Chapter 40 Shadow of the Future

Author: Conquer people with virtue

Chapter 40 Shadow of the Future

"A glass of ale."

In the noisy tavern, Theos pushed open the door and shouted as soon as he entered.

His goal today is the petrified cow, but before setting off, he still has an "account" to settle.

"You've been really diligent these past two days. Let me guess, you're definitely not looking for trouble today." Nohir took a glass of wine, put it on the counter, and pushed it in front of Theos.

"Unfortunately, I am."

"Don't be so stingy. Don't tell me that you guys started fighting."

"That's not true." Theos said angrily: "Almost."

"Okay, in order to apologize, I can tell you a piece of news for free." Nohir put his arms on the counter and supported his head with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Si Si suddenly became suspicious, looked sideways at Nohir, and said with clear eyes: "Hey, don't cheat me."

"I remember... your territory was in Rum Valley, right?"

Nohill's topic Theos didn't guess at all.

"Yes, but I warn you, don't take advantage of Osphier's ideas."

Theos didn't know why Nohir suddenly mentioned this and took a sip of ale.

"The Rum Valley is not far from the east. If conditions permit, you can consider moving to the west." Nohill's words were a bit unusual.

Without saying anything, Theos slowly drank the wine in his glass.

"Orcs?" Theos tried.

The east of the Xilan Mountains is next to the Orc Empire and the Human Dawn Alliance. If there must be a reason to move, it would be them. Osfir is further north and closer to the Orcs.

"Half guessed right."

"Only half?" Theos was surprised. The orcs only accounted for half, but the other half was...

"There are still humans?" Theos gave an answer that he didn't believe at all.

"The answer is correct, but there is no reward."

Wardfa, can orcs and humans still come together?

Theos felt that the gods had played a joke on him, because the possibility of such a thing happening was as low as if Rosia, the dragon mother, was his biological mother.

Not to mention the protracted war between the Orc Empire and the Alliance of Dawn, which has long kept them fighting to the death. The terrain of the Xilan Mountains destined them not to achieve much success.

"It's not certain, it's just a possibility. Because this kind of thing happened once eight years ago. In that year, orcs and humans simultaneously wiped out the alien races on the east side of the Xilan Mountains."

Nohill's words made Theos's heart sink.

If there is one, there are two. For Theos who is preparing to develop his territory, this is indeed an issue that needs to be considered. If he is still alone, he can run away, but he cannot escape the territory.

"If you can't run away, then fight! With so many ethnic groups in the Xilan Mountains and the favorable location, even the orcs and humans will only come back defeated."

Theos didn't believe what they could do. If they could really clear out the Xilan Mountains, they would have done so long ago, so why bother just clearing out the outer perimeter?

etc……!

Theos suddenly caught something. He raised his head and looked at Nohir.

"That's right, they will only clear out the outer areas. This range is about a quarter of the Xilan Mountains."

Nohir knew that Theos had thought of the key, and nodded with satisfaction. This dragonborn is indeed not simple, and it can be solved with just one click.

Theos was speechless because he had figured out all the joints.

He even thought of a cruel government order from his previous life - the eleventh killing order, which means to select one person out of ten people and kill him.

But unlike the killing order, the person to be killed is determined by drawing lots, and the targets to be destroyed by orcs and humans can also be said to be fixed.

This is a conspiracy between orcs and humans.

Cleaning up a quarter of the Xilan Mountains may seem innocuous, but who will do the killing?

As long as the news is released, the alien races in the Xilan Mountains will instantly fall apart and fall into internal strife.

Running is, of course, a solution. But whether ethnic groups that have the ability to occupy a safe position for themselves in internal fighting will accept these alien races into their territory is also a question.

Considering that the alien race itself has no such thing as humanitarianism, Theos can imagine that the final result will definitely be massacre. Adding insult to injury is what they are most willing to do.

If the orc and human armies kill a quarter, and then let the various ethnic groups in the Xilan Mountains kill a part themselves, this efficiency is very impressive.

At least within a few years, or close to ten years, it is unlikely that they will pose any considerable threat to the Xilan Mountains.

"It's a very clever method." Theos nodded. This method may seem unbelievable but also logical and natural.

The only thing he couldn't figure out was how could orcs and humans pee in the same pot?

"It seems you have figured it out."

Nohir put away the empty wine glass on the counter. She didn't think Theos was in the mood to open another glass now.

"The solution is obviously very simple."

The strength of many ethnic groups in the Xilan Mountains is not weak. As long as they form an elite army, they can completely defeat the orcs and humans who have penetrated deeply, even if their mothers don't recognize them.

"But it's easier to escape." Nohir knew what Theos wanted to say and shook his head.

Whether it is the fire-forged dwarves, the tieflings, the orcs, or the dwarves of the Hammer City, the clearing of the surrounding areas has nothing to do with them, and it is best to do nothing.

"Your territory has just begun. It's completely time to change places now. Who knows when those orcs and humans will come again? Maybe three years, maybe one year, no one knows."

Nohir thought that Theos was pretty good, so she gave him a heads up. She couldn't bear to see Osfir's destruction by then.

Before coming today, her intelligence network showed that Osfir provided a large amount of high-quality food to the Centaur Summerfoot tribe. This greatly improved her favor - the kind of favor that she admired.

What's more important is...

"My grapes must not be ruined in the hands of the orcs!" Nohir shouted.

"Thank you for telling me this, I need to think about it again." Theos needs time to digest this information before he can make a deployment.

"Hey, don't tell me that you plan to fight against the orcs, you can just find another place." Nohir panicked seeing that Theos seemed unwilling to back down.

"I can even help a little bit."

Osfir is really rare for her, or in other words, it is rare in the entire Xilan Mountains.

They have a considerable degree of force and are engaged in the lowest level of production. This is something they don't quite understand.

The attitude towards the development of production here is very similar to that in some places in Africa. If you can have enough food without working, why do you have to work?

If Theos knew what he was thinking, he would definitely tell her: She just saw the stars and the sea, and it was difficult to overcome the difficulties.

"Don't worry, I promise to give you your grapes."
Chapter completed!