Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1313 - 1306: Feedback

Chapter 1313: Chapter 1306: Feedback

After the battle had ended, the Advance Team met up at the campsite in the evening. Seeing each other safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.

Having listened to everyone’s battle experiences, especially Fulajie’er’s exaggerated description, they all couldn’t stop praising Feng’s bravery. Cheng Ziang clapped his hands and said with a smile, "That’s why I’ve been saying, just giving Feng a gun isn’t enough, her true talent lies in using a knife."

"When have you ever said anything like that, show-off!" Hu Daoke rolled his eyes and said bluntly.

"How much magic power have you expended? Let me have a look," Tangmo asked, grabbing Feng’s wrist with concern.

Seeing her concern, they all remembered that Tangmo seemed to have always been Feng’s actual guardian, and that never changed. To some extent, Feng had become like a sister to her.

"Not much, I mostly used the knife directly," Feng answered honestly.

"How’s the knife doing then? Show it to me," Cheng Ziang beckoned.

"Ah, it feels like Little Fengye has become the new mascot, and I’ve worked hard all day without a single word of comfort," Hu Daoke said sourly.

"Don’t talk like that, you’ve worked hard too," Baiyue said, pulling on his sleeve.

"Wuu wuu wuu, Yue’er, you’re the only one who understands me," Hu Daoke made an exaggerated crying sound, ready to reach out and hug her.

"Get away, don’t be so touchy-feely," Baiyue pushed him away forcefully, her face turning red.

After taking Feng’s weapon, Cheng Ziang pulled it out for a careful inspection, then nodded and said, "Hmm, there are scratches, it seems that the blunted areas are not as strong as the unblunted parts."

"So it seems that Kedal metal also wears down; I thought it was truly invincible," Hu Daoke said, letting go of Baiyue.

"The hardness of Kedal metal is just so-so. The reason why it cuts through iron as if it were mud is entirely due to its brittleness resistance. You can’t say it can cut through steel, so its hardness is higher than that of steel," Baiyue explained from the side.

"But don’t worry," Cheng Ziang continued, assessing the knife, "it’s just minor scratches. This knife can be used for a long time, it won’t get damaged that quickly."

After he finished speaking, he sheathed the knife and handed it to Feng, "Even if it gets damaged, you can use mine, I’ll trade with you."

"No need, if it breaks I can just switch it out for another one," Feng said, taking back the long sword.

"Hey, you can’t talk like that," Cheng Ziang waved his hands and said, "You are our Advance Team’s top melee fighter. If you don’t wield the best equipment, what’s the point of me holding onto it?"

"Oh please, just admit that you’re bottom of the barrel when it comes to fighting," Hu Daoke said with a grin.

"I’ve never admitted that I’m bottom of the barrel, but compared to Feng, she’s better suited to using the best knife," Cheng Ziang shrugged.

"If everyone’s okay, let’s end the small talk," Tangmo said as she settled Feng down on a blanket to meditate, then turned to the others with a serious expression, "Now we need to discuss some issues about today’s battle."

"The first thing to mention is the Demon Clan army’s irrational massacre of the Conquer forces. I think it’s a very irrational act," Cheng Ziang chimed in.

"It was the same on your side? Yue’er and I watched them killing indiscriminately, making no distinction between military and civilian, and thought it was just something peculiar to our area," Hu Daoke and Baiyue said as they exchanged glances.

"The animosity between the Demon Clan and the people of Kyushu has reached its peak. Luo’er’s propaganda role is undoubtedly significant, no matter how you look at it, we should try to stop such irrational acts of slaughter. I believe everyone has seen that the Demon Clan’s army has hardly captured any prisoners, they’ve executed them all," Cheng Ziang said gravely.

"The people of the Demon Clan and those from Kyushu have never gotten along, we can’t place all the blame on Luo’er," Baiyue said with a slight frown.

"I’m not blaming him, but the fact is, the massacre was indeed influenced by certain propaganda," Cheng Ziang shrugged his shoulders and said, "What we need to discuss now is how to reflect the situation here back to Luo’er, so he can timely adjust the angle of his propaganda to avoid the Demon Clan’s army from committing such indiscriminate killings again."

"The Dongsheng Empire came to the West Outer Heaven to wage a war of ethnic cleansing, slaughtering so many people from the Demon Clan and arranging for the people of Kyushu to take over the land here. It is typical colonialism. This is not something a line or two of propaganda can resolve. If just a few words could make the people of the Demon Clan let go of their hatred, what face would they have to meet their deceased Demon Clan brethren?" Baiyue said earnestly.

"The Dongsheng military force committed the slaughter of the Demon Clan," Cheng Ziang said.

"But it’s the Kyushu civilians who are usurping the nests of doves," Baiyue argued pointedly.

"It seems like this conflict won’t be easy to reconcile any time soon..." Seeing their silent expressions, Tangmo shook his head.

"No matter what," Cheng Ziang took a deep breath and said, "we are deep in enemy territory starting a war, capturing prisoners and plundering civilians are impractical. At the very least, in this series of battles, we cannot afford to concern ourselves with those civilians. However, we need to summarize the problems here and report back. In the upcoming wars, more civilians will be drawn into the conflict, and if we want to ensure they are not slaughtered, we need a valid reason."

"Do you have a reason in mind?" Hu Daoke asked curiously.

"Hmm," Cheng Ziang nodded and exchanged a glance with Tangmo, then said, "Sister Moumou and I thought about it, the war of ethnic cleansing launched by the Dongsheng Empire has led to a sharp decrease in the population of the West Outer Heaven, making people from Kyushu the best source to replenish the workforce. Therefore, we should try to convince the higher-ups of Abisien to capture these people whenever possible. Even if as slaves, it would be much more cost-effective than killing them all."

After a pause, he continued, "Otherwise, given the population of the West Outer Heaven, when could the Demon Clan ever recuperate? Once the Dongsheng Empire attacks again, the Demon Clan truly won’t have any soldiers left to fight the battle."

"But wouldn’t integrating the people of Kyushu into the Demon Clan affect their bloodline?" Hu Daoke asked.

"Heh," Cheng Ziang chuckled upon hearing this, then said, "What the Continent’s races should guarantee the most is the diversity of genes. The pure bloodline theories are typical of narrow-minded nationalism."

"Because of the barrier of Thousand Peaks Cloud Top, the West Outer Heaven has formed a peninsula to some extent, so the people of the Demon Clan also exhibit a clear peninsula effect," Baiyue also couldn’t help but explain, "Specifically for the Demon Clan, you should see that the people, especially the Beast-Ear Race, are generally not as tall as the people from Kyushu. Thus, introducing people from Kyushu to ensure gene diversity isn’t necessarily a bad thing."

"Moreover, the Demon Clan has very strong assimilation abilities, no less than those of the Elves," Cheng Ziang added, "The offspring of the Human Race and the Demon Clan can only be of the Demon Clan, which leads to a consequence that once the people of Kyushu meld into the Demon Clan, they will quickly be completely assimilated. There won’t be disparities between minority and majority groups."

"Wait, why does it feel like you’re all lecturing me?" Hu Daoke said with an innocent face.

"Who made you the fool to ask the question voluntarily? If not targeted at you, then who?" Cheng Ziang said as if it were a matter of course.

"Regardless, whether for our own values or for the future of the Demon Clan, we have to stop such indiscriminate killing," Tangmo spoke up and turned to Feng, "Feng, has there been such a situation on your side?"

Not knowing whether it was out of guilt or because Tangmo’s tone was too severe, upon hearing her words, Feng’s body suddenly quivered, and she became unsettled.

"Uh, how should I put it, you know that Little Fengye’s hands aren’t light or heavy. In the heat of the battle, she couldn’t care so much," Fulajie’er interceded on her behalf upon seeing her condition.

"Sigh..." Hearing Fulajie’er’s explanation, Tangmo guessed the gist of it and heaved a helpless sigh.

"Next time, differentiate friend from foe. Being tyrannical against the weak and slaughtering the innocent isn’t your style," Tangmo took a deep breath and said sternly.

"Oh..." Hearing her words, Feng sheepishly nodded her head.