Section 2: Vigilance
The old man sighed and said, "All of you here, old friends who participated in the last war, or their successors, maybe you have forgotten, but I have not forgotten and will never forget......"
"Even if I die tomorrow, I will remember it a moment before I die!"
"Beware of the glorious remnant, beware of the poetry of the bright moon, beware of the rain of the fallen city, beware of the starless light, beware of the image of the mountains, beware of the vast sword, beware of the icefield horn, beware of the harpoon of the deep sea, beware of the falcon's eye......"
"That war, no one would want to do it again, back then, our 750,000 army ......"
At this moment, another old man stood up abruptly and rudely interrupted the former's words: "Old Bruno! Don't deliberately inflate the value of your enemies and belittle the glory of your own people in order to boast about your exploits! ”
"Old Crimmans, you are also the one who participated in the last big battle, have you forgotten?" Tears welled up in the corners of Bruno's eyes, and he said excitedly.
"I haven't forgotten, and I don't dare to forget, I still remember the qiē of that year...... I still remember it vividly" Old Crimance took a deep breath, looked at his old comrade-in-arms with slightly red eyes, and said, "But now, we have two of the most powerful troops in human history, 67% of the parish, and the most advanced technology in the world, what else do we need to worry about?" ”
"Yes, on the surface, it seems that we are indeed stronger than before, both in numbers and in equipment, several times more than one hundred and eighty-three years ago, but ......," said old Bruno, "look at the young people now, how many pious ones are there?" How many others are sacrificial? If you fight again, do you think you can win? Especially the current Dawn Expeditionary Force, which is about to rot to the roots......"
"What happened to the Dawn Expeditionary Force?" St. Auguste Maudleton stood up and asked with a bit of fire. The reason for his anger is simple, because the current marshal of the Dawn Expeditionary Force is his granddaughter. To blame the Dawn Expeditionary Force is to blame Yugo Lombal Modleton.
"I'm old, and I'm still so excited when I speak, be careful that the cerebral blood vessels burst, and they all become Alzheimer's." Old Gresham hurriedly stood up and played the round.
"I see, you all don't fight......" an old woman with gold-rimmed glasses stood up tremblingly, (6) dǐng (6) diǎn (6) small (6) said, .2★3.os_ ♂(); He said, "I will not accept the pursuit of any of you, I will dedicate my life to the true God, and you all die." ”
"Uh......" "This ......" "You sit down first, we don't fight." "Old Gresham was right, we didn't fight ......"
"It's good if you don't fight......" The old woman sat down again, and the four old men breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, the atmosphere eased a lot.
Old Bruno waved his hand and said, "I have no intention of accusing the eleventh granddaughter, even if there is a fault, it is not her fault, but the fault of us old fellows......" He paused, glanced around, and after making sure that there was no objection, he continued, "The ** problem of the Dawn Expeditionary Force did not start in the past few years, but has been ......there for a long time" He shook his head and sighed, "In the past few decades, it has become worse and worse year by year, and they have pursued their own selfish interests under the banner of the Cleansers of the Holy Light, Some officers even privately bred female insects for their amusement......"
After listening to old Bruno's words, all the elders fell silent. In fact, they all know that today's Dawn Expeditionary Force is huge, with many internal factions, intricate relationships, intertwined chains of interests, unclear entanglements, constant disputes, and endless infighting. It is like a terminally ill leprosy patient, covered with tumors, who wants to be completely removed, but is afraid of hurting his life, and wants to be treated gradually, but it is difficult. As soon as this place was cured, the other side began to festering again, as if it was an endless cycle of reincarnation with no beginning and no end.
In silence, old Bruno took out a yellowed piece of paper from his bosom and read a diary.
"It's been many years since the war ended, but my heart is still heavy, even though we have won the final victory. If it were possible, I hope I would forget this history and forget about this war. But I know that she has been deeply engraved in my mind and will accompany me to the end of my life.
Today, I am writing these words not to record our victory, but to pay the deepest tribute to our opponents.
R3531, September day, the war came to an end. On this day, we launched an attack on one of the bases of the Brilliant Faith.
After several battles, they had reached the end of their crossbows, and according to diǎn, only the seriously wounded remained. Yet, at that last moment, they still charged at us. They rushed towards us on crutches, in wheelchairs, or on the ground, singing their war songs......
It was a scene I had never seen before. Their will to fight, their determination to die, would have been unimaginable unless they had seen it with their own eyes. In the face of such an opponent, I felt a deep shock and fear. However, I am not ashamed to be afraid of such an opponent. I don't think there was anyone who wasn't scared at the time. I even began to doubt my faith, and as a devout believer, a servant of the true God, I was ready to give my life for the Light and Glory. But I know very well that we may never be like them.
No one submits, no one gives up, and no one survives.
At this moment, I stand in front of the window, facing north, and pay my deepest respect to our adversaries, with whom it is the greatest honor of my life. At the same time, I would like to warn my descendants to always be vigilant and never to despise them.
Even if one day, we become the masters of the world.
- Saint-Zachari Bruno. ”
"This is a suicide note from my cousin, the 477th Pope, maybe we can't change the status quo for the time being, but we can minimize their threat."
"We all know that the remnants of glory still exist, and they call themselves 'tinder', lurking in dark corners, ready to move......"
"However, as long as they don't have advanced mechanical power armor, they will never be able to compete with us."
"This is my view of diǎn, my words are finished." Bruno Sr. finished his speech and sat down slowly. Then there was a long silence in the chamber......
I don't know how long it took, a crisp voice suddenly broke the silence.
"Grandparents, please listen to You Geyi's little opinion." Then, she looked around the audience with a calm gaze. Quietly, she said softly, "Since ancient times, decay has grown in comfortable ......."
"The sword is dusty, that's because there is no strife on the throne, and the hero sleeps, that's because there is no equal challenge."
"Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I could feel the grandeur and grandeur of that great battle from the words of the ancient books."
"In the face of the mad infidels, our knights, guided by the Light, bravely fought and conquered the world."
"We are the winners, they are the losers!"
"However, as winners, we are proud, so there are some minor blemishes."
"But it doesn't matter, when our enemies reappear, I believe our knights will polish their swords, reinvigorate their majesty, and let the Holy Light shine on every corner of the world."
"Even if they have the same technology as us, such as the Black Oil Power Armor, we can still defeat, obliterate, and destroy them again like we did two hundred years ago!"
"This remnant of splendor hides in the shadows of light and shadow, like rats in the sewers, filthy and ugly."
"Compared to them, we are cats, even if we are lame, blind, lose our teeth, and break our tails, we are still their natural enemies."
Speaking of this, You Ge showed a sly smile and said, "Let's imagine how lonely the cat would be if there were no mice in the world~" Immediately after, her face froze, and she said with a fierce look in her eyes, "Just as a lion wants to tear open flesh and bones, a wolf wants to bite off his throat, and our sword must also drink the blood of the glorious remnant!" ”
"Grandparents, You Ge's words are finished."
After a moment of silence, there was a soft applause in the conference hall.
"She's my granddaughter." "She's my great-granddaughter." "She's my eighth granddaughter." "She's my eleventh granddaughter." "When she was young, I gave her candy." "What is sugar, I took her to the circus." "I've knitted a scarf for her."
"It is worthy of the blood of our family, the longer it grows, the more beautiful it becomes." "If you look at her nose, it's exactly the same as when her grandmother was a child." "You see, Bruno's ears, you see my ears, are they printed in the same mold as hers."
The old man and the old lady began to discuss again until the sun went down and the meeting ended......
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun casts on the rows of towering minarets. At the end of the minaret was a long iron rod, and at the end of the iron rod, welded with a semicircular iron ring and a short iron rod placed horizontally, formed the shape of a cross. If you stand in the clouds and look down at this moment, you can see that at the bottom of the spire, there are layers of glazed tile houses. At this moment, the crystal clear glazed tiles are reflecting the pale golden light, as if gilding the solemn temple of the sun with a layer of golden sand.
Moments later, surrounded by the guards, Yuge left the Council of Elders and was caught up by William Reinhardt on the way to the tarmac.
"Cousin You Ge, I apologize to you for my ignorant brother." William said in a sincere and calm tone.
"Cousin William, I should apologize to you for what happened last time, I went a little too far, and I hope to get Reinhardt's understanding." You Ge bowed his head slightly and said sincerely.
"What do you mean......" William asked cautiously, staring at his distant cousin's delicate face.
"It's flat." You Ge raised his head and said.
"Great." Hearing the "little devil's" reply, William breathed a sigh of relief as if he had unloaded his burden, and said with a little excitement.
But at this moment, You Ge suddenly stretched out his voice and said, "But ......"
"What's wrong?" William's face changed, and he hurriedly asked.
"Summer Agenda ...... at this year's World Parliament"
You Ge said with a slight point, and William hurriedly said: "On behalf of the Reinhardt family, I will fully support Cousin You Ge." ”
"Thank you." You Ge smiled slightly, then she raised her head and looked at the sky. After a few seconds of silence, she said leisurely as if talking to herself, "On the Crescent Alliance side, I will send someone to talk to them, they always cling to a small matter of the past, which is really annoying. ”
William was stunned for a moment, then reacted, bowed in surprise and said, "My princess, William only wishes to thank you on behalf of all the family members of the Reinhardt family!" ”