Sui Xiong's first stop was the orc divine kingdom, the Endless Plains.
The Orc Pantheon was both surprised and welcoming at his visit. They simply could not imagine why Sui Xiong had come calling at a time like this.
After some pleasantries, Sui Xiong said that he needed to speak with Lefeng, the Devouring Sky Dog, in private. Lefeng naturally did not refuse. He was also curious—what could have made the Void Mask, who had declared his neutrality, come to visit him?
Once all the attendants had withdrawn, Sui Xiong considered his words for a moment before getting straight to the point. "Logically speaking, this war ought to be a sure win for humanity and a sure loss for you. Yet for some reason, I've recently been plagued by a powerful premonition that humanity's future is looking grim."
"I'm a curious person. Even though I know that if I wait patiently, I'll find out what's going on sooner or later, I just can't resist asking around. What exactly is going on?"
Lefeng had looked rather displeased when Sui Xiong said that "humanity was sure to win," but his anger soon turned to delight, before finally giving way to deep thought.
As the chief god of the orcs, he naturally understood the balance of power between the two sides very clearly. If they did not consider each side's hidden cards and looked only at their visible strength, humanity had at least a seventy percent chance of victory, while the orcs... probably did not even have a ten percent chance.
After all, besides "human victory" and "orc victory," there was also the possibility of "mutual destruction, with no winner."
Most gods believed that the best outcome the orcs could hope for was to drag humanity down with them and fight a war