Magical Civilization and the War of the Gods

"Ugh……"

Head of Ke Lian sighed softly, looked up at her, and looked at the other old men behind her.

"Unfortunately."

Leader Ke Lian spoke softly, looking directly into her eyes without avoiding the question.

"It's not that we have to make sacrifices, but we are all living in unfortunate times."

"If we do not resist, we will only slowly perish in a false peace, and postpone disaster and misfortune to our descendants."

"The essence of world war is the intensification of thousands of years of contradictions among all races and countries in our world. I just led you who shared the same will to fight in the troubled times to win the final victory of that war and win us a brief peace for twenty years."

"And the revival of the gods was destined long before the war began."

"The five major clans foresaw the coming of war earlier than us, and made corresponding preparations earlier."

"So the gods' revival after the war was already a foregone conclusion. The original purpose of our war was to allocate satisfactory territories to the gods in advance, thereby appropriately weakening the conflicts and hatreds that should have continued directly after the revival during the ancient tribe's turbulent times."

"perhaps……"

"If it weren't for us, Ke Lian, all the sacrifices would have stopped twenty years ago."

Leader Ke Lian finally described the possible ending.

If he chose to turn a deaf ear to everything in this world, without the conscience and responsibility of the original world, he could just be an ordinary crown prince of an empire, enjoying the luxury and beauty of the world and peacefully welcoming the arrival of theocracy.

The world only needs a world war like twenty years ago, and then it will usher in another brief peace under the revival of the gods.

Those who are before us, those who have already sacrificed, may be able to reduce a lot of pain.

but……

……

Leader Ke Lian looked at them and continued to ask softly.

"but."

"Are you willing to let your children live in a land of class oppression without red flags in the future world in the next twenty years?"

"At least, I don't want to, even if I should be the top oppressor in that era, I would never want to."

President Ke Lian clearly expressed his thoughts. He did not want to see such a future.

Even if he must be a powerful person.

It must be a noble god!

There must be a theocratic emperor who cannot be touched by anything that the people of the world and all ethnic groups can do throughout their lives!

He also didn't want to see a future without the red flag.

"I... do hope that my children can have a better future."

The old fox woman opened her mouth hesitantly, but still spoke the truest answer from her heart.

The other elders did not refute the answer.

They have all experienced the era of monarchy and imperial rule, and grew up under the oppression and exploitation of the powerful. They know very well what light and hope are.

"What if we...lose?"

The old fox woman asked in a trembling voice.

If we lose, that kind of future will no longer exist, right?

"They all died. We will probably die in this city too. Our children may also meet with misfortune someday."

"But if that's the case, we've all lost."

"Does our sacrifice... really have meaning? Your Excellency."

When the old fox woman said this, her eyes couldn't help but become somewhat misty.

"Then there's no point."

Leader Ke Lian answered calmly, somewhat indifferently, yet somewhat helplessly.

The old fox woman looked at him in a daze, and the other old men had gloomy expressions.

I wanted to sigh, but in the end I just opened my mouth slightly.

……

"Any sacrifice is nothing more than a glorification of death and has little meaning in itself."

"What is truly meaningful is that our sacrifice will give our descendants a better future. Our sacrifice will help them to achieve that ideal future, and it will be they in the future who will give meaning to our sacrifice."

"If we fail, it will only be a relatively deep memory under the rule of the gods. Whether it will create a wave in the river of history or just a small splash is no longer up to us to define."

Leader Ke Lian spoke softly, as if afraid to disturb the snowflakes caressed by the breeze.

"You sacrificed yourself, and we will continue to hold on."

"We sacrificed ourselves, and those who came after us took up our spears."

"If they win, they will use our broken spears to raise the blood-stained banner to declare victory to our souls and lead the next generation to a new life."

“And all the sacrifices will be interpreted at that moment.”

"That is the blood and soul that is gathered for them—"

"hope."

Head of State Ke Lian looked at them calmly, these old men who had already made many sacrifices.

They also looked at him, who was sitting in front of the ruined building, letting the snowflakes lightly cover his head and shoulders. His calm expression revealed both calmness and determination, as if nothing could shake him.

This is their leader.

It was the great leader who led them to break through the chaos and disputes, cut off the shackles of the old world, and bring about peace and progress;

He is a cruel leader who launched a brutal and merciless war, causing countless deaths and destruction, bringing coldness and despair;

Leader Ko Lian has never wavered, never surrendered, and has changed the world from scratch.

Perhaps until the end of their lives, they will not know how to judge their leader, or whether to be grateful or resentful.

Only at the end, in the ruins of this snowy city.

It turned into a soft, complex sound.

sigh……

……

"Ugh……"

……

The old fox woman slowly stood up with the help of a cane, and the other old men also supported each other or stood up with difficulty on their own.

Leader Ke Lian also stood up and used a warm breeze to wipe away the ice and snow on their bodies.

"Your Excellency, we are sorry that we cannot fully recognize your firm and great will."

"We are just ordinary people, and we know we can't sway you. But since you are willing to listen, we still want to say one last thing."

"Please don't let their sacrifice go to waste, and please don't forget us, the people who are silently forced to make sacrifices. Even though we are so insignificant, we can only complain to you."

"Please take care of yourself for our hope..."

"The Führer."

The old fox women finally bowed slowly, as if to express their respect to the head of state.

So he stood up and turned around.

leave silently.

"I will do my best to live up to any intelligent being who has shed blood for the red flag."

Leader Ke Lian calmly watched them take off their hats, bowed to their backs and spoke.

The snowflakes on my shoulders slid off and drifted away in the breeze.

Until the old men disappeared in the wind and snow, he also disappeared in this broken and cold city, leaving only a tattered flag fluttering in the wind and snow.