After reading all this, Charles nodded slightly and said to Zorge, "Not bad. It seems you truly mean to pledge your loyalty to me."
Zorge hurriedly lowered his head. "Please believe in my loyalty, my lord!"
Charles said, "For the time being, I will not send officials to govern your tribe, but I will still make certain arrangements for you to carry out within your territory."
"You need to spend less time nomading and devote a period of time to reclaiming farmland."
At those words, Zorge's face filled with difficulty. He said, "My lord, if we stop nomading, we will starve to death. Farming takes far too much time, and we do not know how."
Charles smiled. "There is no need to worry. Just because you did not know how before does not mean you will not know how in the future."
"Since you have pledged loyalty to me, I will see that you too live good lives."
Charles summoned an attendant and told him, "Have Elias select a thousand orc slaves. When the time comes, have them escort a batch of provisions to Zorge."
At those words, Zorge's eyes instantly lit up.
Charles continued, "I said that I would let all my subjects live good lives. Naturally, that includes the gnolls as well."
"I will select some slaves who know how to farm, and I will deliver a batch of food to your people to help you through the hardest days."
Hearing this, Zorge immediately fell to his knees in full prostration and shouted, "Thank you, my lord!"
Charles added, "At the same time, I will have Greenshade City provide you with some farming tools, so you can cultivate the land instead of driving so many adult gnolls out."
"Tell me, teaching you how to farm, delivering food to