Chapter 246: The Wolf Girl's Decision
Na had imagined that she would suffer some unbearable pain and humiliation after being captured by humans. But in fact, as a commodity to which only the rich have a right to enjoy, she did not experience the imaginary humiliation before being sold, like those luxury goods that are packaged in exquisite wooden boxes. After encountering the unintelligible half-elf in front of her by chance, she and her companions, although in the chaos of a human town, are strangely the most calm and calm people in this chaotic situation.
Except for a few of them, everyone had already left the auction hall, which had just been very lively. After the chaos spread, the open field was littered with toppled and crooked chairs, and even a few dusty shoes covered in shoe prints were left alone on the ground, witnessing the lively auction scene before the half-hourglass.
Andrei watched quietly as Vorna did not speak, while the latter stopped talking with a complicated expression.
Compared with the humiliation that may be suffered, the cause and effect of the incident is actually not something so serious that it is difficult to speak, but the wolf girl's mood at the moment is very conflicted. Although Vo Erna didn't promise anything verbally, the moment the other party brought Logia back intact, **** Na had already made a decision in her heart that these alien races who had helped her should not be completely kept in the dark in the face of those impending and unpredictable chaos.
Yes. The Orcs' massive attack, as the Children of the Abyss had guessed, was a premeditated plan.
"Before I left the tribe and went to the Free Bazaar to trade with the human merchants, I was mentally prepared for the capture of the slaves and all of that after that. Despite the bitterness in her chest when she talked about it in front of her companions, **** Na chose to tell the secret that even Lokia and Naneri didn't know about after a short silence.
Andre, who has always been very concerned about this, has a rough guess about the outline of the matter after the wolf girl said this, but Naneri and Logia are still confused. As for Larry and his nephew, they didn't understand what the orc girl was talking about.
"This was arranged early in the morning?" Maybe because she was still resisting in her heart, **** Na began to fall silent after saying the endless sentence, and Andre, who wanted to know the details of this matter, had to further raise his own questions.
β...... Yes. **** Na's amber eyes looked blankly at the ground a few steps away, her hands were unnaturally stiff, as if she didn't know where to put it, and her dejected appearance and the orc girl who was always calm and calm seemed to be like two people.
Nanali looked at the depressed **** Na with curiosity on her face, and then turned her gaze to the frowning son of the abyss, completely unable to understand why the atmosphere between the two suddenly became so strange, "What, what? What was arranged early in the morning?"
The werewolf girl looked at her energetic companion with a complicated expression, but looked away in the blink of an eye.
"My biggest doubt is. Although the friction between orcs and humans has never been broken, at least in the last decade or so, most orc tribes have maintained ostensibly peaceful trade relations with human city-states. The operations of the slave catchers were all carried out in private, and it was true that they were nominally not protected by the city-state. But wouldn't the orcs, who had always been in a weak position, storm a small town belonging to humans for such a reason, cause irreparable shock to the fragile balance between the city-state and the tribe?"
Andrew's consideration is actually not complicated, you orcs have been oppressed by human city-states for hundreds of years, and human slave hunting is not as blatant as it used to be, no matter what the purpose, the side that started the war must at least have a reason to stand on its feet. Otherwise, even if the town is not too deeply involved with the powerful city-states, the city lords who sit at the top of human society will definitely not want to see the orcs "act recklessly" on their territory.
"I'm the only daughter of the Grand Chief of the Splittooth Clan, Wo, Erna, and Silverfang. The greedy and despicable human slave hunters attempt to impose their slave status on the ancient and great surname of Silver Fang, a great shame that the Splittooth tribe that occupies a place in the entire Talon clan cannot tolerate!In the name of the daughter of the Splittooth clan, I swear that I will not easily spare all the humans who exist in this town and are engaged in the slave trade!They cannot escape the hatred of the wrath of our Talon clan!" In the eyes of the gray-haired werewolf, the flame of hatred seemed to have been ignited, **** Na gritted her teeth and declared her identity and intentions, as if the humans of this town had inflicted endless pain and humiliation on her...... Both physically and spiritually.
However, the chief's daughter's excited statement made the son of the abyss feel a little ridiculous, and Andre grinned and waved his hand at **** Na, and said sarcastically: "You should save your words to those high city lords, noble princess." β
"I'm not a princess! I'm the daughter of a good leader and a powerful warrior!" **** Na retorted with a frown, the corners of her grinning mouth showing sharp canine teeth, as if she was really angry.
"So your father, who is a good leader and a powerful warrior, just pushed his lovely daughter into the hands of the enemy with his own hands?" said the Children of the Abyss, smiling boredly.
"Why are you slandering my father!?This arrangement is entirely of my own will!!For the sake of the future of the tribe, my personal sacrifice is also a supreme honor!" The Grand Chief of the Splittooth Clan seemed to be the werewolf girl's death, and she shouted emotionally to her benefactor, who had helped her many times.
"So you're only being caught here because of the orc's plan!?an excuse to start a war!?" As a leader, Larry is familiar with intrigue and the like, and if he doesn't understand it, then he is a little too incompetent as the actual manager of a village.
The bruises on her neck and the flush on her face slowly subsided, and after the excitement, **** Na began to calm down, at least these alien races in front of her were not enemies who should bear her anger, "Yes, this active attack represents the beginning of many tribes in the wasteland once again uniting together to fight. Just like five hundred years ago, all the nations on this land resisted the oppression of the demons together, and the history of humiliation and grief written by our orcs over the years will surely usher in a new page!"
"I don't have anything to say about the grievances between you orcs and humans, but it's an indisputable fact that the human city-state has always suppressed you living in the wasteland. Even if the reason for your attack this time can be silenced by those city lords and prevent them from launching a full-scale war against you in the open, as long as they still hold the initiative in the trade of salt, iron and grain, it will be difficult for you to gain a long-term advantage in the confrontation, and once the merchants in the city-state unite to block all trade facing the wasteland, you will have to bow your proud head again in order to survive without the necessary supplies. β
AndrΓ© would say this not because he hated war, but in fact he still had some appreciation for the bloodiness of the orcs. But life is not as simple as relying on blood to ride the wind and waves, once the orcs living in the barren wasteland must be completely blockaded by the human city-state, their life may only become more difficult than now.
It is probably not so difficult for a simple individual to choose to endure a moment of calm or anger and only fight for a breath, but it is not something that people can easily decide whether a famous clan should swallow their anger and complete the accumulation in the shadow of another race, or let go recklessly and leave a strong mark on the picture scroll of history.
"That's not your concern, Mr. Mephistopheles. Nor are the greedy humans monolithic for the rare produce of the wastelands and the luxury of the Whispering Forest to the east...... What's more, thanks to the fledgling city known as Andrarui on the edge of the Whispering Forest and their incredible river trade system, the days when we orcs blindly endured human oppression are about to be over!"
Never thinking that what happened to him in the west of the wasteland would have something to do with the territory he had established, Andrei was stunned for a moment, he didn't want to dictate the orcs' practices, but he didn't expect that he really had the capital to intervene in the chieftains' decisions - if Andrarui insisted on cutting off the trade in goods to the wasteland, the offensive and defensive alliances of these tribes against the city-states would probably be self-defeating......
Then it occurred to the Children of the Abyss that he might be able to take this opportunity to inquire about Andrari, although it was likely only some outdated news, after all, the orc tribe that was closely related to Andrarui was very limited, and Andre was sure that there was definitely no "Cracktooth" among them, the most powerful werewolf tribe in the wasteland.
"As far as I know, Andrarui has only established trade with a limited number of tribes in the wasteland, and there are at least a few hundred orc tribes in the wasteland, large and small......"
"Although it is difficult for the tribes of the wasteland to be truly united, my people are happy to support each other when they have the right conditions. Many tribes such as Goldmane, Chewy Bone, Blackhoof, and Rip Earth have imported large quantities of salt and iron supplies into the other tribes of the wasteland through trade with Andrarui, and the warriors are gradually moving away from relying on animal bones and stone as weapons. β
"I see...... "The Child of the Abyss had a wry smile on his face, and at this moment he could only attribute it all to fate.
"Sir, you seem to know something about the city known as Andrari?" The young master of the Splittooth Clan was keenly aware of the subtle change in attitude of the Children of the Abyss.
"I'm from that beautiful city where all the races live. There is nothing to hide about this matter, and confessing your origins at this time can avoid many unnecessary suspicions and misunderstandings later.
"Then you must have met the rumored knowledgeable and omnipotent lord!?" A hint of yearning flashed in **** Na's eyes, "Is he really a young son of the abyss?a young demon king with horns on his head and winged claws on his back!?"
Andrei's expression became even more tangled: "No, he doesn't have horns and wings, he is even more like an elf than a demon, except for his black hair and eyes, he probably looks a little like me at first glance." β
Due to the change in his own characteristics, no one would believe Andre even if he admitted his identity as a son of the abyss at this moment, unless he could meet those who had truly seen his face. Otherwise, no one would probably associate himself with Andrari's lord based on his oral characteristics alone, and the werewolf girl in front of her even thought that Andrari's "highness" had horns on his head.
"Rather than discussing this, should we decide on the direction of the evacuation first, or should we just stay here and wait for your compatriots to call?" Andrei had the intention of ending the farther and farther talk, although he had actually started it.
"No, let's head west of town. The east has now become a chaotic battlefield, and the presence of a few of us there will only be a burden to the warriors, and we have left here from the west, where the strongest warriors of the tribe have already circled to stop the fleeing humans. β
"Then let's go. The Children of the Abyss beckoned to Larry and his nephew, "Don't worry, as the ones who have helped Princess Splittooth, those wolf warriors won't take you as a ration." β
"Ahh Larry woke up from his stupor.
The orc chieftain used his only daughter as bait to push the slave market as an excuse to start a fight, and then a city ruled by a young demon king appeared in the whispering forest of the elven realm...... This kind of news makes Larry feel completely unreal. If it weren't for the wrong atmosphere right now, perhaps he would have regarded the conversation between the half-elf and the wolf girl as a clumsy joke or a strange show used by bards to fool people.
The fat man pulled his nephew to take two quick steps to follow, but he didn't notice that the little fox girl next to him who had been bouncing around was biting her lip and shaking with her fists clenched.
"I'm not leaving!!" Nanali finally stopped suppressing the speculation in her heart, her immature face was full of grievances that could not be dissolved, and tears rolled down her face like broken threads, leaving a string of splashing marks on the rocky ground, "If you don't make things clear, Nanali won't go anywhere!!"
Including **** Na and Lokia, Larry, his young nephew, lord and son of the abyss all turned their heads to look at Nanali in surprise, looking at this little girl who had always been so lively and optimistic that it made people feel a little strange, but at this time she was in tears and crying indecently.