Arcane Lord

After the thunderous avalanche ended, the south side of the Spine of the World instantly became quiet, but then the continuous wailing, crying, and cursing became the main theme that was difficult to calm down.

Further south, south of the Mirar River, the Irusks witnessed almost the entire process of the lightning at the Spine of the World turning from snow-white to gray-black.

Even the most ignorant person knows what happened. Looking from a distance, the white snow that was originally only found in the upper half of the mountain range now reaches the lower half of the mountain range.

Some people began to cheer that their mortal enemy the orcs had received divine punishment, but more rational people knew very well that such a natural disaster alone would not be able to completely wipe out the orc tribe.

Not to mention, not all the orcs live in the mountains. Even if the orcs on the mountains are wiped out, there are still a large number of orcs in the hills below.

Without the restraint of the large tribe above, this year's orc wave may be even more difficult to survive!

At the intersection of the Miral River and the Western Ocean, in the largest settlement in Irusk, Lord Ryan of Irusk summoned the leaders of other large settlements almost non-stop after receiving reports from his subordinates.

"Everyone, something is bad. You must have seen the natural disaster just now. In the long run, this is a good thing for us in Irusk, but the problem is that we are too weak. I am afraid that we will not be able to enjoy the benefits!"

The major settlements in Irusk are only a short distance away, and on the way here, the leaders have already discussed the countermeasures at this time with their subordinates.

In their opinion, after this natural disaster, the orcs suffered heavy losses, so they should not continue to launch the orc wave.

After all, the orc tide in the past was entirely due to too many orcs. Now that so many people have died, the food has not decreased, and may even be more. How can there be any reason to continue to launch the orc tide?

"Lord Ryan, you are overthinking. After such a horrific disaster just now, I think the orcs are more worried about the elves from the south coming to sweep them away, rather than worrying about them crossing the Miral River."

"Yes, even if they do come, we can retreat into the Levi Forest and rely on the elves' magic in the forest to defend and counterattack."

Several leaders said something to each other, but the general idea was that Ryan was overthinking. After all, the orcs have survived the tide of orcs in the past many years. Now that the orcs' strength has been greatly reduced, can they still not survive?

But as the lord recommended by everyone, Ryan couldn't think too one-sidedly. He turned his gaze to the north, as if he had seen the roaring and surging tide of orcs, and said quietly:

"What if the orcs really come? If we evacuate then, a large number of people will definitely be left behind. This is the responsibility that our leader needs to bear.

"In addition, there is too much movement in the north this time. It is difficult for the elves in the south to have any ideas. Will they still let us withdraw into the Levi Forest?

"Is it possible for us to be their cannon fodder and protect them from the orcs' frontal impact?"

As the elected lord of the major settlements in Irusk, Ryan has been out to see the world. He does not think that the elves are nobler than them, but because they have more, more desires, and more evil thoughts!

"We can no longer use our experience of the orc wave to infer this year's emergencies!"

"Then what are Lord Ryan's plans?"

"The first thing is to ask for help, of course, from the Northland Alliance, Elfaran and even Netheril in the east. We are weak, so naturally we should be protected."

When it comes to asking for help, shelter, etc., Ryan is not embarrassed at all. Surviving in such a world is already very difficult. If you still want to save face, isn't it even more difficult?

Face is something that only big countries can have, but Irusk is actually inferior to a small city-state. Not only is its population and territory inferior, but its strength is not even a fraction of others.

"Secondly, organize the people immediately to carry out the autumn harvest. They must evacuate south within two days at the latest. You may not enter the Levi Forest for the time being, but you must be prepared to enter at any time."

After Ryan finished speaking, one of the leaders began to complain, "We will lose a lot in the autumn harvest now! Can you please wait a little longer? The weather hasn't cooled down yet, and even if the orcs really want to come, they won't come so fast!"

"I know there will be some food losses, but we cannot bear the risk of a large number of people dying. If the orcs really come, can you still save the food?"

As a lord, Ryan did not have absolute power, but he still had plenty of prestige to be recognized as a lord by everyone.

At this moment, he insisted again and again and claimed to be responsible for all possible consequences. Although the other leaders were still somewhat reluctant, they were willing to follow Ryan and give it a try.

After all, the consequences of both misjudgments were unbearable for them. In comparison, the consequences of Ryan's misjudgment were much smaller.

"By the way, regarding the choice of magic, we must make a decision as soon as possible. Whether to choose elf magic or nese magic."

The topic was changed, but the sadness on everyone's faces did not disappear at all. Elf magic is more suitable for elves, and Nese magic is more suitable for humans, but the problem is that they are too close to Elfaran and too far from Netheril!

If you choose to fully embrace Nese magic, there is no need for Ilfarang to do anything extra before gaining the ability to protect yourself. As long as the annual tide of orcs prohibits the Irusks from entering the Levi Forest, after a few times, Irusks will be fine. If the group is destroyed, there will be heavy losses.

But if you choose elven magic, you will just become an alternative vassal of the elves like Netheril in the early days. Although it is still the case now, who doesn't have any hope of being truly independent!

But Netheril has the Netherese Scroll to turn around, but what does Irusk have?

Regarding this topic, several leaders expressed embarrassment, "Lord Ryan, is Ilfarang urging you again?"

"I didn't urge you, but we don't have much time to hesitate."

"For me, we might as well merge into Netheril. They are opening up new lands anyway, so there is no need to worry about occupying their original territory."

Indeed, it was not just a few people who had this idea. After someone expressed their feelings, several leaders showed excited expressions.

In fact, Irusk is just a country that was forcibly kneaded together. If they were allowed to develop on their own, they might form a union, but they would not be as efficient as they are now.

After all, even the name of the country was created in imitation of "Irfaran". How much national identity and national identity can the people have?

Being able to join a powerful human nation is naturally a great thing they can only dream of.

But Ryan, who has seen the world, doesn't think so. He knows very well that Irusk's greatest value lies in its membership in the Northland Alliance.

If they lose this, the Irusks may be no different from the barbarians in the wilderness in the eyes of the elves and even the Nese people.