Roland put down the coffee cup and stared at his childhood friend, trying to find signs of lying on his face, but he was disappointed.
"I'm not a know-it-all, nor am I a high-level cadre. Of course I don't know things that I shouldn't know and shouldn't know."
The plump buttocks of the waitress at the high-end restaurant faded out of sight, and Kaspar replied seriously.
"I was on a business trip some time ago. When I got back, Luders teamed up with the vigilante knights to arrest the fools who published illegal publications. It was only yesterday morning when I found out that the lord and the captain of the Guards were out."
"You went to check illegal publications? What did the other party write?"
What kind of book can make a dignified SS lieutenant participate in the crackdown? Is it the inside story of the company? The exposure of illegal business operations? The exposure of smuggled weapons?
"Nearly 80% of them are 18x literature with the CEO as the protagonist, including multiple porn, ntr, young girls, stockings, foot fetish, gloves... By the way, the subjects with you as the recipient are particularly popular. Many readers have already asked for a reprint.
At the same time, I asked for 'a little more shame' and 'add more sadomasochism, SM and training content'."
"Who asked you this?!"
"The remaining 20% is the so-called 'revelation', 'truth' and other nonsense street literature. The remaining 10% is condemnation literature that lists the company's operating conditions and criticizes the president as a war-loving businessman of death.
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Does Li Lin like war?
In Kaspar's opinion, the only people who would ask this question are fools who know nothing about the Archon.
In the eyes of that adult, war, like other things, is a means to achieve an end. He deliberately prepared war, just because whether he wanted to or not, if he wanted to achieve the goal of realizing the new order, he would eventually use it.
This is just a method.
In turn, this means that the Archon does not care about those who are caught in the flames of war and struggling on the verge of death, whether they are humans or orcs, Albionites or Charlemagne - their only value is to become statistics
, providing the necessary values for the ultimate realization of strategic goals.
For political leaders, there is nothing wrong with this idea. It can even be regarded as an excellent quality. However, for some naive teenagers who are morally obsessive and resist murder and death from the bottom of their hearts, this quality will make them
Disappointment and even headache.
——Just like Roland now.
"Looking on the bright side, a local war is better than a full-scale war."
Casper is decomposing the freshly baked lobster. The chef here is very good at it. The butter-grilled lobster can fully arouse people's appetite in terms of aroma and appearance. The red shell is separated. The tender pink shrimp meat is exposed, but
The fork and knife never fell down.
The too calm face across the dining table affected Caspar's appetite.
"Okay. I admit this is better than an all-out war."
Roland stared at Caspar closely and said in a tone that was more than just agreement:
"And everyone loves this kind of thing."
A not-so-subtle condemnation, humans, orcs, and elves are all condemned, and no one can refute this.
"So what?"
Caspar looked nonchalant, and then quoted a passage from the consul.
"It's a good thing that war is so brutal, otherwise someone would like it."
This passage is very good, and most people will agree with it. However, no one has ever regarded this passage as a moral code that must be observed. In fact, when General Robert Lee's famous words were spoken by Li Lin, this
The paragraph has become a kind of irony.
The CEO of the monopoly chaebol, the merchant of death, and the war broker - tell the world: war is cruel.
This joke is really cold and a bit dark.
Yes, except for real war madmen, or fools who know nothing about the cruelty of war, few people like war. Everyone just needs war to seek benefits, and everything is for profit.
"Your problem is that you think too much. War is inevitable no matter what. Just like now - no one deliberately sows seeds. Humans and orcs can still find reasons to start wars. If they don't manage and control the war, they will lose control.
The flames of war could burn down the entire world."
With a look of "Do you understand?", Caspar picked up a piece of cold shrimp meat, dipped it in the milky white sauce on the edge of the plate, and put it into his mouth leisurely.
"This is a complication of society. It is impossible to completely cure it at this stage, but we can control this disease and wait for a certain opportunity to completely solve this stubborn disease, while controlling the speed of the spread of the disease.
"
It is a reasonable and exemplary correct statement.
Against the background of the current general upgrade of equipment of various military units, a full-scale war will be more cruel than ever before, and the destructive effect it will cause will eclipse those previous wars. Moreover, due to the lack of the most advanced weapons by humans and orcs,
With basic trust and communication channels for crisis management, coupled with accumulated historical grievances, this war seems difficult to avoid. Under this situation, promoting localization of the war seems to be the best and only option.
This is a very simple choice. Should we use local wars to consume tens of thousands of lives and huge war expenditures, so that all parties can calm down and return to the negotiating table? Or should we allow all countries to slide all the way to a world war, with tens of thousands of war expenses lost?
Millions of lives, thousands of towns, and farmland were devoured by the flames of war, and tragic scenes like the Doomsday Judgment reappeared on the earth?
The answer is obvious.
call--
Roland sighed hollowly and shook his head.
He did not deny Caspar's theory. Before meeting this best friend who grew up together, he had already expected to hear such an answer.
They are childhood sweethearts. Just as Caspar understands Roland's strengths and weaknesses, Roland also understands Caspar's situation.
The Guards is not an organization that anyone can join. If you expect to go through the back door through connections, you will hit your head and bleed. If you want to become a member of the Guards, you must not only be familiar with various practical skills, be proficient in fighting and firearms skills, but also be familiar with magic.
You also need to have an in-depth understanding of spells and sky crystals. If you cannot meet the above basic requirements, you will not even be able to touch the door of the personal guard.
Ordinary elves are like this, but as a half-orc, Caspar faced greater difficulties and pressure. But he succeeded in the end, and he did a very good job - not only passed many tests and became a glorious member of the Guards
, and even today, he is promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The hardships and efforts involved are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Yes, Casper is really good.
To Alfheim, he is an outstanding warrior; to Nona, he is a gentle and amiable brother; to Roland and other friends, Caspar is a bit ruffian but a very reliable friend.
.
The only problem is: he's always imitating Li Lin.
Ever since he was a child, whether due to some influence or simply admiration, Kaspar would always imitate Li Lin's speaking posture and tone. At that time, everyone just laughed it off, and no one would take it seriously.
Children's behavior is taken seriously. As the age increases, deliberate imitation disappears and is replaced by unconscious imitation of Li Lin's thinking, quoting Li Lin's speech - this was vividly demonstrated in the speech just now.
It is not surprising that successful people are imitated by many people. It is strange that no one imitates a super successful person like Li Lin, but Casper seems to have gone too far.
He is becoming more and more like a replica of Li Lin, except that he is not as complex and elusive as Li Lin.
Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, Roland can't tell yet. At the moment, he can only think about practical issues.
"How is the war going now?"
"Not so good for the people of Albion."
This is an understatement, quoting the Albionans' own reports: the advance became a mess.
After a not-so-glorious start, the Royal Navy began to head north and ran into a minefield. After losing three destroyers and two cruisers, the Albion people finally discovered the secret underwater and immediately organized the killer whale knights to carry out the operation.
Underwater mine clearance work.
"They tried to use freezing techniques to freeze the anchor mine, and then used cutting tools to cut the tether so that they could recover it without triggering the anchor mine."
Caspar lowered his voice, looked around, and then gave a sarcastic smile.
"Do they think Furry Bear and us wouldn't think of something like this?"
Not only did he think of it, but he also prepared a countermeasure - mixed mine laying.
In addition to anchor mines, v.e Company also urgently provided a batch of booby mines and oyster mines. The triggering mechanism of the former is a small piece of sky crystal. Under normal circumstances, it will not be triggered whether it is hit with a hammer or roasted by fire, but once
Has anyone used this precision device to activate it within 2 meters?
When the magic spell is used, the detonating device will start to operate immediately. After 5 to 10 seconds, the warriors who are close to him will be used to the Mother Goddess; the latter is a bottom-sinking device that detonates by sensing changes in water pressure.
Mines, the method of dealing with anchor mines will not work on this kind of mines.
It is not impossible to pass through this sea of death, but it requires a price that is too high for the people of Albion to bear.
"After several attempts, the Albionese basically gave up their original plan to go straight to St. Petersburg, and prepared to land in Riga and then continue northward."
"Is the news reliable?"
Roland couldn't help but ask. It wasn't that he didn't believe Caspar, but the stupidity of this move made him unbelievable.
Riga is an important military town operated by the principality for many years. I am afraid that anti-landing measures have been strengthened before the war started. Hastily launched a landing in this direction? He could almost see a large group of Albion soldiers stumbling onto the beach, and then exposed to the firepower of the principality.
The tragic scene below.
"The detailed battle plan is unclear. What is certain is that last night, the 2nd Cold Spring Guards, the Royal Fusiliers and Major General Edward Parkinson boarded a ship in Dover and set sail. The Duke of Marlborough was also heading towards Dover.
Foer Mobile. You know—"
Caspar paused for a moment, then laughed sinisterly.
"After hitting the iron plate at sea, the people of Albion are about to step into the quagmire of the land battlefield again." (To be continued...)