The sudden conscription order caused an uproar in the kingdom. The sensitive aristocracy immediately sensed that the situation in the Near East had changed.

However, there are some things, once you start, there is no way to go back.

The Near East was added at a time when the situation was good, and the resources invested in it had become castles, farmland, and pastures, and now it is not possible to withdraw if you want to.

The greater the aristocracy, the more important it is to pay attention to political influence, and in this unclear situation, not only can they not leave, but they must continue to raise their bets.

Only when the bigwigs continue to invest resources can they reassure the following.

Hudson's mansion was suddenly busy, and representatives of the great nobles came to visit every day to get more information.

In this regard, Hudson is still very arrogant. As long as a friend comes to the door to ask for it, it is a detailed information to be sent.

And then there was no then. Except for the conclusion that the orc civil war has escalated, there is really nothing to analyze purely from intelligence.

Hudson's guess was that it was the worst possible outcome. Until the end of the orc civil war, no one knows how the situation will develop next.

On the surface, the current orc civil war is fought between two camps. If you really dig deeper, you will find that there is also a competition for winter resources behind this.

Every cold winter wax moon is a test for the orc tribes on the grassland.

The backward productivity, coupled with the exploitation of the royal family, determined that they could not store enough winter supplies before the cold winter came.

In order to survive, the orc tribe, which is short of materials, can only fight for it.

In the past, there was pressure from the royal family, and everyone did not dare to provoke a big war without authorization, and the range of action was much smaller.

Now it's different, the two camps are facing each other, giving them a reason to make a move.

Compared to the past, after defeating the hostile orc tribes, not only can you loot a large amount of supplies, but you can also do a slave trade.

The Tatim tribe is one of the best, relying on the expedition all the way, not only to solve the shortage of supplies, but also to replace the tribe's warriors with iron weapons.

Right now, Chief Stark is busy discussing a merger with several small tribes of his kind. In troubled times, the weak can only survive better if they hold together.

Looking back on the past, the Minotaur clan also had a glorious past. It's a pity that in round after round of race games, they still declined.

In order to survive, the declining minotaurs had to split into small tribes to survive.

On the one hand, it is to avoid the pursuit of the enemy and reduce his sense of existence; On the other hand, after losing the fertile settlement, it is impossible to feed a large number of people.

Facts have proved that the decision of the Minotaur ancestors was correct.

Those races that were reluctant to split up quickly declined after the defeat of the struggle.

Some unlucky people were even directly exterminated.

What survived has also become a rare species in the empire, or the kind that is not protected.

Perhaps it only takes a major war or a natural disaster to completely disappear these precious species.

After the split, the Minotaur tribe continued to follow the strategy of the ancestors, and after it developed to a certain size, it split the tribe again.

The vast savannah is vast enough that the scattered tribes of minotaurs are inconspicuous. After countless years of breeding, the Minotaurs have become one of the most widespread races in the Orc Empire.

As the price of the split, the tribes were not subordinate to each other, opening up a mode of independent development.

Obviously, there are a lot of races, and their combat effectiveness is not bad, but because of the lack of unified command, they appear unknown in the empire.

Many races that are good at "Gou" have also developed in this way. It's just that people have a planned scattered development, and the Minotaur is habitually divided.

Originally, this was nothing, and the royal family had to pay taxes anyway, as a scattered race, it could also avoid the jealousy and suppression of the royal family.

However, the emergence of the two camps made the people of insight in the Minotaur clan unable to sit still.

The opportunity is so rare that if you don't take advantage of the situation, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

It is possible to split races in order to survive, and it is also possible to merge tribes in order to survive.

Chief Stark was one of the leaders who aspired to unify the Minotaur, and under his leadership, the Tatim tribe made great progress.

The comprehensive strength is enough to be in the top ten among the many Minotaur tribes.

"How did you think about it?"

"As long as you join the Tatim tribe, the tribe will cover all the shortages of supplies for this year's winter!"

Chief Stark said proudly.

The communication between the minotaurs has always been so unpretentious.

For small tribes, no right or glory is as important as filling their bellies.

Two kobold tribes, three rat tribes, and four goblin tribes were destroyed...... The Tatim tribe now has the confidence to say this.

His own strength is not weak, and he has enough materials in his hands, so it is a logical problem to recruit people.

Over the past few months, Chief Stark has annexed five nearby Minotaur tribes, and the total population of the Tatim tribe has skyrocketed to 30,000.

If these tribes are annexed, the total population of the Tatim tribe will exceed the 40,000 mark, and they can barely make up a Minotaur army.

In the Orc Empire, tribes that can have a legion of strength are all able to rank up.

Some of the most declining races have a population of less than 10,000.

A race with an army of 10,000 is qualified to be in charge of unimportant local battlefields on the battlefield, and can be regarded as the "main force" in cannon fodder.

Of course, races with low combat effectiveness do not count. Like the Nezuman, the Bunnyman, the Pig...... These fighting five scum races, even if they have an army of 100,000, still can't get on the stage.

"Chief Stark, this is what you said, the tribe is responsible for filling the gap in our winter supplies. If the people in the back are hungry, I won't agree! ”

The minotaur giant on the right said with a simple face.

The gap between chiefs and chiefs is greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

The chief of the royal tribe has the most noble status, and brocade clothes and food are indispensable.

The chieftains of some large tribes are not badly treated, and their status is similar to that of ordinary tribal chiefs of the royal family. Not to mention the delicacies of the mountains and seas every day, the small days are quite moist.

Further down is a powerful tribal chief like Stark, although his life is not as good as the first two gears, it is also enough wine and meat to be majestic.

Not so for the smaller tribal chiefs below. Although his life is much better than that of ordinary people, he has to worry about the survival of the tribe every day.

The tribe is not strong enough to compete for resources at all. Even if the pasture is idle, they are not qualified to graze, and can only go to the corners of the big tribe to survive.

More often than not, they all play the role of "workers". Grazing for powerful tribes and earning a hard-earned money.

Many times it is difficult to even make ends meet, let alone enjoy life.

"Rest assured, my Stark's reputation is well-known. Who hasn't heard of it in a radius of hundreds of miles!

You can rest assured that as long as you join my Tatim tribe, everyone will be your own people.

There are mountains of materials in the tribe, how can they starve their own people! ”

Stark promised with an unchanged face.

Obviously, there is an element of braggart in these words. The so-called going out to "inquire" is complete nonsense.

In recent years, the Orc Empire has been in turmoil, and the surrounding neighbors have changed one after another.

Everyone has become new neighbors because of migration. The nearby tribes were almost all plagued by Stark. Because they are of the same clan, several of them survived.

The main reason is that the two camps are opposed, and the control of the four royal families over the vassal races has decreased, giving Stark room to operate.

When the royal army came, they listened to the orders of the royal family; The army of the Seven Clans Alliance came over, and they listened to the Seven Clans Alliance.

Whoever is the main force in this vicinity will follow whoever is mixed, and the main focus is to know the current affairs.

The situation has developed to the present, and only the tribes with flexible moral bottom lines can survive in the troubled times.

It's not the core tribe of the two camps, if it hangs from a tree, then it really has to die.

In the past year, the great tribes that have been destroyed have all double-tens. Without exception, the brains are not bright enough.

If the issues of principle are properly discussed, the subsequent issues will be easier to handle. As soon as the assets of the parties were merged, everyone became a part of the Tatim tribe, and from then on they were mixed up with Chief Stark.

A similar scene is happening in many corners of the orc empire.

Whether it is the merger of the same tribe, some closely related orc races will also choose to huddle together for warmth.

Races, in particular, that are on the verge of extinction are more receptive to cross-racial mergers.

Anyway, the most common thing in the Orc Empire is hybridization, where several different races huddle together for warmth, and after a few generations of marriage with each other, they become a new race.

If you're lucky, you'll occasionally be able to have a bloodline atavism, which can be regarded as an alternative continuation of the bloodline of the race.

These chain reactions directly affected the course of the orc civil war.

When Daniel led a large army and inflicted heavy damage on the Elephant Terran with thunder, wanting to deal with the other six clans with the power of a great victory, the four royal clans suddenly found that the world was different.

The small vassal tribes under his command became large tribes, and the small vassal races became racial alliances.

The original small tribe of thousands of children and eight hundred dings has disappeared into the empire, and has been replaced by a large tribe of 10,000 people.

Many seemingly inconspicuous races, after some mergers and reorganizations, also have the qualifications to make their voices heard.

Of course, many more small races have died out in this civil strife before they can react.

It turns out that the efficiency of cannibalism among orcs without order is much higher than that of orcs slaughtered by the Terran army.

Realizing the severity of the problem, the Seven Clans Alliance has been abolished by Daniel, and the remaining four clans are also trembling under the soldiers of the four royal families.

However, the Seven Clans Alliance can be resolved by force, but there is no way to solve the latecomers who have gone forward and succeeded.

"Our control over the vassal races has slipped to an extremely dangerous level. The slightest carelessness can lead to the collapse of this fragile rule.

I'm not afraid of your jokes, but a few days ago we sent people down to collect taxes, and we received less than one-fifth of what we received in previous years.

Even so, I can't lose my temper with a vassal race. Lest one of them be bad, it will push them to the Seven Clans Alliance! ”

The Eagle Emperor said with a pale face.

As a royal family, not being able to control the vassal race is undoubtedly a very humiliating thing.

But there was no way, and the outbreak of civil war greatly reduced their prestige. The tribal tribes of the vassal races below are constantly making small moves in a vain attempt to free themselves from their enslavement.

In normal times, the Eagle Man Emperor would have already led a large army over to "reason" with these daring guys.

Now the situation is different, the Hawk army is fighting with the Seven Clans Alliance on the front line. A number of vassal races also contributed to the civil war, and they could not be forced into the opposing camp.

is also the boss, and the Seven Clans Alliance has a weaker control over the vassal races. Basically, as long as they surrender nominally and don't cause trouble for them, they can be regarded as "half of their own people".

Political power, tax exemptions, are all promises that do not require money. On the issue of generosity to others, the Seven Clans Alliance is not stingy at all.

It's false to say that you don't want to be moved, it's just that the Seven Clans Alliance is at a military disadvantage, so that all clans don't dare to completely stand in line.

However, the evil consequences were still manifested, and in the course of the war, the following vassal races did not lag back the royal army.

The route of the march was leaked, the location of the grain and grass was exposed, and the war was suddenly collapsed at a critical moment...... All kinds of sassy operations, that is endless.

Marshal Daniel went out on the expedition, and he didn't bring any vassal races, so he didn't have to be dragged down by these pit goods.

Knowing that there might be problems with their subordinates, out of consideration of political influence, the four royal families do not dare to deal with it lightly now.

"Let's negotiate an armistice!

The representatives of the elven clan have already come, and they intend to mediate the civil war in the empire, so we might as well simply agree.

Anyway, the war has been going on so far, and our strategic goals have almost been accomplished. Three of the Seven Clans Alliance have been crippled, and the remaining four are now intimidated.

simply split the fifth royal family into four royal families, and let the four of them jointly exercise the power of one royal family.

As for the other races in the empire, the suppression of the repression, the strangulation of the strangulation, the continued differentiation and disintegration of the division.

As the new royal family, the four of them have to do something to show us their sincerity! ”

The Lion Emperor sneered.

Regardless of whether the strategy of the three royal families is completed or not, their plan is preliminarily completed anyway. The two great clans in the sphere of influence have now been abolished, and the dominance of the lion clan has been consolidated once again.

Compared with the half-crippled Seven Clans Alliance, the various clans that have risen one after another are the new challenges that the four royal families need to face.

Continuing to use bloody and violent suppression, the Orc Empire had to be slaughtered to "ten tents and nine empty", and no one could afford such a loss.

Without a number of vassal races, the population of the four royal families alone would not be able to rule the vast orc empire.

In particular, the threat of the neighboring Alpha Kingdom made it impossible for them to make up their minds and desperately clean up all their competitors.

"I'm okay with that. This civil war has lasted for more than two years, and it has consumed too much of our national strength, and if we continue to fight, the offensive and defensive situation on the prairie will be reversed.

Our neighbors are not the masters of peace. In the last two years, they have continued to migrate to the Near East, and they have not forgotten to build on a large scale.

If they were given a little more time, I am afraid that the Near East would become a network of fortresses and bunkers, locking the empire west of Lake Xueyue.

In particular, Hudson's Snow Moon Collar has developed at an astonishing rate. The daily throughput of materials in and out of the Crescent Port can be ranked in the entire continent.

Our civil war has emboldened the enemy. Their tentacles are not even satisfied with the Near East, and they continue to expand outward along the coastline.

According to the information gathered, the enemy has established dozens of strongholds along the coast of the empire.

In addition to a few strongholds set up to cater to the smuggling trade, which we can ignore, there are more than a dozen strongholds that are entirely military.

With these strongholds, the Terran army can launch a landing operation at any time and threaten the security of the rear of the empire! ”

The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor said with a serious face.

Crown Prince Daniel on the side wanted to speak several times, but was "persuaded" back by his father's sharp eyes.

War is in the service of politics.

The situation is different, and the measures taken are not the same. If it weren't happening right in front of you, who would have imagined that a civil war would actually cause the races within the Orc Empire to huddle together?

It can only be said that in the face of life and death, everyone's potential is infinite. The civil war lasted from 99993 to 99995 in the sacred calendar, and there was no surplus food in the royal family!

If it weren't for the fact that the orcs weren't picky eaters, they would have starved to death long ago. The habit of eating meat and vegetables is the key to their survival.

If you carefully compare the current orcs with the orcs of thousands of years ago, you will find that the size of many of their races has shrunk significantly.

Take the elephant tribe as an example, the elephant once had the size of the elephant, but it was close to the size of the giant. Large-headed elephant men of five, six, seven or eight meters abound, and now they have shrunk to two or three meters.

Even so, the Elephant Man continues to shrink in size. One generation is shorter than the next, and the main culprit is a lack of resources.

The giant races that refuse to shrink their size have been eliminated by nature one after another in the past countless years.

The three emperors made their positions clear one after another, and the Bear Emperor also nodded. No one wants to fight, and neither do the bears.

Having unified their positions, the expressions of the four emperors were still not easy. Negotiation is easy to say, but not so easy in practice.

The Seven Clans Alliance has indeed suffered heavy losses, but they have also gained the friendship of many races. Within the Empire, there is a crowd.

Just splitting the power of a royal family and sharing it with them, and wanting them to turn against them, is obviously not that simple.

The rulers of the various ethnic groups are not stupid, and it is impossible for anyone to agree to destroy the Great Wall with only one promise from the four major royal families.

This negotiation is destined to be a protracted tug-of-war.

……

Snow Moon Leader, Hudson, who didn't know that the situation in the Orc Empire had changed again, was still busy patrolling the territory.

The more intense the civil war within the Orc Empire, the more prosperous the slave trade became. Every day as soon as I wake up, the sound of a bronze bell comes from the port, which means that another ship has entered the port.

On average, there is one shipload of slaves for every five ships entering Crescent Harbor, which is a paradise for slave traders.

At the beginning, Xueyue Ling was still able to open up acquisitions. When the orc civil war entered a critical moment, Hudson's pockets couldn't stand it!

The main thing is that orc slaves are not cheap either. This is Hudson's own fault, in order to fight the orc empire, deliberately inflated the price of orc slaves.

The nezumi and rabbit slaves that no one wanted in the first place can now be sold for a gold coin, not to mention other slaves.

Of course, orc slaves are still very cheap compared to Terran slaves.

Especially after the number skyrocketed, after the Hudson could not open the acquisition, the price took a big dive.

The civil war produced countless prisoners of war, and the slave traders, who originally took all kinds of slaves, became picky.

Some worthless orc slaves were directly reduced to meat slaves in the orc empire, and they were not even qualified to come out to work as coolies.

Looking at the increasing number of orc slaves in the Near East, many times Lord Hudson couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.

The outnumbering of orcs and immigrants from the kingdom is a sign of a proper foundation instability. However, opening Pandora's box is easy, but it is difficult to close it again.

The noble lords who are accustomed to using orc slaves are not willing to abandon the cheap labor in their hands, even if the kingdom orders it, they can't stop it.

Including Hudson himself, if he asked Xueyue Ling to stop using orc slaves, he wouldn't be able to stand it.

Fortunately, the hatred between the kingdom and the orcs can still play a role, and everyone only uses the orc slaves as consumables, and the second generation of slaves is not allowed.

Glancing into the distance, looking at the hordes of orc slaves working in groups, Hudson instructed his men: "Tom has ordered that the tax exemption for orc slaves be lifted from now on."

Starting next month, all orc slaves entering Hong Kong will be subject to a slave tax, tentatively set at 30% of the market value. ”

(End of chapter)