Original God, but the real world

Chapter 124 123- Ridiculous Choice
Wu Lang hesitated, which was rare.

"Do you think I should stop them?" Goro asked tentatively.

He knew the answer in his heart, but he also looked forward to Jiang Qing's answer.

Jiang Qing's choice and thoughts can be seen from his answer.

"Are you considering my position and thinking that I am a good person who cares for ordinary people?" Jiang Qing waved his hand. "That's not necessary. I think similarly to you, and this is not a bad thing."

Wu Lang asked first, naturally not to refer to Jiang Qing's ideas.

Wu Lang wanted to decide his own answer based on Jiang Qing's answer.

To say that the decision was absolute was a bit too absolute. Perhaps he was thinking about how he should answer without completely contradicting Jiang Qing's opinion so that Jiang Qing wouldn't feel unhappy.

This was to take Jiang Qing's thoughts into consideration, and it also meant that he already had a certain status within the Haizhi Island resistance army.

People only care about the thoughts of those who are valuable.

"It's really not a bad thing." Wu Lang sighed, "If it's just the evil eye, and the so-called fools have no other means, then this is a good thing."

It costs money to purchase weapons and armor.

But even if wearing armor and holding the best sword, it is impossible to increase a soldier's combat performance by ten times.

Such magical weapons can probably be associated with various myths and legends.

The armor made by ordinary craftsmen cannot have such an effect.

And since this magical weapon was given to him for free, Wu Lang had to admit that it was not a bad thing.

"This question is a bit tricky... I don't know whether I should tell Master Coral Palace."

This was the first time that Goro thought about hiding something from Coral Palace Xinhai since the establishment of the resistance army.

"Don't you know or don't you dare to know?"

Jiang Qing was very interested. "You are looking forward to getting an answer that you shouldn't get. You hope that she will have sympathy for the dignity of ordinary soldiers and don't want their lives and deaths to be used by others and become their toys."

"But you know very well that this is the best outcome."

"So you worry that she made the right choice based on her interests, but it was unjust, and so it makes you miserable."

Goro lowered his head.

This question is quite interesting, it is a dispute between right and justice.

A right thing may often be unjust.

Because if we want to achieve it, it is often difficult to succeed by sticking to the old ways, we must use some different means.

There are so many examples like this, and most of them are not suitable to be listed on the table.

And the just thing is right most of the time.

But there is also a classic character who has a line like this: How much price can a person pay for the justice in his heart?

In terms of results, enforcing justice may not necessarily be the right path.

What's more, justice and correctness often have two objects of enforcement, and the standards are set by humans themselves, which adds more trouble to judgment.

So Jiang Qing did not comment on these things.

Wulang's struggle did not end there.

He is a Haizhi Islander and just needs to do what is right for Haizhi Island.

Whether this matter is right or wrong, just or unjust to others is of no value to him.

In war, lives are often weighed.

For example, in order to achieve a certain goal, many soldiers on the front battlefield are often asked by their superiors to hold on.

Their persistence was actually to delay time for the rest of the task, and their death had already been taken into consideration.

The result is that their death is valuable as long as it can delay a certain amount of time.

Whether it is heavy damage or total annihilation, it is valuable for the overall situation.

So the plan was approved and implemented.

When it comes to war itself, rightness is far more important than justice.

Because the victors have the right to look back and lament for the dead.

But losers never have the chance to discuss justice and right.

But it is always humans who are active in war.

Sacrifice should be respected, but not advocated.

People can make sacrifices in exchange for victory, but sacrifice cannot be regarded as the norm.

Wu Lang couldn't deny it.

"I am a general in command of troops. I am used to seeing the lives and deaths of soldiers."

Wu Lang lowered his voice and said, "I will tell every soldier about the future and hope."

He raised his head, "But I know that their lives are actually one-third of a soldier."

There is no hope or future at all.

The resistance is hopeless.

Unless something goes wrong on General Raiden's part, how can humans find hope in a future where they will inevitably be at war with the gods?

"I'm very sorry." Jiang Qing said seriously.

These words sounded light and frivolous. Besides, he was a foreigner and nothing he said could comfort Goro.

But to be honest, Jiang Qing also felt that the resistance army had no future.

If it weren't for Ying, this would have been inevitable.

Of course there are people in this world who can stop General Raiden, but no one will stop the general for the sake of the rebels.

Of course, if Coral Palace Xinhai's identity is reversed, there would still be a chance.

But how can people put all their chances of survival on the possibility of a lucky break?

"Just as you said, I look forward to Lord Xinhai making a just choice."

"I know that these comrades died in obscurity, their lives were insignificant, and their sacrifices were... worthless."

He pursed his lips, looking painful.

Calling the death of his comrades a worthless sacrifice is the painful reality for him.

But what else can Goro say?

He couldn't tell Jiang Qing that I think these soldiers exchanged for three for one is a worthwhile sacrifice, and their sacrifice can bring a bright future to Haizhi Island - don't be silly.

There is no future for Kaijima.

"In this case, the evil eye is a valuable weapon."

"It maximizes the value of a life dozens of times, making these people's deaths more glorious."

Jiang Qingyou was listening.

He remained silent and listened to Goro's words.

“But this is really unpleasant!”

"They died for the island of Umijima, but their death became a clown play mocked by some villains."

"Will they be laughing at us? Laughing at the idiots from Kaijima who are throwing their lives away one after another for a hopeless cause!"

This is where it gets unpleasant.

Wulang felt that although the death of his comrade was generous, it was not valuable.

But he just couldn't accept that even life and death had become a trivial matter that others could fool around with.

"But this is the reality." Jiang Qing thought for a while, "Waging war is a means for Kujo Takayuki to seek benefits. He doesn't care about the casualties and losses that the war may bring."

"The fools spread the evil eye and used the pressure of the shogunate to oppress the lower-level soldiers, forcing them to voluntarily sacrifice their lives."

"Our lives, in their eyes, are nothing."

Life and death are no trivial matters.

But in their eyes, the life and death of ordinary people are trivial matters.

Because death is so far away from them, they have lost their fear of death.

"I've heard that people who sentence people to death must do it themselves." Jiang Qing remembered something, "If you want to kill someone, you should at least look into his eyes and listen to his last words."

Wu Lang was surprisingly able to understand the logic of this sentence; the core of it was actually very simple.

Those who kill should be prepared to be killed.

Killing is an easy thing.

Power or force, these can easily crush someone's life.

But killing should not be the first choice.

There are many ways to solve the problem, but it is wrong for the shogunate and the Fatui to do so, where their first reaction is to kill the other party first, and then communicate to solve the problem after realizing that they cannot kill each other.

Things that shouldn’t be done are becoming more and more popular. The reason is actually very simple.

They will kill people, but they never think about being killed themselves.

The bones of nobles were trampled on the streets of Tianjie... If they had not been attacked by swords, with their power and position, how could they have thought that they would be killed by some insignificant ordinary people?
It's ok.

That's exactly what I'm going to do.

If you can kill people, you won't kowtow and beg for mercy when you are killed, right?
"I will dissuade Lord Coral Palace." Goro made up his mind.

"Even if my sacrifice will be ridiculed, since this is the best option, I cannot refuse it."

He believed that the rebel soldiers would not refuse.

Wu Lang also didn't want to test Coral Palace's heart.

Therefore, when submitting the report on the matter, he would insist on promoting the Evil Eye and not give Coral Palace Xinhai the opportunity to make a decision.

If she doesn't make a choice, she won't face the struggle between justice and right.

In this way, Goro would not have to consider whether Lord Coral Palace, whom he had always admired, would accept the ridicule or let the soldiers not be laughed at and mocked even in their deaths.

If death is the inevitable result, Goro feels that his death can be disrespected and even become a drama on the gambling table for some people.

But his death must be worthwhile, so that people will know that the resistance army has a great general.

But there is no need to give this responsibility to Coral Palace Xinhai.

She has already worried about the rebels, so let her give the young military advisor a little bit of dignity.

He makes the choice for everyone, giving up dignity and dying a meaningful death.

"Can someone with the divine eye also use the evil eye?" He stood up and asked the last question.

"Maybe?" Jiang Qing said, "It seems to depend on people."

He was not clear about the logic of the evil eye.

But since it is a tool, it must have both good and bad sides.

Considering that the rebels were used as experimental subjects, they were just pulled out to collect data.

Jiang Qing also found it hard to say whether Wu Lang could achieve his wish.

"Haha, this thing is very selective."

Goro shook his head.

He realized the value of this weapon.

If it can enhance the power of ordinary people, it can naturally also enhance the power of the holder of the Eye of God.

If he could go one step further, he might be able to kill Kujo Sara directly on the front battlefield.

Under normal circumstances, Goro is certainly no match for Kujo Sara, but if the evil eye can continue to improve, he does not need to improve it by dozens of times like these people. As long as he is slightly strengthened by 30% to 40%, he will be confident of winning head-on.

Add in the fact that Jiang Qing is not good at fighting, it is an absolute deadly situation.

Wu Lang didn't have much hope that Jiang Qing could kill Kujo Sara.

He has good strength and is well aware of the cruelty of war, but he is just not very good at killing.

It's so weird.

If he had half the determination of a soldier, Wu Lang felt that the cooperation between him and Jiang Qing would be a sure kill.

But Jiang Qing didn't.

He values ​​life and doesn't have much knowledge about killing.

Kujo Sara is not alone.

She is also surrounded by countless fearless warriors, whose only purpose in living is to ensure that Kujo Sara survives.

In this case, Jiang Qing might have a chance to seriously injure Kujo Sara.

But as for killing him directly... I'm afraid it's impossible.

Jiang Qing is adapting, but his starting point is too high.

With his current military strength, he could not find any threat at all when dealing with the samurai of the shogunate.

With the physical fitness strengthened by elemental power, even withstanding sword attacks is no problem.

Jiang Qing is able to control strength without using elemental power...but his physique has become so strong, what can an ordinary warrior do?
What's more, he never thought of killing Kujo Sara.

What Jiang Qing wanted was victory for the rebels and defeat for the shogunate.

But this does not mean that he and Kujo Sara have a life-and-death feud and one of them must fall.

On the contrary, Kujo Sara's survival would be more in line with his subsequent plans.

Goro and Kujo Sara are mortal enemies.

He killed too many shogunate soldiers, and Kujo Sara also killed more rebel soldiers.

If anyone has any conscience and compassion for their comrades, they will inevitably be killed if they meet on the battlefield.

The subsequent negotiations were based on the fact that they had no choice but to pursue peace, and peace talks were the only option.

Kujo Sara cannot go against Ying's wishes. If she wants to stand on the side of the rebels, Kujo Sara can only give in.

Because this is the general's friend.

Coral Palace Xinhai was naturally the one who longed for peace. She knew best that there would be no victory in the war with the shogunate.

So in the end, the two mortal enemies actually had the opportunity to sit down and talk slowly.

The basis of conversation is strength.

The rebels have fire.

During the days when she was wanted by the general, the resistance army accepted Ying, and she left many memories there.

That is why she is willing to support the rebels as long as they do not make any mistakes.

And she knew the general and was friends with Yae Kamiko.

At that time, the order of the shogunate had been restored. The most powerful of the three bugyo was the sha bugyo. The Kanjo bugyo had not yet been decided. The person who took over the position of Tenryo bugyo was a second young master who was not trained to be a Tenryo bugyo.

If the shogun does not take action, the shogunate can only choose peace.

And the shogunate had shoguns.

Needless to say, the name of Ming Shen is enough for anyone to maintain a peaceful mind.

Ying can influence the general, and everyone's strength is equal, so there is a need for communication.

The logic behind many strange things is not complicated. For example, when Coral Palace Xinhai took up the flag to rebel against the general, he was not executed in the end. Instead, he was able to force the shogunate to make concessions and give Kaijima greater autonomy.

This absurd situation where the weaker party can force the stronger party to make concessions is essentially never absurd.

Because once these unreasonable things happen, there is often a force more powerful than reason involved.

For example - Ying defeated the general.

Not to mention Kujo Takayuki, even the scattered soldiers probably couldn't have imagined that the rookie who was tricked into fainting on the ground at the first encounter could actually defeat the general and force him to change the isolation order and the eye hunting order.

Who wouldn't laugh out loud at this kind of thing and think it's a complete joke?
But it just happened.

This is the fact, what can we do about it.

Jiang Qing did not continue to persuade.

Goro has made up his mind.

He knew that such an action would only be mocked by the fools, and even death would lose its dignity.

But at least, their deaths were worthwhile.

The rebels have little choice, and it's good enough to have any choice at all.

The news about the evil eye was passed up from Jiang Qing and then arrived at the desk of Xinhai in Coral Palace.

Wu Lang's tone became tougher, which was unusual for him.

"According to the results of the investigation, these people who suddenly became famous for their military exploits actually relied on a tool called the Evil Eye."

"This is a weapon developed by the Fatui. It can squeeze the vitality of the human body in exchange for power."

He reported this.

"From the current situation, they are secretly promoting these weapons among the soldiers of Haizhi Island. Their purpose is to obtain experimental data through the soldiers' actual combat, and then complete the further design and improvement of the evil eye."

"I suggest that you suppress this matter temporarily and not get to the bottom of it."

Coral Palace Xinhai did not stop the work at hand.

She has always been kind to Goro.

She should have stopped working and had a good talk with the only general the resistance could currently rely on.

However, at this moment she lowered her eyes, as if she had not heard it at all.

Wu Lang didn't say much, but just waited silently for Coral Palace Xinhai's answer.

Coral Palace Xinhai maintains a high level of work efficiency.

Only after she finished the tasks in front of her did she stretch herself like a young girl.

"You said you suggest that I should not pursue this further?" She laughed. "Very good, you still consider my face."

"Why don't you put it another way... Using Jiang Qing's tone, it should be, am I qualified to pursue this further?"

Goro lowered his head.

"Yes."

"My answer is to confiscate the evil eye." Coral Palace Xinhai said with a smile.

"I understand."

Goro nodded.

"Won't you try to persuade me?" Coral Palace Xinhai asked with interest, "Jiang Qing used a lot of words to make you realize this matter, right?"

"I believe you know his reasons," Goro said, "Knowing the truth, he chose to deny it."

"You have your own reasons."

"And I will always believe in you."

Just because you know how to do something doesn't mean you have to do it that way.

Just like there are very few patients who get sick according to textbooks.

There are always different reasons for one thing.

Jiang Qing's logic was very simple, but Coral Palace Xinhai rejected it, and there was no need to explain it to Wu Lang.

He was always able to accept it.

"You." Coral Palace Xinhai blinked, "You still want to know, right?"

"Yes." Wu Lang looked at the gentle smile on Coral Palace Xinhai's face.

Most of the time, this rebel army's military advisor is like this.

With power comes responsibility, and this pressure is most evident when you are on the weaker side in a war.

Kujo Takayuki may not have known what responsibilities he had as Tenryo Bugyo to the shogunate. Perhaps the shogunate was just a tool for him to make profits.

But Coral Palace Xinhai is definitely aware of the authority and pressure of her identity as the [Human God Priestess].

The people who bear the most pressure are always the ones with the warmest smiles.

"I can guess what Jiang Qing will say." Coral Palace Xinhai said.

She hadn’t known about the evil eye before.

But as long as she knew the function of the evil eye and who provided it, she would be able to guess what Jiang Qing said to Wu Lang.

"He must have repeatedly weighed the value of life on the scale, and in the end you were moved by his words and chose the most valuable path."

“That’s actually very strange.”

Coral Palace Xinhai raised his head, his eyes bright, "He is a staunch escapist and has no hope for the future of the resistance."

"He never expected the rebels to win."

"Yes." Goro couldn't refute.

Jiang Qing has never concealed this fact.

Goro would not force himself to boast that the resistance army could win.

No one mentions the general, yet everyone knows the general.

How to win?
"So, a staunch escapist who has a very clear understanding of failure... Well, that's where the weird part comes in." Coral Palace Xinhai said, "If failure is the inevitable result, would you choose to die with dignity or without dignity?"

"I choose a meaningful death." Goro gave another answer.

"Value, value... Jiang Qing's words are always so interesting." The girl said with a smile, "Then let me tell you another fact. The death of the rebels will not have any value."

Goro stood there in a daze.

"This war is a game started by Tenryo Bugyo. If we can only fight with the shogunate, he will never be punished or suffer any loss in his life."

"Just killing some soldiers who were instigated by the mastermind, do you think this is a worthwhile death?"

She stood up and her expression changed from gentle to indifferent.

"The only worthwhile thing about this war is that it makes Kujo Takayuki pay the price."

"Let him understand that he can choose war, but the result may not be what he wants."

"On this basis, Kujo Sara's death is also what we want."

"But ordinary soldiers... they are not innocent, but killing them is not revenge."

This is nothing more than a little game started by a powerful person in order to gain more power.

Just one game pushed Haizhidao into a desperate situation.

“But Jiang Qing…” Wu Lang stammered.

His subconscious reaction was that Jiang Qing did not tell him the news.

"Jiang Qing's interests are different from ours."

The heart of the Coral Palace returned to its former gentleness.

"Simply put, I never gave up hope of winning because I never thought we could win."

She lowered her voice and said, "Yes, from the beginning, I just wanted to die with dignity."

"But Jiang Qing is different. The reason why he, a typical pessimist, encourages you to fight is actually because... he thinks Haizhi Island can survive."

Goro found it ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)