Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1860 The Weighing of Interests

Although the goblins have not yet discovered their existence, they have already made the goblins their current hypothetical enemy, with a sense of foresight.

To this end, Zhou Xu even convened a military conference, where he presented the known intelligence and conducted a tactical discussion.

In any case, the more thorough the preparations, the better.

As the most powerful general of their Great Zhou Dynasty, Yarvit, who was in Black Moon City at the time, undoubtedly also participated in this meeting.

After the meeting, seeing Zhou Xu still pondering the matter, Jarvit shared her thoughts.

"I don't think there's any need to be so nervous about this. Our Great Zhou is no longer a country that any random force can easily threaten us."

"And have you ever considered that a power that focuses on technological development may very well lack high-end combat capabilities?"

"At that point, the battle might end as soon as I make a move."

From the perspective of the Great Zhou's number one warrior, Yarvit subconsciously thought of using her own combat power to end the battle directly.

Zhou Xu did not refute this.

Compared to the technology sector, their high-end combat capabilities are a major advantage.

Its existence is like a mushroom bomb on the technological side. Only when both sides have it can they check and balance each other, and only then can the world be at peace. Once I have it and you don't, then you don't even have the right to challenge me.

Therefore, Zhou Xu agreed with Jarvet's words to a certain extent.

"That's true, but we still don't have enough information about this force, so we can't let our guard down."

For Zhou Xu, what is truly terrifying is never a powerful enemy, but the unknown!

When you know nothing about an enemy, it means you won't even know how to deal with them.

Sometimes, even if you have stronger capabilities and are confident of success, you may still pay an unexpected price.

Jarvitt had been married to him for many years, so she naturally understood Zhou Xu and knew what he was worried about.

From Zhou Xu's current position, the core of war is the balancing of interests. A Pyrrhic victory is not much different from a defeat, and a war with no profit is better left undone.

They pursue profit maximization, obtaining the greatest benefit at the lowest cost, rather than getting bogged down in the simple matter of winning or losing.

Meanwhile, on the desert border, the gnolls, a race that had almost been wiped out by the goblins, had absolutely no interest in fighting them.

At least at this stage, they have not shown any performance in this regard.

In their view, living well is more important than anything else.

Those kids who grew up in peaceful countries, with no worries about food or clothing, are always making a fuss about war and thinking about making big news all the time.

But only those who have experienced the baptism of war and the hardships of not having enough to eat truly know how precious peace is.

The jackals have now been dispersed and deployed to the outskirts of the three oasis outposts to perform sentry duties.

After all, a single outpost doesn't require dozens of gnoll sentries to perform missions simultaneously.

There is only one exception among the gnolls: the Claw, whose main task is to increase his strength.

On a new day, at the training ground of the Saint Laurent Border Military District, Flying Claw moved swiftly, wielding two training short knives, and engaged in fierce combat with the human officer in front of him.

The grappling hook's movements were already swift, and when combined with the dual swords wielded from both sides, the speed of his attacks was elevated to a new level. The human officer sparring with him was a Bronze Three-Star Refinement Realm expert, clearly stronger than the grappling hook, but the gap between Refinement Realm experts wasn't that large, especially since it was only one star lower.

At this moment, facing the double-blade attack of the grappling hook, he was indeed a little flustered.

Fortunately, his rigorous training has given him a solid foundation in the sport.

Seizing the opportunity, he slashed fiercely, knocking one of the short knives from the grappling hook away.

Normally, if a person using two swords loses one of them, it's equivalent to cutting off their own arm, and their chances of winning will only increase rapidly.

However, as a special race, the Claw does not play by the rules.

With a habitual effort, the hand that had lost its dagger snapped open, and with a 'whoosh', the sharp claw shot out and was exposed to the air.

Don't forget, he's an orc, and orcs have claws!

Gnolls have sharp claws with barbs, and once they strike a target, they can tear off a large chunk of flesh.

After losing a short knife, the grappling hook followed its fighting instincts and quickly extended its claws.

But then he quickly realized that this wasn't a real fight.

The Hundred Refinement Realm warriors on the border of Saint Laurent often gather together to train and spar with each other. Over this period of time, Flying Claw has also developed a certain camaraderie with them and naturally does not want to really hurt them.

Realizing this, the grappling hook immediately retracted its claws.

But in that same instant, the other dagger was also knocked away.

As a friendly sparring match that was meant to be a draw, the fact that the weapon was completely knocked away meant that the outcome was basically decided.

However, the human officer, who was the opponent, had obviously noticed that the grappling hook had been distracted during the battle, so he casually asked a question.

Were you daydreaming just now?

In response, Flying Claw did not hide anything and directly explained the matter of his claws.

In some ways, gnolls are actually more adept at using their claws to fight.

Although they no longer have the attack range advantage of short swords, their claws are an extension of their bodies, making their attacks more flexible and swift.

But claws are still flesh and blood, and they can easily get injured when fighting enemies with weapons.

This led the gnolls to gradually begin using various weapons in subsequent battles.

After understanding the situation, the human officer stated directly...

"I think you can apply directly to the higher-ups to customize a weapon. In our Great Zhou, officers at the Hundred Refinement Realm level are qualified to customize a weapon once. The forging department can forge a more suitable weapon for you according to your needs."

The reason I didn't mention this before is because when I asked what weapon the grappling hook wanted to use, the grappling hook immediately said dual blades.

Dual swords are a fairly common weapon; they generally don't require custom-made ones and are readily available.

In retrospect, it's only because they didn't explain things clearly back then.

“I remember that our Great Zhou also has claw-type weapons and equipment. You can have the forging department specially forge a pair of alloy claws for you, which will perfectly cover your claws and there will be no problem.”

(End of this chapter)