The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 705 The Attack of the Pig Riders!
At this moment, Goblin Chief Alistar was leading his people in a frenzied pursuit of the panicked orcs. This orc tribe was likely a nomadic tribe that migrated according to the availability of food. For some reason, they had crossed the swift river, and even how they got there was a mystery...

"Kill them! Slaughter these bastards!" Alistar killed an orc with a single spear thrust using a spear provided by the Kingdom of Lagrange.

"Roar!" Some of the orcs, unwilling to be humiliated, turned around and retaliated, swinging their wooden or bone clubs and striking fiercely.

However, they clearly forgot one thing: although these goblins appeared thin and short, they were all natural-born professionals! Their battle aura perfectly compensated for their physical deficiencies, so when these short knights pointed their lances at them, their fate was already sealed!
You must understand that the skill pool of these barbaric goblins is no longer the empty pool of goblin knights who only had the basics of human-riding integration! In just a few months, they have learned the powerful nine knight skills! They have also learned Charge! Although they haven't learned Active Attack, it's enough for the barbaric goblin knights! They have always relied on overwhelming numbers to fight, and learning Glory would already be enough to make those elite orcs go bald, let alone these wandering wasteland orcs?

"Pfft!" Alistar pulled his spear from an orc corpse with a satisfied look and whistled. Immediately, the goblin knights scattered around him swarmed around him.

"Chief! They've all been slaughtered! The brothers even finished them off, not even sparing the little brats!" Several flag bearers chimed in, chattering amongst themselves.

"You bastards! You spendthrifts! I'll beat you to death!" Alistar suddenly flew into a rage.

"Who will work for us after you kill all those orc bastards?" Alistar said, exasperated. The Kingdom of Lagrang discouraged slavery; in fact, there were practically no slaves in the entire kingdom. They had nowhere to find slaves, and all they did all day was chop off orc heads. They even hired the few goblins they encountered. This was unbearable for the barbaric goblins who relied on slaves for labor.

Such a vast land, wouldn't it be a waste if no one cultivated it? These orc cubs could be trained in two years and used as livestock—cost-effective, affordable, and much better value than those "black uncle farm tools"! But then they all killed the cubs… This caused Alistar to have a stroke. Have you forgotten the fine traditions of goblin mercenaries? Didn't we make our fortune through raiding and plundering during wartime? Now you're just burning and killing without looting?
"Order each squad... Fangqi! Have them capture orc cubs! Don't injure them! We need to nurse the injured ones. Kill all the others except the healthy ones!" Alistar waved his hand. He was still a little unaccustomed to the name Fangqi, but it was a new name General Renault had given them, so Alistar gladly accepted it. After all, King Roland and General Renault were good people who wouldn't lie to them!
So, to Roland's utter surprise, his first Standard Knights order turned out to be a goblin pig rider legion (sarcasm intended!)... After taking on the task of training the goblin knights, Reno began to gather and count the number of these savage goblin knights. When he discovered that he was only about twenty short of forming a Standard Knights order, Reno was completely shocked! (A Standard Knights order has a basic strength of 1000 men, with at least ten square-banner knights and one hundred corner-banner knights!) He knew there were quite a few goblin knights, but when the count actually came to nearly a thousand, he was still momentarily stunned. After all, anyone taking over a thousand-man knight order would be completely bewildered!

So, Alistar, who had learned some tactics from Reno for a few days, chose to split his forces and pursue the orcs who had sneaked in! Anyway, they had learned Glory, and there really wasn't anything on this land that could quickly defeat a flag goblin knight order. With the Glory skill as a backup, even if they couldn't beat them, they could quickly escape with their boars. After all, escaping... cough cough! Goblins are quite good at it.

These orcs were scattered by the current while crossing the river, so they were quite dispersed. To be precise, the tribe had been completely broken up during the crossing. Some of the faster ones had just reached the vicinity of the savage goblin's encampment. Originally, the goblins didn't have any particular thoughts about these orcs. They figured if they didn't bother them or steal their prey, they would let them be. Anyway, without their leader Roland's orders, these goblins wouldn't easily start a war. According to Alistar, mercenaries are all about professionalism, and mercenaries who don't cause trouble for their employers are the ones who are trustworthy! For the sake of his reputation, Alistar decided to turn a blind eye to these orcs.

However, Alistar overestimated his goodwill and underestimated the madness of the starving orcs... Upon discovering the goblin tribe, these orcs immediately rushed over to try and steal their food, and some even tried to pick up the boars and devour them raw... Naturally, they ended up being devoured by the boars! Enraged by the ungrateful orcs, Alistar and his goblin knights displayed their strength and resilience as top mercenaries! With the mindset of "if you're going to do something, do it thoroughly," Alistar rallied his followers and directly hunted down the orcs, killing most of the able-bodied orcs and capturing some.

After questioning Alistar, he learned that an orc tribe had unexpectedly migrated there. Even the slowest-witted goblins realized that this was definitely a threat to the Lagrange Kingdom that had hired them. Looking at the chainmail they were wearing, all the goblins lowered their heads. They felt they had to be worthy of the price paid by King Roland and the equipment they had provided. So Alistar didn't even have time to say hello to Lulong Fortress before leading his entire tribe out to find trouble with this orc tribe!

As a result, the elven rangers who were scouting around the kingdom were the first to discover the anomaly and report it to Vervesa. This was originally a surveillance force that Roland had deployed because he was worried that the orc werewolf riders from Dolgodor would sneak up on them. However, they didn't see the orc werewolf riders from Dolgodor, but instead saw goblin boar riders running around like mad wolves and boars...

That explains why Verwyane rushed in after hearing the news.

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"Huh? Really? Those goblins are all well-behaved!" Roland scratched his head, thinking it didn't make sense. The barbarian goblins were the kind of people who would take down Sauron if they were paid enough, and wouldn't care if the enemy came after them if they weren't paid. How could they start a war so easily?
"Yunfeng, ask Lulong what's going on?" Roland waved to Yunfeng, indicating that he should use magic to send a message.

Yun Feng returned shortly after, and her first words nearly killed Roland: "General Renault said that all those goblin knights are gone, um... an entire Standard Knights order of goblin knights..."

"Huh?" Roland's eyes widened. What? I've treated people well, haven't I? Why do you dislike me so much? And even if you dislike me, you can't just run off with the money! I've seen plenty of gold diggers in my past life, but this is the first time I've seen a "gold digger" like this!

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