56. Future planning (II)
Dick's demographic theory made everyone present feel an uproar, as a representative of magical civilization, the world of Azeroth is typically vast and sparsely populated, and even around Stormwind City, the capital of the Stormwind Kingdom, there are large areas of forest, which is almost completely unimaginable in any growing interstellar civilization.
Dick reached out and pressed down, the small discussion quickly subsided, and the paladin took a deep breath, he said,
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are far from our homeland, we have come to this unimaginable world where we are far away from Azeroth, and I think everyone is for their own fate and that of their country, except for revenge, and I believe that you have this consciousness and will not disappoint the expectations of the rulers for you, but, as the first people to step into the stars of Azeroth, we should be wiser than the others. ”
"I have talked many times with my friend, Prince Haramad, the leader of the Astral Consortium, about the Azeroth civilization, in the eyes of Prince Haramad, Azeroth is a very peculiar civilization, on the one hand, our social productivity is far from beyond the era in which we live, but on the other hand, due to the gifts of the stars and the world, our combat power is far beyond our civilization... This is a deformed pattern of development, the number of people represents the potential of the world's civilization, why can the Burning Legion destroy countless galaxies, just because their individuals are strong enough?"
Dick waved his hand,
"No, they have an unrivaled numerical superiority! I don't know how many demons there are in the entire Burning Legion, but I'm sure it's going to be a number that makes all of us feel hopeless! Everyone, you are the best war commanders, so when the war is going on, can we just compete with the individual qualities of the soldiers? The number of troops! The bearing capacity of the country, this is the most important basis for determining a war. ”
The paladin stood up and looked around, seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on him, he nodded slightly,
"Argus's victory is a surprise victory, a victory for Azeroth to gamble on the future, but we can't rely on this kind of big gamble every time! When we have a population of 1 billion, we can easily form an expeditionary army of 500 people, tens of thousands of starships, and we can push Argus without a surprise attack at all! When we have a population of 2 billion, our standing army will reach 1,000 people! Will Kilgardan still have the confidence to claim that he only needs one Argus to destroy Azeroth? ”
"This is our victory! but not our world's victory!"
Dick's fist rested on the table, causing the table to tremble slightly,
"After the Battle of Argus, we and the Burning Legion have entered into a real fierce battle that will never stop to the death, even if we clear the base camp of Argus, but there are more demon legions that Sargeras can send, and they still have an absolute advantage!
"This time we sacrificed three Guardians, 40 starships, next time, what are we going to use to resist them? Tell me, General Barnes, what are we going to use against the Demon's Burning Blade?"
The elven captain who was called by name stood up reflexively, but he couldn't answer the question either, and Dick's eyes fell on Taylor again,
"So General Taylor, should we treat the Shakan elves as the most popular maids, or should we train them to be strong enough to kill the enemy and become our loyal soldiers?"
Taylor stood up abruptly, but bowed his head in shame, Dick's question went straight to the heart of grand strategy, something a general like him would not normally think about, and even the king might not even realize the significance of it.
"The Shakan civilization has regained its vitality in the past few years, before we came, the Shakan Supreme Archon already had a population of more than 240, and it is optimistically estimated that in 20 years, the population of Shakan will exceed 1500, and they can send up to 50 soldiers to support us when we need it, but is this enough?"
Dick's fingers tapped on the table, and every sound pierced the heart, and the generals present were silent and unable to answer, Dick was not satisfied with the effect, and he looked at the restless Tulayan,
"So General Tulayan, you have been fighting demons in various worlds for 1,000 years, please tell me, how many demons can 50 mortals who are fully armed by the standards of this battle fight?"
Tulayan stood up, muttered for a moment, and reported a number that made everyone indifferent again,
"No more than 150 at most, which means that in the case of defensive battles, if it is an offensive battle, then this number must be discounted at least!But if they can get the support of starship formations and armor similar to hell paratroopers, then they can defeat about 4 times the number of demons. ”
"Hear me, generals!"
The voice deepened, "Do you hear that? The servant civilization we are trying so hard to support, even if armed to the teeth, can only fight against so many demons, not even one-fifth of all the demons in Argus! And in this terrible situation, you are still talking about elven maids! And that strange self-esteem that is completely incomprehensible! This is the wisest group of people in Azeroth?"
"Then I have to say, it's really disappointing!!"
"Boom"
All the attendees stood up, and if there were any people who had been unimpressed by what Dick had talked about, after Dick had thoroughly pointed out the seriousness of the problem, they also knew the true meaning of the problem, and that it was not a bunch of fools who could become captains.
Seeing the solemnity on everyone's faces, Dick secretly nodded with satisfaction, the situation was actually not as serious as he said, but this is the art of conversation, isn't it? Don't scare these guys who are about to be carried away by victory, the next time they fight against demons or other civilizations, they will definitely suffer a big loss.
"After this war is over, I want you to go back to your respective countries and bring my words to your rulers, in the interstellar era, whether a civilization can reach the top, the most important point is whether it has the ability to assimilate other low-level civilizations, I don't need Shakan to become a servant civilization of Azeroth, I need it to become a member of the Azeroth Star Federation, I don't need New Ereda to be a weak civilization in Azeroth, I need the war to break out, the Eredians can take up arms and join our army to fight to defend Azeroth!”
"And the other civilizations that we will inevitably encounter and come into contact with! I don't want to see our citizens treat a group of strategically important races as maids, as playthings! We are not strong enough to treat other civilizations as playthings! At least I don't think we have the qualifications until this area is completely turned into the territory of Azeroth!"
"I want to see my world flourish, and I want to see it have enough strength and foundation in the future to face all threats that come to it, instead of relying on a group of lone heroes to go behind enemy lines, relying on luck and sacrifice to win the war!"
"I want to see our civilization not trapped in that small world, but to spread the fire of its own unique and great civilization all over the starry sky, and I want to see that even if Azeroth is destroyed in a war, our civilization will continue to exist and have the ability to put attackers to death!"
"I hope to see that in tens of thousands of years, the banner representing the Azeroth civilization, the banner of Stormwind, the banner of Orgrimmar, and the phoenix banner of Quel'Salas can fly on every planet I can see, and I hope that when these flags appear on the battlefield of any civilization, they will make their opponents fearful and dare not show the slightest malice!"
"I want to see a civilization that can survive forever, not a group of cowards who survive in the predicament of war!"
"I hope that all the bloodlines that have crossed paths in my life, Wrynn, Hellroar, Bloodhoof, Sunchaser, Windranger, Windwhisperer, Sarufar, Furywind, I hope that after tens of millions of years of precipitation, these bloodlines will become the eternal legends of this star field, and will be widely praised by any civilization because of the people who carry the bloodline, not the bloodline itself, I hope that everyone here can become true legends!"
"The only question is, can you do it?"
"Are you old enough to carry all this?"
Dick took a deep breath, he paused for a few seconds, giving the generals enough time to take in what he was saying and the message behind it, and finally, he said in a deep voice,
"Since I became the administrator of the world of Azeroth, I have never interfered in the affairs of any race, any country, I think that everyone can develop freely in order to ensure the vitality of the world of Azeroth for a long time, but today, I will issue Order Ulduar 0001, from the 28th year of the Dark Gate, and for the next 100 years, Azeroth will not allow any major wars, and I will also give the various races of the Shakan civilization and the power of the new Eredar and Azeroth civilizations to dock equally, and Shakan will be the first test of my interstellar era strategy!”
"I know, there will be people who say I'm whimsical, that I'm a dictator, that I'm a tyrant!"
Dick's gaze swept over everyone, and at this moment, he finally had a trace of the majesty of the world manager, the highest person in the world, the real life and death, his voice sounded in almost everyone's mind,
"If you think what I'm doing is wrong, you'd better prove what you're doing right before you turn against me!"
"Crocoun Star Wars, I lost three of my best fighters, and I'm furious, so if any force feels that Ulduar is weak and bullied, then I welcome it to stand up, and I will teach it with my own hands, what is true power! Okay, that's the end of the meeting, go and prepare, in 3 days, attack Antorus!"
Dick's gaze was at the very center of the dark green map of Argus at the very front of the conference table, the core of the Antolan Wasteland, their next target.
"Defeat them, destroy them, and then, let's go home in glory!"
"Adjournment!"
Dick turned away, but the generals and rulers, who were still immersed in the rhetoric of the world managers, did not move, and the most bold and brutal Black Iron King cried out,
"I'll let Thorrisson's banner fly, watch it, Dick, I swear I'll do it all!
"And me!Varion's eldest son, I will make the lion banner full of glory, and I will make it perpetuate!"
"This will be the eternal mission of the Hellroar family! I will be proud of my blood!"
"Kadore will recognize them, and we will become the Luna Empire between the star fields!"
"The light of the phoenix will illuminate the darkness, from this moment on!"
Dick didn't look back, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and Viren, who was walking side by side with his staff, also chuckled,
"Powerful statement, Dick, you will be the brightest star in the history of Azeroth, and I am honored to be able to witness it all with my own eyes. ”
"No, Viren... To be a star, where is the brighter to become the sun?"
"Our journey has just begun, look at this shocking starry sky, it will be our last frontier, it will also be a new glorious starting point, yes, the future belongs to us... It has to belong to us!"
"Hehe, I believe, and I'm looking forward to it. ”