The flames crackled, and the orcs filled it with a large handful of firewood, as well as a lot of dried livestock manure.

The orc herdsman brought a lamb from a simple fence nearby, skinned and deboned it skillfully, and then roasted it whole over the fire to entertain us. This delicate processing was not to enhance the cooking effect, lambskin was used to sew clothes, and bones could be used to make simple crafts and ornaments, which was the custom of the orcs.

At close range, you can see the appearance of the orcs in this world very well, their body is very similar to my usual impression, very strong, but there are not many muscles, the body contour is round, this kind of figure is not beautiful, but full of strength, and not easy to damage. They have a lot of body hair, like werewolves that are not fully transformed, and they also have large noses, which allows them to better withstand the low temperatures of the northern winter. When they speak, they show four sharp canine teeth, and their voices are as muffled as those of bears.

Looking at the orc family who were busy entertaining us, I could hardly believe that this was true, the orcs I learned through various works in my hometown were too different from the strong and honest orcs in front of us.

Think about the fact that when we ventured close to them, he pointed his bow and arrow at my head, and his wife put the child in the tent and picked up the axe next to the tent, and the scene was so nervous.

But when they found out that we had no ill intentions, and that they knew their language (the system and the credit of Little Zero), they also put away their weapons and led us to their tent and sat down. The orc herdsman named Black Bone asked us a few questions, he had never seen an Oriental like me, and a warrior of the tribal world. However, he also said that this is the territory of the Gryphon Empire, and even the orc tribes here are under its control, they don't hate humans, they don't care if we are soldiers or bandits, and if we are willing to pay, they will still welcome us.

Fortunately, Xiao Ling helped me collect information, so that my actions did not conform to their customs, and told me that although the orc tribe in this area is controlled by the griffin empire, they have always been dissatisfied with the empire, and they are confined to this barren grassland by the empire, and they often go to human towns and villages to do some kidnapping and robbery and the like, and there are countless things like collecting important criminals and spies, and the empire has always had a headache, but because of the force of the orcs themselves and the remoteness of the location, there is nothing they can do.

I told the orc that we were from Subic, a warlord army in Subic, who had been captured to the north and fled to the Griffon Empire (there were only a dozen of us here, and the large army was still hiding nearby).

I kept watching the orc's expression and eyes, but it seemed that he was not interested in the Subic kingdom at all, and his identity with us was no different from that of the mercenaries in the empire, but when he saw the gold coins I had taken out, he immediately said that he could help us get a detailed map, and even find a way to take us away, and he would be paid for two gold coins. He also told us that the two coins could have been used to buy suitable iron tools from nearby human villages, as well as some "precious" ornaments to give to his wife.

Compared to many humans, this orc's request seemed ordinary, at least much more reasonable than the price of groceries sold to them by the human villagers who did business with the orcs.

The deal is settled, and all that's left is to eat an orc-specific meal and hit the road... How do you feel so unlucky.

But don't worry, I'm ready, even if this orc is trying to deceive us, our hidden troops and the army that can be summoned at any time will keep me safe. When the time comes, it will be much more convenient to know the specific departure route.

The orc hunter became our guide, and after the meal he tethered up the beast, he said hello to his wife, and a little orc who was no more than seven years old, but as tall as me, and took us away. Of course, he also took us to a small orc tribe, where he would help me get a map of the surrounding area, but for the safety of the orcs and their backward mapping skills, he also told us that the contents of that map were very sketchy.

The physical strength of the orcs is much stronger than that of humans, even the orc in front of him who has never practiced anything, with his own racial talent, he walks like a high-level warrior, and his strength is also very terrifying, on the way he knocked down a 4th-order horse demonic beast with his bare hands, and easily broke his neck. If humans don't have their own creativity and endless desire to protect themselves with magic and force, then the north is probably really the world of orcs.

With the guide, our trip was much easier, and with a clear direction, we could go around to the north, around the densely populated areas of the Griffon Empire, and then set off south to reach the south of the Griffon Empire, and make a detour back to the Subic Kingdom, which is not far from our control area, plus Fang Zi and their pick-up, and it's OK. Of course, if this direction doesn't work, we can also go west and enter the Great Forest, which is now Zeng Qiang's territory in many places, and there is no problem in going back.

But now I'm interested in orcs, and from the previous information recorded by Xiao Zero, as well as the conversation with the orc, I can confirm that the relationship between the orcs and the griffon empire is a semi-subservient one. Forced by the strong strength of the Griffin Empire, the orcs in the south became vassals of the Empire, not only to bear the tax burden of the Empire, but also to provide troops for the Empire, and organize orc troops into the Griffin Empire to fight on the front line. Although the orcs in the north are superficially subservient, they do not obey the control of the Empire, and the Empire also turns a blind eye to their various actions in order to prevent these northern orcs from attacking the town.

The orcs I am in contact with now are a very typical southern orcs, they have a lot of dissatisfaction with the empire, but due to the various restrictions and metal embargoes of the empire on orcs, as well as the stationing of many troops, they can only live according to the requirements of the empire, living a poor but barely fruitful life, and this is what the empire wants most, which can not only limit the strength of the orcs, but also not force the other party to a desperate rebellion. It's a good plan, and if it were me, I'd do it too.

But now that we're at loggerheads with the Griffon Empire, if they have internal problems, then it's definitely in our favor. If you use the power of the system to support these local orcs... That must be a lot of fun.