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Chapter 1157 - 1157 182 The Recruitment Order

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Watching the neighboring territories prosper while dealing with an internal war on one’s own lands can make anyone uneasy.

Similarly, the Four Royal Families felt even more anxious.

Unlike the Alliance of Seven Clans, which had no choice but to fight to the bitter end, these established beneficiaries had much more at stake.

Plans never keep up with changes.

The plan to divide the Alliance of Seven Clans was successful, but the plan to disintegrate it failed.

The act of “Six Peaches Kill Seven Gentlemen” could only sow doubt among the Seven Clans, but it’s hard to break their unity when they are bound by contracts.

Magic Contracts are so useful, yet their widespread adoption is limited, partly because of high costs and partly due to fears of tampering.

For cases like the Elf Race and Alpha Kingdom where both sides have Sanctuary Powerhouses, ensuring that neither side can fiddle with the contract, that’s a different story.

The Alliance of Seven Clans are not magic users; if someone were to tamper with the contract, they might not even notice.

However, this is just a normal concern.

To get around this, each of the Seven Clans prepared its own contract, and seven Magic Contracts were signed at once.

One might distrust a Magic Contract supplied by others, but one cannot disregard the contract one brings forth oneself.

The leaders of each clan are the signatories.

Even if there are suspicions about allies, they have no choice but to press on.

Besides, the credibility of the Four Royal Families is not so strong that a mere promise would convince everyone.

Every time there’s hesitation, people can’t help but think: What if the Seven Clans become Six and the Four Royal Families suddenly turn their backs on us?

This deadlock, unbroken, deters anyone from really betraying allies.

Otherwise, every operation could be slightly delayed to reduce the Seven Clans to Six without breaching the contract.

More precisely, the current Alliance of Seven Clans is no longer composed of just seven species.

Through intimidation, persuasion, and political maneuvering, more species have been coerced into joining.

The situation has evolved to a point where the Neutral Faction is gone; the Four Royal Families and the Alliance of Seven Clans each have their own followers, effectively splitting the Orc Empire in two.

The gap in power between the two sides has also narrowed.

The closer the forces in this conflict of core interests, the harder to resolve.

“Respected Emperors, we can’t delay any longer.

We must take swift, decisive action to suppress this rebellion, or there will be endless trouble ahead!”

Crown Prince Daniel passionately persuaded.

He was not as well-versed in politics, but he had a clear understanding of military matters.

The core reason for the failure of the previous military operations was that the Four Royal Families each had their own agendas.

Plans for joint action fell apart at the last moment.

Without his role as Commander to quickly adjust the strategic deployment, they might have been pushed back by the enemy.

Fortunately, this kind of tragedy only happened in joint operations.

When the Royal Families acted alone, their military coordination was much more robust.

“Marshal Daniel, the Alliance of Seven Clans has gained considerable momentum.

With the Human Race coveting our lands, sparking a large-scale civil war now could give our enemies an advantage.

War is just a means, not an end.

After this period of strategic stalemate, the Alliance of Seven Clans has also learned their lesson.

Why resort to violence when we can settle matters through negotiation?

We’re all members of the Orc Empire; fighting amongst ourselves will only benefit the sinister Human Race!”

The words of the Hawkman King left Daniel seething with anger.

Just a few months ago, he was fiercely calling for action against the Alliance of Seven Clans, and now he had changed his stance.

Such thick-skinned behavior was enough to prove that he was indeed a qualified Emperor.

Adaptability—full marks!

“Your Majesty Hawkman King, war is not a matter of numbers.

The Alliance of Seven Clans may appear mighty, but they are actually on their last legs.

Gathering a multitude of species might seem to double their strength, but in fact, it’s quite the opposite.

The more species involved, the more difficult coordination becomes.

When it was just the Seven Clans, they could cooperate with each other.

Now with so many new followers, they can hardly organize effectively.

If we launch a military operation against one of them now, their rescue efforts will be greatly slowed down, and we have every chance to defeat them one by one!”

Daniel stated with full confidence.

Ever since witnessing the destructive power of inept team members in the war on the Continent, he had lost interest in hastily assembled multi-species forces.

If individual species can mobilize their forces at a rate of 10, then coordinating them together barely reaches 5.

Not only is efficiency reduced, but combat power is also affected.

Within the Alliance of Seven Clans, only the Bimon clan had experience commanding multiple species; the rest were merely hard-pressed victims.

Having turned from underlings to masters overnight, many things were still in the learning phase.

Even managing their new subordinates was a challenge.

“The three of you, I think what Daniel says has merit.

We really shouldn’t drag this out any longer.

Let’s all make an effort, pay the price, and quell the rebellion first.

If we let heretical ideas spread, more and more species will demand power from us, and none of us want to sit on the same level as our vassal races.”

The Lionman King spoke up in support.

Although the founding political slogan of the Orc Empire was “to achieve equality among all species,” in reality, this has never been fulfilled.

Throughout the countless years, there have been many changes in the Orc Royal Family, but the nature has always been “survival of the fittest.”