"Your Majesty, these are the testimonies of the officials from the Ministry of War. Judging from their testimonies, the second prince must have used hypnotic magic to control them and mobilized the northwestern and southeastern allied forces to attack the orcs and elves in your name," an official said respectfully as he walked into the royal study with a thick stack of testimonies in his hands.
Andre flipped through the report at the top and slammed his hand on the table. "A bunch of trash!"
The official shuddered slightly and lowered his head even more.
"Lock up the officials from the Ministry of War first. Don't let any of them out, and don't let any related news leak out." Andre quickly regained his composure and said in a low voice, "Capture all the mages from the Mage Tower who came into contact with Josh that day, and then have Richard come to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty," the official replied and quickly left.
"Very good. After so many years, you've finally come up with something different for me. I'd like to see what exactly you want." The door of the Imperial Study slowly closed, but Andre's face revealed a cold smile that was hard to decipher.
He was the one who had created the situation of two sons fighting for the throne. The road to the throne had always been full of thorns and blood, which could very well enhance a person's strategy and courage, thereby nurturing a cold-blooded and powerful monarch.
That was how he had gotten to the throne back then, so he gave Josh an opportunity and Sean a threat.
Over the years, Sean had been running the military wholeheartedly, constantly making contributions on the northwestern front line and gaining a lot of support and prestige in the military.
Josh, on the other hand, had become the disciple of the Mage Tower's president and had shown his prowess in the officialdom, gaining the support of many civil officials.
However, the two of them seemed to be on par, but in Andre's eyes, it was still not enough. Back then, as the sixth prince, he had defeated his brothers one by one and finally ascended to the throne.
However, Josh's plan to assassinate Alex and cut off one of Sean's arms came as a surprise to him.
Back then, Alex's achievements overshadowed the emperor's and his close relationship with Sean did indeed make him a little wary, so he did not stop Josh's actions and even secretly removed some obstacles for him.
What he didn't expect was that Sean had also become Josh's accomplice in this operation, which led to the assassination on that rainy night.
This eliminated his doubts about Sean and greatly reduced Sean's courage and strategy in his mind.
If Sean had saved Alex at all costs that rainy night, he might be the one sitting here now.
In the end, Joshua did not kill Alex. Instead, he crippled him and allowed him to leave, creating the current situation where the father and son had a powerful mortal enemy. It was an extremely foolish decision.
However, although Alex was strong, he was not invincible.
As long as he stayed in the palace, even Alex would not dare to barge in and kill him. The threat of his death was not unsolvable to Joshua.
However, right at this time, Josh had taken advantage of the fact that they were heading to Chaos City to wage war against both the orcs and elves. Furthermore, he had issued an order to slaughter both of them. What was the reason for that?
Andre had been thinking about it for a day and a night, but he still could not figure it out.
If they wanted to catch the orcs off guard, they had grasped the opportunity. If they had mobilized the troops from the other military regions in advance and formulated a more complete battle plan, they might really have been able to take down the entire Twilight Forest.
However, what was the reason for attacking The Wind Forest?
As one of the few friendly neighbors of the Roth Empire, the elves had maintained a good relationship with them for thousands of years.
However, the battle that almost invaded the City of Life had completely destroyed this relationship, and pushed the elves to the side of the Peace Alliance.
Regardless of whether it was war or negotiation, Josh had thrown out his best card in advance.
"Unfilial son, you've ruined me!" Andre sighed heavily.
…
"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! "Auster slammed a table as he listened to his subordinate's report of the orcs' casualties.
Most of the tribes at the border were in the war faction that relied on the Aug Tribe. They had been fighting against the Roth Empire for many years, and had maintained their bloodthirst and combat power.
However, the Roth Empire's invasion this time had massacred dozens of tribes, and caused the war faction's scale and numbers to be greatly reduced. Even the Aug Tribe was almost conquered.
"We don't have any powerhouses left to guard us. We can't resist their cavalry …" an injured orc chief said softly.
"Shut up!" Auster glanced at him coldly.
The orcs in the tent were all looking at Auster with a dark expression. They wanted to say something, but they did not.
Auster was afraid of Alex, so he brought all the 10th-tier powerhouses with him when he went to participate in the peace conference. He even brought some 9th-tier powerhouses with him as guards.
This caused the orcs to not have enough powerhouses to fight against the enemy's powerhouses when the Roth Empire's northwestern allied army invaded. There was no one to organize them, and all the tribes fought on their own. Thus, they were defeated one by one.
"Why don't we join the Peace Alliance too? The Roth Empire is too powerful. Our power has been greatly reduced, and we can't fight against them anymore." A tribal chief broke the silence.
"I agree too. The orcs have split into two factions internally. The peace faction is stronger than us now. I'm afraid we can't even defeat the dwarves and goblins. How are we going to fight against the Roth Empire?" another tribal chief quickly chimed in.
"I don't agree! The Roth Empire has killed so many of our people and massacred so many of our tribes. If we join the Peace Alliance, shouldn't we take revenge for them? You may be able to swallow such humiliation, but I can't! "
"That's right. We should also organize a group of powerhouses to attack the Roth Empire and massacre dozens of their cities to take revenge for our people!"
Another voice of objection sounded immediately.
The war faction and both sides quickly fell into a heated debate. Some even drew out their weapons, looking like they were going to spill blood if they disagreed.
Auster knew he was in the wrong. He looked at the tribal chiefs who were gradually getting out of control with a dark expression.
…
In the central square of the Falk Tribe, there were dozens of carriages loaded with all kinds of materials parked there.
Connie stood in front of a carriage, and said to the orc leading the team, "Send this batch of materials to the Crow Tribe overnight. They have suffered heavy losses in this war. I will get three magic casters who are good at healing to bring the herbs along with you."
"Yes, Chief. I will ensure that the materials are delivered safely," that orc replied respectfully.
"Also, this batch of materials is for the Chila Tribe. Their tribe has been breached, and they need to rebuild now." Connie pointed at the two carriages at the side.
"Chief, the Chila Tribe is part of the war faction, right? Why should we help them? "That orc looked at Anne perplexedly.
"When war comes, the enemy will only attack all the orc tribes that can be attacked. They won't differentiate between the war faction and the peace faction." Connie looked at that orc, and shook his head slightly. "No matter which faction we belong to, we are all orcs first and foremost. We belong to the same race."
That orc nodded thoughtfully.
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