Vol 2 Chapter 664: Nature

"So... you are wondering about this." Heilija couldn't help smiling after hearing Lieutenant General Varta's question, and he also understood why this was the case.
As a senior officer of the empire, Lieutenant General Warta is very confident in the performance and deterrence of his troops on the battlefield. Therefore, he has always smiled at the ignorant remarks of people who have never seen cruel battlefields. Over. In his view, people who have not experienced war, even if they are just a simulated atmosphere, are not concerned about war at all. And over the years, whether it is those pretentious scholars, or those reporters and celebrities who always boast of seeing the big scenes, after seeing the atmosphere of the battlefield that was specially created in the Garella fortress , Will always change their previous arrogance and opinions. Therefore, during the exercise, when the other students were either thinking or looking surprised, he found that one of them was actually indifferent to such a scene.
If it happened before the exercise, he wouldn't care too much about it. But the problem is that the reaction he observed was when the airship unit had completed the sweep and the whole exercise had just ended at its climax-in this case, he could naturally show a dismissive attitude. Man, he had never seen him in his military career for several years. Therefore, out of curiosity, he inquired about the origin of the student, Instructor Nethalter, and learned from Craig’s subordinates that the student was actually in the imperial capital a month ago, and will be in "Notre Dame Park" and VIPs from all walks of life around it were rescued from the hands of terrorists, and he was the only one who captured the opponent's leader alive in the three attacked locations. Even more frightening is that according to the Imperial Military Police, apart from the guard soldiers who were almost scared by the monsters at the time, the only reinforcement was this one. Such a feat should have been publicized by the media, but it seems that under the pressure of the royal family, the media finally took the matter slowly.
Although he still didn't quite understand, Lieutenant General Warta knew that there must be some deep-seated reason behind it. Although he has become a lieutenant general, he still has a lot of personalities that he has never seen before, naturally including this matter.
"First of all, I hope you don’t get me wrong." Heliga said calmly, "I don’t care about the exercises. It’s not that I have any misunderstandings about the concept of "war"—but if I just talk about the so-called intensity, or From the point of view of destructive power-something larger and more powerful, I have not seen it. "
"Something more powerful than a group of guided tanks...Have you seen the test firing of the "tank gun"? "Lieutenant General Warta frowned, this matter should have been carried out under extremely confidential circumstances.
"No... your thinking is wrong. What I see is not from the hands of humans in this era-but is likely to be made by ancient humans before the "Great Crash". There are things that modern technology can't touch. As a reminder, three years ago, Libel and the southern part of the empire-do you still have an impression of the abnormal change that caused the large-scale conduction stop phenomenon? "
"Is Libel Change and Floating City?" Lieutenant General Warta was taken aback for a moment, and then seemed to understand something. "The intelligence seems to have mentioned that apart from Olibat and Ching Van Del, there is still one person with them. Back to the Empire, could it be said..."
"Yes...for similar considerations, I have always acted in a low-key manner." Helija nodded, "and not only the ancient weapons in that floating city...in Libel, it really changed me and Ou His Royal Highness Libat was actually "associating" in the preparations before liberating the floating city. During that process, His Highness and I, as well as the companions I met in Liber, each surpassed what was most unwilling and dare not to face deep down in my heart. All soldiers of Liber Kingdom Army had all guided weapons. If it can’t be used, it’s okay to use both hands and steel "puppet weapons" to fight melee... Or the "Red Ark" that is enough to destroy Liberty in association... The technicians and logistics staff work overtime, and finally make some important It’s good for the facility to resume operation—from the Libel Transformation, we have seen what a battlefield is—and the people on the battlefield, what they are carrying, and what they should do. "
"That's the case." One of Lieutenant General Warta's doubts was answered, "It is true... you saw the transcendent ancient relics, and saw the battlefield in the true sense. You really have a reason not to be concerned about the exercise." No matter how real the exercise is, it can’t be compared to the real battlefield of life-fighting. Varta knows this too well, but this still can’t fully explain his doubts: "But... logically speaking, it’s because Only when you have seen war will you understand the cruelty of war."
"The cruelty of war..." Heliga repeated these words, "I didn't mean to say this on purpose... but it is the essence. In fact, war is just an extension of the political game-no matter what If verbal communication and negotiation fail to reach an agreement, the war will break this balance and redistribute the various resources of both sides—it’s essentially the same thing.

"..." Lieutenant General Warta was silent. He could not refute, because this is the fact.
"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. The army is a violent organ of the country. To put it ugly, it is just a gun belonging to a politician. Am I right? There are many great men among the soldiers, but the army-whatever No matter how you describe it, it is essentially such a thing."
Heliga stood up, took a sip of coffee in front of him that he had never touched again, and now quietly chilled.
"So, in the eyes of people who have seen the nature of the army, no matter how powerful it is, it's nothing more than that-there is nothing to be afraid of. And..." A trace of unknown emotion flashed in Heliga's eyes, fingers The tip lifted up slightly, but soon calmed down, "Forget it...I'll stop here. Have you answered your doubts?"
At this time, Lieutenant-General Warta began to look at Heliga with a scrutinizing gaze. The latter didn't care, shrugged, and left the dining room.
"...Osborne, maybe this is an incredible opponent." After a long time, Lieutenant General Warta let out a sigh.