"Of course war is just. The wars in Noxus are all for the sake of eliminating the weak. Not only can we eliminate the weak, but we can also let those ignorant people know what it means to be strong. We can let them join us in becoming stronger. What war could be more just than this?"
The officer said righteously and he believed in this logic from the bottom of his heart.
Classic, nostalgic, and following the standards of the new era. This was what most of the core forces of Noxus thought. It was also the view of many Noxus people. They looked at other countries with a sense of superiority in terms of system and belief, just like how Demacia looked at other countries with a sense of superiority in terms of morality, Birgivot looked at other countries with a sense of superiority in terms of knowledge and civilization, and Ionia looked at other countries with a sense of superiority in terms of balance and harmony. They all believed that they were unique and fundamentally different.
But that was just bullsh * t.
That was why Li Ke smiled and took a sip of water. Then, he asked the officer.
"Then, if all of this is justice, why are you still at a loss?"
The officer was stunned. He felt that Li Ke was playing with him. This kind of question only brought the question back to the original point. There was no substantive answer. What he wanted was the reason, but Li Ke asked him the reason. This kind of question and answer was too boring and tedious.
"… This, I don't understand."
He could only shake his head to express his confusion.
"Because this war isn't true justice. There is justice in war, but only a war to protect the country is righteous, not a war to invade other countries. The righteousness you have now is just false justice. The Ionians who are fighting against you, the ones who are willing to sacrifice their lives to drive the Noxus people out of this land, are the ones who are truly righteous. You thought that your sacrifice was heroic and tragic, but after I heard it, I only found it laughable and regretful, because you didn't sacrifice for justice and strength at all. Instead, you sacrificed yourselves to push Noxus, whom you believed in, into the abyss. "
Li Ke's words stunned everyone in the tent. They stared at the so-called rising star of the empire, the general who single-handedly defeated Birgivot. Someone asked this question. After all, with Li Ke's' identity ', there was no way he would say something like this.
"But, your achievements …"
However, this question was completely useless to Li Ke.
"I allowed the commoners, especially the oppressed ones, to live the lives they deserve. I also imparted knowledge to them indiscriminately. There are still many people who are dissatisfied with this, thinking that Pi Cheng and Zu An will end up like this in the end. They think that I'm doing unnecessary things. But do you think that what I have done isn't righteous? Not at all. As long as my achievements are recognized by me alone, it represents the recognition of the axiom and justice of mankind. Because after me, even if my kingdom is overthrown, the person who replaces me must learn from me and distribute benefits, knowledge, and even the position of the upper class to the people at the bottom. Otherwise, he will be overthrown … I let those who were originally weak obtain healthy bodies. Children who thirst for knowledge and skills can learn without worries. Everyone can talk to each other as equals because anyone who wants to be superior has been hung from a street lamp by me. I let them become truly strong and not too many people died in the process. "
Li Ke chuckled.
"So, compared to what you have done here, who do you think is righteous?"
On one side was a person who began to doubt Noxus's righteousness due to the massacre, while on the other side was a fake rising star of the empire. This conversation was truly magical.
Nora sighed inwardly as she looked at the pondering officer. If it was in the past, she would have arranged for this officer to die silently because his doubts would undoubtedly shake their rule and make it impossible for them to continue playing the game. But now, she had to think of ways to protect him and prevent him from pulling more people with such thoughts to Li Ke's side and creating another Noxus.
"Darkwill's rule should have come to an end. I believe if he knew that he sacrificed himself to prevent this world from being ruled by a tyrant named Mordekaiser, he would be moved to tears, right?"
Lefran, who had long wanted to replace the Emperor and Grand Commander Bonham Darkwill, used Nora's appearance to quietly watch Li Ke pry open Noxus's walls. She also pondered over how she could leak the contents of this conversation to the eyes of those who needed to be leaked and achieve the greatest effect.
"In this war, all of you are just like the Ionians. You didn't gain anything except death. And all of you gained additional hatred. Do you think such a conquest is considered a conquest? Noxus's core will is to make the gathered humans stronger, not to let his people die for no reason. Noxus' conquest should be something that people would willingly join, not something like this, where many deaths and sacrifices were made to barely obtain a 'conquest.' If such a 'conquest' shows even the slightest sign of weakness, then all of Noxus will fall apart. "
He recalled the stories of Noxus that he had read. In the stories, due to Swein's rebellion, many Noxus' cities rebelled. Even though they were defeated, the death toll was terrifying. It also exposed the most fatal weakness of Noxus, which was that their formation was completely based on brute force. As long as there was a strong force that could ensure that they wouldn't be massacred after they rebelled, then they would rebel against Noxus like a tide.
"But no one dares to rebel against Noxus!"
The officer said agitatedly. After all, as long as a city dared to rebel against Noxus, the Noxus people would kill all the elders and nobles in the city and turn all the civilians into slaves. Therefore, no one dared to rebel against Noxus because it meant death and something more terrifying than death.
"Is that so?"
Li Ke chuckled and brought the question back to the original point.
"Since Noxus is so united, why do you have doubts?"
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