These clan half-orcs had once belonged to the class above all others within the Half-Orc Empire.
No matter what their quality of life had been, that feeling of standing above others was always intoxicating.
But now, the ruler had changed.
The new ruler would not tolerate a group of people above all others within the territory he needed.
Throughout the entire duchy, only Huo Ling, his family, and the various officials could stand above others.
If these clan half-orcs still wanted to live as they had before, that was nothing but a fool's dream—mere wishful thinking.
As for those non-professional half-orcs, brainwashing, combined with indoctrinating their descendants, still offered a chance to turn them around.
After all, their original quality of life had not been particularly high.
But these professional half-orcs were more difficult. Their status had been higher to begin with.
Leaving these half-orcs where they were was tantamount to burying bombs throughout the duchy.
Huo Ling could not remain in these thirty-two provinces of the half-orcs forever, and the Legends stationed here could not possibly attend to every province in every detail.
When the time came, all it would take was for the half-orc Legends who had escaped, or the half-orc elites they had taken away, to send one or two people back.
They might well rally hundreds with a single call and ignite massive rebellions across the territories that had once belonged to the clans.
Never mind how great the losses would be; the act itself would already be a huge problem.
And Huo Ling happened to hate trouble most of all.
Before long, one newly reorganized combat division after another had completed its preparations.
The soldiers and commanders of these combat divisions had all been broken up and mixed together.
The senior officers in these combat