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Chapter 1801 People here just want peace (as expected, less food is not tasty)

"call……………"

Old Jimmy looked up, looked at the farmland in front of him, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was already evening, and the light of the setting sun shone on the farmland, reflecting a golden glow.

It looks like this year will be another good harvest.

Nodding with satisfaction, Old Jimmy left the farmland. They had lived here for generations, even before the orcs defeated the humans. Unlike people in other places, the people here did not feel disgusted with the orcs' rule. You know, before this, when this place belonged to the human kingdom, the lords here had been exploiting them. Old Jimmy still remembered that he was still a child at that time, living a life of hunger every day.

However, the hateful lord ate delicious food every day, enjoyed beautiful women and fine wine in the castle, and took any woman he liked to the castle to play with. Most of those women did not come back alive.

The days at that time were like a nightmare to Old Jimmy. That was why everyone felt relieved when the orcs broke through the city and killed the lord. Although there were many terrible legends about the orcs, they were not as terrible as their own lord.

After that, orcs replaced humans and ruled the territory, and Old Jimmy felt that his life was getting better.

The orc lords here advocated the coexistence of humans and orcs. Although they occupied this place, the orcs did not use violence against humans. On the contrary, they helped them rebuild the houses that were destroyed in the battle, and said that as long as they were willing to obey, they would not harm them.

These orc soldiers look more respectable than the lords' private soldiers in the past.

Old Jimmy enjoyed this kind of life. Although people were not allowed to leave and would be executed if caught, everyone felt that no one would be stupid enough to leave. After all, there was no place more suitable for them to live than this territory. Even some people from other territories had fled here.

From their mouths, Old Jimmy also learned that the people in those places lived a terrible life, being abused as slaves, and being killed or eaten at will was also commonplace. However, he did not think that this had anything to do with the orcs, because the previous lords, apart from not eating people, did much more excessive things than those orcs.

Therefore, no matter what those who fled here said, Old Jimmy just thought that they were unlucky and did not encounter an orc lord like the one here.

Just like the human kingdom before, there were good lords and bad lords, nothing strange. I was unlucky before, now it's their bad luck, it's that simple.

After finishing a day's work, Old Jimmy came to the pub, ordered a glass of beer and drank it happily while listening to the conversations next to him. Everyone here is a local and is more familiar with each other. If there is any news, it will spread quickly.

However, the atmosphere here today is a bit heavy, and it is not good news.

"Recently, the Lord's guards took over our duties and began to block the entire outer city."

"Hey? Why?"

"I heard that there was a war in the neighboring territory, humans and orcs were fighting."

"What does this have to do with us?"

"The Lord is probably afraid that we will assist those humans. After all, we are responsible for guarding the city gates. Therefore, if an enemy launches an attack, we can just open the city gates and let them in."

A guard spoke while drinking alone, and the guest next to him frowned when he heard his answer.

"How is it possible? We all like our current life very much. It is impossible for us to do such a thing. Even if they are human, what help can they provide to us? Who can guarantee that those humans will not be as cruel as the previous lord?"

"We definitely won't, but I can't say for sure about those outsiders."

The guard lowered his voice.

"In fact, I have heard a long time ago that many refugees from other places are secretly wary of the Lord. They say that orcs will never coexist peacefully with humans, and that orcs are so nice to humans, they must be planning some conspiracy or something like that..."

"Huh, that's stupid."

The guests in the tavern also snorted coldly.

"I think we shouldn't let these refugees in at all. After they came here, they made everything a mess. Didn't someone try to attack the lord's private soldiers before? I really can't understand why the lord doesn't just block all those people out!"

This is also the difference between the locals and outsiders. The locals who have lived here for generations mostly don't think there is anything wrong with letting orcs rule humans. But those outsiders are different. They not only hate orcs, but even want to completely eliminate them. After these outsiders came here, the originally peaceful life also had problems. Some even tried to attack the lord's guards, thus provoking a full-scale war between humans and orcs.

Of course, this evil plot was quickly stopped, and the Lord was farsighted and was not angered by them. But this also made these locals hate outsiders even more. In their opinion, being able to live a peaceful life here is enough. However, you guys from outside are completely indiscriminate and even intend to kill the Lord. You are simply a bunch of psychopaths!

They will never get involved with these mentally ill fools!

Fortunately, the lord also knew this, so the soldiers in the human army in this territory were basically composed of local children who grew up here. As for those outsiders, they could only do some rough work, unless they could prove their loyalty to the lord or were willing to contribute to the city, otherwise they could only do hard labor.

But for most refugees, this is good enough.

But there are always some people...

“I hope those guys don’t come here.”

Another guest said with emotion.

"We have such a good life here, and we don't want these guys to mess it up again. We just want to live in peace. Isn't it the same who rules us?"

"Yeah, yeah, I really don't understand what those people want to do. We don't need them to save us." "And what if they go too far and make the lord suspicious of us?"

"That's right, not all humans will fight against orcs..."

At this point, everyone nodded. They actually didn't like the attackers, because as orc territories were attacked one after another, the orcs were keeping a closer watch on humans. They also found that the orc soldiers who used to talk to them in a friendly manner were now becoming more and more serious when facing them, which made the locals very uneasy and worried.

They also wanted to show their loyalty to the lord, but unfortunately, they didn't know how to do it yet. Although some people suggested forming a patrol team on their own, it was rejected by everyone. After all, this would probably only make the situation worse.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!!"

Suddenly, a rapid bell rang. Hearing this sound, everyone in the tavern was stunned, and the soldier jumped up!

"There is an enemy attack!!"

When the soldiers hurried to the city wall, they clearly saw thousands of soldiers dressed in black standing in the distance, staring at this side. The orc army was also on full alert at this moment, and the captain of the army stared at the opposite side with wide eyes.

"Black clothes, steel armor—yes, it's them, report to the lord immediately!"

"Yes!"

Soon, another beastman took the order and left, and the captain looked at the human soldier next to him.

"You, leave here and guard the refugee area. The battle is about to begin and it is likely to cause chaos in the city!"

“We want to stay here too!”

After hearing the orc captain's order, the human soldiers soon mustered up the courage to speak.

"We want to protect our hometown just like you do. We will never betray you!"

"you……………"

Hearing the human soldiers' words, the orc captain frowned, then nodded.

"Okay, half of you stay here, and the others go to the refugee area to guard against any chaos!"

"Yes!"

Soon, some of the human soldiers left, while others stayed, holding bows and arrows, staring at the enemy in the distance. They gritted their teeth, and their eyes were filled with anger. This is their homeland, where they live a peaceful life, and they will never allow anyone to trample on their homeland!

Although the people around them are not their compatriots but orcs, they are comrades at this moment because they are all fighting for the same goal!

At this moment, the human army in front began to advance slowly. At the same time, the guards saw several tall figures covered in steel appearing behind them. They raised their weapons and aimed at the city wall.

"Get down!!"

"boom!!"

The stone walls suddenly exploded, as if they were hit by a cannonball. Both the orcs and humans hid behind the walls at this moment. They couldn't even fight back, and could only hear the roar of artillery fire and the sound of the walls being blown up.

"Fight back, fight back, don't let them get close to the city gate!!"

The orc captain shouted, raised his longbow, and shot forward. The other soldiers also picked up their weapons to fight back. The invaders on the opposite side also raised their guns. Lasers and arrows flew across the sky, and a melee began.

The human guard fired desperately while dodging the red beam shot from the opposite side. He just saw the orc next to him being hit by that beam and being burned to charcoal. He was not willing to use his own body to block one and see how powerful this thing was.

"boom!!"

Another explosion was heard, and a gap was blown in the city wall again. At this moment, the orc captain was seriously injured, but he was still shouting loudly.

"Everyone, hold on, the lord's army will be here soon! Guard the city gate!"

"……………Um?"

At this moment, the human guard suddenly found a familiar figure quickly passing through the chaotic battlefield and coming to the passage next to it. Then, taking advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention, he reached out and grabbed the handle.

"Wait, stop, what are you doing!?"

Seeing this scene, the human guards were shocked and screamed and shouted in haste, but it was too late.

"boom!"

As the figure pulled down the handle, the door that was originally tightly closed suddenly fell down and opened completely!

(End of this chapter)