Way of Overlord-Chapter 280: The First Step

The other servants of Aeryon sent the others away and in the end, in the banquet tent, there is only Aeryon and Mayeux.

Aeryon face look red and he looks drunk but after a while he raises his head, look at Mayeux and smiles.

"You were right Mayeux" Now, there is no trace of drunkenness on his face. Mayeux nodded with a smile on his face

"Cha Ner Ul alliance targeting Haltur, Haltur is targeted, Burka has to make a move" then he laughs

His laugh echoes inside the tent

"And if all of this happens, then Bolghar has to make a move. Hahaha!" he laugh again. It is clear that he is very happy because of today development

"This is what you said before. I never thought it would come true so quick" there is excitement in his tone.

Mayeux nodded

"Now we wait for spring. It would not be long now. When spring came, the winter wind ends, Chagai would send warriors. And Burka would send aid. It might be resources but resources would not be enough. Warriors would be sent"

"Burka would be weak, lack of people, lack of leaders" Aeryon said it with a smirk on he corner of his mouth

"And if this was any other time, Burka tribe did not have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the Bolghar" And Aeryon smiles

"But times have changed and circumstances of the tribe has also change. If my deduction is right, Bolghar tribe also wanted to expand. So, they would stab Burka in the back" Mayeux added

Aeryon nodded. But he still has some worries in his heart.

"But would Bolghar tribe knows that the Burka tribe would send warriors to Haltur tribe? And what if the Burka tribe won’t send warriors to the Haltur tribe and decided to hunkered up in their tribe?"

At these question, Mayeux smiles

"Then we simply needs to inform the Bolghar tribe"

"Inform them? Do you think they would believe us?"

At tis question Mayeux only smiles

"Send a messenger to them. As for how to make them believe us, nothing is more believable than interest"

Aeryon shows a puzzled expression and Mayeux quickly explain

"Let’s just say that we do not want to see the Chagai tribe grows so powerful in the West. That would convince them. Even if they wary of us because of our close relations with the Khagai tribe, the seed has been planted. Even if they don’t like us, because of the interest we have, and the interest they have, they would rather believe us than not"

"And what about Chagai tribe? if they listen to this-" but before Aeryon could finish his word, he quickly said

"Just tell the Bolghar tribe that our cooperation must remain a secret. This would help them believe us even more. And even if Chagai tribe found evidence we tell the Bolghar tribe about their desire to conquer the Haltur tribe what does it have to do with them?"

Smiling Mayeux added

"after all, Bolghar tribe target is not Haltur. But Burka. Hence, even if Chagai tribe found out, they could not blame us. If anything, they should thank us. After all, if Burka send aid to Haltur, and Bolghar attack Haltur because of us, then the enemies of the enemies had just helped them. Shouldn’t he show some appreciation for us?"

Aeryon chuckles

"So, we’re playing both sides."

Mayeux only chuckles at this and said

"Can the Chagai blame us? We already agree not to send warriors. But the ambition of the Chagai tribe is obvious to all. Chadha wanted to strengthen the control of the alliance over the west"

"And if he was allowed to do that, then we will have a hard problem of taking the west. Position and status embolden him. We have different interest and different ambition. Hence, from when Chief Chadha changes his stance against his protective nature and began wanting to expand, sooner or later, he would become our enemies. The only question now is the timing"

Aeryon nodded at this and Mayeux then continue

"My Kan"

"We are alone together. There is no need for the formalities"

Mayeux only smiles at this and then he said

"I already told that if the Bolghar tribe could time it right, the moment Burka tribe send their warriors, the Bolghar tribe could attack the Burka tribe at that time"

Aeryon nodded

"We are going to do this. We will make sure the timing is right"

"You ask what would happen if the Burka tribe did not send warriors toward the Haltur tribe. It did not matter at all. We are not in this to side with either Burka or Bolghar tribe. We want them to have a conflict. The messier it is, the better it is for us. As long as the Bolghar tribe send their men to the Burka tribe, the conflict would erupt."

However, Mayeux had to add something

"But, it is a very low probability that the Burka tribe would not send warriors. I think they too also realizes the aggressive nature of the tribe around him. The Burka tribe would not allowed his tribe to be surrounded on all sides"

"To their southwest is the Khagai tribe, to their west is Bolghar tribe. Would the Burka tribe wanted to also border with the Chagai tribe to their East? Maybe before they would not care so much but now, the Chagai tribe today is not the Chagai tribe of the past"

"So, the answer to that question is they would not. So, in high probability , the Burka tribe would send a lot of men to counter the Cha Ner Ul alliance. Just to stop Chagai tribe from having closer border with them."

Mayeux sighed and then added

"By now, all the tribe on the west is very wary or every other tribe movement. Especially to the other tribes that are not the western border tribes. This is why Burka could trust Bolghar tribe but not the Chagai tribe" Smiling slyly, Mayeux could not help but mutter

"But things had also changed for the largest tribe of the western border in this Southern Great Steppe. And the decision he would make would determine the success and failure of this plan"

Aeryon after listening to Mayeux explanation nodded in satisfaction.

There might be more things that Mayeux did not explain to him but it is not like Aeryon is an idiot that need everything to be explained to him

He already understand enough for Mayeux plans. The plan that Mayeux created before is quite complicated.

But if it all fall to pieces.....and Aeryon smile unconsciously.

Aeryon close his eyes, taking a deep breath to calm himself and reminded himself not to get overexcited.

And then his mind recalled the map of the area and he nodded.

Gir and Ino tribe has also been put into calculations. Mayeux had told him that whether Gir and Ino tribe help Burka or not, it would not change anything

"And then Khagai would enter" Aeryon suddenly said, adding those words and Mayeux smiles

"We have to send a messenger to relay this to Chief Valgrun" Mayeux said. And suddenly Aeryon remembered someone.

Mukhulai.

Aeryon did not yet send the request to the military.

Since he would use Mukhulai tomorrow, it would not be a bad idea to send him to send a message to the Khagai tribe.

"When spring came, and all these chess pieces move, Chagai would attack Haltur. Haltur would ask for aid. Burka would send warriors, Bolghar attack Burka. We have Utgard and Korun on the east that would warn us if attack come from the East. On the north, Wustkazan have their own problem to worry about. Chagai would be focused on taking Haltur"

"And Khagai would attack Bolghar. We could take the West in one year" Aeryon shouted in excitement.

He knows it is not going to be easy.

But if this could be done, then his conquest could no longer be stopped.

The Eastern or the northern battlefield could then be opened if he could take the west by the next year

Taking the west would take some time, but never in his wildest dream that he thought he could take it in one year.

Aeryon is truly happy this night

"Mayeux, handle the other matters"

And what is this other matters that Aryon seem to imply?

It is nothing else than to help the Khagai tribe.

Mayeux also needs to send messengers to the Duhai tribe and the Zlata tribe to inform them of certain things.

Some of them would be given orders to help Khagai openly and some of them would be given order to help Khagai secretly.

One of the best thing Aeryon had done, is to employ Mayeux.

Aeryon could plan the big things but when it comes to details, he would leave a lot of it toward Mayeux.

He could trust Mayeux and the more he trusted Mayeux, the more Mayeux trusted him.

Both of them shares the same dream and look at the same direction and that is why Aeryon could delegate so many matters to Mayeux.

Mayeux understand what Aeryon wanted him to do. So, he nodded. But then Aeryon yawned

"It is time for the Kan to rest" Aeryon chuckles and nodded

"I am too impatient"

Mayeux chuckles

"I understand. This is something that you and I have both been wanting"

Aeryon nodded, close his eyes, lean on his throne and smile. He nodded, like he is enjoying a good food

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