Power was the ability to force others to do things they were originally unwilling to do.
From the moment it was born, it had always been accompanied by all manner of schemes, bloodshed, and slaughter.
No one was willing to give up the power they had already obtained, because that meant falling from their lofty positions and beginning to be ruled by others.
So, when Emperor Thoradin's ultimatum spread among the tribes that had yet to join the empire and swear allegiance, several major tribal leaders actively rallied support and swiftly formed an unprecedented resistance alliance.
Their total numbers reached several hundred thousand, and they could muster a full fifty thousand strong, able-bodied warriors.
Their goal was simple: destroy this suddenly rising empire, prevent Thoradin from unifying the Human Race, and restore life to the primitive, relaxed, and joyful tribal system of the past.
After all, not everyone could adapt to the development of the times and history.
Once a certain critical point was reached, those unable to accept and adapt to the new era would always gather together and launch a mad counterattack, attempting to stand against the rolling tide of history by their own strength.
As for this Allied Forces that was currently being assembled, Thoradin did not immediately send troops to sabotage or threaten them as his flustered vassals had expected.
On the contrary, he chose another, more "domineering" approach. He sent a letter to this hastily assembled Allied Forces, inviting them to fight him in the most open region of Arathi in a decisive battle that would determine humanity's fate and future.
Yes!
Thoradin intended to use a war worthy of being recorded forever in history to shatter all those "old people" who still harbored illusions and hoped to remain in the Tribal Era, along with