Chapter 73 (1/2)

There was a saying about letting the barbarians fight among themselves. Use barbarians to control and regulate other barbarians. Now I was controlling and regulating the orcs in front of me.

“Kuweeeeeoh! Trivial spiders!”

Gorba slashed at a giant spider with a huge axe. Behind him, dozens of orcs followed him in raiding the spider king’s cave. The spiders started to roar at the sudden attack. “Shiiiiik!!!”

It had been a while since I heard it. I really hated spiders. It happened during my time as a North Korean spy. One of the things I had to eat to survive were spiders. It was a bit ironic that I now had the ability of spiders. However, it was their appearance I didn’t like, not their ability.

Gorba spoke, “Guruk. Is the spider king really gone?”

“Yes, I killed everything. There is no king or queen.”

“Chwik. Then I have to thank you. My Blue Tooth tribe has been plagued by spiders. Now we can grow enough so that we won’t be pushed by other tribes.”

[Goodwill with Orc Chief Gorba has risen.]

[The range of activity of the Blue Tooth Tribe has increased.]

[Their friendship with humans has increased.]

[The orcs of the Blue Tooth Tribe will have an increased birth rate.]

I didn’t need this person’s goodwill. Additionally, the birth rate increased.

“There are other tribes?”

“Yes, us orcs are divided into four tribes. Chwik.”

Four...

At this moment, Prometheus’ memories struck again.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says they seem to have split apart.]

I lightly nodded. He seemed to have the same thought as me. Still, the memories I had now were originally from him so perhaps it was natural. I asked Gorba, “Why did you split up? Mudur should’ve had enough power to ascend to the position of a constellation, right?”

Mudur—it was the name of the supreme orc born 500 years ago. He had great power and that power threatened the constellations. I had never seen him but I could remember him. He united the ferocious orcs and became the first king of the orcs. He was the head of ‘Leica,’ an alliance of giant orcs.

Gorba looked surprised. “How do you know that name? It is a very old story...”

I looked around the surroundings and just said something roughly. “It’s famous among humans.”

“I see. I can understand. His strength was a truly great achievement. Chwiik.”

It was true. It wasn’t only humans who fought against the Army of Death at that time. The orcs also raised their armies and Mudur was at the vanguard. The mountains crumbled at his fist and the earth split. I remembered the constellations also felt nervous about the ferocity that the Army of Death couldn’t prevent. Perhaps if he had risen to become a constellation, he would’ve become number one.

Mudur’s power had been that astounding. The highest god Jupiter often praised Mudur, saying his power was comparable to someone on Hera’s level.

I asked, “Then Mudur didn’t become a constellation?”

“Chwiik. That’s right. According to the story, at that time, Mudur declared he wouldn’t become a constellation.”

“Why...?”

“I don’t know. Chwiik. My guess is that he wanted to live freely before rising to a constellation and becoming a dog of the gods.”

...I see. Indeed, Mudur was a free-spirited person who didn’t know where he was going next. He wasn’t afraid to pick fights with other constellations and spoke out his mind. To put it simply, his personality was a scoundrel.

“This was why there was a struggle among his four children. If Mudur didn’t become a constellation then they would never be the leader. Guruk.”

“So what happened to Mudur?”

“I am ashamed to say this but he was poisoned by his children.”

Poisoned...

It was a vain and ridiculous end for the chief of the Leica. Perhaps there was a fierce contest for supremacy among his children, otherwise they wouldn’t be so divided right now. It seemed like something I would see in a drama but it actually happened.

Then an orc approached and spoke to Gorba, “Guruk. Gorba, the spider king and queen haven’t been seen. Chwiik.”

“See, I was right.”

“I’m sorry for doubting you Brother. Chwiik.”

“Take the ingredients and cobwebs and go back to your village. I’ll cook for you there. Windia has too many eyes.”

“Understood. Chwiik.”

Thus, we entered the orc village Belli again. The moment we arrived, I descended from Gorba’s shoulder.

“It seems like a long time since I’ve been here.”

It was a landscape that I couldn’t get used to. To me, who had become accustomed to urban life, it was quite shocking to see the orcs living in caves, like primitive humans. Of course, there was one point that was definitely better than the city.

...It was that the orcs were pure. It could be seen just by looking at Gorba.

I walked toward the spider legs that the orcs had stacked up. Then I summoned Solar. “Hello, Master!”

“Yes, Solar.”

“What are you going to cook today?”

“I’m going to cook for the green friends behind me.”

“I'm looking forward to it! What can I do?”

“From now on, I need you to carefully roast the spider legs over there.” I pointed to the stacked spider legs.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is looking forward to your cooking.]

“I understand! Should I cook it now?”

“Wait a minute.”

I spoke to Gorba, “Gorba, can you stack these spider legs like a tower?”

“Chwik. How can we build it like a tower? I don’t have a good head.”

It couldn’t be helped. I used Lion's Roar on behalf of Gorba and shouted to command the orcs. They looked at Gorba and started to obey me once he nodded. Finally, they finished stacking up the spider legs like a tower. I smiled with satisfaction when I saw it.

“Excellent. Now I can roast it well. Solar, it is your turn.”

“I understand! Master, from where should I roast?”

“Roast it from the outside of the tower.”

“I’m going! Hehehe!” Solar emitted heat and started roasting the spider legs from the outside of the tower.

The orcs exclaimed. “Chwiik! It smells great!”

“The sun is cooking our enemies!”