Chapter 1674: Chapter 96: Ruthless Measures
Another Hudson enthusiast, the Dark Elf Queen rubbed her forehead helplessly.
The Orc Empire is great in every way, except when Hudson is mentioned, everyone seems to fall under a collective spell.
From the leaders at the top to the soldiers at the bottom, all suffer from severe Hudson phobia.
If they encounter him on the battlefield, their morale drops three levels before even engaging.
Knowing doesn’t help; everyone understands the logic, but fear is a natural bodily reaction.
Having been beaten all the way here, a psychological shadow has long been formed and cannot be easily removed.
It’s not like before now; the Alpha Kingdom has chosen to farm in peace, leaving the Orc Empire with few options.
All the species can do is compete, improving their strength as much as possible in a short time.
As for the Orc Empire’s political structure, it’s an unsolvable problem, a classic case of “who touches it dies.”
After exchanging views, the power holders of each race went back home, and no one mentioned launching a pre-emptive war.
It’s not that they don’t want to; they are simply powerless.
The balance of power between the two countries has been disrupted. The current Alpha Kingdom is poor but about to harvest a bumper crop.
In the feudal era, as long as there is no shortage of food, even if the local economy collapses, the impact is limited.
Based on the Alpha Kingdom’s past behavior, if many civilians go bankrupt, they can just send them to the frontier to farm.
The self-sufficient lord economy system prevents the outbreak of a full-scale economic crisis.
Back at her own residence, the smile on the Dark Elf Queen’s face disappeared instantly.
The Dark Elves not only inherited the elves’ talents but also their arrogance.
The hybrid Orcs don’t even catch their eyes. Having to work with these guys now makes the Dark Elf Queen sick.
Originally, she wanted to use the Orc Empire’s power to retake the Cursed Land and control her own destiny, but after this meeting, she completely gave up the idea.
Shaking at the mention of Hudson’s name, hoping these guys would attack Snow Moon Territory is clearly dreaming.
Unable to seize the Earth Core Passage in the Cursed Land, she had to set her sights on the passages within the Orc Empire.
After the defeat of the Hellhound, its surviving remnants fled to the Earth Core World and sealed off the passage.
To reopen the path, forces must be exerted from the Earth Core World to eradicate the Hellhound’s remnants.
With most of the enemy’s main forces wiped out, the Dark Elves have no pressure to hit a dog when it’s down, but the problem lies with the exit in the surface world.
The Orc Empire is too vast, with a distance of two to three thousand miles from the Dark Elves’ station to the shore of Lake Lubop, passing through several major powers’ territories.
In terms of racial strength, the Dark Elf Queen is not afraid of any one of them.
However, being newcomers who have barely secured a foothold in the Orc Empire, causing trouble at this critical moment could immediately lead to gang retaliation.
Besides, starting a civil war now would be creating opportunities for the Human Race.
Once a chance arises, the Alpha Kingdom’s army will come immediately.
There should be no doubt about their enthusiasm in striking the Orc Empire.
After much hesitation, the Dark Elf Queen sighed.
In the current situation, trying to go it alone without these races is clearly impossible.
The Orc Empire is willing to accept them, not only because of internal weaknesses needing outside help but also because of their coveting resources from the Earth Core World.
The lack of action is because all Earth Core Passages in the Orc Empire have been damaged and cannot be cleared quickly.
Once the path is cleared, someone is sure to come to discuss cooperation.
It seems like cooperation, but whoever controls the Earth Core Passage holds the initiative in cooperation.
With many forces sharing the spoils, it’s completely uncertain how much benefit will fall into their hands.
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Canglan City.
Since the end of the court meeting, the political struggle in the Capital has become increasingly intense.
The reformists are bound to fail, but concerning power, interests, and even life, everyone can’t help but make one last effort.
The six major players in the court are even involuntary; their subordinates refuse to accept defeat and be slaughtered, forcing the chiefs to face off against the Conservative Faction.
The outcome is predictable; lacking powerful support, the reformists repeatedly fail in politics.
Reformist officials in the court are constantly impeached and dismissed, while tax officials sent everywhere fare even worse, being saddled with charges.
Suddenly, the reformists are in a state of panic, with many reformist officials resigning to avoid the political turmoil.
The vacated positions fall directly into the hands of the Conservatives, infuriating the emerging nobility big shots.
Because of their support for the reformists, each family’s power in the court has been dragged into this turmoil.
Thinking that the matter would end by abandoning the reformists, they never expected the Conservatives to pursue them relentlessly.
However, all this has little to do with Hudson; the Koslow Family’s focus is on the military, with few footholds in the court, occupying only peripheral positions.
When the Conservatives or Traditional Nobles push for core power, these peripheral spots are affected later.
Not directly impacted, Hudson simply watched from the sidelines, letting everyone make noise.