Section 186 Observation

In the city of Fornoros, it can be described as a mess.

The one that happened in Eagle Falcon City was, even from the harshest point of view, a coup d'état. And what Fornoros City is facing is a real battle. When the city walls were breached and the scattered enemy forces were pursued, the raids naturally took place. It is true that officers at all levels did their best to prevent this, but they were not so much for the sake of duty and discipline as for the sake of cohesion, so that the soldiers would not be scattered for the sake of robbery and thus miss the war.

But last night, the overall situation was settled, and for ordinary soldiers, even if they didn't know that Byron had committed suicide by drinking bullets, they at least understood that the most rear-end defense of Fornoros, that is, Byron's central castle, had opened its doors and surrendered. This half of the night...... The upper echelons have no intention of binding military discipline, and everything is as they please.

But after daybreak, the matter was over. According to an unwritten rule in the military, this can only be done at night unless the superiors openly promise to be taken captive. At this moment, when Eshuruphat and the little girl were walking through the streets of Fornoros, the situation was under control. Occasionally, one or two loitering soldiers in armor and armed weapons could be seen, but there was no large-scale operation.

However, the traces left behind are a clear indication of what happened. On both sides of the street, almost all of the original shops have been destroyed. Doors are broken and something can be seen everywhere. Far as far as the eye could see, beside a broken door, lay a large open cash box. This cash box is the one commonly used by merchants, and it is sturdy and bulky. Its lock was violently smashed and left on the side of the road – the contents of the cash box, of course, had been looted.

A little farther away, there was a storefront right across from them. The door of the shop has also been smashed open, and fragments of majolica can be seen inside and out. The shop was supposed to be a shop selling enamellware, but now not to mention the money, even the four large vases that were placed on the side of the shop have been broken.

On the edge of this shop, you can see the black color of the large beach, which still exudes a strong smell of blood. Large swarms of flies swirled over the black trail.

Ashrufat took the little girl's hand and felt the little girl's hand tremble slightly. However, it was only a slight tremble. The little girl's footsteps are still steady, if it weren't for holding hands, then no one would be able to see any changes in her body.

They turned a corner and entered a civilian ghetto. Things are much better here, at least there are no visible signs of destruction.

In a house on the side of the road, a face was watching the two outsiders through the window. After seeing the armor on Ashrufat's body, the window suddenly slammed shut, making a clear "thud" sound.

It's not just this one voice. Farther away, the sound of doors and windows being shut.

"Do you feel it?" asked Ashrufat softly. "The malice in those eyes. What do you think people here will think of you if you make your identity public?"

It's hard to say what the consequences are, but it's not a happy consequence.

"Do you feel it, people here...... For us, it's an enemy. For them, we are the enemies who have come here to kill their lords and destroy their cities. It's the aggressor. ”

"But...... Didn't Byron provoke the war?" asked the little girl.

"People will only see the part of the truth that is good for them. Ashrufat replied. "Most people are like that. According to the book, a person can see the nails in the eyes of others, but not the beams in his own eyes. With different positions, there are many things that cannot be said. From your point of view, Byron was a traitor who violated the rules of the monarch and the court, and a villain who divided the country, and it was only right to destroy him. To them, Byron was a benevolent and virtuous lord. I ask you, do you think you're wrong, or are these people wrong?"

The little girl found herself unable to answer this question.

"That's the way it is, there's nothing wrong with either side, it's just a difference in position. Everyone will instinctively choose their own path according to their own beliefs. When these roads collide, when there is no way to coexist between the two roads, what determines whose path is more correct? Words, theories, and things like that are so powerless. The only way to solve this problem quickly is violence. So all the problems were solved. We don't need to convince anyone to just let the dissenting person just disappear. ”

The little girl didn't speak. Ashrufat didn't look at her face, but if he did, he would be able to tell that the look on the little girl's face was anything but disapproving of it.

As I walked around the corner, a stone flew from somewhere. The little girl only felt a black shadow flashing in front of her, and Ashrufat's hand had appeared in front of her, and the stone was caught in Ashrufat's hand before it hit her face. It wasn't a stone, it was a brick fragment. If this irregularly shaped broken brick had hit the little girl just now, it would at least have smashed her out of a big bag.

The figure in the corner in the distance flashed, and suddenly disappeared.

"What are you going to do in this case, for example?" asked Ashrufat.

"Slowly...... It's time to kill it all. The little girl replied. That's a standard answer, and that's what Jana taught her.

"It's well said, time does sometimes smooth out hatred. Ashrufat said. "But only if there is no new hatred. Do you think your rule can be better than Byron's?"

"Why can't I be better?" asked the little girl. "I will choose the most suitable governor ......"

"It's not that I'm questioning you and Arynne's vision, it's because you can't possibly do better than Byron. You must know that the city of Fornoros is Byron's lair, and he has really invested his blood here. What he does is not something you can do. Do you know that in order to buy people's hearts, he exempted almost all the taxes in the city? That's a real benefit. Byron's actions were not in vain. You may not know that in the previous siege battles, the militia in this city resisted the most resolutely and thoroughly, and also made our army pay the greatest price...... This is the will of the people, although it is only the heart of the people of a city. Byron relied on the position of regent to steal the treasury to do this, and how can you do that?"

"I ...... too" The little girl actually wanted to say that I could do it, but found that Ashrufat was really looking at herself. Under Ashrufat's gaze, the unyielding anger in her heart suddenly disappeared.

"Yes, you have to do it, and maybe you can do it. But I ask you, how can they be treated like this? Just because they are hostile to you? Those who are loyal to and obey you are subject to higher taxes, but those who are hostile to you and hate you are entitled to such treatment? Are you encouraging all people to be hostile to you? Besides, what are you doing? Are you crusading against a traitor to recover a territory, or are you trying to raise a group of uncles?"

"But...... They ......"

"Their hatred is not worth mentioning. Because you are much stronger, because your army has conquered this place! Their resistance has been crushed. At this time, they maintained such hatred...... It's stupid. For the hearts of the people of a city can be opposed to a nation?" "Have you noticed what their eyes look like...... It's all full of hatred. But he has already been defeated, so why is he not full of fear?"

“...... This one...... I don't know what to do. ”

"Because there's not enough violence. Powerful violence can fill people with fear, even hatred. But half-hung violence will have such an effect. Ashrufat replied. "It's also a kind of stupidity. They see you as an enemy, but they still expect you to treat them as subjects. It is this confusion that makes them do this kind of thing. With that, Ashrufat stepped on the irregularly shaped broken brick with his foot, and the broken brick cracked with a crisp crack under the iron boot, and was instantly trampled to pieces.

"You...... What do you want to do?"

"And I put my sword in the gate of the city as a measure of height. Men above this height are all beheaded. All the women and children were to be reduced to slavery and taken away and sold. All property in the city was confiscated, and the real estate was auctioned. Ashrufat said calmly. "You need this city, but you don't need this hostile group of thieves in this city. ”

The little girl took a deep breath. The words that came out of Ashrufat's mouth may have been calm, but they were almost beyond her bearing. It's insane. Ashrufat was not a crazy person, but the little girl had no doubt that he would do such a crazy thing.

"You...... Isn't there any empathy?" she said suddenly. At this time, the two of them had become a state of walking side by side, and the little girl didn't dare to look at Ashrufat's face again, and Ashrufat didn't look at the little girl either.

"There are sympathies, but I never take them to battle. Ashrufat replied. "War is a terrible thing because it does not tolerate even the slightest hint of sympathy. ”

"Is there a ...... The second option is the second solution to the situation at hand. ”

"Unfortunately, no. Ashrufat replied.

"Can I ask...... What is the real reason?" the little girl asked. "They say that you have not been able to break through the city for a long time, and you cannot perform meritorious service in front of me, so you are furious. That's the real reason why you want to slaughter the city. ”

"What do you think?" replied Ashrufat.

He wouldn't even defend himself. The little girl suddenly remembered what Rhodia had said before. What could happen for Lang?

"Would you approve of Garunas doing that, why would you be so resistant to my plans?" asked Ashrufat suddenly.

"Garunas didn't do it in his own country. He's against Tiberius, our enemy!" said the little girl, trying her best to control her emotions.

"Your Majesty, I believe you have made a mistake. This is the enemy country. Ashrufat's voice sounded cold and distant, making her want to cry. "The people here are the people of the Empire. They are the people of Byron, not yours. It takes time to convert them, but now you don't have time. ”

"I don't have time for what?" said the little girl, suddenly, in a very soft voice. It was no longer the queen's voice, there was no majesty of a monarch and a minister, only an ordinary little girl's unwilling voice. "Tell me the truth, okay? Don't think I don't understand anything!"