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Chapter 516 - 516 90 Fostering Opportunities _3

516: Chapter 90, Fostering Opportunities _3 516: Chapter 90, Fostering Opportunities _3 Now, they were reclaiming the lost lands and pursuing and killing the defeated and fleeing Orcs.

The “Old Sir Knights” in the vanguard have already penetrated into the heartland of the Orc Empire.

The specifics were not disclosed.

It was unknown whether the top brass was withholding the information, or they themselves were unaware of the precise situation at the frontlines.

Regardless of the details, this great victory was a timely relief for Hudson.

Even though the war records may require differing interpretations, the fact remains that crushing the army of millions of Orcs and sending the Bimon Emperor fleeing northward is beyond dispute.

This earthshaking victory would directly alter the power structure within the Orc Empire.

The Bimon Emperor, having suffered losses on the frontline, no longer had the qualifications to be the leader.

Now, it depended on the extent of losses each of the Five Royal Clans had suffered.

If the damage was proportionally distributed among everyone, then the balance of power would continue.

Once one, or two families were severely weakened, the already fragile political balance within the Orc Empire would shatter in an instant.

If the balance was broken, for the Five Major Royal Families of the Orcs, invading the human race would become a secondary concern, with the more crucial issue being retaining their strength.

Being defeated by the human race was a minor issue.

Over the past years, they had failed countless times.

No matter how heavy the blow was to the morale of the soldiers, after a few decades, a new generation would grow up, forget about past failures, and revive their spirits to fight back.

As compared to this, a failure in internal strife would be the true defeat.

The Orc Empire at its peak was not governed by the Five Royal Clans, but a multitude of species stood together.

Frankly speaking, Hudson highly admired the creator of the Orc Empire.

According to the original political structure of the Orc Empire, with proper management, there was a full chance to integrate the many species on the Continent of Aslante and establish a unified and massive governing body.

Unfortunately, even the best systems couldn’t withstand the erosion of vested interests.

The promise of a shared governance among all species fell apart as internal upheaval intensified with the increasing number of species joining in.

The entry of one species after another pushed the Orc Empire to its peak, but it also sent them plunging into the abyss.

During their most illustrious period, not only were humans forced to join, but even the lofty elves ended up submitting membership applications under pressure.

Just when they were about to achieve unification, with no visible enemies left on the continent, the internal contradictions within the Orc Empire intensified.

The various species that were originally forced to join began to foment trouble within the Empire, and once the internal turmoil broke out, they even went further and declared independence.

The Orc Empire started declining from its zenith, yet somehow managed to maintain its hegemony.

The discord truly started when the land of the Continent of Aslante was almost entirely divided among the parties.

The history books only briefly touch on this, then it suddenly jumps to the era of the human race dominating the continent as the ‘chosen species’.

What secrets were hidden behind this, Hudson had no idea.

After all, he was not a historian and had no interest in delving deeper into the story behind it.

He could think of these things because he vaguely grasped a thread: concentrate the power to attack one of the Five Royal Clans, and deliberately incite the internal conflict within the Orc Empire.

Anyway, the birth-rate of the five orc royal clans was relatively low.

Even if they monopolized the entire Empire, they could not become any stronger.

Don’t even speak of invading the south.

Just suppressing the countless species within the Empire itself was enough to keep them on their toes.

If luck favored them, the Orc Empire might even return to the era of multiple species’ autonomy.

Without a powerful unified governing power, there would be only Orcs and not an Empire.

At most, it could be considered a “Loser’s Front Alliance”.

Compared to the several main species on the continent with a magnificent history of civilization, the numerous species within the Orcs were indeed not up to par.

Even the current Five Major Royal Families of the Orcs, if placed singularly on the Continent of Aslante, are unimpressive minor clans.

Hudson was a man of action.

Once he had an idea, he would implement it.

Although the loss of each of the Orc’s five great royal families was unknown, Hudson still targeted the old foe – Bearman.

The reason was very simple – who would let the majority of the Bearman tribe be infantry?

If a large defeat occurred at the front, the infantry would definitely not be able to run faster than the cavalry during a hasty retreat.

Especially the heavily armored infantry, they would hardly have any chance to run away.

There is a high probability that the Bearmen suffered the most, so continuing to brutalize the Bearman army is undoubtedly the correct approach.