Chapter 1073: Cultural Differences
Just as Ash was angry, the Abyss docked at the top of the mountain lifted into the air, carrying her hopes into the skies above the Troll Warband.
After a few minutes of chasing the Abyss at full speed, the Trolls scattered like a swarm of bees as the shadows cast by the ship's hull loomed over the snow beneath them.
As soon as they took action, a dense barrage of bullets fell above, landing on the path they fled and sending out fiery explosions. Some trolls did not believe in evil and tried to force their way through, but the moment they passed through the barrage, they were bombarded into charred and broken corpses.
Even the strongest flesh could not withstand the bombardment of magic, and the barrage warning from above effectively intercepted the fleeing troll warband. They gathered around, looking up at the ship above in a state of agitation, and occasionally let out a menacing roar.
The uneasiness continued to ferment until the Abyss gradually sank, and a figure descended directly from the ship.
Seeing a human fall directly into the cage that the ship had marked for them, the trolls swarmed up without thinking, trying to kill them on the spot.
But not all trolls are so brainless, I don't know which troll mixed in with it made a sound, asking his subordinates to take that person alive as a hostage, which made the trolls restrain a little and suppressed the instinctive reaction to eat that person on the spot.
But they still underestimate their opponents, and seeing them as lambs to the slaughter is their biggest cognitive mistake.
As soon as the visitor raised his hand, the besieging trolls suddenly felt the snow under their feet become soft, and their feet stepped into the air and suddenly half of their bodies sank, but only the human was still standing firmly on the snow.
Unable to climb out of the soft snow on their own, they struggled through waist-high snow, but then the snow quickly froze again, freezing completely before they could grab the man.
So, the current situation is like a group of trolls fighting for food in a waterhole, and then the water surface freezes instantly when they encounter a cold wave, and the lower half of their bodies are frozen in the waterhole and cannot break free, and the tragedy is on the spot.
Looking at the trolls around him who were frantically struggling but unable to get out, Jeno gently lowered his arm. It's just a small wield of the power of runes, and changing the terrain is a breeze.
The trolls pounded the ice frantically with brute force, and the white cracks in the ice immediately appeared, but it was more than enough to drag Sejuani and her troops to arrive.
Winterclaw's wolf cavalry was the first to arrive, encircling the trolls. They made way for the ensuing Sejuani, who rode in on a steelmane, the icy gaze of the Winter Warmother that sent chills into the hearts of all the trolls.
Apparently they had all heard the rumors of this war mother, and they all quieted down, not wanting to be the first fool to be head-opened.
The War Mother slid off her saddle and went straight to Jeno and asked him why he didn't just kill the trolls.
"Why kill them? When Ernuk died, let them do Ernuk's work. Jeno's rhetorical question made Sejuani bruise, and she was inflamed by his ignorance and naivety, how Ash had managed to find such a stupid person to work with.
"What do you know as a Gentile? The Ice Trolls are a bunch of vile and scoundrel bandits who have no value in living, and Ernuk's milk can be drunk, wool can be woven, and meat can be eaten. But these trolls are useless except for grabbing food and pooping and peeing! On top of that, not only will they not be slaves who obey orders, but they will also be secretly racking their brains to eat you! β
Sejuani poured all her anger into her fingers and stabbed Jeno in the chest very hard, forcing her tall body to push him backwards.
The ice trolls clearly understood human speech, and were even more disturbed by Sejuani's undisguised loud noise.
She made it clear that she was going to slaughter them all.
This crazy woman's actions annoyed Jeno, and she pointed out that she didn't say anything, and if it was for Ash's sake, he would have thrown Sejuani out.
"Don't do that! Sejuani. Ash arrived panting, and with what little strength she had left, she pulled away and told her to stop pointing at Jeno.
"These ice trolls are damned, but now is not the time." Ash said.
After this operation, Ash has come to understand that the trolls and Frostguard are in the same group.
They cut off the food sources of the tribes in order to cut off the back of the army by famine; The purpose of killing the Ernook group is to make the army lose the power to pull the forbidden magic stone and reduce the threat to the Frostguard Fortress; The two-pronged approach is to trap the tribal union in the furnace country, and finally wait for the famine to destroy them.
"When is that?" Sejuani was still angry, and only Ash could calm her down.
"I don't know, but we need the brute force of these trolls, otherwise where are we going to find so many Ernooks to pull those giant trees for us?" Ash set her eyes on Jeno with hope, and it was because he said so that she spoke for him. In fact, she herself didn't know how to drive these murderous trolls.
"I've already said that these brutes won't be obedient!" Sejuani's lungs exploded after hearing this.
It seems that the differences between regional cultures can never be eliminated, and the naΓ―ve remarks of these southerners make Sejuani angry, how on earth will she explain and prove it so that these southerners can see the bad roots of the trolls?
Do you have to force yourself to put your hand in the mouth of a troll to make them understand that trolls are untamable and worthless?
"Not necessarily." Jeno said to Sejuani, who was on the verge of an outburst, "The fact that trolls can speak human language proves that they already have the intelligence to work with humans, and you can't control them, because you don't make them really afraid." Jano paused, then said, "When you master their weaknesses, you can dominate them." β
Sejuani was about to fight back, but Jeno directly blocked Sejuani's mouth with his actions.
"Don't say I'm talking on paper, I'll prove it to you now." His gaze searched among the trolls around him, searching for a specific target.
In fact, how to deal with these trolls, he had already arranged everything the moment he got off the ship.
In Jeno's eyes, trolls are actually not much different from humans, they are nothing more than adding points to their physique. Although some idiots are a bit idiotic, some basic emotions are still common...... It's like the fear of death.
"You think I'm from the South and don't understand anything? But you're wrong, I know trolls better than you do. I know that they are also tribal, and that each clan competes with each other and is led by a chief. If you want to conquer a tribe of trolls, just conquer their chiefs. β
While looking for a target, Jeno is also explaining his intentions. His voice drifted into Sejuani's ears, making her face turn pale.
Ever since she became the War Mother and led the Winterclaws to their rapid rise, no one had dared to speak to her like that. The contemptuous preaching and questioning were almost a blunt insult to her.
But under the hint of Ash's constant eyes, she put up with it for the time being. She swore that if Jeno couldn't prove his claims later, Sejuani would pay for his utterances in the traditional and reasonable way.
Jeno continues to search for a special case among hundreds of trolls of similar appearance. He guessed correctly, among the many trolls, there was indeed a different troll, and it was the one he was looking for!
He looked at it and smiled "knowingly".
And the troll he was looking at actually felt his heart freeze for a moment.