Kranivi City, the first frontier fortress established by the orcs to retreat from the Western Continent more than 300 years ago, was originally used to defend against the Empire's endless pursuit of troops.

Later, as the empire left the orcs in the western continent, the fortress slowly became the main gathering place for the orcs. Then, in the hundred-year-long orc civil war, it was completely controlled by the two-headed clan.

For the next two hundred years, the Two-Headed Clan relied on the grasslands east of Kranevy and the ports to the north to grow their tribe into the most powerful of the orcs.

The current city of Kranevi has been fortified and built into a massive fortress-type city due to the catastrophic war that nearly wiped out the Two-Headed Clan more than a decade ago, surrounded by small fortresses that span the entire territory of the Two-Headed Clan.

The western continent is more depressed than the eastern continent in the cold winter season, and there is no life in the whole land, and the dry yellow earth is either snow or yellow convex gravel at a glance. Stretching from the western part of Kranevy City to the fortress of Anku, large and small military camps were stationed in the barren lands.

In the middle of this huge barracks, there is a protected meadow. This meadow is the most fertile of the main meadows that the Two-Headed Clan struggles to survive.

At this moment, the wolf cavalry of the brigade was galloping on this meadow, and on the three battle flags waving in the wind were the pattern of three bloody battle axes surrounding an old tree.

This is the personal guard of Shikan-Silveraxe, and Shikan-Silveraxe himself is at the forefront of this guard.

This team of wolf cavalry followed the winding path of the grassland's winter yellowing grassland, heading towards the deepest part of the grassland. As the red sun was about to set, the team reached a large pasture deep in the meadow.

Shikan-Silveraxe rode his giant steppe wind wolf and walked straight to the main tent of the ranch just like his master. His chief of staff, Fei Duo, and the captain of the guard, Blue Shield, followed him inseparably, while the rest of the warriors were scattered around in tacit understanding.

...

The tent was already full of barbecue and milk wine.

A young man dressed in animal skins fiddled with wine on the table with his back to the light, and when Shi Kan entered the tent, he bowed with great humility, "Great chief, long time no see. ”

Shikan-Silveraxe looked at the young man and frowned slightly, "Yarman... It's really you. ”

Yarman raised his head, revealing his handsome face, and glanced at the two people next to the stone ridge, "Blue Shield, my friend, long time no see... And Mr. Feiduo, you are still in good health. ”

"Long time no see, Yarman... I heard you're missing, but I didn't expect us to meet again like this..."Blue Shield spoke before Shikan-Silver Axe and Feiduo spoke, but neither Shikan-Silver Axe nor Feiduo showed displeasure.

Blue Shield's voice was loud, and after he finished speaking, he looked Yarman up and down and added, "You have changed a lot, my friend, I don't even know you anymore..."

Both times he was straight to the point, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Fei Duo whispered in the silence of the blue shield, "I said, don't call me teacher. There was a warning in his tone, and he rarely showed his emotions on his face... There was a very palpable disgust on his face.

Yarman shrugged indifferently, "Sit down." ”

Shikan-Silver Axe didn't speak, he only glanced at Yarman carefully and walked directly to the main seat and sat down, and then drank the milk wine poured from the cup without any scruples... He grabbed a leg of lamb and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"I don't want anything, I just want to help you unify the orc clan. Yarman also took the whole glass of milk wine and drank it.

"Would you be so kind?" said Fei Duo coldly.

Shi Kan asked, "Why are you doing this?"

The two spoke almost in unison.

Yarman laughed, "I'm just trying to help an old friend." ”

Shi Kan and Fei Duo didn't believe it at all, and Lan Dun, who was standing behind him, also frowned.

"Well," Yarman said, "the situation on the continent is not what I want it to be... Elves are not fit to lead the Alan Continent, they will only make a mess of things. ”

"Orcs don't have that kind of strength either. Shikan-Silveraxe shook his head, "Although I don't want to admit it, the war over the past two years or so has made me understand that orcs don't have the strength to dominate the Aylan Continent, so... If you're still going with the same rhetoric as before, I don't think we need to talk about it..."

"Yalman..."Blue Shield, who was standing behind Shikan-Silver Axe, finally remembered what to say, his tone and face were filled with deep disappointment, "Although the object of our allegiance is different, although I am grateful to you for helping us assassinate the Emperor of the Empire, but what you did made me unable to approve, it was the object of your sworn allegiance, I really can't imagine, you forgot..."

"I'm sorry, my friend. Yarman could look at Shikan-Silveraxe, or he could be afraid of Feiduo's cold eyes, but he didn't dare to look directly at the disappointment on Blue Shield's face, he looked at the other party's chest, "I can only say that my previous thoughts were too naïve. ”

He explained in a low voice: "Laubert's death was due to his stupidity and conceit, and after the Battle of Crane Territory, the upper nobility of the empire had long been dissatisfied with his rule, and even Nick Reagan and Eric Jean were accusing him... I just did what other people wanted to do and didn't!"

Lan Dun let out a long breath, his mood was rarely a little irritable, he obviously wanted to say something but couldn't say anything... Finally, he looked at Shikan-Silveraxe, "I'll go out for a walk..."

At the same time as Shikan-Silver Axe nodded, the sound of Blue Shield's heavy footsteps sounded, and the other three fell silent.

After a long time, Shikan-Silveraxe first collected his emotions, looked at Yarman and asked, "Can you really handle Napus? In the Napus I know, he is more old-fashioned than his father, Chief Batu, and I believe that he has been crushed before you even saw him!"

"I can't influence Napus' decisions. Yarman took a deep breath, "However, not everyone within the Two-Headed Clan submits to the rule of Napus from the bottom of their hearts...", he looked at Shikan-Silveraxe, "Thanks to the growing trade of the Northern Clan and the stupid rule of Napus, some of the leaders of the Two-Headed Clan have discovered that there is actually another way to go. ”

"So, you persuaded some of the leaders within Napus?"

"I have a plan. Yarman held a glass full of milk wine in both hands, "I can help your army land at the military port of Nustri, north of Lacnivi..."

"We don't have enough fleets at our disposal, and we don't have enough troops in our clan domains. ”

"Goblins have, and there are many, haven't you been working together a lot lately?" Jarman glanced at the tent door, "I'm sure someone would be happy to help you if you need it." ”

"Pedy Reagan?"

"Yes, he's definitely more of a headache than you are right now about Crane City. ”

"Working with humans comes at a huge cost. Feiduo frowned, "Our own conditions are not equal, the orcs have severed their inheritance because of the war three hundred years ago, and because of the civil war that followed three hundred years ago, we have stood still, and the human race has achieved unimaginable development and progress during this time..."He stared at Yarman, "The trade between the weak and the strong is bound to be accompanied by unfairness. ”

"Are you acknowledging the weakness of the orc tribe?"

"My weakness refers to our social structure..."Fei Duo shook his head, "If there is a bloody battle, the orcs are not afraid of anyone, but..."

He didn't go on.

"Let's talk about the topic we just talked about. "Shikan-Silveraxe knows better than anyone what the orcs are lacking right now, but he doesn't like to talk about it because it will break his confidence.

"I need an accurate answer from Goblin and Pedy Reagan within ten days. Shikan-Silveraxe's words carried the undoubted majesty of the ruler, "You will talk to the goblins, and Pedy Reagan will have my messenger to talk." ”

"Also, I need to make sure you have control over the port of Nustry. Fei Duo added.

"What are you going to do?"

"The clan base camp has a shipment of supplies that want to be stored in the warehouse of Nustri Harbor by sea. ”

Yarman nodded, "It's not that hard. ”

"We'll talk about the rest in three days. Shikan-Silver Axe picked up a glass of wine, "In three days, I will contact you with our contact information." ”

"So... Good bye. Yarman stood up, the space around him distorting as he spoke, and by the time he spoke, the man had disappeared into the tent.

Neither Fei Duo nor Shi Kan was surprised by Yarman's disappearance, and after a moment of silence between the two, Fei Duo put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Shi Kan and asked, "Do you believe his words?" ”

"Yarman, though tiresome in cunning, would not use such a lie in his haughty nature. Shikan-Silveraxe lowered her head and looked at the swaying milk wine in the cup, "But it is very dangerous to cooperate with him, and everything that has happened in the past two years is the best proof of this." ”

Fei Duo subconsciously nodded in agreement, "It seems that you have made up your mind. ”

"We made up our minds eight years ago, didn't we?"

...

On December 8, 1217 in the continental calendar, the battle in the city of Crane ended completely.

The Elven Ranger forces besieged in the fortress of Mordan were able to escape from the siege of the Twak Territory and the Duchy of Rigrock after the main force of the Elven coalition withdrew south of Crane City.

Subsequently, the Elven Kingdom, the Principality of Suluk, the City-State Alliance, the Principality of Rigrock, and the Principality of Twak signed a series of contracts outside the city of Crane to divide the territory of Crane.

On December 10, the Crane City League was officially formed.

The next day, on the Teflo Grassland, on the site of the original trade area of Kwen Town, the 'Teflo Grassland Trade Common Circle' prepared by the 'Klan City Alliance' was officially established.

On December 13th, the joint defense corps formed by the five forces to prevent the orcs from moving south officially entered the city.

In the afternoon of the same day, representatives of the Kingdom of Baru took the entente previously signed with Trofil Cliff and Andy Barrett and demanded that the two parties fulfill the terms of the contract.

Andy Barrett directly and coldly refused, "This contract has long since expired after your army withdrew from Crane City. ”

And Trofil-Cliff was more direct, he directly blasted out the envoy of the Balu Kingdom.

The next day, the 50,000 troops of Banson Town, where the Balu Kingdom was stationed, immediately arrived in Crane City, which startled the Crane City Alliance, which was busy forming the headquarters of the Alliance Army. The top of the alliance did not expect that the brains of this group of people would really start a war without talking like barbarians.

Of course, the war cannot be fought, and a relatively stable situation is needed for the alliance that has just been established, and the orc army of a banner regiment on the north bank of the Kemir River makes the alliance high-level worried.

And so a negotiation began.

At the same time as the negotiations in Crane City began, a great battle slowly began within the orc tribe thousands of miles away.

On the morning of 8 December, the long-dormant large military formation of Shikan-Silveraxe suddenly launched a strong attack on the eastern fortified area of Lacnivi City as the fog lifted.

This is a real onslaught, without temptation,

At the very beginning, Shikan-Silver Axe launched his main force with a huge army of 50,000 warriors!

And in the face of Shikan-Silveraxe's sudden and crazy onslaught, Napus was cautious. He personally arrived at the front line and sent a regiment from the rear to reinforce the fortress group to the east of the city.

However, despite Napus' cautious behavior, he underestimated Shikan-Silveraxe's determination.

The 50,000-strong army was not for show, and the soldiers' determination to fight one after another, as well as the huge and complete siege equipment, in just one day, half of the eastern fortress group of the city fell.

On the third day of the battle, the 50,000 troops of Shikan-Silver Axe no longer waited. Six banners, under the command of Overseer Khalikhan, launched a strong attack on all the defenses of Lachnevit.

At dawn on the fourth day, Napus's staff suddenly told him that almost all of the twenty-kilometer line of defense had troops of stone ridges and silver axes. The young chief pondered for a day at his headquarters, and finally, with the establishment of the staff regiment, mobilized the six reserve flag regiments in the rear to the front.

On the fifth day, Napus's staff woke up with the good news that they had successfully blocked the advance of the Shikan-Silveraxe army.

"I can finally get a good night's sleep. Napus said after getting the news.

For the young Napus, the equally young Shikan-Silver Axe gave him a lot of pressure, after all, it only took three years to unify the entire northern clan, even Napus's father, Grand Chief Batu, expressed palpitations and fear.

As a newcomer to the two-headed clan, Napus can't help but face the suspicions of other tribes, and even more so the rock-silver axe that weighs on him like a mountain, and the fear from the bottom of his heart has been there since Napus learned that his father was killed by the stone-silver axe.

Now, he had finally shut out the source of that fear.

And for the next confrontation, Napus has plenty of confidence. Because, he has more abundant resources, and the main force of Shikan-Silver Axe has long been besieged between the fortress of Anku and the eastern territory of the Two-Headed Clan.

When Napus got the news, the first thing he did was to go back to his bedroom and get some good sleep.

As Napus fell asleep, a large fleet in the North Sea was sailing at breakneck speed toward the port of Nustri, north of Lacnivi.