As soon as he finished speaking, the two Black Warship suddenly accelerated, transforming into two streaks of light that vanished into the distant horizon in the blink of an eye. Their speed far exceeded Pedro's expectations.
After a pause, Pedro did not give chase.
The previous series of battles had made Pedro wary of underestimating the Zenit people.
Even if King of Chambord and Emperor Yassin both appeared, he wouldn't be absolutely certain of victory.
"It's truly unexpected that the Empire would encounter such a formidable opponent in the Northern Region, the weakest of the five regions on the Azeroth Continent. I fear this war will be far more difficult than the Military Department leaders imagined."
Pedro felt a slight sense of frustration at being easily repelled and searched by the two Black Warship from Chambord City.
He transformed into a streak of light and returned to the flagship, his expression slightly solemn.
Especially at the end, the effeminate captain with the red headscarf and the Chambord people on the ship looked at him as if he were already dead, which inexplicably sent a chill down Pedro's spine, as if he were truly being watched by the Grim Reaper, making him inexplicably anxious.
"Your Majesty, after the magician's treatment, the Kingdom of Byzantium has awoke, but he remains silent and refuses to cooperate with any questions."
An operations staff officer jogged over and loudly reported.
"Torture him until he confesses," Pedro sneered. "Take care of his treatment, and don't let him commit suicide. Before sunset, I need to know everything about the Zenit people, especially detailed information about Chambord City."
"Yes."
Pedro stood at the bow of the flagship, pondered for a moment, then turned and gave his orders, word by word.
"Send a signal to the rear fleet to accelerate and achieve a landing within two hours, then immediately regroup. I want to advance to within 50,000 kilometers of Zenit territory before noon."
"Yes."
City of Behemoths.
Chieftain Artest of the Pig Clan led Sun Fei and his group on a leisurely stroll through the giant city.
With the introduction of Nash, the high priest of the Fox Clan, and the various delicacies and wines that Oleg brought along the way, Artest had long regarded Sun Fei and the others as close friends with whom he could talk about anything, and he would tell them everything without reservation.
Through deliberate or unintentional probing, Sun Fei learned about the current power structure of the Behemoth Orc Clan.
The Behemoth Orc Clan, living in the [ Land of Exile ], still maintain a massive population of over two billion, comprising thousands of orc races. Besides [ City of Behemoths ], there are more than twenty other giant cities on this continent, forming the current regional divisions of the Behemoth Clan.
Due to differences in the strength of individual warriors, the overall population size of the race, and the rate of reproduction, the various races are divided into four major racial systems: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Iron.
All Ten Royal Clans are Gold races, while the Pig Clan, to which Artest belongs, ranks among the 108 Silver races due to its massive population. Others, such as the Mouse Rat Clan, which previously lived on the edge of the [ Land of Exile ], entered the Bronze race sequence due to their terrifying reproductive ability. There are also some races with weak reproductive and individual combat abilities, but possessing certain special abilities, such as many insect races and the naturally beautiful Butterfly Clan, which are classified as Iron races.
Generally speaking, the Iron races find it difficult to survive in this harsh natural environment, so they all become vassal races of the Gold and Silver races. For example, the Butterfly Clan mentioned earlier, because most of its members are handsome men and beautiful women, has gained the favor of the Ten Royal Clans of the Gold races, becoming maids or male stewards. They survive on this land by relying on the powerful strength of the royal families, and can even maintain their race's status through marriage alliances.
Of course, for the Orc Clan, which places great importance on the power of bloodline inheritance, most of the beautiful young women of the Butterfly Clan can only become concubines; it is absolutely impossible for them to become wives.
Fortunately Behemoth Beastmen still have the [ Beast God Temple ].
The orcs worship only one god, one of the legendary God of War who were invincible in the ancient era of gods and demons— the Beast God Rexxar.
Because Rexxar, according to legend, was the only god among the gods to be in orc form, and it was Rexxar who bestowed upon the orcs, who did not possess magic, a power comparable to magic— the Totem Power.
Of course, just as not everyone is a magician, not everyone among the orcs can master the Totem Power. Only those individuals who are born with extremely strong Spiritual Power can master the Totem Power and become the representatives of the Beast God. The orcs call them priests.
The simple-minded beastmen hold a very firm reverence for their masters, which is why the [ Beast God Temple ] and its priests hold extremely high positions. The Pope of the [ Beast God Temple ] has the authority to command all Behemoth Beast Clan, and even the Ten Royal Clans must accept the Beast God's authority. The priests also hold extremely high positions and are revered by the beastmen.
This also explains why, despite both being at the peak of the Scorching Sun and the Great Perfection realm, the patriarchs of higher races like O'Neal and Nowitzki were so obedient to Priest Nash of Fox.
It is no exaggeration to say that the [ Beast God Temple ] is the highest authority of the Behemoth Orc Clan.
The current Pope Ernst of the [ Beast God Temple ] is from the Fox Fox Clan and is said to have a lifespan of nearly a thousand years.
During that bloody migration, the previous pope fought a great battle with a God King Level Dread Beast on the way to protect his Orc Clan. He was seriously injured and barely made it to the [ Land of Exile ]. Not long after, he returned to the embrace of the Beast God. Before his death, through divine selection, Ernst, who was born into the Fox Clan, inherited the papacy.
Over the long years, the newly appointed Pope Ernst has demonstrated exceptional talent. He has worked diligently and tirelessly, guiding the entire race to survive on this barren and harsh land. He has earned the respect of all orc races, and even the proud Ten Royal Clans maintain sufficient respect for this Pope of the Beast God Temple, who hails from the Fox Fox Clan.
This also explains why, despite both being at the peak of the Scorching Sun and the Great Perfection realm, the patriarchs of higher races like O'Neal and Nowitzki were so obedient to Priest Nash of Fox.
It is no exaggeration to say that the [ Beast God Temple ] is the highest authority of the Behemoth Orc Clan.
The current Pope Ernst of the [ Beast God Temple ] is from the Fox Fox Clan and is said to have a lifespan of nearly a thousand years.
During that bloody migration, the previous pope fought a great battle with a God King Level Dread Beast on the way to protect his Orc Clan. He was seriously injured and barely made it to the [ Land of Exile ]. Not long after, he returned to the embrace of the Beast God. Before his death, through divine selection, Ernst, who was born into the Fox Clan, inherited the papacy.
Over the long years, the newly appointed Pope Ernst has demonstrated exceptional talent. He has worked diligently and tirelessly, guiding the entire race to survive on this barren and harsh land. He has earned the respect of all orc races, and even the proud Ten Royal Clans maintain sufficient respect for this Pope of the Beast God Temple, who hails from the Fox Fox Clan.
For the weak and vulnerable Orc race, Ernst was a pillar of strength and their greatest source of survival. This visionary Pope, upon assuming office, put forward the slogan that the Golden Race and the Ten Royal Clans had an obligation to protect every Orc race, and he incorporated this slogan into the divine code of the Beast God Temple.
Millions of Dark Iron races, thanks to the call of the Beast God Temple, received protection and managed to survive with great difficulty.
In the thousand years since the orcs arrived in the [ Land of Exile ], the Orc Clan has never wiped out any other race, a record that has created a miracle in orc history.
Over a thousand years, excessive toil and hardship have taken their toll on the life of this great Fox Ernst. He has transformed from a handsome, godlike young man into a frail and elderly Old Man.
Recently, various negative rumors have been circulating in [ City of Behemoths ]. Some say that Ernst used his own life force to perform a totem divination in order to find the future of the Behemoth Orc Clan, and was punished by the heavens, suffering serious injuries that are estimated to last much longer.
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