It's fun to scare a child, and it's even funnier to scare a child who has caused you trouble before.

But after the fun was over, the matter of scaring Willard was simply ignored.

The man was already half-stupid, squatting on the spot, trembling, and not saying a word. Suli had no intention of driving him crazy.

In a blink of an eye, he directly explained the previous topic: "Next, we should talk about the subsequent response measures."

"We are being jointly targeted by the country under our feet and the Holy See. Even if we can foresee it in advance, it does not mean that we will be able to protect ourselves safely in the subsequent development of events."

This is impossible.

Even if 80% of the world's mercenaries gathered in the Mercenary City, and they received and delivered missions within it, it was impossible for them to only carry out missions in this city under normal circumstances.

It is impossible to recall a large number of personnel without a reasonable reason.

Secondly, if the real reason for the recall is not disclosed during the recall process, then when a subsequent crisis occurs, would it be considered as murder?

In addition to the fact that recalling the mercenaries would most likely lead to the enemy discovering their plan in advance, now it seems that there is another criterion for human rights.

"So what do you think we should do?"

Euphia asked Sully, who they thought was the smartest, first.

"We should use the same trick on them. Since those soldiers have no idea what their actions mean, it is okay for us to let them hand over what they believe to be the correct conclusions of the investigation."

Suli sat back on the sofa steadily, his green eyes filled with a thoughtful look.

"Assuming that I am just overthinking everything and the royal family simply wants to investigate the basic situation of Sardina, then the conclusion we give, whether it is right or wrong, is actually not important. Because the essence of this conclusion is just to show that we will not affect the rule of the royal family."

"And if this speculation is correct, then we are only giving out fake news as a means of self-protection. Moreover, if things reach the worst point, looking back at the information hiding behavior of only giving out fake news now, it can only be defined as foresight."

"In wartime, intelligence is one of the highest priorities."

Suli frowned and quietly gave others time to react. At the same time, he kept thinking deeply about whether the city of Sadina could be saved in the war if things really came to the worst.

Is the Patriarch really weaker than the Son of God?

The Cardinal who was killed by the coalition of all parties before, not only had his weapon replaced by his Knights of Light during the battle, which caused problems, but he was also fighting against the Crystal Winged Dragon Nan, who had an amazing physical strength.

The latter even caused the other party's death in an attitude that was almost like dying together.

If we ask Egbert now, as the former Son of Light, he cannot guarantee that he can accurately defeat the Crystal Winged Dragon who has lost everything during his time of complete victory.

Fighting against Raven is always a group battle, not an individual battle.

No matter how strong you are when facing a level nine monster head-on, it does not mean that you can actually tie with the opponent in a 1vs1 fight, or even gain the upper hand.

From another perspective, Suli without elemental power can actually fight against level 9 monsters.

The only difference is that the other party can kill him with just one slap.

But, isn’t this a confrontation?

There are many powerful enemies. If they take the initiative to start a war, believers who are not inside the Vatican will definitely be able to get financial support from the Church because of its widespread presence in every corner of the world, even if they cannot provide physical support.

The city of Sadina was ultimately just an autonomous city, and the other territories of Amicbee were always adjacent to it.

At this time, the ruler only needs to report a traitor, and all the surrounding areas will become the enemy's territory.

——Too passive.

How is this different from a tower defense game with Hell difficulty?

Suli couldn't help biting the nail of his left index finger.

Others also gave their opinions.

Euphia immediately made a decision: "Let's do it."

"In addition, the city has issued a Level 1 alert."

"If war really comes, and nothing can be avoided, the only thing we can do is to try our best to preserve ourselves."

"Don't expect, and don't believe, that your enemies might have any mercy on you," Suli said directly.

In this kind of city defense battle, when the benefits offered by the enemy are tempting enough, once the people in the city expect the other party to be kind, they will really choose to open the door to welcome them in.

Although the result is usually death without a complete body.

But even if such events have occurred in history, later generations who have experienced the same situation will still pray for the mercy of their enemies.

When something is so stupid that you cannot bear to look at it, you must also be sure that this is indeed a possibility that you need to guard against.

Moreover, what those two forces probably want is for the city of Sadina to cease to exist, rather than for the people inside to die completely.

If Suli had not known Euphia's purpose of getting rid of the nobles' bribes and controlling the mercenaries, he would probably have raised his hands and surrendered at this moment.

After all, for a country, the existence of a country within a country is like a thorn in its throat.

But if things go back to the way they were, all the improvements will just go back to square one.

Suli could hardly control his thoughts about this war, which he could not be sure would actually happen, and the meat grinder effect it would produce once it happened.

The next moment, Suli pinched the bridge of his nose and commented on himself without hesitation: "I worry too much."

Then he regained his composure and said to Willard, who was already frightened and dumbfounded, and now lay on the ground gasping for breath with his eyes wide open like a bulging-eyed fish: "Now, do you understand the fact that the value of your existence is just a disposable cannon fodder?"

"Although it is expensive, considering your father's age, the heir can probably use this tool at least three or five more times."

Willard burst into tears in an instant. When his nose was dripping, his tears were pouring down like a faucet. He shouted in disbelief: "I don't believe it! You are lying to me!"

But in fact, Willard already believed it.

If he really existed as an heir, then why did his other brothers and sisters look at him with pity when he was in the palace?

If the goal of educating him was really to make him an heir, then how could they just watch him grow up to be an incompetent, brainless, and useless person?

Willard didn't want to admit that he was useless, but when the facts hit him on the head, he couldn't really ignore them.

Reality is cruel.

Even the legitimate son could be exiled due to lack of talent... As for whether there are other hidden reasons, as long as it is so on the surface, the facts are not much different from this.

The other offspring can only be used as tools...

"'The imperial family is the most ruthless'. I feel this sentence can be applied no matter what era or background it is in." Suli patted his skull to relieve the pain caused by the over-burning of his brain's CPU.

He himself was lying happily, while the others were all thinking about their own things.

But the most obvious feeling is...

He suddenly began to doubt himself: was his exile really just a simple exile?

Although I really want to say that everyone in the world is judged by their talent, but does being in a high position really require absolute strength?

If absolute strength is really required, then does a character whose sole purpose is to protect another person have any value in existence...

He even began to suspect that his exile was a conspiracy from the very beginning.

If I were a smart kid like Sully, I would definitely think more deeply.

I may be able to empathize with someone emotionally, but I am powerless in terms of wisdom.

I don't understand it, but I still want to know the answer.

He chose to throw the question to Sully.

Suli, who was forced to become an answering machine: …………

Although I was speechless, I still had to explain it to the child.

"If you are still the true heir, and you have this vague concept in your mind, then everything that happens now will become something that the heir needs to weigh."

"The royal family is very cruel. The emotions of the people in it are obviously not enough to compare with the decisiveness of such ruthless people."

"Sardina has become a thorn in the eyes of the royal family. Regardless of whether the residents there seek the simplest freedom and happiness, Sardina is essentially a thorn that hinders the governance of the entire country."

"Because you are here, you can see clearly what Euphia's changes mean. And if you are here, but you don't think you belong here," Suli emphasized the word "belong", "and still look at things from the perspective of the royal family, then no matter what Euphia's changes mean, no matter what the residents of Sardina want, there is no reason for this place to be an exception to the country."

"But the reality is that you didn't realize at first that you might have the possibility of being the real heir, after all, you were exiled and alone, without even a servant around you."

"As a teenager, living alone in the blood and chaos that existed in Mercenary City not long ago, it seems that no matter how you look at it, you don't care whether you live or die."

Here Suli also can't control his conspiracy theory.

If the environment he is in is always terrible, can this child really maintain his original intention?

If he is qualified to be the heir, and after experiencing all the hardships he finds that they are just training, he will desperately hold on to this identity in order to not suffer those hardships again.

"The imperial family is the most ruthless. It seems reasonable to place their own children in an environment surrounded by wolves and let them survive on their own, and then judge whether they are qualified to inherit the country." Suli commented calmly.

Even now he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.

Although this statement is a bit arrogant, if I hadn't met him, the ending of this child would have been just as planned...

No, in the eyes of parents, we should just follow the path they have laid out for us.

Being controlled, dominated, and even indoctrinated is all for your own good.

It's all very creepy.

If a plot is disguised as family affection, is it no longer a plot? If a plot is disguised as experience, is it no longer a trap?

"But what you said is - it seems." He still noticed the point.

However, rather than saying it was the main point, it would be better to say that Sully's long speech earlier was simply to answer his doubts, and it seemed that what came after that was the real focus of the conversation.

"Yes, because if something that seems reasonable is accompanied by blood, then it is unreasonable regardless of whether it seems reasonable or not."

Suli looked at him, his emerald green eyes full of determination.

Little did he know that there was a deeper level to these words, that Sully was worried about his facts.

The status of an heir can never be greater than his growth environment and life safety.

This kind of implicit dialogue makes people even more amazed at how terrible Sully's consideration of human nature is.

Not only was I shocked by this, but I also felt grateful for meeting Sully for the umpteenth time.

Willard, who had originally broken down emotionally, now said the only rational words he had said so far with red pupils.

“Is my existence also unreasonable?”

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