My Endless Life.

Chapter 19: The Disadvantages of the Magic Army
Rolles Military Academy.

In Bolent's private office, Li Qi sat politely next to the coffee table.

Borrent did not have the airs of a superior. After bringing Li Qi here, he even poured him a cup of hot tea before starting the conversation.

"Warrant Officer Li Qi, tell me, I care about what you said before. I want to know why you have such thoughts."

"This... is just some of your humble opinions..."

"It doesn't matter. I'm not your superior yet. You can treat me as an ordinary teacher in the academy, or even a classmate. The communication between us is just a casual chat. You don't have to feel any psychological burden."

Borrent smiled and comforted Li Qi, telling him not to be nervous.

Although given his appearance, just his smile is enough to make people nervous.

Seeing that Borent seemed to be very interested in him, Li Qi thought for a moment, hesitated for a while and said bluntly:
"In that case, I will not refuse."

"Well, just say whatever you want. I'm listening."

"After this period of time, I have come to know the Magic Army and have determined that it is an army composed entirely of magicians.

"That is to say, unless there are any unexpected events, the magic army's way of fighting is to unite and cast magic to attack the enemy on the battlefield, or to carry out some special operations... I wonder if I understand it correctly?"

After Li Qi finished speaking, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Borent's eyes.

His expression became serious and he asked:
"What do you mean by 'special operations'? Can you give me some examples?"

"For example... carrying out covert operations, decapitation operations, assassination operations, or some small-scale operations that need to be resolved quickly... The above are my guesses..."

Li Qi spoke to Borent according to his memories of "special operations" in his previous life.

But looking at Borrent's eyes that were getting bigger and bigger, Li Qi had to stop and summarize.

He seemed to have said a bit too much.

"incredible……"

Borent stared at Li Qi:

"As for the combat style of the Magic Army, it is still just a theory... Is this really your guess?"

"I…sometimes I like to let my imagination run wild. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

The corners of Li Qi's mouth twitched slightly, and he felt helpless.

It seems that he really said too much.

In this era, there is probably no concept of special operations, or similar concepts have just emerged.

Li Qi said so much at once, and he completely hit the nail on the head about Borrent's mind. It would be strange if the other party was not surprised.

Borent stared at Li Qi for a long time before continuing to ask:

"According to what you said, this unit will carry out strategic strikes on the battlefield, or conduct special operations. It should be considered a 'special force'. Why do you think this unit can't last long?"

"Because of the weapons, sir."

"Tell me more about it."

“Weapons in modern society are constantly evolving. A dozen years ago, countries were still using flintlock rifles, but in recent years, bolt-action rifles have been developed.

"And this is not the limit of each country. All countries are working hard to develop new firearms or more powerful lethal weapons. These weapons will gradually replace the position of magicians.

"And if the magicians use guns, most of their magic cannot be used, but if they use melee weapons or staffs, they cannot match guns."

Li Qi paused here and organized his words.

This is exactly why Li Qi is not optimistic about the Magic Army.

While everyone else was using guns, the magic army could only fight the enemy with long swords and magic wands.

The maximum range of magic is only fifty meters. Even if a genius develops new magic, this distance probably cannot be extended much.

However, the effective attack range of firearms is 600 meters. Some sharpshooters with sniper talent can even hit the target within 600 meters.

If the magic army did not use firearms, their engagement with the enemy would be tantamount to committing suicide.

But when it comes to using firearms, they are not much different from other armies.

Of course, Li Qi would not think that the formation of the magic army was really useless. When fighting in close combat, the magic army with mana and magic would definitely be much stronger than other types of troops.

But Li Qi had been on the front line for so long that he knew deeply that many times when two armies fought, they were shooting at each other with guns.

Only a small part of the time will the enemy or our side launch a charge.

Hand-to-hand combat was rare, and sometimes the magicians would be torn to pieces by bullets before they could even cast their spells.

What impressed Li Qi the most was the incident half a year ago when he was promoted to corporal and was responsible for protecting a magician.

That magician was at the tactical level and had absolute dominance within a fifty-meter radius.

He could perform countless magic spells at will, and Li Qi learned a lot of magical knowledge from him.

But on the day of the battle, the magician was shot to pieces by the enemy's bullets.

If a magician wants to cast a spell to attack someone, he needs to use his eyes to see.

He had to stand in a position where he could see without being blocked in order to cast a large-scale magic, otherwise the magic would likely be blocked by the bunkers or trenches built by his own side.

But standing outside is like setting up a glaring target on the battlefield.

The magician became a target.

His magic shield blocked the first bullet, blocked the second bullet, but failed to block the third bullet.

So when the enemy concentrated their fire on him, even though he had built three layers of magic shields in front of him, they were all torn into pieces.

At last…

Li Qi only had time to take away his severed limbs and retreat, without even a complete body.

This is the magician's disadvantage.

Recalling the magician who died on the battlefield, Li Qi continued:

“The existence of the Magic Army may indeed influence the battlefield situation in the early stages, but as their weapons become more and more advanced, the Magic Army will lose its dominance over the battlefield.

"Therefore, I believe that the Magic Army...has limited potential."

Li Qi chose his words carefully.

He did not say that the Magic Army would be abolished in the future, but it was obvious that if there were no changes within the Magic Army, this army would obviously not be able to compete with other armies.

After hearing what Li Qi said, Borent fell into deep thought.

He tapped the table with his fingers intermittently, and looked at Li Qi with his chin supported by his right hand.

After a while he suddenly asked:

"Do you know who proposed to form the Magic Army?"

"..." Li Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling: "...could it be...could it be you, sir?"

Borent laughed immediately:
"Warrant Officer Leech, you are very smart."

Although Bolent did not say it explicitly, his words clearly acknowledged Li Qi's guess.

Li Qi's back was instantly covered in cold sweat.

In front of who might be his future superior, and the commander who proposed the establishment of the magic army, he spoke a lot of words about the shortcomings of the magic army.

This is simply a slap in the face...

For a moment, Li Qi felt that his future was bleak.

Fortunately, Borent didn't seem to blame Li Qi. Instead, he smiled and said:
"According to your thoughts, you think the magic army is not good because they don't have the right weapons, is that what you mean?"

"..."

Li Qi was silent, and Borent added:
"Don't be so reserved. I've said before that this is just a casual chat between the two of us. I won't be mad at your opinion of the Magic Army. Just say it straight."

"...Yes, your humble servant...that is indeed what I meant."

Anyway, it has been said, there is no point in hiding it any further. Li Qi nodded to Bolent and admitted that this was indeed what he thought.

Bolint's eyes narrowed with laughter.

"In that case, I wonder if Warrant Officer Li Qi is free this weekend?"

"some……"

"Well, I'll come to you this weekend and show you some 'good stuff'."

After saying this, Borente didn't wait for Li Qi to respond and ordered him to leave:

"Okay, the afternoon class is about to start. Go back to class first. I'll send someone to contact you over the weekend."

"Yes! Then I will take my leave."

After saluting Borrent, Li Qi left Borrent's office.

After leaving Bolent's office, Li Qi let out a long breath and his expression became a little more serious.

When talking with Borrent just now, Li Qi instinctively used his superpowers to feel the other party's magical power.

According to Li Qi's judgment, Borrent is definitely a title-level magician.

Not only that, the total amount of magic power in his body far exceeds that of any title-level magician Li Qi has ever seen!

This is a strong man.

A strong man that Li Qi couldn't afford to offend.

I don't know why such a high-ranking and powerful officer would talk to me about this...

Looking back at Borrent's office door, Li Qi let out a sigh.

Forget it, there’s no point thinking so much now.

Let’s go back to class first.

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(End of this chapter)