Fantasia of the Sky

Chapter 825 The King's View 4
"Resisting to the end, and kneeling and surrendering, convey two different ideas." The king patiently explained to Huanmeng, "You must know that the views of the outside world are very important. When they see a country resisting to perish, and Bending your knees and surrendering when the soldiers are approaching the city are two completely different views."

"Just because of the so-called opinions and reputation, can so many people be displaced and even lose their lives in the war?" Huanmeng frowned and asked, "Is it really that important?"

"Yes, it's that important." The king said, "It's the integrity of a country, the soul of a country. To resist to the death is to contribute everything to protect the inheritance of the ancestors; but to surrender is to oppress the outside world. Under the circumstances, we voluntarily gave up the inheritance left by our ancestors. The outside world will make different evaluations of these two different behaviors, and it is self-evident which choice our ancestors want us to make. Compared with the soul, it is still not precious enough."

"In other words, if you choose to surrender, the struggle of the ancestors will be meaningless...?"

"No, it was the widows who destroyed the meaning of their struggle." The king shook his head and said, "If the country unites as one and fights against the enemy with all its strength, even if it fails, the ancestors should smile. This is the responsibility of the ancestors' foundation."

"Is...is that so?" Huanmeng frowned, she really couldn't understand the thoughts of the people on the surface.

Perhaps as the king said, he has not experienced wars of annexation between countries, so he cannot understand the meaning of "integrity" and "soul".

Are those things...really important?
"You have to know that people don't have to live forever to realize the value of life." The king said, "Choosing to die willingly when necessary is also a way to realize value. Since the situation is still the same, it is better to take advantage of this Opportunity, to publicize the integrity of my country of mountains to the world. If so, the widow can be considered to have realized the value of his life."

"It's just that, in this case, I have always been thinking about the ancestors, so what about the current people?" Huanmeng asked.

"Nowadays, they also think it is better to resist." The king said, "The soldiers don't want to see the enemy trampling on their own land. If the widow orders them to surrender, that is the greatest insult to them; the people don't want to be Subjugated slaves, if they just surrender like this, they will also be looked down upon and humiliated. As for the officials, they all have the confidence to fight to the death. My lord, the reason they are able to do this is all because their integrity supports them and inspires them. Looking at them, if the widows surrender like this, some of them who regard integrity as more important than their lives will definitely choose to commit suicide to serve the country."

...Yeah, I should have known a long time ago that some people on the surface regard some things as more important than life.

The people on the surface that I met on the Floating Continent... Although they came to destroy, they also put many things in front of life.This is a kind of spirit that comes with them. Under the various conflicts on the surface, it has to evolve a kind of spirit that can make the group survive better... The reason why I didn't see it in the floating continent is because the floating Life in the Sky Continent is too carefree...

In the final analysis, is it because of the environmental problems on the surface...

(End of this chapter)