"Good! Whatever Your Highness wants us to do, we'll do it," the middle-aged Kobold said excitedly. This was their only chance to escape; they absolutely could not miss it.
Duo Ke smiled. "It's actually nothing much. If you can lend a hand when His Highness attacks Orc City—say, by opening one of the city gates—you'll receive tremendous benefits. Of course, you can also do nothing and flee while His Highness attacks Orc City."
"The choice is yours. If you choose the first option, you will immediately receive His Highness's protection and enjoy a better life. His Highness treats us Kobolds very well. If you choose the second, you can seize the chance to escape, which is not bad either—but think carefully about what life is like without the protection of a village!"
The middle-aged Kobold was somewhat surprised. He had expected the first option: the other side wanted to attack Orc City and have them cooperate from within and without.
But he had never expected the second option—that they could simply do nothing. Still, that alone showed the other side's strength, and he recalled the legendary-grade equipment in Duo Ke's hands.
The middle-aged Kobold's heart settled. The protection of such a powerful faction was surely not something easily obtained. Seeing that Duo Ke was also a Kobold and was doing quite well for himself, he agreed to help Great Qin.
However, the middle-aged Kobold was merely a minor leader among the Kobold slaves. There were over a dozen other minor leaders. The Orcs would never allow a chief leader to emerge and command all the Kobolds; that would make rebellion far too easy and them far too difficult to control.
The middle-aged Kobold immediately had people discreetly notify the other Kobold leaders.
Duo Ke also gave a solemn reminder at