Tauren Overlord

170. It’s right to bring Ye Ye along

Following Antoine's words, many adventurers felt that the leader's concerns were not unfounded.

The empire is too powerful. If they really follow Lu Heng and seek death, they will be the ones who lose their lives in the end.

Lu Heng also has some thoughts on this issue.

If he couldn't resolve their feelings towards the empire here, it would be difficult for him to convince thousands of other people to stand on his side.

This means that the process of expanding his territory requires repeated battles, which greatly slows down the pace of expansion.

And when the empire attacks again, Lu Heng will repeatedly lose the positions he once occupied due to his lack of subordinates with the will to fight.

Even if his camp has a certain combat effectiveness, it will always be beaten by the empire like bandits, jumping around the map until it can no longer run.

To avoid such an outcome, Lu Heng first signaled everyone to be quiet, and then asked the participants in a gentle voice:

"We all know that the Empire is very powerful, so I also find it strange. Why did the Governor end up with such a complete defeat?"

"You all know very well that this is definitely not because the Empire is weak, right?"

At this time, a young and energetic adventurer raised his voice:

"I know that weapon. It's the rune bomb of the Sea Alliance."

"This is no longer an ordinary bandit suppression operation. The Governor was defeated by a force as powerful as the Empire."

"So don't think that the Empire is no longer powerful. Both the Empire and the Sea Alliance are thousands of times stronger than you!"

Lu Heng knew that not all problems could be solved by talking.

There will definitely be objections from the adventurers and those he is going to conquer in the future.

So he also made preparations for both situations and turned the psychic vibrator in Ye Ye's body to second gear.

He wanted to speed up the accumulation of pleasure in Ye Ye's body so that he could make Ye Ye reach orgasm when he needed it.

Then, the subtle and blessed light emitted every night can send them all into sleep.

The reason why Lu Heng made such an arrangement was that he felt that if they really couldn't reach an agreement, there was no need to kill them.

What if we can reach an agreement in the future?

As the vibration amplitude of the psychic vibrator was adjusted, Ye Ye's petite body trembled slightly at an amplitude that was imperceptible to ordinary people.

While secretly enjoying the wonderful pleasure in her vagina, she leaned towards Lu Heng...

At the same time, Lu Heng was also prepared to talk as much as possible.

He did not refute the adventurer's opinion, but nodded and followed his opinion:

"Yes, the Empire is still very powerful, and there is no need to hide this fact."

"The Governor's military failure this time was also the result of interference from powerful external forces."

"But we must not forget that the Empire is different from our Kingdom era. They have a mature advisory system."

"We all know that the battlefield this time is not far from the border of the Sea Alliance. Would the Imperial General Staff not know about this?"

"The Empire and the Sea Alliance have been at loggerheads for so long. Do you think they really haven't considered the possibility of the Sea Alliance's fate?"

After listening to Lu Heng's words, more and more adventurers also discovered the suspicious points.

But they still couldn't understand why the Empire made such a strange tactical choice.

Seeing that the adventurers had already gotten a little clue, Lu Heng continued:

“War is never fought for the sake of fighting. War is the continuation of politics.”

“So when the empire’s tactical choices are strange, we might as well think about what they are pursuing politically?”

"If I were a member of the Empire's General Staff, I would think that a single Beast Suppression Province would not only be unable to resist the interference of the Sea Alliance."

"With such a small force, it is not enough to destroy the remaining forces of Lunayuanbang on the west coast."

"They have three colleges, which are equivalent to our three provinces."

"Even if the Imperial Navy joins the attack, can the Beast Suppression Province alone really destroy the three enemy provinces?"

"So I often wonder if there is a possibility that the reason why the Empire sent the Lords to fight is not just because they want to occupy more land."

"If we, the leaders, win the battle, it will certainly be a good thing for them."

"But if we fail and many people die, will this be an acceptable or even welcome outcome for the Empire?"

Lu Heng's words immediately caused an uproar.

Some adventurers were obviously too shocked and fiercely retorted:

"What good will this do to the Empire? Once all of us humans die, won't the demons at the Empire headquarters still have to take over?"

Lu Heng continued to follow their words and said:

"The problem is that we humans are far from extinct. Many of our compatriots are still living in the provinces of Taimenia in the western continent."

"If you massacre us directly, it will inevitably cause a desperate resistance from humans, and then the Sea Alliance will definitely be doomed."

"But exterminating the human race in a gradual way is very different."

"For a governor like Edric, the war to invade Luna Court was just an opportunity given by the Empire to gain glory and power."

"Anyway, it's the soldiers who are going to die. Once they're all dead, the Empire can still mobilize reinforcements from the provinces of Taimenia."

"Those lords, nobles, officers and even ordinary soldiers may think that they are going to conquer a new land and plunder wealth for themselves."

"But they didn't know that the Empire had set them an overly difficult task from the beginning, and had never worried about their failure."

"The more they fail, the more legitimate reason the Empire has to withdraw the human population from the provinces of Taimenia and allow the real devils to occupy our homeland."

Hearing this, Antoine, the "Great Resurrectionist", had to admit that the Empire might really want them to die.

Under such circumstances, anyone who pledges allegiance to the empire would be considered foolish.

But even so, the option that best suits the interests of these adventurers does not seem to be joining Lu Heng's team.

So he asked tentatively:

"Respected Lord, I may understand your situation, but we adventurers also need to eat."

"If we can, we will not stand in your way."

"But some of us are clearly not ready to confront the Empire."

"If we have a choice, we would rather wait until the war is over and return to our hometown of Taimenia in the Western Continent to take on some simple commissions."

After hearing Antoine's words, Lu Heng's heart sank, and he realized that this group of people was indeed not so easy to convince.

It seems like it was the right decision to bring Ye Ye along.

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Author's words: Thanks to [Late Summer] for the coins, rewards and tickets for urging updates ww

171. The climax of the night is the cutest

Lu Heng was prepared for the possibility of not being able to convince them, and adjusted the psychic vibrator in Ye Ye's body to the third level.

Ye Ye, secretly happy, clamped her legs tightly together and grasped the hem of her skirt with both hands to offset the fierce impact from the psychic vibrator.

For Lu Heng, the time for Ye Ye to reach climax is not far away.

But until the last moment, he still wanted to talk to the adventurer and try to turn his enemy into a friend.

Combining the memories inherited from Galtulle, he asked the adventurers present:

"Has anyone among you applied to return to the Western Continent and been approved?"

There is a sea between the East Continent and the West Continent, and the adventurers probably don't have enough energy to swim back.

According to imperial law, the provinces of Taimenia are not allowed to build their own navies, so adventurers need the shipping of the Imperial Navy to travel between the East and West continents.

Navy tickets are not just a matter of limited quantity; they are military supplies that can be directly controlled by the provincial governor.

In order to have more cattle and horses to hire in his province, Edric naturally adopted a lenient admission and strict exit policy.

These adventurers then realized that they either had not applied to go back, or had applied but had their applications rejected for various reasons.

Under the dim grease lamp, they exchanged glances, and it seemed that no one wanted to go back to the Western Continent.

This is obviously not a coincidence.

Seeing their confused looks, Lu Heng asked again:

"Are your casualties here more serious than those in the Western Continent?"

To this, the "Great Resurrectionist" Antoine nodded and admitted straightforwardly:

"It is indeed much more difficult. Too many teammates have died. Many times I just wanted to revive them, but I couldn't."

"It seems that carrying out missions that are too difficult is not exclusive to lords."

Lu Heng continued to review history and analyzed it for the adventurers:

"In the provinces of Taimenia, and even in the earlier kingdom era, the commissions that adventurers had to complete often came from the public."

"But when you arrive in the Eastern Continent, you will often have to carry out military missions for the Empire."

"I once commissioned the White Legion to kill the Tauren Overlord. Later, as we all know, they failed."

"Do you think I don't know that this commission is dangerous?"

"In fact, I also know that the Tauren Lord is the general of Lunayuan State."

"It is certainly possible to kill him in the midst of his army, but how easy is it?"

"But from the perspective of the empire lord, if he successfully completes the commission, then that's good. Even if the mission fails, it doesn't matter."

"Anyway, when adventurers die, there are always new adventurers coming. They are like waves of leeks, and they will never die."

"It's not a question of whether a single imperial lord is kindhearted, but rather that the imperial lord will issue such a commission if he wants to achieve his goal."

"As long as you continue to stand on the side of the Empire, you will definitely be assigned more dangerous missions like this."

After hearing this, some adventurers seemed to realize that continuing to make a living with the empire would have a bleak future.

Although adventurers can accept missions freely, dangerous missions are not so easy to refuse given that adventurers also need to eat.

Even if they could win once, twice, or three times in the empire's military adventure... what about the fourth, fifth, or sixth time?

It's a dead end sooner or later.

At this time, they heard Lu Heng's voice again:

"I could have continued my mission to get you killed like the other lords of the empire, but I don't want to do that today."

"Not only do I refuse to become an accomplice of the Empire, I also want to stop the Empire's evil deeds."

"Otherwise, once the human population of the provinces of Taimenia is diluted to the point of being wiped out, you won't be able to return to your homeland even if you long to do so."

"Vote before it's too late!"

"Raise your left hand to show that you are willing to join us!"

"Raise your right hand to show that you are sticking to the old ways!"

In response to Lu Heng's appeal, the adventurers in the room all became serious.

They were not naive children. After listening to Lu Heng's words, they began to worry whether they could really leave the room if they did not agree.

After everyone was silent for a few seconds, Antoine was the first to raise his left hand:

"I support humanity in choosing its own path!"

Seeing that the leader had expressed his opinion, nearly half of the adventurers began to raise their left hands.

But in Lu Heng's opinion, this is not a good ratio.

He didn't know whether the person who raised his left hand was really willing to follow him.

Maybe these adventurers just pretended to raise their hands and regretted it later.

And in this situation, more than half of the people still don't plan to follow him. Are they ready to be loyal to the empire?