Way of Overlord
Chapter 208: The Seven Sons

Chapter 208: The Seven Sons

But the Great Steppe people, while they do acknowledge the power of words, for words bring meaning and meaning attached to a word gives it power, it does not trump action

You could not find a tribe could easily be subdued only with words.

Even Aeryon, no matter how diplomatic he is, have to prove his strength before any tribes would surrender

It is a great disgrace to surrender before seeing the might of the enemy.

That is why in Duhai tribe case, Aeryon challenge the chief.

Because he knows if he could not prove his strength, the people of Duhai tribe would not be convinced and they might even fight him to the death, every last one of them

They possess this defiant fire in their hearts, something that is lacking on the people of Yan who did not have such temperament.

This is temperament that is forged. Forged in the harshness of the Steppe, of the cold winter, of the blistering heat, of the lacking of things.

Adapt, survive and become strong. For the weak will die in these merciless lands.

Surrendering is rare in Steppe battles, but it does not mean that there is no precedent

Surrendering to the strong is not considered disgrace for only the strong pack survive the winter

The Steppe people venerated wolves not because wolves are good to them

Then what is the reason why the people of the Steppe identity so much with the wolves?

Because they learn from them.

Lone wolves dies and the pack survives.

There is organization in wolves and there is a leader. And the leader must be strong for a strong leader ensure a strong pack.

A strong pack survives the winter,

And for the people of the Steppe, as much as the Yan, and Roma and Western Zhou is their enemies, they have another more persistent enemy

The winter

The Cold General

That us what the people of the Steppe called the winter.

Death has many generals. One of the most terrifying of them is the Cold General that brings winter

Winter then is the enemy and the most potent destroyer of the people of the Steppe. It is for that same reason that the people of the Steppe admires the wolves and their tenacity to survive in winter

Kaxaru sighs again

His mind goes beyond the map, trying to think one possible solution to his tribe problems

Then he looks back at the map and he scrunched his forehead.

Right now, if one look at the map Kaxaru is looking at, one would see that on the lower south of the Southern Great Steppe, from the lower center of the Southern Greta Steppe, stretching toward the west, all of them is under the influence of Aeryon the Son of Rakarys

The Brolgadhr tribe relying on swift lightning attack,, take people by surprise.

Add that with Aeryon penchant for diplomacy, he manage to ae down many small tribes just by offering them many rewards and bounties

"It is his policy that makes him so loved"

One of the most shocking things about Aeryon method was his insistence in using meritocracy to replace the old system of the tribes

He split bounties fairly and everyone have the chance to succeed in his tribe. Contribution to the tribe would be rewarded and bad deed would be punished

"But what should I do now?" Kaxaru is now old. Even though the opportunity has come for him and his tribe, the opportunity come too late for him

Kaxaru has many sons.

He has seven sons.

All of them are outstanding warriors.

Maybe because they were born in hardship, all of them have good relation with each other. Their brotherhood make Kaxaru feels at ease.

At least, if he died, there would be no succession battle between them.

Hence, Kaxaru has long appointed his son, Kanegdeh as his successor.

Negdeh which means unite. And Ka to symbolize the Ka tribe

Unite Ka. This is the name he gave his first son after he choose his as his heir.

The oldest son and the heir to Kaxaru is given the name Kanegdeh which means Unite Ka. Then the second one is Kakham which means to protect Ka.

The third son is Kaunench which means Loyal to Ka. The fourth son is Kaulikham which means to protect the Law of Ka

The fifth son is Katsetlen which mean to Prosper Ka. The Sixth son is Kakhair which means to Love Ka

And the Seventh son is Kauchtei.

It means strong Ka.

Their name was different at birth but when Kaxaru chose the eldest son he renamed all of his seven sons to all aspire to their namesake.

Out of the seven sons, the most responsible is the oldest son. And the strongest of them all is the seventh son.

It is the reason why he is given the name Kauchtei.

Many of the tribes member all acknowledged Kauchtei strength and Kaxaru doesn’t think that his sons would lose even against the famed Belarion of Brolgadhr

He fought a hundred men like it is nothing and his strength is nearly reaching innate strength. He take in the energy of the Heaven and Earth and fought like war gods in the plains.

"Now, the next generation needs to inherit my will" Kaxaru sighed as he leans back. He saw the opportunity but he knows that his strength is limited.

"I could die before my ambition is accomplished. But, my legacy will live on into my sons. As long as I fought for that chance, my sons could accomplish what I could not"

"Garron is an ambitious man. The moment I die, would be the moment Garron would attack my tribe. With the help of Brolgadhr they could pierce through my tribe and went to north. If that happens, than the division of the Southern Great Steppe would lead to reunification"

Kaxaru might not have formal education like Mayeux of Brolgadhr. But he has seen the world and he has seen all kinds of intrigues and plots in his life.

So, he too could predict things.

How could he not know the hearts of someone like the Viper. Poisonous, cunning and sly. That is his judgement of Garron. And he is not wrong.

But, he uses him anyway. Because that poison of the Viper, if it is not directed at him but the enemy, is a very potent poison.

If it is anyone else, Kaxaru would be at ease in a marriage alliance. But with the Viper, he knew that the marriage alliance is simply a small obstacle to him.

But he needed an ally. And he needed an ally that is almost equal to him but could still be controlled.

There is many enemies surrounding the Kazan tribe and at that time, he truly needed a friend to make sure that nothing is too worrisome. However, at that time, it is peaceful compared to now.

Of course, there is battle between tribes but it would reach to the point it is today where every day, one could hear some tribes are destroyed, subjugated or conquered.

All over the Southern Great Steppe, it was like they are stimulated by something and fight all day and all night

Intrigues and plots fly all over the Southern Great Steppe. Alliances are built in the morning and broken in the evening.

Chaos everywhere

At that time, there was never such a chaos but Kazan has always bene surrounded by enemies

That is why he agrees in the marriage in the past.

Right now, even though Utgard is no longer a weak tribe, there is still use and there is a few methods that Kaxaru has to restrain Utgard.

Utgard also knows that their position is not secure and still requires Kazan tribe help

So, Kaxaru never had any illusion that the Viper would protect his tribe after his death. If he dies, knowing how cunning the Viper is, he might conjure up a legitimate reason to attack his tribe

Knowing him, he probably would make it legitimate. Kaxaru could only sigh at this

"Circumstances change destiny, circumstances determine destiny" he mutters, clearly he himself did not like the position he is in.

But he could not do anything about it.

He had to made do with what he have

Kaxaru has learned many things in the years that he had lived.

He made alliance with the Viper but he was never let down his guard. He knows that once Utgard feel that they are powerful enough, alliance means nothing to them,

Utgard tribe and Garron did not come from here.

They come from the Central Steppe.

And just like he wanted to unify the Kazan tribe, he also knows that the ambition of Utgard does not like in the Southern Great Steppe but in the Central Great Steppe.

Even though he never asks Garron, Kaxaru believe that the desire of Garron is to return back to the Central great Steppe and reclaim his birth right

"how to attack now? Or should I plan from now on?’ there is a bold idea in his head right now.

But then he shakes his head.

"It did not reach that point yet" he mutters to himself. He look at the map again.

He nodded.

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