Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 125 The Orcs' Covetousness

Agreed floated in the air, looking down at the vampires below, and then began his speech: "My new subjects, I am your master 'Agreed Tutankhamun Presidian Rael.' You now serve me. I am not a benevolent person, but I can assure you that as long as you are obedient, your lives will definitely be much better than before."

When I'm not around, Lester and Brecel will be your direct superiors. They will be fully responsible for your actions. You are the first residents of this underground city. Don't be fooled by how rudimentary it is now; given time, this will definitely be the largest city in the underground world.

Alright, I won't waste any more time. Welcome everyone, I'm here to bring you... even greater benefits!

After saying that, Agreed and his two Blood Ancestors vanished instantly and arrived at the castle on the ground.

Agreed praised, "You have done a very good job. I am very satisfied. Your next task is to spread the word in the human empire that the swamp has become habitable, and to lure those refugees who cannot survive in the human kingdoms to settle here."

Lester respectfully replied, "Yes, sir."

Out of concern, Agreed reminded him again, "Remember, I want absolutely healthy humans to come here. Don't be too greedy; I want them to be alive."

Brecel asked, puzzled, "Sir, why do you want humans to settle here?"

Agreed pointed to the ground beneath his feet and retorted, "Are you going to let us go hungry? Are you going to let this land remain undeveloped forever? Just sit here and wait for others to invade?"

A barrage of questions instantly made Brecel blush with embarrassment. The question was indeed too stupid, so the two of them quickly retreated and began to work according to Agreed's instructions.

Just as Agreed was about to continue his cultivation, he suddenly seemed to sense something and looked towards the distance of the forest. Just moments before, the magical perception trap he had set on the outskirts of the swamp had been triggered. Agreed exclaimed alertly, "Something is approaching the swamp! And its size and condition are very unusual, like... a dire wolf rider?!"

Immediately afterward, Agreed vanished in a flash, disappearing from the spot and rushing towards the edge of the swamp at an extremely fast speed.

On the outskirts of the swamp, a squad of orc scouts (twenty-one men per squad) riding dire wolves stood on the western edge of the swamp.

Looking at the bright sunshine and vibrant land before him, the captain exclaimed with delight, "The sacrifice was indeed the right thing to do! The swamp has become habitable. We must quickly draw up a detailed map of this place to report to the Emperor. In that time, this fertile land will become our largest grain-producing area, and we will no longer have to suffer from hunger. We will no longer be forced to travel far when we grow old!"

All the dire wolf scouts cheered and shouted for that bright future. Agreed, hiding in the shadow space, observed these foolish orcs who overestimated themselves. At this moment, the soul fire in his chest was burning fiercely, expressing his anger.

"A bunch of greedy fools! You've acquired so much land, and you still dare to covet my territory?! Fine, very well then, this Western Swamp will be the beginning of the demise of your Orcish Empire!" Agreed roared in the Shadow Space.

The orcs were indeed a bit too hasty. Nearly six years ago, the civil war between Agred and the Church of Light had greatly weakened humanity, leaving them unable to defend their territory. Seeing this opportunity, the orcs immediately launched an attack and took advantage of the situation to annex about one-fifth of humanity's land.

Among them are vast farmlands and granaries, yet those orcs still can't get enough to eat? Damn it, they're getting too big for their britches, aren't they? They're eating what's in their bowl while eyeing what's in the pot!

Argreed then caught up with the leader of the scout squad in the Shadow World. After entering the Blackbone Realm, Argreed had become completely immune to the Shadow World's corruption, so he patiently waited until the squad leader and his companions were some distance apart before making his move.

When the scout captain was already a thousand meters away from his team, Agreed exited the shadow space and appeared directly behind him. Then, his dark bone claws pressed down on the orc captain's head. Agreed used the shadow magic 'Charm' that he had learned from Dracula and instantly controlled the orc scout captain, turning him into his servant.

Are you wondering why a skeleton can use charm? Actually, Agred has improved this magic, or even created a similar magic. The original charm magic was a way for the species that used it to hypnotize other creatures by interfering with their senses. However, Agred, who has no other senses besides his soul, had no choice but to directly modify this technique to use the soul for mind control.

This improvement not only makes enslavement simple, quick, and highly successful, but also makes it harder for the hypnotized to escape being controlled. However, it also brings huge security risks. If Agred tries to enslave a creature whose soul is stronger than his own, he will be enslaved in return. Therefore, the prerequisite for using this spell is that you must ensure that your soul is far stronger than that of the hypnotized.

The orc scout captain knelt at Agreed's feet and respectfully called out, "Give me your orders, my master."

Then, Agreed proudly ordered, "I will send all the geographical information about this swamp that a scout should know into your brain. You will use this information and a bombshell to lure the orc army here for me."

The orc raised his head and asked, "Master, what message do you want me to deliver?"

"Dracula, the master of this western swamp, fought a great battle with an invading undead Scourge. Dracula died and the undead Scourge was also seriously injured and dying. When you entered the depths of the swamp, you saw the seriously injured and dying undead. However, whether it was because of the serious injury or some other reason, the undead Scourge discovered you but only sent undead to hunt down you scouts."

I'll send some of my men to kill about half of the orc scouts, to make this performance as realistic as possible. Do you understand?

The orc nodded and replied, "I understand. I will head deeper into the swamp now and try my best to put on a convincing show with your men." With that, he mounted his dire wolf and rode off into the depths of the swamp.

Agreed looked at him with slight surprise and said, "I didn't expect that your intelligence would not be affected after being charmed, and you can still understand and apply the commands I give you. It seems that the practicality of soul charm is even better than I thought."

As the orc captain disappeared into the swamp, Agreed chuckled wickedly, "The bait is laid; now it's up to the greedy 'big fish' to take the bait."