Chapter 17: Shame
"I'm sorry!"
Looking at Parker and Lao Niu who were kneeling below, although Zhou Tian was inevitably angry in his heart, he also knew that they couldn't be blamed for this today. There was nothing wrong with their previous decision, how could they not retaliate if their own people were killed by robbers? If Parker really didn't care about the extinct caravan, then it was probably impossible for the villagers in their village to agree in the first place.
So Parker's decision was completely correct before, otherwise, if they shouldn't have made that kind of decision, even if they fought to turn against Parker, Zhou Tian would never have agreed to their decision at that time.
It's just that Parker and they despise their opponents a little, and as a result, they fell into those werewolf traps, not only broke a lot of people in the process of fighting with ogres, but even put the two villages in danger because of their outings, if it weren't for Zhou Tian's trap set up according to the resources in his hands, and finally the orcs left in the village fought to the death, it is likely that when Parker and them returned to the village, what they saw would be a scorched earth.
Because the consequences of their outing this time were too serious, it was clear that their previous decisions could be said to be wrong, but in the end, Parker and Lao Niu still thought that their decisions caused the consequences. As a result, when they figured out what happened after they left, Pak and Lao Niu ran to Zhou Tian to make a confession.
"What are you doing here?" The anger in his heart immediately disappeared after seeing Parker's performance, since Zhou Tian knew that they were not at fault for this incident, and at the same time it was useless to blame the other party for this kind of thing, Zhou Tian made a pot-bellied gesture and helped them up and said: "You didn't expect those werewolves to be so cunning, right? This incident was purely accidental, as long as we pay attention not to fall into the same trick next time." ”
"That's right, it's so dangerous this time, it's good that nothing happened, otherwise we would have been sinners. Thinking of some of the actions that the Thirteen Wolf Riders had done to destroy the village before, both Parker and Lao Niu couldn't help but show a look of joy.
"That's right, if we weren't lucky this time, we almost wiped out those werewolves. However, today's events also remind us that things like the present may happen more often in the future. After all, our business is getting bigger and bigger, and it is estimated that there will be more and more forces targeting us in the future, and there is not enough self-protection ability, and things like today will only happen often in the future, and then we will not be so lucky every time. ”
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Tian knew that some of his opinions were usually put forward by Parker, and they might not be willing to listen to them, and now Zhou Tian's cooperation with them is quite pleasant, so when it is not necessary, Zhou Tian did not put forward some ideas in his heart before. But now it's different, the previous experience still has a certain impact on Parker, and now Zhou Tian has a certain prestige in the two villages because of the previous war, and now Zhou Tian will put forward his plan at this time, even if it may not be Parker's approval, it is impossible to easily veto his plan.
Therefore, under Parker's curious gaze, Zhou Tian directly put forward the plan in his heart.
"First of all, there are some problems with our current business model, if it is in a peaceful environment, there is no problem for us to form our own caravans and sell them in various places, but the current problem is that the Orc Empire is not stable internally, even if we have organized our own armed forces, the result is the same problem, I believe that when our goods become more famous, we will face more dangers. So what I mean is that we don't get involved in the sale ourselves, and just tell the familiar caravans the address and let them come and pick it up themselves. We'll set a price for them, and it's not up to them to keep themselves safe and sell their things at what price. ”
"But if that's the case, won't our location be exposed?"
"Didn't those werewolves find our location? As long as we are still in trade, it will not be difficult for those who want to find our exact location. Now we are just taking the initiative to expose the position ourselves, saving those people the time to find it themselves. After saying that, Zhou Tian knew what Parker was worried about, so he immediately mentioned: "Of course, the situation you are worried about does exist, so my meaning is very simple, if we can, do you think we should also expand the scale of the two villages?"
"Your method has indeed saved a lot of trouble, and it is indeed a top priority to improve our own strength, as long as our own strength can deter those forces, then we will definitely save a lot of trouble. It's just that our strength is only so little, even if we all practice together, that strength can't be improved immediately!" Speaking of this, Parker directly raised the biggest problem at the moment.
After listening to Parker's words, Zhou Tian showed a nervous expression, and then replied directly: "This problem is actually very easy to solve, it depends on whether the two of you agree." ”
"What's the solution?"
"You two must know a lot of acquaintances, it's not that I mean to slander the orc empire, but in fact, you know the current environment of the empire. I believe that the orcs who are not living well today are not only your two villages, if you can, I wonder if you can take over those orcs who can't live anymore? When we give them food and a better life, as long as they are satisfied with their current life, they will naturally become our new members. Speaking of which, Zhou Tian stared closely at Parker and Lao Niu to see how they reacted.
Zhou Tian's idea doesn't seem to be a problem, and after recruiting more orcs, its production capacity can also be increased accordingly. Then cooperate with other caravans according to its previous arrangement, and now its small workshop will not be a problem even if it wants to expand into a large factory.
It's just that although Zhou Tian's idea was feasible at that time, if he really did it, it would be obvious that the interests of the two village chiefs, Parker and Lao Niu, would be violated.
Compared with the other orcs under Zhou Tian, the fact that Parker and them can enjoy the special treatment at the moment is nothing more than because their identity and strength are different from ordinary orcs. Because Parker is stronger than ordinary orcs, and their status as the village chief has a certain influence on other orcs, if they don't want those orcs to cooperate, then Zhou Tian can only curry favor with them.
When Zhou Tian had no prestige in the two villages, he needed to rely on the two Parkers for everything, and although Zhou Tian was nominally their partner at that time, except for one identity, Zhou Tian actually had no say in the common interest group of the two sides. Even if it weren't for Zhou Tian's role that could not be replicated, it was estimated that he would have become a vassal of these orcs if he was not excluded.
At present, because of the arrival of Zhou Tian, the lives of the villagers in the two villages have been greatly improved, and Zhou Tian will make some moves to buy people's hearts from time to time. As a result, with his efforts, he has also established a certain prestige in the two villages, although it cannot be compared with Parker, but it has also achieved a certain right to speak.
It wasn't until the previous battle, after Zhou Tian helped the villagers of the two villages defeat the bandits, that he was qualified to talk to Parker and them on an equal footing. Don't worry if he doesn't say a word well, he will be put under house arrest by Parker.
is also because Zhou Tian's current status is getting higher and higher, and at the same time, Parker's role is not irreplaceable.
As a result, firstly, Zhou Tian's development really requires him to make the same arrangement as before, and secondly, it is also to gain a greater right to speak, so Zhou Tian immediately put forward his plan when the time is ripe.
According to Zhou Tian's current plan, if the villagers from other villages are to be relocated, when their strength becomes stronger, because the other villagers only recognize Zhou Tian and their original village head, Parker's power has not become smaller, but after being impacted by the newcomers, the right to speak will undoubtedly become smaller.
Zhou Tian's uniqueness gave him a special status at all times, even if he was a Terran, he was nominally the leader of their team. On the other hand, Parker's existence is not unique, and it is not impossible for other orcs to take their place when other orcs can win the trust of other orcs.
Therefore, the current proposal of Zhou Tian will actually have an impact on Parker's power, if Parker and they are reluctant to have the power in their hands, then it is estimated that they will not be able to agree to Zhou's proposal.
It's just that......
"Really, that's great, we actually wanted to move people from other places for a long time, but we didn't mention it to you because we were worried about the burden it would put on you. Now, brother, since you have made such a request yourself, we will send a message to those people. What Zhou Tian didn't expect was that after listening to his plan, Parker and Lao Niu not only did not object, but behaved very happily at that time.
And after watching Parker's performance, Zhou Tian couldn't help but feel ashamed.
After cooperating with Parker and the other orcs, Zhou Tian has been thinking about how to gain more authority, even if he has become the leader in name, and most of the orcs have even changed their names to him boss under his orders. But Zhou Tian still refused to be satisfied, and kept thinking about how to control those orcs.
Compared with Zhou Tian, Parker and they are much purer, Zhou Tian doesn't believe Parker, they don't know what the impact of bringing other orcs over, but they know that their status will be challenged after other orcs come, but they still don't resist, and even take the initiative to help those orcs integrate into their group, in the face of Parker's performance, even if Zhou Tian does not regret his decision, he will still inevitably feel ashamed.