"Chapter 430: A Promise with the Orcs"
"What a strange human being, giving us so many things."
In the Tomahawk Orc Tribe, the chief of the Tomahawk tribe, wearing armor made of bone plates and animal skins, was staring at the large pile of equipment in front of him.
Two large piles of swords and battle axes, piled up to his eyebrows, each with a cold glow, were newly crafted goodies, and there were no less than a thousand of them to bury the strongest orcs.
The shield, the iron-cast shield is covered with a layer of cowhide, and it is difficult to shoot through the hard bow and crossbow, and the diameter of one meter is also very easy for orcs to use. These shields were stacked on the ground, filling the foot of the house, at least two hundred.
There is also armor that can be equipped by orcs, whether it is plate armor or chain mail, which is surprisingly of good quality. And that human directly gave them fifty sets of plate armor and two hundred sets of chain mail!
He hadn't seen so much steel equipment since the Empire imposed restrictions on orcs' weapons.
"What does that weirdo want to do? He's human, right?"
Looking at these equipment, the other orc, who was a guard, looked very puzzled.
"It's human, but not like an Imperial, maybe he's a rebel?"
An orc with dark cyan skin and a very tall one thought for a moment, and said uncertainly.
"Guhoko won't lie, that human seems to be hiding something, maybe it's the Empire. We have helped a lot of people, rebels, bandits, and other people from other human countries. But what they gave was never so generous. ”
The orc chief frowned, and two sharp fangs were exposed. The orc next to him understood that it was the chief who was thinking.
Indeed, for every orc here, this requires thinking. The human had arrived under the guidance of a herdsman, each of whom was dressed in such a strange way. They wanted a map, they wanted to get out of here, and the chief agreed, after all, this was only the land on the surface of the Tomahawk tribe, and the concentration of their population was unknown to many orcs.
The chief knew they weren't enemies, but he was still afraid of something, so he offered a high price. But after those men went out for a while, they brought so many weapons and equipment in return that they startled everyone. However, the decision on the transaction is still with the chief.
The chief thought for a moment, and finally went into a tent with the leading dark-haired human and chatted for a while.
"The Tomahawk tribe once ruled the entire grassland, as well as the land near the grassland that is now human."
When the chief came out, he did not directly say what he thought, but talked about the old days.
The orcs in the wooden house did not understand the chief's intentions, but they remembered how powerful they had been, when they were too young to hold a battle axe, but the battle axe tribe and the rest of the orc tribe were the rulers of the vast steppe between the two human kingdoms. It is said that the orcs at that time also had tribal alliances, and several major tribes had tens of thousands of warriors, and in some respects they were not as good as their northern counterparts.
But they were ultimately defeated by the Empire, and with the exception of the Tomahawk tribes, who chose to surrender, most of the rest of the southern orc tribes perished, or fled to places where even cattle and sheep could hardly survive. And they, too, can only live as southern vassals of the empire, mediocre. This kind of life is simply torture for many orcs who have been educated as warriors since childhood.
"My friends and brothers, we have been suppressed by the Human Empire for too long, and until now, I dream of big birds swooping down from the sky, those human soldiers in golden armor. They are our nightmares, haunting us for decades, depriving us of our freedom to fight, snatching our weapons, and now we don't even have the ability to resist, don't we? ”
After the chief finished speaking, the rest of the orcs fell silent. Orcs are much stronger than humans, but they are far inferior to humans in terms of martial arts cultivation and magic control, so although there were tens of thousands of orc warriors at the beginning, they were still defeated under the attack of several griffin empire's main legions and magic guide troops. At present, the total number of orcs in the south is less than 20,000, and the total population of the Tomahawk tribe is only six or seven thousand, excluding children and disabled orcs who cannot fight, as well as old people and women who are not strong in combat, there are less than 2,000 people who meet the conditions. Of the 2,000 people, only one-fifth were able to gather enough weapons and equipment. Now the strength of the southern orcs, a single griffin empire legion can completely sweep away.
"But I promise you, it won't last long, never."
The chief repeated this several times, and then ordered: "Put these things away, we will use them." ”
"Hah!"
The rest of the orcs immediately understood what the chief meant, and they waved their fists, happily putting away the weapons and equipment, and hiding them. They already saw hope for the resurgence of the southern orcs.
In the chief's hut, a human was already waiting for him.
"Looks like you like my gift, so did you agree with my suggestion?"
Seeing the orc chief push open the door and walk in, hearing the cheers of the orcs outside, I have already guessed the result, it seems that my plan is not wrong, the southern orcs have been holding back for a long time and are already full of anger, as long as I heat it properly, it will ignite the fire of rebellion against the empire.
"You're not our friend, human, and you want to take advantage of us. But our enemies are the same, and we should help each other now. ”
The orc chief didn't look relaxed, and I felt his expression more serious than before.
"I will help you and your people get out of here, even the Empire, but don't forget your promise."
The chief sat down, but I still felt that he was a head taller than me, and he still had an advantage in momentum.
"You're smart, I'm selfish, but it's only a matter of weeks before the empire invades my territory, and the more chaotic the empire is, the happier I will be. As for aid, as long as you do it, I will continue to provide it until the Empire concedes to both of us. "I'm telling the truth, but I'm not sure how much the orc chief would believe, he's very smart compared to the honest orc soldiers.
"I've seen the orcs of the north, they have their own cities, they have great armies, they have a large population, and I've always wanted to see that we build our homes like that, even if it costs me my life."
He didn't answer me directly, but began to describe the living conditions of the northern orcs. I've heard Xiao Ling say this, although the northern and southern orcs are similar in many places, and in some ways the southern is a little stronger, but the strength of the northern orc civilization is incomparable to the southern orcs. The northern orcs have a population of hundreds of thousands, large armies, well-planned cities, towering and strong walls, orc-like art and culture, and sorcery, which is very popular among the orcs, all of which make the mighty griffin empire dare not act rashly. Although the Griffon Empire rules the entire north, and the northern orcs also admit this, the empire has never dared to do anything out of the ordinary to the northern orcs, once the northern orcs rebel, even if the griffon empire uses all the main forces of the empire to destroy them, most of the cities in the northern part of the empire will be slaughtered by the orcs.
"They're strong."
I also coped with his words, and I didn't know how to answer.
"I mean, I'm willing to give anything for the sake of the race, so I can't tolerate betrayers. If that happens, I'll make him uneasy, no matter where his land is! ”
The orc chieftain's eyes were like blades, and I felt a hair in my heart when I saw it.
"Rest assured, I promise, I will never default. I'll give you the same amount of weapons and equipment later, so that you too can fulfill your promise. ”
I said it very generously, and my expression was also very generous, but my heart still hurts. Mane's dead old man, so much equipment costs 100,000 gold coins!
"Very well, you can call me Iron Axe, the chief of the Tomahawk Tribe."
The orc chief nodded, stood up, and gave me an orc salute.
"Iron Axe Chief, you can call me Li Xiaopan, or Li, the lord of the Tibetan Soldier City."