Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 179



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Episode 179. The Collapsing Front 2

Talking about a protracted war means that the flow of the battle was extremely sluggish.

In other words, in the Datang vs. Datang coalition, the weight of victory gradually tilted toward Datang.

At first, it was a tight race. It is true that both the national power of Datang and the national power of the Allied Forces were gradually declining. It was to the point where it was impossible to tell who would lose.

It’s like a boxing match for the sick. You have to throw punches and hit to win, but since all the participants are sick, they’ll collapse from exhaustion just by standing there, and if they fight, the one hitting will also hurt.

The world’s population is now only 9% of what it was before the war. That’s the number of people who died from disease, famine, and war. The actual number of people who died is also in that order.

In this situation, Datang may collapse, or the Lucca Empire or Bapan Tab may surrender first.

However, as we entered the long-term war, the flow changed a little.

As the frequency of Pencant’s invasions, which were intended to be a surrender, slowed down significantly, the population of the Shujor region increased.

It may not seem like a good thing if the Black Bishop, who is considered a heretic in the Luca Empire, is running wild, but the end result is that agricultural productivity, medical care, and welfare are spreading.

Bapan Tab returned across the sea with tens of thousands of cattle after attacking the cattle ranches the previous day, and with them he is now grazing on vast pastures and eating more than ever.

So to speak, national power has been restored little by little.

However, an all-out war has not actually occurred.

It seems that Cheon-geop has no intention of attacking the Baekara region. He cannot attack Datang because negotiations with the Luca Empire are not going well. So he just focuses on increasing the number of livestock and the population, and strengthening his military power.

The invincible ruler cannot overcome internal problems and powerful enemies. He pours his overflowing power into internal affairs, and no matter how invincible he is, if he has been a ruler for a long time, he will at least have some standards and will follow the basics of governance.

All Chaun has always valued internal affairs over fighting. All Chaun focuses on restoring the culture and social infrastructure that was damaged by excessive conscription, and keeps an eye on the emergence of newcomers.

In some ways, it might be more correct to say that we are in a ceasefire rather than a war.

But the dark activities continue underwater.

As Cheon-geon reclaims the North Yang, he devotes himself to a more powerful military, more powerful weapons, and more powerful mysteries. He is still preoccupied with increasing his military power, either by making his own spirit weapons in the constellations of the northern moons, or by attempting to improve his mysteries through celestial magic.

The invincible gradually came to understand the power of the Shin Gap. The power of the ancient god created the heteromorphic race, and its gene editing technology may become an even more powerful force, or a miraculous tool for curing the sick. The invincible seeks to combine the divine power of the sole faith and the Shin Gap, and increase the production efficiency of the Eron region.

In Datang, the Baekara region is successfully made part of Datang, and efforts are made to expand the territory that was originally the keynote. Iyakoro? The territory of Iyakan that was previously occupied is already Datang.

The assassins trained by NonoNoNo Hakang will grow quickly (it only takes 12 years to become a real adult), hone their skills, and be distributed throughout the country to assassinate key figures from other countries alongside the Patchar Special Forces.

And it’s not that other countries don’t create assassins or special forces. They’re very keen on producing terrorists who can infiltrate and operate using their own mystique.

However, things change when the best in the world joins the battle. That greatly reduces the weight on Datang, who had the advantage to begin with.

For the hostile nations, the fact that the best in the world sided with Datang was the worst possible situation.

First of all, he was able to stop the invincible man without using up the national power of Datang. Even if he raised an army for a thousand years, it would be the same. Together with Ol Chaun, he would be able to stop the army.

This means, in other words, that the war is over.

Now, looking at it objectively, the Lucca Empire and Bapan Tab were in a situation where they had to think about how to lose the war, not how to win it. The serious gap in national power from the beginning was dragged out through the alliance structure and several great battles, but it was overturned in one fell swoop.

This is what is called a defeat. If you are going to lose anyway, you should lose less.

This finishing touches, the remaining 15 years are a series of really poor and cowardly attempts at foreshadowing. They fight like idiots.

“I’m fighting?”

“I’m stopping you?”

“Then I will fight too?”

“Then I won’t fight?”

“Then I won’t fight either?”

“Then I decide?”

“Then I fight?”

An endless loop of idiots who would only fit in a super cowardly shelter. Just because the best in the world is sitting on their butts and preaching, the invincible and the celestial beings can’t even think of coming down. They can’t even come down.

And Datang is about to start the finishing work. There is only one thing, if we can complete the internal affairs and raise an army, we can win this war. That is what the remaining 15 years mean.

Now that every nation has realized it, the front lines are collapsing.

In the Luca Empire, the Black Witch has revolted.

The Qing dynasty’s assassins have taken so many hits on officers and civilians that it is now impossible to continue the war.

Datang was swept by an anti-war public opinion so powerful it could not have been more powerful.

Considering that the situation in the Luca Empire is not that great, I think the situation on the side of Datang and Cheon-geop is something that we should pay attention to.

Because the fact that anti-war sentiment is so strong in Datang, the country that won, is a serious indicator.

Here is a Nono, a warrior from the southern front.

The peace treaty with Pencant ended ambiguously a while ago, and the number of soldiers on the southern front was reduced to 1/10. It was not because they trusted Pencant, but because they trusted the best in the world. If Pencant caused trouble, they were responsible and guaranteed to destroy the polar region.

That’s why 90% of soldiers had to find their own way to survive. This Nono is the same. Born on the front lines, he received only basic education and training and lived only as a soldier, but now he lives not as a soldier but as a civilian.

The 8th grade martial arts medal on his chest may not be that great, because for him, war was his life.

“What should I do now?”

This Nono, who had been killing Pencants, eating Pencant meat, sharpening weapons, and gradually becoming a veteran, had nothing but the honor he had accumulated on the battlefield.

He was such a pitiful person. Fortunately, NonoNono Hakang spoke for him. She was like a mother to all Nonos.

Hakang performed with a new story every day, and showed the brilliant culture and memories of the past in the fire, and promoted that now, they too can become the main characters in creating such a great culture.

If you don’t like that, you can go to the village and become a farmer. To be exact, you won’t be plowing the fields yourself, so you’ll be a landowner. There are so many dead people that there are so many 8th-grade soldiers that you can give each of them a village and still have some left.

If you don’t like that either? You can go on a pilgrimage. I will give you the spirit water used for military purposes and let you go on a pilgrimage. See the large dam, live off the military pension, and enjoy yourself to your heart’s content. Have children and continue the culture. Then settle down and live.

“Umm… … .”

The Datolins seem to dream of becoming scribes and village lords with their outstanding intelligence. They also want to succeed Deata and the late Jazanraier Datolin Deatang.

This soldier still wakes up and immediately takes out his weapon if he hears a loud noise while sleeping. Instead of grilling meat, he chews it raw and has a habit of hunting livestock, skinning them, deboning them, and eating them.

Fucking penkant, fucking breakwater wire.

“… … .”

This Nono has nothing better to do, so he goes on a pilgrimage. He gathers a number of like-minded comrades and travels from village to village, seeing new memories in the village fires, and some of his comrades become enthusiastic about industries that were once popular in the village. Crafts and cultures that had been forgotten for decades are restored through memories inscribed in the fires, and are restored as hobbies for soldiers who are tired of war.

But this Nono seems to have no interest in it. If you ask him what he likes, he has no idea. His colleagues all left to find their own way out, and he was left alone.

In fact, they have also lost their sexual desire. For Nono, it is a serious mental disorder. They are a cheerful race by nature, but they have been exposed to violence for so long that they can no longer control their anger and madness.

It seems that he is going to fall into crime. The veteran visits a certain area of ​​Shujor while on a pilgrimage.

“No entry allowed except for tattoos. One-week quarantine zone.”

Hanjutamal was isolated in Shujor. This was to reduce the risk of Hanjutamal spreading by pushing all the Nono tribe members into Shujor, but it was also to keep in mind that crazy new people or demons might spread Hanjutamal.

Nono looks at it and quietly goes inside.

This Nono came here to die. It was because he vaguely recognized that Hanjutamal was extremely dangerous = strong = going to fight. For some reason, he felt like he had to fight and die.

This Nono soldier goes inside and sees a strange mushroom-shaped helmeted Daton nursing the sick. It is the first time in his life that he has seen a real Daton. The Nono soldier slowly approaches.

“who are you?”

“Ah. Me.”

“Oh. It’s not a tattoo, is it? You can’t come in here.”

“… …What is a tattoo?”

Anrai, who was questioned, is embarrassed by the tattoo. He says.

“They are the ones who isolate and fight against Hanjutamal.”

“Where is Hanjutamal?”

“It’s a disease. These people have it. It’s so severe that they can’t take any medicine, so we’re just making them comfortable.”

“Can you make it comfortable for me?”

“Yes. Because it is the duty of a tattoo artist to devote himself to the sick.”

For some reason, the Nono soldier’s heart ached at those words. And he began to shed tears.

“Then, then… … I also want to get caught up in Hanjutamal.”

“yes?”

“I. I… … . I’m in so much pain. I want to be comfortable now too… … .”

“… … That kind of thing.”

Marechi approaches the crying Nono and hugs her.

PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder. This serious mental disorder caused by severe shock is a major social problem.

War destroys not only nations but also individuals. Marechi now decides to devote himself to the disabled soldiers, including the crying Nono, instead of the threat of Hanjutamal, which has almost disappeared due to strict isolation. This Nono also did not get Hanjutamal, but like the other broken tattooers, he decided to devote his life and voluntarily jumped into this path.

There is no honor in war. No amount of medals or rewards can cure it.

The illness that Datang contracted during this war will take quite a while to heal.

Public opinion in favor of ending the war is growing.