Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

"Orion, I'm afraid I don't love power as much as my sister does."

Hearing Lilith's words, Orion burst out laughing.

"Then take it a step further. Strength is what stands above power."

"Once you have strength, you don't need to care about power."

Lilith lowered her head and kissed Orion's cock; Orion became erect again.

Between husband and wife, this was also Orion's way of indirectly encouraging Lilith, urging her to strive for the Legendary level.

Lilith, of course, understood the meaning behind Orion's words.

Thus, she decided to respond to Orion with oral sex.

"That's enough. Let's talk about the current situation."

After a long while, Orion had Lilith stop, redirecting her attention to serious matters.

"Our northern neighbors are very well-behaved; no movements at all."

"The Ogres to the east are on good terms with us. Aldous sent an envoy once, and also sent you many gifts."

Hearing news of Aldous, Orion's eyes brightened a little.

This small detail was immediately caught by Lilith.

"Rather than envoys, they were more like a trade caravan."

"Aldous's envoys were all tongue-tied, slow-witted fellows, constantly being cheated by those itinerant merchants."

"Later, I really couldn't stand watching it anymore, so I had our merchant group contact Aldous's envoys and handle all their goods."

Hearing this, Orion chuckled.

Lilith, puzzled, stared at Orion with her beautiful, bewildered eyes.

"Lilith, you must understand one thing: those who can become lords are definitely not foolish."

"Someone like Aldous, who can advance to be a Legendary-level powerhouse and also lead his tribe south, may seem foolish, but he is actually very shrewd."

"Aldous is very smart. Those 'foolish' envoys were sent by him deliberately."

"His purpose was for us to handle all his goods."

"Trading with us, given our alliance, he at least won't lose out too much. Do you understand?"

Orion lightly patted Lilith's perky butt. She winced slightly, then frowned as if in sudden realization.

"What about the Human Kingdom and the Blood Elves?"

The situation of these two major races was what Orion most wanted to know.

Their existence could directly influence the overall situation on this continent.

"Lord Lycanor of the Blood Elf race came to Stoneheart City once after returning from the Human Kingdom."

"However, after hearing that Delilah was fully in charge of Sea Folk affairs in the west, she left Stoneheart City."

Towards Lycanor, both Lilith and Delilah maintained a cautious distance, neither offending nor getting too close.

The Blood Elf race and the Stoneheart Horde were neighbors; they could coexist peacefully, or war could erupt between them.

A portion of the Stoneheart Horde's current territory had been ceded by the Blood Elves.

It was inevitable that voices of hatred existed within the Blood Elf race.

"Oh, right, the Blood Elves and the Sea Folk also had a war."

"It's just that no important figures from the Sea Folk appeared in that war."

"Intelligence from the Sentinel Corps reported that a Sea Folk tribe was slaughtered, and their bodies appeared in Blood Elf territory."

The intelligence Lilith revealed caused no ripples for Orion.

The Blood Elves wanted to explore the seas, and the Dragons wanted allies to tie down the Sea Folk; framing was merely one tactic.

If the Sea Folk high command wasn't foolish, they could definitely see through the Dragons' schemes.

However, the Stoneheart Horde, Blood Elves, Human Kingdom, and Dwarves were indeed coveting the Sea Folk. The Sea Folk in various waters had no choice but to divert energy to defend themselves and respond to these framing incidents.

"As for the specific matters of the Blood Elves and Stoneheart Horde jointly confronting the Sea Folk, you'll have to ask my sister."

Orion nodded, not pursuing the matter further.

The Sea Folk problem was, in fact, the main reason for Orion's return this time.

Two princes of the Waveborn Seadragon race had died in Stoneheart Horde territory. Even if the Seadragon King had the best of tempers, he couldn't possibly swallow this insult.

What's more, it was the Sea Folk, who had always held their heads high with pride.

A single Abyssal Dragon was not enough to deter the Sea Folk.

The next time the Sea Folk invaded, the Seadragon King might personally descend.

Without Orion guarding the Horde, the Seadragon King could very well bring devastating destruction to the territory along the western coastline.

"This is news from Rose Manor in the Human Kingdom. I've read it."

With a flick of her wrist, Lilith produced a wooden box and handed it to Orion.

The intelligence inside was relayed by Brom and James, containing records of Kronos's and Rose Manor's daily affairs.

There was also a letter from Tarn in the box.

Orion said nothing, opened the wooden box, and began to read through its contents.

Lilith lay quietly curled against Orion, trying to discern any unusual turbulence from his calm face and eyes.

Unfortunately, Lilith saw nothing.

After a good while, Orion finished reading all the records and returned the wooden box to Lilith.

"If Kronos appears in Stoneheart Horde territory, you will be responsible for his discipline."

Lilith smiled, very pleased.

What Orion handed over was not just the wooden box, but also the authority to discipline Kronos.

Although Kronos was Orion's son, he was not born of Lilith, nor was he born in the Stoneheart Horde.

Lilith had no right to interfere with Kronos.

However, Orion's recent action was an acknowledgment of Lilith's status, granting her the power to discipline his offspring.

Of course, this was also a sign of Orion's trust in Lilith.

"Relations between the Human Kingdom and us are normal. However, possibly due to the impact of the war, the flow of slaves from the Human Kingdom to our Stoneheart Horde has decreased."

"The trade volume for grain, equipment, and large weaponry has also been restricted."

"Their procurement of materials like magical plants and minerals has increased fivefold."

Orion listened intently, trying to find any unusual clues in the Human Kingdom's goods import data.

In the end, Orion found nothing.

"Also, our Ten-City Plan has been completed, and the second Ten-City Plan has entered its preparatory stage."

Lilith spoke with enthusiasm, recounting all the major and minor affairs of the Horde she had handled during this period for Orion to review.

Orion listened very attentively; it was a rare opportunity for him to get a detailed understanding of the Horde.

"Orion, have you noticed? There hasn't been any movement from the dark beast tides this year."

"In previous years, this period would definitely be a time of widespread panic."

Dark beast tides—the term suddenly felt somewhat distant to Orion.

He hadn't personally participated in combating the dark beast tides for several years, neither defending against them nor leading invasions himself.