Chapter 106: Treason
Zhou Tian can't ask Zheng Tailong to call the King of the Red Dragon to the battlefield, or the King of the Red Dragon doesn't help Zhou Tian like last time, then those lords near Zhou Tian can kill Zhou Tian as long as their actions go well.
And even if his luck was not too good at that time, Zhou Tian had a way to let the Red Dragon King protect him, then it was only a few middle-level nobles who made a move. No matter how angry the Red Dragon King is, can he still be an enemy of the Orc Empire because of such a trivial matter?
Not to mention that the Emperor Beamon and the King of the Red Dragon knew each other, it was impossible for the King of the Red Dragon to do that kind of thing, even if they didn't know each other, and under normal circumstances, no king would make enemies so easily.
So if the royal family of the Orc Empire did something to offend the King of the Red Dragon, it might be a big deal. Even if it will not affect the friendship between the two kings, it will be a great price to appease the anger of the Red Dragon King. Just like last time, if it weren't for wanting to get some crystals from Zhou Tian in order to appease the anger of the Red Dragon King, it is estimated that Emperor Bimon would not have easily made Zhou Tian, a foreigner, a noble lord of his empire.
For his previous decision, it doesn't matter whether Emperor Bimon regrets it or not, in short, after what happened before, there is no need now, then it is definitely impossible for Emperor Bimon to let that kind of thing happen again. In this way, if there is no too much conflict with the King of the Red Dragon, Emperor Beamon will try to avoid that situation. Even Zhou Tian was fine until now, relying on the idea of Emperor Beamon at that time.
However, if the things done by the royal family of Beamon would have great consequences, if they were to be done by those noble lords, then even if the same thing was done, the consequences would definitely not be as serious as before.
The little brother can't let the boss take the blame if he does something wrong!
Although there will be such a situation as anger, but when the strength of the two sides is equal, it is impossible for the Red Dragon King to directly anger the Beamon royal family because of a trivial matter.
In this way, even if the King of the Red Dragon really wants to protect Zhou Tian, as long as Zheng Tailong does not have an accident at that time, then even if there are orc nobles who offend the King of the Red Dragon by dealing with Zhou Tian, there will not be a too bad situation at that time. After all, the Beamon clan is not easy to mess with, the power of the Orc Empire is stronger than the Dragon Clan, if it weren't for the fact that there are too many enemies in the Orc Empire, relying on the power of the Red Dragon King would not make them so jealous.
Therefore, in the eyes of those orc high-level leaders at that time, as long as the Red Dragon Prince did not have an accident, then even those nearby noble lords made a move against Zhou Tian and succeeded, and the worst result was nothing more than sacrificing those nobles who did it, as far as the orc empire was concerned, it would not be much of a loss anyway.
If the sacrifice of a few orc lords can uproot Zhou Tian's 'tumor', then the upper echelons of the orc empire will definitely sacrifice them without blinking an eye. After all, although the number of lords in the Orc Empire is not much, there are not a few, and a few fewer will not cause any adverse effects than the Orc Empire.
Moreover, the existence of the noble lord itself will do more harm than good to the orc empire, but for various reasons, the royal family in this world has to accept the situation of co-governance with the nobles. Therefore, they knew the danger of the lords, but they still did not dare to directly target those noble lords.
However, because the overall strength of the nobles is much greater than that of the royal family, there are definitely not many royal families who dare to do that deliberately against the noble lords. But with the strength of the Beamon family, in this situation where there is a reason to do it and the aristocracy has nothing to say in terms of the interests of the empire, the Beamon the Great is estimated to be eager to kill a few more lords.
As a result, Zhou Tian didn't know it at all, and he was directly targeted by those neighbors near him. According to the secret order issued by the orc decision-making level, all the orc nobles who have the ability to attack Zhou Tian's territory are almost already eyeing him at this time.
The existence of Zhengtailong is not known to all orc nobles, after all, it is the prince of the Red Dragon Clan, if too many people know its identity, it is estimated that it may be used by the enemy as soon as the information is leaked. Therefore, in addition to the high-level of the Orc Empire and the 'people' who have come into contact with Zhou Tian, it is estimated that only the kind of extremely well-informed forces can know about it.
Although the noble lords do have absolute power in their own territories, what happens in the outside world, unless it is those lords with great power, generally regardless of the rank or level, those nobles who are lords outside want to get the news that the orc empire deliberately conceals, it is not an easy thing.
Therefore, the risk of dealing with Zhou Tian The few noble lords near Zhou Tian didn't know, they only knew that the top of the empire had issued a huge reward to deal with Zhou Tian, as long as they could capture Zhou Tian and a young dragon in his territory, then both their own titles and territories could be greatly improved.
For the nobles, the most terrible thing is the decline of the title of each generation, and the most important thing to do is to work hard to improve the title, if it is possible, if it is best if it can further integrate their family into the imperial capital.
Under normal circumstances, those noble lords can be powerful in their own territory, but there are not many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. In this case, few of those noble lords who fought with the Elven Empire had that kind of courage, and now they suddenly heard that they could get so many rewards by taking down such a baron as Zhou Tian, although they didn't think about why the imperial capital would reward Zhou Tian so much, but the number of nobles who were excited at that time was still very large.
As a result, with the series of actions of the high-level of the Orc Empire, Zhou Tian ushered in a new crisis at that time. It's just that because Zhou Tian didn't have the ability to find out the information of the Orc Empire at all, it was even if the Orc Empire had already taken action against him at that time, but Zhou Tian still didn't know anything about it. On the contrary, as some of the original small actions of the Orc Empire at that time were somewhat reined in, Zhou Tian and they also felt that their pressure had been reduced a lot.
"What the hell is going on! How can it be like everyone is working against us, it won't be ......" Zhou Tian is not stupid, and it is not difficult to associate the facts with the situation he is encountering now, but although Zhou Tian and his orcs already have that kind of thought, no matter who it is, they have not said anything about it.
Don't dare or don't want to believe the facts!
How could Zhou Tian not know what kind of image he had in the hearts of the top leaders of the Orc Empire, but in Zhou Tian's opinion, he didn't do anything to harm the Orc Empire, was it wrong to develop his territory wholeheartedly? Is it a sin to have a connection with the elves?
Perhaps in the eyes of the creatures of this world at the moment, Zhou Tian's actions at that time were indeed considered a sin, but Zhou Tian never thought that he had made a mistake in his heart. And under that circumstances, Zhou Tian didn't want to accept the fact that he was hostile to the Orc Empire because of his previous actions.
How powerful is the Orc Empire? This is not only clear to the orcs under Zhou Tian's command, but also to some extent, even if they don't know the whole situation, they definitely know that it is completely impossible for their own small territory to withstand the threat from the orc empire.
In this way, knowing that he is not the opponent of the other party, when he thinks of the identity of his enemy, Zhou Tian definitely does not want to accept the reality!
It's a pity that no matter whether Zhou Tian is willing to accept the reality or not, it is a fact that the Orc Empire is already eyeing him at the moment, so Zhou Tian also knows in his heart that he will face more difficulties in the future. In the end, in that case, although Zhou Tian felt a lot more relaxed after the orc empire lifted the blockade of his territory, he did not let his guard down, because he knew very well that it was good for the orc empire not to deal with him, and since he was already preparing to deal with him, it was impossible to let him go so easily. Now it seems that there is nothing to do, but the other party's means have not yet been deployed.
With the kind of thought at that time, Zhou Tian tightened his vigilance in his territory as soon as he gave the order, not asking for the territory to really be fine, but at least when encountering danger, Zhou Tian hoped that the orcs under his command could react in the first time, and only in that case, then their losses would be reduced.
At the same time, because of the actions of the Orc Empire, Zhou Tian made a rather crazy decision at that time.
Connect with the Elven Empire!
According to Zhou Tian's current identity at this time, if he really contacted the Elven Empire, it could almost be said that he had betrayed the Orc Empire. After all, the relationship between orcs and elves is there, but Zhou Tian, as a nobleman of the orc empire, is close to the elf empire, isn't this treason?
In fact, Zhou Tian also knew what his identity was, and at the same time, he didn't want to get to this point, all he had been thinking about before that was to make some money from those elves. At most, he didn't want to be an enemy of them, but he never had the idea of getting close to the Elven Empire.
Until now, the high-level leaders of the Orc Empire probably wouldn't have thought that Zhou Tian would react like that! After they had just 'taught Zhou Tian a lesson', Zhou Tian not only did not give in, but also directly gave birth to an idea that made those orcs even more unacceptable.
In the eyes of those orc leaders, even if they teach the nobles below, it is best for those nobles to honestly submit to softness, even if they do not accept softness, then at most they will resist according to their own strength, because the possibility of treason is not impossible, but it rarely happens.
At the very least, there will not be too many countries that accept the surrender of orc nobles, and the weak ones dare not offend the orc empire, and the countries that can fight with the orc empire may not do that kind of thing. At least on the border of the Elven Empire, there are usually very few orcs who will do that kind of thing, after all, with the character of those elves, they are not willing to accept the surrender of the orcs.
It was also because of those reasons that the orc high-level did not have any scruples about dealing with Zhou Tian at all, and they did what they wanted, if it weren't for the deterrence of the Red Dragon King, they didn't dare to go too far, and it was estimated that they would be able to use no matter how tough the means were.
It's just that when those orc high-level leaders had that kind of thought, they completely ignored Zhou Tian's particularity.
It is true that ordinary orcs cannot commit treason, but the Zhou Tian they are dealing with at the moment is not an orc, so no matter how much the influence of loyalty and patriotism can affect him. Zhou Tian, who is a foreigner, will not hesitate to do it if he really needs to betray the orc empire.
Secondly, although the Elven Empire is unlikely to accept treasonous orc nobles under normal circumstances, Zhou Tian is not an orc, and he is not without acquaintances in the Elven Empire, according to his relationship with some elves, although there is no guarantee of 100% success, it is still possible for the Elven Empire to accept his surrender in the end.
At the last time, even if the Elf Empire is unwilling to accept Zhou Tian, when they know that Zhou Tian and the Orc Empire have fallen out, it is estimated that they should be happy to pull Zhou Tian in the back! After all, no matter what, even if the elves are high, they do not have any political wisdom, and they can survive in this continent for so long, not to mention the ordinary elves, the high-level of the Elf Empire will definitely not be 'stupid' than the high-level of other countries. Zhou Tian's existence represents to them, those elves are very clear, even if it is to disgust the upper echelons of the orc empire, the elves will inevitably choose to support Zhou Tian.
Zhou Tianyou had considered the reaction of the elves, so if he didn't think that the elves would accept him nine times out of ten, he wouldn't dare to make that kind of decision. After all, once Zhou Tian has that kind of decision, it means that he and the high-level of the Orc Empire have really become enemies, if nothing else, as long as there is an opportunity in the future, the Orc Empire will definitely not let him go.
However, if Zhou Tian's idea is correct, the Elven Empire will really choose to help him, then his current actions can be said to be the most correct.
According to his situation at that time, not to mention keeping his territory, it was difficult to do nothing for himself. After all, according to his own strength, not to mention whether the orcs under his command will unite with him, even if the strength of his entire territory wants to confront a powerful empire, it is destined to have no chance of winning.
In this way, Zhou Tian must get external support if he wants to be fine, although the Elven Empire is not the best choice, but at this time it has no other choice.
Maybe as long as Zhou Tian is willing to pay the price, the forces that can be mobilized at that time will not be just the Elven Empire. But at the moment, the only one who is closest to him and has the ability to fight with the Orc Empire is the Elven Empire, so Zhou Tian can't have any other ideas except to find a way to get the support of the Elf Empire.
Although it was very difficult, as long as Zhou Tian could get the support of the elves at that time, then even if the orc empire really planned to deal with him, it was actually not an easy matter.
The strength of the Elven Empire is not weaker than that of the Orc Empire, even if it is slightly inferior in military strength, because the Orc Empire is not afraid of each other's original countries.
And according to the power of the Elven Empire, if they really plan to protect Zhou Tian, then they will definitely have the ability to block any means of the Orc Empire. Although it will not start a war for Zhou Tian, as long as the Orc Empire does not dare to do too much, then there will be no problem in protecting Zhou Tian according to the ability of the Elf Empire.
As a result, according to his situation, when Zhou Tian found that there was basically no possibility for him to keep his territory except for taking refuge in the Elven Empire, Zhou Tian gritted his teeth and directly launched an action. (To be continued.) )