Orcs*
The story isn't over yet. The last updated chapter revealed a rat that was pregnant, who ate food grown from that soil, had to have the fetuses removed from her, because the babies were growing too quickly. This put too much pressure on the mothers organs, and with no time for the body to slowly expand over time, her skin would have ripped open.
This means, that something about the orcs soil is causing the issue.
This is my theory, so it isn't a spoiler, but I think that the Academy may have poisoned the soil of the orc packs and given them the blanket to transfer pregnancies, with the intended effect of humans wanting to exterminate the orcs in return. The Academy would make a large profit off a very small investment, which could last them generations. It's incredibly fucked, but that is the capitalism way.
Ur very smart
I appreciate the compliment, but I don't really think I'm smart. I'm just oddly good at context clues.
Hey there’s different smarts, the soil didn’t even click in my mind LOL but now I understand thank u
But what became of the odds and their dirt?