Eight years ago, in the year 242 of the Ica calendar.

The Vikra Empire, the Kingdom of Holy Light and the Kingdom of Kos declared war on the Kingdom of the Rising Sun at the same time.

Originally, this was supposed to be a war without suspense, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations......

At the cost of the death of the entire army, the Chaoyang King's ** team was able to make the kingdom escape the disaster of annihilation.

But only a very few people know that the reason why the Chaoyang Kingdom was not destroyed...... Just because of a silver-haired magician!

Since the war eight years ago, the Kingdom of Chaoyang has had to pay tribute to the other three kingdoms every year, as well as slaves.

So, a long struggle between humans and orcs......

This is on the stage of history......

……

The capital of the Kingdom of Chaoyang.

The Great Hall of the Royal Castle of Sharan.

……

"What are you kidding?!"

Princess Claire stood up directly from the throne, her hands a little white from the overexertion.

She stared at Yagu below, her fair face flushed with excessive anger.

"Duke Agu! This is the result of your negotiations with the other three countries?! ”

“…… I'm sorry, but I've done my best. ”

Unlike Princess Claire's gaffe, Yagu has always remained calm.

"In addition to the Kingdom of Light, the Vikra Empire and the Kingdom of Kos still insist that the number of money and slaves we pay tribute this year must be doubled."

“……”

"Actually, the number of tributes on the side of the Kos Kingdom can be reduced, but ......"

“……”

"The condition is that you must marry King Shazo of the Kingdom of Kos."

“……”

Hearing Yagu's words, Claire's face gradually turned pale.

Xia Zuo sent someone to propose marriage, and Luno had already reported it to her......

But what she didn't expect was that Xia Zuo would use this way to coerce herself!

"Your Highness Claire, if you really have to pay tribute according to this situation this year...... Let's not talk about what will happen to the Orc Forest, just the people of our country in the future...... I'm afraid they'll all spend it in 'hell'. ”

Agu respectfully knelt down on one knee, the expression on his face unusually sad......

"So...... I hope you will give good consideration to King Shazo's request......"

“！”

Before Claire could answer, the entire hall suddenly became commotionful!

I saw that after Yagu said this, except for a few nobles standing in the corner, almost all the nobles made a sound of approval......

"You guys?!"

Faced with this situation, Princess Claire's face became more and more pale.

It wasn't until today that she really discovered that the number of nobles who supported the Yagu family had reached such a terrifying number!

"Her Royal Highness Claire......"

Suddenly, a majestic voice overpowered the chaos of the scene.

Under the slightly dull gaze of everyone, Mendila, who had been silent, also knelt down on one knee towards Princess Claire.

"For the sake of our people, I also hope that you will think about it."

At this moment, the entire hall fell into a dead silence......

Claire stared at Mendila for a few moments before turning her head to somewhere in the hall.

A short girl in a black cloak remained silent, her expression hidden by the edge of her big wizard's hat......

After a few seconds, Claire withdrew her gaze, staring at Mendila and Yagu, kneeling side by side, as she tried her best to remain calm......

"I see."

……

At the same time, the orc forest in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Chaoyang ......

Four adventurers with thick beards are struggling to make their way......

……

After slicing through the thorns in front of him with a single sword, Erhu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He shook the kettle, which had little water left, and looked worriedly at the bearded man who walked further ahead.

"Big brother, let's go back first today. If you go deeper, even if you don't encounter an orc ambush, you will encounter powerful monsters......"

“……”

The bearded man stopped and turned to look at his three panting brothers.

After a deep sigh, he threw the kettle on his waist at Erhu.

"No, in half a month, the army of the Chaoyang Kingdom will enter the forest to rob the orcs, before that, we must hurry up and catch some orcs to sell!"

As the words fell, the bearded man continued to wave the two-handed sword in his hand.

“……”

The beard shook the almost full kettle of the beard and carefully poured it......

……

After more than ten minutes, the bearded quartet stopped in a clearing somewhere.

Except for the bearded man, the other three sat down on the ground.

Erbeard looked up at the dense foliage that almost completely blocked out the sunlight, and fell into his own thoughts......

"Second brother, how much is left of the 20,000 gold coins from before?"

The sudden sound of questioning brought Erhu back to his senses.

He looked at his eldest brother, who had already walked in front of him, and shrugged helplessly.

"I ran out of ...... a few days ago"

“…… Well. ”

The bearded man nodded, drew his two-handed sword that was stuck upside down in the ground, and walked towards a thorn bush again.

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then they got up and followed.

However......

“““！” ””

The three bearded men stopped abruptly and assumed a fighting posture one after another.

Because the bearded man in front of him had already clenched his two-handed sword, his body was trembling slightly......

But after dozens of seconds passed, there was still no abnormal situation at the scene.

“？”

The beard slowly approached the place where the beard was, but when he followed the beard's gaze, the whole person was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth......

On the opposite side of the thorn bush, a young girl with her back to them was picking mushrooms.

Dilapidated and rudimentary costumes, short pink hair, and ......

A pair of furry ears and an equally furry tail that wags from side to side!

This qiē shows the identity of the girl to the bearded quartet!

““……””

After the bearded man and the bearded man subconsciously glanced at each other, two strong breaths burst out from their bodies in an instant......

……

The orc girl put the last mushroom in the basket and got up to leave.

"Boom!"

A popping sound rang out from behind her!

When the girl turned around in panic, a big hand full of great power roughly pinched her neck!

The bearded man and the bearded man stood beside the girl with strange faces, not paying any attention to the thorn bushes that had been razed to the ground by them......

"How is that possible?! It's really a fox orc! ”

Erbeard looked the orc in his hand up and down, his face full of disbelief.

The bearded man also showed a solemn look: "It's incredible!" Obviously, the fox clan was wiped out by the Chaoyang Kingdom five years ago...... Could it be that there is still something missing? ”

"Big brother, what should we do now? Withdraw or ......!!! ”

Before Erhu finished speaking, several angry roars suddenly came from the depths of the forest!

The bearded man's face changed, and without saying a word, he directly pulled the beard and ran back!

At the same time that they and the other two converged, more than a dozen figures had already rushed to the place where the orc girl was.

"Damn humans! Put Lolo down! ”

A roar of rage that almost cracked the eardrums of the bearded foursome!

"[Gale Slash]!"

But before the dozen or so orcs could make any more moves, an arc of light with a blazing blue glow had already arrived near them.

The ...... that came with it

It was a loud sound accompanied by the sudden sound of broken branches and rubble in the sky!

……

By the time the smoke cleared, the bearded quartet and the orc girl were gone......

……

"Wha! Eldest brother! This time we sent it! If it is really the last descendant of the fox orcs, it is estimated that it is not impossible to sell hundreds of thousands of gold coins! ”

Although Erhu carried the unconscious girl on his shoulders, the speed of his feet was not affected in the slightest.

“……”

The bearded man was not as excited as the bearded man, but he might as well say ...... At this moment, his expression was even more solemn than usual!

Erhuzi frowned slightly: "What's wrong with you, big brother?" Be happy! Today our luck is off the charts! ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I always feel like something isn't quite right......"

"Uh...... You're thinking too much, aren't you? We have the support magic of [Sprinting], and the orcs can only stare in place. Besides, this orc girl was crying and screaming before I knocked her unconscious, so there shouldn't be anything unusual about her scared and trembling appearance, right? ”

"Well, maybe I'm overthinking."

The bearded man glanced at the girl on the beard's shoulder again, and then temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart......

……

At the moment when the bearded man looked away, the orc girl on the shoulder of the bearded man suddenly opened her eyes.

Her expression was very calm, as if the person who cried in panic before was not her at all......

“……”

After a moment, the girl closed her eyes slightly......

It seems to have really fallen into a deep sleep......

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[PS: Thank you for the 100 tip of Wen Shaoshumania~~ There should be another chapter tonight, but I recently have to redesign the plot of the second volume, so the code words are relatively slow.] The second chapter will be late today...... I'm sorry. ]