Chapter 678 - Vol V Chapter 38 (1/2)

Attacking the camp of the ogres was undoubtedly very dangerous. But the benefits were colossal.

Being able to gain a firm and stable rule was already an immense reward, not to mention the ogres often had many collections. Things that the dragon did not fancy might not necessarily be worthless to Baron Dahl.

And if he could capture these ogres alive, whether for the purpose of training them to become soldiers or for the purpose of selling them away, either could bring great benefits.

If it was the former, so long as he had tamed two or three ogre soldiers, Baron Dahl would have the guts to make a move on the other lords around him and expand his sphere of influence. If it was the latter, at least he was able to earn a large sum of money. He could even make use of this opportunity to establish good relations with some forces that he had long wanted to get connected with.

Even if the ogres were dead, their corpses were just as valuable. Many body parts were good material, especially the famous “Ogre Gloves,” which could greatly enhance the strength of an ordinary human to become a beast with a human form.

Baron Dahl did remember that this newly hired consultant was a mage talented in alchemy and enchantment techniques. If there were enough ogre materials, he could combine those and make a few pairs of Ogre Gloves. That wouldn’t be a problem at all.

Whether to keep them for one’s own use or to sell them for money, treasures like these which could produce an immediate effect in enhancing strength were both equally good choices.

As for the danger, he had considered that too. After all, the ogres were robbed by the dragon, and even their Shaman was dead. Even if there was some danger, it was not impossible to take a risk.

Thinking about this, he made up his mind.

Of course, this time, he would certainly not be going up the mountains. Whether the attack was a victory or not, he should never put himself in danger.

For this, he made a solemn promise. If the attack was successful, no matter how much revenue was gained, 70 percent would belong to the team that went up the mountains to carry out the attack. And even if the crusade against the ogres were to fail, he would also take out a large sum from his own fortune to pay remuneration.

But he was tight-lipped on any pension-related matters.

This was not because he was reluctant to pay if the money was meant for their pension. It was because he knew that at this juncture, he should only mention the benefits and not the risks. He had to bluff his way into everyone’s heart and make them envious and fired up so that they would want to covet after the gains. This was the only way to make this successful.

As for whether people were going to die? How many would die? At this point in time, he was no longer bothered.

So long as he was not one of the dead ones!

Since Baron Dahl had made up his mind, after the knights had a discussion among themselves, they too agreed with him.

No matter what, attacking the ogres was always a meritorious contribution that one could boast on for many years down the road. And if they were afraid to provoke a bunch of losers, who were all beaten up with injuries after being robbed by a dragon, would they even have the face to sit astride high, mighty horses and parade through town? They should just go home earlier to their wives and children!

Not to mention, this adventure would fetch rather satisfactory returns. It was worth it!

The clergymen from the Church of the Void Mask did not even hesitate. For them, so long as there was enough hope, defeating evil and eradicating demons and monsters were definitely important matters of course. This was the so-called, “I’m the soldier, and you’re the thief,” situation, so was there even the need to consider so much?

As for whether this would benefit Baron Dahl… No matter how mean he could be, Baron Dahl was a human being after all. He was a lord at that, so the least he could do was to shoulder the basic responsibility of a lord—for example, sweeping his territory for demons and wiping them out well. Just like in the Europe of this world where Sui Xiong had traversed to, there were elites whose minds were clouded by the White Left perspective, and who were otherwise known as Holy Mothers. Unless there was something fogging the baron’s mind, otherwise, would he find demons more dependable than humans?

The decent and upright ones were bad guys, while the ones with magic were, on the contrary, very righteous. That was just a nontraditional romantic story that should not be taken seriously!

But they were still in discussion. They were discussing whether or not they should fight this battle and how they should fight it.

According to Bishop Kabbalah’s opinion, it was best to carry the altar up the mountains. Of course, he would be following the expedition up as well. This way, he would be able to use his trump card at the most important moment. But the crowd was not agreeable and raised a unanimous objection.