Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans - Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans chapter 89

Ginoric frowned as he looked at me.

Tribal chiefs were mobilized to pressure me.

However, on the contrary, I shouted loudly in front of the chiefs that I could achieve my long-cherished dream of being an elf.

Orcs are a race driven by desire, so I couldn’t help but be seduced by my words. Even if they were weaker than them, if they fulfilled their desires, the race that could make them the leader was the Orcs.

“…”

The chiefs were attracted to my words and looked at Ginoric.

Ginoric had no way of refusing.

If he doesn’t accept the offer, another chieftain will take it, and then the tribes he subjugated will escape from his hands. And there will be orcs who will rebel against him like Ughdash.

There was no way that Ginoric, a smart orc, was unaware of this.

“How can you believe it’s not a lie, human?”

I signaled by raising my right hand.

A wagon emerged from the ranks of the Imperial army. The coachman stopped the carriage at a distance from us, and he also raised his bow at a distance.

The coachman fired an arrow at the wagon with a lit head, and the flaming arrow hit one of the six wooden barrels in the wagon’s bed.

Beopbeopbeobung!

Flames and smoke exploded in all directions with a roar.

“…!”

The orcs bent their bodies, regardless of who they were.

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The blast-swept dirt and gravel rained down.

‘You’re weak.’

Looking at the bombshell, I clicked my tongue inwardly.

Compared to the loud noise, the power was low.

As Pasimea predicted, the limits of technology were clear.

“…”

But it was enough for my purposes.

The orcs opened their mouths as if their jaws would fall out and caused an earthquake in their pupils.

From the perspective of a tribe that had only heard about gunpowder weapons, it would be scary to use that much power without magic.

“That is it.”

I hid my feelings and spoke calmly.

“That is gunpowder, and it is a weapon that will break down the elven barrier. Do you think it’s not enough?”

Ginoric refrained from bending over and hardened his expression.

“…the sound is loud, but not enough to break down barriers. The elven barrier is harder than you think. Even if it exploded right next to the barrier, it would be blemish.”

“I guess so.”

I nodded obediently, and he raised his eyebrows.

He seemed surprised when the objections he threw as he came to mind were accepted.

“It is as you say. Exploding gunpowder next to the barrier is futile. It’s only marginally better than hitting a wall with a catapult.”

“then-“

“How about we explode it under the barrier instead.”

“what?”

“What if we set off an explosion under the barrier and cause subsidence? As long as the wall doesn’t float in the sky, won’t it collapse?”

Ginoric was speechless and blinked.

I took a look at the tribal chiefs.

“ruler. How are you? I showed my hand. All you have to do is choose whether to accept my offer or not. If you accept, I will break down that hateful barrier against you.”

The chieftains looked at Ginoric with lustful eyes.

There was only one thing he could say now.

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“Haaam…”

On top of the wall, an elven defender let out a long yawn.

“Time is running out.”

The veteran, who had lived on the wall for hundreds of years, scanned the landscape with a bored expression, then leaned his spear against the wall and looked sideways.

Beside the veteran, a new recruit stood up straight and watched over the barrier.

“Do it in moderation.”

“yes?”

“Take it easy.”

The veteran snorted.

“This is a place where pig heads don’t care at all. He has never been attacked since raising the Great Wall. You only lose if you work so hard.”

He put his arm around the recruit’s shoulder and gave a chin gesture.

Four elven guards, armed like two men, were talking on top of a barrier about a hundred meters away. As if not feeling the gaze of the two, they chatted loudly while exchanging interesting stories.

The veteran looked at them and smiled.

“Even if we don’t exist, there are plenty of people who can take our place, right? So it’s okay to take a break for a while.”

“but···.”

“But what?”

“no!”

The senior soldier scratched his head at the new recruit’s disciplined attitude.

“Do whatever you want. I go down first.”

He descended the barrier before the recruit said anything.

The recruit looked at his back anxiously.

It felt like being left alone on a deserted island.

Ha ha ha ha ha-

There were garrisons like him in distant places, but they were not companions.

They were of different nationalities, and didn’t they even get into a vicious fight just a few days ago?

Even if I put this aside, I couldn’t grow my faith when I saw them laughing and talking, let alone vigilant, in a place that was no different from the front line.

ki-

The recruit sighed and looked up at the sky.

A black kite was gliding in the sky.

‘Am I too sensitive?’

I only think about growing when I am alone.

He stood at the edge of the barrier, recalling what the veteran had said.

“…”

Looking down at the ground from the top of the barrier was far away.

It was a barrier with an average height of 27m, and it was a wall that continued unbroken between Pantonia and the elven territory.

Is it simply high? Neither was he.

By twisting the flow of mana beyond the barrier, races sensitive to mana sabotaged everything from dizziness and disorientation to hallucinations.

The word impregnable was not an idle word.

‘There’s no need for me to watch in the first place.’

Besides the defense of the wall itself, scouting was also excellent.

Like a kite in the sky, there was a familiar sent by a wizard from behind. Familiar watched the movements of the Orcs and Goblins while flying in the sky of Pantonia.

We will send you a warning in advance if you see even the slightest strange movement.

“Haam…”

As the thought reached that point, the tension in my body was relieved.

As the veteran said, the barrier is safe even without him.

Like the senior, he leaned against the window and sat on the floor.

My eyes closed as my back hit the wall.

ki-

The kite watched him carefully.

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“Move slowly!”

cried the goblin.

“Shh!”

Another goblin covered his mouth with his index finger.

“A mistake! sorry!”

The goblin, who had raised his voice, fell silent.

The goblin was rolling an oak barrel the size of its body.

Drurr, Drurr—

A stream that dried up and exposed the bottom.

Twenty goblins were busily roaming the stream.

“found!”

On one side of the stream, there was a hole a little taller than the goblin’s height.

The hole was the entrance to the aqueduct, and the exit was over the barrier ahead.

Originally, the entrance should not have been exposed because the stream was filled with water. However, because the stream had dried up more than a few decades ago, the entrance was clearly exposed.

“Entrance. blocked.”

The goblin who found the entrance tilted its head.

It was because the rusty grate was blocking the entrance.

“I open it.”

When the slightly larger goblin grabbed the bar and shook it, it fell out.

It was because it hadn’t been repaired for a long time, so it rusted.

Even sticking together was surprising.

“Go in!”

“Be careful!”

Even with their low intelligence, the goblins knew that what was in the barrel was a very, very scary explosive, so they got scared and rolled the barrel gently into the aqueduct.

Drooling, drooling—

“easy!”

Barriers and various obstacles were also installed inside the underground waterway in preparation for intrusion. However, like the entrance, it has not been repaired and is not working or easily broken.

“I can see outside!”

“Shh! Stack the barrels and leave!”

Of course, it wasn’t a big problem for the defense even if it was like this.

The width of the underground waterway was not wide enough for orcs or goblins to invade in large numbers, and even if the invasion was not discovered in advance, there were many ways to block the sewerage.

But what if it’s not an invasion through the sewers?

What if you blow up the sewer and break the ground?

Took

The goblins piled oak barrels full of gunpowder into the sewers.

“Done!”

“fire! stick it!”

From the outlet of the groundwater to the bottom of the barrier.

The goblin rolled countless oak barrels, filled them one by one, and set a fire by inserting a long wick into the oak barrel at the end.

Gripping support…

“Run away!”

“It explodes!”

Seeing the wick burn quickly, the goblins screamed and rushed out into the creek.

Beopbeopbeobung!

As they came out of the stream, a huge explosion hit the goblin’s back.

“Keee!”

Some goblins struggled in fear as the smoke billowing out of the underground aqueduct hit them.

However, he soon realized that nothing had happened and poked his head out of the stream. What were the barriers like?

“failure?”

A look of disappointment appeared on the goblin’s face.

Unlike the loud noise, the barrier seemed to be safe.

The ground where the explosion occurred just protruded convexly.

“The barrier is intact!”

“Failed!”

“It’s catastrophic!”

At that moment, the ground snapped off.

As the protruding ground collapsed, the barrier was also sucked in.

The 30-meter-high barrier tilted backwards with a roar.

rumble——

Like a giant falling, the barrier collapsed.

The five elves who were dozing or chatting on top of the wall were caught in the collapse. Before they had time to escape, they were caught between collapsing barriers, and were immediately crushed to death by a pouring pile of stones.

“uh······?”

“Has the barrier collapsed?”

The goblins blankly watched the scene.

Seeing the giant who had stopped them for a very long time collapsed in vain, they forgot to chatter and just kept their mouths open.

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I cut off the feeling connected to the kite.

It was enough to see the barriers come down.

“finished.”

“You really succeeded?”

Ginoric put on a puzzled expression.

“How could this be?”

“From the outside, it looks impregnable. But there are always weaknesses.”

“Weakness?”

“What do you think is the fundamental problem with the elven barrier?”

Ginoric couldn’t answer and frowned.

I smiled when I saw it.

“It is long. The fundamental problem with the elven barrier is its length.”

The border with Pantonia was surrounded by a wall.

How tightly can you block the length of the Great Wall?

Not to mention the elves were not a race with a unified dynasty.

“The elves are a race of many nations, such as empires and kingdoms, just as you orcs are divided into tribal units and lizardmen are divided into three kingdoms. Correspondingly, the barrier is also managed by different countries.”

It was fine when the Great Wall was built to prevent a recurrence after experiencing the great migration of the Orcs. Even though there were many countries, the general commander of the construction was unified thanks to the leadership of the third generation of Gauramel, who defeated the Orcs.

However, after construction was completed, the wall was managed by dividing it into five parts, and because of this, the border between countries was not repaired.

“Border between empire and kingdom. The reality is that there is a fight over who manages the place. Also, how many times have you attacked the barrier? There are several places in that long wall that have never been attacked since it was built.

“Is that the place you were aiming for?”

“Yes. The magical energy scattered by the mage has regained balance, the unmaintained walls have grown moss, and the underground aqueduct has been built under the walls. It is a very obvious weakness.”

Each side trusted the other to protect the wall and shied away from responsibility. Due to the war with Vlad, many of the garrison soldiers were drafted, and the discipline fell into indolence due to the long peace.

These three things are intertwined, but how can the barrier stand?

“If the defense system of the barrier had worked correctly in the first place, the skies would have been filled with scouts of dwarves from the time you started gathering warriors. But look. What is in the sky?”

The sky is only clear.

There were no clouds or birds.

“Even when you cross the barrier, they won’t notice your invasion.”

“…”

The length of the barrier was not very long.

Only ten meters or so?

Because the height and width of the barrier were high, even after it collapsed, a hill formed, creating a defensive structure similar to the barrier. However, for Orcs and Goblins, hills were not an obstacle.

“How long are you going to worry about it? Are you waiting for a better opportunity than this? There is no such thing. If you miss your chance now, you will never cross the barrier again, and you will remain the most timid orc in history.”

cringe…

Ginoric glared at me while biting his teeth.

You won’t be able to deny it even if you know you’ve been fooled by my tricks.

I smiled and looked at the guy.

“Are you going to refuse? Are you going to let go of this opportunity?”

“no! We will hunt elves!”

“Then go. It’s time to make your dreams come true.”

Soon, 100,000 orcs and goblins crossed the barrier and rushed into the land of the elves.

One week later, 100,000 orcs and goblins crossed the barrier again, and another week later, another 100,000 orcs and goblins crossed the barrier.

After crossing the barrier six times, there was no group of people crossing the barrier.

‘With this, the Orcs will not be able to cross the empire.’

Just like the representative system is tied to Vlad.

Orcs and goblins were also bound by elves.

It was as if all the obstacles blocking my expedition were gone.

I led the expeditionary force through the plains of Nehrup and headed to the east, the land of the Lizardmen. It was spring, two months after the fugitive Juana arrived in the Empire.

human ranch(6)

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The eastern end of the Nehrup Plain.

An area where you can see the green leaves of the desert-like Nehrup Plain. It was the border into the Lizardmen’s kingdom, Theokal, and it was an area that had been plagued by Orcs and Goblins’ riots since ancient times.

Similarly, the Elves who suffered the invasion of the Orcs blocked the entire border with a barrier tens of meters high, but the Lizardmen did not have the same capabilities as the Elves, so they only built several fortresses.

Because of that, he often allowed small groups of Orcs and Goblins to invade, and although the people complained, there was not much Theokal could do.

In the first place, how can we block the border that is over 300 km long?

The actions of the elves who built a fortress on the border many times their size were extraordinary, and it was exceptional that it had been maintained for over a thousand years.

Lizardman chose a realistic alternative because he knew that a crow’s legs would be torn to follow a stork.

1. Build a fort on the border.

2. Weed out the Orcs and Goblins before they grow in size.

The construction currently underway at the border was number 1.

“Don’t dream!”

Damn—!

The Lizardman Overseer swung his whip.

The whip hit the back of an old man who passed in front of him.

“Ah!”

The back skin was torn and blood splattered, and the old man collapsed.

However, he immediately stood up with his trembling hands on the floor.

I knew from experience that if I didn’t stand up, I would only be whipped again. Breaking into a cold sweat from the pain, they gnawed their teeth and entered the procession.

“Tsk.”

Seeing this, the castle lord of the fortress clicked his tongue.

“Aren’t you being too harsh?”

“no. Humans are animals that quickly fall into indolence if they are not whipped often. see After that old man gets whipped, other humans move around busily.”

“hmm···.”

Sungjoo nodded.

“It’s hard to find human slaves these days. It will be difficult if you die.”

“of course. Don’t worry, we’re adjusting in moderation. Other than that, is there any news from the expedition?”

“Well, it’s the same. Where did you fight, where did you conquer, that’s all. There is no news you expect, so give up.”

The supervisor frowned.

“Unless we send additional slaves, it will be difficult to proceed with the construction.”

“Is it difficult? Is it to the point where I can’t do the work?”

“It’s not that much, but…”

“That’s all right. It’s okay if the construction is late. You just have to stop.”

“But, haven’t you heard the rumors?”

Rumor has it that orcs are gathering power in Pantonia.

As a Lizardman suffering from frequent border invasions by Orcs, it was a rumor that made him nervous. There was no way the Orcs would target elves or dwarves, and it was clear that they would target vampires, humans, or lizardmen.

That was the reason why they were reinforcing the border fortresses in the middle of the day.

“Look at them.”

The supervisor sighed heavily and pointed at the workers.

Thousands of workers were sweating as they moved building materials.

“All the workers sent were either babies or old people. Only then progress is too late. I don’t know if I can finish it within this year.”

The workers were all human.

Humans mobilized from ranches across the Kingdom of Theokal.

Gender was a mix of men and women, but the ages were only children and the elderly. There were few young people or middle-aged people who should be between the two age groups.

“It can’t be helped.”

Seongju shook his head.

The reason for the shortage of human slaves was war.

While continuing the war with Vlad’s Mycenae Empire, he was disposing of human ranches to cover his war expenses. Because of that, there was a shortage of slaves to mobilize to reinforce the fortress.

“It’s an opportunity to bring down the Mycenae Empire. The elves, the dwarves, and even the naga were eager not to miss the chance to destroy Mycenae.”

“…”

“All races except the Orcs are fighting against Mycenae, what would happen if we were the only ones left? If we are going to fight, we must fight and claim our share.”

“Nevertheless. Selling people like that…”

“Don’t worry. When this war is over, humans are next.”

What is the reason for disposing of human ranches in the first place?