Old Dick thought for a moment and continued, "Why does building a magical empire put an end to war? ”

"Because magic can increase productivity, have you read Mr. Mercer's work?" Leo asked.

"My son loves to read this." "Young people always like something new. ”

Leo continued, "All wars basically start with a struggle for resources. ”

He looked at Dick, "Imagine what kind of world it would be like if you could grow ten times as much food per acre of land as you used to, and build a house or make clothes ten times as fast as you used to?"

Anyone can live happily ever after, and who would want to go to war? ”

"There's some truth to that, too." Dick nodded, "But can it really increase tenfold?" ”

On the other side, another soldier who had been listening to the exchange between the two sneered, "What are you more serious about the things in the story?" ”

"Okay." Dick shrugged, "Sounds like the white mage is the villain?" ”

"Not really." Leo said, "The White Mage feels that the existence of the Magic Empire is impractical, because magic is a miracle that only a few people can have, and the absolute power gap will lead to absolute oppression." Moreover, the actions of the black mage are very aggressive and will kill a lot of people. ”

"Are there more people dying now?" Dick asked.

Leo fell silent, speechless.

"Sounds like a book with a lot of depth." Dick Sr. said, "Bad guys and good guys have their own beliefs. What is the name of the book? ”

"The Dark Lord." Leo said, "It's a very niche book, you shouldn't be able to buy it." ”

"You seem to know a lot, are you also a college student?" Dick asked.

"Sort of." Leo bowed.

"What do you mean?"

"I went to school where I was a kid and stayed until I was 19 years old."

"Private school?" Dick understood what Leo meant, "That's not a lot of tuition. ”

"It's okay." Leo said.

"Your family shouldn't let you come to the battlefield, right?" Dick continued.

A rich young master like this is usually a treasure in the palm of his family, how could he send him to the battlefield.

Even if he were to be sent to the army to be gilded, it would have found a way to make him a security position in the rear such as a commander and guard, and not on such a front line.

"All the people who came out of that school were not allowed to appear on the battlefield." Leo whispered, "If discovered, he will be punished severely." ”

Dick stared at him quietly, "Looks like you've made a lot of determination. ”

"I have a friend who also died in the bombing, a friend from childhood." Leo said in a low voice, "As a West Francian, you have to do something for West Farland. ”

"You're courageous." Old Dick looked at the soldier who had just spoken to one side, "Pease, why are you here?" ”

Pease crossed his hands on his chest, wrapped his coat tightly, lowered his hat, closed his eyes and took a nap, "I'm not like you, the recruiter kicked in the door and pulled me out of bed and sent me to the barracks." ”

After the national mobilization of West France, with the exception of a few specific personnel. All young men between the ages of 18 and 41 are required to enlist.

Dick smiled, "I guess most of the people on the battlefield should be here like this now." ”

"None of them have ever experienced war, and they are coming to participate in this cruel battle." Leo muttered softly.

"It's all cannon fodder." Pease's voice was low, "Everybody is going to die here." ”

"Trust Joan of Arc and we'll be victorious." Dick said.

Pease smiled disdainfully, "After fighting for so long, and still on this line, does she have any actual results?" ”

Leo stared at Pease quietly, "If the enemy attacked, would you run?" ”

Pease didn't answer, just quietly held the gun, stared at the puddle in front of him, and his thoughts flowed

Dick struggled to get up from the ground, poked his head out cautiously, looked into the distance, looked in the direction of the German barracks, the battlefield was silent, the drizzle of the sky drifting lightly on their cheeks, and the smell of dead silence filled the air.

He hid in the trenches again and said suspiciously, "It's strange, at this time they are either shelling us or launching a charge, why is it so quiet today?" ”

"Maybe they're ready to give up." Pease said.

Leo also looked up a little strangely, looking at the cloudy sky, and in the hazy drizzle, he seemed to vaguely see one empty ship after another approaching this way.

"I think I see an empty boat." Leo muttered softly.

"What, I'll see!" Dick pulled a binoculars out of his waist and looked at it, and then his face became serious.

He then stretched out his hand and took out a whistle from his body and put it in his mouth, the whistle is a special bird whistle, and the sound that comes out is a bird bird's sound, which will be slightly more hidden.

With this bird whistle, the people in the trenches behind them reacted quickly, and began to transmit the news to the command position behind them with bird whistles and flags.

Under Leon's powerful eyesight, the anti-aircraft guns hidden in the forest on the distant hill were aimed at the airship in the distance.

Leo held his breath and crouched behind the trenches, watching the approaching airships in the distance.

As their bodies pierced through the clouds and appeared in the sight of most people, the anti-aircraft guns in the mountains and forests finally opened fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Shell after shell streaked through the air in a graceful long line, dragging the tail of the fire straight towards the sky.

Although it is called an anti-aircraft gun, it is still very difficult for the anti-aircraft gun on the ground to hit the airboat.

Under normal circumstances, at the altitude that the airship can fly, the anti-aircraft guns will definitely not be able to hit.

But these airboats were a bit unusual, flying so low that Leo could even see through the gangside what the pilot on the airboat looked like.

A cannonball hit the bridge of the airboat, and the pilot on it was shocked and fell to the ground, but most of the airboats still flew over them.

Dick's face changed, and he shouted.

"Lie down!"

Then, Leo also learned to lie down in the trench, but his eyes could not help but look at the empty ship in the sky.

I saw that these airships opened their bomb bays, and countless shells fell from the sky, some fell to their positions, while others fell to their front.

These airboats still did not dare to approach their positions, because the closer they were, the higher the probability that the fire of the anti-aircraft guns would shoot them down from the air.

However, the expected explosions and various scenes of debris splatters did not materialize.

In the brief silence, Leo poked his head out in confusion, and the "cannonball" that landed in front of them was very large, like a huge iron can, all yellow, with a skull logo on it.

At the same time, in the distance of the battlefield, a group of people wearing overcoats like raincoats slowly walked towards this side.

Unlike the average army, they also wear gas masks on their heads.

At this moment, Leo's heart fell directly to the bottom, and he shouted excitedly to the people behind him.

"Not bombing! Not bombing! It's poison gas, it's poison gas!! ”

"Twigs!"

As his words fell, several poison gas bottles in front of him made a sound of some kind of knob being turned, and with the sound of "Peng", yellow mist quickly escaped from the iron can.

The enemy had already calculated the direction of the wind when they chose to use the poison gas bombs, and this poison gas was heavier than oxygen, and with the blessing of the wind, the poison gas surged towards them like a torrent of landslides, quickly engulfing the position.

Leo's reaction was so fast that he directly covered his face with his wet coat, and the poisonous gas quickly spread to their position, obscuring his vision.

He felt as if his eyes had been sprayed with chili pepper water, and he quickly became bloodshot, and he quickly closed his eyes, and then he felt his skin hurt as well.

He opened the book in his hand, and there was a small black wooden stick in it, and he held the stick and recited a spell.

The magic enveloped his body, isolating the poisonous gas from him.

He slowly opened his eyes, although his eyes were still a little bloodshot from the contact he had just made, but they were much better than just now.

He saw the body of his comrade beside him gradually twisting, struggling in pain on the ground, and the poisonous gas entered his body, destroying his trachea and throat.

His face flushed, unable to breathe and unable to scream, and Leo tried to save him, but hesitated when he raised his wand.

He couldn't use magic, and his presence on the battlefield was already a violation.

He used his magic on himself, and if he used it on ordinary people, the regulatory system would immediately warn him.

The next moment, the Magic Association's law enforcement team will appear here, and then he will be in prison for several years.

In his hesitation, the comrades-in-arms in front of him had completely lost their lives.

Old Dick was also quick to react, covering his mouth and nose with his coat, and even burying his entire face, but still coughing violently.

Some comrades-in-arms even spit out mouthfuls of blood, with blood flowing from their noses and eyes.

This poisonous gas is rapidly harvesting the lives of the people around us.

(End of chapter)