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Chapter 501 The Beast King's Escape (Main Quest Completed) Side Quest: Ice and Snow War Song Camp

Goldenmane Reinhardt has run away.

Before this, no one knew that this majestic and renowned orc emperor was actually like this.

Even Reinhardt himself didn't know.

He always thought he was very brave.

But when the enemy's weapons rained down from the sky, piercing through the city's strong defenses; when the huge explosions shook his eardrums; when crimson blood splattered before him; when vibrant lives were lost before him, he suddenly realized that he was still very young!
He carries the hopes of the Goldenmane Clan and the future of the Orc Empire on his shoulders!
He cannot die here.

Once this idea took root, it grew wildly like weeds, instantly burying all glory, dignity, and the emperor's composure.

His Majesty King Reinhardt made a decisive decision—run!

Soon, Goldenmane Reinhardt rode his highland lion mount, charging at the forefront of the orc army, rushing out of the royal city and heading towards the depths of the holy mountain without looking back.

Orc cavalry primarily ride Frost Giant Wolves, which are large, powerful, fast, and capable of both biting and fighting. However, this does not mean they only have Frost Giant Wolves.

In fact, most orc generals prefer to use high-ranking beasts related to their own race as mounts and battle partners.

For example, the Minotaur's warlord likes to ride a bull, the Longtooth tribe's beastman likes to ride a pig, and the cat tribe's leader likes to ride a big cat...

This was true not only in the Orcish Wasteland, but also in the Vast Ocean Territory.

By the way, it's rumored among the orcs in the Vast Ocean Territory that Deputy Commander Liushuang loves to ride a unicorn; he looks dashing and extraordinary!
As for Lord Chen Mo...

Last time, Liu Shuang carried me around. Could this be considered riding... a kitten?

Returning to Reinhardt, as the leader of the Goldenmane clan, he could naturally choose any mount in his territory. His Majesty the Emperor's mount was a lion with a name, named "Kalocali".

This guy is even rarer than the war lords among the orcs.

Lions that can live at high altitudes are already rare, and those that can switch freely between plateaus and plains and continue to run are even rarer. In terms of physical attributes, running speed, and even combat ability, Carlokari truly deserves to be called a legendary beast.

In addition, as you can tell from her name, Caroline is a lioness.

There have been some ambiguous rumors circulating that there seems to be some unclear and ambiguous relationship between Reinhardt and Caroline.

Of course, for the "fierce" orcs, the difference between humans and beasts doesn't seem to be a big deal.

However, it must be said that the two seemed to be of one mind and had perfect tacit understanding. In just a few leaps and bounds, Carlokari had already left the orc guards following behind far behind and swiftly disappeared into the dense jungle.

The dense canopy blocked out the sunlight, and also blocked out the eyes of the sky.

Meanwhile, in the joint command center of the White Deer Plain and Green Peak Mountain in the Vast Ocean Territory, several officers stood in front of a huge holographic screen, watching as the guy slipped away, following the radar's locked perspective.

Chen Mo rubbed his temples: "This is the Beast King? It feels... a bit overrated!"

General Political Commissar Han Mu nodded: "It should be. Their main hall has no roof, and judging from the seating arrangement, the one in the lead is this showy blond guy."

"As for legends, how can you take them seriously!"

"The legends surrounding Comrade Chen Mo have been so distorted, you only know the truth after meeting him. He's as gentle as a spring breeze!"

Several Dongxia officers burst into laughter.

Jelly, the acting commander of the Han Hai Guard who was watching alongside Chen Mo, didn't laugh. He felt that the lord was a bit embarrassed and needed him to help out.

He voiced his doubts, and casually changed the subject: "Well, the missiles were still there, why didn't you just blow this thing up? What if it had caught fire..."

To be able to kill the orc emperor in one blow—what a glorious achievement!

Letting such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip through their fingers was something the inexperienced Jelly found hard to understand.

Gu Liyang chuckled.

The elders on Blue Star doted on Chen Mo, so naturally, these officers had to treat this young master Chen Mo as their own son and grandson.

As the saying goes, "love me, love my dog," so they couldn't help but feel a desire to mentor and support the young, energetic officers under Chen Mo.

In response to Jelly's sentiments, Gu Liyang took the initiative to sit down next to her, took out a pack of unmarked cigarettes from his shirt pocket, and distributed them around.

Chen Mo waved his hand, Han Mu took one, and the other Dongxia officers also took theirs. Jelly hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took one, clipping it to her ear as she had seen it before.

He doesn't know how to smoke yet, but he thinks the pose is pretty cool.

Gu Liyang lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then slowly exhaled a smoke ring before asking, "What do you think of our battle?"

As expected of a trained warrior, despite still having old injuries, Jelly still managed to nod his head so fast that it left an afterimage.

"Great, of course it's great, this battle was exhilarating!"

Gu Liyang smiled and continued, "So, if you were on the orcs' side, do you think you could fight this battle?"

Jelly's expression turned serious, her ears perked up, and after tilting her head and pondering for a while, she firmly shook her head: "Maybe the losses could be smaller, but we can't win!"

"So, let's move forward. If it were the liberation of Dongbailu or the assault on Xibailu, and you were put in charge of the orcs, could you fight?"

As the brother-in-law of Lord Chen Mo of Hanhai and a devoted fan, Jelly knows every battle Hanhai has fought since its inception like the back of his hand.

After much thought, Jelly gave his answer: "If I led the orcs, I still definitely wouldn't be able to beat my brother-in-law... uh, Chairman, but maybe I could drag the battle out a bit longer and not lose so quickly!"

"That's it!"

Gu Liyang rubbed his thumb and middle finger together and snapped his fingers crisply: "You still think you can beat Beast King, such an experienced old guy, so you can say that his level is really limited, at least far inferior to yours."

"If we really kill him, not only will the orcs be enraged, but what if they replace him with someone as smart as you, or someone as capable as Commander Chen? Wouldn't we be at a huge loss?"

Little Jelly swallowed back all the words she wanted to say, took a sip of water with difficulty, turned to look at the smiling Chen Mo, then at the other generals who were also smiling, raised her head, and saluted.

"Been taught a lesson!"

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The conclusion of this "test" attack on the Orc capital city signifies the near completion of the main phase of the [Ploughing Court] campaign.

The main objective—to severely cripple the orcs' war mobilization capabilities on a large scale, to control the Savage Stone Gate, the entrance to the wasteland, and to clear a sufficiently wide non-military buffer zone to secure relatively favorable conditions for the future development of the Vast Ocean—has been accomplished without fail.

The most important side quest, the attack test on the Orcish royal court, also yielded additional results, severely damaging the morale of the Orcs and practically stripping the Orcish high command bare.

As for the other secondary line, satellite networking, Dongxia achieved a result of three out of eight successful launches, which was somewhat unsatisfactory.

But there is no way.

The reconnaissance and navigation satellites designed for medium Earth orbit, except for the first launch which failed, successfully entered orbit on the second launch. When the second satellite successfully deployed its solar panels and began transmitting test signals back to Earth, the entire launch team erupted in jubilation.

As it turns out, even with limited sampling data, the expert team from Dongxia managed to calculate the fundamental physical constants of the starry world, the corresponding performance indicators and aerodynamic shape of the rocket, the orbital mechanics and orbital parameters of low and medium target orbits, as well as the satellite's own orbital radius, orbital eccentricity, orbital inclination, insertion velocity, capture phase velocity, and other indicators with perfect accuracy through theoretical calculations.

Although the two satellites are not yet perfectly networked, their basic reconnaissance needs can be met by orbiting them in different directions in medium Earth orbit.

In conjunction with the low-orbit airship squadron, it is sufficient to perform basic positioning and navigation functions, meeting the basic needs of the Vast Ocean. After all, Chen Mo does not currently need to launch positioning strikes against areas outside his own airship control zone.

Next, the sixth cluster of the Eastern Xia focused all its efforts on launching geostationary orbit satellites.

A geostationary satellite is one that not only rotates at the same rate as the planet itself, but also has an orbital inclination of zero degrees. From the perspective of a corresponding point on the ground, the satellite appears to be hovering at a fixed point in the air, completely motionless.

Because geostationary orbit satellites are at a sufficiently high altitude, theoretically, one of these satellites can overlook more than 40% of the planet's surface, opening up a true global view, with one satellite having the instantaneous monitoring range of more than a dozen low-orbit satellites.

However, precisely because such satellites are at a sufficiently high altitude, they are not only affected by the gravitational constant of the starry world, but also by the gravitational influence of other celestial bodies in the vicinity.

The star system that the Starry World is located in has stars, planets, and even satellites.

Clearly, there were unforeseen deviations in the calculations of these celestial bodies, and what followed was the darkest period for Dongxia Aerospace.

The first attempt failed, and the team conducted an emergency check and corrected the parameters.

After the second launch failed, the entire expert team was furious, frantically running celestial motion models and repeatedly adjusting the launch parameters.

Third attempt failed!
Fourth shot failed!
The entire team had fallen completely silent. The launch hall was deathly still; the expert team remained silent, frantically calculating, adjusting, calculating again, and adjusting again.

The satellite instrumentation and control department is also frantically simulating operations, aiming to see if active correction can be used to salvage the situation in the event of attitude loss.

Until the fifth geostationary satellite, which was also the eighth overall launch.

Rocket ignition, liftoff, first stage separation, second stage separation, third stage ignition, orbit insertion—all normal.

The satellite deployed its solar panels normally.

Satellite attitude adjustment, normal.

But the next moment, another problem arose: the satellite was deviating from its intended orbit.

"Initiate attitude correction!"

The launch commander's voice cracked, and the technicians in the attitude control department's fingers flew across the keyboard.

A few seconds later, the satellite's small thrusters spewed flames and began to correct its orbit.

One second, two seconds, three seconds—

They still haven't returned to the designated location.

"Continue with the revisions!"

Another round of fire-breathing.

The satellite drifted slowly, very slowly, in space, heading towards its designated direction. The hall was so quiet you could almost hear a heartbeat.

Chen Mo stood in the viewing area, his palms and the backs of his hands were sweaty.

A few dozen seconds later, the announcer's trembling voice came through the loudspeaker.

"The satellite has entered its designated orbit and is in normal condition. The launch is confirmed as a success."

The core members of the entire launch team collapsed all at once.

The pressure is too great.

This is not only a huge drain on physical, mental, and energy levels, but also a double torment of spirit and will.

After this launch, Chen Mo took the initiative to halt subsequent launch plans.

"Mission accomplished! Successfully completed!"

"You've all worked hard, take a good rest. The Qingfeng Mountain Command will recommend you for commendation!"

A few words of heartfelt advice and praise finally brought a gentle smile to the faces of these technicians and industry experts.

With this, the main and two auxiliary mission lines are now complete.

However, there are actually some side quests in this plan.

Unlike side quests, side quests have a very low priority. They are only allowed to be undertaken if there is enough redundancy to complete the main and side quests and still have spare capacity.

Among them, the most prominent and eye-catching side quest is the raid on the orcs' Ice Song Camp.

This camp is located in the northern part of the Orcish Wasteland, even north of the Holy Mountain, on the edge of the wasteland. A few steps further ahead lies the vast, icy ice sheet, an extremely cold region.

Chen Mo had known about this place for a long time; after all, the Ice and Snow War Song Camp was famous throughout the entire human kingdom.

This place houses the spoils of war plundered by the orcs from various countries and factions during past wars.

The reason it was hidden so deeply is because of a special historical origin.

The orcs were once driven to the edge of the ice sheet, with one foot already in the snow, facing imminent expulsion from the wasteland and the fate of either freezing or starving to death. However, a sudden and powerful blizzard changed everything.

The blizzard swept across most of the wasteland, and the temperature dropped to a level beyond human physiological limits.

Although the orcs were shivering from the cold, their thick skin and long fur made them more resistant to the cold, and there were several tribes among them that were highly cold-resistant.

Although the human race had clothing, campfires, and magic, they were ultimately unprepared. All the relatively weaker magic and healing classes had to huddle in the camp, shivering.

At that time, the chieftain of the Golden Mane seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack, defeating the human warriors stationed on the outskirts without the support of magic-based classes. Instead of attacking the human camp, he bypassed it and cut off the human's logistics.

Deeper into those border areas, the Sky Empire's supply lines were already very long, and being cut in half like this, the troops at the front-line camp were cut off from supplies.

With reinforcements failing to arrive, the Sky Warriors had no choice but to risk an attack, ultimately perishing in the unprecedented blizzard.

There were no prisoners, no survivors, only frozen corpses buried deep in the snow.

And so, the Ice and Snow Battle Song Camp came into being.

At the same time, the tradition of orcs moving their spoils to this place for storage emerged.

However, times have changed, and now what is said to be a mountain of spoils is actually all junk.

The most valuable parts had long been squandered or divided up by the orcs.

For example, the stolen gold and silver coins all flowed into the pockets of the dwarves, and were exchanged for all kinds of luxury goods, delicacies from all over the continent, and a small amount of fine equipment.

For example, the various high-level enchanted weapons or armor used by humans that were plundered would immediately be snatched up by the orcish high-ranking generals. Although, due to their size, human breastplates were often only used as arm armor by orcs, this did not stop the orcs from loving them.

Having something useful is better than having nothing at all.

Even the jewels at the top of the magicians' staffs, which the orcs no longer needed, were cut off and used to adorn the female orcs.

Women are naturally drawn to sparkly things!
As for other items such as furniture, clothing, candlesticks, tableware, the clock tower's bell, the altar of the Old Gods... everything that could be barely used was divided up by the orcs.

What's left are just worthless junk that nobody cares about?
The reason for leaving the trash at the Ice and Snow War Song camp is twofold: first, to preserve the traditions left by the orc ancestors; and second, because some of the items here still retain some commemorative significance.

For example, the banners, emblems, and seals of nobles; alchemical materials and special herbs that orcs neither understand nor use; even the tombstone of a lord and the coffin of a nobleman...

The reason why humans are so attached to this place is that many of their ancestors' coffins could no longer be closed, as they were taken away by the orcs.

The glory engraved on those badges was something they could never forget, but they absolutely could not tolerate having the human race pay to redeem these things; that would only make them feel even more ashamed.

Orcs use guns, you use to buy? If word gets out, won't you have any shame?
So, why did Chen Mo choose this place?

This story begins a long, long time ago.

Several years ago, the orc strategist Sargeris led his troops south, only to be soundly defeated by the Vast Ocean. In order to have something to show for his return, he paid a considerable price to the Vast Ocean in exchange for a large number of noble crests and banners.

Chen Mo had obviously added something to these items; in addition to listening devices, there were also several camera devices that could be moved at any time.

After these things were thrown into the Ice and Snow War Song camp, Chen Mo suddenly realized that among these rubbish, there was a group of things that the orcs didn't care about at all, and the humans didn't take them seriously either, but to the Vast Ocean or the Eastern Xia, they might be priceless.

Books, classics, ley line data, astronomical records, old maps, engineering drawings...

The ancient calendar of the Sky Empire, the poems sung by bards...

And the magic scroll, which, although unusable due to the loss of spirit crystals, still has clearly discernible patterns.

Chen Mo was very tempted.

However, to cross the entire wasteland and obtain these items from the Ice and Snow War Song camp, the only option would be to either kill the orcs or force them to their knees. Chen Mo originally thought it would take several years, or even several decades.

However, with the orcs' power greatly weakened and the wasteland in chaos, Chen Mo realized that an aerial raid on Ice and Snow War Song seemed to be a possibility.

"Fighter jets escorted the bombers, and with the help of refueling aircraft, carried out a final long-range bombing mission."

"After clearing out all the ammunition, put these treasures back in!"

(End of this chapter)