The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon.

Plane of Karen
Rose Kingdom
Now in the golden autumn of October, the air has gradually become cooler.

But the streets of the Rose King Capital, Ovia, are still as bustling as in midsummer.

Merchants and adventurers from various countries flocked to Karen's most prosperous and advanced city.

While they felt the power of the Rose Kingdom, they were actually avoiding the unrest and war that were everywhere.

Yes, war!
The situation in Karen Continent today is no longer what it was before.

Let’s not talk about the Frost Kingdom, which is located in the northwest corner of the continent and has the weakest strength, the smallest land area, and the worst living environment.

The Orc Kingdom, one of the three major kingdoms, is in the midst of civil strife.

Ever since the orc royal family was attacked by berserk last year, the entire royal family has been plunged into an unprecedented turmoil.

There are both good and bad things about mania.

The good thing is that many royal members of the Orc Kingdom successfully reverted to their ancestral form under the influence of berserk, and a large number of Lionheart royal members thus gained legendary strength and physique.

The downside is that while madness brings the power of the ancestors, it also takes away the prudence and rationality of the Lionheart royal family.

This weakness was completely exposed when a large number of atavistic royal family members gathered at the Capaci Line to attack the city but failed, and were instead strangled in one battle by several legion commanders gathered by the Rose Kingdom.

The death of a large number of orc royal family members directly led to a power vacuum within the orc kingdom.

Countless princes, ministers, and royal families took the opportunity to rise up and declare themselves as the new leaders, and the entire country fell into endless infighting.

The battle for the successor to the Orc King also successfully plunged the entire Orc Kingdom into a state of leaderlessness and disunity.

Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Countless ambitious people have raised their flags and vowed to become kings of the land.

They issued their own policies and currencies, causing economic and political chaos throughout the Orc Kingdom.

On the streets of the Rose Kingdom
A halfling merchant dressed in gorgeous clothes was complaining to his companions about his experience after returning from the orc kingdom:
“The prices there are ridiculous beyond description.”

The halfling merchant waved the gem necklace in his hand and shouted angrily: "A simple piece of white bread is sold for 50 copper coins! This is crazy!"

His companion, a short businessman in a black top hat, sighed and said in agreement:
"Even if we are like this, how are the ordinary orcs supposed to survive? They can't even earn enough money to fill their stomachs, let alone feed their families."

After hearing what his companion said, the halfling merchant became even more furious. He fiercely kicked a small stone on the roadside and continued his complaint:
"What the hell, we went there to do business, but not only did our goods get robbed, we almost lost our lives to those hungry orcs!"

"Luckily, the Hearthstone Tavern in the Orc Kingdom provided protection to our Rose merchants, otherwise, you probably wouldn't be able to see me!"

The halfling merchant became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. His anger gradually washed away the little sympathy he had left in his heart, and turned into disgust and hatred for the orcs:
"Serves them right! These green monsters deserve to starve to death, bah!"

He spat fiercely, with a gleam of unwillingness in his eyes:
"If you ask me, the king is too merciful. If he had been tougher and asked several legion commanders to go out together, those green-skinned barbarians would have been..."

Hearing this, the short merchant was immediately horrified, and hurriedly covered the halfling merchant's mouth, lowering his voice and speaking hastily:
"Shush! Are you going to die? Don't you know that the capital is not peaceful now?"

The halfling merchant muttered disapprovingly:
"Tsk, I was just saying it casually."

"If you ask me, I think our new princess might follow the example of the orc queen..."

These words made the short merchant very angry. He quickly pushed the halfling merchant away:
"Get away from me, I don't know you."

"Hey, why are you leaving just like that?"

The merchants' conversation gradually deviated from the original topic as the dispute progressed, but their previous words had already echoed over the street and were clearly heard by the people around them.

Especially those orcs hiding in the corners with their fists clenched, after hearing these words, the anger in their hearts was beyond words.

However, they chose to remain silent and did not refute the halfling merchant's angry words.

The orcs who escaped the war and came to Ovia with great difficulty to seek refuge knew this clearly in their hearts.

Their kingdom has long been torn apart, and their former glory and power have vanished.

In a foreign country, they were able to enter the Rose Kingdom as enemies and have a meal because of the benevolent Princess Vivian's plea to His Majesty the King. How could they dare to ask for more?
The orcs nowadays are truly lost dogs.

If it weren’t for the kind Princess Vivian.

Without her efforts to maintain the fragile peace and stability between humans and orcs, these suffering orcs would not have a chance to survive in the Rose Kingdom.

These displaced orcs either died quietly on the road of fleeing famine or fell at the hands of human soldiers stationed at the border. They had no chance to stand here and hear the prejudice and accusations inadvertently revealed by the halfling merchants. So, in the long shadows on the street, these orcs silently lowered their heads and continued their hard and silent lives.

Alive
As long as you're alive, that's fine.

As for the future, the beastmen can't think too much, so let the future self think about it.
the other side

The Orc Kingdom thousands of miles away

In this chaotic context of war, countless unscrupulous businessmen took advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune.

They took advantage of the chaos of various currencies and the fact that the credibility of the national currency had dropped to the freezing point, and actually sold a piece of white bread that usually sold for 2 copper coins for a sky-high price of 50 copper coins!

This horrific price means that 99.9999% of the people in the entire Orc Kingdom, even if they risked their lives to work day and night, the wages they received would not be enough to feed themselves, let alone support their children and wives at home!

Many of the orc soldiers in the rebel forces were forced to do so.

In the Orc Kingdom, prices have now reached a point where if you don't rebel, you will either starve to death.

Joining various rebel forces has become a helpless choice for many orcs.

Just for a bite of food to survive, a large number of originally neutral orcs were forced to choose to join the former orc royal family - now the rebel forces, and became the fangs of the rebels.

The spreading flames of war were no longer confined to one place, but spread across the entire eastern prairie like a prairie fire.

Civil war, rebellion and economic collapse plunged it into endless chaos.

The Orc Kingdom, which has ruled this area for nearly a thousand years, is on the brink of extinction.

Fortunately, at this critical moment

A legendary dragon-blooded kobold named Hogg stepped forward!
His figure was like a legendary hero. With a body as tall as eight meters, Hogg led the entire Rock Clan like a giant. He swept through the rebellious orc tribes with powerful magic and unparalleled martial arts, and pacified the chaotic situation in a lightning speed.

Many orc royal families, including bears, tigers, wolves, and pigs, were defeated by him one after another, and they were all convinced.

at the same time
With Hogg's full support, one of the few remaining orc royal families who had been "enduring" for a long time - the eldest princess of the royal family with the blood of the Golden Family: Catherine Lionheart finally had her moment.

With Hogg's help, she successfully defeated a group of rebels and ascended the Lionheart Throne.

Ekaterina Lionheart also became the first female king of the Orc Kingdom and the entire Karen plane in history.

However, Catherine's accession to the throne was not smooth sailing.

Once the news came out, it caused an uproar among the conservatives in the orc society.

Many old orc elders who had not participated in the rebellion stood up to oppose it, questioning whether a woman was qualified to hold such supreme power and opposing the new queen's ascension to the throne.

In the words of these old guys: "If Catherine is to ascend the throne, it is better to kill them."

Unfortunately, these old orcs who were once powerful still don't understand one thing:

Times have changed!
The orc sage General Scarlet Storm Hogg fulfilled their last wishes.

Under the powerful suppression of force, all voices of opposition were crushed, and the flesh and bones of the conservatives were used to lay out the scarlet carpet leading to the throne.

As a result, Catherine the Lionheart successfully became the first female king of the Orc Kingdom and also the first female king of the Karen plane!
This new order forged by blood and fire heralds the arrival of a new era.

She also announced that a formal coronation ceremony would be held in the center of the orc capital Kukunul - the temple of the orc god Gruumsh - one month later.

This is also the final countdown for all rebels.

Once the queen successfully ascends the throne, the trend will no longer be reversible.

Those who are disobedient and Queen Catherine's half-brothers will completely lose the qualifications to compete for the throne and become homeless dogs.

There is no doubt that the current Orc Kingdom and the areas it rules are absolutely dangerous places.

The new Queen Catherine only temporarily suppressed and ruled the royal capital, Kukunur, and the area within 300 kilometers around it.

Further away, on the vast grasslands, there gathered countless remnants of the rebels who had not yet been conquered.

These lurking beasts are waiting in the wings, waiting for the new queen to show weakness.

Once the time is right, they will pounce on this former Lionhearted Princess like a ferocious beast and pull her off the throne completely! (End of this chapter)