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Chapter 2119 Quotes of Great Men
The first problem that Princess Helvie, a hyena orc, had to face soon arose, and it was quite deadly.

To be honest, the hyena orcs are in a similar situation to a seriously injured patient. To cure them, they need to spend a lot of time and energy, and they must be treated with meticulous care. Any accident could lead to the loss of all previous efforts and make things worse.

And this first problem goes straight to the heart of the matter.

[Bounty Mission: Harassment by the Hyena Orc Bandit Gang]

The cunning hyena orcs launched a raid on the Greathoof Clan's western warehouse, stealing a large quantity of meat. Please eliminate this hyena orc bandit group the next time a meat shipment arrives.

[Recommended for strangers level 75 and above]

The quest list hanging on the quest log made Hervie extremely embarrassed. She had just sincerely expressed to Lottie the hyena orc clan's desire for peace, and now the hyena orcs were harassing the Gianthoof Clan.

This situation was almost as if her open declaration of a desire for peace was a cover, a way to lull the Gianthoof Clan into a false sense of security and allow her to launch a perfect attack.
She stole glances at Blaze, whose expression was strange, and secretly prayed that Blaze would only take back his promise to hire the hyena orcs and not put them on the blacklist.

"Why would the Gianthoof Clan have meat goods? If I remember correctly, most of the Gianthoof Clan's members are herbivorous orcs, right?" Blaze's focus wasn't on the hyena orc attack, but rather on the meat warehouse.

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'Throwing meat buns to a dog is like throwing them away—they're gone forever.' Do you really want carnivorous orcs to guard these meat goods?"

"However, the hyena-orc attack on the meat warehouse is indeed a serious matter. It's precisely because herbivorous orcs can guard the meat goods that the carnivorous tribe entrusted us with this task..."

Lottie glanced back at Hervy and, seeing Hervy's anxious expression, knew what was wrong.

Clearly, Blazer is the kind of person who, once he decides to believe, will not doubt. Since he has decided to believe that the hyena orcs intend to atone for their sins and gain true freedom, he will not misunderstand or doubt any unexpected situation.

However, this level of trust and generosity is extremely frightening for the vast majority of people, especially for Helvie, who is under tremendous pressure and suppressing her inferiority and fear. Instead of feeling at ease, it is quite frightening, just like Blaise is a person who does not express his emotions.

If she could, Hervy would definitely prefer to be questioned and doubted, so that she could gain some reassurance through explanations.

“Can you explain this situation?” Lottie said, giving Hervy a chance to explain.

"What's there to explain?"

Before Helvie could speak, Blazer waved his hand.

"It's simply that some hyena orcs are willing to take this path of atonement, embracing peace and freedom, while others choose an easier path."

"Continuing to be bandits, continuing to act as savage orcs, and with the Kovor family no longer pressing down on them, their ambitions naturally burn like wildfire."

"Simply put, some bad people want to be good people, while some bad people go on to become even worse."

"...Well, that's about it. The reasons are complicated and involve internal issues of our hyena family. I haven't figured out how to explain it yet."

Helvie said in a low voice, she had thought it would be a rather complicated problem, but Blazer had simplified it.

“Ah, so that’s what you’re worried about.” Blazer shrugged helplessly; his nonchalant attitude had probably made Helvie uneasy. He explained.

"This situation doesn't only happen with hyena orcs. Two or three years ago, all orcs were savage orcs, hostile monsters to humans. Hyena orcs were just a little bit later in becoming neutral."

"However, this is indeed a problem. You'd better make a record of the differences to avoid accidental harm in the future."

“Yes, yes, yes.” Hervie nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice. “But we haven’t thought about how to differentiate ourselves yet, because none of us thought we would be accepted, so…”

Hervie's thinking was understandable; hyena orcs were classic bandit monsters in human regions. They weren't exactly infamous, since there were quite a few monsters that robbed humans of their goods, but in orc regions, hyena orcs were the only bandits specifically despised.

There are now two groups of hyena-like beastmen who look almost identical: one group claims to want to be good people, while the other group is more aggressive than ever before, engaging in banditry.

Given the orcs' simple and brutal way of thinking, they would almost certainly choose to fight both sides at once, since they just need to eliminate both of them.

"It seems your situation has become extremely urgent. The most important thing now is to draw a clear line so that people can tell at a glance that you're not just friends."

Blazer stroked his chin, carefully examining Helvie. He was a well-traveled man, and having interacted with many strangers, he was prone to having some crooked ideas.

"It's incredibly difficult to explain yourself as a good person when there's another group undermining you. It's easy to feel discouraged and frustrated when you encounter such a huge difficulty right at the beginning."

"I... I can manage," Hervy quickly assured him. "No matter what happens, I can handle it. I'm not afraid of death!"

Blazer waved his hand, signaling Helvie to calm down.

“I believe you can do it, but changing the image of hyenas in everyone’s eyes is a matter for the entire hyena family. It’s a responsibility that the whole family has to bear together, not just a matter of whether you, as the leader, can hold on.”

"You can grit your teeth and persevere, but others who are just following you are likely to give up in the process and choose an easier path, which is to become [the cunning, despicable, and vile robber in everyone's eyes]."

"Then, what should we do?" Herwi was extremely worried. Her brain, which she didn't use often, was almost fried, and her forehead was practically steaming.

She looked at Lottie for help, but Lottie looked away and looked up at the sky.

"This seems to involve something called politics, um, it's too difficult, I don't understand it."

"Politics? Oh~ If this is politics, then I have some thoughts." Blazer stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully.

"Politics may sound and look like a rather complicated matter, but the stranger summarized it with a quote from a great man."

"Make your own people as numerous as possible and your enemies as few as possible; unite your friends and isolate your enemies."

(End of this chapter)