I guess the Light Orb is the methapor for "oil fields" in this story."No way"? Your country was literally attacked by an army of demons for that exact reason not long ago, why is it surprising that other humans might be interested as well?
Mostly because it's not really useful. It kind of just sits there and paints a big target on your back. And you need to dedicate a special person to taking care of it as well."No way"? Your country was literally attacked by an army of demons for that exact reason not long ago, why is it surprising that other humans might be interested as well?
They probably consider this as skirmish not invasion just to avoid full blown war since they already fighting demons and i think they want to and doesn't have the resource to go to war with other people.How is this not a declaration of war? They were trying to invade
All version are makes sense, especially the 3th ones. Remember they said that in order to attack MC's country, people from other side of the river need to use the bridge? Well the inverse is also true. With how close MC's country taken by demons, destroying the bridge is a good way to delay or stop demon invasion all together if for any reason MC's country fall to demons.Mostly because it's not really useful. It kind of just sits there and paints a big target on your back. And you need to dedicate a special person to taking care of it as well.
My guess is, they considered MC's country not strong enough to protect the orb, so they wanted to protect it themselves. Now that the king has been impressed by the border guard's strength, he decided to leave the protection of the orb to them.
Alternatively, they want that mysterious amnesiac girl who joined MC's party recently. Maybe she is The Chosen One? Or the one destined to unleash the demon lord?
Edit: Version 3: When their king said "destroy this place", he meant the bridge they were standing on. For some arcane reason only a king of a sorcerer kingdom would understand.