Rise of the Horde

The feast continued until morning and Draegh\'ana was pissed of by those who tried to approach her. She thrashed more than a dozen of orcs who tried their luck. She joined Aro\'shanna in beating those who disturbed her meal. It pissed her even more that the one who she was expecting didn\'t even glanced her way.

Draegh\'ana went to sleep in her tent in a foul mood. She can\'t sleep very well because of her annoyance and tossed around her bed until early morning.

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As the sun shined down towards the village, a few early birds woke up from their slumber and moved around. Those who were wasted last night and embraced the company of Traffar to forget their rejection were still snoring in their sleep. The ones who got to enjoy their night in the embrace of the one who they admired were still also in their bed. They were tired because of the workout that they just went through during the night.

Xiao Chen went out of his tent and yawned with his right hand covering his mouth. There were many orcs, trolls, and goblins who slept outside. Only the kobolds were missing as they returned to their lairs early in the morning, when the sun was already threatening to come out behind the mountains.

Only the taurens were still sober, as they didn\'t participate much during the feast and consumed only a little of the Traffar. They ate a lot but didn\'t drink much because Mohrios ordered them to. The tauren leader was already committed to his new role being the police force of the village.

Xiao Chen breathed in a deep breath and exhaled. He went towards the walls with slow strides and was looking around to check on his warriors, who were still asleep. The loud snores of the ogres were the ones that were really attention grabbing as they drowned out the snores of the other creatures.

While he was on the walls, Xiao Chen surveyed the surrounding terrain. He was running a blueprint and simulation inside his head, the blueprint of a city. He wants to establish the first proper city of orcs, unlike the ones that the ancestors of the orcs established during the old times, which was only a huge village with no proper planning. The old cities of the orcs that Rakh\'ash\'tha spoke of were just a huge number of gathered tents. Tents that extended to the horizon.

The city that he envisioned and was planning to build was something that would be grander, more organized and more solid than any of the current cities of the humans. He wants to establish something that was never seen in this world. A city that is based on modern times.

Mohrios approached the young chieftain with his halberd resting on his right shoulder. He was wondering what the chieftain was thinking as he was only staring at the horizon "What are you thinking about, chief?"

Xiao Chen turned around and face Mohrios "Nothing much. Just surveying where the city would be built. I was trying to figure out where it should be best placed at, but it seems that it would be better if it was connected to this place."

Mohrios had his eyes widen and his jaw dropped. He was surprised by what Xiao Chen was thinking and planning "A city!? You mean like what those fragile greedy creatures hole up in. Where they gather and squeeze together!?"

"Yes, and no. Yes, it will be similar to that, but not quite. I want to build something that even the gods would envy. A real city, a home for all creatures that are our allies." Xiao Chen replied before making his way down the walls.

Mohrios stared at the back of the retreating young chieftain and found it odd that he was planning on something that was never done or thought of before by any orc. His father had lived for hundreds of years, three hundred to be exact, and survived many hardships, encountered many other creatures, mostly the orcs. His father had many tales to tell, and he listened to them all, but not even once did his father mentioned anything like what the young chieftain was thinking, nor did he mention about any orc who was close to him.

The tauren leader really found Xiao Chen odd and unique. The young chieftain was an orc through and through if you looked at him, but the things that were going inside his head were something that was really different. He suspected that the chieftain had some secrets that he was keeping, but as long as he treats him and his race well, he\'ll follow him even he reveals that he is not who they really think he is. Mohrios clutched his head, which was throbbing in pain. "Ugh! Such thoughts really hurt my head. Better not to think of such complex things."

Xiao Chen glanced back towards the tauren who was now clutching his head and confusion was all over his face. "What happened to him?" he muttered, wondering what was going on with Mohrios. He observed for a few moments and the tauren seemed fine as he resumed his patrol on the walls with steady steps. Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulders and went on his way after ensuring that the tauren leader was fine.

He still had many things to keep him busy. The plan to reorganize his army properly and establish it as a professional standing army and not just a band of disciplined warriors that gathered together.

There were many things inside his head and he was torn about which one would he prioritize first. There was no immediate threat that was threatening them and he now had plenty of time to ponder, think, and work. He also had to figure out on how to make the steam engine work since the prototype that the trolls and orc forgers made was a complete failure.. Mechanics related stuff wasn\'t really his expertise since what he studied before becoming a personnel in uniform was related to construction of structures.