Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

"But aren't you maids afraid to be here?"

"Afraid? Afraid of what?" The beastman maid was somewhat surprised. Was there anything here to be afraid of?

"Well, look, this place is full of men, and you maids are all..."

"Haha, it's not that exaggerated. We usually stay with the marshal and don't wander off, so there's nothing to worry about. Besides, our orc army has strict discipline, unlike your human army."

Blinking her eyes, Lin Xueyin was eager to know what the human army that the other party was talking about should look like.

"Pastor Lin, this is your room. These are the guards' rooms all around, so they can protect your safety while they rest."

Looking at his room, which looked rather shabby and resembled a refugee's shack, he wondered if this was a show of force from the orcs.

However, upon opening the door, Lin Xueyin realized that the other party did know a thing or two about hospitality; at least, the room wasn't empty.

The furnishings, though not luxurious, were very comfortable, which slightly calmed Lin Xueyin's dissatisfaction. But thinking about it, it made sense; as a beastman, she didn't know much about architecture. It was already quite an achievement that she could build these houses at all.

“Viscount Lin, this is Coras. I have something to report to you.”

"Oh, then come in." Kolas, the man who had been very unfriendly to him the whole way and claimed to be a waiter, what did he want to see him about this time?

As Korath pushed open the door and entered, Lin Xueyin leaned lazily against the stool. Having walked quite a distance, a delicate blush appeared on her lovely face.

"Viscount Lin, my father is..."

"Alright, if you're going to talk about who your father is, then stop here. I need to rest."

Upon hearing the other party speak, Lin Xueyin knew that this guy was definitely up to no good again. She coldly interrupted him, her face filled with indifferent mockery.

“Viscount Lin, you are rejecting the friendship of a nobleman. Given your current situation, I think you should listen to my advice.”

"Oh? I'd really like to know what kind of reasonable advice you can come up with."

His words were serious, but his actions conveyed a mocking tone, as if he didn't believe the suggestions the person could offer.

Koras could certainly see what Lin Xueyin meant by her action, but he didn't need to care about such things.

A pair of eyes filled with desire scanned back and forth across the girl's pretty face and slender figure, the intense flames in them burning with a desire to devour her completely right now.

"Marry me, and we will bring you back to the Empire and give you its protection."

"Huh? Are you out of your mind? Marry you? You're not good enough for me."

She wasn't even angry, because the person in front of her had no right to make her angry. The girl's pretty face was filled with indifference and aloofness, yet she made the other person feel the mockery emanating from her from the bottom of their heart.

"Lin Xueyin, you are insulting a nobleman. You are declaring war on the entire nobility."

Gritting his teeth and filled with hatred, Kolas wished he could grab the girl in front of him right now and beat her up to teach her the consequences of speaking to him like that. However, as a nobleman, he still had some basic judgment. At the very least, he understood that with his current abilities, he could not possibly pose any threat to this girl.

"Declaring war on the entire nobility? That's laughable. Ugh, don't you even look in the mirror and see what kind of person you are? You dare to claim you represent the entire nobility? You're like a pig with a green onion stuck in its nose, pretending to be an elephant."

Although he didn't know what she meant by "pig's nose with a green onion stuck in it," Kolas could tell it was an insult. His clenched hands and wide eyes fueled his burning anger.

"I hope you can be just as stubborn in the future."

"Yoooooo, that really scared me to death. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I've always known that I'm pretty soft-spoken. Of course, you won't have a chance."

"Hmph... Remember your words, I'll be waiting for you to regret this."

Korath flicked his sleeve and turned to leave, worried that if he continued like this, he might actually die of anger on the spot. However, even so, the anger in his heart was still hard to quell.

"That damned bastard woman dared to ignore our goodwill. In that case, we have no choice but to proceed according to the original plan."

In fact, this action was something he specifically proposed to his father. As long as he could get that woman to marry him, he would have a powerful backer, a beautiful new wife, and most importantly, a heavy blow to the royal family's power. No matter how you looked at it, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

But, but that woman actually dared to ignore me like that. It was an insult to me, and it made me lose face in front of her.

The tightly clenched hands betrayed the burning rage and fury burning within this person at that moment.

Of course, Lin Xueyin, who was completely unaware of this, also looked at the departing Koras with a mocking expression, muttering to herself, "A toad trying to eat swan meat, he really has no self-awareness whatsoever."

"Tch, the so-called 'a person should know his own limitations'—he's a decent human being, yet he really doesn't know his own worth."

He turned around and changed the medicine he had been hiding on his body again, in case anything unexpected happened today.

Knowing that the other party no longer had any goodwill towards her, she had to prepare for the worst. She wasn't stupid, so she wouldn't give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage.

Time flew by, and when the maid came in again to invite Lin Xueyin to dine together, it was already late at night. As night fell, in the middle of a large square inside the fortress, bonfires were lit, and various roasted animals were placed on them.

The rich aroma of meat filled everyone's nostrils, and some of the beastmen couldn't help but wipe the glistening moisture from their mouths with their hands.

Looking at the maids busy in the middle, Lin Xueyin felt sorry for them. There were so many fires, each with a wooden rack on top, and all the meat on them needed to be shaken. Even she herself would be exhausted after going around once.

But they remained unfazed as they moved through the crowd, applying spices to the roasted meat and cutting off pieces of cooked meat to serve to the hungry people sitting behind tables and chairs.

"Pastor Lin, this piece of meat is for you."

A piece of meat, from an unknown animal and part of the body, emitted an enticing aroma, like a hand constantly stimulating the girl's sensitive nasal cavity.

"What is this piece of meat???"

"Ah, this is the prey that our marshal hunted especially for you. It is the paw of the Frost Bear, which is unique to the Northern Plains. It is said that eating the paw of the Frost Bear can improve a person's physique and permanently increase their physical strength."

"Huh? Is it that exaggerated?" Lin Xueyin looked at the huge plate of roasted meat in front of her with some surprise. This thing actually had such effects.

He glanced at Blade Wickory, who was raising his glass to drink with his orcs, and then, as if sensing something, turned his gaze toward Lin Xueyin.

Noticing the other person's kind gaze, Wickory raised his glass and gestured to her with a toast.

With a smile on her face, Lin Xueyin did not disappoint the other party. She also raised her glass in response and then drank the juice in her glass in one gulp.

"This girl is quite good."

The girl's act of drinking the juice in her glass in one gulp drew praise from Viktor. Surrounded by enemies, she dared to eat and drink like this; even some beastmen would find it difficult to remain so calm.

"Marshal, you mean that human girl... young lady?"

Seeing that even their marshal was praising the human priest so highly, it would be going too far if they said anything negative. So, an orc general who had previously held a prejudice against him tried his best to keep a straight face.

"Yes, don't you think that a girl who can eat and drink so freely under these circumstances deserves our serious attention just for her courage alone?"

"However, we don't know how many such rising stars there are among the human race. If there are many, then a huge disaster will be facing our beast race."

Wickory understood that the gap between the orcs and humans was widening, which was why the orcs had become increasingly inclined to invade and occupy the human territory in recent years. However, due to the existence of Sunset Pass, his efforts had been fruitless.

Although they are also consuming a large amount of human resources, they are also suffering too many losses. Under these circumstances, the human race can afford to keep going, but we cannot.

This is also why the Orcs have gradually begun to shift their strategic objectives. However, this shift was abruptly cut off by the current chieftain, who disregarded the future of the entire Orc race for his so-called Great Orcism.

Of course, Lin Xueyin, who was sitting below, was unaware of these thoughts, and she had no time to ponder what the beastman marshal's state of mind was at that moment.

The girl, engrossed in her meal, had no time to think about such trivial matters. She had already devoured the Frost Bear paw on her plate, and then enjoyed various delicious roasted meats, which she ate with gusto, her mouth greasy and unable to stop.

Unsatisfied with eating with a knife and fork, Lin Xueyin, like the orcs, grabbed a large piece of roasted meat with both hands and tore it off in big bites, leaving the human elites watching in stunned silence and bewilderment.

Is this really the same polite Pastor Lin I know? How come he seems like a completely different person here, actually chatting with those beastmen?

He gulped down the juice in his glass... no, it should be the bowl, and then grabbed a delicious piece of grilled meat and tore into it.

For some reason, this way of eating made the human warriors feel that the priest was just an ordinary person, no different from themselves, which unconsciously brought Lin Xueyin and these guards closer together.

This was something the girl, who was indulging in food and drink here, hadn't anticipated.

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Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter Sixteen Assassination (Two chapters released together)

"Pastor Lin, welcome to our beastmen who have come despite the danger. I toast you with this drink."

Wicoli, holding his wine glass, slowly walked up to Lin Xueyin, who was stuffing a large piece of meat into her mouth with her hand. Although the two were of different races and their relationship was not harmonious, it did not hinder his appreciation for this girl.

"You're too kind. I don't think the orcs will let me encounter any danger here, will they?"

Holding up her glass of juice, Lin Xueyin gently made it ring out along with the glass held up by the other person.

"Haha, don't worry, in our Black Fox Pass, we will definitely not let anything happen to your life."

Understanding the other party's meaning, Wickory also played a trick here: "We just want to make sure your life isn't in danger, but anything else is another matter."

Of course, as someone who had seen it all, Lin Xueyin was well aware of the many heartwarming and delightful things that could happen between human priests and green-skinned orcs. She had plenty of those animated GIFs, not to mention all sorts of fan art, all of them the kind that were XXX. How could she possibly let a few words from these orcs lower her guard?

No, she should say that after the other person finished speaking, she already knew what the other person was thinking. How dare they extend that evil hand to her? It seems that they need to be broken.

Wickley, who believed that what he said was correct, did not take it to heart even though he noticed something in the eyes of the girl in front of him. After all, how could a naive girl understand the hidden meaning in his words?

"Pastor Lin, I'll go visit the others first. Please enjoy yourself here."

"Yes, I'll have a good time here. I think I'll create some wonderful memories here." This is true for us humans.

Smiling and squinting her eyes, Lin Xueyin saw the other person nod in the same way, but the two of them were thinking two completely different things.

One plot point involves trapping Lin Xueyin here, then being deleted, deleted, deleted again; the other plot point involves letting the Black Fox Pass know exactly what a foolish thing they've done.

As time went on, simply eating and drinking could no longer satisfy people's needs. Unlike humans, beastmen would have many dancers come out to dance and entertain everyone.

However, as a warrior race, the Orcs are actually quite lacking in song and dance. But they do have their own form of entertainment: war dance.

Soon, dozens of fully armed—well, actually just wearing leather armor slightly better than that of ordinary soldiers—emerged from the crowd. They were also shirtless, exposing their hard, muscular physiques. Below, they too wore grey shorts.

Holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, he arrived at the center illuminated by the campfire amidst a fierce yet rhythmic beat of war drums.

The drums thundered, their sound echoing for miles, stirring the blood of all who heard them. Numerous orc warriors raised their shields and wielded their swords, displaying the beauty of their power.

However, in Lin Xueyin's eyes, it was as if a group of little green men were sweating and doing various chopping motions, completely devoid of any artistic sense.

Well, Lin Xueyin secretly lowered her head and gave a wry smile at her own inability to see what was so good about the other person's dance moves.

It's just a dance. You orcs could have a live brawl right here, that would be much better than this. At least the humans can show some legs, waist, chest, etc. You guys, even if you show yourselves, it's not aesthetically pleasing at all.

Of course, she could only keep these inner complaints to herself; she wouldn't be foolish enough to say them aloud. Even after the other person had finished dancing, she still gave them a warm round of applause.

Then he nodded along with the people around him, indicating that he was very satisfied with the performance, and even briefly discussed with the people next to him what he appreciated so much.

In short, it's all about being as fake as possible, so that no one can tell that you don't actually understand the dance.

After the war dance, the banquet gradually fell silent. Everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, and Marshal Viktor of Black Fox Pass announced that the banquet was over for the day. Everyone then returned to their respective rooms.

Lin Xueyin, feeling quite full after eating, returned to her room under the guidance of her maid. Behind a screen, she changed into her pajamas and lay down on the bed. Already somewhat tired, and having just attended a long banquet, she soon began to breathe steadily.

Meanwhile, the moon outside was gradually being obscured by dark clouds. Two figures suddenly emerged from a hidden corner and slowly approached Lin Xueyin's bedside.

Looking at the girl sleeping peacefully on the bed, a flash of cold white appeared on the dark shadow, and a short sword with a chilling light appeared in his hand.

Little girl, don't blame us for being ruthless. You only have yourself to blame for choosing the wrong path. You actually chose to go against those unscrupulous nobles. Should we call you stupid or naive?

The sword pierced down heavily, but the alluring red did not appear as expected. Instead, a golden shield blocked the tip of the blade, rendering the attack futile.