Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1164 1146. Solve the problem
"The Scoia'tael was instigated by someone, there is no doubt about that."

As Tishaya spoke, she adjusted the tableware in front of her, making it neat and symmetrical.

"But being instigated is not an excuse. What has been done has been done. I saw how the Scoia'tael treated their enemies on the way back to Gos Velen. It was no different during the Falgar Rebellion."

"They hung people on trees for archery practice, castrated them, cut off their limbs, disfigured them, and roasted them."

Falja Rebellion, a terrifying character in the northern kingdoms, she once launched a brutal and widespread rebellion, the scale of which even covered the entire northern kingdom.

She was later burned at the stake and became known as Bloody Farga.

That was more than a hundred years ago.

The Yinlu Tavern under the booth platform is clean and luxurious, with warm and bright lighting. People in the seats are toasting and chatting about big business worth hundreds or thousands of Oren coins.

But amidst these peaceful background sounds, Tishaya's calm voice is narrating a bloody scene.

"There is no doubt that the unfair treatment they have suffered as a non-human race has made them particularly indulgent in venting their anger now."

"At the same time, the captured Scoia'tael were also subjected to the same punishment by humans, and their bodies were hung at the intersections of the roads."

Berengar was not as particular as Tishaya. On the table in front of him were several crayfish claws that had been drained of their meat.

"I've never seen good results from people who use torture and assault to fight back."

The old witcher had lived a long life and had seen a lot, but he still felt enlightened to see executions and tortures that were comparable to those during the Falgar Rebellion starting to spread everywhere.

"Yes, there is no good result."

Lan En started talking.

As soon as he spoke, the other three people at the table fell silent.

Although he was just eating during the social process just now, no one thought that his presence had decreased.

In fact, he was the center from beginning to end.

The combination of etiquette and temperament alone is enough to be called dazzling and perfect.

"The Scoia'tael, immersed in their counterattack against humans, felt proud and fell deeper and deeper into vicious violence."

The young witcher continued.

"But this will only make humans hate non-human races more and be more determined to take action."

"The Scoia'tael thought they could scare humans, but in fact they only scared a small group of people who faced them. Most humans just felt angry."

"But the anger of the non-human races has been accumulating for a long time." Margarita rested her elbows on the table, her chin on the back of her hands, and tilted her head towards Lan En.

"In the past two years, two cities in Kaedwen have experienced massacres of non-human races. The people in those cities are like crazy. The same is true for Vengerberg in Aedirn. It was thanks to Yennefer that she sheltered some dwarves and elves at that time."

Margarita sighed helplessly: "You can't expect a group of non-human races who might be slaughtered by humans tomorrow because of a dispute over a piece of bread to remain rational. If I were them, I would have been scared crazy a long time ago."

"Racial conflict." Berengar shook his head. "Even if the prophet Lebioda appeared, he couldn't do anything about this kind of trouble. There's no way to sort it out."

He shook his head, but looked at the young witcher who was wiping his hands with a persuasive look.

The same goes for Tishaya and Margarita.

They all knew what kind of person Lan En was and how he usually reacted when he encountered certain things.

He always wants to intervene in things that he doesn't like, otherwise he will be unhappy.

When he first took charge, he went to the capital of Temeria, broke into the estate of a powerful duke and killed him.

During his second term in office, he destroyed the enemy's entire corps command chain in an unprecedented battle.

Vesemir always said that people who meddle in other people's affairs would not live long.

Therefore, when educating the apprentices of the Wolf School, the witcher grandmaster always told them not to think of themselves as knights who punish evil and promote good.

They are just witchers who do their job and get paid.

However, due to Lan En's abilities and wisdom, he has shown no signs of dying so far.

But the racial conflict between humans and non-human races is not something that can be resolved by force alone.

"This is not something that can be solved by force alone, I know that very well."

Lan En seemed to know exactly what they were thinking and spoke it out loud.

“But I actually have some ideas about how to solve this problem, but I don’t have the time or the manpower.”

As he spoke, the young witcher sighed as the rest of the people at the table looked at him in amazement.

Time and manpower. Most of the problems encountered by people who want to accomplish something in the world are related to these two.

Lan En took the napkin from the table and wiped his hands slowly and carefully.

He looked at the table, appearing to be deep in thought.

"The conflict between non-human races and humans is a kind of social atmosphere. Regardless of whether the origin of this social atmosphere is the original racial war or it was stirred up by someone after the war, the reality is that this atmosphere is deeply rooted."

"Changing the social atmosphere is not something that can be accomplished by force alone. Let alone if there is only one me, what can I do even if there are a hundred of me?"

"Using force to order non-human races to live in harmony with humans? If this order is really issued, what difference is there between it and fart?"

"I don't necessarily have to do the opposite of what you do if I want to mess it up. Isn't it normal to oppose you in your name?" "You said we should live in harmony, so we will obey you. But if anyone complains, we will punish him with great fanfare."

"You said we need to strengthen supervision to avoid exaggeration and wrongful convictions. That's easy to do. If you encounter something unpleasant, don't you just scold non-human races or humans? If you catch them, isn't that the truth?"

"As far as the results are concerned, it's just racial persecution in a different form. In the past, we would just kill you, but now we have to go through the trouble of framing you."

Berengar and the two sorceresses either raised their glasses or shook their heads in silence.

The social atmosphere is difficult to reverse because it is pervasive and because of the people's rebellious mentality.

Thinking that everything can be suppressed by force is nothing more than a fantasy that simplifies a complex reality.

This world is so complex, how can all problems be solved with just one method?

Force is useful, but it is only useful, not useful at all times and in all places.

People will naturally resist something that is clearly prohibited.
You said you wanted to go in a certain direction, and we couldn't resist you, but that's fine! If you want to go, go all the way! If you go to a dead end, then it's your fault if you say it's your direction.

It was originally an issue of racial persecution, but then it became an issue of abuse of harsh laws and the expansion of stigmatization.

It is hard to say which of the two problems is more destructive.

Lann wanted to solve the problem of racial oppression, but he didn't have the brain-cramped Japanese mindset.

In order to solve the problem of racial oppression, do we have to become the biggest oppressor and force non-human races to join forces with humans. Does that count as a 'solution'?
What if one day Lan En no longer wants to do it? Wouldn’t this seemingly harmonious scene fall apart in an instant?

What kind of 'solution' is this?
“To solve the problem, we must start from the root.”

At this time, Tishaya, Margarita and Berengar all looked at him unconsciously.

Because the problems he's talking about are so serious and so deep-rooted that it's hard to believe that they can be solved.

Is there really a solution to this?

But when they looked at the young demon hunter, they found that he had a convincing aura that made them believe in him unconsciously.

This temperament does not even come only from his strength, but also from his wisdom, knowledge, and experience.
"If I'm going to solve this problem, I'm going to need a lot of people who are aware and who are not going to pay attention to, or at least are fed up with, the narrative of racial hatred."

"With these people as supervisors and builders, it is possible to prevent a place that has issued a 'racial harmony' law from getting out of control and backfiring easily."

"But this kind of person..." Tishaya pursed her lips and looked at Lan En in a daze.

Margarita continued, "There are too few of these people, and they are too scattered."

Gathering human resources and using human resources are almost the key to the development of civilization, and they have been the problems since ancient times.

Whoever can gather and use human resources more efficiently will be able to control the future.

"Yes, there are too few. With so few people, we can't guarantee the continuity of policies, and they will eventually be distorted by others." Lan En didn't avoid the question, but nodded in acknowledgement. "But even if I want to find and train them, I don't have time."

At the end of his speech, Lan En frowned.

The knights of the Order of Embers worship him as a god. He is trustworthy.

This trust was recognized only after going through the brutal battlefield.

But there are too few of them.

As for what Lan En said "no time", the three people present knew what he meant.

Ever since Lan En met the Lady of the Lake through the introduction of the merman in the Dark Water, he had made a covenant with the god.

Guard and explore the intersection of celestial spheres.

Although at present, this work does not involve too large, dangerous, aggressive worlds and races.

But how many worlds are there? If we really encounter even one, Lan En and the Lady of the Lake will stop even one.
Perhaps the biggest trouble facing this magical Middle Ages is not racial or class issues, but invaders from outside the world and the survival of all life.

In terms of weight, Lan En now carries a burden on his shoulders that is unmatched by anyone in this world from ancient times to the present.

Every time he returned from the other side of the celestial rift, it was an unparalleled victory.

The three of them fell silent because they all knew the importance of this agreement.

Margarita and Tishaya looked at Lan's profile as he lowered his head.

The silver hair reflected a warm glow under the candlelight in the tavern.

The huge responsibility of "protecting the world" lies on this man's shoulders, but he is still prepared to care about the "small things" in the world.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was heavy for a moment, but in the end it was Lan En who took the lead in raising the glass of juice and laughed out loud.

"Don't look at me like I've made a huge sacrifice. Traveling between worlds is wonderful."

"And this time when I came back, I have nothing to do at the moment, so I can..."

Lan En didn't even have time to finish the second half of his sentence: "Have a good rest."

Then there was a loud 'bang'.

Under everyone's gaze, the door of the Yinlu Tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a man dressed as a messenger ran in.

(End of this chapter)