The orcs were finished.
As early as when they attacked the Autumn Leaf Plain, the orcs had suffered a lot of casualties, especially in the battle of besieging the Autumnfall City. Søren not only descended, but also used the Dragon Covenant to summon the ancient brass dragon. This time, the orcs lost more warriors. The ancient brass dragon directly used dragon breath to plough back and forth on the battlefield several times. There were thousands of people who died on the spot. Later, when they went back to count the casualties, the orcs lost nearly six thousand adult warriors in the siege.
Although this number of casualties was not small, it was still within the acceptable range of a race.
The population of the orcs was as many as hundreds of thousands. The half-elves in Autumnfall City were about 200,000 to 250,000, and the orcs were slightly larger, estimated to reach more than 300,000. Excluding the old, weak, women and children, the ratio of those who could pick up weapons was about 3: 1. That was to say, if the orcs were all mobilized, they could make up an army of 100,000 people.
100,000 people.
It sounded like a lot, but in fact, this was all the heritage of the orcs. The backward productivity of this era, as well as the form of civilization between agriculture and nomadism, led to the orcs losing too many adult warriors. Even the most basic production and farming could not be maintained. The backward civilization greatly limited the expansion of the population. The orcs' attack on the Autumn Leaf Plain itself meant to cut off all means of retreat. Paying a certain proportion of casualties was still within the acceptable range of Eugene.
But.
All this was just the beginning. After the siege, Eugene once again led the army to meet Søren.
This time, the casualties were even more amazing. The army of Mordor was not much different from the battlefield of the orcs, but under the baptism of Mordor's artillery fire, the orcs' loss was very amazing.
In the two battles before and after, Eugene lost tens of thousands of people in the hands of Søren, plus the original loss, it was close to twenty or thirty thousand people.
This was equivalent to about one-twelfth of the total orc population!
And.
These were all adult orc warriors. If it weren't for the two losses, Eugene would not have divided the other side of the agate river to rest and give Autumnfall City such a long time to breathe.
Although these losses hurt the Half-Beastmen, it did not hurt their foundation.
According to Eugene's original plan, he planned to occupy this land and develop agriculture. It was impossible for the orcs to have millions of people like humans and elves by just hunting. Therefore, Eugene was going to rest quietly and use the fertile land of the Autumn Leaf Plains to develop agriculture. As long as there was enough food supply, the size of the half-orcs would increase exponentially. For Eugene, as long as he rested for ten years, the number of orcs would exceed one million. At that time, the tribe's army would be stronger than any human kingdom.
However …
The Avatar Crisis had arrived.
The devil's attack directly destroyed all of Eugene's hopes. A fierce battle directly caused the half-orc clan to lose everything.
Only one-third of the adult warriors of the half-orc clan remained.
Fifty to sixty thousand casualties meant that almost every family in the clan had lost someone in the battle. With only thirty to forty thousand warriors left, let alone taking down Luoye City, they might not even be able to defend their current land. Moreover, the half-orcs themselves were not good at farming. This attack was based on the accumulation of the past twenty years. The war had already consumed a lot of materials. Now the farmland that Eugene ordered to reclaim in the Autumn Leaf Plains was almost completely destroyed by the war, which meant that they were now forced into a desperate situation with no army and no food.
Eugene's face was getting older.
After returning to the clan, the first order he issued was to migrate. There was no way to defend this place. The first attack by the devil was likely to happen again.
He must preserve the fire of the clan, otherwise, the half-orcs might really disappear in this world.
Now the clan could only hide and lick their wounds silently to accumulate strength. As long as they could survive this crisis, then there was still hope for the rise of the half-orcs.
The winter of the clan had come.
Less than thirty to forty thousand adult half-orcs needed to support more than two hundred thousand people. Although there were many adult female half-orcs among them, they could also hunt and farm. However, the clan was afraid that it would be a huge burden to just support their children in the future. Their most elite forces had been exhausted. The half-orcs, who only had the old, weak, women and children left in the clan, could become the target of the ogres, gnolls, lizardmen, and even half-elves at any time.
Now any war could drag the half-orcs into the abyss of no return!
The half-orcs retreated.
They paid a huge price to occupy this land. Now they left corpses all over the ground and retreated from the Agate River to the edge of the Autumn Leaf Plains.
The half-orcs gave up at least two-thirds of their land.
They migrated to the edge, but did not return to the original barren highlands because Eugene could not give up the fertile farmland that was first cultivated.
Only these farmlands could ensure that the half-orcs would not starve to death in the next few years!
…
The sky was blood-red.
A few days after the war, the distant sky seemed to be blood-red. The second wave of the Avatar Crisis was about to end. Some cities had been completely destroyed, while some places were still safe and sound. Eugene received news from all sides. The news that made him very depressed was that because the half-orcs built their strongholds in the wild, in this wave of demon attacks, most of the abyssal demons who did not want to attack the city actually attacked the half-orcs, and the city of Autumnfall was only attacked by a small group of demons.
Nearly ten cities and hundreds of towns in the material plane were destroyed. This disaster did not only affect humans, but other races such as elves, dwarves, orcs, halflings, lizardmen, gnolls, and so on were also affected.
The south of the Elven Forest turned into a sea of fire.
The Castle of Black Iron was turned into ruins by a Balor leader.
The Frostblade clan of the Orcs was almost wiped out.
The only one who suffered less loss in the whole attack was the halflings. Their Lord God fell to the mortal world in advance and repelled the demon army in the form of a saint.
Now, the Lord God of the halflings should be the first god to stand in the light.
She had shown up.
And, this [Greater Divine Power] goddess was in the Shire.
…
The light of dusk shone.
Eugene walked tiredly in the reclaimed fields. After a few days, the pain of the clan was healing. No matter what happened, the living always had to work hard for tomorrow.
Eugene was very tired during this time.
Although most of the clan still supported him, because of this loss, some of the half-orcs had begun to oppose him, thinking that it was he who caused the clan to fall into the current situation.
If he did not attack the half-elves, then all of this would not have happened today.
Helplessness.
These people were originally active in attacking Autumnfall in one breath and completely eliminating the half-elves who occupied the plains. Now, all the blame was put on Eugene.
Eugene did not have any explanation for this, and he did not need any explanation.
Although he was full of guilt to the clan, most of the half-orcs still respected him and regarded him as the leader of the half-orc clan.
Everything had happened.
For Eugene, the most important thing was how to get the clan through this difficult time, not find ways to shirk responsibility.
Night fell.
Eugene's old figure stood up from the field. He clapped his hands and shook off the soil in his palms. Then he walked towards his tent. It was hard for outsiders to imagine that the chief of a race would farm in person, but in fact, the development of the half-orcs from nomadism to farming in the past few decades was completely promoted by Eugene alone.
Even.
In order to learn the farming skills of humans, it had personally learned from an experienced human farmer as a legendary profession.
The farming of the entire clan was taught by him.
Eugene taught them how to irrigate, how to arrange ditches, how to sow and harvest, and how to cultivate meticulously. If people did not see all this with their own eyes, it was absolutely impossible to imagine that a peerless powerhouse who could fight against the ancient dragon could teach his people how to cultivate and sow in the field like an old farmer.
Eugene was different from all the half-orcs.
He, who had traveled the whole continent, firmly believed that only farming could get the half-orcs out of their current predicament, and only farming could make the half-orcs as strong as humans.
Attacking the half-elves was just for the land, and choosing the half-elves was only because they were the weakest.
The sky was getting darker and darker.
Eugene only slept for three hours a day, so there was still enough free time for him.
He wanted to go out and patrol.
However, just as Eugene was about to step out of the tent, he suddenly seemed to notice something. His figure disappeared in an instant. The next moment, he appeared hundreds of meters away. The whole person rose into the air like an eagle. He reached for the spear on his back and approached a mountain in the distance.
It sensed a familiar aura.
That was the power of the gods!
The other party did not seem to have any intention of hiding at all. It was as if he wanted to draw him out.
Boom.
Eugene's burly figure landed on the ground. In his sight, there was a hazy figure completely shrouded in shadows. Although the two sides had fought near Autumnfall, it was not until today that Eugene really saw the other party's appearance.
A young half-elf who was a little too young.
In contrast, he had entered his twilight years, and even his life was about to come to an end.
"What are you here for?"
Eugene clenched his spear. He was full of fear for the strength of the person in front of him. He did not believe that he would come here without a purpose.
The gods were not so bored.
Facing Eugene's vigilant look, the half-elf in front of him seemed to smile and slowly said, "Cooperation."
Eugene frowned when he heard this.
There was a trace of doubt on his face because he felt that it was impossible for him to cooperate with the person in front of him. The half-orcs and half-elves were already blood enemies. The other party was the true god who sheltered the half-elves, and Eugene was the pillar of the half-orcs. It was already very good that the two sides did not immediately fight when they met. There was no possibility of cooperation between them.
"Make a long story short."
Søren looked at Eugene, who was full of vigilance in front of him, and slowly said, "I am very clear about your current predicament. The situation of the half-orcs can be said to be at a dead end. "
"But!"
"Mordor City can provide you with a batch of food and supplies. It can also prevent Autumnfall from attacking you and give you a precious time to breathe. "
"This batch of supplies should be enough for you to support for a while! I believe that with your ability, there is no problem in protecting the clan safely through this crisis. "
"And there is only one thing I need you to do!"
"That is to help me kill a person."
"Or."
"It should be said that it is a true god."
Eugene was silent for a long time before he said in a deep voice, "Who is it!?"
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Sauron's mouth, and he slowly said, "Lord of Shadows! … "
Eugene heard this and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.
But before he could speak, Søren continued, "After this, I will make the decision in the name of the [Half-Elf God] to give you all the land north of the Agate River!"
Eugene heard this and was instantly moved!!!
…
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