As the temperature gets warmer, the time enters August.
The northern part of the Karen Kingdom has always had a grassland climate. At this time, the temperature rises and thunderstorms gradually become more frequent. In the wide field of vision, you can always see pieces of dark clouds drifting by with water vapor, carrying thunder and raging past, and the green grassland is soaked by rain in this way, making the color more green.
And after extending three hundred kilometers to the northwest, sparse villages appeared on the surface of the Nehemia prairie—this was the territory of the orc kingdom.
There are no houses made of earth and stone like humans, but tents covered with animal skins. From a distance, they look like mushrooms emerging from the lawn after the rain.
As the orc tribe closest to the border of the Karen Kingdom, the "Hammer of Rohar" should be considered to be at an upper-middle level among dozens of tribes large and small in the Orc Kingdom. They have a large piece of fertile grassland as a grazing territory, and they also have a number of brave wolf cavalry that makes most tribes daunting. And since Chief Rohar ruled the tribe for seven years, the whole tribe can be said to have been developing rapidly, which is enough to be proud of.
However, in the past few months, a sudden incident has made Chief Rohar feel depressed. These subordinates were able to bring back the resources looted from the human villages, but they never expected... What they were waiting for was the sad news that the outpost was completely destroyed!
The orc Xhosa who came back alive told him the horror and deceitfulness of human beings, and such words naturally made Chief Rohar very angry. After discussing with the witch doctor Sarota, the chief finally decided to directly allocate a whole army Wolf cavalry squad, let Xhosa lead to take direct action.
The main reason for making such a decision is that the team that robbed Finks Village did bring back a lot of good things—things like iron pots, ale, and silk are completely luxuries for orcs, and those who look The sword, which seems ordinary, is an unimaginably powerful weapon for orcs.
Due to defects such as different manufacturing techniques and lack of iron ore, the weapons used by orcs are not comparable to those used by humans. This cruel fact is an irreparable flaw.
However, as a leader, Chief Rohar obviously has some flaws: he had tasted the sweetness of looting Finks Village, but the loss of wolf cavalry also made him suffer, and he flinched a little in his heart, even if he agreed to Sarota's attack again However, he only approved a team of thirty-three people—at least from this point...he is not very courageous.
"Why hasn't Sarota come yet?"
Inside the wide tent, Chief Rohar asked the servant at the door with an unhappy expression. The latter explained a few words, to the effect that he had sent someone to the witch doctor's tent to pass on a message, which eased his expression slightly— A few days ago, the "Blood Spear" tribe clashed with the warriors under his command again. Although no casualties were caused, the provocative attitude of the other party really made him very depressed. At this time, he called Sarota mainly to ask Opinion of the other party.
Obviously, the witch doctor Sarota has a high status in the tribe, because he is known for his scheming. In recent years, Chief Rohar has clearly regarded the other party as his "military adviser", and the development of the tribe is also similar to that of the witch doctor. Several suggestions are closely related, so Rohar usually attaches great importance to Sarota's opinion.
At this time, he was waiting for the other party to come over in his own tent—speaking of which, even in the chief’s tent, the decoration was very crude, and all the bone products were removed to see animal skins, with a strong primitive style.
The huge warhammer used by Rohar is one of the few pure metal products, but it is full of rust, obviously not well maintained. The large chieftain's seat is covered with wolf skins, but these animal skins tanned with dung always have a pungent smell, but Rohar doesn't care about this, but is full of pride—because the skin under his body The huge wolf skin on the wide seat was peeled off by him himself, and it belonged to a powerful wolf king who can condense magic. Owning its skin is a symbol of strength and bravery, and it is a guarantee for him to secure the throne of the chief.
In the ruling class of the orcs, strong strength is the guarantee of power, followed by wisdom.
The Sarota witch doctor quickly rushed over from his village. When the servants outside the tent announced, Chief Rohar put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
The curtain of the tent was lifted slightly, and the slightly thin figure walked into the tent in silence. The Sarota witch doctor walked in with a dry wooden stick in his hand—the string of skeletons hanging on the tip of the stick made some noises during the collision, which was the unique movement of the witch doctor when he was walking.
"Chief, your loyal Sarota is here."
"Sarota, it's been a long time, why hasn't Xhosa's team replied? Do they want to wait until winter to come back?"
This is the first time in many days that he personally asked Sarota about this matter. Obviously, the previous loss has always made him unable to let go. If Xhosa can't send good news, such a feeling of depression will always be in his heart—orcs are not good. Like a human noble, he can't express his emotions or anger. If he is unhappy in his heart, he can just say it directly, without even the slightest disguise on his expression, so the displeasure in the chief's words at this time is completely undisguised.
"Chief, the battle plan I made for Xhosa should be foolproof. Those humans are not powerful. If Xhosa leads the warriors to attack, unless the enemy is surrounded by the lord, there is no match at all." The army can stop them, and according to the plan, they will have a reply in a few days."
Sarota has a thin face, and his body is not as strong as other orcs. He also wore a dirty cloth robe in the humid weather, and his body exuded a strange herbal smell. When he spoke, his voice was fearful, and Rohar was very satisfied with his obedience.
"It's best like this. If their actions don't yield the same benefits as last time, I may start to deal with the Bloodspear guys first."
Rohar nodded in agreement, but he still felt a little "painful" in his heart. Speaking of him, he was too "small farmer"-minded, and the damage to the outpost caused him heavy losses. He is still losing money—it’s okay if this kind of investment succeeds, but if it fails, he is like a bankrupt stockholder, and he is far from having the courage to continue.
Seeing that the chief affirmed his plan, Sarota seemed hesitant to speak. Rohar waved his hand, knowing that he had a new idea, grinned and said: "Say something straight, Sarota, every time I hear your tone, you will come up with some good ideas, let's talk about it!"
"Chief, then I will say something about my opinion..."
Still in that humble tone, Sarota once again instilled in Rohar about "Human beings are extremely fragile", "There is no resistance", "Large-scale looting at the right time will definitely bring great rewards" and so on. After being fooled by Saluota for more than half an hour, he was obviously slightly moved, but he seemed a little hesitant about Sarota's request to send more wolf cavalry again—"Xhosa has no definite news yet, those It is not clear whether human beings are really that fragile, so recklessly they began to gather wolf cavalry..."
Sarota was clearly prepared and said a few words in a low voice. Rohar's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the words, showing an expression of excitement that could not be concealed—
"What? Really? Bring it here and let me see it!"
And the subordinates who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time came in immediately, holding a long sword and armor with scabbards in their hands.
If Sally was here, she would definitely recognize these things as the equipment of her most loyal subordinate, Old Gesun, and those subordinates.
"Chief, these weapons were damaged during the last operation against Finx Village. I asked those tribal blacksmiths to work overtime to repair them in the way of humans, just to let you see... what do those humans have? !"
When three long swords and two sets of light armor were placed in front of Rohar, the chief who ruled thousands of orcs was as excited as a child, and he stretched out his hands to play with them carefully—the iron ore resources in the orc kingdom are poor, Equipment such as knives can only be equipped by elite wolf cavalry, not to mention the more technical forging process, so the "standard equipment" of the human army is equal to "baby" in the eyes of orcs.
Sarota squinted his eyes slightly, bowed his waist and looked at the side - all this was naturally planned by him, and it was pure nonsense to ask a blacksmith to repair it. At this time, he took out these previously hidden things, It's all for Rohar, a guy who lacks courage, to make a decision.
In terms of scheming, this great chief is really no match for the witch doctor. Even though the tricks used by Saluota are very clumsy, among the orcs, there are really few guys who can think about the things behind it.
So... Sarota's plan worked easily.
Pulling out the long sword and swinging it a few times, the things belonging to the rank of noble private soldiers are naturally much better than the works of small workshops. In terms of quality, the "ancestral" hammer used by Rohar next to him is the same as the one that should be thrown into the trash. The barrels are the same. These things made the chief very satisfied, and made him more greedy for everything that human beings have. Under such a lure, the chief quickly agreed to Sarota's request to send more wolf cavalry use requirements. He looked at the long sword with his eyes, and his mind had already begun to fantasize about the scene where his army was all equipped with these weapons.