Chapter 783: The Meeting
On top of the Black Earth Plain Fortress, inside an obsidian room.
This room occupied an area of about one hundred square meters. A round stone table was placed in the center. A flame burned in the center of the stone table, and the light of that flame dimly illuminated the entire room.
Right now, the table was full of orcs, dwarves, goblins, and trolls. They were standing or sitting around the table, making loud noises as they did so. The hot-tempered dwarves roared from time to time, but the orcs were outnumbered and roared at the top of their lungs.
*Bang, bang, bang!*
A troll about four meters tall slammed his palm on the stone table several times, wanting to make the dwarves and orcs shut up.
Sitting at this stone table were several commanders of the Black Earth Plain Tribal Alliance's armies: a strong-looking Tauren, a representative of the Orcs, the mountain dwarf king, the best goblin inventor, and one of the strongest trolls who had hit the table several times before. It belonged to the Ice Troll species, a rather rare species that provided the Tribal Alliance with very powerful mages.
They were the top commanders of the armies in the Black Earth Plain. There wasn't much difference in status among them. If they had important issues, they discussed them in joint meetings.
Their people came with them to this meeting. Every single one of those present in this room at least belonged to the highest rank of the Tribal Alliance Army.
When the ice troll tapped on the stone table, everyone immediately fell silent.
— Shut up! the ice troll was clearly furious. In his opinion, with the exception of the trolls, everyone else in this room was just a nuisance.
— The mountain dwarf king sitting next to him snorted. He thought the same. With the exception of the dwarves, everyone else in this room was useless.
— We need to be united, and our differences are the only reason why we can't defeat these imperial bastards, " the orc leader, Tauren Amster, said and sighed. Although he looked uncouth, he had the mildest temper among the four commanders present.
— That's right, we should team up, " the goblin inventor's high-pitched voice rang out. He had a golden crown on his head and at least twenty gold rings on ten of his fingers. These rings weren't just trinkets — each of them contained a unique power.
Goblins were often very cunning and they never took the initiative first, plus they only supported the side that had the most votes.
— The Empire's army will soon attack the fortress. You all heard that scream. In the previous battle, the Orc army had suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the Orcs will no longer be able to take the lead, at least not in this battle, " the ice troll said and nodded to Amster, which made Amster's heart warm and he silently noted the action of the ice troll.
— They won't take the brunt? But then who will accept? The dwarves? That's right, there are more of them, " the goblin inventor quickly realized that the matter smelled of kerosene, and quickly shifted the blame to the dwarves.
— Fuck off! If we dwarves suffer heavy losses, will you personally go fight the empire's army with wooden sticks? The hot-tempered nome king slammed his hand down on the table and glared at him.
— Well, if you're not ready to perform, why don't we goblins...
— A good idea.
— Support.
— I agree.
Before the goblin inventor could finish, the other three commanders supported his idea. The goblins ' style of action was so hated by the other three commanders that they had long held a grudge against them. After all, goblins almost always hid behind other races.
— It's impossible, and I didn't finish! The goblin inventor immediately objected. He wanted to suggest that the orcs be made cannon fodder again, after all, it was almost a tradition.
— They're going to attack soon, and we can't even decide, eh, " the ice troll sighed. It was because of this that the Tribal Alliance lived on the edge of the continent, even though the Union army was three times the size of the empire's army.
There was nothing to be done about it. There had long been conflicts between the various races of the Tribal Alliance. Even under the pressure of the empire and the poor living conditions, the union could not choose a single leader, unless of course a strong enough person with the characteristics of four races appeared at once. Only if such a person shows up, they may be able to choose a single leader..
However, it was difficult for the royal families of the Tribal Alliance to intermarry. Imagine what the wedding of a goblin girl and a troll would be like, and what the prospects for their wedding night would be like. The wedding night would have ended in murder. As for female trolls and men from any other race, the problem was that female trolls couldn't have descendants from other races. This conclusion was reached after countless experiments.
Orcs, goblins, and dwarves intermarried quite often and produced good offspring, but trolls were always an insurmountable obstacle.
Moreover, even if a hybrid of the four races is born, the problems will not end there, which is why the Tribal Alliance eventually adopted a parliamentary system.
The advantage of the parliamentary system was that it reduced conflicts between different ethnic groups, and each ethnic group had certain rights, but the disadvantage of this system was that it was too troublesome to decide on one thing, for example, which race would take the brunt of the defense of the Black earth fortress.
— The situation is urgent, so let us trolls get in the front row.
— No, " the goblin inventor said first.
— Frost, do you want your tribe destroyed? The nome king said. The fertility of trolls was very low. If a lot of trolls died in this battle, it would deal a huge blow to the entire Tribal Alliance.
— There is no other way...
— Amster, the leader of the orcs, stood up, looking a little lonely, and looked around at the other three commanders. — When we unite, it will be the day when the empire is destroyed. Until then, we can only huddle at the edge of the continent — " Amster said as he stood up and walked towards the exit.
Pushing the door open, he lowered his head to avoid hitting the door jamb and left the room.
The three remaining leaders remained silent.
As soon as Amster stepped out of the room, he felt the fortress tremble slightly under his feet.
*Boom-boom-boom...*
The fortress trembled slightly from the march of hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers.
— He arrived so quickly, Carlos, you are worthy of the title of blood lion of the border fortress, " Amster walked to the edge of the wall and looked down.
By the light of the moon, he could see the army half a kilometer away from the fortress.
Amster's attention was drawn to a man riding a warhorse, clad in blood-colored armor.
He was walking right in front of the army.
— This... Carlos?! Amster shook his head in disbelief and blinked. After more than ten seconds of confirmation, he was sure that the blood lion Carlos was at the front of the army.
— This guy is crazy... "Amster felt ill, very ill. He immediately burst into the room, and the horns on his head knocked some of the obsidian off the door frame.
The three commanders in the room were stunned.
— Amster, what are you... but the ice troll noticed that there was something wrong with Amster's expression and immediately fell silent.
— The Imperial army is coming, " Amster said, and his face twitched.
— And~, " the goblin inventor just said and chuckled. He wanted to laugh at Amster's current appearance. Did he become like this because of the Imperial army's attack? This kind of event should have become a regular occurrence for him long ago.
— Carlos is leading the army
— What?!
The three commanders immediately stood up at the same time.
— That's not good.
— Was Carlos brain damaged? If he dies...
— Bullshit, the blood lion of the border fortress is personally leading the charge... How fiercely would the empire's warriors fight just because of that fact alone?
All four union commanders quickly realized the gravity of the situation.
— Frost, let's find an opportunity and kill him, " a puff of white air shot out from Amster's bull nose.
— All right, " the ice troll said, and stood up. Among the orcs and trolls, only the strongest could become leaders, and the strongest in this case were members of the royal family.
The royal family in these two tribes was passed down not by blood, but by ability.
— Count on me, too. Everyone knows Carlos ' strength. Besides, the night elf princess should be by his side. They say they're having an affair, " the mountain dwarf king said, and chuckled.
— No, if you leave, who will command the defense of the Black Earth Fortress? Amster immediately declined.
— Am I just a joke to you? Sometimes the brain performs better than the muscles. If the night elf princess is really near Carlos, he will definitely die, " the inventor goblin said and smiled evilly.
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