Chapter 137

"Hey, it seems so." Lena heard this and looked at Orson. "Brother, what's going on? Doesn't it mean that the sand on the outside surrounds the temple all year round?"

"This is all thanks to Lena." Orson said, summoning his own magic flying carpet.

Without the obstruction of wind and sand, the magic flying carpet can operate normally.

"Thanks to me?"

"Yeah." Orson said, sitting on the flying carpet, patting the blanket at the same time, motioning for Lena to sit on it.

Once again, Lena sat on the flying carpet and hugged Orson's waist.

Although there was indeed no problem when she stepped on the magic flying carpet before, Lena was still afraid of falling.

Fear of heights seems to be the nature of animals except birds. Anyone who has never been able to fly or have been to high places will feel a sense of fear when they suddenly come to a place hundreds of meters above the ground.

Of course, after flying for a long time like Orson, this feeling will gradually dissipate.

"By the way, speaking of it, Lena, I lied to you." While flying in the sky, Orson suddenly said to Lena behind him.

"Hey? Brother, what did you lie to me about?"

"My real name is not Edward. My name is Orson. I am not an ordinary traveler. I have great power among humans."

Saying this, Orson smiled.

"Eh!? Big brother, you are actually lying!" Lena stretched out her fist and hit Orson on the shoulder. Orson was so beaten that he even stopped operating the magic carpet.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Feeling the weightlessness brought about by falling, Lena couldn't help but scream.

The two people fell straight to the ground. It was only when they were still more than ten meters above the ground that Orson was able to control the take-off mat again and raise the altitude.

"Huh, luckily I got it under control in time." Orson said, patting his chest.

"That...yes, I'm sorry, big brother, I didn't mean it."

"I know you didn't mean it." Orson sighed. It seems that Lena will have to be specially trained in the future to let her learn to control her power, otherwise it will be bad if she hurts others randomly.

Then, Orson said: "Anyway, Lena, I can send you back to your tribe now, or I can take you to see humans. How do you choose?"

"Well, can I... go back and see everyone in the tribe first, and then go to the human side with you, big brother?"

"Okay." Orson nodded.

"By the way, Lena, I've already figured out how to compensate you for the fact that I lied to you."

"Huh? Big brother, have you already thought about it?"

"Well, I'm going to make it impossible for the orcs to live hungry again. Is this the best compensation?"

"Well, but isn't it difficult to do this?"

"Lena, don't underestimate me. Didn't I say that I am powerful among humans? I can help you."

It was very easy for us to settle down the family business. "

"Then...brother, please don't regret it because it's too difficult."

"Don't worry, I, Orson, never lie."

The two people flew in the sky talking and laughing, and then returned to the tribe.

The people in the tribe have now moved to a new place. The soil fertility and groundwater here are barely enough for them to live for another five or six years. As long as nothing serious happens in these five or six years and they don't offend other orcs, everyone in the tribe can rely on the above. With this surplus of food, we can live a more comfortable life.

"Mr. Edward, are you back?" At the entrance of the tribe, the crowd looked at Orson and Lena coming down from the sky, and everyone looked surprised.

Orson had never demonstrated the magic flying carpet technology in front of the tribe before. Now when the children in the tribe saw Orson, stars popped out of their eyes, and they all pestered Orson to take them with him. Fly up to the sky and have some fun.

Orson, who was in a good mood, rarely agreed to their request and flew the children into the sky. He also pretended to make mistakes from time to time, making the children surprised and laughing.

Lena returned to Arati.

"Lena, you went out with Mr. Edward this time and saw a lot of new things, right?"

"Yes!" Lena nodded excitedly and told Arati about what she had seen during her journey and everything she had with Orson, especially the last experience in the maze under the temple. Arati was frightened when she heard this. , if not for seeing that Lena was really fine, Arati would have been so regretful that her intestines would turn green.

"Also, Grandpa Alati! Big brother, he is lying. His name is not Edward, but Orson. He is a relatively famous person among humans!"

"Osen?" Arati was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, and then broke into a cold sweat.

It is said that dancing with wolves, Arati only experienced what it is like to dance with wolves today.

This time the orcs attacked back a little too quickly, and Alati inquired about the news from the surrounding orc tribes. It turned out to be the human commander Orson, who used unpredictable strategies to resolve all the orc attacks one after another.

Among the orcs, hearing Orson's name can even make a child afraid to cry in the middle of the night.

What Arati didn't expect was that Orson, who was demonized by the orcs and turned into a god of death, would actually be so polite and polite during their interactions with him.

Although she had already guessed that Orson's identity might be unusual, when Lena actually told Alati about Orson's true identity, Alati still couldn't help but feel scared.

Fortunately, his tribe didn't offend Orson, otherwise he would probably end up like the tribe that was burned down.

Ever since, when Orson came back to see Arati, Arati behaved respectfully.

"Mr. Orson, I have admired you for a long time." Arati said with a hint of respect in his tone.

When Orson saw Arati's behavior, he knew that it was Lena who had secretly told Arati about her affairs.

He glanced helplessly at Lena, who covered her mouth and winked secretly at Orson.

"Well, Chief Arati, you don't have to behave like this." Orson said, looking at Arati. "You have helped me and you are considered my benefactor..."

"I was too blind to recognize Taishan before, and I neglected you, Mr. Orson. I'm very sorry."

"Oh, I told you, there's no need for this." Orson sighed, and then said: "Forget it, Chief Arati, I'm here to tell you something this time."

"Ah, Mr. Osun, please speak."

"About a while, the human army will come to the desert in batches. I will give them orders at that time so that they will not attack the orc tribe. At the same time, they will also share some of the military rations they carry with you."

"As long as you allocate people to serve as guides for the human army, that's it."

As Orson finished speaking, Arati showed an expression of disbelief.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Orson, there is no precedent for humans entering the desert, but..."

At this moment, Arati suddenly reacted.

As the commander of the human side, Orson cannot be an orc.

So, Orson, as a human, took Lena deep into the desert?

Seeing Arati's expression, Of course Orson knew what he was thinking, so he smiled, and then said: "Well, actually there is a reason why I can enter the desert, but this is not the reason why the human army entered the desert."

With that said, Orson simply attributed the disappearance of the wind and sand to the disappearance of the Heart of Beasts in the underground labyrinth of the temple.

"In other words, Limusa, the King of Beasts, can no longer protect us?"

Lati said this, with a hint of sadness in her expression.

"No, Limusa is still protecting the orcs." With that said, Orson told Arati about his idea.

"This time the orcs attacked the eastern part of the Duchy of Antica and caused a lot of losses. If the orcs don't mind it, they can settle in the eastern part of the duchy. There is abundant water and grass there, and the land is suitable for growing crops. There is no need to do what you are doing now. , I’ll change the place in a few years, there won’t be much growing in the ground.”

"Moreover, the orcs have complete autonomy there. They don't have to pay taxes to the dukedom, and they don't have to look at the faces of humans. They can live for themselves."

"Although the empire may not agree to divide the land for you to establish a country in the short term, you are equivalent to having a country of your own."

"My own... country?" Arati repeated it in disbelief after hearing what Orson said.

"Mr. Orson, we have never thought of this before..."

"Then you can think so now." Orson said and smiled.

"This is definitely not a pie in the sky. If you want, I can ask the border soldiers to let you go on the day I return to the Duchy, and let you settle in the eastern part of the Duchy on your own."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Orson." Arati said, sincerely expressing his gratitude to Orson.

"Don't thank me, just thank Lena. If it weren't for Lena, I probably wouldn't do this."

"Eh?" Lena, who was listening to the two chatting, saw that the topic suddenly shifted to herself, and pointed at herself in confusion. "Me? Didn't I do anything?"

"No, Lena, you have done a lot." Orson said and smiled.

"Well..." Lena couldn't help pouting as she watched Orson transform into the Riddler again.

After the two of them stayed in the tribe for a day, they continued flying towards the border.

Returning to human territory, Orson immediately took Lena to the human frontline headquarters in Phoenix City and found General Carlisle who was responsible for guarding the border.

On the way, although some soldiers saw Lena following Orson and were a little surprised by the latter's appearance, after all, she was following Orson, and the soldiers could not stop her. They could only think that it was Mr. Orson who suddenly appeared. I want to find an orc as a follower.

There was no fighting on the front lines these days, and Carlisle was sitting bored in a chair drinking tea.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand why Orson asked him not to disband the army but to continue to stand by at the border.

In his opinion, after the orcs were repelled this time, the probability of coming back again was almost one in a thousand. Instead of leaving the soldiers on the front line to provide military pay and food, it would be better to disband as soon as possible. After all, the Duke of Antica The territory is not very rich, and after repelling the orcs, the assistance from other duchies and royal territories has also been cut off. Now the army is all supported by the already tight duke's finances.

Until Orson opened the door and walked into the room.

"Master Orson?! Are you back?" Carlisle said, and stood up quickly. Then, he saw a fox-eared girl following behind Orson.

"Orcs!?"

Hearing Carlisle's scream, Lena shrank behind Orson in fear.

"Ah, General Carlisle, don't be afraid. This is a friend I made in the desert. Her name is Lena."

"Ah, you are a friend of Mr. Orson, right?" Carlisle nodded after hearing this. "Sorry, Miss Lena, I just reacted a little too loudly."

"No...it's okay." Lena also stuck her head out and said hello to Carlisle.

"Well, Mr. Osen, you are here this time..."

"The time has come, General Carlisle, order the soldiers to march into the desert now."

"Huh?" Carlisle heard this and looked at Orson in surprise.

"No, Mr. Osun, did I hear you correctly? Marching into the desert? Don't you know how harmful the desert sand is to the human body?"

"I know, but now, the problem of sandstorms in the desert has been resolved." Orson said this and looked at Lena. "Thanks to my friend, we can now put an end to the feud between humans and orcs."

"But this..." Carlisle still couldn't believe it when he heard this.

"But this is a situation that has not changed for thousands of years. Why..."

"You don't need to delve into this issue. In short, the problem of sandstorms that harm the human body in the desert has been solved."

"I understand." Carlisle nodded. "Then, are there anything else you should pay attention to?"

"Well, of course." Orson said: "Please be sure to inform every soldier that the combat targets entering the desert this time are only orcs, not half-orcs.

Included. "

"Half-orcs have not participated in the war between orcs against humans. They are also oppressed by orcs. As aboriginal people in the desert, half-orcs can serve as guides to help our army quickly find orc tribes and eliminate them."

"At the same time, even if we encounter those orc tribes that are unwilling to cooperate, we should not use force and leave some food for them so that they can see our sincerity. They will choose to trust us and cooperate with us."

"This..." Carlisle opened his mouth in surprise when he heard Orson's arrangement.

"This is a little too crazy..." he said.

For humans to cooperate with other races, there seems to be no other record except when they fight against demons in legends.

Oh, there is also an age of dragons, but that is usually included in the civil war.

"Yes, we are in an era of great change." Orson said this and patted Carlisle on the shoulder. "General Carlisle, from now on, there will be more and more changes in this world."

"I understand." Carlisle nodded after hearing this.

"By the way, speaking of it, Mr. Ossen, there seems to be a banquet held in Antica City recently. It seems to be initiated by His Majesty the Emperor. It is said to be a grand celebration of the great achievements made in this war. Mr. Ossen, what are you doing? Commander of this war, I think you still need to rush back as soon as possible to attend."

"What?" Orson heard this and looked at Carlisle in surprise.

"When is the banquet expected to be held?" he asked.

"As far as I know, His Majesty the Emperor will arrive in Antica tomorrow, and the banquet will be held as soon as His Majesty the Emperor arrives."

"I understand." Orson nodded after hearing this.

It would have been okay if this banquet had been held before, but it happened to be held when Lucius developed this disease...

I'm afraid someone with good intentions got the information about Lucius' illness and wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble.