Way of Overlord-Chapter 482: Sincerity Melts Everything

But there is a difference between Mayeux relationship with Aeryon and Dama relationship with Katakura.

Mayeux and Aeryon is subordinate and superior.

Even though Aeryon always listen to the advice of Mayeux, there were also times that he could override Mayeux suggestion and even though there is no conflict of trust between those two, time is a sharp blade.

What is now, might not be the same in the future.

The relationship between them could sour.

Because they sit in different position and different position have different needs and have different concern

It would be different if Mayeux is like Belarion who could be trusted with his own life.

Mayeux might be like brother to Aeryon right now, but who knows what will happen in the future?

Katakura and Dama on the other hand is more than just subordinate and superior.

Because Katakura is also Dama sworn brother

Katakura is also not just a strategist but also a capable war general. There were many times that he fought side by side with Dama and even many times were the one that lead the tribe to victory.

Tonight, he finally got the report of what is happening in Utgard and reading it he could not help but sigh in regret.

But then he shakes his head

"If Garron could be saved, then there is a chance in the future to ally with that old Viper"

In this era of great contention, in this new era of conflict in the Great Steppe, especially in the turbulent Southern Great Steppe, Mayeux is no longer the only one that have great ambition

Katakura and Dama also now have great ambition in their hearts. In the past both he and Dama only wanted to survive and make sure the tribe become strong.

This not wrong at all and it is the right decision.

How hard it is to maintain the foundation in a world of strife? Just doing this is enough for you to be called a good chief.

But then a figure like Aeryon appears, shock the world and bring awe to the world!

Dama has always had the spirit of not admitting defeat and he is brave and ambitious and when Aeryon appears it is like the heaven has given him a worthy rival.

Katakura on the other hand is a fast learner and he would support Dama in all the things he would do.

Dama before the emergence of Aeryon on the central region of the Southern Great Steppe, only have a vague idea of what he wanted to do in the future

It is nothing more than to protect the tribe from the mountain tribe, avenge old feuds, and pacify the rebellious clans

But when Aeryon did what he did, a new world was opened for both Dama and Katakura.

The banner is flying in the air, the horse hooves trample the world and shakes the Steppe, pointing their curved sword toward the world and the horizon expands infinitely!

How glorious that sight would be! How big the ambition! Immoratl deeds that would not be forgotten!

This is the story that reached the east about Aeryon and his army that swept everything around them

And Aeryon pointed the way for Dama

A man should strive to conquer the world like that and only then they could be called a hero!

That is Dama thoughts and when Dama has a direction, his determination and his focus on reaching that objective is unparalleled.

Since then, his vision has expanded and he has the ambition of conquering the Southern Great Steppe and compete with the chief of the Brolgadhr

And it is because of that, Katakura has been thinking of methods to expand the influence of the tribe

One of that was to ally with the Utgard.

This was a plan that he had kept closely to his heart.

The plan is just in his head and he did not yet laid it out in front of the tribe or in front of Dama

Because the plan might even seem absurd to the tribe

But Katakura thought of such plan because he believes there is a chance he could work

And if it could work, then there is one more leverage when the west and the east fight in the future

Yes, Garron is the father-in-law of the Kan, but Utgard tribe does not want to become a vassal or one of the tributaries of the Brolgadhr tribe.

They have other ambition and they could not bow their heads.

How did Katakura see this?

It is as clear as day.

If Garron was an unambitious man marrying his daughter to the Kan than the matter would not be like it is today

At that time, if he was really a man without ambition, the moment he married his daughter to the Kan, that would be the best excuse to surrender toward the Brolgadhr.

But instead, he married off his daughter to Aeryon and then make alliance with the Kazan, attack Rudya and pacify the region.

This is not the move of someone who wanted to surrender.

This is a move of someone who does not want to bow to the general trend

This is not someone who wanted to ride the general trend.

This is someone that wanted to fight and carve his own story and destiny!

And as long as Garron has ambition, Katakura could find a way in.

There is no eternal enemies in politics, only interest

and Katakura understood this slowly as he grows up and governing the region for Dama

Now Garron is dead and his son take his place.

Of course, it might seem like it is easier for him to persuade the son than the father but judging from the report, this Ogura is more temperamental than his father

A great warrior.

But Katakura did not want to negotiate with warriors.

He wanted to negotiate with politician.

Garron understood that there is no eternal enemies in politics.

But his son might not understand it.

And even if he understand it, he would pretend not to.

"Because the thing he promise to huis supporter is not something he dares cross. He had already read the report of how Ogura convinces the young warrior of the tribe

No foreign interference. Ogura painted Garron as too lenient with the tribes that have joined their tribes and infringe on their rights

Garron actually followed Aeryon method. But Aeryon method work because Aeryon truly possess the ability to subdue all of the discontent forces

And Aeryon himself could unite the hearts of the people. And the way he unites it, is through fear and benefit.

But also, because they have a cause. And it is this cause that unites them even tighter. Even a child knows the ambition of the Brolgadhr tribe.

Just because Aeryon did not say it out loud, did not mean people could not see his ambition of wanting to control and dominate the Southern Great Steppe.

\Because the ambition is grand and big, everyone look at the same direction, and everyone have a dream

In Aeryon tribe, upward mobility of class is achieved through making merits.

And Aeryon is fair and just in doing this. Merits are rewarded, demerits are punished regardless of position.

He managed to make people convinced and his use of propaganda is truly unrivalled. Even more so in this place where [propaganda methods is quite primitive.

Of course, how could Katakura expected that even if the method of propaganda that Aeryon use is crude, that is compared to the modern times.

In this era, even the crude method of propaganda from the future is like a world-shattering attack to the hearts

The benefit is real and he did what he said he would.

Garron however, had to deal with entrenched power in his tribe.

Yes, Garron mostly have great power in his tribe. But not all clans would always fight for his name even in his own tribes.

Aeryon rise from a small tribe and only have one dominant tribe and only one powerful clan in the beginning.

And he won the tribe heart by winning victory.

The prestige he built from victory after victory is the foundation of his power and no voice could exceed his voice.

He brought around a hundred men with him in that first battle that change the destiny of his tribe.

And all of those one hundred men won honours and fortune.

And many of them are now the backbone of Aeryon army

They are only loyal to the Kan and their loyalty is unquestionable.

In the Steppe, whoever could give them safety in time of chaos, food in winter is a good ruler that they should be loyal to.

In the Yan dynasty, they characterized the barbarians as people who did not keep their words.

Yet, why is it when they are in the Steppe, they would die for this loyalty, that even if a Blood Eagle is performed on them, they would rather not speak a word than betray their lord?

Why such a difference in sincerity of action?

Isn’t this a contradictory trait?

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