Chapter 3 Choice and Reluctance
The negotiations between the Pope's henchman Main Walling and the Baroque went well, and they did not have to dwell on each other for long to reach a compromise.
The orcs released the total number of human prisoners of war in three times, reaching 250,000 prisoners of war, and finally released the 1,300 magicians———— a total of 2,000 magicians, more than 700 people were killed by the orcs on the battlefield, and now there are only 1,300 left.
As for Davenport, the master, as a sign of goodwill, Baroque immediately released him and let him leave with Father Main Walling. The master was devastated, and his spirit was so exhausted that Baroque doubted that he would be able to regain his confidence.
And the Holy See, on the one hand, expressed its sincerity to the orcs, and there was no ambiguity. Although they didn't come up with much money to ransom people, the symbolic representation given to the orcs caused quite a stir.
The Holy See of the Apocalypse formally signed an armistice and reconciliation agreement with the Orcs, and they negotiated to gradually reduce their hostility towards each other, and then withdraw a large number of rival armies on the border. Then, when these are resolved, trade will be opened in one step. Although this step may take many years to come, it is a fresh start!
A captive Holy See paid a ransom of only one silver coin, but they openly recognized the legitimacy of the Orc-occupied province of Odria, and put pressure on the Odriard court to swallow the bitter fruit. From now on, unless the orcs themselves are in civil strife, the large territories in the north, including the steppes of the horse farms, will never belong to the Odria Empire! When the news spread, Father Main Walling, who presided over the negotiations, was reviled by the entire Empire, and he became almost synonymous with human traitor.
Scolding doesn't kill people, Father Main Warring doesn't care, and the Apocalypse Holy See won't be swayed by an empire that has been badly damaged. They only care about the orcs being appeased, then they can do those things in peace. Thinking of this, all the people in the know of the Holy See had a ridiculous feeling that they could not ———— exterminate the orcs before, but now they are not only reconciled with the orcs. It is even necessary to urge them to establish a state as soon as possible, and then they can re-establish the belief in the beast god! If this is not an oracle given by the god of light. Even if Pope Magus dared to do this, he would immediately be betrayed by everyone!
Fortunately, a fig leaf was left for the Odria Empire! The legitimacy of the provinces ruled by the second prince of Bukred was not recognized by the Holy See. Main-Warring even made it very clear that the second prince could not be held accountable for all his crimes, but it was completely part of the territory of the Adria Empire, and no one could divide it! At this point, Baroque saw the pleading eyes of the second prince of Brookred, and did not agree to any objection, which made the second prince almost collapse. Until the treaty was signed. Sending away Father Main Walling, Baroque had a secret conversation with Buckred, and the prince left calmly and even a little excitedly!
Maybe this is the bottom line of the Holy See, or maybe the Holy See only decided to do so in order to appease the Odria Empire. But in short, the Baroque saw a loophole and an opportunity———— since Bukred's territory was not recognized and divided, it meant that Bukred still belonged to the Odrians, and his status as a prince could not be deprived. In the future, there is still a chance to become Emperor Audria............ As long as the Odrians 'support' him, not even the Holy See can interfere!
The Holy See supported the establishment of the orc state, and even supported the Baroque to become the first orc king! This was when the Baroque and Main Waryn had a secret conversation. The most tempting conditions thrown by the other party. What he wanted, in addition to releasing the prisoners of war, was to hope that the Baroque would speed up the construction of the [Beast God Temple]. And as soon as possible, statehood!
In the face of Baroque's questioning gaze, Main Walling gave the answer very calmly............ This is indicated by the oracle of the God of Light!
Well, this is already the oracle of the second god after the elven goddess, all of which are to let the orcs speed up the construction of the beast god temple and then build the country. If you don't know what's going on, you may be confused and can't figure it out. But Baroque became more and more sure that the so-called beast god, for whatever reason, was about to return again. Perhaps something is missing. It's just an introduction to the power of the orcs' faith.
The greatest shackle of the Trapped Orcs is undoubtedly the invisible god's curse reads();!This is also mentioned in the oracle of the God of Light...... When the Temple of the Beast God was built. On the day of the founding of the Baroque, the curse of the god of light will be lifted. From then on, the Orcs were able to regain their ability to learn the Orcs Sochi script. I can also leave the impression of the beast god in my heart.
After this period of hard work, the purple electric power of the Baroque finally devoured the fragments of the godhead of the [King Maudun], and that power was completely absorbed and fused by him, and some of the broken memories of the Maudun King were obtained. Although King Maudun failed to become a god at the beginning, his understanding of God finally gave Baroque a deep understanding, and with his own inference and analysis, he was able to guess the general outline and the current extremely embarrassing situation.
Faith is essential to becoming a god, but it is not indispensable. It's like a key, when the passage to the gods is opened, the key is actually dispensable!
Now an extremely serious question was before the Baroque. This key is no longer important after it has been used, but it can only be used once! Just like two identical locks, which can be opened with the same key, but once the key has opened a lock, it cannot be pulled from it again...... Unless you destroy that lock!
In other words, if the beast god wants to return, he will definitely need to first obtain the power of faith of the beast clan, and then he can come again in some way that the Baroque does not understand. And after Baroque fused the fragments of the [Godhead of King Maudun], he also needed the power of faith of the orcs to help him open the door to the staircase of the gods, so they were considered to have crashed!
The mysterious nature of the purple power is very well disguised, so that the gods on the continent of Sauron do not know the special features of Baroque, which is also the reason why he can stir up the wind and rain. But if he wants to compete for the belief of the beast race, he will definitely not be able to hide it anymore. He was caught in a dilemma, and the King of Maudun was a lesson from the past.
In the past, King Maudun had already condensed the [Pseudo-Godhead], and as long as he was blessed by the faith of the beast clan, he could almost become a true god. It's a pity that he fell short at the last moment and was killed by eight light envoys sent by the God of Light.
Baroque knew that in front of him, if he dared to snatch the power of the beast race's faith with the mysterious [Beast God]. Whatever the purpose of the god of light and the need to bring the beast god back, he will immediately attack the Baroque. This is actually easy to explain———— maybe the god of light can control the beast god who has just returned, but he definitely doesn't want a guy who doesn't know the details to suddenly appear and disrupt the whole plan.
But if Baroque is allowed to give up, to give up his dream of glory, and to willingly accept others as his gods, it will not be acceptable in any way!
He began to think about what he should do, and even stopped managing the affairs of his clan and left it to someone else. It was as if he had fallen into a state of confusion, and several months had passed since Father Main Walling's departure, and half of the prisoners had been redeemed, and Baroque still ignored everything, even his children and women, and when people saw him, he always sat in a daze with empty eyes.
This state frightened many people, with their two sons, Celine and Hilda, who was already pregnant, stayed by his side every day, full of sorrow and worry, but no one knew what was wrong with Baroque!
Finally, one day, Baroque suddenly awoke from his confusion, his eyes seemed to shoot a fine light, and for a moment, a breathtaking force permeated, like a god, so that everyone who saw it was in awe, and even involuntarily knelt down in front of him.
This state of affairs quickly passed, and after Baroque regained its calm and pacified everyone, he immediately ordered everything to go on as usual, and specially instructed to speed up the construction progress of the [Beast God Temple].
The next day, Baroque left the city of Shoton without even explaining the reason to anyone. And at this time, Hilda was still a few months away from giving birth. This saddened her, and when she learned the news, the former chieftain Oltu became increasingly dissatisfied with the Baroque. There was a little commotion among the old orcs who had been elevated............ (To be continued.) )