Chapter 399: Worthless Pride (2/2)

”So, Shira can do this again…”

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Another sea beast and two land beasts were destroyed. Now, there was only one land beast behind Silva, while there were three sea beasts behind Shira. ”If it reaches this point…”

CRRRR!

The three sea beasts surrounded Silva and the last land beast. ”Shira can end the game, and you lose. With only this bit of assets left, the increased loyalty won't save you or your camp. So, in this scenario, how did you and Shira use your strengths?” Gravis asked.

Silva looked at the figures with narrowed eyes. Obviously, he wasn't happy. ”Shira has used her advantage of sacrificing her assets to win the game. Yet, such a representation of reality is unfair. I haven't gotten the chance to use my advantage.”

CLAP!

Gravis clapped once in his hand. ”And exactly that is the problem,” Gravis said. ”You say it is an unfair representation of reality, yet isn't this exactly how the reality currently looks? You only have around 65 to 70 beasts, while Shira has over 100. Currently, you have three figures, while Shira has five. You say it's unfair, yet it represents the reality very well.”

Silva frowned but kept silent for a while as he looked at the statues. He determined that they really represented the current reality. Was Gravis right?

”What about our weaknesses?” Silva asked.

Gravis walked to the statue of Shira and leaned on it. ”Before this whole invasion started, what did Shira do?” he asked.

”She tried to reach the power of a Lord as quickly as possible,” Silva answered.

Gravis nodded. ”Exactly. Yet, why didn't you also do that?” he asked.

”Because, if Shira isn't the most powerful beast in her camp, she will be ruthlessly suppressed by her own camp. I don't have that… problem…” Silva said as he trailed off at the end. Then, he fell into thought.

Gravis only smirked. ”Exactly. Her weakness is that she can increase the power of her camp faster than you. Yet, the drawback is that she must remain the most powerful beast in the camp. You can't gain power as quickly due to your nice nature. But on the other hand, you don't have to fear a mutiny.”

”Shira's path is risky, while your path is steady. She uses a high-risk, high-reward approach while you take a low-risk, low-reward approach. In a safe place, your approach would show more effect. Yet, in a dangerous place, Shira's approach is the only one that gives her a chance of survival.”

Silva thought about Gravis' words for a bit. ”And since the River Tribe is a dangerous place, her approach is more effective than mine,” he said.

Gravis sighed and shook his head. ”You still don't get it, do you?”

Silva furrowed his brows. ”What do you mean?”

”The place I'm referring to is not the River Tribe, but this world,” Gravis said. ”In a peaceful world with fair rules for battle, your approach would be better. Yet, you are not residing in such a peaceful world.”

Gravis stepped away from Shira's statue. ”Why did Orthar and Morn accept my philosophy for the River Tribe with such enthusiasm? That was because it's a good representation of this world.”

”Think back to the Sand Tribe. You have been continually suppressed until you could only hold a territory at the edges of the continent. Why was that? Were the methods of your enemy unfair? Were your enemies crueler than you? Maybe they banded together to fight you.”

”You look down on these tactics and are proud that you are not as heartless as them. Yet, when you get suppressed like this, you and your camp will die. What will you think then? Will you be happy and have no regrets, or will you think about what you could have done better?”

Gravis chuckled a bit. ”You might still be proud of your philosophy when death arrives. Yet, from an outsider's perspective, they will only see a stronger beast killing a weaker one. You might be proud. Yet, your corpse will be ruthlessly kicked by the feet of your enemy and then eaten.”

Gravis looked at the statue representing Silva.

”I don't see any pride in that.”