Yarman's thin, dark face showed shame and panic. He bent down and said, "It is I who have failed Hero's trust and have not completed the task Hero gave me."
Before leaving last time, Minori asked him to contact the Oasis where the Half-Orcs were located to obtain more information and intelligence from the outside world, but there was no gain.
Yarman knew very well that the Humans of the Oasis could survive safely until now, entirely relying on the power of Hero.
If Hero abandoned them, the consequences...
Yarman couldn't help but feel despair in his heart, and his body couldn't help but tremble.
"Hero, please give us another chance. We will definitely not disappoint Lord again."
Yaraal's wheat-colored face instantly turned a little pale, and she quickly spoke with an excited voice.
After hearing what was just said, she felt that Minori had learned the information he wanted from that terrifying and terrifying giant Dragon, and the Humans of the Oasis couldn't help Hero at all.
They were useless...
Yaraal's eyes were red, living in this desolate, harsh place lacking various resources.
She knew that if she wanted to get something from others, she must also show corresponding value or something that could be exchanged.
Looking at the two of Yaraal who suddenly became excited.
Minori was speechless, feeling that the two were overthinking. He had no intention of abandoning this place.
On the contrary, after learning the detailed information about this area from Dragonkin Radong, he became more concerned about this area.
This place is in a remote area of the far east, with a large area of desolate Desert. Besides the Half-Orcs Kingdom that rules this area on the periphery, there are no other powerful forces.
If the future "Great Tomb Of Nazarick" cannot be stopped, this place is suitable as a retreat.
The reason why Dragonkin Radong has been able to survive until now is because this place is too remote!
"Yarman, how many young and strong Humans are there in the entire Oasis?"
Minori originally wanted to explain, but he stopped speaking when the words reached his lips. With his current prestige among the Humans of the Oasis, too much explanation would only make people think more.
"There are 2,137 people." Chief Yarman responded quickly, accurate to the single digit.
After all, the total population of the entire tribe is less than 5,000 people. As the patriarch, he must understand every member of the tribe.
Half of the young and strong population is actually a little alarming, but it's normal for the Humans of the Oasis. After the Gray Dwarves war, food shortages, and other reasons, there are naturally very few elderly people.
Minori pondered briefly: "The large amount of food obtained from the Gray Dwarves should be able to maintain the supply, Yaraal."
"Yes!" Yaraal immediately stood up straight and responded.
"You will train all the young and strong during this time." Minori arranged.
The number of Humans is too small to launch a war or even occupy the Half-Orcs Empire, so Minori plans to organize the Humans of the Oasis into a "society"-like force to act.
Hearing this.
The panic in the eyes of Chief Yarman and Yaraal disappeared. Hero obviously hadn't abandoned them.
"I will definitely not disappoint Hero!" Yaraal responded happily.
Train the young and strong?
Yarman thought more. The Humans of the Oasis are not afraid of casualties. No matter what Hero wants to do in the future, as long as they have Hero's protection, it is enough.
Abelion Hills
Minori took Dragonkin Radong back to the Hills.
Thanks to the other party also having the passive ability of "Fire Attribute Nullification", they could pass through the magma, otherwise they would have to kill the other party once and then resurrect them.
Black Castle.
This is a strangely shaped castle originally built by races such as Zern and Trolls. It is said to have been built by Demi-humans controlled by the red-robed Magic Chanter member of [Zurrernorn].
Now.
This castle has been occupied by the Twin Witches and others as their current base camp.
There were only three people in the hall.
Verdant Witch had a melancholy look on her face, her eyes were a little dazed, and she sat tiredly on the wooden chair at the round table.
Becoming the Demi-humans King of this Hills for no reason, she was a little excited at first, but now, she feels that she is really not suitable to be a King and rule this Hills.
Although it is currently only nominal...
"I should have refused at that time." Verdant Witch murmured softly, raising her hand to support her forehead.
"Hehe."
Mist Witch saw her sister's bitter face, like the expression after eating a very bitter fruit she had eaten before, and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Even so, sister wouldn't dare to refuse Master's command, right?"
Verdant Witch reached out and knocked on the table, glared at Mist Witch, expressing dissatisfaction with her sister's schadenfreude.
"Cruche Lulu what do you think we need to do next?" Verdant Witch looked at the third person in the hall and asked.
Through this period of contact.
She found that Cruche seemed more suitable than her to be the King ruling this Hills, so recently, she would ask for his opinion on some matters.
When she was in the Great Swamp before.
Verdant Witch had vaguely heard that there was a different kind of Lizardman in the Lizardman tribe, and she didn't expect him to become a colleague now.
The other party was once the patriarch of a Lizardman tribe, so it's not surprising that he is familiar with some things.
Cruche Lulu didn't respond immediately. Her white-scaled claws were placed on the wooden table, and her red pupils flickered with the light of thought.
After a brief contemplation.
"I think that the Hills has just suffered from the double disaster of the Undead and the drought, and it is not suitable for major changes."
Cruche Lulu's voice was gentle, and the white-scaled tail behind her swayed gently.
"Is that so."
Verdant Witch also agreed a little, but a hint of worry still appeared on her face: "Master's purpose should be to let us control the entire Hills. If we let it go, will there be a situation out of control?"
"That's right."
Mist Witch tilted her upper body, shaking her shoulders from time to time like someone with multiple tics, and spoke with some fear and anger: "That Rokesh is not a character that is easy to get along with."
"Although he outwardly obeys our arrangements, he actually has a lot of small thoughts."
"And "Beast General" Hektor weiss, as the other remaining member of the "Ten Heroes" in the original Hills, although his attitude is friendly, his true thoughts are unknown."
Speaking of these two,
The hall was quiet for a while, and all three were a little wary.
After all, these two are real Demi-human powerhouses in the "Hero Domain". One has strong individual strength, and the other can achieve "one against ten" by controlling the army.
None of the three of them were opponents.
"Because of Master, Go Gin is on our side, so it's not impossible to contend." Mist Witch stopped shaking and spoke with a pleasant voice:
"And Cruche can use Fourth Tier magic to create rain clouds, and has great prestige among the current Hills Demi-humans."
"Not enough." Verdant Witch shook her head.
Demi-humans admire the strong. The prestige of Cruche Lulu alone is not enough to subdue all Demi-humans.
If you compare this point, the prestige of that Rokesh is even higher!
"As long as Master is here, none of these are problems. Whatever Rokesh, Hektor weiss, can be easily solved."
Mist Witch spread her palms, leaned back on the chair, and said with a relaxed smile.
"Mist."
Verdant Witch reminded seriously: "You can't rely on Master for everything."
"Every plan Master has in the Hills has a meaning that we cannot understand, whether it is the Human Holy Kingdom, or the Slane Theocracy, or even the terrifying [Zurrernorn] Leader."
"They are all being played in the palm of Master's hand."
When Verdant Witch said this, there was a hint of excitement and fanaticism in her tone.
As a personal experience, although she doesn't know the overall plan of Master, through the communication with Mist Witch and Cruche during this time.
The three of them confirmed each other, and although the entire Hills incident was over, they could still only see the general framework of Master's plan.
"Master is too amazing." Mist Witch propped her chin with both hands and agreed with the same admiration.
He created such a huge Hills incident with his own strength, but wasn't noticed by anyone. Instead, he was able to withdraw calmly, and even received thanks from all parties, and also gained control of the Hills.
Thinking of this.
The three of them all had a kind of worship that they "shared the honor."
"If it were just relying on strength, Master alone could eliminate those resisting guys among the Demi-humans."
"Since Master asked us to control the Hills, he should want us to truly control Abelion Hills, rather than control it in a rough way."
Verdant Witch expressed her thoughts, but still had no idea.
"Miss Enri..." Cruche mentioned a name in a low voice, but closed his mouth before he finished speaking.
"Enri is currently following "Beast General", learning the ability to command troops, and is clearing out the remaining Undead in the Hills."
Verdant Witch shook her head and said calmly.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was obvious, some things weren't suitable for Enri to know.
"If only Enri could truly master that power, Rokesh must have obtained detailed information about Enri from "Beast General".
Mist Witch snorted coldly and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Knowing that Enri cannot freely exert that terrifying power, he has become arrogant during this time."
"Alright." Verdant Witch frowned and interrupted.
Speaking of which.
Among the Twin Witches, Verdant Witch has a relatively better relationship with Enri.
Mist Witch usually doesn't appear much, and most of the time afterwards, she stays in the Hills, so her impression of Enri is relatively average.
The hall fell silent again.
The three of them obviously had no good starting point for a while.
Verdant Witch thought for a long time, her amber eyes falling on Cruche opposite, and suddenly said: "Cruche, what are you working so hard for?"
"Ah?"
Cruche Lulu was stunned.
"I can see that you should have some kind of demand, right?" Verdant Witch smiled.
"Probably..."
"Perhaps I want to bring the Lizardman tribes living in the Great Swamp to Abelion Hills."
"The environment and resources here are richer, which should allow the tribe to have better development."
Cruche's hands on the wooden table moved unnaturally, and he spoke in a low voice.
"Is that so." Mist Witch was a little surprised. This was the first time she had learned about Cruche's thoughts:
"You are indeed very suitable to be a patriarch."
Cruche became a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Opposite.
Verdant Witch was thoughtful instead. She caught a useful piece of information from Cruche's words.
"External support"!
The reason why their control over the Demi-humans in the Hills is low now is because there are only a few of them and they have no tribesmen.
"Mist and I are only two people, and there are no tribesmen. Cruche's Lizardman tribesmen are a good choice."
"This matter requires Master's consent, and it's too late now. Perhaps we can first win over those Demi-human tribes with relatively small numbers."
Verdant Witch was thoughtful.
Buzz—
Suddenly.
The air not far away suddenly dispersed in ripples, and then a terrifying pressure surged, causing the faces of the three Verdant Witches to change drastically, as if they were being stared at by some terrifying beast.
Next moment!
A figure appeared in the hall.
"Oh, are you three here?" Minori looked at the three and greeted them with a smile.
"Master!"
"Master!"
"Ma, ster."
The wary expressions of the three disappeared, and two respectful voices and a slightly hesitant and nervous voice sounded.
Noticing the magic fluctuations surging from the three of them reflexively.
"Did the 'Dragon's Might' generated by Dragonkin Radong spread together during the Teleport process?"
Minori's eyes flashed with thought, and he glanced at Cruche unexpectedly: "The other party's address to me before was not Master, but always 'Human Lord'."
"Did they change their address along with the two Witches now?"
Minori didn't care about these trivial matters.
"Are you three gathered together because you encountered some trouble?" Minori asked curiously.
Mist Witch and Cruche looked at each other, a little hesitant.
"No, Master."
Verdant Witch was the first to speak.
"En."
Minori nodded: "Have the Dark Dwarves in that group of Hills been settled with the Dwarf Craftsman?"
"They have been settled. These Dark Dwarves are very obedient and are currently led by the Dwarf Craftsmen." Verdant Witch immediately responded.
"That's good."
"Let these Dwarves forge two thousand... or three thousand sets of magic armor and weapons. There should be no shortage of raw materials in the current Hills."
Minori ordered. He planned to prepare a complete set of magic items for the Humans of the Oasis first: "I will give you a list of the specific equipment."
Since he has usable craftsmen in his hands, there is no reason not to use them.