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Chapter 545 - 545 111 Clergy Decision_2

545: Chapter 111: Clergy Decision_2 545: Chapter 111: Clergy Decision_2 Handing over the internal faction data of the Alpha Kingdom to them, allowing them to severely beat some of those factions up, would disrupt the internal power balance of the Alpha Kingdom.

By that time, even if the assassination of Caesar III fails, there would be enough of a mess waiting for him to clean up.”

Gulay said, sneering.

It’s clear that he genuinely despises the incompetence of the Orc Empire, even taking it upon himself to plan and strategize.

After a brief thought, Shelter VII nodded slightly, “We can let the Orcs try, we have nothing to lose whether they succeed or not.

Notify Archbishop Montson to be ready.

As soon as we reach an agreement with the Orcs, promote the proposal for a ceasefire.

However, this alone is not enough.

If we want the Alliance meeting to agree to the armistice, we have to help the Orcs.

Soren, mobilize our connections to lobby the other races for the Orcs’ intervention.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shelter VII felt something was off.

It seemed that the Clergy had meddled too much in this war.

Especially now, their favoritism towards the Orcs is all too evident.

They’re just one step away from openly supporting the Orc Empire.

As a human force, this kind of behavior is clearly biased.

If something were to blow up, they would be completely shattered.

“Forget it, tell Archbishop Montson not to take any action.

Our previous actions have already left plenty of vulnerabilities.

In the upcoming Alliance meeting, we must side with the War Faction.

Tell Archbishop Montson to exaggerate the difficulty of annihilating the Orc Empire at the Alliance meeting, and call on all nations to jointly deploy seven million troops to exterminate the Orc Empire!”

Shelter VII sneered.

To push a plan, you don’t necessarily have to go to battle yourself.

Sometimes, adopting a counter-plan can achieve the same purpose.

Seven million troops, the entire Human Race can certainly provide that.

But to deploy so many troops to the battlefield is like a pipe dream.

The heavy logistics alone is enough to drag down any force.

Even if the costs are shared among the many forces in the Alliance, the price to pay would still sever everyone to the bone.

Yet, with the vast territory of the Orc Empire, it would be impossible to completely annihilate them without several million troops.

Slightly exaggerating the difficulty could make the “seven million” figure sound reasonable.

Unable to bear the losses, the plan naturally comes to a halt.

With the intervention of the races of the Continent, negotiation becomes the best option.

…

After the joint efforts of the city’s military and civilians, Nadersenburg finally completed the task of digging corpses and clearing debris.

From the remains of the great battle, it is evident that the devastation caused by Red Dragon Maximus has dealt a severe blow to the Rocknard Clan.

The detailed loss report has reached Torsten’s hands.

Looking at the detailed list, he almost burst into tears.

The casualties were too severe—a long list of casualties, equivalent to a battle.

But the problem is that there are gains in war.

They were entirely in the dark.

As the instigator, the Evil Dragon just left, leaving all the losses to be borne by the Rocknard Clan alone.

If he weren’t still rational, he would have wanted to organize a dragon slaying squad to seek justice from Maximus.

Since living beings have weaknesses, Giant Dragons are no exception.

However, compared to ordinary living beings, the Giant Dragons’ weaknesses are not so obvious.

Even if they find a weakness, it’s not something ordinary people can exploit.

As an ancient Major Noble, the Rocknard Clan has many records in this area.

After weighing the pros and cons, Torsten finally extinguished his immediate thoughts of revenge.

The casualties directly caused by the great war exceeded three thousand, and those caused by the fire exceeded five thousand.

Tens of thousands of homes were destroyed, and property losses were countless.

Most residents of the city became homeless overnight.

Those who can afford to live in Nadersenburg are not ordinary serfs.

They’re either distant or close relatives of the Rocknard family, the relatives of close family servants, or at the very least, the dependents of Elite Soldiers.

They’re all part of the family.

When such an event occurs, the clan naturally has to take full responsibility.

Just after enduring an Orc invasion, the Rocknard Clan had already suffered heavy losses.

Now with this additional blow, their already strained finances become even more critical.

They simply can’t bear the brunt anymore.

If they successfully kill a dragon and then provoke revenge from the Dragon Race, it would spell doom.

Even the most covert actions would be futile.

If something like this just happened and then Maximus had an accident, the Dragon Race would find it hard not to be suspicious.

To the Strongman, evidence has never been a necessity.

Suspicion is enough.

“We can’t hope to reason with the Giant Dragons, unless we have a fist as hard as theirs.”

Even if they were to seek revenge, they would have to wait until the storm has passed.

Or when Maximus has enemies everywhere across the Continent, then they can strike.

…

“What?”

“This Red Dragon appeared in the Border Army’s camp before raiding Nadersenburg?”

Torsten exclaimed.

After the Southeastern Army, Southwestern Army, Central Army arrived in the Northland, along with the armies of the northern provinces’ nobles gathered together, it became the new Border Army of the Alpha Kingdom.

As Torsten’s mind turned, he noticed a problem.

The current Border Army’s Commander-in-Chief is their sworn enemy.

After failing to rob the Border Army, the red dragon immediately came to raid Nadersenburg.

It was hard for him not to make the connection.