Chapter 1447 The Flame of War Is Coming

After experiencing the form of a demon snake, Qiao An picked up a piece of dragon scale stripped from Li Xini Bloodstone's body, intending to turn into a mature black dragon.

Unfortunately this attempt was unsuccessful.

The vitality level of the mature black dragon is too high, it has already exceeded the upper limit of the magic energy level of the 4th ring "Transformation".

Joan regretted not being able to become a dragon. He can only wait until the spellcasting ability is improved in the future, and give the "transfiguration" a higher level of magic power, and try to change into a dragon.

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Perhaps it was related to the death of Li Xini Bloodstone. After Joan returned to school, as time passed, he felt more and more that the pace of war was approaching.

First of all, we can see the clues from the direction of public opinion in the newspapers.

Since the beginning of October, almost all of the front-page articles of the Midgard Tribune have been related to the mining dispute, and the attacks on the neighbors to the north have also become more and more violent. Some articles even openly called for Midgard The point where the colonies went to war against the colony of Jotunheim, Fiji.

It is not surprising that someone wrote such a radical article, but it is strange that such an article could pass the censorship of the colonial authorities and be published in the newspapers.

Joan had to suspect that the articles in the newspaper that blatantly incited and promoted the war indicated that the Midgard military was preparing for a full-scale war.

In the fall of 1621, the aggressive and militant atmosphere quickly swept through all sectors of society in the Midgard colony, and even the "ivory tower" of the university was also affected by this atmosphere.

On campus, in cafeterias, and places where young people gather, there are always discussions about war, and opinions in favor of going to war against Fiend always occupy an overwhelming majority.

Not long ago, Joan was forced by Audrey to participate in the "Skeleton Society" debate, and the topic of the debate was "Whether we should declare war on the real person Fei".

Joan originally thought he would see a sharp confrontation, but he was greatly disappointed in the end-no one publicly stood up against the war at all.

This so-called debate turned into a lecture.

The elite students headed by Arnold stood up to speak one after another, using their eloquence to impassionedly demonstrate the necessity of this war and the prospect of victory.

Joan can understand Arnold's position, but he doesn't think war is the best choice.

The passionate feelings of defending the country are indeed valuable, but Arnold and others believe that the root of this conflict is the excessive greed of the Fei people in Jotunheim. They are secretly planning to expand their power to the south, trying to occupy all the magic crystal veins - in Joan's view, this view is not completely in line with the facts.

Master Fei does have ambitions for the magic crystal mine, but his side is not as innocent and pure as Arnold and the others imagined.

In fact, the Midgard authorities also have ambitions for the mining areas controlled by the Jotunheim authorities.

As one of the discoverers of the ore vein, Joan is very clear that neither party in dispute has sufficient grounds to occupy the entire ore vein. In fact, it is most reasonable to maintain the status quo and divide the ore vein equally. Unfortunately, both parties are overwhelmed by the huge benefits and are unwilling to let the other party share a share soup.

Under such a premise, if the two sides really break out of war, there will be no justice at all, and it will be purely a competition for interests.

It's like two hungry wolves fighting for a piece of meat and bone. Who can say that they are more innocent and just than the other?

After recognizing this reality, Joan can't be as enthusiastic as Arnold and the others, and can't bring himself into the noble role of "fighting for justice".

On the contrary, what he considered more was the huge loss that the war would bring to ordinary people.

In the era when swords and soldiers were everywhere, the university campus was inevitably affected by the flames of war. I am afraid that the days when I am studying steadily like now are getting worse every day.

Even if it is only out of consideration of safeguarding his own interests and maintaining a peaceful and peaceful life, Joan does not want a war to break out.

However, he didn't have the courage to stand up and publicly express his opposition to the war to his classmates and friends.

If he did, he would be in isolation.

Qiao An is not afraid of loneliness, but he hates people's strange eyes, and even more hates being pointed behind his back, as if he is an abnormal monster.

In order to avoid these troubles, he can only keep silent. If someone asked him whether he supported launching a war, he could only bite the bullet and reply, "I have the same opinion as everyone else."

According to Joan's observation, the people who support the war are actually quite complicated.

Arnold's kind of passionate youth who doesn't know the truth is the mainstream, but the non-mainstream like Hailaer and the Zion siblings who know the inside story also follow Arnold and shout out in support of launching a war.

Hyrule knew very well that Fierce Lord Fei had not invaded Midgard's magic crystal mines, at least not yet, and knew that there was no justice in this possible war, but she still supported the war.

It's not that Hailar doesn't care about the justice of the war, but she cares more about whether she can win or not, and how much benefit the victor can get from the defeated.

As long as there are cheap profits to be made and the profits are large enough to outweigh the risks, the "money fan" will firmly support waging war.

It's grim and true.

Since the Magic Industrial Revolution, the upstart capitalists whose wealth and social status have expanded rapidly, generally have a greedy mentality like Hailaer.

Audrey and Holden belonged to another group whose interests had nothing to do with the Midgard colony.

From the standpoint of the motherland, the two members of the Canaanite royal family wished that the two colonies in the north and south of the New World would fight as soon as possible, and the more intense the fight, the better.

It would be best to involve the home country behind the colonies, and use this war to consume the power of the Ashan Empire and the Fizen Kingdom. It would be best for both sides to suffer. The existing social order in the New World will completely collapse, and the Canaan Kingdom will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and expand in the New World influence.

In terms of political genealogy, Joan is neither an aristocratic young man like Arnold who aspires to imitate his ancestors and win martial arts and glory on the battlefield, nor does he belong to Hailar's capital upstart group, nor does he belong to the "foreign friends" of the Zion siblings In the camp, he was alone in this circle, unable to find a sense of belonging.

Political isolation deepened Joan's aversion to social activities, and he simply locked himself in the laboratory or library every day, seeking comfort in the ocean of knowledge. Fortunately, academic questions can only be divided into right and wrong, and there is no "hawk" and "Doves".

In order to dispel the anxiety caused by the imminent war, Joan posed a difficult problem for himself, intending to analyze the original skills - including "blood interpretation", "mythical blood interpretation", "identification technique" and the No. 4 rune Wen Ansuz - In-depth integration, the ultimate goal is to create a more advanced analysis method.

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