Wojtek raised his warhammer and put it down, then raised it again and put it down, his cheeks flushed red, but he did not make a move, because more than half of the small clan chiefs were staring at him with hatred in their eyes.
"Are you... still orcs?!" Voltek threw down his warhammer in frustration, slumped to the ground, and remained silent.
He wasn't stupid. With only a few thousand warriors from his tribe, they might not even be able to leave the main camp before being suppressed by everyone else. If they angered the opposing elven army, all the orcs would be in trouble.
"We orcs will never surrender! We...we will negotiate peace!"
Although Garrosh had lost most of his elite warriors, his status as a high priest still carried considerable weight. When he uttered the less humiliating word "peace talks," no one objected.
"We must obtain enough fertile land and Rakshasa slaves, otherwise we will not have enough to eat!"
"Yes, we also need craftsmen to brew wine, craftsmen to build houses, so we can live in warm houses and drink wine..."
"We must preserve our territory so that the souls of our ancestors will not be disturbed by outsiders..."
Not long ago, when Durotan made peace with the elves, these orc leaders accused the father and son of being traitors. Now that it's their turn, apart from a few die-hards like Vol'tek, everyone avoids the fact of "surrender" and instead thinks about how to get the biggest benefit.
Unfortunately, the elves did not fully meet their conditions. Apart from providing food and lodging, they refused to grant them anything else, and the first negotiation between the two sides ended in discord.
That night, a wave tens of meters high rushed in from the Gulf of Finland, dozens of miles away, taking the lives of tens of thousands of orcs.
The second round of negotiations on the following day was a great success. Except for a few "nobles" among the orcs who could retain some territory and weapons, all the other orcs were mixed together to form a "United Construction Corps". They would strive for their own better life and make great contributions to the pioneering cause of mankind.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com