While Jenny was persuading Ackley and Ruth, people from Riverbend New Town to China Tower were discussing recruiting a large number of soldiers for the Guard Battalion and transforming it into a Guard Army.
On a road in the residential area of Hewan New Town, the dwarf boy Babik had just finished get off work at the factory with his father Sinclair. The two walked side by side along the wide cement road. When they were almost at the door of their home, Sinclair said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be secretive."
"Dad, how do you know I have something to say?" Babik asked curiously.
"Nonsense, you are usually like a chirping crow, but today you walked such a long way and didn't say anything, which means you have a lot to say. Just like a volcano, it often accumulates strength before erupting.
Babik scratched his head, smiled foolishly and said, "Dad, I want to join the army."
Sinclair frowned, "Join the army? Are you kidding? With your appearance, you are still a long way from the height standard, right?" Sinclair compared with his hands, and the distance he measured was at least half a meter.
Babik said with a smile: "I asked, that standard is for humans, for dwarves, mine is already considered high. And I am not going to join the ordinary troops, but the artillery that operates the pneumatic cannon.
Even after the pneumatic cannons were installed with wheels, they were still too short. Human soldiers had to bend down and it was very laborious to operate them, but that was just right for me. We dwarves are naturally strong, and we are better than humans at carrying shells and adjusting the gun positions. And as a fighting warrior, I can also deal with arrows shot at me. No matter how you look at it, this position is particularly suitable for me. "
"Who fooled you? Chang Lin? This guy came to talk to me about this before, but I politely rejected him." Sinclair asked unhappily.
"No, Shi Hao told me that they are planning to try adding dwarf loaders to the artillery."
"Shi Hao? Well, remember, if it's Chang Lin, don't get too involved with him."
"Of course I'm asking about the military."
"Tell me why you want to go?" The middle-aged dwarf turned around with his hands behind his back and looked at Babek scrutinizingly.
"I want to fight back to the dwarf kingdom one day." Babek said without hesitation.
"Dwarf Kingdom?" This answer surprised Sinclair. After all, in his opinion, except for the old village chief who witnessed it, for other dwarves including him, the Dwarf Kingdom was a very distant thing.
"What does the Dwarf Kingdom have to do with this conscription?" Sinclair asked.
"Dad, we have no one in the army! How can we influence the direction of the army's operations? Moreover, it is we who should seek justice from them, not humans. If one day the army of the Tower of China punishes the Dwarf Kingdom and none of us is in the army, will our ancestors who suffered be disappointed? Revenge is like giving birth to a child, you can't let others do it for you, right?"
"What a mess. Did Shi Hao also tell you this?"
"Yes, I know he is looking for reasons to convince us, but I think he is right. Don't we dwarves respect our ancestors the most? I think the will of our ancestors is involved here!"
"He promised you that the Chinese army would attack the Dwarf Kingdom?"
"No, he just said that maybe one day."
"Humph, if he really said that, I would never let you go. But now... maybe we should increase our say."
"So you agree?"
"Who else? He can't have persuaded only you. There must be other kids you persuaded to take over." Sinclair said.
"Hey, I brought along a lot of my co-workers from the same generation, probably around 40 to 50 of them."
"Why haven't I heard them talk about it?"
"They are all waiting for me to talk to you first. These cowards will only dare to go back and tell their families after you give the order." When Babik said this, seeing that Sinclair did not ask any more questions, he remained quiet and followed his father.
When the two of them reached the door of their home, Sinclair said, "I know about this, but don't tell your mother yet. Your mother is timid, and she will definitely be worried about this. But what's the point of worrying? Instead of letting her worry more if she knows it earlier, it's better to let her know it later, so that she can worry less for a few days."
Babick, who was no longer happy, nodded solemnly. Sinclair put his hand on his shoulder and hugged him hard.
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Evelyn and a dozen dark elves were sitting in a warehouse. They were discussing whether or not to migrate another batch of dark elves here in the near future.
After settling the first group of dark elves who were exploring the way, they had not yet arranged for the migration of the second group of elves. This was not because they were dissatisfied with the environment here, nor did they have any other plans. It was because as dark elves with long lives, this was the rhythm of their work. The elves had an old saying that the best things always appear after enough waiting.
"I think it's time to move more dark elves here. We have proven that humans can get along with us in a friendly way, and even more than just 'friendly'." Evelyn smiled and looked at several young dark elves, who lowered their heads a little embarrassedly. These handsome dark elves were pursued and loved by many people. In a year, there were even several couples who crossed the elf and human races.
"And our companions who stayed at the World Tree should have almost cleaned up all the ruins underground. This time they should be able to allocate more manpower to come here to build our new home." Kassadin said.
Evelyn said, “Not only are we here to build this place, but we are also here to help the Chinese fight.”
Kasha asked: "If it is to protect them and our homeland, I have no objection. But according to the intelligence I know, this is likely to be a war. Do you want us dark elves to help humans fight a war for power and profit among ourselves?"
"We are one with them now, aren't we? If they can benefit from a war, then we can benefit too. What's more, it was humans who helped us solve the problem of the World Tree and now they have given us new land to live on. Don't we have to do something? I don't think it matters why the war started, what matters is who we are fighting for." Evelyn paused here and said, "I am willing to fight for the Chinese, and you can all express your opinions as well."
The dark elves present started to discuss. Evelyn's prestige was already high, and her theory of common interests was very convincing. In the end, more than 70% of the dark elves were willing to join a war started by the Chinese.
Evelyn said with satisfaction: "Let's find more compatriots. This world doesn't know yet that dark elves are the best scouts and infiltrators."