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Chapter 161 The Orcs Are Coming
November 303, Anthropocene.

The land of the north, the human pioneering territory (destruction).

Although obtaining Gron's help was very smooth, it could even be said that it went smoothly beyond everyone's imagination.

In the eyes of the orcs, this is enough. As for the reason, Gron didn't say it, and they naturally wouldn't choose to ask.

The food in the old human pioneering territory has been harvested. Under the order of Hellscream, all the clans began to move forward and all moved to this place.

Then they began to destructively cut down trees to build military camps belonging to the orcs, and to keep warm in winter. Under such circumstances, they no longer needed any retreat.

In Gron's area of ​​activity, they obtained tall enough trees, and relied on this towering giant tree to create a siege ladder that could rival the North Wind Fortress.

And it is wider and stronger, and a huge wooden steep slope was built later to allow the orcs to quickly cross the city wall. These are used for the orc warriors.

Of course, there are even simpler equipment among them—the flying ladder. Although they seem a little shaky, it does not need to consume hard-won giant wood.

These flying ladders and the orcs who use them are cannon fodder, because they know that humans must have enough fire oil, and these are used to consume human defense materials and fire oil.

This is a game of material exchange, it depends on who can persist to the end.

Of course, all of this is still in progress, but it has already begun to take shape, and they are still building more siege equipment.

The ogre and Gron were not kept in the clear by them, because they knew that since human beings spent countless manpower and material resources to build the North Wind Fortress, they must have more measures to deal with accidents.

Although the Abbasid Empire has been destroyed, for 300 years, the flag of the Osborne family is still hanging on the North Wind Fortress.

The day of vengeance is near.

If these hole cards are exposed prematurely, they are likely to have corresponding countermeasures, such as strengthening the city defense or mobilizing more troops.

This is what Hellscream is worried about. Its purpose is to boost the morale of the orcs, not to let more orcs die on the battlefield.

Only by using Goron to break through the North Wind Fortress and the orcs to follow and kill them can they maximize their own interests.

Only the orcs, the human beings may take it lightly, let alone choose to escape.

The orcs themselves don't have the confidence to break through the North Wind Fortress, and humans won't worry about it.

The purpose of war is to obtain the greatest victory at the lowest cost, not to expose all the strength of one's own side prematurely, so that the other side can take precautions and cause one's own side to suffer greater losses.

Northwind Fortress.

Enough braziers were lit in the meeting hall, and the walls illuminated were glowing red. Even the snow around the hall melted, forming a stark contrast with the surroundings.

The Duke of Osborne sat in the hall wearing a heavy fox fur, looked at the silent family members sitting below, sighed, and then said.

"Talk about the latest situation, have the scouts obtained any useful information?"

"Then tell me if there is any reply from the capital."

No one answered the consecutive questions, so the Duke of Osborne had no choice but to continue:
"It seems that our Majesty Quesnel has a deep prejudice against us and is convinced of the conspiracy he thinks.

Then send a message to the northern nobles again, asking them to send troops here as soon as possible, preferably with all their troops, if they can't arrive before the snow melts, let them not come.

The orcs came later than I expected, so they must have done something beyond our expectations, which can be seen from the giant equipment they built.

The orcs are likely to have united with Gron, what a troubled time. "

Duke Osborne was deeply worried. According to the scouts' investigation last winter, the orcs were obviously still troubled by the height of the siege ladder at that time.

But now, they directly possess this technology, no, perhaps even bigger trees, and the towering siege ladder outside the city cannot be concealed at all.

If they have owned it before, they will definitely not smash the height under such circumstances, trying to break through the barriers of technology.

This directly shows that the orcs have obtained a batch of ancient trees, which are not only taller, but also sturdier.

If there is no such tree in the territory of the orcs, where can there be such trees? The answer is obviously already coming out, and that is in the territory of Goron.

Why not consider ogres, because they, like orcs, use wooden buildings, and tall or rough trees are good materials for their construction and decoration.

After so many years, those giant trees must have disappeared, and only Goron, according to the secret records of the empire, they are all cave-dwelling creatures, will leave these tall trees.

"The Rhodes family is not a good thing. They are trying to use this to consume the strength of the Osborne family, or we should let the nobles of the northern border raise an army to help."

Petrie Osborne said a little irritably, in his opinion, the Osborne family has protected the kingdom's peace for so many years, and there is no credit but hard work.

What's more, they regard him as the monarch to obtain help. This is the obligation of the Rhodes family and their responsibility, and it is a clear stipulation in the feudal law!
The behavior of the Rhodes family is like picking up the bowl to eat and putting down the bowl to scold their mothers, without bottom line and integrity.

The orcs are obviously a threat to the entire kingdom and even the entire human world, but only the nobles who belong to the northern border respond to the call at this critical time.

Don't the orcs only kill the northerners to make the humans in other places their lords or kings?This is simply a big joke.

This is exactly what makes Petrie puzzled. Could it be that the Osborne family or the northern nobles can bring greater harm to the kingdom than the orcs?

"Petrie, I firmly believe that His Majesty Quesnel is at least wise, which can be seen from his resolute abandonment of the southern part of the kingdom.

The threat of the orcs has been preached by us for too long, just like the story of the boy who cried wolf. There is too much talk but no substantial threat. He no longer trusts us.

The speculation about Gron in this letter made him even more certain of his guess, thinking that we were playing the old 'deception' again.

As for the northern nobles, they also need to consider the 'threat' from the kingdom. It is enough for them to send soldiers to help, we cannot ask for more.

Remember, the Osborne family is the guardian of the north, and it is our duty to guard against orcs. We have already talked about this issue before coming here. "

Obviously, the Duke of Osborne sees this very clearly, but at this time when Goron is suspected to be haunted, he has already made up his mind to let the whole family be buried with the North Wind Fortress.

"I've had enough of your honesty and your damn sense of responsibility, Eric Osborn, why can't you tell them for sure that you found traces of Gron?
Does your bloody honor take precedence over the survival of humanity, I certainly haven't forgotten our responsibilities, the question is, do you remember this? "

Petrie heard Duke Osborne's remarks again, and obviously broke out. In his opinion, Eric has obviously fallen into a demon and is doing a dangerous thing.

His words also won the approval of other tribesmen, and the whole hall was suddenly filled with various voices of discussion.

"Quiet, quiet
But the fact is that we have no evidence to prove the existence of Goron, and they will not choose to believe us either. After all, there are very few records of creatures like Goron.

To be honest, Petrie, do you believe in Goron because I am the head of the family? Don't you have any doubts in your heart all this time?

The orcs are so small, why can they cooperate with legendary creatures like Goron, there must be no creatures in the desert?

Even I have doubts about these, let alone use them to convince others.

One thing that is certain is that the orcs will definitely not give us time to prove this. Once Goron really appears, it is meaningless to ask for reinforcements.

Our scouts did not obtain any useful intelligence, or in other words, no one came back alive. No one could survive the pursuit of the giant orc wolf.

But at least you reminded me, Petrie, that the orcs are not just our enemies, but a threat to humanity as a whole.

Send out our ravens to tell the other kingdoms about the orc invasion and the gathering, so that they are ready to resist.

At the same time, we also need to unite all the forces that can be united, and tell Earl Roland to let him notify the southern nobles who are located in the prairie for development to come.

There are also those mercenaries traveling around the kingdom, telling them that whether they need land or money, the Osborne family can feed them.

Of course, we also have a more affordable and intuitive reward, that is, killing an orc and cutting off its right ear can get a gold coin, which is safe for all.

We need to make a big noise and let people in the whole kingdom know about this matter. Only in this way will it attract the attention of all countries and send possible reinforcements.

As for the Rhodes family, aren't they afraid of us?We will make them more afraid!

Only in this way, perhaps after the fall of the North Wind Fortress, they will be ready for war to deal with the rolling orcs.

In order to prepare for the war that we may start, the food they store can feed the civilians who have fled from the entire northern border.

That's about all we can do, and that's about as far as we, the mistrusted, can go. "

The words of the Duke of Osborn silenced everyone, regardless of whether the North Wind Fortress fell or not, this seemed to be the best way.

At least, the Osborne family has fulfilled their due responsibilities, and they are worthy of anyone.

As their parents often told, they never dared to forget their mission.

Just like the promise made by their predecessors, the promise made to the emperor of the empire, Hub Abbas, who gave them the land and the name of guardian of the north.

It is the blood and sweat of the ancestors that laid down this great river and mountain for them, and built this immeasurable city for them.

They don't have any reason to abandon the North Wind Fortress. They clearly know that they will bear the corresponding responsibilities after being honored.

Even if the title of Guardian of the North is no longer known!
Their family can be passed down to this day because they have inherited the legacy of their ancestors.

It is this spirit that has allowed them to persevere until now, and will continue to persevere until they are destroyed.

The Duke of Osborne stood up after finishing speaking, and came directly in front of Leonine Osborne, first gave him a hug, and then spoke.

"Earl Roland is not my illegitimate son, nor does he belong to the Osborne family. Don't worry about explaining. You are my son. Don't I know what you are thinking?"

Leoning looked at his former father and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say what was in his heart, he just sighed softly.

He was not worried about himself, but worried about his young children, who lost the protection of the family, and their future might be very bleak.

It's just that this sound seemed to touch something in Eric's heart, and his eye sockets began to turn red, but he was restrained firmly.

He was not thinking of himself, but of the imminent death of Leonin, his son and heir.

It was he who brought him here with his own hands and planned his ending for him, but as the heir of the family, this was his responsibility and his inescapable fate.

"I'm sorry, my son."

The Duke of Osborne finally said these words, upon hearing this, Leoning couldn't hold on any longer, and burst into tears, "This is my responsibility, I know it very well, and I am willing to undertake it.

After all, I was brought up by my family, which is understandable.But what about my young child? If the family is destroyed, will the Rhodes family kill them all?

Just like how we dealt with the Abbas family back then, after all, we are the Rhodes family's confidantes. "

Leoning's words instantly detonated the entire conference hall.

Everyone roared angrily, as long as they thought of this possibility, they even wanted to go south regardless of everything, and destroy the Rhodes family first.

Just let them give up the insistence of countless generations of Osman for 300 years, but they can't say what they say.

Seeing that something was wrong, Petrie had no choice but to shout out the slogan they often joked about, namely 'rebuild the empire'.

To dispel this lingering, lingering bitterness in my heart.

The Duke of Osborne didn't know the change in most Osborne's hearts at this moment.

He just thought that everyone was deliberately making fun of it because they were afraid of the embarrassment of the father and son, so he didn't refute or blame.

After clearing up his emotions, he bowed to all the family members who were doing it, and then continued: "Let's put aside your funny words, Leonin and I are just showing our true feelings.

But this is indeed a problem, so I propose to bring all members of the family over the age of 12, regardless of gender, to the North Wind Fortress to participate in this defensive battle.

They (they) have practiced martial arts since childhood, at least it is feasible to be a qualified fighter, and this is also their duty.

This may be the swan song of the Osborne family, so let us use the blood donation of the family to wake up those nobles who are still in their dreams.

Only in this way can we preserve those underage children and let them live in this world with honor and without persecution.

Of course, first of all, human beings must be able to continue to survive.

If the orcs drive straight in with the help of Gron, those dwarves and elves may not be able to bear it.

This may be the greatest crisis of mankind. "

"Eric, if you want to say ruthless, you are still ruthless, if this can awaken the blood of human beings, it will be a very worthwhile thing.

As you said, without humans, our descendants must be inevitable, and I agree. "

"agree."

"Agree."

"can."

Although the answers seemed a bit messy, everyone's determination was unanimous.

(End of this chapter)