Because he couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere in the city, Xue Hua finally chose to leave.

He turned and descended from the tower and returned to his tent outside the city.

As he passed through the city, he saw many civilians kneeling in front of the ruins of buildings and weeping.

Their homes have been destroyed, and many have been separated from their loved ones.

Although this tragic siege ended with the victory of the human side, the aftermath of the war has created many tragedies of separation, eternal separation of lovers, and separation of relatives and friends.

Xue Hua saw a little girl who was only about five or six years old, holding a rag doll with half of her body charred, standing in front of a collapsed ruin with a confused face.

She was too young to understand what was going on in her home, and she didn't understand why her parents hadn't come to her.

Xue Hua stood still, stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly, and turned to leave.

He can help one, but he can't help thousands.

What's more, following him may not necessarily mean safety.

Xue Hua walked for a while, passing by a man with a dull face, covered in dust, and with blood on his hands—in front of him were two mutilated charred corpses, one of which still emitted a faint blue light from a damaged magic pendant around the neck.

In that blue light, there was a gentle-looking woman holding a little boy of three or four years old, snuggling into the man's arms with a happy face......

"Alas......" Xue Hua walked a long way forward, but in the end he couldn't help but sigh.

He couldn't tell what it was like, but all in all it was very uncomfortable... Very, uncomfortable......

In this way, Xue Hua walked all the way, watched all the way, he saw countless ukiyo-e paintings of joys and sorrows, and also saw the deep suffering brought by war to mankind.

It was not until he returned to his camp that his mood, which had been somewhat depressed by the sad atmosphere on the city walls, not only did not ease in the slightest, but became heavier and heavier.

"Isha, are you there?" Xue Hua pulled a chair, sat down with a limp ass, and whispered the adjutant's name in the mind of the main nest.

"Yes, Juggernaut."

For some reason, Isa's voice became very soft, and she seemed to sense his current mood.

"Talk to me."

"What do you want to talk about?"

“... You've accompanied the Queen of Blades to countless planets, and you've been through countless battles that have been bloodier and more brutal than this, can you tell me what the nature of war really is? ”

Xue Hua's voice was ethereal and ethereal, and there was an indescribable trace of exhaustion in his tone.

He suddenly wanted a cigarette, so he reached into the inventory and found the white jade pipe that he hadn't used for a long time, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't find the tobacco, and then he remembered that the tobacco had long been used up and had not been replenished at all.

In addition to the empty cigarette box, all he could touch in his inventory was the high-priced loot left behind by various monsters from the First World.

Originally, these things would make him feel very refreshed and enjoyable, and he could even recall a battle from a long time ago with some specially left behind.

But now, for no apparent reason, he felt a little disgusted with these things.

"Isha can't understand Juggernaut's current state of mind, but your question Isha can answer."

"For the swarm, war is survival, war is evolution, and only war can make the swarm stronger.

And only if you are strong enough can the biter and you have a foothold in any world. ”

"Isha is not a human being, and cannot understand the human definition of war, but the fundamental understanding of strife for countless beings in the universe is nothing more than profit and survival."

"The humans of this world must fight, just like the swarms of the other universe, the rivalry between the astral spirits and the humans, and the war with Emmon.

If you don't fight, you will perish. ”

"You discussed a theory called the 'Dark Forest' with Isha in your spare time, and Isha didn't answer your question about why the two hunters didn't cooperate and had to kill each other."

"But for now, I can answer you."

"No matter how big the dark forest is, it has its limits, and there are only so many resources in the forest.

If a hunter wants to survive, he must get rid of other competitors, so that he can not only take more forest resources, but also plunder the materials on the other side.

Even if there will be cooperation, it will only be for a better confrontation later.

This is Isha's understanding of this theory, and it is also Isa's understanding of the nature of war. ”

"A race that doesn't know how to fight, doesn't know how to fight, and has no quarrel with the world, can't survive for a long time in the cruel and cold universe.

Even if you are willing to treat other communities with kindness, other communities may not be willing to treat you with kindness. ”

"A universe without strife is also terrifying, and no competition will only lead to chronic extinction, just like the evolution of the swarm, the uncompetitive evolutionary branch will be mercilessly eliminated by the swarm, and similarly, the uncompetitive race will also be mercilessly eliminated by the universe."

"In one of your words, it's called 'natural selection, survival of the fittest.'"

Isha uncharacteristically narrated a long paragraph to Xue Hua, although the tone was still emotionless and cold, Xue Hua still heard the seriousness of the words.

“... Natural selection, survival of the fittest, is it? ”

Xue Hua sat a little stunned for a while, raising his head and staring at the top of the tent in an empty manner.

After a long time, he sat up straight again, his eyes flashing with determination again.

"I see, thank you, Isha."

"Here's what I'm supposed to do, and it's nice to see you reinvigorate, Juggernaut."

"So, is there anything I should be aware of now?"

"It just so happens that Stokoff just sent me a message through your will clone on another planet, and our First Fleet has discovered something extraordinary in another nearby sector, and you should check it out."

Isha nodded, and then sent a report to Xue Hua.

This report provides a brief account of two psionic disturbances detected by the Inspector King Worm at the edge of the Sector around a nearby star system.

According to Stokoff's analysis, these two psionic disturbances were most likely caused by the fleet's overturn.

According to Xue Hua's previous instructions, the First Fleet is now patrolling the perimeter of the star system where the Shelter World is located, to guard against the surprise actions of the Sarnagar fleet.

So it's possible that the psionic disturbance came from the Sarnagar fleet.

But as for why there are two, Stakov said it is not very clear.

The psionic nature of these two psionic disturbances is completely different, and they should not be two fleets under the same force.

Stokoff reported to him, hoping to get the fleet to take a closer look and see if he could find any valuable information.

"Two fleets?" Xue Hua was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and felt a little inexplicable.

If one of the fleets is the Sarnagar fleet, then where did the other come from?

Could it be the fleets of other civilizations in this universe?

Xue Hua thought about it, and suddenly an idea moved in his mind, and he thought of another possibility......