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Chapter 543 - 543 110 Undermining the Enemy's Foundations_1

543: Chapter 110, Undermining the Enemy’s Foundations_1 543: Chapter 110, Undermining the Enemy’s Foundations_1 After successfully screwing over his enemy and returning to the army camp, Hudson felt refreshed.

Looking at the situation on the battlefield, the Rocknard family’s losses this time were definitely substantial, enough to cause them significant pain.

Unfortunately, Maxim was still too inexperienced.

If he had been a street-smart rogue dragon, the Rocknard family would undoubtedly be weeping this time round.

A centipede dies but never falls.

It wasn’t a day’s job to obliterate a major power within the rules.

Hudson was fully prepared for this.

He initially wanted to persuade Maxim to do it again, but eventually dismissed the tempting thought.

Nebbie dragons may lack life experience and may be easy to dupe, but they certainly aren’t lacking in wisdom.

Too calculated designs can easily backfire.

Being targeted by a giant dragon would mean endless restless days in the future, making it hard to get a good night’s sleep.

Hudson, having witnessed Maxim’s move, didn’t want to stage a spectacle in his own camp.

Mostly, he was apprehensive and didn’t dare to slay dragons.

Fighting the little ones may not necessarily bring about the big ones.

But killing the little ones would certainly attract the big ones.

Considering the giant dragon’s pitiful fertility rate, the death of a random dragon could cause half the dragon race to be unsettled.

Being a long-lived species, giant dragons had countless generations living under the same roof.

If a group of their elders came knocking, Hudson wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Such grand achievements were better left to dragon slayers.

In the mouth of a bard, their accomplishments became a timeless story that was sung about daily.

However, this kind of treatment was more suitable for lone wolves.

After successfully slaying a dragon, they could disappear somewhere, and it would be difficult for the dragon race to find the culprit among the crowd.

In contrast, people like Hudson, with a lot to lose, wouldn’t dare to try.

The same worries applied to the Rocknard family.

It was okay to beat Maxim up, the dragon race wouldn’t bother about such petty matters.

Maxim himself was too embarrassed to run back to his parents.

After all, a dragon’s revenge could wait a good hundred years.

If that’s not enough, they could wait another hundred.

After venting his small bit of frustration, Hudson’s life became monotonous.

His days passed without fanfare, and half a month flashed by.

News of the Rocknard family’s evil dragon attack had also passed.

Clever aristocratic military officers even connected it to Hudson.

However, they were sensible enough not to criticize their commander-in-chief without evidence.

Moreover, this army was composed of nobles from the southern provinces of the kingdom who didn’t necessarily stand by the Rocknard family.

Maybe it was an illusion, but Hudson always felt his popularity in the army improved.

Many aristocratic officers secretly expressed their sympathies.

It was as if he had become the spiritual leader of the nobles who were forced to take revenge on the Rocknards.

But being this leader was too much of a hot potato.

Considering the Rocknard family was already a pain in the neck, if he had to face all five major families in the North at once, it would genuinely lead to deaths.

Hudson did not have the courage to hold up the banner of revenge against the Northern nobles, but he had already raised the flag of revenge against the Rocknard family through his actions.

Seeing people lean on him, Hudson was relieved.

It meant that he was not fighting alone.

Perhaps these little nobles didn’t have much say in the kingdom, but they could still make some noise and cause a stir.

…

Maxim, who had failed to rob once again, returned to his temporary cave with his tired dragon.

He was truly exhausted from all this – now, he just wanted to get a good sleep.

Physical injuries mattered little to him, but the emotional exhaustion did.

He had planned three robberies since his debut, all of which ended in failure, and he had been chased twice.

This record made him doubt Dragon Mother’s teachings deeply.

The creatures outside were not as weak as Dragon Mother had described, and dragons were not that strong either.

Maxim shut his dragon eyes, but quickly opened them again.

He did not earn any gold coins, so he couldn’t sleep yet.

Looking at the treasures in the cave, the previously exhausted Maxim quickly got energized again.

Robbery had no future.

It was more “monetarily promising” to swindle people under the banner of the dragon race.

“Being a dragon is hard!”

After exclaiming, Maxim decided to change his dragon life plan.

No more robberies for the time being.

He would first delude the Human Race into signing a ceasefire agreement, earn the gold coins promised by the orcs, and then see whether he should continue his robbery venture.

…

Maxim’s sudden disappearance came as a rude shock to the Orc Empire.

They had initially planned to use this incident to press the Alpha Kingdom, but before they knew it, the dragon had vanished.

What was worse was that the suspected Dragon King, the Red Dragon, was chased away by people.

The Rocknard family had become well-known, everyone knew that their residence was teeming with powerhouses, and even the Dragon King had to flee.

“The dragon has returned to its temporary lair.

Considering the setbacks Maxim had recently experienced and his current mood, we chose not to approach him.

“Given the recent chaos, the situation is likely to change.

We now need to expedite negotiations with the Alpha Kingdom.

The power of those advocating war in the Human Alliance was stronger than expected.

Apart from the clergy, none of the top forces were firmly against war.

The pace of the upcoming battle, we must control well.

We need to put pressure on the enemy, while also giving them hope.

According to the intelligence explored inside the Alpha Kingdom, the enemy has redeployed their defense line, and the defender is still our old opponent, Earl Hudson.

In case the Alpha Kingdom is pushed too hard, they may directly order the Northern Expedition Army to break out, and we will lose our bargaining chip!”

The Hawkman Emperor said with lingering fear.

The strength shown by the human race is too terrifying.

Some old chaps with their lifespans almost exhausted have stirred up the Orc Empire to no peace.

Once the humans are determined, the power that can be mobilized is not just those old groups.

However, the elite forces of the Orc Empire that they could mobilize were only so much in their hands.

There are people in the clan that can be mobilized, but the lair too needs to be guarded.

If all the young and strong go, no one can guarantee that the rebel army will not play a hard one on them.

To many races within the Orc Empire, there is not much difference between the Five Royal Clans and humans, and they are all enemies who squeeze their living space.

“Then abandon other conditions, as long as the Alpha Kingdom can disrupt the Human Alliance’s war plan, we will let their people go back.

Including the areas in the south that have fallen into their hands, we can also ignore it!”

The Lionman King said indifferently.

It doesn’t hurt to sell his father’s field.

The land to the south was still led by the old Bimon Emperor, with participation from the last generation Lionman King, which was the fat meat bitten off from the Alpha Kingdom.

Now that the situation has suddenly changed, the Orc Empire, which has suffered a great loss of power, has difficulty in defending its own vast territory, let alone those seized lands.

Temporary abandonment is also a wise choice.

Anyway, this defeat, with the death of the old Bimon Emperor to bear the pot, he does not need to bear the responsibility.

“I agree to compromise.

Currently, the situation of the Empire is not suitable to push the Alpha Kingdom too hard.

Everyone knows what kind of person Caesar III is.

It’s not impossible for him to give up the Northern Expedition Army.

However, even if we compromise with the Alpha Kingdom, Caesar III is still a hidden danger.

If the Empire wants to settle down, this person must be eliminated first!

If possible, get rid of Hudson as well.

The combination of a wise monarch and a famous general is too much of a threat to the Empire.”

The Bearman Emperor said grittily.

The one who understands a person the most is always the enemy.

Before Caesar III took the throne, the Alpha Kingdom, where the monarch is weak while the ministers are strong, has started to decline, but it was quickly reversed with his ascension.

After the Alpha Kingdom reclaimed its lost territories, the prestige of Caesar III would undoubtedly rise to a higher level, enough to suppress various voices inside the country.

This kind of strong monarch, if he rules the Alpha Kingdom for several decades, the Orc Empire will find it hard to survive.

After all, the human population grows much faster than Five Royal Clans.

Under normal circumstances, the Alpha Kingdom will definitely recover before them.

All the monarchs of the Alpha Kingdom have made “Northern Expedition to destroy the Orc Empire” as their highest goal, there’s no reason that Caesar III would be an exception.

They don’t need to win once.

They just need to continue to reduce the population of Five Royal Clans and then wear it down, the victory will belong to the human race.

The Alpha Kingdom, united in strength and effort, has becoming a real threat to the badly damaged Orc Empire.

As for Hudson being implicated, it’s his fault for trampling on the Bearman Imperial Court and stomping on the dignity of the Bearman tribe, isn’t it?

Humiliation can only be washed away with blood.

If conditions would allow it, the Bearman Emperor would have taken action long ago.

“I support the Bear Emperor’s proposal.

After the ceasefire, both Caesar III and Earl Hudson must be resolved.

However, both of them have high positions and powers, it won’t be easy to approach them.

Considering our relationship with the Alpha Kingdom, even sending experts wouldn’t help to get close to them.

The best way to assassinate them is to have the humans do it.

The last time the assassination of the senior generals of the Alpha Kingdom progressed smoothly was due to the cooperation inside and outside.

But unfortunately, the same plan can only be carried out once.

Even if the July Club is willing to cooperate with us, it would be hard to implement it a second time.

Unless a significant power within the human race takes action.

Alex, you have had contact with the Clergy.

They also have many disputes with the Alpha Kingdom, can we use their power to accomplish the task?”

The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor asked with concern.

In the last operation, nominally, it was led by the Orc Empire and completed with cooperation from the July club.

Still, in fact, other forces were involved behind the scenes.

Although no substantial evidence has been found, the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor still suspected the Clergy.

Now that he wants to repeat the old trick, the first thing he thought of was to borrow the power of the Clergy.

“My contact with the Clergy is not what you think, they just placed spies in my home, and I just happened to find out.

In following the clues back, I managed to hold onto their weakness.

But whether this something can make the Clergy take action, it’s still hard to say.

After all, no matter what kind of evidence it is, as long as it is passed out from our hands, its credibility within the human race will be greatly discounted.

Directly threatening them has a low probability of acceptance, it’s best to negotiate with the Clergy on behalf of the Empire.

In the short term, there is no conflict of interest between us and the Clergy, and we also have common enemies, we should be able to find a topic together.”

Alex answered rationally.