CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 109: PEAK SPIRIT AND THE DECISIVE OPPORTUNITY

In this regard, there’s no need for Su Li to say much. Among the many followers of the Sun Goddess in the conference room, someone immediately spoke up.

Constantine, the sub-leader of the Corona Knight Order, calmly said, "This is the essence of our doctrine. As a general, Her Majesty Violet is undoubtedly cunning, she rarely directly confronts the enemy in a pitched battle."

"She always teaches followers to gain the upper hand before truly engaging in battle through strategic deployments such as luring the enemy in, waiting with ease, and seizing favorable terrain."

"The fact that the Lord can think of all this proves she is a military leader of great talent and vision."

The dwarf commanders mumbled, "Cunning? That’s not exactly a virtue. We dwarves prefer to fight openly and honorably. We don’t understand why you humans favor this cunning belief. We still prefer your human national church, Redema, who matches our dwarf temperament and can evoke courage and tenacity in humans."

Constantine immediately slammed the table in anger and rebuked, "How dare you question our great Sun Goddess?"

Constantine’s fiery temper, Su Li was impressed, as he was prone to explode at any disagreement.

If Su Li did not intervene, these two champion-level assets of the Hesse Territory might start fighting right away.

So Su Li quickly stopped the two of them, saying, "Her Majesty Violet is certainly not just cunning."

This sentence effectively defused the tension on both sides, as cunning is not considered a negative trait in this world. After all, most of Redema’s followers are considered foolish.

Through Su Li’s classification, the dwarves’ mumbling was transformed into a normal inquiry.

Before Constantine and Mudalin could further erupt, Su Li continued, "What truly made Her Majesty Violet famous is her consistent adherence to the doctrine called ’Glory War’ by later generations: An honorable conqueror should bring civilization and stability to occupied territories, rather than chaos and death."

"Therefore, even when force is used, generals should minimize the suffering and deaths caused by war: harming civilians, looting occupied towns, etc., are completely prohibited, and enemies who surrender voluntarily should be treated with respect—if they also adhere to the values of ’Glory War.’ For crimes like massacring civilians, they are to be punished or executed after a fair trial."

"Additionally, she is the only divine spirit among humans who proposed that the lives of soldiers are above all else. She advocates that followers ensure soldiers receive adequate training before entering the battlefield. Besides common discipline and physical training, Violet’s soldiers also receive regular military strategy lessons to equip them with basic military literacy and enable them to assess and supervise the propriety of their commanders’ directions. In cases of pointless sacrifice, soldiers are allowed to retreat strategically—such leniency is extremely rare in every human nation."

It is precisely because of this fundamental difference in approaching war that conflicts between Yurik and Violet’s sect are constant. Violet’s followers tend to see Yurik’s approach as brutal and savage, while Yurik’s followers view Violet’s approach as weak and cunning.

Although both sects emphasize a warrior’s honor, their definitions are vastly different: The Yurik sect believes the proper battlefield is open terrain where both sides can deploy fully, while the Violet sect is obsessed with finding complex terrain favorable to them and depriving the enemy of proper deployment opportunities. The White Wolf Warriors consider this a waste of time and even cowardice.

However, any rational Imperial person knows that the disdain Yurik’s followers feel for Violet is not because she advocates disgraceful or cowardly combat tactics but because she is a strong competitor to Yurik as an Outer Domain War God.

So, Su Li said, "Violet’s priests are all skilled warriors, for whom combat is a form of prayer. They practice and perfect combat techniques, study and research battle strategies. This is both for themselves and in tribute to Violet, as in this dark era dominated by demons, war is inevitable, and controlling the battlefield means controlling their own lives."

"Thus, our territory faithfully believes in Her Majesty Violet’s teachings. Moreover, my dwarf friends, according to the previous agreement, you should follow our tactical arrangements. Will you break your oath?"

The dwarf Mudalin’s face immediately flushed red. To question a dwarf’s oath is to question his honor!

Yet, all this was caused by him, and he could only shout loudly, "Of course not. Dwarves will never break their oath. My friend, watch us; we will prove everything with our actions. We are eager to set off, to prove everything to you."

This time, Su Li did not further delay the matter of dispatching troops and decisively replied, "We will set out in three days, just in time for the demons to receive our challenge."

"We will engage the Demon Legion under the Gray Mountain Range!"

Hearing Su Li’s clear response, the dwarves cheered enthusiastically, some even tearing up with excitement. Finally, they had a definite time!

Mudalin raised his war axe and said with excitement, "I will now go back to assemble the army and prepare. We will set off on time in three days!"