To be fair, Linger did not fail to understand this approach. Because the ashes guerrillas are too weak and do not have the ability to control and supervise prisoners. Taking them rashly may only cause greater chaos. Moreover, according to Regina's explanation, they did not kill after accepting the enemy's surrender, but refused their surrender. The two sides fought until the last moment to annihilate the enemies. This can be said to be the result of a decisive victory on the battlefield, and there are no moral flaws.
Of course, some people may think that this approach is too cruel, but if it is not cruel, how can it be called war? Even the young army like Miche have already made the awareness of sacrifice when they set foot on the battlefield. Fighting and death are eternal topics in war. It has nothing to do with men, women, old and young, strength, and naturally it has nothing to do with identity and position.
But, how can I tell Metien about something like this?
Her understanding of war has always been on the word "cruel", so she is worried about her friends who are about to step onto the battlefield; but how cruel it is, if no one tells her, the girl will never understand it in her life unless she set foot onto the battlefield herself and witnessed everything happening with her own eyes.
So, when the young army mocked Michi for being injured in carelessness on the battlefield, Metien laughed, not realizing how cruel it was; when Cardora raised her head alertly due to the movements in the forest, Metien asked her what was wrong, but only received an answer of "nothing, just an illusion". When she believed it, she did not realize that this was a scar imprinted in the instinct of war, which was inspiring people's awareness of overprotecting themselves and distrust of the world; when someone complained that the battle in the game was easier and the enemy was stupid and stupid, Metien agreed, not realizing that this contrast was essentially the alienation of the hearts of people by war. She seemed to get along well with these peers, but in fact there was an insurmountable gap between them.
The Goddess’ teachings tried to eliminate these gaps, but they were unable to do so, because the heart is the most complex thing in the world. It is not even shaped by Goddess, but a kind of imitation of the souls of the other world - in other words, it is an innate product, as unpredictable as fate.
Action, thought, thinking, choice... Everything is shaping this mold called human, and at the same time being shaped by it.
Together with one heart, same reason, same desire, but not same seeking, when can she understand this truth or become the true Holy Spirit. The great existence that Sister Livia serves devoutly is not to save mankind, but to save all things.
"Metien." Cardora said quietly to the girl beside her: "A few days later, at least three days, I will go to Tianxin Church to fulfill our agreement. Before that, can I give me some preparation time?"
She also wanted to tell her friends about the news, telling Brother Carson and Sister Regina. Before that, no one except Mitchie knew that she had made the decision to convert to the goddess's belief, and even until she confessed to Metien in person, the little girl herself didn't know. This may prove that everything is a spontaneous behavior of the girl and has nothing to do with the influence of others.
Metien nodded readily and agreed with a happy smile on his face: "Okay, it doesn't matter, you don't have to worry, I will wait no matter how long!"
After all, this is the first believer of the goddess on earth since the death of her father and the church is closed.
A good start will foreshadow a good future.
The pink-haired little girl giggled, feeling very satisfied... and expectation.
That's right, now, she's just looking forward to it.
Maybe it will take a long time to come, one day in the future, that she will realize that she is actually the one who is expected.
...
Metien had a hot chat with his friends and forgot the excuse he made at the beginning. Linge still remembered that, accompanied by Regina, he distributed all the food and medicines he brought with him with the stone spirit guards, and helped the injured soldiers clean the wounds and bandage and disinfect them. His technique was not as professional as Metien, but he was quite skillful, and he could remain calm no matter what the situation was, and he was so meticulous that he was holding a ceremony to praise the gods. This mentality seemed to have infected his wounds, making these heroic and straightforward and careless uprising soldiers a little restrained in front of the young man, even respecting the tone of his speech.
Regina opened her eyes wide and looked at the scene, curious: "I didn't expect that Mr. Linger would also have the first aid method in the field. Are you not a priest?"
"Well, I've learned about it myself before I can teach Metien," explained Linger.
At the beginning, the adoptive father, Mr. Yang Ke, died of lung disease - of course an excuse, but after Mettyn believed it, the sad girl had the idea of becoming a doctor. However, at that time, the compulsory education jointly promoted by the church group did not include medicine. The professional medical school was too expensive and far from being able to afford. The young man who was unwilling to let his sister's ideals shattered, bought a lot of heavy and obscure books, worked hard to study it while running the church, and taught Mettyn the knowledge he had learned in a more understandable way.
After listening to Linge's explanation, Regina admired the young man in front of her even more, but Linge didn't think it was a big deal, just to think it was the responsibility of her brother.
"What's more, I can only teach her the knowledge to get started."
Linge said: "More profound theories, specific techniques and techniques, and even the dosage and usage of the drug... were all mastered after she studied hard. In addition, Xiaoxia and Miss Xiesta also gave her a lot of help. Although Mettyn is still young, she is already a qualified doctor, and I still only know these tips for first aid and bandaging."
Regina understood the implicit meaning of the young man. He could no longer grow, but Metien's future still has unlimited possibilities.
"Nevertheless," she sighed: "You are still an amazing person."
Also the best brother.
Linge smiled and said nothing. At this time, a noise came from the direction of the entrance of the stronghold. The two of them subconsciously turned their heads and found that the entire stronghold seemed to be boiling. Many people gathered at the entrance, talking happily, and from time to time, they could hear a cheer or two. Lingge looked at Regina in confusion, and the latter thought for a moment, and soon showed a surprise expression: "It must be the eldest brother who is back!"
Only the return of the Gray Hill Eagle can make these war-proven resistance soldiers so excited. They have just achieved a brilliant victory and are just needed to share the joy of victory with him.
Regina couldn't sit still anymore.
"Please wait, Mr. Ringer." She said to the young man: "I'll be back soon."
After leaving this sentence, she hurriedly ran towards the crowd that was noisy. Seeing this, the young man couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He was not angry that Regina had neglected herself, but he just sighed that the Gray Hill Eagle had a high prestige in the minds of these resistance soldiers. Once it was involved in his affairs, even the calm and reliable Miss Regina would become like a frivolous little girl. Such personality charm may be the reason why many people can still follow him after he deviated from the Yuanye Church.
Even the God of Yuanye was still thinking about this talented believer. However, the reason he was thinking about was really unhappy. Linger suddenly thought that if Carson Borg planned to unite the resistance organizations in the Anthers area and confront the 17th Legion head-on, would the God of Yuanye, hidden in the dark, become their enemy? Although this is equivalent to standing on the standpoint of the invaders and becoming enemies with his original believers. But do these gods in the East Continent who eroded to the bones and swallowed similar kinds of gods really care about their position, righteousness, aggression and being invaded? Since they are "original" believers, they are no longer believers and can naturally be sacrificed.
Not to mention, when he had not yet turned his back on his believers and died, he still received the faith and worship of this land, he had done a lot of sacrifice to believers. At that time, there was not much mercy and hesitation. Now, he should have no psychological burden, right?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt the difficulty of this road - not only the road of the Gray Hill Eagle, but also his own.
Be enemies with the invaders, with the witches, with the false gods, with the evil gods, with all the madness and evil in the world.
The young man suddenly felt a little moved.
At this time, the noise from the entrance of the camp had subsided at some point, and the crowd gradually dispersed and they went back to do their own things. Carson Borg led Regina toward Ringer, who had just experienced a great war and had a conversation with the leaders of the resistance army who had their own thoughts. He argued fiercely for his purpose. His face could not hide his tiredness, but his eyes were bright and his waist was straight, like a flagpole that would never fall, with a flag of ashes flying on it. The man had a firm temperament in his bones, his soul was as tough as an iron helmet, and his body was a rock under the armor.
Even as he walked, the young man could vaguely hear the sound of gold and iron rubbing from the shadows. When he came to his senses, he realized that it was just a spell-curling branch of the tree being roasted by a burning bonfire. Carson Borg walked to the bonfire and didn't know who dragged two trunks to serve as temporary seats. The Gray Hill Eagle sat down on one of the trunks, pointed to the other trunk, and said to the young man: "Do you want to sit down and chat for a while, Mr. Linger?"
“Happy to serve.”
The young man replied, and sat down by the bonfire. Although the trunks were hard, they were warmed by the bonfire, and it was very comfortable to sit down. It was strange that these trees that had been absorbing light all their lives created countless darkness and death, and were famous. After falling down, they could burn hotter fire and brighter light, just as the light they absorbed did not disappear, but were just accumulating, waiting for the explosion after death.
Regina knew that the two must have something important to discuss, so she found an excuse to leave. After she left, the Gray Hill Eagle picked up a branch from the ground, flipped the dead branches and leaves in the bonfire, and made it suddenly rise several feet high and burn more vigorously. Then he spoke and said to Linger: "About the results of this action, I believe you have learned about the battle report sent by Regina, Mr. Linger. With your ability, it is not difficult to see what intentions are hidden behind the rash actions of the Ashes Hand and the Forest Ranger, right?"
"Yeah, I know very well." The young man nodded slightly and said, "But I also know that this is probably within your expectations. You have already thought of a way to deal with them? Now, what's going on has a perfect result?"
He asked Carson Borg, and the man heard this, showed a surprised expression, although it was only fleeting, and then he smiled: "This is the first time I am surprised by your keenness, Mr. Ringer. As you said, things have been resolved with the most satisfactory result."
"for example?"
"For example, Dita and Erecent are no longer leaders of the Ashes Hand and the Forest Ranger." The Gray Hill Eagle spoke a surprising fact in an understatement: "Of course, you may not know these two people, you just need to know that they are all stupid people with ambition but incompetent power."
He rarely evaluates others in such a sharp tone, but Linger can understand it. Internal struggle is the nature of a mortal, and it is also a nature to seek profit and avoid harm. When facing an unresistible foreign enemy, even wild beasts will give up the struggle and temporarily unite. However, in the face of the 17th Legion, the leader of the Hand of Ashes and the Forest Rangers completely ignored the current situation and still stuck to their temporarily impossible concepts, and put their own little thoughts on the interests of the entire liberation cause. They do not have enough reputation and strength. They advocate the establishment of an alliance like the Eagle of Gray Hill, so they can only use the latter's hand to achieve their goals. It is not an exaggeration to curse them that they are ambitious but unable.
This time, with Carson Borg's correct command, the heroic battle of the ashes, the strong cooperation of other resistance organizations, and the accurate information from allies, their intrigue did not affect the success or failure of the operation. But if it was the next time, would you still have such good luck?
Internal hidden dangers like this undoubtedly need to be eliminated. However, Linger did not expect Carson Borg to do so thoroughly. The more critical question is - how did he do it?