56: Solutions to deal with orcs

Arthur definitely knew why they had come; he just wanted them to speak first so he would have more initiative.

Although David and the others knew Arthur's intention, they were asking for a favor and had to speak first.

David had some acquaintance with Arthur, so it was best for him to speak.

So David said:

"Arthur, I believe you also received news today that the Orcs are about to assemble a two-million-strong army to attack us.

Neither Dennis nor I have a way to deal with this, so we thought you were stronger and came to ask if you have any countermeasures?"

Arthur was indeed confident he could deal with the two million Orcs, but only if he revealed his hidden strength.

He didn't want to expose too much of his strength yet. Thinking of this, Arthur knew he couldn't let all the other lords lose confidence and retreat to the Kingdom.

He still needed to gather some allies to resist the Orcs together in Initial City and take the opportunity to gain some benefits for himself.

He then said:

"Intelligence indicates that the commander of this Orc army is the Minotaur Chieftain of the Minotaur tribe, and he possesses Sky Level strength.

Within the Barren Plains, including my Initial City, no anti-air magic arrays have been constructed. Such arrays are too complex, and it's too late to build them now!

Even with anti-air magic arrays, our city walls' defenses cannot withstand the Sky Knight's attacks.

In short, if that Chieftain is allowed to strike us freely from the air, with a Sky Knight's full-power strike capable of unleashing Sword Qi dozens of meters wide and hundreds of meters long, we are bound to lose.

Therefore, we must negotiate with the Kingdom. We can defend the Barren Plains and wage war against the Orcs, but the prerequisite is that the Kingdom must dispatch a Sky Knight-level expert to help us contain that Minotaur Chieftain.

As for the rest, I believe we can handle it."

In fact, the Orc army had not originally planned to send a Sky Level expert, but the Earth-Grade experts from the three Orc tribes all refused to submit to each other and wanted command, so in the end, the Minotaur Chieftain had no choice but to emerge.

After hearing Arthur's words, David and Dennis exchanged glances again. Their biggest concern this time was also that Minotaur Chieftain.

His Sky Level strength was simply unstoppable.

As for Earth Knights, even if ten of them came, Arthur's two Mountain Giants would probably be able to fight them to a standstill, not to mention that humans had other Earth Knight experts.

The two thought for a moment and felt that Arthur's method was feasible and currently the only option.

Feeling that there was hope against the Orcs, David forced a smile and said:

"This method is indeed good. The Kingdom certainly doesn't want us to retreat completely.

I think the Kingdom will most likely agree to our request, but we might have to pay some price, such as some gold coins.

However, that's a small matter; two or three tens of thousands of gold coins from each of us should be enough!"

Hearing this, Arthur nodded and continued:

"The Kingdom's Sky Knight is the most crucial part of this battle plan. As sons of dukes, you two must have more confidence in negotiating with the Kingdom, so I'll leave it to you."

"Leave this to us!"

After David agreed, he seemed to have thought of something and said:

"The Orcs have dispatched too many troops this time. If we lords remain separated, holding out would be a pipe dream.

We can only gather all our forces in one place to possibly withstand the Orcs' vanguard.

It's too late to build such a city now, Arthur. Your Initial City is a suitable place for a decisive battle between both sides.

This city was designed to accommodate a million people for normal living. If we squeeze a bit, it can house over two million people, which is all the humans currently on the Barren Plains.

Arthur, what do you think of this suggestion?"

Arthur knew this was the only apparent solution, so after a brief thought, he nodded in agreement.

Moreover, Arthur wasn't letting those people stay for free. Initial City was currently short on people, and after they arrived, at least 800,000 would likely have to stay to fill his one-million-person Initial City.

Thinking of this, Arthur nodded and then proposed a condition:

"That's fine, but I have a condition to propose!"

"What condition?" Hearing Arthur still had a condition, David and Dennis immediately asked nervously.

"The condition is that if a lord wants to seek refuge in my Initial City, they must have 10,000 of their subjects enter my Initial City and become residents of my Initial City. For every person short, they must pay ten gold coins!"

Seeing that Arthur's condition was this, the expressions of the two noticeably relaxed. Perhaps in their perception, this condition was not too strict.

They immediately replied:

"Among the remaining ninety-odd pioneer lords, thirty lords collectively only have ten thousand people.

However, compared to returning to the Kingdom and having to surrender seventy percent of their wealth, they would probably be willing.

And normally, one person is only worth about five gold coins, so Arthur, your request is not too excessive. After we persuade them, I believe everyone will agree."

"That would be best!"

Thus, the three reached an agreement.

Considering the urgency of the Orc attack, the three did not converse much further. David and Dennis left after each leaving a magic communicator... Three hours later, around eleven at night, Dennis and David each called Arthur on their magic communicators.

They informed Arthur that the remaining ninety-five lords had agreed to Arthur's conditions and were willing to enter Arthur's Initial City to defend together.

Therefore, they might move to Initial City overnight, and Arthur should prepare to receive them.

As for the Kingdom's Sky Knight, many matters were involved, so an answer might not come until tomorrow morning.

Knowing that over two million people would move into Initial City tonight, Arthur dared not be negligent. He quickly summoned Magistrate Charles and tasked him with arranging accommodation for the two million-plus people.

At the same time, he summoned Chris, instructing his 50,000 regular troops to assist Charles.

Over three hours later, it was now past two in the morning, and dense points of light began to appear outside Initial City.

It turned out that these were the lights emitted by the migrating people for illumination as they traveled at night.

Subsequently, people arrived in an endless stream until around eight in the morning, when most of them had arrived.

However, at this point, only a little over half of the two million-plus people's accommodation problems had been solved. It would probably take until the afternoon to resolve everything.

The good news was that the Orc attack was later than expected; at least on the day people were relocating, they did not seize the opportunity to strike.

This meant that the remaining million-plus people queuing outside the city, who had not yet been arranged accommodation, did not panic and waited in an orderly fashion.

It wasn't until two in the afternoon that accommodation for all two million-plus people was finally arranged.