Chapter 268: The Tiger and the Domestic Cat
"Sister, let's clean up this group of guys, these green-skinned barbarians stink, it's really disgusting. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Kill stood behind Alice, clutching her nose in the hope that she would be able to use this to stop the stench from getting through her nostrils.
In front of Alice and Qil was an orc tied to a cross made of stone, which was dyed red with bright red blood, and an orc wearing a cloak that only covered the crotch in front of him was tied to it, the dirtiest and worst orc Alice had ever seen, and there was a stench that even flies did not dare to approach.
Alice narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze was firmly fixed on the festering rotten flesh on the orc's chest and arms, her chest rose and fell slightly, and a playful smile appeared on her face.
"Qi'er, this is not good, you can't just kill him. β
Alice turned to the purple-haired girl next to her and said with a smile.
"It seems that something really big is going on in the north, otherwise these orcs wouldn't have come here and come to this land. β
"Tell me, orcs, why did you come here from Finland in the north, from Karelia, this is not the area of your activities, the climate here is so warm, it is not suitable for your activities at all. β
The orc tied to the stone cross still did not speak, and lowered his head to prevent the enemy in front of him from seeing his face and expression, he seemed to be dead without any movement, if it were not for the faint breath and the heaving chest that still showed that he was alive.
This is the orcs that Alice caught in the forest after receiving a notice from Qil from the swamp, the entire orc tribe is now less than five hundred in size, and the moment they found the centaurs and engaged in the battle, they had already begun to prepare for retreat and escape, they thought that these centaurs were sent by Attila to deal with the pursuit of the fish that slipped through the net, or the robbers who took advantage of the fire to rob the fallen stones, after all, in their impression, except for those traitors in Karelia, the rest of the centaurs are now fighting under Attila's menγ
However, the battle that could have been sustained by the squad that appeared in front of the ice giant who appeared in the field with his prey on his shoulders quickly collapsed, and the orc, the only adult male orc in the orc tribe who was now surviving, was able to successfully return to the tribe's temporary camp under the frantic resistance of the other four companions at the cost of their lives.
Seeing that the centaurs and ice giants did not pursue, he was slightly relieved, and then quickly commanded all the female orcs who could move to pack up everything they could, preparing to retreat into the distance, as an orc race, female orcs can also be used as qualified warriors and labor, after all, the orc race is much better than ordinary people, when the male orcs go out to fight, the female orcs are also responsible for protecting the camp and going out to hunt.
It was only half a day's work, and under the command of the new chief of the orcs, the entire camp had been cleaned up and began to retreat on the way to come...... As the only adult male in the entire tribe, he certainly became the new leader, leading the old, weak, sick and disabled to continue to struggle to survive.
However, he did not think of ...... The reason why the ice giants and centaurs did not pursue and did not continue to attack them was because of Qi's orders, because they thought that these orcs were from Atira's army, and the girl did not dare to act rashly or startle the snakes, and everything was planned until Alice's return.
When the black-clothed, black-haired, black-eyed girl appeared in front of him alone, he threw away the weapon in his hand without any resistance...... The huge double-edged axe glowing with black light was what the orcs had to snatch from the mortally wounded Sigmund after the Orc Chieftain had been killed in battle in the previous Scandinavian battlefield.
Of course, the new orc chieftain who had just succeeded to the throne would know this girl, and as one of the few orcs on the Scandinavian battlefield who survived intact, he would never forget this strong man who single-handedly fought against a dozen adult dragons.
As for the purple-haired young girl in the back, he is also no stranger, that is a monster that can easily kill the mammoth giant elephant, those giant beasts that crisscross the battlefield and even the giants dare not block their edge died in the hands of this girl, it can be said that the reason why they lost that battle, these two girls have a big factor.
At the moment when the two girls appeared, there was only despair and fear left in his heart, not that he was not brave enough, nor that he abandoned the glory of the warrior, but that he knew that in the face of such absolute power, any resistance, any small action would have no effect, not to mention that now he was no longer the orc warrior on the battlefield, but an orc chief who shouldered more than 500 names of the entire tribe, he couldn't live for himself alone, and he also needed to continue the hope of the entire tribe.
γHealingγ
γHealingγ
The green light appeared from Alice's palm, and spread to the orc chieftain's body, under the effect of healing magic, those wounds on his body soon began to heal, and the blood stopped overflowing, and then a [cleanse] disposed of the smell and dirt on his body, and after a slight sigh of relief, he raised his head again and looked at the girl in front of him.
"Strong, what else do you want to know, Samir has already told you everything you know. β
The orcs uttered such a passage in the language of the orcs, and of course all these words had been translated into words that she could understand by the time they reached Alice's ears, and as a legend with the divinity of knowledge, language and words were never an obstacle to communication.
Standing behind Alice, Qil glanced at the orc deeply, his eyes as cold as the December wind, and when she caught the other party for interrogation, Alice cast a spell on her so that she could understand the other person's language as well, and it was because of this that she was so angry.
It's just that the old, weak, sick and disabled orc tribe of five hundred people frightened her, but the opponent who could be easily solved did not take action, and even the reconnaissance work was carried out in a hurry to take a defensive strategy, and at the same time called for Alice's return, which all showed her immaturity and lack of experience, although she kept reprimanding herself in her heart, but she did not have any good feelings about this orc, who could be said to be the culprit...... So in the previous interrogation, she used various punishments to vent on the other party's body for a long time, and her heart was slightly comfortable for a while.
"Alright, Qi'er, just pay attention next time, don't lose your temper. β
Alice patted the girl's little head and said in an extremely doting tone, she was more concerned about the girl's mood than what happened to the orc captive.
"Okay, sister, I see. β
Qier nodded, and decided not to worry too much, but in his heart he still decided to be more mature in the future, and he would only go to Alice if nothing could happen.
Turning her head to look at the orc, Alice's tone changed from new to indifferent.
"You're not done yet, orcs. β
"Why did Attila attack on you orcs, why did he attack you orcs instead of the gnolls, and why didn't he choose the centaurs who had betrayed his kind?"
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The expression on the face of the orc named Samir kept changing, blue and white for a while, and he didn't feel anything strange, he didn't notice the rainbow light in the eyes of the girl in front of him, and he didn't hear a trace of magic in the crisp girl's voice.
Maybe it was five minutes, maybe it was ten minutes before Samir the orc opened his mouth again.
"It's the shaman, the shaman of our tribe, after he went to meet a few big people, he began to contact those traitors, wanting to betray that woman directly on the battlefield......"
"Shaman...... Is the orc shaman......"
Speaking of the shaman's words, Alice remembered the huge meteorite on the battlefield in Scandinavia, if it weren't for Fergus's secret technique of pressing the bottom of the box, that meteorite would definitely cause a lot of trouble for everyone
"It seems that your shaman already had an idea in mind during that battle, otherwise your chief would not have been killed simply when he fought Siegmund. β
Seeing the gray on the other party's face after her words were spoken, Alice knew that she had guessed correctly...... As she and Semiramis analyzed before, they just simply use fear and death to rule their subordinates, just simple rewards and punishments to restrain their subordinates, and if they keep conquering and not governing, the contradiction is only covered up and suppressed, not resolved, it is there, it has not disappeared, it has not disappeared, but the vast majority of people deliberately do not pay attention.
But when the first failure, when the myth of Atila's invincibility disappeared, those contradictions were so conspicuous, and the ambitions of the big men involuntarily appeared, especially when these guys surrendered to Atila's men only because of their simple interests, when the stakes for betrayal were so big and so tempting, then the betrayal was also obvious.
Looking at the expression on the orc's face, Alice also had an understanding...... The orc chief was ostensibly killed by Siegmund because of carelessness, but in fact he was killed by his men, by his people, an orc chief who was too much of an eyesore for the center of Atira, his presence hindered the interests of too many people, even all orcs, even if many people knew what the loss of a legend meant to the entire orc community, but under the trend of ambition that had been ignited, they still made this choice.
ββ¦β¦ So, what are your plans?"
Alice staggered the topic and decided not to continue, she already knew everything she wanted to know, and it would be a waste of time to ask any more.
"The strong...... What do you want to do to us, strong man? β
"Do you want to kill us like that, or do you want to sell us all as slaves to the green dwarves, or the strong, do you plan to take us in?"
In the eyes of these orcs, goblins are no different from dwarves, and the only thing that may be different is their green skin...... So in the mouths of most orcs, they like to refer to the goblins as green-skinned dwarves.
When he said the last proposal, the orc Samir's eyes lit up directly, this gaze Alice was not the first time she had seen it, whether it was when she bought the rhinoceros man, or when she decided to take in the harpy, she had seen such a gaze and such an expression...... That's the expression of a person who has been drowning and grabs the last straw, that is the expression of a person who has been hungry for three days when he sees food.
"Sister......
Qi'er, who was in the back, saw such a scene and wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he still swallowed the following words into his stomach.
"What do I gain by killing you?"
"What do I get by selling you to those goblins?"
"What do I gain by taking you in?"
"Kill us, the strong, you will only get useless corpses, and you will only get some money for selling us to the green-skinned dwarves, but if you take us in......"
If you take in these orcs, then the benefits are not just money, although the number of these orcs is now less than five hundred, and there is only one male orc in the prime of life, and the others are all old, weak, sick and disabled, but as long as these orcs are given three years, with their fertility comparable to that of wild boars and mice, they will soon reach the peak.
"Forget it, you better go, get out of here and go south. β
Alice shook her head and rejected Samir's offer.
"Strong, why...... Why ......"
Seeing Alice's grim gaze, and the smile on the corner of the girl's mouth behind him, Samir wisely did not continue, he knew that such a strong man would not easily change as long as he decided something, and no matter how clever his words were, it was just a waste of saliva and a waste of time.
ββ¦β¦ I see, sir. β
"Thank you for your kindness. β
The rope that bound Samir disintegrated directly, he staggered two steps, and it was not easy to stabilize his body, he took a deep look at Alice, and after making a great salute in the orc tribe, he turned away without looking back.
"Sister...... Why ......?"
Qi'er, who was next to her, walked to Alice's side, stared at the fading voice in the distance, and asked suspiciously.
"Once, once I heard a sentence......"
"What?"
"Orc...... Orcs are never slaves...... Since they are all orcs, then ......"
As long as they are orcs, then they will never be subservient to others, this time they can betray Attila, then next time they can betray Alice for something else...... Unlike the loyal and honest rhinoceros, and unlike the fragile harpy, such orcs are absolutely untamable...... A tiger in the wild, no matter how tamed, will not become a domestic cat.