Chapter 46: Into the Hinterland
"Don't shoot, don't shoot! We are good people, not puppet soldiers!"
In the midst of an ice field, Qi Tianci and the War Sword Saint looked around the orc clan army with some nervousness, completely cutting off any possibility of escaping here. Originally, with the abilities of Qi Tianci and the War Sword Saint, even if he was flying, he could easily fly out of this encirclement, but Qi Tianci's idea also made him break off this idea when he saw that there were thousands of strange-looking and winged orcs in the sky.
It seemed that the only way to get out of here was to use force, but when Qi Tianci took out the Spirit Yang Stick, he was stopped by the War Sword Master. "What do you want to do? Let the small conflict within our orcs completely turn into a dispute between the two races! Do you want to cause your Magellan Kingdom to completely cut off the hope of the outer rim because of such a thing?"
"Well, then we'll be caught by them. Qi Tianci shrugged helplessly, wasn't he just being caught. It's not like Qi Tianci hasn't done such a thing. "Really, why didn't you tell me that this ice field was inaccessible without permission? And why didn't you say that there are flying tribes in your orc clans? Look, things are messing up, aren't they?"
"Are you embarrassed to talk about me?" The War Sword Saint was annoyed and angry, and shouted softly: "If it weren't for the fact that you had to say something to hunt the ice wolf after seeing this ice field, how could I have followed you!
"Look, you're not doing your job as a tour guide. Qi Tianci disagreed, and continued indifferently: "What's more, you can send some of your wolf cavalry with us, why do you want to follow, don't you also want to find excitement." β
These words made the War Sword Master blush a little, he really wanted to hunt too. The long march made the War Sword Master feel a little bored, so after Qi Tianci proposed this idea, the War Sword Master was the first to respond.
So, what exactly did they post before that?
After they safely passed through the territory of the Leopard People through the magic teleportation array that Viren had made alone, the next formation was actually a little easier. Next, they passed through the territories of two races that were opposed to the War Blademaster, but even if the orcs in these two territories discovered the existence of their first class, they ignored them as if they were air. This made the War Sword Saint feel very warm, because from this scene, he could see that in fact, the interior of the Orc Clan tribe was not as bad as the War Sword Saint thought. Moreover, since there are now two orc clans that have chosen not to be enemies of them, there will definitely be more and more orc clans standing in a neutral position in the future. This gave the War Juggernaut more hope, but it made him careless.
Finally, after passing through the territory of three orc clans in a row, the War Sword Saint gradually indulged. Not only that, but the wolf cavalry under his command also felt that their compatriots would not aim their weapons at them. The excited War Sword Master even took a short vacation so that his wolf cavalry could take advantage of this two-day holiday to visit relatives and friends. Of course, if it was on the enemy's territory, it would be absolutely impossible for the Juggernaut to do anything. However, this is their home after all. Although there are now two factions within the orc clan and tribe due to some problems, not only the War Sword Master, but even the wolf cavalry under his command believe that even if there are any internal contradictions, they can be resolved in a peaceful and rational way, rather than using force. The wolf cavalry even felt that the reason why the War Sword Saint came with them was not to deter their own clan, but to take this opportunity to let them have a good vacation, nothing more.
Compared to the orcs, the only ones who can keep their sanity are humans. After all, humans have experienced something like this more than once or twice. After all, unlike orcs, humans are able to occupy the position of hegemon in this world only through constant infighting. No one can be 100% convinced that this is the creed of the surviving humans, let alone the territory of the orc clans. They can't relax. It's just that Qi Tianci seems to be an exception.
When passing through a marginal area called the Tatan Ice Field, known as the War Sword Master, Qi Tianci was immediately attracted by these sights. After all, even though Qi Tianci had traveled almost the entire continent in the first ten years before he first came to this world, he had not penetrated into this place. After all, the territorial consciousness of the orc clan was still very strong, and Qi Tianci was also weak at that time, so he only fled from this place in a hurry after hanging on the edge of the orc for a few days. But he also drove out some ridiculous things when he was in the orc territory, and because of this, he became acquainted with the War Blademaster for the first time. Well, in fact, it's not with the War Juggernaut, but with his precious daughter. Ah, Qi Tianci at that time was eaten by all ages.
The Juggernaut of War did not take the same vacation as his wolf cavalry, but rested with the humans on the edge of the Tatan Ice Field. At this time, the War Sword Master introduced the Tatan Ice Fields somewhat inappropriately: "This is the only ice field in the Orc Clan tribe, and it is the home of the Satsuma Clan. Unlike other orc clans, the Satsuma are very hospitable and harmless to humans and animals. It's just recently that they've chosen to stand against us because they're under pressure from the situation. But as far as I know, they probably didn't send a single soldier to join the war against the Rohan Empire. In addition, there is another animal closest to the orc clan in this ice field, and that is the ice wolf. β
"Icewolf?Satsuma?" Qi Tianci is so familiar with all this, Satsuma, is it the Samoyed of their previous world? And the Icewolf, is the kind of wolf pack that lived in the north of their country at that time? This made Qi Tianci immediately interested, licking his face and asking the War Sword Master to introduce these two magical things more.
With the audience, and the War Sword Saint is now very happy because he has returned home, he must have answered Qi Tianci's question truthfully: "These Satsuma clansmen should be the most popular race in the orc clan tribe, and they are extremely good-looking, they can be said to be the big stars of our orc clan tribe." And ice wolves, they're really amazing. According to our orc scholars, these ice wolves should have appeared earlier than our orc clan tribes. These ice wolves appeared hundreds of thousands of years ago, long before the extinct hominids appeared. But until now they have not become part of the orc clan tribe. They may be the oldest creatures on the northern tip of the continent, but they're also stagnant creatures. But in the last few years, some of these ice wolves have suddenly become sapient and able to communicate with the Satsuma people in simple orc language. β
"In some ways, this change has saved the animals. Because in our opinion, as long as the animal is intelligent and can communicate with foreign races, it has a chance to become a member of the orc clan. Although the most intelligent of these animals is only a few years old in our other clans, it seems to us that these few ice wolves have become intelligent animals. So, we used them as food and to pass the time, and this has also reduced them from their original territory that spread throughout the orc clans and tribes to only be seen in this Tatan Ice Field. But now, although this kind of hunting phenomenon still exists, for those ice wolves who are about to become our prey, we must make sure in advance that the object we hunt can communicate with us. If it could, then we would take it to the Priesthood College to study it so that it would have the opportunity to learn about the world from another perspective. If there is no way to communicate with us, then we will hunt them. β
After listening to the words of the War Sword Saint, Lei Xi appeared a little resistant: "Mr. Sword Saint, I think your approach is a little inappropriate. There are already intelligent beings among these animals, so you should cultivate them well, instead of hunting these poor animals, if the ice wolves you hunt will gradually give birth to their minds in the future, then aren't you killers?"
The War Sword Master glanced at Lei Xi seriously, and wanted to be angry, but after all, Lei Xi was just a little girl, and she looked so innocent and cute, so she was still defeated by Lei Xi. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "Little girl, our orc clan's territory doesn't want to have the same abundant food as your sea clan. And almost all of us orcs feed on meat, but animals in our territory have always been very scarce. If we don't feed on these animals, then we'll have to risk our way to the Vault Dweller's Hill and the Lohan Empire, and even the Deloma Empire to the south. They were our goal in our days of food scarcity, and even we didn't want to. β
"But why do you have to feed on meat, can't you grow crops?"
The War Sword Saint looked at Lei Xi with a wry smile, and at the same time winked vigorously at Qi Tianci on the side. It seems to mean that if you don't save me, I'm going to kill myself. But Qi Tianci walked away with a wicked smile on his face, and handed over the covered War Sword Saint to Lei Xi. In this regard, the War Sword Saint could only beg for mercy again and again: "Little girl, there are no vegetarians in our orc clan. And none of those vegetarian animals could be part of the orc clan tribe. Little girl, just like you oceans, there are predators and predators in this world. β
"Oh. Lei Xi nodded as if she didn't understand, and was about to ask something, but she was escaped by the War Sword Saint first. "Boy, didn't you say you were going to the Tatan Icefield to gradually become the world?
This is what happened before Qi Tianci and the War Sword Saint were besieged by these orc clans, and as a result, not only did they not see the ice wolf and the Satsuma people, but they were surrounded by these orc clans not long after entering the ice field. Now it's good that they can't escape, and they can't break through. It seems that the only thing he can do is obediently raise his hands and get tied.
But the War Juggernaut intends to make a final effort: "Compatriots, you don't have to be like this, we are not here with maliceγγγγγγ β
However, her words were interrupted by one of the orcs on the other side: "War Sword Master, you used to be our hero, the totem of our orc clan, but now why do you want to bring these humans who regard us as enemies into our homeland? We fought those evil barbarians in front, but you lured the wolves into the house and let these humans invade our homeland!"
This made Qi Tianci feel very angry, obviously he was here to help these orcs, of course, although he also had his own purpose, but the two did not conflict. "I said that you are not right, since you said that Uncle Sword Saint is your hero, then you will not point the finger at him, and we were invited to help you resolve internal strife, why are we now invaders. We are the ones who have been invaded, otherwise we would not be so desperate as to seek your help now. β
"Shut up, human, there is no place for you to speak here!" The orc on the other side roared: "This is an internal matter of our orc clan, and it is not your turn to intervene as a foreigner!"
"Okay, okay, you guys talk slowly. The War Sword Saint shut up and put on a harmless expression.
"This human is right, neither these humans nor I have any ill will towards you. Knowing that Qi Tianci was completely out of play, the War Sword Master continued: "But please believe that since I am an orc, then I will not forget my identity until I die. These humans really have no ill will, they sent their most elite troops just to let us know that they are capable of fighting the apostles in the south, but they need us and the Luohan Empire. Fellow citizens, our greatest enemies now are not the barbarians who once swallowed up our homeland, but the terrible alien race of the South from another world. Just imagine, if it weren't for the Luohan Empire's outstanding Simos who died in battle to save the human nation, would we have been able to reclaim our land from the Luohan Empire so smoothly? However, this is completely wrong! The war between us can only allow our resistance to be gradually consumed, and when the human race can no longer protect this continent, the only one who can stand up is us!"