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#443 - Chapter 443 Orcs Will Not Escape from War
Three days have passed since Norn's daughter had that dream.
And in these short three days, Norn's tribe, as well as the surrounding tribes, have been receiving all sorts of news from time to time.
This news includes both good and bad.
The good news is mostly about the allied forces of Tribe A and Tribe B reclaiming a certain area.
Or news about a certain chieftain or warrior defeating some powerful enemies on the battlefield.
The arrival of this kind of news makes Norn and his tribesmen extremely excited every time, and it makes the young lads in the tribe's blood boil.
Almost all orcs, regardless of gender or age, are caught up in a huge war frenzy.
This situation is not difficult to understand.
After all, the Orcs are one of the few races most keen on fighting and conquest.
But even so, every time the orcs in the tribe are just about to revel, the bad news from the battlefield will calm them down again....
What's even stranger is that the density of this bad news is sometimes more frequent than the good news....
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"Uncle Norn, have you heard?"
Norn, who was harvesting crops in the field, raised his head from the wheat field.
A young orc with brown skin ran over panting.
This young orc with brown skin is Norn's neighbor, named Yeger.
"Finally... finally..."
But the difference between Yeger and Norn is that Yeger is relatively fat, and his agility and endurance are far from sufficient.
"Huff..."
Yeger ran to Norn and said panting.
"It's finally our village's turn to send troops!"
But after the initial panting, Yeger became very excited!
"The Great Chieftain has said that every orc family in our village must send a warrior to support the battle of the Orc Ancestor!"
"Is that so..."
Norn nodded helplessly after hearing what Yeger said.
"Then I know."
After speaking, Norn lowered his head again and harvested the crops around him.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Norn, are you so calm?"
Seeing Norn doing this, Yeger couldn't help but be surprised.
"This is conscription!"
"Our tribe finally has the opportunity to step onto the battlefield again!"
"Hehe, I have been preparing for this battle for a long time, and I have finally dedicated my loyalty to the great Orc Ancestor!"
Hearing what Yeger said, Norn couldn't help but frown.
Because Yeger's family is different from Norn's family, they have five people. In addition to Yeger's parents, Yeger has a younger brother and sister.
Logically speaking, Yeger, who is close to adulthood but not yet an adult, should not be counted as a member of the conscription.
So when Norn heard that Yeger volunteered to join this war, Norn couldn't help but kindly dissuade him.
"Child, don't participate in this conscription."
"Let your father go."
"Unlike young you, your father, like me, is a veteran."
"War is not a child's play."
"In war, the older the warrior, the more likely he is to survive."
But for some reason, Yeger showed unusual aversion to Norn's dissuasion!
"How is that possible, Uncle Norn!"
"I'm about to become an adult, and participating in the battle is my honor as an orc."
"Although I am not as strong as my father, I am not a weakling... If you don't believe me, you can try it!"
After speaking, Yeger put on a fighting stance in front of Norn.
And Norn was not used to this young master, and kicked him directly. As expected, he kicked Yeger to the ground.
Although Norn quickly got up and tried to fight back.
But this somewhat fat orc was no match for the elite veteran Norn.
Before he could stand firm, Norn kicked him to the ground again.
"I... I!"
Finally, after being kicked down twice in a row, Norn's face turned as red as a red apple.
But unfortunately, anger does not improve strength.
Just after he stood up, he was kicked to the ground by Norn for the third time.
"Sigh..."
Looking at the vulnerable Yeger in front of him, Norn shook his head helplessly.
The dire wolf lying next to the farmland even covered his eyes with his paws helplessly.
"Yeger, I told you."
"War is not a child's play!"
After speaking, Norn picked up the harvested grain next to him, put it on the back of the dire wolf, and walked towards his and his daughter's tent.
"If you can't last three moves under my hands, you will only die in vain on the battlefield."
"All I can advise you is this."
However, before leaving, Norn turned his head again and told Norn a few words.
To be honest, Norn has feelings for Yeger, the young man he watched grow up.
As an old orc warrior who knows the cruelty of war, he is unwilling to see Yeger die on the battlefield at such a young age.
But that's all he can say.
After all, he still has his own things to do.
Unlike the prosperous Yeger family, the Norn family only has him and his daughter.
That is to say, if the Great Chieftain really conscripts, the Norn family must be taken over by him.
And his daughter will be left alone in the tribe.
Fortunately.
If he joins the army, the orc tribe will take the initiative to take care of his daughter.
And this year's harvest is also a bumper harvest, and he doesn't have to worry about his daughter's food problem.
So, although Norn is reluctant to part with his daughter, he can still rest assured and boldly complete the conscription task assigned by the Great Chieftain.
Although Norn knows the cruelty of war, he will never escape the obligation of war.
The reason is also very simple.
The orc race will not escape the war!
Before leaving his daughter's tent in the morning, Norn thought so when he kissed his sleeping daughter's forehead.
Then, he rode his dire wolf to the center of the tribe.
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At this time, in the center of the tribe, hundreds of well-equipped orc warriors have been waiting in front of the Orc Ancestor statue with their respective equipment.
These orc warriors are men and women, old and young.
They either eat, or offer sacrifices to their Orc Ancestor before the war, in exchange for the protection of the Orc Ancestor.
Although their youth and conditions are different, each of their faces is filled with piety towards the Orc Ancestor and the desire for war.
However, what puzzled Norn was that Yeger, this young, underage orc boy, was actually among them.
This guy is still so unadvisable!
Norn thought angrily.
But at this moment, Yeger also noticed Norn.
The young man hesitated for a moment, then walked to Norn's side.
"Uncle Norn, I actually listened to what you said yesterday..."
"Then why are you here, are you crazy, go back!"
Norn couldn't believe that this idiot hadn't changed at all.
He didn't believe that Yeger's father would let this greenhorn join the army voluntarily.
So it is likely that Yeger insisted on coming here himself.
"No!"
"Uncle Norn, what I really want to say is."
"I know that what you said and did yesterday was for my own good."
"But the problem is..."
Yeger said with a serious face.
"I am an orc!"
Hearing this, Norn was stunned for a moment.
"Just like young eagles will leave their nests sooner or later."
"I am an orc! And a qualified orc should not always hide under my father's protection!"
"And I must use my own efforts to prove to the Orc Ancestor that I am a qualified warrior."
"Because only in this way, after I die, can I have a place by the Orc Ancestor's side!"
"More importantly, orcs will not escape the war, will they?"
Hearing what Yeger said, Norn couldn't help but be moved.
The other party's words reminded him of when he was young.
Wasn't that what he thought and did at that time?
So, Yeger is right, no orc will escape the war.
Thinking of this, Norn patted Yeger's shoulder in front of him and said.
"When you get to the battlefield, you silly boy, you must follow behind me, understand?"
"No problem, Uncle Norn!"
Seeing that he had obtained Norn's approval, Yeger nodded repeatedly, as excited as a chicken pecking rice.
And Norn glanced at the statue behind Norn and said silently in his heart.
[Orc Ancestor, please have mercy anyway, bless me, no, may this young man beside me be able to survive!]
With such expectations, Norn clenched his weapon and stood with Yeger.
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Half an hour later, Norn and Yeger and the warriors in their tribe embarked on their journey.
And their destination is a battlefield named Beast River Valley.
However, this is not good news, but very bad news.
Because according to some orc soldiers, a monster appeared on that battlefield called Beast River Valley.
A monster that is more than ten meters tall and covered with huge tumors!
And what Norn and Yeger have to face is such a monster.