462: Chapter 68, Big Plan_1 462: Chapter 68, Big Plan_1 On November 15 of the Sacred Calendar Year 99988, which was the fourth day after the assassination outbreak, the news finally reached Flying Bear Fort.
When Hudson saw the official documents forwarded by the Kingdom, his first reaction was — it couldn’t be possible!
Assassinations in military camps were utterly ridiculous.
Every major noble cherished their lives dearly, their guards were all trusted aides, outsiders simply had no chance of getting close.
However, after seeing the identity description of the murderer, Hudson instantly accepted the reality.
Everyone has their quirks, and these quirks are often their greatest weaknesses.
Murderers disguised as slaves or servants were clearly not the work of a moment.
Perhaps some had lurked undercover for generations, otherwise, they wouldn’t have had the chance to get close enough.
Instead of lurking, Hudson preferred to believe that they were controlled by evil magic.
Being subjected to endless humiliation and torture just for one assassination seemed too costly.
An individual driven by hatred might accomplish this, but a group of killers operating in this way seemed far from realistic.
Suddenly, Hudson recalled the auction before the war that had defied commercial logic.
Two beautiful elven girls had been auctioned off by a slave trader in the Southeastern Province.
Other slaves couldn’t quickly get close to nobles, but elf slaves were obviously an exception.
Born with unique charm, elven beauties were indeed men’s fatal weaknesses.
Once such a treasure was bought and brought home, it would be impossible not to deploy them.
Beauty was the best weapon.
Nearly all the nobles were proud to conquer elven beauties.
With a little manipulation, it would be easy to bewitch their masters.
Even if their cultivation has been restricted, as long as they won their masters’ favor, they still had the chance to assassinate.
Other creatures with similar abilities included fox girls, cat girls, leopard girls, bunny girls…
If the target indulged in unique desires, a gender change could also work.
Letting these people take action would have a much higher success rate than sending a master to assassinate.
Among the frontline noble generals known to have been assassinated, besides Duke Arondo, who was attacked by the Orc elites, of the remaining seven: six were killed by slaves, and one was poisoned by a servant.
It was no wonder that Caesar III personally issued an order: frontline generals were forbidden to bring along different race slaves.
After a major assassination, the casualty rate among senior generals was higher than that in a major battle.
If this happened several more times, there wouldn’t be any need for an Orc attack, the frontline army would collapse on its own.
Without thinking, Hudson knew that the Northern Front Line of the Kingdom had become a total mess at this moment.
Once the family head suddenly died, outsiders could not command the family’s private army.
Especially those major nobles who commanded a province’s army, not only would their own armies fall into chaos, but the command system of the provincial army would also face problems.
It would be easy to promote a deputy to take over, but to sort out the chain of command would not be something that could be completed in a short time.
This kind of opportunity would be a disgrace for the Orcs if they couldn’t grab it and make the most of it.
Despite the troubles, Hudson believed that the Kingdom would still be able to withstand such small disturbances.
At most, a few defense lines would be lost.
With the dense castle strongholds in the northern provinces, it would be enough to give the Orcs a headache.
Unless the thorns along the route are wiped out, even if the Orc Army breaks through the defense line, they wouldn’t dare venture deep into the enemy’s land.
After all, the Alpha Kingdom was not the Moxi Duchy, every Major Noble carried a weight of their own.
Once they ventured deep into the enemy’s territory and found themselves surrounded, they would find it difficult to escape.
As a kingdom rich in beating experience, even if the situation collapsed, it would deteriorate gradually, rather than ending all at once.
Compared to the situation in the Kingdom, Hudson was more worried about the backstage instigator.
The official answer was the Orc Empire, but this conjecture seemed unconvincing.
The Orc Empire was governed by the Five Royal Clans collectively, so its power was divided into five equal parts.
Except during the invasion of the Human Race, when they formed a whole, during normal times, each of the Five Great Emperor Courts acted independently.
With their internal conflicts, their intelligence networks naturally acted independently.
To plan such a big operation was clearly overstating their capabilities.
Moreover, if it was really the work of the Orcs, why would they only target the Alpha Kingdom and not include the Moxi Duchy and Warhammer Kingdom as well.
It’s not that Hudson looked down upon his allies, but if the frontline main generals suffered heavy casualties, the Terrance defense line held by the Moxi people would instantly collapse.
Without these armies, the fall of Dapes would only be a matter of time and the Moxi Duchy would be done for.
Same goes for the Warhammer Kingdom, their “Steel defense line” seems remarkable, but it does heavily depend on coordination amongst the front line corps.
If any part of the system encountered a problem, the Steel defense line would turn into a scrap iron defense line, which could be broken through by the Orc Army in an instant.
Based on the comprehensive analysis, the backstage instigator was more likely to be from the Human Race, and also harbored deep hatred towards the Alpha Kingdom.
Vaguely, two words appeared in Hudson’s mind — “the Clergy”.
Instantly, Hudson’s face darkened, if his speculation was correct, then a big problem was about to emerge.
If the news was confirmed, civil unrest would be imminent in the Human Race.
The Monarchist faction led by the Frank Kingdom, would undoubtedly seize the opportunity to launch a purge against the Clergy, then the frontline…
Hudson quickly dismissed this thought, Caesar III was not a reckless person.
Even if the investigation pointed to the Clergy, he would keep his anger in check for the time being.
Provoking a civil war now would only benefit the Orcs.
Even if he wanted to settle accounts with the Clergy, he would still wait until after the war.