Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 462

After the vehicle passed the Sad Ridge westward, the field of vision suddenly became clear.

This mountain, which is not so tall but has been stained with the blood and tears of countless ancestors for thousands of years, is the western edge of the "bloody front" that the empire has operated for a long time. Blocked the continental dividing line that the federal orcs looked westwardly.

As the silhouette of the steep and sharp city wall of Thorn City gradually disappears under the eastern horizon, the green pastures that belong exclusively to the eastern plains of the empire, and the sparse berry bushes on the prairie will come into view one by one, and further west At one point, the continuous and long body of the Yongri Mountains seemed to be within reach.

The Grand Commander of the Glorious Federation, Dalton Wakemar, frowned slightly, observing the outside scenery through the car window.

The special car he was riding in was refitted from a decommissioned "Flesh and Flesh" chariot. It was driven by fuel oil and had a considerable speed-for this reason, Grand Commander Dalton Wakemar only had a few moments in the car. Leaning on the backrest and taking a nap, in the blink of an eye, he had already left the Territory of Thorn City, where the headquarters of the Federal Army was located, and set foot on the Occupied Area of ​​the Eastern Empire, which had just been brought under the jurisdiction of the Federation.

"Commander." Seeing him waking up from his sleep, the federal adjutant sitting on the opposite side of the carriage said respectfully, "We will arrive at Shan Cha Gang in five hours. The car needs to replenish some fuel there."

Dalton Wakemar gave a thoughtful "Hmm" without taking his eyes off the car window.

Through the hardened dark moon glass window panels, he could clearly see that several cows were leisurely chewing the juicy pasture on the ground under the supervision of an old human farmer. On the other hand, a federal patrol team composed of five orc soldiers carried the military flag and cruised on the hillside in the north of this pasture.

As early as two years ago, this grazing area with rich water and grass was still an inseparable private land of the human empire since ancient times. All the milk, cheese and meat products produced here would go west across the Yongri Mountains and be sent to the corrupt humans in the imperial capital. On the noble silver dinner plate.

But now times have changed, and this plain agricultural area from the Burning Crystal Canyon in the west to the bloody front in the east has become the possession of the Glorious Federation.

Every day and every night, the human remnants living here will send a rolling tribute to Thorn City, which is located in the heart of the mainland—this city once belonged to humans in ancient times, but after the Second War The fifth largest city in Haven that has been occupied by orcs for a long time.

Dalton Wakemar stared silently out of the car window at these imperial humans toiling on the pasture.

How long can the Glorious Federation, favored by the God of War, occupy this hot land in the east?Can the Glorious Federation bring the just rule that the corrupt human empire cannot give to these war refugees, and can these human beings who are obedient and obedient on the surface, but alienated from the beliefs of the orcs and the God of War in their hearts, be assimilated into the glory of the Federation of Glory? part of the family?
——Dalton Wakemar has asked himself countless times these questions since the orcs occupied the eastern border of the empire, but he still hasn't found the answer;
He had a premonition that he would continue to question endlessly.

"Commander, while you were asleep, Governor William Hyde received a letter." The adjutant reminded, "He said that he would wait for you at Shanchagang, and give you the tax list of the occupied area for the past six months. O General Marr Setting Sun is also with Governor Hyde."

Hearing the name "William Hyde", Dalton Wakemar snorted inaudibly.

"When I arrive at Shanchagang, I will ask William Hyde to refund half of the taxes he collected." Dalton Wakemar said lightly, "We God of War's people are not dirty human lords, let's see which subordinates pay If the money comes up, it will be rewarded according to merit—these human civilians in the occupied area have just suffered a disaster, and after paying so much tax, who else can eat enough to farm and graze?”

The adjutant blinked:

"Commander, but we have just suffered a defeat at the civil fortress, and it is the time when we need military expenditure the most..."

"If the humans in the occupied area are starved to death or forced to flee, what's the point of winning a hundred battles? Is it just to occupy a piece of scorched land where no one survives and no grass grows?" Dalton Vekmar severely interrupted the adjutant's appeal, "It's unfortunate enough for these humans to have a bastard like Basil III, and I don't see that a greedy carrion vulture like William Hyde is more important than How strong can His Majesty the emperor of the human capital be?"

The adjutant swallowed, stretched out his hand and pulled down the blinds leading to the cab of the chariot, and asked in a low voice:

"Then, Grand Commander, what do you mean, Governor Hyde..."

"We still have a place to use him for the time being." Dalton Wakemar looked out of the car with a slightly melancholy look, and unconsciously reached out to straighten the tassels on his shoulder straps, "...but I hope you all remember , William Hyde is just like all those insidious and cunning human beings, completely untrustworthy. And Omar... well, Omar Setting Sun is a silly boy, he just tends to take these smart people with bright minds too seriously."

"General Setting Sun is loyal to you." The adjutant reminded.

"People will do terrible things in the name of loyalty, loyalty to me is the same, loyalty to God... maybe the same." Dalton Wakemar raised his big hand and squeezed his brow, "Damn it ...If only poor Adolf was still alive, things would be much simpler in the entire eastern border of the empire..."

"Commander, I think, even if Respected Adolf Black-eyed Warlord hadn't died at the hands of the secret weapon of mankind, he probably wouldn't be alive to see you now..." The adjutant hesitated for a moment, and said to the federal commander The truth came out, "...the Adolf Black-eyed Warlord I know, he will definitely choose to die in the civil fort with his soldiers."

Dalton Wakemar's mouth twitched.

The adjutant knew that the commander was in a bad mood, so as usual, he took out a silver wine jug carved with totem patterns from the cowhide bag beside him, and handed it to Dalton Wakemar.

To his surprise, the general leader of the Federation, who usually sings and drinks wildly when he is in a low mood, waved his hand and rejected the sweet and delicious cactus brewed wine in the jug.

"Master Kane recently advised me to drink less alcohol and find other ways of pastime..." Dalton Wakemar sighed, "...I think what Master Kane said makes sense."

"You can try to read some novels. It's very popular in Thorn City recently." The adjutant took back the flagon and shrugged. There are quite a few pirated versions of Biqu Pavilion on the market."

"I've read a few books, but they're all brainless and popular works, and I like to use colons in the titles. I'm mentally handicapped." Dalton Wakemar curled his lips in disdain, and said with a sad face, " I don't know why, Shuangfengling's novels have suddenly become so popular on the mainland in the past two years..."

"In the past two years, Shuangfengling has become famous not only for novels..." the adjutant smiled wryly.

The two superiors and subordinates thought of the Burning Crystal Canyon in the west, the civil fort, the "Dragon Flame Legion", and the Adolf Black-eyed Warlord who died in the battle, the expressions on their faces were a little gloomy.

"So who is this Elliot Igor? Have you found out?" Dalton Wakemar sighed deeply and asked a little gloomily.

"There are all kinds of rumors about the Duke of Shuangfengling on the mainland, many of which are fabricated by novelists, and the authenticity is really doubtful. After checking each one, we may not actually have more information than you, my respected commander. ..." The adjutant shook his head and counted on his fingers, "It is certain that Eliot Igor is the only son of Vincent Igor, the former Duke of Eagle's Rest in the Empire. If you remember, Around the year 93 of the Imperial Calendar, Vincent Igor was involved in a conspiracy against the Emperor Basil III, and was then ordered to be executed by the Emperor of the Empire—this matter was quite noisy on the mainland at that time It's buzzing."

Grand Commander Dalton Wakemar slowly shook his head: In the year 93 of the Imperial Calendar, he had not yet taken over his father's position as Grand Commander, and was busy leading the army to suppress the rebellion in the Far East—always He didn't care much about mainland politics, so he didn't have any special impression of Vincent Igor's rebellion.

"It can be confirmed from the official documents of the Imperial Etiquette Department that after Vincent Igor died, Elliot Igor took over the title of patriarch of the Eastern Realm family, and then led the clansman to move south to Split Soul The Frost Maple Ridge territory of the Land of Frost Maple Ridge." The adjutant introduced, "For the next year, he and his family seemed to be dormant in Frost Maple Ridge, and there was no special information about it—until the end of 94 years , General Gullit Gale led the 'Hammer of Purgatory' division, trying to raid the southern territory of the empire via the Dusty Mountains and the Land of Soul Break..."

Gullit Gale... This familiar name made Dalton Vekmar's heart twitch.

"...'Hammer of Purgatory' disappeared in Soulbreaker after crossing the Dusty Mountains. We couldn't even reach the edge of Lionheart River and Rock Creek City, but we were able to confirm that General Gale's The troops were wiped out by the Frost Maple Ridge led by Eliot Igor, and half a year later in the Bloodthorn City Blood Temple..." The adjutant knew that this period of history was not important to the Grand Commander. Stranger, so I will make a long story short, "And after reaching a ceasefire agreement with Lord Greer Ravenwhisper and withdrawing from the Dolores Great Plains, Elliot Igor brought his Igor pioneer army to Burning Crystal Canyon, joining the ranks of the regular imperial army——you know the rest of it.”

Dalton Wakemar stared out the window in silence.

"Commander, with all due respect..." the adjutant gritted his teeth, "This Elliot Igor is like a ghost who suddenly appeared from an evil plane! No one on the mainland can figure it out. How on earth did he form an elite army that even we find troublesome! If it weren't for his existence, we should have broken through the Everlasting City and entered the Imperial Capital long ago, so how could it be——Damn it, this Elliott Igor is like the messenger sent by the God of War to punish us!"

"That's not necessarily true." Dalton Wakemar tapped the armrest of the seat with his finger, "You just said that Basil III killed his father, the man named Vincent Igor Imperial nobles? Maybe, I think—"

A sharp dragon cry that tore through the sky and the earth suddenly interrupted all the thoughts of the federal commander.

(End of this chapter)