Chapter seven hundred and sixteen wind and rain are coming
Fortunately, the Miracle Peninsula is far enough away from the Kingdom of Death, so the impact is not that big, and the weather is still smooth, which somewhat relieves them a little pressure.
Otherwise, the Theodin Empire would have completely collapsed due to years of famine.
However, the situation of the Theodin Empire is still not particularly good.
The output of the Miracle Peninsula is not enough to feed more than 20 million mouths, so when it comes to decision-making, King Ulan Baz will naturally be biased and give priority to those tribes that are loyal to him.
This has undoubtedly become a trigger for intensifying conflicts.
The non-direct relatives of the King of Ulan Baz have closer ties, and force Ulan Baz to force Ulan Baz to distribute the food in the Miracle Peninsula more rationally.
Immediately afterwards, it was revealed that Ulan Baz deliberately carried out a plague plan to exterminate households in the Barsin Prairie, which directly pushed him to the forefront.
Because the army of death led by Narentoya was considered by countless herdsmen to be the Tiger Tribe's destruction of the Lion Tribe's orthodoxy, which aroused the anger of the God Odin and sent the dead to avenge them.
Ulan Bazhi, who launched the Eastern Expedition, is undoubtedly the culprit. Only by sacrificing his blood can the anger of these dead be appeased.
This matter was not successfully implemented because the voices of the opponents were not unified and their strength was a bit weak. However, the legitimacy and ability of Ulan Baz's rule were greatly questioned, and the appeal declined significantly.
The Broken Mouth Blood Castle led by Archduke Cedric would naturally not let go of this perfect opportunity, and it was already very successful in taking advantage of them to rob them.
In the second year of the war with the Theodin Empire, border trade was restarted. At the beginning, most of the Odin orc herdsmen were afraid of the fierce flames of Ulanbari, and they only dared to carry out sneaky and small-scale operations.
However, with the crazy advancement of Narentoya's undead empire, the Theodin Empire became a pot of gruel, and Ulan Baz was too busy to take care of himself, so he naturally had no energy to care about such things.
In the beginning, when the Undead Empire had not yet grown large, transactions were relatively normal, and the Odin orc herdsmen needed all kinds of living supplies.
However, as the Undead Empire grew, the Theodin Empire fell into a food crisis, and its main trade product became food.
The initial trade ratio was that the same weight of live animals could be exchanged for five to six times as much grain.
As the food crisis within the Theodin Empire became increasingly serious, the value of livestock depreciated rapidly. In the end, a fine horse could only be exchanged for three times its own weight in food, not to mention those cheap sheep, which could be exchanged for twice.
A little more would be pretty good.
There are many reasons for the devaluation of livestock.
The main reason is that the area of the grassland for grazing by the Theodin Empire has shrunk significantly due to the attack of the Undead Empire and weather conditions. As a result, the number of herds in the hands of the Theodin Empire has exceeded the load of the grassland, and part of it must be disposed of as soon as possible.
Otherwise, large tracts of livestock will starve to death.
The difficulty of storing meat is much higher than that of ordinary grain.
The larger the tribes with a large number of livestock, the more serious this situation became. When they began to ignore Ulan Bazhi's orders and conduct large-scale trade, a large number of livestock poured in at the same time.
The amount of grain that the Byron Alliance can trade is limited, creating vicious competition. It is natural that the value of the Theodin Empire's livestock has plummeted.
Even so, in the later period, many Odin orcs had no way to buy livestock with their livestock. Due to the rise of the new royal family, the internal situation in the Byron Alliance was tense, and the main controller of food began to be reluctant to sell food.
In addition to the high value of war horses in wars, this kind of hard currency also has the possibility of successful large-scale transactions. Even the cattle that can be used as cattle and camel beasts are not worth the price.
After several consecutive years of crazy border trade, the number of cattle consumed by the Byron Alliance cannot be said to have reached saturation, and the gap is not as big as before.
In the eyes of experienced farmers, Odin's orc cattle are not the best choice for farming cattle. Although they are powerful, they have bad tempers and blunt temperaments. They were not trained in farming at a young age and were forced to drive them. Their farming efficiency is average.
It is more suitable for producing milk or eating meat, and is only a temporary substitute for working cattle.
When they buy them, they mostly use them as breeding cattle, crossing them with local cattle that have been domesticated for many years. The calves raised by those cattle can more easily be domesticated and become excellent cattle.
At the beginning of this year, when the situation within the Theodin Empire deteriorated to a certain extent, a new trade model emerged.
This time, the patterns and objects of trade have undergone tremendous changes.
The commodity brought out by the Odin Orcs is population.
Those who were thrown out at the beginning were those mixed-race and herd slaves who had lost all their family property. They were packaged and sold to the merchants of the Byron Alliance like the cheapest livestock.
Then the small tribes that had nothing left were sold off by the large tribes, the entire tribe, so that they could not only reduce competition for resources, but also obtain an extra amount of food to support their tribe for a longer period of time.
In the end, some tribes that still had some strength, under the leadership of their leaders, sold themselves to the Byron Alliance, just to find a way for their own people to survive. Obviously, they felt desperate about the future situation of the Theodin Empire.
Among them, the new royal family is clearly the biggest taker.
The old, weak, sick and disabled were left to the Kingsley family and thrown into the mines to mine.
Those elite members were reorganized by the new royal family in the form of mercenaries and prepared to be used as cannon fodder in the war against the Conclave of Witches.
The rise of the Undead Empire instead promoted the first great racial exchange and integration in the Ashan continent.
While the Blood Castle of Broken Mouth is carrying out trade with the Theodin Empire, it is also preparing for a new round of war.
Archduke Cedric knew very well that using grain trade could only slow down the pace of the Theodin Empire's southward march. When the situation deteriorated further, another southward invasion of the Theodin Empire would be inevitable.
By that time, the Theodin Empire's army will not stop at a superficial level like last time, but will launch a frenzied attack without risking their lives.
Because that would be a road to survival at the risk of everything.
The Tiger Clan Royal Court in the Theodin Empire has begun to actively connect and plan this matter. For them, it is not only a way to survive, but also an excellent way to divert internal conflicts.
As long as they can break through the Blood Castle and let the herdsmen see hope of survival, they will soon forget the original mistakes of the royal court and gather under their tent again.
They have not taken any action for a long time because they are worried about Narentoya's undead empire.
If they were at the critical moment of attacking the Bloody Castle, Narentoya's undead army would stab them from behind.
The entire Odin Orcs would really be doomed.
Therefore, the Theodin Empire used the most common method used by living people to deal with this empire of death - sending a team of envoys to negotiate peace with Narentoya. The team was led by Skambari, the number one think tank in Ulanbari.
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Surprisingly, Narentoya agreed to the peace negotiation.
The Theodin Empire envoy team led by Skanbarz reached an agreement even though they had not yet met Narentoya.
However, the envoy team led by Skambaz was not attacked by the Undead Empire army, which was a signal in itself.
This signal, in the eyes of the senior leaders of the Yongye Army led by Sean, is a dangerous signal.
This means that Narentoya has not been dazzled by her own power and hatred. She will weigh the benefits and losses like ordinary people, and even use various strategies.
Once the Theodin Empire reaches an agreement with the Undead Empire, it goes without saying that the target will definitely be the Byron Alliance.
Maybe Narentoya delayed her offensive against the Theodin Empire for a bigger plot.
If the Undead Empire launches a full-scale attack on the Theodin Empire now, the Tiger Clan Royal Court will definitely not sit still and wait for death. In its dying struggle, it will smash some of the bones of the Undead Empire, not to mention the Broken Mouth Blood Castle, and it may not stay aloof by then.
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This situation is just a replay of the old situation in which the Eastern and Western Odin Empire and the Byron Alliance were three pillars in conflict with each other.
The rulers of the Undead Empire who have retained relatively complete memories will not be unaware of this.
Even if they destroyed the Theodin Empire, if they wanted to plot something bigger, they still had to attack the Bloody Castle.
If Sean were in Narentoya's position, he would definitely sit back and watch the Theodin Empire and the Byron Alliance fight, consuming the strength of both parties.
If the Theodin Empire can attack the Broken Mouth Blood Castle, that would be great. It would open a door for the Undead Empire. Compared to the Strachey family, which has been running the Broken Mouth Blood Castle for many years, the Theodin Empire is good at attacking.
If they are not good at defending, if they guard the Broken Mouth Blood Fortress, the difficulty of being captured will be greatly reduced.
Even if the Theodin Empire fails, it will greatly weaken the strength of the Blood Castle. It will be much easier for the Undead Empire to launch a war of annihilation against the Theodin Empire.
Even if the leader of the Yongye Army accurately guessed Narentoya's plan, there was nothing he could do.
Although the Empire of the Undead now no longer has the protection of the terrifying undead virus, its power has grown. There are tens of thousands of high-level and low-level undead alone, not to mention the millions of various undead soldiers they have resurrected.
This is an out-and-out sea of the undead. If the leader of the Eternal Night Army rashly enters the Odin Prairie for an expedition, he will definitely be overwhelmed by those low-level cannon fodder, and will have no chance to see the mastermind behind the scenes.
The only thing the leader of the Evernight Army can do now is to sit still and watch the world situation change, to see if there is any chance to guide the power of the entire continent to destroy this undead empire.
But the difficulty involved is no less than that of the leader of the Eternal Night Army sending out troops alone to annihilate the Undead Empire.
There are too few forces like the leader of the Yongye Army who view things from a certain height, including the new royal family that King Laurie put together in pieces. It is not appropriate to simply say that they are short-sighted.
What they hold on to is the idea that in order to deal with the outside world, one must first settle the internal situation.
Only when the Byron Alliance truly completes its unification can it fight against an enemy like the Empire of the Undead that does not follow common sense.
Just when the entire Byron Alliance was in the center of an unprecedented storm, outside of this storm, there was another storm brewing in the Donau Plain.
The two sides are old rivals - the Eternal Night Army VS the Commons Family's Third Fleet.
The location of the confrontation is along the coast of the Donau Plain and the eastern sea area of the Endless Sea.
Ashan continent is relatively complete as a whole. Except for the polar wasteland that has never been explored by anyone, it is surrounded by the sea.
The sea has a common name - the endless sea.
The meaning of this name is clear at a glance and has endless meanings.
For residents who have nothing to do with the sea, the general name "Endless Sea" is enough. They have no idea about the sea anyway.
But for people who make a living at sea all year round, such a general division is obviously not enough.
Therefore, with the Ashan continent as the center, the Endless Sea has been artificially divided into several areas.
The Endless Sea surrounding the Miracle Peninsula and the Twin Peninsulas is collectively known as the Endless Sea West Sea, referred to as the West Sea or the West Sea Area.
Due to the three peninsulas protruding into the Endless Sea, plus the Zambian Inland Sea sandwiched between the twin peninsulas, which is larger than several military territories, the coastline here is extremely long.
As more people rely on the sea for their meals, the navigation industry will naturally flourish.
This is the place where the maritime industry is most developed in the Ashan continent.
It is difficult for the Yongye Army leaders and civilians who were born in the mountains to imagine the role that navigation plays in life here. Various types of ships are the main means of transportation here.
People here describe the earth as their mother, nurturing them and growing up, while the Endless Sea is their father, leading them on adventures, finding wealth, and exploring the Endless Sea. This place is undoubtedly at the forefront of the entire continent.
Buying a sailboat, gathering dozens of adventurous old sailors, and venturing on the endless sea is the biggest dream of many men here.
Once they can find an undiscovered island that is suitable for human habitation and open up a new waterway, whether it is inhabited or uninhabited, their wealth will skyrocket. If they can find a large island rich in minerals,
That's not a matter of a sudden increase in one's worth, but a matter of turning one's back and changing one's life's destiny.
As for whether he will go on to glory and prosperity or make wedding clothes for others, it's hard to say clearly.
At least there is such an opportunity, right?
It is this unique geographical and cultural environment that gave birth to the commons family, a deformed monster.
If the West China Sea is called a fertile land for navigation, then the South China Sea can be called a navigation desert.
There is basically no buffer between the Huayu Plateau and the Endless Hainan Sea. There is a vast expanse of cliff-like coastline, the kind that is as high as three or four thousand meters.
Such a strange coastline is neither suitable for building a port nor suitable for local residents to go to sea.
What's even more terrible is that this cliff-like coastline was caused by the sinking of the mountains connected to the Huayu Plateau.
These mountains reached the bottom of the sea and turned into a group of reefs, creating a complex water flow environment here. Even captains with rich sailing experience would not dare to rush here.
The complex water environment and tropical climate have resulted in the proliferation of marine species here, making it an absolute paradise for marine life.
No matter how dangerous the environment is, as long as there is a profit, some people will sharpen their heads and get into it.
After hundreds of years of continuous development, the West Sea of the Endless Sea has been almost completely developed by the North Sea Fleet of the Commons family and the Witch Conclave.
Thirty years ago, the Commons family had already formulated a great plan to develop the South China Sea of the Endless Sea, and then look forward to the East China Sea of the Endless Sea, and dominate the waters surrounding the Ashan Continent in a hundred years.
The main mission of the Third Fleet led by Captain Stubin is to explore the Endless Sea and South China Sea.
When the Commons family's third fleet appeared in the Donau River and joined forces with the Kingsley family, it was not an accident, but it was in line with the Commons family's future development plan.
It's just that the plan has been adjusted due to changes in the geographical environment of Ashan continent.
The appearance of the Commons Family's third fleet on the Donau River means that they have in their hands a safe passage through the endless South China Sea.
The last remaining sea area is the East Sea of the Endless Sea, the sea area most closely connected with the Evernight Military Territory. It surrounds the Kentana Icefield, the eastern range of the Andis Ring Mountains, and the outskirts of the Donau Plain.
During the ancient Andis Empire, this place may have been prosperous.
But as the Jakob River became clogged and the Donau River overflowed, the plains turned into swamps that were mostly uninhabitable.
The entire East China Sea is basically deserted, and there are basically no long-distance ships. Only small boats of the Crocodile tribe are here for fishing and hunting.
Let’s not talk about the Kentana Icefield, where the natural environment has become extremely extreme due to the influence of the mage towers.
Just talking about the waters around the Donau Plain, it is definitely a paradise that pirates dream of.
It is located in temperate and subtropical areas with a suitable climate. The Nu River, the predecessor of the Donau River, has been flooding for many years, forming multiple estuaries in the Donau Plain, bringing a large amount of organic matter from the Andis Crater and the Donau Plain into the sea.