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1161: Chapter 183: Negotiation_2 1161: Chapter 183: Negotiation_2 Some declining Species have populations of less than ten thousand.

A Species with The Hundred Thousand Army is qualified to take charge of minor battlefields, considered as the “main force” among cannon fodder.

Of course, Species with low combat capability do not count.

Like Ratmen, Rabbit people, Pigg…

these utterly weak Species, even with The Hundred Thousand Army, still wouldn’t hold any prestige.

“Chief Stark, these are your words, that our tribe will take care of the shortage of materials for the winter.

If our people end up hungry later on, I won’t agree!”

The Minotaur giant on the right said with a naive expression.

The gap between chieftains is even greater than between humans and dogs.

The chieftains of the Royal Family’s big clan tribes have the most prestigious status, with luxurious clothing and exquisite food being indispensable.

The chieftains of other big clan tribes are also well-treated, with status nearly on par with chieftains of ordinary Royal Family tribes.

While they may not feast on delicacies every day, their lives are still fairly comfortable.

Then there’s chieftains like Stark, who, despite not living as lavishly as the aforementioned, still enjoy an abundance of food and drink and command respect from all around.

The chieftains of smaller tribes are less fortunate.

While their lives are much better than those of ordinary clan members, they are constantly concerned about the survival of their tribe.

Without the strength to fight for resources, these tribes have no right to graze even vacant grasslands.

They can only try to survive in corners neglected by the larger tribes.

More often than not, they play the role of Workers, herding for the powerful big clans to earn a hard-earned wage.

Many times they struggle to make ends meet, let alone enjoy life.

“Rest assured, my reputation, Chief Stark, is well-known far and wide.

Who within hundreds of miles hasn’t heard of it!

You can completely trust me.

Once you join the Tatum Tribe, everyone will be one of our own.

With mountains of resources in the tribe, how could we possibly let our clan members go hungry!”

Stark promised unflinchingly.

Obviously, his words were filled with boasting.

This so-called “asking around” was completely nonsense.

In recent years, the Orc Empire has been in constant turmoil, with neighboring tribes changing one after another.

All became new neighbors due to migration.

The nearby tribes have almost been ruined by Stark.

Only because they are of the same Species did they manage to survive.

The main reason is the confrontation between two major camps.

The Four Royal Families’ control over their vassal races weakened, giving Stark maneuvering space.

When the Royal Family army arrives, they obey the Royal Family’s commands; when the Alliance of Seven Clans’ army comes, they listen to the Seven Clans.

Whichever main force is nearby, they follow, always aware of the times.

To this point, only tribes with flexible moral standards can survive in these troubled times.

If not part of the core of the two major camps, hanging onto one tree alone would certainly mean death.

In the past year, numerous big clans that have been destroyed number in the tens.

Without exception, they were the ones who were not clever enough.

Once the principled issues are settled, the rest becomes easy.

Everyone’s assets are merged, becoming part of the Tatum Tribe, and from then on, they follow Chief Stark.

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

Whether it’s the merging of clans from the same Species or closely related Orc Species choosing to band together for warmth.

Especially for those Species on the brink of extinction, they are even more willing to accept merging across Species.

Interbreeding among the Orc Empire is common anyway, a few different Species huddling together and intermarrying over a few generations could result in a new Species.

If lucky, there might even be instances of blood heritage reverting to an ancestral state, considered a unique continuation of the Species’ bloodline.

These chain reactions directly affect the process of the Orc civil wars.

When Daniel led The Hundred Thousand Army, with a thunderous manner, severely damaging the Elephantman Tribe and attempting to settle the other Six Clans with the momentum of a great victory, the Four Royal Families suddenly found the world had changed.

Their vassal small tribes had become big clans, and vassal small Species had become Species Alliances.

The small tribes that used to have families numbering in the hundreds have disappeared within the Empire, replaced by clans of tens of thousands.

Many Species, previously insignificant, have gained the right to voice themselves through mergers and restructuring.

Of course, more small Species haven’t even realized what’s happening before they were wiped out in the civil strife.

The fact is, Orcs unrestrained by order are much more efficient at killing each other than the Human army is at massacring Orcs.

Realizing the severity of the issue, the Alliance of Seven Clans was already crippled by Daniel, who obliterated three clans, while the remaining four trembled under the military might of the Four Royal Families.

However, while military force could solve the issue of the Alliance of Seven Clans, it couldn’t prevent the continuous arrival of newcomers.

“Our control over vassal races has dropped to an extremely dangerous level.

The slightest mistake, and this weakening regime will collapse.

I’m not afraid of your ridicule; recently when we sent people to collect taxes, we received less than one-fifth of what we used to.

Even so, I can’t vent anger on the vassal races.

I fear pushing them towards the Alliance of Seven Clans!”

The Hawkman Emperor said with an ashen face.

For the Royal Family, losing control over the vassal races is undoubtedly embarrassing.

But there is no other way; the civil war has severely diminished their prestige.

The vassal tribes of the Species below are constantly making moves, trying to break free from their servitude.