Cross and Nia didn't speak along the way, Cross was originally a relatively passive person, others didn't speak, and he rarely took the initiative to start a topic.

So, the two walked quietly in the miserable town of Blackwater.

Suddenly, Nia stopped.

Cross also stopped, "What's wrong?" ”

"Lord Cross, why is there always a war in this world?" asked Nia, bowing her head.

Cross was stunned, he didn't know that Nia would ask such an esoteric question. This is a question that he can't answer, at least, he can't give a definite answer right now.

However, he knew that Nia would ask this question because she had witnessed the war-torn Blackwater, the hellish Blackwater.

It is likely that Nia has developed an aversion to the world that will lead her to the depths of darkness. This result was something that Cross didn't want to see, and he now understood that what Nia needed more than the answer to her question was reassurance.

Cross tried to say something to make Nia see the good side of the world again, but before he could speak, Nia spoke again, "Lord Cross, I'm not afraid of corpses, I've killed people. However, all the people I killed were bad people. But...... What did the people of Blackwater do wrong? Why did they get slaughtered?"

Why did the Seattas slaughter the city? Close knew very well. First, they didn't want to allocate troops to garrison this strategic location, and second, they wanted to attract scavengers by slaughtering the city, so that the scavengers could control Blackwater, so as to achieve the goal of containing the enemy.

Although this fundamental reason is not very difficult to understand, with Nia's current cognitive level, it is likely to be incomprehensible. Cross wanted to touch Nia's head, trying to soothe her.

At this time, Nia suddenly jumped in front of Cross and tilted her head to look at the latter, "Lord Cross, why don't you speak? Am I too noisy? Don't take what I said too seriously, I'm just talking casually." ”

Nya's actions and words made Closeston understand everything, and he instantly felt that all the random speculation he had made was a waste of time and energy.

First of all, Nia is not unhappy because of the tragic situation in Blackwater now, her unhappy state has actually appeared after she found out about the destruction of the town, but the moment Cross decided to save Blackwater, she put that negative emotion aside, otherwise, she would not have followed Cross to his hometown that has become "hell".

Secondly, Nia's questions weren't complaints at all, she just wanted to test Cross through those questions.

Cross was very impressed by this, when he was at the Imperial Military Academy, there were often girls who would ask him some inexplicable questions, and the answers he came up with after rational thinking would basically make these girls unhappy.

Later, he asked his mentor for help because of this kind of thing, and the mentor told him that girls don't necessarily ask you questions to get real answers to their questions, they may just test your attitude, test you as a person.

And Nia said so much, in fact, she wanted to know more about Cross. Now that Nia has no home and has lost contact with the Endless Reincarnation Organization, she is now at an important turning point in her life.

And at this turning point, Cross Klein appeared, and Nia, who had only one choice for wandering, had another choice, and that was to follow Cross.

Therefore, it is only after getting to know Cross further that Nia can make the most reasonable choice.

After learning Nia's thoughts, Cross began to brew words in his head, knowing that every word he said next would affect Nia's final decision, so he had to be careful.

Because, he hopes that Nia can follow him and use it for herself.

He looked at Nia, and for the first time he noticed that the little girl was only as tall as his chest, and he suddenly had an idea.

Cross suddenly reached out and pulled Nia's headscarf off, and the latter's two beast ears popped up.

Nia immediately touched her head and looked at Cross with a puzzled expression, "What are you going to do?"

Cross threw away his turban and said solemnly, "Nia, I really hope that you can live your life as a half-human. It's just that...... These can only be hopeful......

I used to wish there was such a country. In this country, everyone is equal, all races can live in peace, and half-humans, or even sub-humans, like you, can enjoy the rights that others can enjoy......"

At this, Cross sighed.

"But...... Such a state simply cannot exist! Because there can be no absolute equality.

There must be ordinary civilians in the country, and there must be leaders. This cannot be changed, and it is precisely because of this unchangeable factor that true equality exists only in illusions.

In order to secure his rule, the leader of the country will inevitably create an environment in which ordinary people feel equal.

And in order to create an equal environment, their usual approach is to eradicate some unequal factors, such as half-human, such as sub-human, such as usurper, and of course, foreigners.

And so, the war happened.

Equality is just a pretext for starting a war.

What I'm saying is cruel, but it's true. ”

Cross paused, and he noticed that Nia had her head down and didn't react unusually, so he continued.

"I wasn't too touched by the hellish sight of Blackwater. Because, for me, it's just a normal outcome of war.

Hunting scavengers and rescuing Blackwater Town is actually just to make friends with William and them, and at the same time, it is also to allow Coppermountain Town to survive the cold winter safely.

By the way, to make you grateful to me.

Even, I rescued you in the Twilight Mountains so that you could follow me.

I am such a cold-blooded and selfish person.

Everything I do, in fact, is for myself. ”

After Cross said this, his heart beat a little faster, he was not worried that Nia would leave, he dared to say this, he was already prepared for the worst.

These words are the result of Cross's careful consideration. Empty words and big words may get Nia's help temporarily, but after a long time, Nia will eventually discover his true intentions, and at that time, Nia will definitely leave lost.

Instead of that, it is better to directly say what is true in her heart, and at the same time let Nia know that he is selfish and ruthless, if she does not even reject such a Cross, then Nia will definitely become Cross's most loyal helper.