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"Perhaps war is indeed too cruel, and perhaps the Cold War is too ruthless."
"But the kind of competitive spirit, the effort to reach out for survival, and the shouting to prove oneself is a good thing."
"The witches of this era do not lack freedom, but they lack places where they can expend that freedom."
“I know it especially well…”
Jiang Kehan felt a mix of sadness and nostalgia. Her gaze drifted past the great figures before her, who were now lost in thought and showing surprise, and finally landed on her past self.
"Actually, whether it's dueling or scientific research, these things are just tools of the witch."
"We have too much and want too little."
"So, he lazily put aside his eagerness and became slow and leisurely."
"Just like me before stepping into the portal of time and space, I was anxious, but not reckless."
"But... witches are the ones who are least afraid of the cost."
She spoke with a stubborn and ferocious tone, forcefully pounding her chest, her voice resounding.
"Even if we run out of magic, we still have blood."
Even if we bleed to death, we will still have a stubborn will.
Even when death is imminent, we will not give up and will crawl out of hell with a completely new attitude.
"The price? That's just an embellishment that drives us to become even more ferocious and powerful."
"right?"
Jiang Kehan questioned softly, forcing the silent giants to face her sharp gaze.
Really? Of course!
Are there any other people who understand this better than these witches who are struggling to lead the times?
Whether in the era of societies or the era of empires, the enemies around us are always eyeing us covetously.
Both they and the empire were teetering on the brink of collapse, but in the end, they stood firm, even stronger than before.
"Gentlemen, in this new era there is no room for war, nor is there any need to continue unifying all empires."
Let go of these outdated ideas.
"Let's go and see what the witch's true desires are."
"The Witch Queen doesn't understand politics, the great ones don't understand it either, and even I can only shake my head regretfully and say I don't understand."
Jiang Kehan laughed loudly, straightened her back, and spoke with a hint of pride.
"But the witches we protect understand!"
"If they want to see more of the world, then let them see it."
"Isn't it just about opening up borders? We should go even further and let them decide for themselves which country they will serve."
"So let's ignite it completely."
"Go and improve, go and persuade, go and prove that your order is truly superior, so that these foundations that belong to others can fall on your own shoulders."
"annexation, strengthening, and bloodless battles."
"Then let us continue our search, and let these witches choose for themselves what is worth sacrificing their freedom for, what they are willing to succumb to."
Suddenly, Ms. Watanabe asked.
Can you guarantee we won't end up fighting?
Jiang Kehan gave a disdainful laugh and answered in this way.
"I can, because by then, I will be invincible. Who would dare to shake the internal order and peace of the witches..."
"Even if I become great, I, this shameless witch, will show them what it means to be beaten down by society and what true cruelty is."
"Yes, everyone, I am threatening you, that's how stubborn I am."
Greatness wouldn't bother with the little witch, but a witch named Jiang Kehan would.
From beginning to end, those marks on her that did not belong to a witch never disappeared; in fact, they shone even brighter.
Then, chuckles broke out, and the great men looked at each other, a rare moment of passion stirring within them.
Jiang Kehan is right. They have indeed been living a comfortable life for too long. Every day they are either troubled by the trivial matters of their respective empires or lead a boring life.
We look forward to a good fight in the witch competition that happens every few years.
As for the wars between the various empires now?
Well, that was purely designed for alien races to transform into witches. It's okay for fighting great witches, but it's far from being great or exciting.
Integration? No, this time, the theme chosen by Jiang Kehan is—debate and competition.
Let greatness cease to be sacred, and let witches cease to be too idle.
Let society as a whole start to move and get better and better.
However, these are all still contingency plans. The Supreme Commander of the Sin Capital, Anmonica, chuckled and then looked back and forth between Jiang Kehan and Eva Carson with great interest.
"To be honest, that's a very good suggestion."
"However, Miss Jiang Kehan, your current strength is not enough to convince me."
"So... go and prove it to us if you can defeat Eva, or if you become a great chief in the future."
"I am willing to join your plan."
The other great ones nodded in agreement, gazing at the two men.
Thus, what was originally just a declaration of war between master and disciple suddenly became a turning point that could determine the fate of the witch era.
Everyone is watching with bated breath and eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Tell me, isn't this ridiculous?
Jiang Kehan sighed repeatedly, but despite feeling guilty, she nodded stubbornly and firmly, her gaze fearless.
The witch was not afraid of the consequences, and naturally she was not afraid of challenges.
And she was the same.
Chapter 500 It wasn't strength that conquered us, but you.
Therefore, other great decisions were made to temporarily set aside the results of the meeting.
They chose to believe Jiang Kehan, but they didn't completely believe her.
The Greats had no objection to Keva Miller's arrangements, but they needed to lay the groundwork first before the other witches would accept them.
After all, if a witch who died long ago suddenly appears and spreads her radiance to every corner of the utopia, she's bound to cause some strange and wonderful trouble.
The greats need to start patching the relevant laws, such as explicitly stipulating that in non-public places, Keva Miller's gaze will only be triggered when the witch dies.
Otherwise... it would feel a bit awkward.
Nobody wants to be living a perfectly good life when suddenly there's a surveillance camera in their home, right?
However, opening up national borders, and allowing witches to freely decide their nationality as mentioned by Jiang Kehan, are even more complicated.
Neither the establishment of relevant laws nor the determination to take the entire empire to the gambling table can be decided by a single word of greatness.
They are indeed the strongest in every empire, but order will not bow down to the strong; it is stubborn and obstinate.
It could even be described as ruthless.
Currently, the great ones have tentatively decided that they will fully push forward these things only when Jiang Kehan has completely proven herself, for example, when she wins the war with Eva.
Regarding the issue of opening up national borders, they plan to begin a small-scale trial at the end of the year and summarize the experience.
As for why it's the end of the year...
"You mean, this war between France and the British Empire will eventually escalate into a full-scale simulation?"
"Will every empire meet its end?"
Jiang Kehan was a little stunned, but before her face could brighten, Little Lilith smiled and "kindly" reminded her.
"Literally, yes, it is Kehan."
"However, for the sake of fairness in your duel with Eva, a full simulation may not be possible until next year."
"This year it's just a matter of issuing notices and mobilizing each other, and waging a war of public opinion."
Jiang Kehan's face fell, and she glanced at Little Lilith, speechless.
What does fairness mean? Does it refer to the greatness of someone who is on the verge of defeat?
However, she wasn't too disappointed. The significance of the full simulation was to get each empire to start taking things seriously, thereby guiding the witches within their countries to spontaneously explore information about other empires.
This cleverly stimulates their desire to go abroad, laying the groundwork for the subsequent imperial power struggle.
"Okay, I know that too."
Jiang Kehan glanced at the other great ones who were deep in thought. Just now, they had argued fiercely over some minor details, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.
"Whether it is the empire or individuals, everyone has their own desires and aspirations for the coming era."
"However, the thorns blocking everyone's path are also particularly dangerous."
"Everyone needs some time to adapt and convince themselves."
Little Lilith looked at Jiang Kehan, whose expression was gentle and quiet, opened her mouth, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
The other person seemed a little too sensible, even pitiful.
So, Lilith smiled, looked intently at Jiang Kehan, and said this.
"Sometimes, I really feel that you are the gift that God sent to us witches."
"Finally, our leader has become a normal person, which is truly moving."
Whether it's Sophia, who can't understand human speech, or Shining Lilith, who can understand human speech but has no talent for governance and ultimately becomes a master of slacking off.
All I can say is that just thinking about it makes the great second-in-command, Little Lilith, feel incredibly sad.
"However, you don't need to be too sensible."
Little Lilith patted Jiang Kehan on the shoulder and said softly.