Blood Dragon

Section 180 VI Observation

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

The one that happened in Falcon City, even from the strictest point of view, was just a coup d'état.And what Fonoros City is facing is a real battle.When breaking down the city walls and chasing scattered enemy troops, looting also happened naturally.It is true that officers at all levels tried their best to prevent this, but it was not so much for the sense of duty and discipline as for the purpose of uniting the army and preventing the soldiers from being scattered in order to rob and miss the opportunity.

But the overall situation settled last night. For ordinary soldiers, even if they didn't know that Byron shot himself, at least they knew that the last defense of Fornoros City, that is, Byron's central castle, had opened its doors and surrendered.During this half of the night... the upper echelons have no intention of restricting military discipline, and everything is done as they please.

But after dawn, things are over.According to an unwritten unspoken rule in the army, unless the superiors publicly promised to allow the robbery, this could only be done at night.At this moment, when Ashurfat was walking the streets of Fornoros City with the little girl, the situation had been brought under control.Occasionally, one or two soldiers in armor and weapons can be seen wandering around, but there is no large-scale action.

However, the traces left behind clearly show what happened.On both sides of the street, almost all the original shops were destroyed.Doors were broken everywhere.As far as the eye could see, beside a broken door, lay an open cash box.This cash box was of the kind commonly used by merchants, strong and heavy.Its lock had been violently broken, and it was left on the side of the road—of course, the contents of the cash box had been looted.

A little further away, there's a storefront that's right across from them.The store door has also been smashed open, and fragments of enamelware can be seen inside and out.This shop should be a shop selling enamelware, but now let alone money, even the four large vases placed by the shop have been broken.

On the side of this store, you can see the blackness of Datan, which still exudes a strong smell of blood.Swarms of flies circled the black marks.

Ashuruffat held the little girl's hand and felt the little girl's hand trembling slightly.However, it was only trembling slightly.The little girl's footsteps are still steady. If she is not holding hands, no one will be able to see any changes in her body.

They turned a corner and entered a civilian settlement.The situation here is much better, at least there are no obvious signs of damage.

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 clearly, the window was suddenly shut with a clear "bang" sound.

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

"Did you feel it?" Ashuruffat asked softly. "The malice in those eyes. How do you think people here will think of you if you reveal your identity?"

Although it may be difficult to say the specific consequences, it is not a happy consequence no matter how you think about it.

"Do you feel it, the people here... To us, they are enemies. To them, we are enemies who came here to kill their lords and destroy their cities. We are invaders."

"But... didn't Byron start the war?" the little girl asked.

"People will only see the part of the truth that is beneficial to them." Ashuruffat replied. "Most people are like this. According to the book, a person can see the nails in others' eyes, but he can't see the pillars in his own eyes. If you have a different standpoint, you can't say a lot of things. From your point of view, Byron is a traitor who violates the ethics of the monarch and ministers, and a villain who divides the country. It is only natural to eliminate him. For them, Byron is a kind and wise lord. Let me ask you, do you think you are wrong, or Are these people wrong?"

The little girl found herself unable to answer this question.

"The fact is that neither side is wrong, it's just that the positions are different. Everyone will instinctively choose their own way forward according to their own beliefs. When these paths collide, once there is no way to coexist between the two paths , so what decides whose path is more correct? Words, theory, or the like are so powerless. The only way to solve this problem quickly is violence. Then all problems are easily solved. We don’t need to convince anyone, just let the person who disagrees just disappear.”

The little girl didn't speak.Ashuruffat didn't look at her face, but if he saw it, he would be able to tell that the expression on the little girl's face was definitely not approval.

When passing the corner, a stone flew over from nowhere.The little girl only felt a black shadow flashing in front of her eyes, Ashuruffat's hand had already appeared before her eyes, and the stone was caught by Ashuruffat before it hit her face.It wasn't actually a stone, but a fragment of a brick.If this irregularly shaped broken brick hit the little girl just now, it could at least smash her into a big bag.

The figure at the corner in the distance flashed and then disappeared.

"For example, in this situation, what are you going to do?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Slowly... use time to kill all this." The little girl replied.This is a standard answer, and that's how Jana taught her.

"That's a good point, time can indeed smooth out hatred sometimes." Ashuruffat said. "But only if there is no new hatred. Do you think you can rule better than Byron?"

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

"It's not that I question your and Aileen's vision, but because you can't do better than Byron. You must know that Fornoros City is Byron's old lair, and he has really invested his money here. He did It is definitely not something you can do. You know, in order to win people's hearts, he exempted almost all taxes in the city. This is a real benefit. What Byron did was not in vain. You may not I know that in the previous siege battle, the militiamen of this city were the ones who resisted the most resolutely and thoroughly, and also made our army pay the greatest price... This is the people's support, although it is only the people's support of a city. Byron relied on the Regent status theft of the treasury to do this, and how can you do that?"

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

"Yes, you must do it, and maybe you can do it. But I ask you, why can they enjoy such treatment? Just because they are full of hatred and hostility towards you? People who are loyal and obedient to you have to bear higher burdens Taxes, hostile people who hate you can enjoy this kind of treatment? Are you encouraging everyone to be hostile to you? Besides, what are you doing? Are you crusading a traitor to reclaim a territory, or trying to raise a bunch of lords? ?”

"But...they..."

"Their hatred is not worth mentioning. Because you are much stronger, because your army has conquered here! Their resistance has been crushed. At this time, they maintain such hatred... It is stupid. Because of the hearts of the people of a city , how can we fight against a country?" Ashuruffat threw the stone in his hand aside. "Have you noticed what their eyes look like... They are all full of hatred. But they are clearly defeated, why aren't they full of fear?"

"...I don't know about this..."

"Because there is not enough violence. Powerful violence can fill people with fear, and they don't even dare to hate. But half-baked violence will have such an effect." Ashuruffat replied. "This is also a kind of stupidity. They regard you as an enemy, but still expect you to treat them as subjects. It is this kind of confusion that makes them do this kind of thing." After finishing speaking, Ashuruffat said Stepping on the irregularly shaped broken brick, the broken brick made a crisp cracking sound under the iron shoe, and was instantly crushed into pieces.

"how do you want to do it?"

"Put my sword at the gate of the city as a measure of height. All men above this height will be beheaded. All women and children will be reduced to slaves, taken away and sold. All property in the city will be confiscated , the real estate will go to auction." Ashuruffat said calmly. "You need this city, but you don't need this group of hostile rebels in this city."

The little girl took a deep breath.The words that Ashuruffat spit out might be calm, but they were almost beyond her tolerance.This approach is just crazy.Ashuruffat is not a crazy person, but the little girl has no doubt that he will do such a crazy thing.

"You... have no sympathy?" she finally said suddenly.At this moment, the two of them had already become walking side by side, the little girl didn't dare to look at Aishuruffat's face anymore, and Aishuruffat also didn't look at the little girl.

"There are sympathies, but I never take them into battle." Ashuruffat replied. "War is a terrible thing, because it does not allow even the slightest sympathy."

"Is there... a second solution? The second solution can solve the current situation."

"Unfortunately, no." Ashuruffat replied.

"May I ask... what is the real reason?" the little girl asked. "They said that you haven't been able to break through the city for a long time, and you can't perform meritorious service in front of me, so you are furious. This is the real reason why you want to massacre the city."

"What do you think?" Ashuruffat replied.

He wouldn't even try to defend himself.The little girl suddenly remembered what Luo Diya said before.Why is this happening?

"You would agree with Garunas to do that, but why do you have such a big resistance to my plan?" Ashuruffat asked suddenly.

"Galunas didn't do it in his own country. He targeted the Tiberius, our enemy country!" The little girl tried her best to control her emotions and said.

"Your Majesty, I believe you made a mistake. This is the enemy country." Ashuruffat's voice sounded cold and distant, making her want to cry uncontrollably. "The people here are the people of the empire. They are the people of Byron, not yours. It takes time to influence them, but you have no time now."

"Why don't I have time? Aishuruffat!" the little girl suddenly said in a very soft voice.That was no longer the voice of a queen, without the slightest majesty of a monarch and minister, just the unwilling voice of an ordinary little girl. "Tell me the truth, please? Don't think I don't understand anything!"