Master Changsheng

Chapter 71 070: Independence

Despite the fact that the 28th Prince of the Orcs was only at the second tier, tenth level, General Dao, a fifth-tier warrior, felt an invisible pressure emanating from him at this moment…

Faced with the twenty-eighth prince's questioning, he paused for a few seconds, then nodded: "I understand..."

After he spoke, the 28th Prince finally smiled and sat down again.

"Lord of Chaos City, have you two found the inner city where that wretched woman is?"

Before General Dao could speak, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out in the hall: "Soon, in about a month, we will find it."

The Twenty-Eighth Prince nodded: "Alright! Then let's launch an attack on Chaos City in a month or so! Besiege the inner city where that wretched woman is!"

"I want to see if she dares to take that step under these circumstances! And how she will take that step!"

Perhaps feeling that he had displayed too much domineering power today, the Twenty-Eighth Prince suddenly changed his tone, turned to look at General Dao, and said softly, "During this time, I will still have to trouble General Dao and General Li."

General Dao nodded, and then his figure disappeared, vanishing into the main hall.

After General Dao disappeared, a fourth-tier orc walked out of the main hall and knelt before the twenty-eighth prince:

"Your Highness, three days ago, hundreds of thousands of civilians disappeared in the territory under our control within the Duchy of Buklin."

Upon hearing this news, the Twenty-Eighth Prince frowned and couldn't help but curse, "Old man, is he preparing for a blood sacrifice to advance his own career?"

"Damn it! Couldn't we have gone somewhere else?!"

"If you attract the attention of those associations, I'll see how you die!"

After cursing a few times, the 28th Prince was still furious, but he had no solution to the matter.

The disappearance of civilians is 100% the work of the town of the dead.

Within the Duchy of Bucklin, the disappearance of civilians coincided precisely with the disappearance of the town of the Dead…

Unfortunately, the Town of the Dead isn't like Chaos City, which is fixed in one location. He could only helplessly curse the Town of the Dead...

but…

The Twenty-Eighth Prince believed that the town of the dead would definitely reappear; it was his intuition!

"Give the order to that eldest prince, whose head is only occupied by women, to keep a close watch on his territory. If any more civilians disappear, I'll rip his head off!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

With a wave of his hand, the Twenty-Eighth Prince drove away the fourth-tier orc who had brought bad news.

Then he stood up and said to the people around him, "Let's go and complete today's training. Also, call those dirty fourth-tier orcs as soon as possible and form a team specifically to protect me."

"I am an orc destined to be the King of the Orcs! My safety is far more important than those filthy ants!"

A fourth-tier orc beside the twenty-eighth prince was already used to the prince's displays of ambition.

He nodded and chuckled in response, "Don't worry, Your Highness. If that commander-in-chief is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, I'll twist his head off."

"You understand me best."

...

Two months later.

The oasis closest to Chaos City.

An Kai slowly opened his eyes as he approached the lake.

[Attribute Points +1]

Ankai put away the Meditation Staff and stood up.

He dispelled the hundreds of layers of freezing magic surrounding his body.

This is his 10th day here.

He spent nearly two months destroying 32 orc settlements that he had scouted.

He has the lives of more than 5000 orcs on his hands.

He achieved the thousand-man kill long before that damned orc prince, the 28th prince.

He arrived at this oasis 10 days ago.

Waiting for the orcs' reaction.

Through observation of side quests, he learned that ten days ago, the orcs finally learned that their people had been massacred in the desert.

Five investigation teams, each led by a fourth-tier powerhouse, were dispatched.

Originally, I planned to take this opportunity to assassinate the 28th Prince of the Orcs, but through the side quest, I discovered that after sending out 5 Tier 4 warriors, he actually had more than 20 Tier 4 warriors by his side?!

This forced Ankai to abandon his plan to assassinate the 28th prince.

However, the final result should be within An Kai's expectations, so if the 28th prince cannot be killed, he will not force the issue.

A war between Chaos City and the orcs is inevitable.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain.

Previously, the town of the dead served as a check on the other side, and the three forces were wary of each other. Now, the town of the dead has disappeared.

The orcs and Chaos City, these two old enemies, are bound to settle scores.

This is also the conclusion that An Kai reached based on the reactions of various parties in the recent side stories, as well as his own speculation.

He estimated that his actions would ultimately be blamed on the Chaos City by the orcs.

Even if his goal was to frame the town of the dead, it wouldn't happen.

The town of the dead, led by that old fellow Donglin, has long since disappeared, so there's no way to frame them.

Putting himself in the shoes of the desert orcs, Ankai saw himself as their commander-in-chief.

He would also choose to wage war against Chaos City. The orcs in the desert are dying one after another, and an explanation is needed.

Even if the final news comes that the town of the dead took action, that won't work.

Because it will take an unknown amount of time to avenge the town of the dead, and we are still in a passive position, who knows when the town of the dead will appear.

At that time, the morale of the orc army had already been shaken by the fact that their people had been killed but they were unable to retaliate.

Therefore, Ankai believes that the orc commander-in-chief will definitely choose to vent his anger on Chaos City at this time.

Coincidentally, the orcs settled in the desert, ostensibly for the sake of the fifth princess, Sally Bukrin, but they certainly had other motives behind the scenes.

Princess Sally Buklin, the fifth princess, had long since died, yet the orc army not only did not retreat, but continued to reinforce itself.

If there were no other motive, even a fool wouldn't believe it.

In this desert, no matter what the orcs think, Chaos City is an obstacle they cannot get around!

This is also why Ankai decisively took action against the orcs after emerging from seclusion. It was originally a plan, and now it seems to be quite feasible.

The backup plan can be abandoned...

As for finding the real culprit…

Where can we find it in this vast desert?

Even if we find Ankai himself, who would believe that a first-level mage could kill so many orcs?

Moreover, a level 1 mage is hardly enough to quell the orcs' fury...

Surrounded by the oasis, Ankai was not only calm but also somewhat looking forward to the upcoming battle between the orcs and Chaos City.

The orc powerhouses' previous entry into Chaos City was a test; this time, it might be a real fight!

It's a bit of a pity that that old guy from Donglin escaped unscathed; there's nothing we can do about it...

That old thing ran incredibly fast. Even if Ankai disguised himself as a creature from the town of the dead, the orcs wouldn't believe him.

He casually added the attribute points he had just gained to his stamina.

[Stamina: 263]

This is also the 9th attribute point that Ankai gained through meditation in this oasis.

Currently, his strength is still 262, but his intelligence, endurance, and physical strength have all reached 263 points.

Just then, a side quest was triggered.

[27: Desert orcs have surrounded the inner city of Chaos City, declaring that they demand Chaos City hand over those who killed them; if they refuse, they will fight!]

[28: The Lord of Chaos City confronted the orc army head-on, saying, "We don't have any people, and even if we did, we wouldn't hand them over. If you want war, then let's fight!"]

[29: Due to preparations for war in Chaos City, and to prevent a surprise attack by the orc army, the outer city of Chaos City will soon be cut off from its communication with the outer city. In ten days, the outer city of Chaos City will be independent!]

...

Upon seeing this, An Kai's eyes lit up!

This is the result he wanted.

He can perform better when the outer city is cut off from his connections.

The confrontation between the orcs and Chaos City was the perfect opportunity for him to take control of the four major gangs. He could easily suppress a mere second-tier gang leader!

After all, he had killed several third-tier orcs in the past two months!

It's a bit of a shame, though; I'm afraid the bounty post will be deserted in ten days…

...

Ten days later.

An Kai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw in the side quest that the outer and inner cities of Chaos City had severed their connection.

[Attribute Points +1]

Add the 10th attribute point gained over the past ten days to your [Intelligence] attribute.

【Intelligence: 266】

At this point, [Intelligence] has taken the lead, reaching 266 points, while the other three attributes are still at 265 points.

He dispelled the more than one hundred layers of ice magic surrounding his body.

Ankai used summoning to summon a new [Guardian Treant].

Standing in the treetop canopy, I gave a soft shout: "Let's go!"

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(End of this chapter)