Chapter 19: Refusal
Bear people, werewolves, cattle people, the patriarchs of the three races are all excited, they are not good at management, they have no savings in their own clan, this time they encountered heavy snow and killed some cattle and sheep, their situation is even worse. However, they are very talented in race, and their clansmen are strong in battle, so they are not worried that their clansmen will not have anything to eat, as long as they go to the Holy Ao border to raid once, they can get enough food.
The patriarch of the more moderate race, the 'Elephant Man', frowned. They are a vegetarian race, and although they are strong individually, they resist killing. In addition, the heavy snow froze cattle and sheep to death, which did not affect their lives, and they were naturally reluctant to start a war.
As for the weaker patriarchs of the rabbit people and cat people, they all had sad faces. Their strength is weak, even if they participate in the war, they will not be able to make contributions, and they are the ones who sacrifice the most and get the least in each battle.
Alan quietly watched everyone's expressions, and then lowered his head and pondered. He cultivates as a human being, and naturally regards himself as a member of the sincere and benevolent class, even if the immortals are different, he is not willing to help the orcs deal with humans, let alone start a racial war. And the fox people are also very weak, if they respond to this war casually...... The supreme leaders of the war must be those three kings, in case they cherish their wings and deliberately let other orcs fight tough battles and consume the strength of other races, the fox people will probably be used as guns...... Although Eren is human, he regards the fox tribe as his own territory. This force was developed by himself, and he attached great importance to this force, and of course he was unwilling to spend himself to make wedding dresses for everyone.
"Well, I'm sure you've thought about it. So who is for war and who is against? Vote now. ”
Reinhardt's words surprised Allen, daring that he didn't have a single vote?
Eren looked at the snake man king and the eagle man king next to him, and finally understood something...... The Snake King just smiled faintly, as if he didn't care much about this matter, but the Eagle King had a gloomy face, obviously not supporting the war.
"I support. The bears were the first to speak.
"I'm against it. The Elephant Terran followed closely.
"I support. The patriarch of the werewolf clan also said.
"I'm against it. Alan said.
...... Dozens of people below finished their statement, and in the end, more than 20 people supported the war, and more than 20 people opposed it. There were more people who supported the war, but they did not overwhelm the absolute superiority of the side that did not support it.
This result annoyed Reinhardt a little, and he turned his head to look at the snake king, and said, "Shaquille, are you for or against?"
Shaquille, the snake king, has a thin face and a somewhat gloomy appearance, giving people a very dangerous feeling. When asked by Reinhardt, he just smiled indifferently and said, "Half of our snake people are in the dark forest of the west, where there are endless demonic beasts for food, and this heavy snow has not caused us any losses. If there is no great benefit to the looting of the Holy Mystery, we will not participate in it. ”
Reinhardt's face was gloomy, among the three royal clans, the lion people were the strongest, followed by the snake people, and then the eagle people, although there were some differences in strength between the three clans, but they were not too much different. Shaquille, the snake king, had a good reason to refuse, and he couldn't say anything...... Moreover, Shaquille is not necessarily refusal, Shaquille means that it is okay to go, but he wants to take the lion's share. How could Reinhardt agree to such a request?
"Pippen, what about you?" Reinhardt looked at the Eagle King again.
"I refuse. The territory of the Eagle People is close to the Aegean Sea, and even if some of the cattle and sheep are frozen to death, we can get enough food from the sea. ”
Reinhardt's face was gloomy, but in the end, he smiled: "Okay, then this matter will be stopped for the time being, and we will discuss it later." ”
The meeting broke up.
Back in the camp, Alan was curious: "This Reinhardt doesn't seem to have a good grasp of the Orc Alliance? Why don't Shaquille and Pippen listen to his orders?"
Daniel heard from Elena about Allen's departure from the orc tribe since he was a child, and knew that Allen didn't know much about the orc tribe, so he explained: "The orc alliance is not actually a whole, but many individuals...... Among them, the lion people who occupy the central steppe are the strongest, followed by the snake people in the dark forest in the west, then the eagle people near the Aegean Sea in the east, and then the bear people and elephant people. These five races currently have ninth-level powerhouses, which can be regarded as the five most powerful races. Although there are many other races, the races that do not have a ninth-level powerhouse cannot be regarded as a big race, and they can only be at the mercy of others at this time. So many people expressed their stance just now, but in fact, they just looked at their five clans...... The lion and the bearmen supported the war, the eagle and the elephant man did not, and the snake man did not take a stand. No one can suppress anyone in such a situation, so the small races below can express their opinions. Don't look at what the small races said first, in fact, they must have tested the tone of several major races. ”
"Isn't that okay if everyone is doing their own thing?" said Allen, frowning.
"It's not good. Therefore, the Orc Alliance can only be regarded as some scattered kingdoms and principalities. Only in the event of a cataclysm will the Orc Alliance come together. For example, the big snowstorm more than ten years ago, the situation was very serious, even our fox tribe was covered with more than two meters of snow, the entire big alliance was affected, and the loss of cattle and sheep was serious. That time Reinhardt started a war, and even the Eagle People and the Giant Elephants had to fight...... Last year's snow was not heavy, and only the lion-man tribe was affected, and it is unlikely that Reinhardt wants to continue the war to consolidate his power. It is estimated that his claim that he wants to rob the Holy Ao this time is just a pretense, and his real purpose should be to buy food from the snake people and the eagle people. ”
Elena listened as she heard Daniel say 'the blizzard a decade ago,' and her face darkened, as her parents died in that snowstorm...... Moments later, Alan received a summons from Reinhardt.
In the Lion King's tent, Reinhardt looked at Alan with sharp eyes. Beside him, Catwoman Nana bowed her head resentfully. When Eren entered, Nana raised her eyelids slightly, but quickly lowered her head. Obviously, she was still angry that Alan had rejected her in public just now.
"Feynman, sit. Reinhardt pointed to the stool.
Among the orcs, only the king of the three royal clans can be called Your Majesty, as Daniel had said to Alan before. Looking at Reinhardt, Alan said, "Your Majesty Reinhardt, I don't know what is the matter with me?"
"It's because of Nana...... Feynman, you rejected Nana in public, which made Nana very uncomfortable. There were a lot of people just now, I don't want to embarrass you, now it's just a few of us, you and I will tell you the truth, is Nana not good-looking, or are you prejudiced against Catwoman?" Reinhardt said in a deep voice.
"Neither. ”
"That's because Nana's status is low? My goddaughter Reinhardt's marriage has a dowry of at least 500,000 gold coins, and the scale of the dowry is equivalent to that of Princess Sheng'or, so it finally gives you enough face, right?" Reinhardt said again.
Alan didn't want to dwell on Reinhardt anymore, so he said directly: "I'm already engaged to someone, Miss Nana's heart, I can only say I'm sorry." ”
"Engaged...... The other party is a princess of a big power?"
"It's not. ”
"That's easy!" Reinhardt mused, "so be it...... Nana is interested in you, and you don't think she is bad, if you marry her as a wife, our lion and fox clans will become an offensive and defensive alliance. If anyone dares to invade your fox clan in the future, I will definitely come forward to help. Since the person who is engaged to you is not a princess, it is not impossible for you to marry her as a concubine. Nana is kind-hearted and will not bully her. Catwoman Nana blushed when she heard this, she was still enthusiastic when she showed her love, but when it came to marriage, she was shy.
"Reinhardt!" Alan looked at Reinhardt with a dark face.
Reinhardt also grimaced: "What? You don't agree like this? Do you really think my goddaughter is not worthy of you!"
The conversation between the two collapsed, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Nana on the side suddenly sighed, looked at Reinhardt with a lost expression, and said, "Godfather, forget it." ”
"Nana, how can this work! You have never asked your godfather for anything, this is the first time you have asked your godfather to help, and your godfather will help you do this!"
"No need......" Nana pleaded. Seeing that Reinhardt still shouldn't, her voice was a little more mournful, and she said, "Please, godfather." ”
Reinhardt exhaled heavily. He closed his eyes and said, "Okay, I won't interfere...... Feynman, you go. ”
"Goodbye. Alan also suppressed his anger.
He got up and was about to leave the king's tent when he suddenly saw a look of resentment...... Alan was unfazed by that gaze and left the tent directly.
Many patriarchs discussed whether to send troops for two more days, but in the end the matter was not negotiated. However, Reinhardt's original intention was not to send troops, he borrowed food, so he was not too persistent.
Two days later, many orc tribal leaders left the Roo steppe.
Allen and his party rode out of the grassland and walked on the mountain road.
The sound of the horse's hooves of the group of people kicking echoed in the mountains, and hundreds of meters away, there was also the sound of horse's hooves kicking and trampling. Daniel turned his head to look behind him, and saw Catwoman Nana riding a little red horse in an assassin costume following behind, so he rode close to Alan and whispered, "Teacher, that Catwoman is still following, she doesn't want to go back to the tribe with us, right?"
"Leave her alone. ”
"Gollum!" the goblin agreed.
Alan was wary of Reinhardt, and at the same time, he was very uninterested in Nana's feelings when he saw him, which is why he was so cold to Nana.
Daniel and Elena didn't know what Eren thought, and the enthusiasm of orc tribe women was also a normal thing in their eyes, like Nana showed love to Eren in public, but was treated indifferently by Alan...... Both of them felt a little sorry for Nana.
However, the little grunt on Alan's shoulder whistled happily.
The group returned to the tribe a few days later. Nana followed them into the tribe and stayed in a small hotel next to Feynman's House.
After resting for two days, Alan sat in the hall and suddenly remembered something.
"Elena, help me get old Sanji over. ”
(To be continued)