From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 299 King of the Rhine

I don’t know how many years ago, a pair of twins were born in the far west of the continent.

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Kessel was born or at least grew up in a small border clan when he was young. The clearest memory he has of his childhood is his mother's hands clasping his neck, and the look in her eyes as if looking at a monster when she looked at him.

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For a long time, he didn't know that his "mother" was actually just his "adoptive mother", and he didn't know why she treated him like that.

It was not until many years later that he had the opportunity to understand his identity and understand that the "Twin Beasts" who were admired everywhere in historical legends were, in reality, outright monsters in the eyes of the clan matrons.

However, his mother, who was full of love and raised him with her own hands, gradually realized his true 'originality' due to her too slow growth rate and her strength far exceeding that of other children, and subconsciously started to understand...

Murderous intention.

Fortunately, the lustful matrons in the clan did not kill him quietly at the first opportunity, but secretly imprisoned Kessel out of fear;

Because they longed for strong, female offspring, Kessel spent his teenage years in the dungeon.

After he grew up a little and gained the ability to have children, all he had to do every day was eating, drinking, excreting, and mating tasks that took up most of his time;

But after that, his nominal sisters and aunts began to be inexplicably attached to him, and even the mistress gradually let down her guard, and this eventually became an aid to his escape.

After that, he cautiously, but also at a loss, began his wandering life on the grassland.

In the process, he worked as a robber and a merchant. Even in the most difficult times, he was not afraid to sell his combat power or even his body, and obtained sufficient resources from the fascinated guests.

In this way, he passed by many clans like a passerby and witnessed with his own eyes how the race with the most potential on the continent was chewed by the twin kings today and stabbed by the fang queen tomorrow, but he could not even fight back decently.

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Vaguely, an ideal or desire and ambition arose in his heart that he didn't know how to realize;

He wants to lead his race to real and long-term strength, and become the master of all races on the mainland!

'Anyway, find allies first, just like other males do, and then become a chief, or even a war chief'

However, Kessel's path forward was full of setbacks, and no male thought highly of him and was willing to form an alliance with him;

They laughed and said,

'How do low-level citizens actually dream of becoming a chief? Little one, go back to your mother's womb and be born again, then you will have a partner!'

All this time, his extraordinarily powerful body made Kessel ignore one thing.

That is, he seems to have no Beastwalker brothers? In other words, he is not a core citizen and is not qualified to be a chief.

Kessel became frustrated and in anger killed the other party and even his bestial brother.

"Bah! Damn weakling, how dare you question Kessel's identity! Kessel just got lost with his brother!"

Despite comforting and deceiving himself, the lack of identity bothered him. He also tried to seize the Beastwalker and force him to become his 'brother', but the result was a corpse that died of hunger strike.

What should I do? Although I am powerful, I am not so powerful that I can ignore the power of the group. The tradition of the group is far beyond what I can contend with alone.

Kessel fell into depravity in a daze. He began to frequently wander around various clans, and soon became the best target for the matrons to "fight in the jungle". Then, in the joy day after day, he almost sank forever.

Go down.

However, his violation of certain rights obviously angered the leaders of the territory, which also caused Kessel to be directly besieged by the 'landlord chiefs'.

Killing and fleeing became Kessel's daily routine from then on, and he became increasingly powerful in the process.

Single-killing the core male with the Beastwalker brothers was something he had been able to do before, but now he could do it with great ease;

After that, from the difficulty and ease of one-on-two, to escaping from serious injuries in one-on-three, to winning the one-on-five battle, his fame spread throughout that corner of the world, and no alliance could face Kessel directly.

the edge;

But the abnormalities he displayed attracted attention from another level, and the objects he fought with gradually became unusual.

At first, there were strange mercenaries from the far east and the north. They used strange tactics that Kessel had never seen before, and almost caused the first encounter;

Then, there was the siege of hundreds or even hundreds of war slaves, and the looming, familiar and vigorous figure in the distance;

Finally, he faced the siege of the mistresses

Different from the usually limited number of male warrior alliances, the core females of the clan are often more united, more rational, and occasionally show unusual determination and cruelty;

They formed groups, and even formed an unprecedented cooperation between different clans. Dozens of female matrons formed a swarm, surrounding him with no way to the sky and no way to the earth;

Kessel didn't know what he had done wrong. He just had sex with a few mistresses who were mentally ill. How did things end up like this?

Seriously injured, he recalled his mother's terrifying face when he was a child, and the imprisonment of the mistresses in the clan where he was born.

'Am I, Kessel, born to be a disaster? That's why they want to kill me.'

'Is it because the females after intercourse will be biased towards me? Then quitting sex will not work in the future?'

Kessel did shout out the latter words, but the cold-looking matrons did not show any sign of wanting to negotiate.

Because they did not understand the meaning of his words. This trip was purely because they were afraid of the abnormal combat power and wanted to completely kill certain possibilities here.

Kessel resisted vigorously and ran away desperately. The mountains and forests became his cover, and several mistresses who were accidentally left alone were killed by him.

But the sacrifice did not make the female Rhine retreat. On the contrary, the fear became stronger and stronger in the process, and Kessel gradually saw the end of his life.

Finally, he lay down tiredly in the forest, and the sunlight filtered through the leaves and shone mottledly on his face covered with blood;

Raising his hand, he saw that the sharp claws on it were in pieces, the weapons he had begged for had been lost long ago, his teeth were loose, and his internal organs were in pain as if they were broken.

Kessel has no strength anymore. He can no longer get up or fight anymore. That powerful individual strength seems so powerless under the siege of the same race.

The unique brisk footsteps of the female Rhine sounded in his ears;

Immediately, accompanied by calls like 'sister' and 'mother', the steps became more and more dense and closer.

‘Am I going to die?’ Kessel thought in despair.

And just when he was ready to face death, suddenly there was a "rumbling" sound coming from the distance, and there was also the faint cry of wild beasts, and the painful howl of a female warrior;

He reluctantly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the movement.

It was a ground griffon, and it was an extremely large ground griffon. The beastwalkers Kessel had seen in the past were as weak as underage individuals in front of it.

What I can see at this moment is that the trees along the way are broken, the rocks are broken, and everything the ground griffon passes has become a smooth road.

‘who is this’

And at this moment, an inexplicable, inarticulate fluctuation sounded in my heart, which seemed to be a call to 'brother'.

Kessel felt that this was a dream in despair, but at the same time a glimmer of hope arose in his heart. Could it be that the words he had once used to 'deceive' him were really going to become a reality?

The reality did not make him think about it for too long. When the earth lion came to him and came into contact with Kessel, a kind of power that seemed like "this is how it should be" was born out of nowhere in his body.

The minions are resurrected and their physical strength is restored. Although the injuries on their bodies are still there, they become insignificant in the face of the continuous physical strength.

"Hahaha!!!"

With ecstasy and laughter, he stood up from the ground. Kessel obeyed his instinct and stepped onto the already lying down lion. Then he felt that he was more powerful than ever before.

'Come on! Although I don't know why you want to kill me, Kessel will never give up!'

Having made up his mind, his counterattack finally began, and it was carried out extremely violently;

The rider and the mount worked together to kill the pursuers, killing the females to the point of fear. Before a larger-scale pursuit came, they successfully escaped from the chieftaincy's sphere of influence and began their journey in a wider world.

wandering in;

In the process, Kessel finally understood that he was different, that he was a hero in history and a enemy in reality, at least for some groups;

During the subsequent journey, he and his brothers became stronger and stronger in each battle, and their ideals became clearer and clearer;

Kessel was determined to lead his scattered sand-like population to become truly powerful, and he also found the answer in the Mammoth Kingdom on how to achieve this.

Centralization, the integration of royal power and sacrificial power!

He wants to become one of more than a million people, build a country like the mammoths, and unite all his compatriots under his command;

He wants to completely smash those damn matrons, and sweep their special power and the old system they represent into the garbage heap of history.

Of course, now is not the time. After all, he is still too young and his growth rate is too slow. He has to experience more and be wiser.

Therefore, he decided to wander around temporarily until the day when he and his brothers truly grew up and matured.

Ten years passed by in a hurry, and one night in a certain year, a majestic and majestic voice suddenly sounded in his heart.

'My most heroic child, you have survived the trials I have given you and overcome the twists and turns of the road.'

"Who are you?!"

'I control courage and control war, which is the destination of heroes and sacrifices;'

'I record history and practice setbacks, which are witnesses of civilization and growth;'

'Ambition and strife are my food, and wild charm is my skin;'

'I am Grigory, the warrior, the trampler of war! I am the most ancient protector of all beasts going straight to the Rhine!'

"Great Father God! Kessel longs for the attention of your eyes!"

Although he has not received a formal education, after all, he has been wandering in the chiefdom for so many years. The name of the ‘god’ is known to Kessel, so he worshiped it.

On the side, Caesar's dumb brother also prostrated on the ground, pressing his huge head tightly to the ground.

'Rise up my child, you are destined to be a hero, and a brave soul has nothing to fear and nothing to ask for.'

"Father God. I want to be a hero, but what should Kessel do?"

'It's time, so come back, go back to the country where you were born, lead your compatriots, and complete the mission given to you by history;'

'My child, courage and charm will become your weapons, ambition and frustration are the source of your growth, and heroes and sacrifices are the food of civilization;'

'Go, go become history, stir up strife, and reshape your kingdom in blood and fire.'

"Yes Father God, I understand."

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In the western part of the continent, there is a majestic mountain standing abruptly in the plain, at the foot of which was the former headquarters of the Rhine Emirates Union.

The 'headquarters' that used to have only two or three big and small cats has undergone great changes in the past ten years. The newly established Kingdom of the Rhine expanded here at the cost of the death of hundreds of thousands of slaves.

A huge city comparable to the "Twin Pearls", its main body is the "King of the Rhine".

Nearly a million Rhine citizens live here, and in the wider surrounding area, there are some of the most valuable affiliated tribes and the private slave tribes of the matrons;

More than 98% of the people in the royal city are members of the past fourteen major clans, and the remaining less than 2% are core members of small and medium-sized clans recruited in the name of convening a parliament.

The layout of the royal city is no different from other cities on the mainland, with the main altar, the royal castle, and the core council hall in the center;

On the periphery, there are three circles of residences for citizens of different levels, as well as the outermost city walls, moats, outposts, etc.

Further away, an Earth Lion Walker, nearly a hundred meters long and over sixty meters tall at the shoulders, was being surrounded by fourteen female beasts that were much smaller than him.

In the central fortress, Kessel, who has dual identities as king and high priest, is conducting a 'negotiation' on a certain floor with his fourteen princesses, who are also political allies.

The golden curtain hangs from the ceiling and floats between the layers, rendering the huge bedroom mysterious and luxurious. The thick blanket covers the ground, and when you step on it, you even have the illusion of walking on the clouds.

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A high-pitched and lingering sound came from between the curtains and penetrated into the ears of the young female who was approaching. Envy and a trace of undetectable jealousy appeared in her eyes.

The king is a rare beast born in hundreds of years, and must carry the best genetic factors, but his mating rights are completely monopolized by the matrons, which makes her feel a little unwilling;

Fortunately, she got a promise from one of them that he would inherit his mission if she encountered any inconvenience.

Shaking his head, he put this expectation aside for now. He had important things to do during this trip.

She filtered the various movements that came from it, and made a sound through several layers of gauze,

"Mother, it's me, Iluna, can you come out for a moment?"

The movement inside the curtain stagnated for a moment, and then someone broke away from it, randomly picked up something and put it on his body, swaying and pacing closer.

Afterwards, a corner of the gauze curtain was opened, and the rough figure inside briefly caught Iluna's eyes, and she suddenly raised her head in her sight as if it were real;

Looking into each other's eyes, the wild and flamboyant self-confidence is the ultimate charm attached to ambition. They shot into Iluna's eyes and hit her heart straight;

But at this time, a familiar figure blocked the line of sight, and the curtains began to float down after losing their support, and then a voice sounded,

"Iluna, you are too anxious~"

The luxurious fabric provided by the Spider Slave covers the ketone body, and the toned body inside is vaguely visible in its light texture.

The envy in her eyes flashed away, Iluna bowed her head and saluted, and said,

"Sorry mother, I just couldn't help it."

"It's okay, you have something to tell me, right? Come with me first~"

In a lazy and hoarse voice, the eldest mistress passed her daughter and walked out of the hall, while Iluna also lowered her head and followed closely.

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The female Rhine is a toe-walking creature. The long soles of its feet do not touch the ground when walking, and the bare joints at the top are bent backward to form an anti-arch;

They are in tandem with the knees above them, bending in two different directions respectively. This not only gives them more agile mobility, but also creates a wonderful rhythm, revealing thousands of different expressions as they walk.

Such style.

Although Iluna is not bad, she is at a disadvantage in terms of age, so she looks a bit thin and dull in comparison;

Of course, this comparison only stayed in her heart for a short time.

The two figures soon walked out of the bedroom and came to the hall belonging to the Great Mistress in the royal castle. There were already dozens of females of different sizes gathered inside, and they were all one of the old fourteen clans, Rhea.

The immediate core members of the clan;

In their sight, the Great Mistress swayed her body slightly, came to sit on the main seat inlaid with magic crystals, and then asked,

"Are they all here? Did something happen that I don't know about?"

"Sister Jumana"

The speaker was from the first seat at the bottom, a female who had a strong resemblance to the Great Mistress. She continued to speak,

"My slaves in the Near East sent a secret report that the inferior species in the Far East have unified and established a nation."

"Huh?" Zhu Mana instantly turned to look at her sister. When she spoke again, she no longer had the laziness after satisfying her previous desires, but asked in a majestic voice,

"Where did they get the news? Is it credible?"

"I said I heard it from the mouths of merchants who traveled far away, not just one or two, but many caravan members who returned from the East said this."

"Why is it so sudden? Why didn't we have any information about this before? Also, where is our direct caravan?"

"It is said that the seven tribes who were forced to migrate by us were the leaders, and they secretly planned it for more than ten years. It was only recently that the results were achieved. As for the direct caravan, it seems that it was detained, and together with our large sum of money

Precious metals and supplies.”

"Let's not mention supplies. How can these inferior species be able to unify silently? If the news is true, it is not a good thing for us."

"So what should we do? Kessel will definitely start a war. That is not an area that we females are good at. Once Kessel wins a few battles,"

The sister who reported the news said worriedly,

"The warlike males in the clan are likely to be convinced by him, and warriors always favor victory."

"Yes, the throne will be confirmed and the influence of the clan will decline sharply."

Zhumana rubbed her eyebrows and said slightly tiredly,

"Slaves, wealth, and voice, we mistresses will lose everything and even become slaves of males."

"I shouldn't have supported him in the first place! The integration of fourteen parts into one is simply asking for death!"

The fierce voice came from the bottom, which was a little Rhine who had not yet grown up. She was obviously extremely dissatisfied with the original strategy.

"If you hadn't coveted his body, mother! How could we be in this situation today?",

“Little guy, you don’t understand.”

The eldest mistress seemed extremely patient and explained to this little daughter who was born from an unknown marriage,

"That was a helpless move. If we didn't take the initiative to cooperate at the beginning, the brave warriors would definitely become angry, and the situation would be unimaginable. Only by taking the initiative to cooperate can we restrain him while protecting ourselves, and then we have what we have today.

situation."

"The intervention of the Mammoth Kings and the Tusk Queen resulted in the unification of small and medium-sized clans being in vain. This is one of the reasons;"

"Secretly spreading the news of 'being a royal family for generations' in order to alienate the relationship between him and the other core males and prompt them to rebel. This is the second one;"

"Preserve oneself and help him establish a system that can continue the influence of the clan. This is the third one;"

"It's a pity that the three kings were defeated and the inferior species abandoned their slaves and fled. He gained part of his prestige in vain."

Then she shook her head disdainfully and continued,

"As for coveting his body. Ha! How is this possible? If you just find a male beastwalker, wouldn't it be stronger than him?"

"Then why aren't aunties and sisters allowed to go?"

"Um" Jumano was speechless at this question.

Well, she had to admit that Kessel was indeed very attractive in some aspects, which made them, the matrons, gradually have strange thoughts.

"Sister, I may know what you are thinking."

Her eldest sister said at this time,

"You want to give birth to a strong child and then rely on him to protect your future status, right?"

"I" Zhumana wanted to refute, but she vaguely felt that this seemed to be a tendency that even she herself was not aware of.

‘Could it be that I, and even the other great matrons, have actually surrendered in our hearts? We are already unconsciously preparing for the future, for that male world?’

As soon as this thought appeared, she immediately became alert. As the mistress, she should not have such thoughts before she was truly at an absolute disadvantage.

'Who is influencing me? The Warrior? Or Kessel?'

"Sister, you can't admit defeat, elder sister! Once all fourteen of you mistresses give up, what will we, the mistresses, do? Give up slaves and wealth, and then become subordinate to the males under the new system?"

"Yes, mother, females hold the actual power. This has been a tradition for thousands of years, and it must not be overturned in our generation!"

Amidst all the persuasion, there was still Iluna's voice. Although she was also very eager when she was greedy for the king's body, it seemed that she was just greedy, and she never wanted to give up the female matrons in the population.

The idea of ​​inherent status.

In the midst of these words, Zhu Mana leaned back on the seat tiredly, completely ignoring the slip of the spider silk, and sighed helplessly,

"It's really unlucky. How could there be two beast-born twins in this era, and they are both male. The previous one a thousand years ago gave them the leadership of the population. Will they also take away the leadership of the clan this time?

?It’s unfair to brave warriors!”

"I think the leadership of the clan will have nothing to do with the clan in the future. If this continues, we will have no choice but to raise our children at home."

"Who makes the warrior himself male?"

As soon as this was said, the other females nodded their heads.

"Yeah, if the guardian of the population was a female, maybe we wouldn't be as helpless as we are today, right?"

"Okay, now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to talk more. I will talk to the other matrons first."

Jumano managed to regain his energy and continued,

"I guess the news from the Far East cannot be hidden. Even if there is a tacit understanding between the Great Mistress, there is no shortage of people in the clan who have illusions. After all, they don't think about fighting for a day or two."

"Then what should we do? Should we find a way to trigger another rebellion?"

"No, he was already suspected last time. We took the initiative to suppress him and barely gained his trust. We can't use such drastic measures again."

"so what should I do now?"

"I will talk to the big matrons first and try to get everyone to return to the same position. As for seduction and controlling those powerful males, make them fall in love with you and be unable to live without you, and then wait for the opportunity."

"Okay sister."

"I understand mother."

Amidst the responses from one female after another, Jumano adjusted his clothes, then stood up and walked in the direction he came from.

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In the bedroom, covered by the endless gauze, in the center of the layers of blankets, Kessel, who had withdrawn his gaze from the previous look, was thinking about what might happen.

Obviously, under that rough and wild mask, he has an extraordinarily calm heart. Even in the face of this situation, he can still think without distraction...

Recalling his life, from being almost killed when he was a child, to the dark prison cell when he was a teenager, to escaping from pursuit after a narrow escape...

Although all this was extremely bad, he also felt lucky to be born in the past of a small clan. If he had been picked up by a matriarch of a big clan, he probably would not have been able to survive until now, let alone accept the setbacks that followed.

and growth.

(End of chapter)