Chapter 237 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The atmosphere in the Pantheon temple was tense.
In the second row, next to the King of Order, the God of Light exerted unimaginable power and moved his seat to the side of Sky Devourer Canine. Without saying anything he sat there, waiting silently.
But Sky Devourer Canine did not appear. Other Gods in the Orc God System didn’t show up during this period of time either.
The God of Light did not make any comment on this. He just waited patiently with a sneer.
The Orc God System wanted to expand their forces through the war in the human world. This was a common practice for God wars. The Human Gods and the Orc Gods were all Gods of Belief. If the number of people who believed in them decreased, their powers would be weakened, downgraded, and even killed.
However, the war between Orcs and human had lasted for so many years. There was never a winner. The general mobilization of the Orc Empire was seen in history as well. The fight had been extremely fierce every time, but the Orcs had never really broken the defenses of human countries. Would there be an exception this time?
The Gods at the Pantheon temple had been waiting for several days. Finally, the God of Fire Elements, the King of Fire, who had a good relationship with the God of Light, could not help but ask him questions about the war in the human world.
The God of Light did not play the ‘silence is gold’ trick. He sneered and said, “All along, the dirty beasts have occupied a vast fertile field, on which they have grown like mosquitoes at their will, performing various forms of ugliness. Not only that, but they have always kept their eyes on areas where human beings thrived, planning to spread their ugly ecosystem like a plague to that area. There is been an invasion like this every once in a while. It’s no big deal.”
“Is that all?” asked the King of Fire.
“Basically, that’s all,” the God of Light replied confidently. “We humans never reject any friends, nor fear any enemies. We welcome friends with wine and delicious food, singing and dancing, and defeat enemies with swords and magic. They want to fight? Then go ahead. A human is not afraid of a war!”
Obviously, such an answer could not satisfy the King of Fire. He then asked the God of Light if he had any specific tactics to defend against a human’s attack. But the God of Light refused to answer. He said that it was a military secret and not suitable for public discussion. If interested, he could ask in private.
After a while, the King of Fire found the God of War again and asked him about his views on the war.
“Views? You know I love wars!” the old-looking God of War smiled. But there was not even a little kindness in his smile. Instead, it was full of viciousness and bloodthirsty feeling. “Whether it is an attack or a retreat, an invasion or a defense, a sweep or a raid. As long as it’s a war, I like it!
“I like to see countless people fighting for their interests or ideas or beliefs. No matter what. As long as they fight, I like it.
“I like to see them bleeding on the ground and their dead bodies full on the field. I like to see, in the pool of blood, the winners cheer while the losers cry, the dying soldiers struggling while the brutal slaughterers attack, and the fast winners chasing after their enemies. Iron and blood: the smell of the war is so charming! No matter who starts the attack, who they fight for, who is laughing or weeping… It doesn’t matter. I just like the war itself, and all kinds of scenes in war.
“When innumerable people shout, roar, weep and whine, when they use all their strength to fight for less than half of their survival opportunities, I will always gaze at them in the sky with ecstasy and enjoy such rare and beautiful scenery. My view is: Good! Very good! It’s gorgeous! I love this war!”
The King of Fire was silent for a moment and asked, “I mean, in your view, which party is more advantageous to win in this war? Or what result will it have? Do you have any opinions?”
“What will happen to mortals who can only live for decades? I have no interest in that at all,” the God of War smiled indifferently. “My strength comes from the war itself. What I care about is whether there is a war in the world, whether there are enough wars to break out, and whether it is violent enough. I’m not interested in anything else except that!”
“Well, would you make some comment on the fighting power of both sides?” the King of Fire sighed. “Just humor me. Talk about the issues of winning and losing.”
The God of War laughed, touched his beard which was harder than steel, and said, “The Orcs have multiplied a lot in recent years, and there are more young Orcs. So it will definitely consume part of the population through the war. On the one hand, it is through this method to screening and eliminating those who are weak or unlucky. On the other hand, it is also to reduce food consumption and population pressure. So from this perspective, the Orcs should not care much about victory.”