Way of Overlord-Chapter 476: Cunning Even to the Grave

Aeryon did not know much about the Utgard tribe when he first arrived in this world. But he had learned much about it since then

And one of the things he learned about the Utgard tribe was that they are a very powerful tribe in the Central Great Steppe in the past

An overlord kind of existence in the Central Great Steppe in the past.

Hence, the sentence in the letter [ my daughter could give you reason when you do set your eyes on the Central Great Steppe]

"How influential that name would be?" Aeryon thought to himself.

He does have machination for the Central Great Steppe. But Aeryon also knows the principle not to bite off more than he could chew.

The plan is there but it needs to follow the circumstances.

For now, his eyes is still very much focused on the Southern Great Steppe.

As long as he could swallow the entire Southern Great Steppe, he would have a firm base where he could conquer the world

And Aeryon knows he is desperate for time.

Not only because he knows that one day the Yan people would come up north, but also because he has some thoughts about what would happen in the future.

And the future is bleak.

Aeryon sighed.

As for him using all of the advantage of Utgard to coax and persuade him, the one that attract his attention the most is nothing more than Garron wish to have his grandson inherit the Utgard tribe.

It might seem harmless and even right for the grandson of the daughter of Garron to inherit the Utgard tribe.

But Aeryon knows how dangerous this is.

Aeryon have big ambitions and Garron also knows this. His realm would be bigger one day. Even now, his realm is as vast as a kingdom.

Thought it is not as conventional kingdom as the one in Yan, it could be considered a small kingdom.

Aeryon Brolgadhr tribe has many tributaries sending his tribes horses, Tayak, and other tributes

They send tributes as protection money.

Aeryon is not interested in creating a confederation like some powerful overlord of the Steppe in the past. Creating a confederation is quicker and have less resistance.

But it would also have many voices and one big loss is enough to disintegrate the confederation.

Also, time and circumstances made Aeryon confident in not pursuing a confederation method.

If all the tribes around him is strong, or there is a particularly strong tribe dominating the Southern Great Steppe, and they could force other tribes to create confederation, then if Aeryon as born in such a circumstances, even if he has such great ambition, he would also have to bow to the circumstances and wait for the right moment to go independent.

But, when he was first transmigrated into this world and after he took down the two tribes and create deterrent effect, he found out that there is no such tribe in the area

The Southern Great Steppe itself has been beaten badly by the Yan dynasty in the past and they were divided in such a way that they could not unite with each other

Some of them is generational feud.

And many of them are generational feud that is incited and provoked by the cunning Yan people.

They have always find a way to incite feud among the tribes.

If there is no feud they would make one

They destabilize the region making the region full of war and then they sit under their pavilion and lament why the people of the Steppe are so barbarous

The logic of the world is this. When one is united, one is strong.

But when one is divided, one is weak.

Aeryon took down small tribes one by one and he did it in blitzkrieg attack.

As he nourished itself from this small tribe, his tribe grew from small tribes, to medium sized tribe and from that medium sized tribe to a large tribe.

But if large tribe is the only thing going for him then he would not have the capital to fight for the world.

He also strengthen his military and recruit men and now, he could be considered a great overlord in the Southern Great Steppe.

In a way, Aeryon tribe is like the biggest thug in the area.

He conquered many areas and those who did not want to get beat up before they submit, submitted themselves and pay him money to be considered an affiliate of this thug gang

This is the kingdom that Aeryon is already making.

And this kingdom would become bigger and bigger.

And if Aeryon plans all went alright, and he could succeed in doing what he had set out to do, he would have the entire Great Steppe under his beck and call

Right now, this wish of Garron did not have any bearings on the current situation.

But one day, if Aeryon managed to really conquer the Great Steppe, it would be establishing an empire for his family

At that time, the succession of his heir would be a very sensitive and important thing for the empire.

If Ayera bore him a son and he gave that son the Utgard tribe, then that is already giving that prince a head start in life and an advantage in the succession battle

The Steppe is not like Yan where they always gave the seat to the oldest one. Look at Garron. He wanted to put Sayushi on his seat instead of Ogura.

While the oldest taking the throne is the most stable, nothing is a guarantee.

What if the son that Ayera would bore is not a good ruler or someone that is reckless. Aeryon knows that this matter is not yet something he needs to worry about.

But if he really managed to conquer the whole Steppe, he very much wanted his dynasty to at least stand for a few hundred years.

If he did all of the work and it collapsed in the second generation, he would probably roll in his grave.

"A reason, huh" he mutters again.

"He really is fighting for some benefits for his daughter. And it is only at the end, that he shows his feeling. All of this.....in the end, he exposed himself" the letter is also a sign of helplessness.

In the letter it already perfectly shows the feeling that Garron had for his daughter. He really loved her.

If he had the chance to remain alive, he would not expose this fact.

Because this fact could be used to bring him down

But, if he had no chance of going back alive, he could only do something that Garron had been reluctant to do all of his life and that is hoping and trusting Aeryon to think of the past help and achievement that Garron had made to the development of the Brolgadhr tribe.

After all, now, there is nothing stopping Aeryon to leave Ayera.

In the past, Ayera has a backing behind her.

Now, she has none.

Even if someday Aeryon uses her tribe name to take over the Central Great Steppe, the one who is charge would be him and not the Utgard tribe.

And it is not like Aeryon could not take over the Central Great Steppe even if he did not rely on the name of the Utgard tribe.

Aeryon sighed.

Time did not pass for a long time.

But in that short time since he read the letter, he could not help but have all kinds of thoughts

And in the end after all of these thoughts flashed one by one in his mind, the only thing that remains is a sigh of regret

"The old hero dies and the world is not the same"

Regardless of the little thoughts that Garron had at the end of his life, Aeryon respected this old hero that lives his life in the chaotic world

For a few moment, he just sat there in his tent, closing his eyes.

Like he was paying respect to Garron soul. Opening his eyes, he got up from his seat and come out from his tent.

Outside the tent, there is Burchu and his other commander. They all looked at him. From their face expression most of them probably heard about the matter already.

They probably already know that Garron is dead. Aeryon look at Burchu and one could see that Burchu has a complicated expression.

Aeryon could understand Burchu feeling right now and he sighed as he looks at the sky. Closing his eyes, Aeryon sighed loudly.

"Garron is dead" He said it and everyone sighed.

Burchu shakes his head. Aeryon look at Burchu and pat his shoulder.

"We have done our best. The Skyfather takes him first"

Aeryon walk froward from the mound and look at the battlefield in the distance. The other is a few step behind him, letting him be with his thoughts

There is dust rising and one could feel the shaking of the earth from the ground

The distance is not that close but it is not that far if Aeryon could even feel the reverberation of battle

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