Every day in the Great Xia Fief, Grom watched Great Xia's people eat well, dress well, and buy all sorts of things the Half-Orcs could not afford. All he could do was look on with envy.
The sheer quantity of Great Xia's weapons and equipment in the fief dazzled him. On the battlefield, how could Half-Orc fists and axes compare to the power of those technological weapons?
Sure, individual Half-Orcs were strong, but they had to get close first!
Besides, although Great Xia was now helping them fight the Demon Clan, the Half-Orcs were actually poorer than before.
They had spent all their wealth buying weapons and ammunition.
To avoid falling behind in any respect, and with the Demon Clan's threat ever present, the Half-Orcs scrimped and saved, tightening their belts to buy all kinds of weapons.
Great Xia's weapons were good, and things like cannons were not expensive. The problem was that they burned through ammunition far too quickly. They simply could not keep up.
They could not even bear to use live rounds during routine training.
The Half-Orcs' greatest wish now was to have food, clothing, and enough ammunition to hit the Demon Clan hard.
Now Lin Mo was saying he wanted unified command over the races' legions, and every adult Half-Orc was at least third order!
What did that mean?
It meant everyone except the children and the elderly could serve as soldiers!
Then all the resources saved on supporting the adult Half-Orcs could go toward the children and the elderly.
To Grom, this was hardly a condition Great Xia was imposing. It was practically charity, helping them support the Half-Orcs!
Seeing that Grom was about to agree on the spot and sway the discussion, Thorin immediately spoke up:
"I need to go back and report to