The Legend of the Wolf King (Part 2)

The failed conquest of the barbarians was just the beginning; after unifying the central and northern regions, the conquest of the southern regions encountered similar resistance. 🍟♣ ♝☮

On the one hand, the southern climate is warm and the terrain is complex; on the other hand, the expansion has been too rapid in recent years, and the population cannot keep up. Uncle Wolf does not trust outsiders and only feels at ease when he has his own people in every key area.

Therefore, he decided to postpone the campaign and wait until the tribe was stronger before making a decision.

When Uncle Wolf turned back to govern the conquered territories, he discovered it was a massive undertaking, even more difficult than conquering them!

Warwick took these things very seriously. He studied various management systems and diligently read the few books available, helping Uncle Wolf establish a simple order.

During his studies, Warwick suddenly discovered that his thirst for knowledge far surpassed his desire for war, bordering on obsession, and the knowledge reserves of Freljord could not satisfy him.

Now that the tribe was becoming more stable, Warwick bid farewell to his brother and went on a journey to other places.

Although order has been established, no one can do the details well, and others have no interest in learning these things.

Just as Uncle Wolf was having a headache, an old shepherd came seeking refuge with a little girl. He claimed that he was being chased by the Winter's Claw and had nowhere to go.

Uncle Wolf immediately recognized that this herdsman was no ordinary person. His murderous aura was even stronger than that of the giant wolf. No wonder he was able to escape from the pursuit of the Winter's Claw. He must be exceptionally skilled!

Uncle Wolf wasn't worried about his ulterior motives; one person couldn't cause much trouble, and he was confident he could defeat the old herdsman before him.

As for the old herdsman's explanation of where he came from, what he had done, and why he was being hunted by the Winter's Claw, Uncle Wolf didn't listen attentively.

Needless to say, this is all a lie. In the years since he came to the other side of the snow mountain, Uncle Wolf has become shrewd and experienced.

More importantly, he was captivated by the little girl in front of him.

The little girl is as graceful as a fairy when she moves, and as precious as a jewel when she is still.

The old shepherd told him that the little girl's Ashe, and that she was someone who had received the blood of the gods.

Uncle Wolf had no doubt about this statement and from then on focused all his attention on Ashe, leaving all the affairs of the tribe to others.

For Ashe, he even broke his engagement and disregarded his beloved nephew Bernie.

People understood that Uncle Wolf had fallen for Ashe, and that once she grew up, Uncle Wolf would surely be taken into his life.

The Freljord people may not be highly educated, but they all understand the saying that beautiful women can bring disaster. Therefore, many of them advised Uncle Wolf to prioritize the tribe and not to indulge in women.

Uncle Wolf never argued with them, nor did he accept their suggestions; he simply continued to focus on Ashe.

After Warwick left, many of the tribe's problems gradually surfaced, and even some remote areas experienced rebellions. However, Uncle Wolf turned a deaf ear to these issues, knowing that someone else would handle these minor matters.

As people's anxieties grew, many of the Sharptooth elders even threatened to kill themselves, finally moving Uncle Wolf to his senses.

But his actions were even more disheartening. He harshly rebuked these brothers who had once shared life and death with him and banished them back to the snowy mountains.

As his trusted confidants dwindle, a conspiracy against Uncle Wolf gradually unfolds...

The mastermind behind this conspiracy was a foreigner who had joined Fang long ago and made great contributions, holding a position no lower than that of the Fang elders.

Seeing Uncle Wolf's incompetence and tyranny, he wanted to lead the people to remove Uncle Wolf from his leadership position and take control of Fang to achieve new successes.

On the surface, they appear righteous and awe-inspiring, but in reality, they are simply blinded by power.

But the first step of the conspiracy was crushed by Uncle Wolf before it could even succeed, because Ashe told him: Be careful of the person next to you.

With the rebels eliminated, Fang returned to peace, and the people finally welcomed Ashe's coming-of-age ceremony, hoping that Uncle Wolf would regain his former state after marrying her.

To everyone's surprise, instead of marrying Ashe, Uncle Wolf passed the chieftainship to her, and even Fang was officially renamed Avarosa, the name of the goddess of western Freljord.

Soon after, Uncle Wolf even supported Ashe's coronation as queen, but this title was not Wolf King, but Ice Queen!

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People finally couldn't take it anymore and volunteered to return to the snowy mountains in the north. Even Bernie, the usually obedient nephew, said he couldn't accept it.

Uncle Wolf didn't stop them, and just like that, a few days after Ashe became queen, more than half of Fang's old followers left.

The tribes that later integrated into the community didn't care about these things. As long as everyone was united and worked together for survival, it didn't matter who the leader was.

Suddenly, the newly formed Avarosa became much more stable, and it was obvious who the culprits were—the very esteemed Fang Elders who had hindered the Horde's development.

Step by step, Ashe became stable and stronger, and gradually gained recognition.

She promoted the principles of benevolence, and many of her policies surprised even Uncle Wolf, though he always silently supported her from behind the scenes.

Once Ashe gained the approval of the legendary treasure— the Crystal Bow of the goddess Avarosa —the dissenting voices ceased to be heard.

Witnessing Avarosa gradually become more substantial and powerful, Uncle Wolf felt at ease stepping back from the limelight.

He chose to spend this rare moment of leisure with another group of unassuming old friends: the giant wolves.

He and his friends went on hunting expeditions, and even together they subdued an ice dragon!

Unfortunately, the old wolves who initially followed them gradually died out, and some groups even went through three or four generations.

However, their friendship has always been strong, and even when conflicts arise between the giant wolves and humans, they will not fight to the death.

Fighting is inevitable; humans and wolves spur each other on, but few know that Uncle Wolf is the true Wolf King caught in the middle.

Warwick has rarely returned in recent years, maintaining contact only with Uncle Wolf. He has aged rapidly due to his involvement with alchemy.

He became a learned man, completely unrelated to fighting. Uncle Wolf wanted to dissuade him, but ultimately held back, because his older brother was happy, and perhaps this was his true pursuit in life.

Warwick could communicate freely with the giant wolf; he successfully extracted the Wild Bloodline from the wolf's genes and preserved it with a drug.

He experimented on himself and gradually perfected the technology, and later, after careful consideration, handed it over to Uncle Wolf.

Warwick warned him never to use this power unless in a critical situation, and never to use it on anyone else—it was a taboo for humanity!

Uncle Wolf agreed; he never went against his brother's wishes. But Warwick never expected that his brother would use the money on the giant wolf instead of on anyone else.

It all started because an old friend of Uncle Wolf's was reaching the end of his life, and he didn't want to watch the old wolf die, so he came up with this idea, which quickly spiraled out of control.

The old wolf became frenzied, infecting the other wolves like a biochemical virus, and soon the entire pack gained a berserk power.

However, the pack discipline remained intact, and they all obeyed Uncle Wolf's commands!

Uncle Wolf was forced to gather the wolves together and then contact Warwick, asking him to find a way to quell the situation.

Warwick was not a careless man; when he invented the potion, he had already thought of a way to control it, thus helping Uncle Wolf to calm the wolves' frenzy.

From then on, Uncle Wolf never dared to do such a thing again and made a promise to Warwick.

Ultimately, this promise was broken under the invasion of the Deno Army. This was the first and last time that Uncle Wolf disobeyed Warwick's wishes.

The Avarosa tribe was like his child, and he couldn't stand by and watch his child be bullied without saying a word!

When Warwick came out to stop him again, seeing his thin, suffering brother, Uncle Wolf bit through his throat.

He knew that even if he didn't do this, his brother would kill him and then commit suicide, so the reverse was also true.

Before he died, he wanted to do one last thing for his beloved—to take away his loyal old brothers and prevent them from harming the thriving Avarosa.

As for the giant wolf's kindness, I can never repay it in this lifetime.

Perhaps no reward is needed, because he is the Wolf King.