King-Chapter 1386 - 267: Hunting on the Grassland_2

Rather than painstakingly explaining to the outside world, it’s better to bring the person involved out to dispel the rumors.

"Marshal, you’re joking, everyone knows you’re the most impartial, how could you do such a thing?

If it were really targeted, we might have already met the Lord of the Dawn, how could we still be sitting here?"

Duke Rodriguez answered first.

In the depths of his heart, he had already cursed the ancestors of the rumor spreaders countless times. Is such a matter something that can be talked about?

As a mature noble, rationality is always the priority. When such things happen, there’s no point in pursuing whether one is being targeted.

In things without evidence, causing an uproar will only harm themselves. If Hudson can’t be pulled down from the commander’s position, then they can’t turn against him directly.

Compared to losing thousands of private armies and tens of thousands of civilians, being directly targeted by the commander is the most terrifying. If one is used as a scapegoat in the war, that would be the most tragic.

Given the current situation, the best choice is: strive to get compensation from the kingdom.

If there’s suspicion in your heart, you first note it down, and wait for a chance in the future to retaliate, rather than openly breaking with the king and front-line commander without any evidence.

"Marshal, Rodriguez is right, your character is known to the world, how could you do such a thing?

The logistic troops going out to transport grain was just routine. Encountering a flood is entirely because the orcs are so useless..."

The other four dukes, who reacted, hurriedly followed up with reasons.

The orcs want to shift the blame for the defeat onto the human race, and the five dukes also want to shift the heavy losses onto the orcs.

As for the truth of the matter, that’s not important at all. As long as Hudson doesn’t admit to being the one who destroyed the dam, then they will believe it was the orcs.

From the kingdom’s standpoint, pinning the orcs on the pillar of shame is far more strategically significant than a legendary victory.

Once a fixed impression is formed, in the future, orcs on the Continent of Aslante become synonymous with stupidity.

This impression will affect many people’s perceptions. Including the decision-making process of various races in the Anti-Human Alliance, where the first thing that comes to mind is the "orcs" as stupid allies.

No one likes to bring along foolish teammates.

The next time the orcs want to stir up trouble, even if the elf race continues to support for the greater good, it will not be with the current level of commitment.

"If you all think this way, then that couldn’t be better. The orcs are out of tricks, unable to find a way to cope, resorting only to these small tactics.

It seems some people lack brains, believing whatever the enemy says. All of you are the pillars of the kingdom, at crucial moments you must hold your positions well."

Hudson said with a smile.

The hint was already quite clear, if they still couldn’t understand, they could be eliminated; the internal competition within the noble circle was also very intense.

The current situation is favorable for the kingdom, and the next step is to expand the war gains. Everything must serve this strategic center.

Any individual or group that affects the plan is a common enemy of the entire kingdom, and will face joint suppression from all sides.

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The flames continue to burn incessantly on the Near East land, the smell of rotting corpses and meat combining and drifting for dozens of miles in the wind.

Looking out, the prairie is filled with black smoke. Every fifty miles there is a burning point, the rising black smoke converging into an independent landscape.

At the corpse burning point, the priests and necromancers, two groups that should have been opposing, are actually working together at this moment to handle the aftermath.

If this scene were transmitted to the South Continent, it would definitely be big news, but in the Alpha Kingdom where racial contradictions overshadow religious conflicts, everyone has long been accustomed to it.

Especially after the religious reform, necromancers are no longer heretics, only undead magic that violates kingdom laws is heretical.

Other suppressed niche professions enjoy the same treatment, as long as they don’t create disturbances, they can all gain legal status in the kingdom.

With the ’heretic’ label removed, it became normal for everyone to join hands and cooperate.

After the blazing fire ended, the soldiers gritted their teeth to endure the nausea and went to collect the spoils of war from the pyres.

The task of searching the corpses had long been carried out by someone. Even though Hudson repeatedly ordered soldiers not to touch things on orc corpses, the greed of the human heart could not be stopped.

Small items like gold coins could be hidden by someone, but the armor on orcs was untouched. Those large pieces are not only difficult to hide, but converting them to cash in the military camp is also a major issue.

After experiencing the burning of fire, now it was time to test the quality of the armor. Some armors remained intact, while others were unrecognizable.

Of course, these were all minor issues. Due to the size difference, the orc armor couldn’t be used by human soldiers at all, regardless of their quality, they all had to be reforged.

As for selling them, that was impossible. It’s the kingdom’s national policy to consume the orc empire, how could they fund the enemy for a bit of profit?

Moreover, the current orc empire’s finances had long been drained. Even eating is a problem now, how could they have the means to buy armor!

The Finance Department hoping to get some funds back from the spoils of war is purely a dream. The weapons and armor collected from the prairie aren’t enough to cover ten days of the army’s expenses.

This is an unavoidable issue, since the most valuable livestock in the orcs’ hands were all swallowed by the flood, and can only be dealt with by burning now.

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