hellscream's point of view, sending so many wolf cavalry is enough attention. They are completely enough to defeat less than ten times the number of humans or slave races.

The arrival of such a wolf cavalry attracted the attention of the nobles, and they knew that the orcs had already paid attention to this place.

But the good news is that the orcs seemed to be held back by something, because apart from the wolf cavalry, there were no more orcs coming, and this discovery made them breathe a sigh of relief.

But as they entered the camp of the foreign race, the soldiers of the foreign race were continuously integrated by them, and the wolf cavalry sent out from time to time for scouting.

Only then did they feel the pressure, because their castle hadn't been built yet, which also meant that they had to fight the aliens on the plain.

They quickly reported the news to Earl Roland, hoping to get his help, and then they also began to gather troops.

Formed a confrontation with the aliens.

But the nobles knew clearly that this situation would not last long, and after they fully integrated the alien race, they would definitely be dealt a thunderous blow.

It was already the second day that Roland learned the news. Looking at the documents on the table, his face looked a little ugly.

The thing that worried him most still happened, although he had dissuaded those nobles to stop in moderation and not attract the attention of the orcs.

But facing the scattered alien race, they couldn't control their desire for land at all.

The foreign race that was easily defeated not only boosted their confidence, but also allowed them to acquire more land, and at the same time eased their internal conflicts.

They even felt that Earl Rowland was afraid that they would get bigger, so he made up these appalling claims. For this reason, they secretly laughed at Rowland, who had a false name and was just a coward.

From this, they came to a conclusion that those orcs who like meat don't look down on the land here at all, otherwise, how could the orcs let these half-orcs and jackals occupy the land here.

It's just that they overlooked one thing. The orcs in crisis will definitely do everything possible to continue their race.

As humans appear here on a large scale, they will inevitably choose to explore the situation here to see if there is a better way to enter the human world.

Now Roland is thinking about letting the nobles retreat here first, so that the orcs can choose to abandon this place after finding out the situation.

Or chose to gather an army to fight the orcs on the orc prairie for the benefit of the southern nobles.

In fact, he is more inclined to the first option. If they win, more orcs will be attracted, and no one will choose to help them.

Roland also didn't have the strength to help them, and he would not choose to give up the geographical advantage and choose to fight the orc army on the plain. Although he was confident, he was not arrogant.

But when he told the nobles about this consideration, the nobles said that they had already considered this problem and had a perfect solution.

Roland was a little curious, and felt that these people deserved to be members of the family, and they came up with a way to break the situation in such a short period of time.

It's just that the method they said afterwards left Roland dumbfounded.

They actually want to negotiate with the orcs, let the orcs figure out the situation here, and thus give up the idea of ​​​​attacking here, and they are already executing it.

Thinking of the caravans and civilians that kept coming in and out of the Cave Fortress, Roland had to admit that their method was good, and they solved the problem without anyone being injured.

It also gave him a deeper understanding of the bottom line of these nobles. For their own benefit, they can be friends with anyone.

Even if the target is an orc, such behavior makes him a little disgusted.

It's just that the news that came later was that those orcs had indeed learned about the situation here, but they didn't leave. They obviously regarded human beings as lambs to be slaughtered and didn't take it seriously.

Roland immediately felt a lot more relieved, which at least let the nobles know one truth, that is, it is impossible for the orcs to be their friends.

He didn't answer the envoy's support question, but directly blasted him out of here.

And left a sentence 'to find your orc friends. '

Such words made the nobleman blush a little, but as a landless nobleman, he has long since lost his face.

He still stays in the territory begging for nothing, and submits a visit every once in a while, trying to get help.

Although Roland said that he would not help, he still stepped up the training of the soldiers and built more weapons to deal with the approaching orc threat.

People who are not of our race must have different minds, and they are applicable everywhere, not to mention these orcs, half-orcs, gnolls and other creatures.

They and humans are completely two species.

(End of this chapter)