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The sudden recruitment order caused an uproar in the kingdom. The sensitive nobles immediately noticed that the situation in the Near East had changed.

But some things, once started, there is no way to go back.

When the situation was good, we invested in the Near East, and the resources invested have turned into castles, farmland, and pastures. Now we can't withdraw just by wanting to.

The bigger the nobles are, the more they need to pay attention to their political influence. When the situation is unclear, not only can they not leave, but they must continue to increase their investment.

Only when the big guys continue to invest resources can the people below feel at ease.

Hudson's mansion suddenly became busy. Representatives of the great nobles came to visit every day, wanting to obtain more information.

In this regard, Hudson is still very heroic. Whenever a friend comes to ask for help, detailed information will be sent to him.

Then there is no more. Apart from the conclusion that the orc civil war is escalating, there is really nothing much that can be analyzed simply from the intelligence.

The guess given by Hudson is the worst possible outcome. Before the end of the orc civil war, no one knows how the situation will develop.

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

Every cold winter lunar month is a test for the orc tribes on the grassland.

The backward productivity and the exploitation of the royal family determined that they were unable to store enough winter supplies before the cold winter came.

In order to survive, the orc tribe, which lacks supplies, can only fight for it.

In the past, there was pressure from the royal family, so no one dared to start a war without authorization, and the range of actions was much smaller.

It was different now. The confrontation between the two camps gave them a reason to take action.

Compared to the past, after defeating the hostile orc tribe, you can not only rob a large amount of supplies, but also conduct a slave trade.

The Tatim tribe is one of the best. By conquering all the way, it not only solved the material gap, but also replaced the tribe's warriors with iron weapons.

Now Chief Stark is busy discussing merger issues with several small tribes of the same race. In troubled times, the weak can only survive better if they stick together.

Looking back on the past, the Tauren clan also had a glorious past. It's a pity that they still declined in the rounds of racial games.

In order to survive, the declining tauren can only split into small tribes to survive.

On the one hand, it is to avoid the enemy's pursuit and reduce one's sense of existence; on the other hand, after losing the fertile settlement area, it is unable to feed a large number of tribesmen.

Facts have proved that the decision made by the tauren ancestors back then was correct.

Those races that clung to each other and were unwilling to split up quickly declined after their struggle failed.

Some unlucky ones were even directly exterminated.

Those that survived have become rare species in the empire, and they are still unprotected.

Perhaps all it takes is a war or a natural disaster to completely wipe out these precious species.

After the split, the Tauren tribe continued to follow the strategy of its ancestors. After it developed to a certain scale, it split the tribe again.

The vast grassland is vast enough, and the scattered tauren tribes are inconspicuous at all. After countless years of reproduction, the tauren have become one of the most widely distributed races in the orc empire.

As the price of the split, each tribe is not affiliated with each other and has started an independent development model.

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

Many races that are good at "gou" also developed in this way. It's just that people develop dispersedly in a planned way, while tauren divide their families habitually.

Originally, this was nothing. They had to pay taxes to the royal family anyway. As a dispersed race, they could avoid the fear and suppression of the royal family.

However, the emergence of the two major camps made the knowledgeable people in the Tauren clan unable to sit still.

The opportunity is too rare. If they don't take advantage of the situation, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

You can split races for survival, and you can also merge tribes for survival.

Chief Stark is one of the outstanding people who is determined to unify the Tauren. Under his leadership, the Tatium tribe has made great progress.

The overall strength is enough to rank among the top ten among the many tauren tribes.

"How are you thinking about it?"

"As long as you join the Tatim tribe, the tribe will take care of all the supplies needed for this winter!"

Chief Stark said proudly.

Communication between tauren has always been so simple and unpretentious.

For small tribes, no power or honor is as important as filling their stomachs.

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

Since his own strength is not weak and he has enough materials in hand, recruiting people is a matter of course.

In the past few months, Chief Stark has annexed five nearby tauren tribes, and the total population of the Tatiim tribe has soared to 30,000.

If the tribes in front of them are annexed, the total population of the Tatim tribe will exceed the 40,000 mark, and they can barely form a tauren army.

In the Orc Empire, any tribe that can possess a legion of troops can be ranked high.

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

Races with an army of 10,000 are qualified to take charge of unimportant local battlefields on the battlefield, and can be regarded as the "main force" among the cannon fodder.

Of course, races with low combat effectiveness do not count. Races like Ratmen, Rabbitmen, Pigs... these five scumbag fighting races, even if they have an army of 100,000, they still can't get on the stage.

"Chief Stark, this is what you said. The tribe is responsible for making up for the gaps in our winter supplies. If the people behind are hungry, I will not agree!"

The giant tauren man on the right said with a simple and honest expression.

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

The chiefs of the royal tribes have the most noble status and are indispensable for their fine clothing and food.

The treatment of chiefs of some wealthy tribes is not bad, and their status is similar to that of ordinary tribal chiefs of the royal family. Not to mention the delicacies from the mountains and seas every day, my life was quite comfortable.

Further down are the powerful tribal chiefs like Stark. Although their lives are not as good as those in the previous two levels, they still have plenty of food and wine and are powerful.

The same cannot be said for the chiefs of the small tribes further down. Although their lives are much better than those of ordinary tribesmen, they still have to worry about the survival of the tribe every day.

The tribe is weak and has no ability to compete for resources. Even if the pasture is idle, they are not qualified to graze, and they can only survive in corners that are looked down upon by the larger tribes.

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

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

"Don't worry, I, Stark, have a reputation far and wide. There's no one within hundreds of miles who hasn't heard of it!

You can rest assured that as long as you join our Tatim tribe, everyone will be one of our own.

There are mountains of supplies in the tribe, how could we let our family members starve! "

Stark promised without changing his expression.

Obviously, these words are full of bragging elements. The so-called "going out to inquire" is completely nonsense.

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

Everyone became new neighbors because of migration. The nearby tribes were almost harmed by Stark. Because they are from the same clan, their family survived.

The main reason is that the two major camps are in opposition, and the four royal families' control over the vassal races has declined, giving Stark room for maneuver.

When the royal army comes, it obeys the orders of the royal family; when the army of the Seven Clans Alliance comes, it obeys the orders of the Seven Clans Alliance.

Whoever's main force is around here will hang out with that family. The main thing is to be aware of current affairs.

The situation has developed to this point. Only tribes with flexible moral bottom lines can survive in troubled times.

If you are not the core tribe of the two camps, if you hang on a tree, you will really have no choice but to die.

In the past year, dozens of large tribes have been wiped out. Without exception, they are all people whose brains are not bright enough.

Once the principled issues are settled, subsequent issues will be easier to deal with. Once the assets of all parties were merged, everyone became a member of the Tatim tribe and followed Chief Stark from then on.

Similar scenes are constantly happening in many corners of the Orc Empire.

Regardless of whether tribes of the same race merge, some closely related orc races will also choose to stay together for warmth.

Especially those races that are on the verge of extinction are more able to accept cross-racial mergers.

Anyway, the most common thing in the orc empire is hybridization. Several different races stick together for warmth, and after a few generations of marriage, they become a new race.

If you are lucky, you may occasionally experience a bloodline returning to your ancestors, which can be regarded as a different kind of continuation of the racial bloodline.

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

When Daniel led an army to severely damage the Elephant tribe with thunderous means, hoping to use the power of victory to eliminate the other six tribes, the four royal families suddenly discovered 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 with a thousand children and eight hundred people had disappeared in the empire, and was replaced by a large tribe with ten thousand people.

Many seemingly inconspicuous races, after some mergers and reorganizations, have become qualified to make their own voices heard.

Of course, more small races died in this civil strife before they could react.

Facts have proved that the orcs without order restraint can kill each other much more efficiently than the human army can kill the orcs.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Daniel had already destroyed three of the Seven Clans Alliance, and the remaining four tribes were also trembling under the attack of the four royal families.

However, the Alliance of Seven Clans can be solved by force, but there is no way to solve the successors who come one after another.

"Our control over the vassal races has declined to an extremely dangerous level. If we are not careful, this fragile rule will collapse.

I'm not afraid of your jokes. A few days ago we sent people to collect taxes, and the things we received were less than one-fifth of those in previous years.

Even so, I can't get angry at the vassal race. I'm afraid that one bad thing will push them into the Seven Clans Alliance! "

The Yingren Emperor said with a livid face.

As a royal family, it is undoubtedly very embarrassing to be unable to control the vassal race.

But there was no way. The outbreak of civil war greatly reduced their prestige. The vassal tribes below are constantly making various small moves in an attempt to get rid of their enslavement.

In normal times, the Yingren Emperor would have already led his army to "reason" with these daring guys.

The situation is different now. The Yingren army is fighting on the front line with the Alliance of Seven Clans. A number of vassal races also contributed to the civil war, and they cannot be forced into the hostile camp.

Also as the boss, the Alliance of Seven Races has weaker control over the vassal races. Basically, as long as you surrender in name and don't cause trouble for them, you can be regarded as "half one of our own".

Political power and tax exemptions are all free promises. On the issue of generosity to others, the Alliance of Seven Clans is not stingy at all.

It would be a lie to say that they are not interested, but the alliance of seven races is at a military disadvantage, which prevents all races from completely joining forces.

However, the negative consequences were still reflected. During the war, the vassal races below often hindered the royal army.

Leaking the march route, exposing the location of food and grass, and suddenly breaking up at a critical moment in the war... all kinds of cunning operations are endless.

As a result, Marshal Daniel did not bring vassal races with him when he went on an expedition, so as not to be dragged down by these scammers.

Knowing that there may be problems among their subordinates, the four royal families do not dare to deal with them easily now due to political considerations.

“Let’s negotiate an armistice!

Representatives of the elves have already arrived. They intend to mediate the civil war in the empire. Why don't we just go along with the flow and agree.

Anyway, the war has progressed to this point, and our strategic goals have almost been completed. Three of the Seven Clans Alliance were crippled, and the remaining four are now cowed.

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

As for other races in the empire, they should be suppressed, strangled, and divided.

As the new royal family, the four of them must produce some results to show us their sincerity! "

The Lion King sneered.

Regardless of whether the strategies of the three royal families were completed or not, their plans were initially completed. The two major clans within their sphere of influence have now been eliminated, and the Lion Clan's dominance has once again been consolidated.

Compared with the half-disabled Alliance of Seven Clans, the emerging tribes are the new challenges that the four royal families need to face.

If we continue to use bloody and violent suppression, the Orc Empire will have to be killed until "nine out of ten tents are empty". No one can bear such a loss.

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

In particular, the threat from their neighbor, the Alpha Kingdom, made them unable to make up their mind, and they desperately tried to clean up all their competitors.

"I have no objection. This civil war has lasted for more than two years and has consumed too much of our national strength. If we continue to fight, the offensive and defensive momentum on the prairie will change.

Our neighbor is not a peaceful owner. In the past two years, they have continued to immigrate to the Near East and have not forgotten to carry out large-scale construction projects.

If they were given a little more time, I'm afraid the Near East would turn into a network of fortresses and fortresses, locking the empire to the west of Xueyue Lake.

Especially Hudson's Xueyue collar, its development speed is even more astonishing. The throughput of materials coming in and out of Crescent Port every day is ranked high in the entire continent.

Our civil war has given the enemy strength. Their tentacles are not even satisfied with the Near East, but also continue to expand along the coastline.

According to the intelligence collected, the enemy has established dozens of fortresses along the coast of the empire.

Except for some strongholds set up to meet the smuggling trade, which we can ignore, there are still more than a dozen strongholds that are completely military layout.

With these strongholds, the human army can launch landing operations at any time, threatening the empire's rear security! "

Silver Moon Wolf King said with a serious face.

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

War is in the service of politics.

The situation is different, and the measures taken are naturally different. If it hadn't happened before our eyes, who could have imagined that a civil war would actually prompt the races within the Orc Empire to unite?

It can only be said that in the face of life and death, our potential is endless. The civil war lasted from 99993 to 99995 in the holy calendar, and the royal family had no food left!

If the orcs weren't picky about their food, they would have probably starved to death. Their eating habits that include both meat and vegetables are the key to their survival.

If you carefully compare the orcs of today with the orcs of thousands of years ago, you will find that the sizes of many of their races have shrunk significantly.

Take the Elephant Man race as an example. The size of the Elephant Man in the past was almost as big as a giant. There are many large elephants who are 5,678 meters tall, but now they have shrunk to two or three meters.

Even so, the Elephant Man's size continued to shrink. Each generation is getting smaller and smaller, and the main culprit is insufficient resources.

The giant races that refused to reduce their size have been gradually eliminated by nature over the past countless years.

The three emperors expressed their positions one after another, and the Bear King also nodded. No one wants to fight, and the Bear Tribe also doesn’t want to continue this cruel war.

After unifying their positions, the four emperors still looked uncomfortable. Negotiation sounds simple, but in practice it is not that easy.

The Alliance of Seven Races indeed suffered heavy losses, but they also gained the friendship of many races. Within the empire, there is a crowd of supporters.

It's obviously not that simple to just split the power of a royal family and share it with them, and then want them to switch sides.

The leaders of the various clans are not stupid. It is impossible for anyone to agree to destroy the Great Wall just because of a promise from the four royal families.

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

…

In the Xueyue Territory, Hudson, who did not know that the situation in the Orc Empire had changed again, was still busy patrolling the territory.

The more intense the civil war in the Orc Empire became, the more prosperous the slave trade became. Every day when I wake up, the sound of a copper bell will be heard from the port, which means that another ship has entered the port.

On average, among the ships entering Crescent Port, there is one ship of slaves in every five ships. It is simply a paradise for slave traders.

At the beginning, Xueyue Ling could still open up acquisitions. When the orc civil war enters a critical moment, Hudson's pocket can't bear it anymore!

Mainly orc slaves are not cheap either. This was Hudson's own fault. In order to attack the Orc Empire, he deliberately raised the price of Orc slaves.

The rat and rabbit slaves that no one wanted before can now be sold for a gold coin, let alone other slaves.

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

Especially after the quantity surged and Mr. Hudson was unable to make purchases, the price plummeted.

The Civil War produced countless prisoners of war, and slave traders who originally accepted any kind of slaves became picky.

Some worthless orc slaves were directly reduced to meat slaves in the orc empire, and were not even qualified to work as hard labor.

Looking at the increasing number of orc slaves in the Near East, Mr. Hudson could not help but sweat on his forehead many times.

The fact that the orcs outnumber the kingdom's immigrants is a sure sign that the foundation is unstable. However, it is easy to open Pandora's box, but 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 cannot stop it.

Including Hudson himself, he wouldn't be able to bear it if Xueyue Territory stopped using orc slaves.

Fortunately, the hatred between the kingdom and the orcs can still work. Everyone only uses the orc slaves as consumables and does not allow the second generation of slaves to appear.

Looking into the distance and looking at the orc slaves working in groups, Hudson ordered his men: "Tom sent an order to cancel the tax exemption policy for orc slaves from now on.

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