Way of Overlord-Chapter 462: The Voices Inside Utgard

There is a reason why Ayera probably could not marry anyone else if he died. He had created a great tribe and with it comes certain shackle.

Not only for him but also for his family

The warrior under him would see it an insult and it would be worse if she is pregnant with his child.

Even more so, if it’s a son.

And that is why he wanted to make her life easier. She did not choose her life and he did not choose his.

So, the only thing he could do is try to make it better. He had promised in her residence that he would do this for her.

Burchu is here....it means she also probably deduced that there is someone that did not want him to know about what happens in Utgard.

And she probably deduced that the person is Mayeux. Maybe she had suspected it the moment he enters his residence and ask her about her father.

He sighed

’She sacrifice things for me. And it is not only me that sacrifice things for her"

The fact was that she remains calms, did not blame him and did not aggressively confront him or force him to blame Mayeux.

She must have known that the relations between him and Mayeux is close and if she had said such words to alienate the two, it would only make him feel even more conflicted.

He looks at the sky and he smiles.

And he laughs.

Both Burchu and Mayeux did not say anything.

They have said everything they wanted to say.

And it is now the Kan decision.

Even though Mayeux words is always heeded by the Kan, the Kan is the one that will make the final decision.

And even Mayeux would not try to obstruct this.

The Kan is not some puppet or toy that Mayeux could control and Mayeux also know this.

If he wanted a puppet that follows his every move, he would not choose someone so headstrong and so charismatic like Aeryon.

He would choose a weak timid leader.

But a weak timid leader could not realize his grand ambition.

Aeryon release ethe breath in his lungs and then with slow deliberate step he walked away from the balcony, a smile on his face and there is an easiness in his movement

His heart has made the decision and his body feel light and his mind is clear. The unity of mind and heart.

Not thinking of profit and loss but trusting your own heart and mind!

Mayeux could not let it go at this moment

"Just...Kan...let the old snake and the young snake fight and swallow each other. When the time is right, we just follow destiny and take Utgard tribe"

Aeryon shakes his head

" I am not him" Aeryon mutters to himself. He follows a lot of Genghis Khan template but there are some things he could not do

He does not like breaking promises and he dislike it even more to let his family suffer like this. Garron, as cunning as he is, still see him as family.

There is interest and there is scheming and plotting, Aeryon did not doubt this in the slightest.

But Garron never goes out of the line. And Aeryon is convinced of him as a father-in-law.

"Prepare a thousand men. Tonight" and Aeryon look at Burchu, "we will ride to Utgard"

Aeryon had already made his decision and hearing this Mayeux knows that it is useless trying to persuade Aeryon right now

He could only sig and nodded.

Since his Kan had made a decision he as the advisor of the Kan only need to follow the order.

....

A Few Week Before The Rebellion Of Ogura

Utgard has risen since its alliance with the Brolgadhr tribe. And its rise shocks many of the tribes around it, its momentum is unstoppable.

Since they accept the alliance with the Brolgadhr tribe and since Garron wed his daughter to the Kan, the Utgard has a powerful position and powerful allies.

There is a trend of them rising to a great power around their region.

The tribe of Utgard has always had to deal with shifting alliances and treacherous ambition of their neighbours.

But as the Brolgadhr tribe become stronger and stronger by the day the less that they need to deal with such shifting allegiance and even those who are treacherous would think twice

But this also led to a dependence to the Brolgadhr tribe.

The Utgard tribe was weak in the past. But they always rely on themselves to make it through

This is the pride of the tribe that once were overlord in the Central Great Steppe

But as the relation between the Brolgadhr and the Utgard tribe become closer, there is voices that lobbied that the two tribes should unite with each other

This voice was very low in the beginning but as the Kan won victory after victory, this voice is getting stronger and louder among the many elders and even among the warriors

Ogura one of the son of the Chief always suspected that this voices did not come out of nowhere.

Someone is fanning such opinion that it turns into a raging fire.

When the Kan was attacking Wustkazan, this was the one topic that is debated hotly in the tent of the chief.

There is factions that wanted to let the Brolgadhr troops to do what they wanted to do in Wustkazan.

To them this is an opportunity to strengthen the tribe relationship with the Brolgadhr tribe.

And there is other that advocated defend Wustkazan and negotiate with the Brolgadhr so that they would back down

The one that advocated helping the Brolgadhr argues that a strong Brolgadhr means a strong Utgard tribe.

The reason why they are not attacked by the Kazan tribe, even though the Kazan tribe could and even notice the rise of Utgard tribe is precisely because of their alliance with the Brolgadhr tribe.

The Kazan did not want to provoke such a fierce wolf and so the Kazan look at them like equal and sincerely cooperated

This is not inseparable with the influence of the Brolgadhr tribe.

The stronger the Brolgadhr tribe, the more influence and power that the Utgard tribe could leverage against their neighbours.

It is a bit like the fox borrows the tiger awe

But it works.

And if it works, it is a good method.

As for the one that advocated stopping the Brolgadhr tribe, they believe that the moment that Aeryon take the Wustkazan tribe, his influence and his power could now threaten everything east of them

This is no longer just a strong tribe that could awe everyone, this is a tribe that would be an overlord of the Steppe.

Taking Wustkazan, how could they not know the significance of it and the ambition that is in Aeryon hearts?

Taking Wustkazan means opening road to the north. West, East, North.

If one look at the influence of the Brolgadhr tribe, one could see that their influence is now all pervasive. In the West, they have vassal tribe in the for of Duhai and Zlata tribe.

In the East, they have the Utgard as an ally and the Korun tribe as the buffer between them and Esbizuk tribe

And now taking Wustkazan, they could attack all four direction.

They could bypass many tribes to attack the regional overlords of the Southern Great Steppe.

The tribes could set up some patrol and beacon but it is impossible to set up so long of a line that everything could be seen by them

If not how could Yan and any other powerful empire that fought against them had to retreat?

It is not only because the Steppe warriors are powerful, it is also because the Steppe itself is large.

Taking Wustkazan means he takes the center area of the Southern Great Steppe.

North, east, west, all of them is now in range.

And this time, they could even march to Utgard from all directions.

Sneak attack, feint attack, trickery and all kinds of schemes and plots could be planed and used.

The contradiction lies here. A strong Brolgadhr tribe is good for the Utgard tribe.

Even those who advocated stopping the Kan knows this.

But too strong of an ally will make them useless.

Of course, the ending of this matter ends in the win of the faction who advocated to not do anything

They argue even if the worst-case scenario happens, Aeryon would not attack the Utgard tribe when he could take it peacefully.

After all, the relations between the Utgard tribe and Brolgadhr tribe is not only an alliance relations.

The daughter of their chief, the daughter of Garron himself is the wife of the Kan.

The only unfortunate thing was that Ayera did not yet birth a son for the Kan.

If she had, there would be many more voices that would support Brolgadhr and the Utgard to unite with each other.

In the best-case scenario, the Kan takes the Wustkazan and focus on the north or the west.

As long as the Kan did not focus toward the eats, the Utgard tribe has ample time to expand and strengthen themselves.

Garron agree to this acquiescence.

But whether the reason he accepted it is the same reason that the faction advocated is anyone guess.

Maybe he acquiesce because of different reason. No one really knows.

And Garron the Viper does like letting people to guess his intention.

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