Chapter 35: The Law of Survival
When the exhausted Xiao Longchen woke up from the battle mecha again, a full day and night had passed.
After Xiao Longchen's gaze was confused for a short time, the tragic scene of yesterday immediately flashed in his mind.
Tears silently slid down his cheeks again, and even though the energy of the battle suit mecha had recovered, he did not open the hatch and walked out, but still lay quietly inside.
He didn't have the face to face the goblins, and he didn't have the courage to meet the families of the goblin warriors who died trying to rescue him.
Even if his original intention was to rescue the few goblins who had been captured, it was an indisputable fact that he had killed more of the elf soldiers.
If possible, Xiao Longchen really hoped that it was he who was captured by the birds, at least then he didn't have to live in deep self-blame.
At this moment, Xiao Longchen just wanted to lie quietly like this, hiding in the broken battle mecha until the end of his life.
"Now that you're awake, let's go out quickly!During the time you were unconscious, Patriarch Gru and his people were very worried about you, and the Ba brothers have been guarding your bedside all the time, and they haven't closed their eyes for a day and a night!" Xiao Xing's voice sounded in his mind, but the simple description made Xiao Longchen feel even more ashamed.
"Xiaoxing, this time...... Am I doing something wrong?" Xiao Longchen didn't communicate with Xiao Xing with his mind, but asked in a choked voice.
His eyes were full of confusion and remorse, and even though he knew that the impulsive action was well intentioned, he still couldn't forgive himself.
"Yesterday's events, I can't comment on whether it's right or wrong. But I want to ask you, if you hadn't saved Baru's children, or if you had saved Baru's children and helped those goblin warriors guard the entrance to the cave, would you feel such self-reproach and remorse afterwards?"
After hearing these words, the confusion in Xiao Longchen's eyes became even stronger, and he couldn't help but start to put himself in Xiao Xing's shoes and think about the situation that Xiao Xing said.
In the end, the answer he got when he asked himself was still in pain and remorse at this moment.
Xiao Xing seemed to guess his thoughts, so he asked him again: "Although you have caused greater losses to the goblin clan because of your impulsiveness, do you know why they do not hate you, but instead regard you as their benefactor and their hero?"
Xiao Longchen felt a pain in his heart, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why?"
"Because as long as there is war, there will be bloodshed and sacrifices. They have long been accustomed to the pain of losing relatives and friends, so they are not as cowardly as you, and they don't even have the courage to lick their wounds!" Xiao Xing didn't give Xiao Longchen any time to breathe, so he continued to add a fire and said, "Do you know why they not only don't hate you, but also see you as a hero?"
He didn't know what happened after Xiao Longchen fell into a coma, so after hearing Xiao Xing's words, the expression on Xiao Longchen's face suddenly became stunned.
Xiao Xing didn't explain too much to him, but directly controlled the battle suit mecha, and he didn't know how to use it, and directly presented the scene that happened when the four of Balu carried Xiao Longchen back yesterday through an intuitive picture.
When Xiao Longchen saw that the goblins along the way were all standing solemnly and expressing their respect with noble etiquette, Xiao Longchen suddenly cried bitterly.
"No, I'm just a sinner...... I don't deserve their respect!" Xiao Longchen could no longer suppress his emotions and screamed in pain.
"It's not up to you to decide whether you deserve to win this honor or not, at least in the hearts of those goblins, you're indeed a hero......! Is this for what?" Xiaoxing asked in a deep voice again.
Xiao Longchen ignored Xiao Xing, still holding his head and crying bitterly.
"Because you have a strength far beyond them, a strength that they want to control but can't reach, so your kindness combined with the strength of the battle suit mech has earned their respect. You...... Do you understand what I mean?" Xiaoxing seemed to be preaching, and it seemed that he was just sighing.
When Xiao Longchen heard this, he suddenly stopped crying. A flash of light flashed in his gloomy eyes, and he said urgently like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw: "The goblin clan is eager to gain the strength to protect themselves, and the battle suit mecha on my body has made them see hope, so when I am in danger because of rescuing their people, they will save me at any cost?"
"You're basically right, but your thinking isn't too clear. The goblin people are very kind, and they are grateful to you because you saved their loved ones. Rushing out to save you at all costs is only for this reason. As for why I mentioned the battlesuit mech, you should be able to figure it out. After Xiao Xing finished speaking, he fell into silence, and it was also to give Xiao Longchen a time to ponder.
Xiao Longchen frowned and pondered for a long time, and suddenly thought of the knowledge he had learned in military class when he was in the family.
If an army wants to be invincible and invincible, it must have independent beliefs and a military spirit that will not be lost until the last soldier.
And this military soul is either the glory of the country and the race, or the leader whom they respect from the bottom of their hearts. In every strong army, there must be a general who is respected by the soldiers.
Where there is a war, there will be victory and defeat, and after the winner is decided, there will inevitably be prisoners of war on the losing side.
Rather than slaughtering prisoners of war, the victorious side will use them as coolies or in exchange for resources that will be useful to their side.
However, once the high-ranking generals of the losing side are captured, they often either commit suicide or are executed by the victorious side, because most of these high-ranking generals with the aura of a leader have the appeal to respond to every call.
If they were to be kept together with the captured soldiers, there was a high risk of a large-scale prisoner of war counterattack.
This is the charm of leaders, and the meaning they represent is the soul of an army.
A unit that has lost its general, no matter how strong its individual combat effectiveness is, is only a plate of scattered sand, and it cannot be called an army at all.
Therefore, on the battlefields of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, there will be so many soldiers who are not afraid of their own life and death in order to protect their generals. Only then will there be cases where "decapitation" operations must be planned at all costs.
When Xiao Longchen heard this lesson, he still didn't understand it a little. But after experiencing a war and listening to Xiao Xing's explanation after the war, Xiao Longchen suddenly understood everything.
In yesterday's war with the tide of birds and beasts, he relied on his spirit of sacrificing his life and his own powerful combat power to establish an image similar to that of a leader in the hearts of the goblins.
Perhaps they went out of their way to save themselves out of respect for his righteous deeds, but that was not the key point in making this situation happen.
The focus is on the goblins who see in him the opportunity for the rise of the race, and the hope of turning passive defense into active attack.
The goblin clan has been plagued by beasts for many years, and each of them has personally experienced the pain of being mutilated too many times, so they hope that one day they can make their race stronger, and be able to stand on the same level as those beasts that are far more powerful than them, and have a fair showdown.
After figuring this out, the remorse and pain in Xiao Longchen's eyes gradually subsided, and was replaced by a firm belief in helping the goblin clan rise.
He knew that in order to atone for his sins, he had to make the goblin clan strong as soon as possible. Only if they control enough strength to protect themselves, will the same tragedy not be repeated over and over again.
At this moment, Xiao Longchen's eyes were brighter than ever. Because from what happened to the goblin clan, he saw the cause of their Long family's annihilation.
It is precisely because the power they control is not strong enough, that, after obtaining the precious treasure, they attracted so many greedy guys like jackals, held high the banner of benefiting all mankind, and launched a criminal war against them.
The natural law of the jungle is applicable both in the technologically advanced earth and in this relatively primitive world.
If you want to survive the battle of the great powers, you must make yourself stronger.
Only when you control enough strength can you really decide your own fate, and only then can those greedy guys dare not show their fangs in front of you!