Chapter 437: Divergence I
Through this information in the Thieves' Guild, Elon learned that there were many different voices within the barbarian army that was originally intended to go straight in.
The barbarians who followed Tanan to conquer the border of Bracada originally only obeyed Tanan's orders and wanted to complete their revenge on Mage Bracada, but when they easily captured the city established by the mage and felt a completely different prosperity from Krurod, their thoughts changed somewhat.
Even the barbarians in the army who believe in Tanan and are willing to fight with Tanan hope that through this war, they can complete revenge and plunder the wealth possessed by the mage as much as possible.
At first, in the face of unprepared mages, the barbarians' raids were successful enough, capturing the border cities one after another, and the wealth they plundered made these barbarians extremely excited. The mage possessed such riches that ordinary barbarians could never have.
The barbarian army had no guilt for plundering this wealth, and in their opinion, the wealth possessed by the mage Bracada concentrated the treasures of all the surrounding areas, and was originally obtained by enslaving the surrounding areas for a long time.
Bracada's rule over the surrounding area lasted for a long time, and the colonies he controlled were not limited to Krurod.
If it weren't for the appearance of Tanan and the acquisition of this artifact forbidden orb that restrained all mages, this rule would have lasted for a long time. Perhaps only when there is a problem within Bracada will the long reign brought by the mage be ended.
Through successive counter-offensives, the vast amount of wealth plundered in a short period of time overwhelmed the minds of these barbarians, and the only one who was not affected by this wealth was Tanan.
As the barbarian army progressed, it became apparent that in the midst of the battle, the barbarians found that although the battle was getting easier, they were able to obtain much less wealth.
Although the existence of the forbidden orb can restrain the ability of all mages from the front, when the mages are prepared to avoid the battle, in the pursuit, the forbidden orb cannot bring any help to the barbarian creatures.
Many times in a row, when Tanan led his men to break through the city gate, except for some civilians who had not had time to evacuate, there was not a single mage in the city, apparently they got the news in advance and relied on space spells to evacuate.
Although Tanan conquered these cities, there was not much money left in the cities to plunder the riches, much to the dissatisfaction of all the creatures in the army.
Those who are willing to fight back against Bracada with Tanan are not all barbarian creatures who believe in him, and many of them recognize the current situation and reach an agreement with Tanan to participate in this battle. Among them, the most obvious is the presence of cyclops in the barbarian army.
Like the Behemoth, the Cyclops lived in the depths of Krurod's territory, and even during the period when the mages enslaved Krurod, they did not really conquer the lands of the depths, and for the Cyclops, they did not have any hatred for the mages at all.
Tanan was able to get the Cyclops to join the Barbarian army, and it was only by striking an agreement with their leader, the Cyclops, who all the Cyclops recognized, that the Cyclops assisted.
In the face of the wealth that exists here, the One-Eyed King is the one who supports plundering the most, and without the presence of the One-Eyed King, Tanan would not have allowed his barbarian army to plunder such a time-wasting thing as after capturing the city.
Through the cities abandoned by the mage, Tanan already understood that a series of measures were being made in Bracada in response to the barbarian attack.
Faced with this situation, Tanan also faintly had some worries in his heart. Although the mages did not put up a decent resistance in the current war, the time for the barbarians to really have the upper hand may not last long.
In Tanan's hands, although there is a forbidden magic orb, Tanan has never had any contempt for Bracada's mage. This land, which has enslaved Krulrod for countless years, naturally has its own unique heritage.
The influence caused by Tanan mostly exists among those barbarian slaves, even if some fanatical barbarians are even willing to fight and die for Tanan, but after all, it is a small number of existences, and more barbarians still hope that they can get enough benefits in this war.
The fact that successive victories could not achieve much benefit undoubtedly aroused the dissatisfaction of some barbarians, and although they were suppressed by Tanan, they could not last long.
The barbarians were extremely resistant to Tanan's emphasis on the fact that the whole army had penetrated into the deepest depths of Bracada. As the barbarian armies marched along the way, it had not been a long time since they had achieved the gains they had made at the beginning. In the eyes of these barbarians, the best gains can be obtained by searching the towns that have not had time to evacuate.
The territory of Bracada is extremely vast, and there are no spells in the space, so it will probably take a long time to reach the depths that Tanan said.
Among these savage creatures, the one who defied Tanan's orders the most was the equally powerful One-Eyed King. At the direction of the Cyclops, some of the Cyclops broke away with some of the creatures in the barbarian army and began to attack the surrounding towns.
With Tanan's army at his front, the One-Eyed King was not afraid of the mage's resistance. The mages who had a little knowledge had also evacuated from the surrounding towns at this time, and even if the mages who remained here resisted, they would not be able to do much of a difference.
By plundering the surrounding towns that were not evacuated, these barbarians gained a great deal of wealth. This move of the One-Eyed King also led many barbarian leaders to try to break away from the barbarian army and invade the area in Bracada alone.
At this moment, the nature of the barbarians was completely exposed, and if the elite army of Bracada had existed here, this would not have happened in the course of the conquest.
This move of the Cyclops King undoubtedly caused Tanan's great dissatisfaction, but in order to maintain the stability of the army, Tanan could only let the Cyclops King's behavior go and let the rest of the Cyclops break away from the team and attack the surrounding towns.
And this is the reason for Elon's concern.
Through the information provided by the Thieves' Guild, Elon learned that some of the towns that he thought should be safe were all under attack at this time. According to this trend, it is only a matter of time before the barbarian army attacks Silvercliff City.