"So do we have a deal?" asked Kane. They had eaten and drank together and Kane already felt closer to the group of orcs. They missed the thrill of the fight and Kane was confident he had convinced them to join him. As long as he would give them the chance to battle once again and even get revenge on Gashna and his loyalists.
"Not only do you have a deal but I can even recruit other orcs who are unhappy with Gashnas rule. Many are mad at him and would like him dead." Urg responded to Kane while Grat nodded. "When we attack them they would spill all their guts before they release that they have even died!" said Grat.
Kane smiled at this. If he could start getting orcs from the enemy camp things would definitely go much smoother in the coming war. It would not even be a war but a massacre.
"Glad to hear it! I will have my men bring over some food so you all do not go back empty-handed" said Kane. "Now I must head back and get some rest. I will station some troops here in case you have any news. Do not worry. The orcs will. be conquered and Gashnas corpse will be hung up on our wall."
Kan bid farewell and left with Hogar. Kane could finally get some rest.
"Bang! Bang!"
Kane woke up to a loud knocking coming from his door. It seemed pretty urgent.
"Sir a scout has reported a group of what looks to be around 15 orcs. They seem to be another group of scouts. Should we send men to kill them?" said one of Kane's honor guards when he opened his door.
"Have they been identified as enemies?" Kane wanted to make sure they weren't his new warriors. "Yes your highness!" said the guard.
"Gather some men! I will go as well. I need the practice."
Kane put on some simple leather armor and got on his warg. He also pulled out his lance from his system storage. When he exited his private stable he saw a group of crusaders and kobolds waiting. "Follow me! Let's show these orcs that they should fear us!" Kane yelled words of support to his men before riding off.
An orc scout was looking at a dead kobold in front of him. "Those hunters are true maggots! They warned us not to go out today as the forest was dangerous but so far we have only run into these weaklings!"
The orcs were pissed with today's scouting. They had expected trouble as the hunters who were sent out the day before said that the kingdom had more patrols in the forest. They have not faced any resistance so far though.
"I will make sure they pay for their weak ramblings later!" said the scout leader. He had brought all his men today but it ended up being a waste.
When the scout leader was about to stomp on the head of the kobold he had killed one of his men yelled a warning. He also heard many hoofbeats. After turning around he saw a group riding towards his group. "Get ready for a fight moss-eaters! These puny pink skins think they can beat us! Time to slaughter them!" yelled the scout leader.
Kane roared as he charged into the group of orcs. His lance pierced many of them splashing blood as red as his crusader's armor. The orcs who did not die right away fell to the ground and were trampled by the soldier's steeds.
Kane spotted what looked to be the orc giving commands. He gathered a fireball in his hands and threw it at the orc. The flames danced on the leader burning his flesh. The orc howled in pain while being barbecued alive. The orcs did not get much of a chance to fight back and were quickly put down.
"Haha!" Kane laughed with joy in his eyes. The rest of the men cheered. Hopefully, most battles would go this well but Kane doubted it. For now, though it's fine.
"Good job today men! The orcs will have no idea what hit them!"
Kane ordered some men to stay back and hang the corpses from the trees. He wanted the orcs to fear him. This was his land and they would not take it from him.
Kane and the rest headed back to the castle. When he arrived he found out that BOT had given him a new mission. This had been the one Kane had been waiting for. The rewards were also something that could make him very very excited for the coming war.
[New mission: Conquer the unified orc tribe and become the new chief. Reward: 200 E-rank troops, 5 E-rank beast breeders, 8 catapults, 4 ballistas, 2 Weapon filled medium storage buildings, and 15,000 shop points]
Kane could just feel his jaw-dropping at this reward. He had not received anything from the system for a while and was slightly annoyed until just now. Looks like I really do get more when I become stronger.
After all, he has been doing lately he had not completed any more missions and only leveled up to level 10. The rewards were just some simple troop vouchers and he felt it was not worth mentioning.
Now though not only would he conquer the orcs but he would also be able to add way more troops to his empire.
"BOT you are too good to me!" Kane smiled. He would soon be able to stand next to the other kingdoms next to him. He would not seem weak anymore. This was just the start as well. That night Kane dreamed of him riding a dragon leading his army. All who tried to stand against him were instantly sent to oblivion. He was the emperor of all.