"Hometown …"
When Sauron heard this word, his pupils instantly dilated. In fact, he had already guessed this, but when he heard the other party being so frank, he still clenched his fists.
After a long time, he asked, "Could it be that more orcs will appear?"
"Yes — you will control tens of thousands of your kind. They are stronger and invincible. With their help, overthrowing the rule of those foolish humans will be a piece of cake …"
The old Beastman who spoke had a face full of wrinkles. In front of Sauron, he was a head shorter, and his hair was grey. His voice was not impassioned, but it was full of temptation. Even if Sauron had a firm will, he still could not suppress his desire to conquer.
Of course, he knew that the shortcoming of the Beastmen was their population. If there were more than 100,000 Beastmen, he wouldn't even need to choose to lie low. He would probably have conquered four or five countries by now.
"You only need to remove those seals … and you will be able to start your path of conquest and flatten all your enemies."
The voice echoed in Solon's ears. He froze for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Then … I only need to go …"
"As long as you remove those seals."
The old Beastman stared at Zoro. "Now, the sooner the better …"
Zoro almost nodded in agreement, but he suddenly reached out and rubbed his eyebrows. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I understand."
The old Orc in front of him narrowed his eyes at him. Because his pupils were filled with purple light, Sauron did not understand what he meant. Before he could say anything, the dream suddenly dissipated. Taking a deep breath, the Orc chief opened his eyes and saw that the ceiling in front of him was already illuminated by sunlight.
He sat up and touched his forehead. Looking at the sweat on his palm, he clenched his fist and exhaled.
"Tasker, inform all the warlords to come over after breakfast. I have something to say."
"Yes, Chief!"
The heavy footsteps left, but Sauron knew that he was about to make a difficult choice.
He was prepared to reject the man's … orders.
Although the other party spoke politely in the dream just now, it was not so easy for him to forget the countless scenes that had been used to provoke and even scare Sauron.
In fact, from the very beginning, he had been looking down on Sauron and didn't treat him as an equal.
Perhaps in his eyes, orcs were only fit to be slaves. But as the chief who controlled the tribe, how could Sauron be willing to be a subordinate?
He knew that the other party was only using hard and soft tactics because he had a firm mind and a strong ability to govern his subordinates. It was estimated that other than Sauron, the other party could not find any other orc to achieve his goal.
After a few confrontations, Solon was certain of one thing: even if he really did as the other party said, he probably wouldn't be able to get what the other party promised … Because from the beginning to the end, the guy with purple pupils only described the prospects and incited his desire, but didn't say anything about the "specific implementation" of the "reward".
At the same time, there was another point in the old Orc's words that made Sauron alarmed: the old Orc said that there would be "more powerful" Orcs appearing and becoming his subordinates.
Sauron was not stupid. The reason why he was able to sit firmly in this position was because he was stronger than everyone else. It was not just because he could use his brain … In the Orc society, those who purely had a brain would at most become a "Witch Doctor" or "Shaman." At most, they would grasp a portion of the power in the middle and become a "Deputy Commander" like Sauron's teacher, Sarota.
Only by combining strength and brains could he defeat those who tried to challenge him and ascend to the position of "chief".
Similarly, if the truth was as the other party said, that the orcs that came were all powerful, then what confidence did he have to continue to control the overall situation? Not to mention that it was difficult to guarantee his position, if the number of orcs that came exceeded 10,000 or even 100,000, who would listen to who?
Thinking about it from the other party's perspective, Sauron knew that the other party's promise was not realistic. It could even be said that the other party was not even trying to "deceive" him.
The so-called "flatbread" was illogical from beginning to end. If he foolishly did as the other party said, he would be digging his own grave.
In the past few months, he had been constantly probing and beating around the bush. At the end of the day, it was to find out what this mysterious power had to do with the orcs and what it wanted his tribe to do. Now, it seemed that only by staying away from this magic circle that was full of seals could the few remaining tribesmen find a way out.
Most importantly, Sauron was very clear about "conquest" and "freedom". Between the two, which was more important? If they were lost in the pursuit of power, the entire tribe would become slaves and be trampled on.
He quickly put on his clothes and leather soft armor. At the same time, he ordered, "Now, withdraw all the people in the inner city. Leave no one behind."
Sauron planned to completely destroy the inner city and completely bury the magic circle. He had observed the material of the magic circle. The edges could be smashed like stones, but the central core area was made of unknown metal. He could not even leave a mark on it with an axe. It was no wonder that the high-ranked mage chose to seal it instead of destroying it. It seemed that this thing could not be destroyed at all.
However, just as he walked to the dining room and was about to enjoy his breakfast, there was a sudden noise of shouting outside the house.
Sauron stood up vigilantly. He specifically lived in the outer city to prevent any sudden changes in the magic circle in the inner city from affecting him. Now, listening to the sound, it seemed to be coming from the walls of the inner city!
Without waiting for the people outside to report, Sauron quickly picked up his chain hammer and rushed out of the house. He was just in time to see a Beastman guard being hit from the top of the inner city wall and falling into the moat!
"Splash!"
Water splashed high into the air. Sauron looked up and found that the other Beastmen on the inner city wall had also noticed it and rushed out, ready to stop the "intruder". Sauron's expression suddenly became ugly. The so-called "intruder" was not the human he had imagined. It was his trusted subordinate, Nadak, who he had originally ordered to guard the inner city!
"What are you doing?!"
He roared, but the figure on the inner city wall had no intention of stopping. All the Beastmen who came forward to stop him were no match for him. Nadak, who was wearing armor and had a strong body, roared and used his axe to cut down the Beastmen who tried to sneak up on him. Then, he jumped into the inner city and disappeared from Sauron's sight.
"Damn it …"
Sauron immediately realized that something was wrong. He immediately shouted, "Everyone, take up your weapons and follow me!"
The orcs in the surroundings had not lost their vigilance to battle because of the peaceful days. Even when they were patrolling and standing guard, they still wore armor and carried weapons. Under the great chief's command, the dozens of guards in the surroundings immediately followed him and rushed towards the inner city gate without saying a word.
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