2. Goodbye, Beastman Brothers!
Compared to the elves of the Prussian Kingdom, who have fully entered a state of war and have even constructed what they call the “Western Front,” the tall, burly beastmen of the neighboring Austro-Hungarian tribe seem rather “cheerful” to me.
Do these beastmen really know that their tribe is at war with the elves next door, and that a few shells occasionally fly overhead? This was my first thought after I managed to slip into the territory of the Austro-Hungarian tribe with the help of Adele , having successfully navigated through the temporarily “ceasefire” Western Front.
At this moment, I found myself in a small town of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, slightly closer to the now uninhabited “combat zone.” Although it is called a small town, given the architectural style of the beastmen, it might be more appropriate to refer to it as a “tribe.”
【Ogilid has arrived in the territory of the Austro-Hungarian tribe.】
According to the script, I arrived safely, but from my previous understanding of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, I still had some distance to cover to reach the “temple” where Zelus might be staying. Even though the surroundings, with their distinctly “beastman ” characteristics, were no different from my memories of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, the notion of “restoration of the era” reminded me not to treat this place as the Austro-Hungarian tribe from my memories.
Thus, after confirming my safety, I decided to find a nearby beastman to learn about the current state of the Austro-Hungarian tribe and see how it had changed from my recollections.
I casually approached a standard Austro-Hungarian beastman by the roadside—a green-skinned, tusked beastman. Although he seemed puzzled by my presence as a human, true to the nature of beastmen, he believed my casual explanation.
“I came over the mountains from the south for a visit. I heard that your Austro-Hungarian tribe is at war with the elves, and this town is close to the front lines, so… how’s the situation in the Austro-Hungarian tribe, brother?”
“Do I even need to think about it?” The beastman patted his chest. “Of course, our noble Austro-Hungarian tribe will win! We’re about to launch the next offensive, and I don’t have time to chat with you, human. You can play by yourself!”
With that, he quickly ran off, and I indeed saw other beastmen in the distance shouting energetically, simply put, “recruiting.” It seemed that unlike the serious and formal “military mode” of the elves in the Prussian Kingdom, the Austro- Hungarian tribe was in a completely disorganized state; anyone could go to the battlefield, and if they got injured, they just went home to recuperate…
Although this situation was no different from my impression of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, it actually aligned very well with the characteristics of these single-celled beastmen, I couldn’t help but feel it was strange: if Zelus was still the great chieftain of the Austro-Hungarian tribe after the “restoration of the era,” how could she, who didn’t know Adele and had a dislike for elves, allow the beastmen to engage in such disorganized and undisciplined behavior? After all, that fox fairy may have been a bit of a bear, but she was certainly not foolish.
I stopped another passing beastman, and his “fanatical” behavior of pushing through despite an injured arm to sign up for the battlefield made me realize that there really wasn’t much time left to change the “state of war” between the Austro-Hungarian tribe and the Prussian Kingdom. I couldn’t help but be even more puzzled by these beastmen’s seemingly “suicidal” actions.
“Hey, wait a minute! Did the great chieftain send you to the battlefield again?!”
“The great chieftain!?”
The beastman was momentarily taken aback, then gave me a nonsensical reply before running off, “The great chieftain is protecting us! We will definitely wipe out those long-eared women! Uh, human? Never mind, as long as you’re not an elf!”
He shot me a puzzled glance, but as I thought, as long as I wasn’t an elf, these beastmen couldn’t be bothered to pay me any mind. And my script, aside from a line stating 【The Austro-Hungarian tribe is gathering troops】, had no other substantial content.
Time does not allow me to stay here and wait any longer. Since these “bystander” level beastmen know nothing and simply want to go to the battlefield, I can only continue to follow the path to the temple of the Austro-Hungarian tribe where Zelus might be, and directly meet with Zelus to inquire. Compared to these bystanders, Zelus is my “primary target.” As long as Zelus can “remember,” then with a command from him as the “Great Chief,” these beastmen, even if they are unwilling in their hearts, will definitely halt their offensive against the Kingdom of Plouce. The Austro-Hungarian tribe of the beastmen is indeed a nation with a strict hierarchy.
After the “Restoration of the Era,” it will probably not be easy to see Zelus again, but I have no other choice now. If it comes to it, I can only use the script to force Zelus to appear.
However, just as I made up my mind to continue following the route in my memory to find the temple of the Austro-Hungarian tribe where Zelus is located, two figures that seemed to be almost twice my height caught my attention not far away. It was not that I noticed them, but rather the complete opposite…
【Geloram and Gu Erdan found Oujilide!】
It was Geloram and Gu Erdan, these two “beastman good brothers” from my memory, who approached me after discovering me, a “human”! I immediately dismissed the idea of ”directly barging into the temple” because…
Well, when the car reaches the mountain, there will be a way; a solution has come.
Two high-ranking beastman warriors, one red and one green, quickly approached me with an imposing demeanor, “looking down” at me from their height. After the Restoration of the Era, since Kefer did not exist, I naturally would not have come to the Austro-Hungarian tribe, and Geloram and Gu Erdan would definitely not recognize me.
Thus, the existence of “a human wandering around in the Austro-Hungarian tribe” naturally raised the alertness of these two high-ranking beastman warriors! Moreover, they seemed to have come prepared.
“Human! You’re the one asking all those questions, right!?”
With a slightly fiery temper and relatively “less intelligence,” Geloram quickly shouted at me, “Where did you come from!? How could there still be a human appearing in the tribe now!? You… you wouldn’t be an elf spy, would you!?”
【Geloram suspects Oujilide and kills him with a random punch!】
The death script appeared, but this time I was not worried because…
Geloram indeed had hostility towards me due to his simple character, but… the other green-skinned beastman, Gu Erdan, in my memory, was a rare “intellectual” in the Austro-Hungarian tribe.
Sure enough, the next moment, the script appeared!
【Gu Erdan suspects Oujilide!】
“Ahem! Geloram, don’t shout yet; what if we wrongfully accuse him!?”
With Gu Erdan stopping his good brother, the “opportunity” I was waiting for finally arrived!
“Human, we are the high… beastman warriors here! We suspect your identity is special; come with us! Who told you to ask so many sensitive questions about our kin just now!?”
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