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The scale of this war was indeed somewhat beyond Qin Changsheng's expectations.

"Wasn't it supposed to be just acting? Why is it on such a large scale?"

According to Xu Mo, he originally thought that this war would involve at most a dozen or so grandmasters.

As a result, there are now more than sixty grandmasters present on both sides.

If these sixty grandmasters were to go all out, I fear all three border passes would be destroyed.

Qin Changsheng understood Zhou Heng's concerns very well.

Holding the line while attacking can indeed compensate for the weakness in manpower by leveraging the resources accumulated over the years.

But if a full-scale war were to break out, the border would likely be destroyed.

Jiang Mengli was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Can't we send more powerful experts over?"

"Our human race must have more powerful individuals than just these, right?"

Without Zhou Heng needing to explain, Qin Changsheng said, "Our human race does indeed have a considerable number of powerful individuals, but don't forget, we don't only have this one battlefield."

"The strong individuals from other battlefields must not be touched."

Putting aside everything else, every eighth-rank Grandmaster on every battlefield must remain at their post.

If it weren't for the fact that all races were wary of each other...

The human race, which is hostile to all races, has probably been wiped out countless times already.

"Oh, I see."

"The situation is the same in all the legions. The fact that there are now 200,000 troops here has exceeded my expectations."

Qin Changsheng couldn't help but shake his head.

When he was still serving in the army, the Ninth Provincial Army only had 50,000 men.

"Times have changed. Since you left the military, the armies in various provinces have been expanding their recruitment."

"Over the years, the number of troops in each province is now around 100,000."

"An army of 200,000 is already a very large army."

Zhou Heng offered an explanation.

Qin Changsheng nodded, indicating his understanding.

Although 200,000 troops may not sound like a lot.

Historically, armies of millions of people were commonplace.

But in reality, all 200,000 soldiers were martial artists.

The majority of them are first-rank martial artists, the majority are second-rank, and the remaining part are third-rank.

This is the current composition of the military.

Ordinary people will not be conscripted into the army unless absolutely necessary.

After all, ordinary people have almost no lethality on such a battlefield, except when using firearms.

And when one dies, a large number of them die.

No race could withstand such casualties.

It would be better to let ordinary people stay in the rear and play their role.

An army of 200,000 warriors, if you really want to compare them, could easily slaughter a million ordinary people.

Qin Feiyu asked, "So, you're saying we have no choice but to fight like this?"

It's no wonder the two students had such naive ideas.

The reason is that even if such a disadvantageous battle were won, it would likely only be a Pyrrhic victory.

They could have simply launched a massive military offensive and secured a resounding victory.

However, due to the situation, they could only choose to use fewer people than the opponent to barely achieve a Pyrrhic victory.

We must give it our all.

This frustrating situation caused the two young children immense pain.

"That's why we need strong people, truly top-tier strong people, strong people who can have the final say in front of all races."

Qin Changsheng glanced at the two children.

Given these two children's talent, they probably have no hope of becoming top-tier fighters in the future.

Even for seventh and eighth-rank grandmasters, it would be quite difficult.

But as the pride of the number one martial arts university.

They need to know these things.

Pressure can be a source of motivation.

With motivation, they might be able to break through their limits.

To reach the fifth rank of cultivation at the age of twenty-something.

These two children are truly geniuses.

But humanity needs more than just geniuses.

We need these geniuses to grow up quickly and step forward.

"Look at you, Lao Qin, why are you saying this to those two kids?"

Don't take it to heart.

Zhou Heng laughed and smoothed things over.

Unfortunately, both young people had already taken these words to heart and had begun to ponder them.

"Senior Zhou, is it really as the old man said?"

Jiang Mengli looked at Zhou Heng with a serious expression.

Zhou Heng opened his mouth, glanced at Qin Changsheng, and finally let out a sigh.

"Don't overthink these things, just focus on growing up."

"We old guys aren't dead yet; we can hold out for you for another two years."

"You'll have plenty of time to grow."

Although Zhou Heng was trying to comfort them, he actually put more pressure on the two of them.

Qin Changsheng glanced at Zhou Heng, and that familiar feeling returned.

Although this sounds alarmist, the situation in the human realm is indeed unclear.

After all, it means being an enemy of all races.

"The current situation of the human race is actually very awkward."

"Either maintain this level of strength and don't appear too powerful, or become powerful all at once and overwhelm all races."

"If we become even slightly stronger and others perceive us as a threat, we will likely be immediately annihilated by a coalition of all races."

Qin Changsheng added a sentence.

Both young people are smart; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get into Wuhan University, the top university in China.

Therefore, he immediately understood Qin Changsheng's meaning.

Humanity is not strong, so other races will not be too wary of humanity.

When humanity truly becomes powerful, it will be able to suppress all other races, and none of them will have any interest in it.

What I fear most is that the rise of the human race will make all other races aware of the threat.

This would force all races to unite and destroy the human race.

"Understood, sir. We will do our best."

Jiang Mengli nodded seriously, her face full of solemnity.

The two young people quieted down and began to think carefully about the future.

"Let's go inside and talk first."

Zhou Heng interrupted the conversation.

Upon arriving at Zhou Heng's office, the four of them took their seats.

Before she could even speak, Nan Lishuang pushed open the door and walked in.

"You're too early."

"In our plan, you'd better reach the Grandmaster level before returning to the battlefield."

"Only in this way can you have the minimum ability to protect yourself."

As always, Nan Lishuang seemed unapproachable and talked to herself.

Time waits for no one.

Qin Changsheng shook his head.

"I've been staying in the human realm, and my progress is too slow, even with help from others."

"Moreover, I also need to fight to adapt to my increased strength."

Nan Lishuang didn't care what Qin Changsheng said.

"The Blood God Clan's little princess still thinks of you."

"Although the Blood God Clan has now realized the strangeness of this war, things have come to this point, and this war is inevitable."

"Our intention is to have a small battle, put on a show for all races, and give us some credit."

"The Blood God Clan also took this opportunity to purge its subordinate races and control their numbers."

"That's roughly the situation. If you need anything, just contact him."

After saying that, Nan Lishuang turned and left.

They didn't give Qin Changsheng a chance to speak at all.