Chapter 60 War is the politics of bloodshed
"Well, I'm sure you've all met the lovely little Anne, and as the leader of the Grey Order, I don't think anyone is more qualified to attend our meeting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeใ infoโ
Burnham Darkwell tapped his hand lightly on the table, but the small sound silenced the room.
Because everyone knew that this action meant that he was about to get down to business, and even if anyone had an opinion about Anne's situation, they had to wait until he had finished speaking.
"According to the information from our intelligence officers in Demacia, more than thirty legions in Demacia began to move towards the Eastern Front a month ago, their weapons workshops in Hebvina were operating overnight, and large quantities of grain were transported to several provinces bordering our land, all of which show that this hypocritical country, which claims to be righteous, is plotting to start a war, and this time it is likely to be the largest war in the last twenty years."
Although the generals present had already guessed the content of the meeting, General Darkwell's words still surprised everyone a little. Since the news that the Demacians were actively preparing for war came from the mouth of General Darkwell, there was no need to question its authenticity.
However, after accepting the news, some people couldn't help but ask: "Is something wrong?" My esteemed general, although there have been occasional frictions on our border in the last two years, there have not been too large conflicts, and the Demacians will not prepare for a major war for no reason. โ
Demacia is going to war with Noxus, which seems like a normal thing.
Civilians may still think that the dispute between Noxus and Demacia needs no reason, but the people who have ascended to the position of general are long past the age of impulsiveness.
War is a continuation of politics, and the idea put forward by Piltover's scholars has been recognized by the rulers of the world for many years, that war is the politics of bloodshed, and politics is bloodless war, and the phrase "war without blood" is a very subtle description of the close connection between politics and war.
Although Noxus and Demacia have been bitter enemies and mortal enemies for countless years, hatred is not a reason to start a war, it is at most a pretext to start a war, and the people at the top of the social class of this country naturally want to know the deep meaning behind this move of the Demacians.
"You're right, General Larsen, it's true that the Demacians don't start a war for no reason, especially if we haven't done it first, but recently, something did happen that caused the Demacians to start stirring."
Burnham Darkwell stood up, then walked to the side of the conference hall, and all his way to the huge map of the city-state, and the eyes of the crowd shifted with it.
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the giant mountain range on the map that spanned the entire continent and divided the world into two, and said in a low and serious tone: "What I say next, you must lock it firmly in your hearts and not spread it for the time being, although this news cannot be blocked for too long, but for now, try not to let this news spread." โ
"This is here, to the south of us, this small village called Karamanda behind the Moglon Pass, this is neither the territory of Demacia, nor is it under the jurisdiction of our Noxus, such a small place with no strategic value will not attract much attention at all, but a few months ago, the exploration team here discovered an extremely rich gold and gem deposit on the outskirts of the village, in addition, there are two hubs containing infinite magical energy discovered at the same time, We selected a specialized task force from the Willlewood Academy of Esoteric Arts, and according to the news they had sent back from Karamanda, the scale of these two magical hubs was unusual. โ
The conference hall once again resounded with fierce discussions, logically speaking, the generals of Noxus should not have been so undetermined, but the news that Darkwell said was so shocking that these generals, who were used to seeing big scenes, could not remain calm.
Gold and gem mines are still second, the most important thing is the two magic hubs that were discovered, this so-called magic hub, in fact, is a kind of mana crystal, but it is different from ordinary mana crystals, qualified to be called magic hubs, it must be a giant mana crystal, it has extremely huge strategic significance, a magic hub, is a giant power source, the energy it provides can fully meet the consumption of a city's defense rune system and rune factory, not to mention the news that comes back is, The scale of these two magical hubs is unprecedented.
The Magic Hub is a key item in the construction of a modern city, because in addition to guarding against its own kind, the most important thing in any place where humans live is to beware of monsters, especially high-level monsters, including the dragon that rules the sky.
Therefore, a simple stone city wall is far from enough, and an ordinary city wall is not much stronger than a wooden plank in front of high-level monsters.
Over the long years of battling their own kind and monsters, humans have learned to place a giant system of defensive runes to keep the city safe, but to power this massive system, the Magic Hub is the most suitable choice for the current level of technology.
If these two magical hubs can be mastered and controlled, then Noxus will be able to build two magnificent fortress-type cities. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the magic hub is regarded as the spark of human civilization.
"I see, the mineral and magical hubs of Karamanda must not be obtained by the Demacians, especially the magical hubs, we would rather destroy them than watch them fall into the hands of the Demacians."
Cree jumped on the table again excitedly, he subconsciously waved his hand, but found that he was not holding his own axe in his hand, so he changed it to a throat-cutting motion, "The Demacians must think the same way, so they will start to gather troops." Then go to war, my axe thirsts for blood, Noxus fears no enemy, and I will tear apart the Sgar they have fed me with my own hands. โ
"General Kree, I can fully understand your feelings, because I have the same thoughts as you, it's time to make these hypocritical Demacians suffer a little, but can't you break your habit of jumping on the table every time you are excited in a meeting? Sit down first, what about the others? If you have any opinions, you can put them forward. โ
What can anyone else think? Darkwell is just a routine politeness, the Supreme Command is nominally a joint meeting of the twelve Overseers elected from all the generals, but Darkwell's prestige is too high, and the real major matters are still up to him alone, and since he called everyone back, this attitude is already obvious.
So the people present saluted Burnham Darkwell.
"The will of the general, that is, our mission."