novelhk Chapter 1236 Price and Sacrifice
Chapter 1236 Price and Sacrifice
"An alliance...?"
Su Yanling lowered her head, seemingly deep in thought.
Ye Ge's voice was steady and clear: "Actually, after defeating Sima Qing in the Evil Netherworld, I had already made an agreement with the Crimson Dragon King Ao Sheng, the Black Dragon King Gul'thas, and the Giant Father Tar. If Sima Qing were to use the three twelfth-tier ferocious beasts and ghosts in his hands to launch a war, all the powerful races of the myriad races must temporarily form an alliance."
"Currently, Sima Qing controls three twelfth-tier ferocious beasts and spirits: Qiongqi, Taotie, and Taowu, as well as six eleventh-tier ferocious beasts and spirits. Whether there are more is currently unknown. In addition, there is the gene company itself, which possesses wealth and technology that rivals that of a nation."
"The Extreme Yin faction has produced another 12th-level Pope-level Grand Priest."
"If they all start causing trouble at the same time, a huge upheaval will occur across the map of all races, and the eighth war among all races will be inevitable."
"..."
Su Yanling remained silent for a long time, her brows seemingly shrouded in a layer of unresolved worry.
Ye Ge noticed that she seemed to have some concerns: "What's wrong?"
"War..." Su Yanling sighed softly, "Ye Ge, you haven't experienced the pain of a country's destruction and the loss of one's home, so you probably can't understand my feelings..."
Hearing this, Bai Xueling felt a pang of sadness.
Ye Ge remained silent. He understood what Su Yanling meant.
It seems that the shadow of the destruction of the Demon Kingdom still weighs on her heart.
“I know you’re worried about the tragedy of the Demon Kingdom repeating itself,” Ye Ge said. “But this time, at least your Spirit Demon Clan won’t be fighting alone. If we can form an alliance with powerful races such as the Eastern Dragon Clan, the Western Dragon Clan, the Giant Clan, and the Beast Clan, our chances of winning are still very high.”
“I’m not just talking about the odds of winning.” Su Yanling raised her eyes and gazed quietly into Ye Ge’s eyes. “War means death, and death will be commonplace every day.”
She paused, then turned her gaze to Bai Xueling beside her: "Sister Xueling died in that war. I also witnessed countless friends, relatives, seniors, juniors... countless people die. I couldn't even see their bodies. All I saw every day were cold death numbers and death lists... After that, if I could, I really hope that war will never come again."
Ye Ge felt a slight tremor in his heart upon hearing this.
Indeed, casualties are an unavoidable and cruel cost of war.
War undoubtedly symbolizes sacrifice. Even though the casualties in the Southern War of the human race seemed to have been minimized under his tactical command, sacrifice was still inevitable, only the number of sacrifices was relatively small.
Once the war between all races begins, its scale will be many times larger than that of the Southern Territory back then! Even the best strategies and tactics will almost certainly result in casualties.
In her previous life, she lived on Earth, but this world of myriad races was just a game. So no matter how many people died, Ye Ge would not feel any guilt, as long as she could win the final battle.
But things were different here. Every soldier around him was a living, breathing human being. The thought that everyone's life, death, success, or failure was laid bare before him, especially since many of his friends were among them, and that a single decision he made could completely alter their destinies, filled Ye Ge with an invisible pressure...
Ye Ge crossed her arms and closed her eyes. She imagined the scene of the people around her possibly dying on the battlefield.
Xue'er, Yao Yao, Xiao Li, Nangong Hanhan, Li Shuying, Bai Qing, Qu Qu, Ye Yulong, Ye Qingxin, Ye Yang, Ye Mengyu, Arthur, Jiang Xiaoming... Clearly, no matter who died in front of him, he would not be able to accept it...
Okay, Jiang Xiaoming should be an exception.
Is it possible to develop a war without casualties?
If only it were just a bunch of cold, hard data, like in strategy games...
Gao Shenxue stood quietly beside him, her clear, obsidian-like eyes gazing at him for a moment before she lowered her head, seemingly deep in thought.
"indeed so."
Ye Ge opened her calm eyes again: "I'm just as afraid that what you said will happen, and I don't even dare to imagine that scene."
"Oh?" This surprised Su Yanling. She raised an eyebrow and looked at Ye Ge: "In my memory, the Ye family, a family of demonized mutants, is synonymous with war. Although they may not be the strongest family among all races, they are definitely the most insane, the most reckless in their deaths, and the most eager for war. In my memory, your family has made a fortune from war several times, right? I thought you demonized people didn't care about human life. Your reaction is quite surprising."
Ye Ge smiled helplessly.
"Being indifferent to death doesn't mean we're completely unconcerned about the deaths of our loved ones, does it?"
He said calmly, "We just understand one principle: respect is earned through fists, and peace is gained through strength. Only when you are not afraid and not afraid of war will others fear you. If it weren't for the countless Night Clan warriors who fought like bloodthirsty madmen in war, how could the human race, which was only ranked 93rd among all races back then, have made so many of the top-ranked dark races dare not invade and avoid us?"
Su Yanling's heart stirred slightly; Ye Ge's words resonated within her.
“Night Song is right,” Bai Xueling echoed softly, her voice firm though soft. “Cowardice will not bring peace, but only more humiliation and oppression.”
Su Yanling took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind: "I understand... Since even Sister Blood Spirit has said so... the Spirit Demon Clan is willing to join the alliance."