Chapter 446: Chapter 194: "The Almighty’s Messenger" Lord Robson

Having successfully won over a host of Gnolls, it went without saying that the Kobolds and the like would follow. They basically just fell in line behind the Gnolls.

The whole process was incredibly smooth. Robson had originally been wondering if he should call on Chief Mole to mediate and vouch for him.

All one could say was that Robson had underestimated the centrifugal forces at play in the Beastman Empire.

There was absolutely no need for Chief Mole. The moment Robson raised his banner and made a few verbal promises, the Kobolds and Gnolls were already scrambling to get in the door.

After winning over this group of Gnolls, Robson immediately hurried to his next destination without a moment’s rest.

It was no different from his playbook: oppressed Gnolls and tyrannical Centaurs lording their power over them.

Robson realized that the conflicts between these races within the Beastman Empire were every bit as intense as, if not more so than, the conflict between humans and the Purple-blooded Beastmen.

Next, of course, came the familiar scene: Robson had his men capture the Centaurs and hand them over to the Gnolls to be cut down. Afterward, he would take those same Gnolls as his subordinates.

As for their treatment, it was no different from the previous batch of Gnolls. Robson was recruiting Soldiers without spending a single coin; in fact, he was even gaining thousands of cattle and sheep for free.

These cattle and sheep were enough for Affleck to establish a whole animal husbandry operation, and this was only from two Centaur Tribes.

And there were forty to fifty such Centaur Tribes on the plains.

The story of the Gnolls continued to unfold across the plains.

What Robson hadn’t expected was that, after only a few days of his campaign on the plains, news of him had already spread to every last clan, big and small, under the Centaur Royal Court’s domain.

Word spread across the plains: a human leader had come from the south to lead them in overthrowing the rule of the Centaur Royal Family.

The tale grew more and more outrageous as it spread, gradually shifting from "a human leader from the south" to "a benevolent human from the south," and finally to "a benevolent human as kind as a god."

By the time the news reached Robson’s own ears, he—Lord Robson—had no idea when he had supposedly converted to this "Great Being" and become its emissary.

The "Great Being" was the racial god for many of the smaller clans. The description of this deity varied from race to race. To the Centaur Clan, he was called Audaxil and was a Centaur. To the Kobolds, the Great Being was a dragon-kin.

The Gnoll version was the most outlandish: in their culture, the Great Being resembled a human. There were even rumors that the Beast God of the Purple-blooded Beastmen was originally this same Great Being. "Beast God," however, was the term used by the Red-blooded Beastmen.

However, regardless of the culture, to the smaller clans, the Great Being was a symbol of wisdom. Besides wisdom, this deity also represented compassion, tolerance, the father of all things, and the origin of all life.

When Robson heard this, he nearly jumped out of his skin. He almost thought there was a traitor in the ranks, someone trying to fabricate a scandal about him.

’He had to remember that while the Human Kingdoms no longer kowtowed to the Holy See, the Lord of Dawn was still the absolute object of faith in the entire Human World!’

’Heretics might not be burned at the stake anymore, but there would be no shortage of ostracism and sanctions.’

Robson investigated the matter carefully, and only after understanding the full story did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It turned out that the Gnolls under his command were the ones behind it all.

As mentioned before, in Gnoll culture, the Great Being was depicted as being human-like. And as it happened, Lord Robson was a human.

The Gnolls had no civilization of their own; their myths were all passed down orally.

Furthermore, Robson’s actions had brought the Gnolls incredible, tangible benefits.

And so, as more and more Gnolls gathered under Robson, a group of Jackal Wolfman Chiefs and Elders began to extol Lord Robson’s virtues and denounce the evil Centaur oppressors.

The Gnolls only had so much to talk about, and as they did, the conversation inevitably turned to the divine.

It’s unclear which Gnoll said it first, but the thought was planted: ’Robson is a human, and the Great Being looks like a human... so could it be possible that Robson is an emissary sent by the Great Being to save the Gnoll clans?’

The moment this was said, the floodgates opened. The Gnolls all began discussing it at once, and they all agreed it seemed very likely!

And as for the Great Being’s qualities of wisdom, compassion, and boundless love—these were a perfect match for the great Lord Robson!

Lord Robson was leading the Gnolls against the evil Centaurs and was thoroughly dominating them—was that not proof enough of his wisdom?

Lord Robson was willing to leave half the spoils of war for them and grant them generous benefits—was that not proof enough of his compassion and boundless love?

Many of the most respected Gnoll Elders even held a special meeting just to discuss this very matter.

And it was during their discussion that they discovered another astonishing fact!

It seemed that by following Lord Robson, their bodies were constantly growing stronger. After every major battle, they didn’t feel fatigue, but rather an indescribable sense of exhilaration.

More and more Gnolls reported that they were experiencing something similar.

Well, that settled it. What had been mere speculation was now considered confirmed fact.

After a heated discussion, the Gnoll Elders came to a unanimous conclusion: Lord Robson was the emissary of the Great Being! He had been sent down by the Great Being to save them!

The story spread even further. Since Kobolds and Gnolls were similar in appearance and custom, the two races were quite close, and so it wasn’t long before the tale reached the ears of the Kobolds.

The Kobolds also lacked a culture of their own, and there was much internal debate about the true nature of the Great Being. Some said it was a Gnoll, others a Kobold, and some even claimed the Great Being was actually a goblin!

But now, they had a more definitive option to choose from: the Great Being was, in fact, a human!

Their line of logic was quite strange. They confirmed that the emissary of the Great Being was Robson, and since the god’s emissary was a human, they concluded that the god must be a human as well.

This backward reasoning, mistaking the effect for the cause, was very typical of Kobolds.

Once the Kobolds were on board, this fervor swept through all the other non-human races under Robson’s command.

The various clans, lacking their own culture or recorded history, all got swept up in a frenzy of revising their histories.

And so, after all was said and done, Robson’s status as the emissary of the Great Being was firmly established.

After Robson figured out how this had all happened, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He neither actively confirmed the title, nor did he actively reject it.

There was a world of difference between being given a title by others and actively claiming it for himself.

’The faith of the Lord of Dawn was a typically monotheistic religion. If Robson became the emissary of the "Great Being," it would become a political stain on his record later on.’

However, not confirming it didn’t mean he had to reject it, either. The benefits of this title were obvious.

Ever since the title started spreading, the Gnolls fought with significantly more vigor on the battlefield. Their stats on his panel were improving day by day.

Out of his original quota of 26,000 slots, he had already filled 20,000. For the first time since arriving on the Eastern Front, Robson felt a pang of anxiety.

’The number of slots on his panel was actually starting to feel a little tight.’

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