Campaigning against an ogre camp was naturally extremely dangerous, but the rewards were immense as well.
The chance to consolidate his rule alone was already an enormous reward, not to mention that ogres often had quite a few treasures. Things dragons disdained might not necessarily be worthless to Baron Dar.
Moreover, if they could capture ogres alive, whether they trained them into soldiers or sold them off, the profits would be enormous.
For the former, with just two or three tamed ogre soldiers, Baron Dar would dare lay hands on the neighboring lords and expand his sphere of influence. For the latter, he could at least earn a large sum of money, and perhaps use the opportunity to establish connections with certain powers he had long wished to befriend.
Even if all the ogres died, their corpses would still be valuable. Many parts of their bodies made fine materials, especially the famed "Ogre Gloves," which could greatly increase an ordinary person's strength and turn them into a humanoid beast.
Baron Dar remembered that his newly hired wizard advisor was skilled in alchemy and enchantment. If he had sufficient ogre materials to work with, making several pairs of Ogre Gloves should not be a problem.
Such treasures, capable of immediately boosting one's strength, were excellent whether kept for personal use or sold for money.
As for the danger, he had considered it. But those ogres had, after all, been plundered by a dragon, and even their shaman was dead. Even if there was some risk, it was not one they could not take.
With that, he made up his mind.
Of course, he absolutely would not be going up the mountain himself this time. Win or lose, he could not be allowed to face any danger.
To that end, he made