Before the Theodin Empire sent troops, it was initially estimated that the Eternal Night Army had at least 300,000 to 500,000 Odin orcs in control on the Odin Grassland.
But after personally seeing the difference between the East and West Odin Grasslands, Skambaz believed that they had greatly underestimated this number.
The Eternal Night Army leads the Odin Grasslands, and the number of Odin Orc vassals they control is not affected by the speed of their collection, but by their ability to provide support in disaster years.
This kind of support does not need to reach the level of fullness, it only needs to allow them to survive barely.
They only need to spread the news on the prairie, and countless Odin orcs, who are just like moles, will come to their doorstep and exchange their allegiance for a chance to survive.
Never overestimate human character in disaster years.
In order to survive, they will lose many of the qualities they cherish so much, including humanity, and become loyal to foreigners, especially the strong, which is naturally not difficult to endure.
Once the number of Odin Orcs in the hands of the leader of the Evernight Army exceeds one million, it will be very easy to raise a cavalry of more than 100,000.
If the two sides cannot reach an agreement, they will start a war on the Odin Grassland.
What the Theodin Empire will face then is probably not the elite legion led by the Yongye Army, but the vassal army composed of their former compatriots.
If their equipment were as elite as the ranger in front of them.
This Eastern Expedition will become a new nightmare for the Theodin Empire.
Skambazh had always thought that he had been overestimating the strength of the Yongye Army Leader as much as possible, which caused dissatisfaction among many people like Ozhilek in the Theodin Empire.
In the end, Skanbar found that he still underestimated the strength of the Yongye Army Leader.
"I am Prince Skambari, the uncle of His Majesty Ulaanbarh, the supreme ruler of the Odin Empire. I come with your Majesty's goodwill and ask to see your lord, Lord Sean." Skambari once again revealed himself.
identity.
"We are here just under orders to escort His Excellency Prince Skambazhi to prevent unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings." The Kentana barbarian knight at the head said in fluent Odin orc language, "You all
Get out of the way, Prince Skambage is the distinguished guest the lord wants to see."
Following this order from the Kentana Barbarian Knight, the Evernight Orc Rangers who were still showing off their might before became very cautious and retreated behind the Kore Beast Cavalry like a tide.
Just like what Skambari said, if this Evernight Orc Ranger wanted to harm them, they would not wait until now. They would have already launched an attack as soon as the two sides met each other, instead of surrounding them without attacking.
They chose to do this because they naturally had scruples.
What they were worried about was not whether they could defeat Skanbarz and his party, nor was it because they cared about their old friendship as members of the same clan.
But the military regulations of the Yongye Army did not allow them to do this.
The result of hasty revenge will only bring disaster to themselves and their people. They don't want to live that kind of precarious life anymore.
"Have you received the news that we are coming?" Skambaz couldn't help asking the question in his mind to the captain of the Kentana Barbarian Cavalry.
"Everything that happens on the grassland cannot be hidden from the eyes of the lord." Captain Kentana said matter-of-factly, "Everyone, please come with me. The lord has sent people to prepare everything. In order to avoid unnecessary
If there is a conflict, it would be better for you to unstring your bow."
"Uncle Wang." Ereleheke whispered reluctantly, lowering the bow string, which was equivalent to pulling out half of his minions.
"Don't worry. If they have the intention to harm us, there is no need to go to such trouble. Just obey their arrangements and let our people lower their bowstrings." Skambari didn't have so many worries anymore.
Being an envoy is such a special job. When you reach someone else's territory, you are putting your life in someone else's hands.
The only thing they can rely on is their previous analysis of the character of the Lord of the Eternal Night Army, and their expectations for the other person's temperament, which has not changed much in recent years.
Judging from the Theodin Empire's limited experience in dealing with the leader of the Evernight Army, the lord of the Evernight Army has nothing to do with cruelty. Instead of being a lord, he behaves more like a businessman in many places.
At least he would not take the initiative to kill the messenger when the situation was unclear.
"Everyone, obey the order of the Prince and take off the bow string." Ereleheke reluctantly obeyed Skambaz's suggestion and took the lead to take down his own bow string. The other Odin orcs saw this.
, and can only obey orders.
"Everyone, please follow me." The Kentana barbarian captain took the lead and led the way. The other Kore beast cavalry were divided into two, guarding the Theodin Empire cavalry in the middle.
"Let's go." Scambarge looked like he was content with what he had come and completely obeyed the other party's arrangements.
Half-escorted and half escorted by the Kentana barbarian Kore beast cavalry, Skambaz and his party soon arrived at the opponent's station.
Just from a cursory observation along the way, Skambazh could basically determine that this was not a nomadic tribe, but a permanent military camp.
The main body of the military camp is made of wood. It is more appropriate to say that it is grown rather than built.
There is no trace of splicing between the timbers at all. They are blended into one whole. The low wooden wall is full of life and is sprouting branches.
In this permanent military camp, at least the same number of troops are stationed here.
There was a smell of food in the distance, coming from the military camp.
Not to mention those Odin orc soldiers, even Skambari, Orel and Ke couldn't help but take a few more deep breaths, trying to distinguish the ingredients in the fragrance.
There must be mutton, and there are also wild vegetables that are commonly used to stew mutton on the grassland. In addition, there is also a scent that is unfamiliar to most Odin orcs.
As a noble of the Theodin Empire, Skambage knew this scent. It was rice scent, made from a kind of white flowery aquatic grain.
This food crop is rarely seen on the grasslands, and is mainly grown in the Huayu Plateau and the Dunao Plain in the Yongye Army.
The Kentana barbarian captain who was walking parallel to Skamba took a deep breath and smiled at them: "You are lucky, just in time for our weekly improvement of food. This week it is mutton stew with rice.
Whole sheep soup, this kind of rice is rarely available here. Yellow sheep, the two main ingredients, are plentiful here in the grassland, but the rice has to be transported thousands of miles from the Huayu Plateau.
No matter what purpose you come with, at this moment, for us, you are our guests. Guests have priority. Come, please inform us. Let our guests eat this meal first and prepare more for the cooking team.
Double the manpower and work overtime to make more food. Then we won’t have to go through so much trouble. Just steam more rice or noodles to keep our stomachs full."
Skambari on the side heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "How can this be possible? As guests, how can we steal the host's food? You only need to mark out a place for us, and our people will prepare their own meals."
"How can this be done? You are the lord who personally ordered us to entertain the guests, so how can we ask you to prepare your own food?" The Kentana barbarian captain also insisted, "From the moment you stepped into our station
From this moment on, everything you need should be prepared by us."
"You two adults, there is no need to argue. Before you came back, we had already received notification from the Lord. We had added a few more stoves, and the food we cooked was double. The rice and steamed buns had already been steamed.
, it won’t take long for it to come out of the pot, you can eat with all your stomach, it’s enough for today, but we are all people who have survived the disaster years, know the taboos, just eat as much as you can, don’t be too greedy, if
My stomach is bursting, this debt will be put on my head." A Kentana barbarian, who looked more like a butcher than a cook, hurriedly came up with a spatula like a shovel.
.
"I can't guarantee this. Your brothers' cooking skills are getting better and better recently. They can't help but eat two more bowls of white rice or pickles, let alone a big meal once a week." Kenta
The Nabarbarian captain responded seriously.
"Although I know that you are talking strangely and think that the ordinary food is unpalatable, you can change your mind. Because the food we cook is unpalatable, how much food is left for our station every day?" Kentana Barbarian Chef
I waved the shovel in my hand, not only did I not feel ashamed, but I felt complacent.
"Don't talk to me in front of the guests. Let your people prepare the food. If you want anything, wait until we are full."
"Okay, I'll be fine soon."
Skambari originally wanted to be polite to Captain Kentana Barbarian.
But the other party didn't give them a chance at all. It didn't take long before a large pot of yellow and orange mutton stewed rice, chicken-like whole lamb soup, and big white steamed buns were brought up.
Except for the mutton soup, the other two kinds of food seemed very unfamiliar to the Odin orcs brought by Skambari.
But the alluring aroma of rice emanating from above silently told them that this was probably the most delicious food they had never tasted before.
"The mutton stewed rice is limited, and each person can only have one portion. The whole mutton soup and white flour steamed buns are enough, but there is not enough for you to replenish. Although we do not limit how much you can eat, waste is prohibited, so be careful when you get it." Ken
The captain of the Tana Barbarian took the lead in picking up two large, deep iron lunch boxes that were somewhat similar in shape to stainless steel, and was the first to line up in front of the big pot of mutton stew.
There was already a person standing in front of the cauldron, it was the head chef who had a quarrel with the captain earlier.
I saw the head chef turning over with a shovel like a shovel, and two shovels of mutton stew were placed in the two lunch boxes in the hands of Captain Kentana Barbarian.
These two shovels are just like the scales. They are almost the same in shape and size.
Kentana Barbarian Captain put one of the iron lunch boxes into Skambaz's hands and said: "Our station is a bit far away from the territory. It was just established not long ago. It is relatively simple in all aspects. After receiving the meal, you can find a place to settle it yourself.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty the Prince, and I will take you to see the Lord after the belly problem is solved."
"Your Excellency, Lord Sean, are you at your station?" Skanbar took the iron lunch box's hand and couldn't help but shake it, with an expression of surprise that could not be concealed.
"To a certain extent, but not completely. Once you see it, you will naturally know what is going on." The Kentana barbarian captain said vaguely.
He was an honest man. He had already taken a big spoon and started to put the mutton stew into his mouth. He breathed out the heat while eating.
On the other side, the orcs of the Theodin Empire, led by Oriel and Ke, were still struggling, not knowing whether they should eat or not.
Some things happened too fast, and they had not fully adapted to their current situation. They were instinctively a little wary of these people led by the Eternal Night Army, especially in the eyes of those Eternal Night Orcs full of hatred and hostility.
Who knows if the other party will adulterate some things in their diet that should not be adulterated.
But the smell of rice wafting in the air was too tempting to them.
They couldn't remember the last time they smelled such a sweet aroma of rice.
"Don't let down the master's kindness, just eat." It was Skambari who was the first to let go of himself, picked up the huge iron lunch box, and put food into his mouth.
Originally, I just wanted to show off and dispel the concerns of Erele and Ke, but I never thought that as soon as the first bite of food entered my stomach, I couldn't stop.
A long time ago, Skambari had heard that the Yongye Army Leaders had unique skills in eating. The same ingredients would often be given completely different tastes in their hands.
I finally saw it today.
Yellow sheep is the most common and main ingredient on the Odin grassland, and it occupies an extremely important position in the diet of the Odin orcs.
But what makes it occupy a dominant position is its stronger reproductive capacity and faster growth rate, but its taste is much worse, especially the strong fishy smell, which is difficult to suppress even if it is fully cooked. Many
Even if you eat Odin orcs for a lifetime, it will be difficult to like them.
The biggest shortcoming of yellow sheep and mutton is perfectly solved in the mutton stew in front of you.
The fishy smell was not completely eliminated, but mixed with the aroma of rice and various wild vegetables to create a new flavor.
This new taste is still dominated by the fishy smell of yellow sheep, but it is much milder. After chewing it in the mouth, the rice aroma becomes stronger and stronger, until finally, the fishy smell is completely covered up.
Not to mention, the wisps of clearly identifiable energy contained in the yellow sheep meat. As soon as you take it, these energies turn into waves of warm currents that spread throughout the body.