212 A Peaceful World Once and For All
When he heard that this was the last pill, Lin Ran didn’t quite understand.
However, when he thought of what Liu Ruxi said just now, a bold guess came to his mind!
“If it’s not consumed after a period of time, the cocoon’s strength will return to normal and it might even die as a result.”
“Are you planning to—”
!!
Lin Ran said with difficulty. His voice was hoarse.
Liu Ruxi knew what he wanted to ask.
“I keep this pill as evidence. Now that I’ve achieved my goal, I’ll destroy it later.”
“In about three days, all the cocoons in Nanjiang Town and True Martial Workshop will weaken or die because of the lack of this pill.”
“At that time, the Great Yong Emperor will definitely investigate this matter strictly. As the person in charge, I can’t absolve myself of the blame, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll think of a way to escape to the Heavenly Saint—”
At this point, Liu Ruxi suddenly smiled at Lin Ran. “I’ve already mastered the method. The success rate is more than 90%. With the cocoons, the Heavenly Saint Dynasty won’t have to lose so many people.”
Liu Ruxi crushed the pill into pieces with two fingers. “Continuing the previous topic, destroying the cocoons by destroying the pill is not the safest way.”
“I’ve made too many cocoons over the years. Nanjiang Town is just one of the bases. Even if 90% of them die, the remaining cocoons will still cause a catastrophe to the Heavenly Saint Dynasty.”
Liu Ruxi said in a low voice. Her wise eyes were like those of an experienced strategist. “But there’s another flaw in these cocoons. Even the emperor of Great Yong didn’t notice this flaw. That is, they’re too young.”
“Experience.”
Lin Ran instantly understood what Liu Ruxi meant. “These ‘cocoons’ become powerful too quickly. Most of the time, they are studied as specimens, so they lack experience in real combat.”
“That’s right.”
Liu Ruxi nodded. “That’s why I suggested to the emperor of Great Yong that I hope to create some opportunities for the cocoons to observe on the battlefield, so there was a war a few days ago. However, this is actually another plan of mine.”
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes and shook his head frankly. “I don’t understand.”
“It’s very simple. They need experience, so give them experience.”
Liu Ruxi smiled. “After the pill is destroyed, the remaining cocoons will be Great Yong’s last hope. Therefore, they won’t give up any opportunity to nurture them. I hope that after you return, you can persuade Wan’er to start a war with Great Yong.”
Without waiting for Lin Ran to respond, Liu Ruxi continued, “What I mean is that I hope you can form an army composed of prisoners of war, criminals, or others. Great Yong won’t let go of this opportunity to let concoons observe. We can’t let them see the true strength of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty!”
“In three years, at most five years, I can build an army of Grandmasters or even Senior Grandmasters for the Heavenly Saint Dynasty!”
“But do you know how many people will die?”
Lin Ran stared at Liu Ruxi. He didn’t understand how the empress dowager of a country could say such a thing so casually.
It had to be known that they were talking about a country war. It would cause the death of millions of lives!
Seeing the anger in Lin Ran’s eyes, Liu Ruxi shook her head helplessly. “You’re still too young like those cocoons.”
Just as Lin Ran was about to speak, Liu Ruxi suddenly waved at him and asked about something else. “How many people did the Heavenly Saint Dynasty lose in the war a few days ago?”
“I’m not sure.”
Lin Ran shook his head. “But not more than five thousand.”
Liu Ruxi nodded. “The Great Yong army is made up of commoners and prisoners of war. This casualty is within expectation. How many people did Great Yong lose?”
Lin Ran had already guessed what Liu Ruxi wanted to say, but he still replied in a low voice, “About 300,000.”
This time, Liu Ruxi didn’t say anything. Instead, she immediately threw out a third question. “Then do you know how many people will be lost on both sides in a normal war?”
Lin Ran shook his head. He really didn’t know about this.
“The death and captured soldiers on both sides add up to about 500,000.”
Liu Ruxi stretched out a palm. “On average, there will be a large-scale war between the Heavenly Saint Dynasty and Great Yong Dynasty every ten years. During the ten years, there will be countless small frictions at the border. Say that the number of people who died in these small frictions is ten thousand.”
“It’s been thousands of years since the founding of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty. There have been hundreds of wars with Great Yong alone. Have you counted how many people have died in these wars?”
Liu Ruxi paused for a moment and looked at Lin Ran with a burning gaze. “Now, I can completely end all wars. The price is only a few hundred thousand people. Isn’t that worth it?”
Lin Ran gritted his teeth and didn’t say anything. He knew that Liu Ruxi was right
Liu Ruxi was once a general of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty. She knew the cruelty of war better than Lin Ran. At the same time, she was more decisive than Lin Ran.
Using hundreds of thousands of lives in exchange for eternal peace was a rather far-sighted idea.
To the people, It was better to have short,sharp pains than long,dull pains. To the emperor, it was a great achievement that would make him remembered for generations to come. Lin Ran could hardly find any reason to refuse.
“I refuse.”
Lin Ran said softly, his face trembling slightly.
It was not that he was afraid, but he just wanted to force a smile. This decision was too heavy. It was so heavy that he couldn’t think straight.
Liu Ruxi narrowed her eyes at Lin Ran, her gaze as sharp as a knife. “Do you know how many people will die because of your kindness?”
“I don’t know.”
Lin Ran gritted his teeth and replied. He held the edge of the table so tightly that his joints turned slightly pale, as if he had to use all his strength to say this. “I only know that if I agree, this decision will kill hundreds of thousands of people.”
Liu Ruxi didn’t say anything and just looked at Lin Ran with a burning gaze.
A moment later, Liu Ruxi sighed and looked in the direction of the door. She said softly, “You have three days to think… If possible, I hope you can discuss it with Wan’er.”
With that, Liu Ruxi stood up and left.
Only when her figure disappeared out of the door did Lin Ran collapse into the chair as if he had lost all his strength. Only then did he realize that his clothes were completely drenched in cold sweat.
“Lin Ran.”
The empress rushed into the room. When she saw Lin Ran, she couldn’t help but look worried. “What’s wrong?”
“I’m fine.”
Lin Ran shook his head and looked at the empress with a complicated expression. “If there’s a chance to end the war once and for all… Will you agree?”
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