The sudden conscription order caused a huge uproar throughout the kingdom. The sensitive nobles immediately realized that the situation in the Near East Region had changed.
However, once some things had begun, there was no turning back.
They had invested heavily in the Near East when the situation was favorable. The resources they had poured in had already become castles, farmland, and ranches. It was no longer possible to withdraw just because they wanted to.
The greater the noble, the more they had to consider political influence. With the situation still unclear, not only could they not pull out, they had to keep increasing their investments.
Only by continuing to pour in resources could the big shots reassure those below them.
Hudson's residence suddenly became busy. Representatives from major noble houses came every day, hoping to obtain more intelligence.
Hudson was still quite generous in this regard. So long as a friend came asking, he handed over a detailed intelligence report.
And then there was nothing more. Other than concluding that the Orc civil war had escalated, it was truly impossible to deduce anything else from the intelligence alone.
Hudson's speculation represented the worst-case scenario. Until the Orc civil war ended, no one knew how the situation would develop afterward.
On the surface, the current Orc civil war was a slaughter between two major camps. But a deeper examination revealed that it was also mixed with a struggle over winter supplies.
Whenever the bitter winter arrived, it was a trial for the Beastfolk tribes of the grasslands.
Their backward productivity, coupled with exploitation by the royal clans, meant they could not stockpile enough supplies before winter came.
To survive, Beastfolk tribes lacking supplies could only fight and seize them.
In the past, the royal clans kept everyone in check. No