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"Chaotic state... That's an interesting statement. You have indeed given up the idea that human nature is good. But you haven't doubted yourself. It seems that Alina has been of great help to you."

Kashena thoughtfully recalled the word that Tallulah had just said.

"Oh, by the way, I remember that old guy Bozhukas should have been following you all the time. Why haven't I seen him? You can't ask him to go with you in an attack on the mine, right?"

"Mr. Patriot has gone to Kazdel."

This time, Kasheina couldn't keep her composure and looked extremely surprised.

"You actually let Wendigo rush back when Kazdel was still in the civil war. It seems that your ambition is greater than I thought."

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In the meeting room of Rhodes Island, the Doctor and Theresa were listening to the information reported by Ghost who had just returned from the front line.

"How is the situation now?"

"It's terrible. Although we successfully recaptured the base, all the supplies inside were destroyed."

This news couldn't be worse.

"That's the food we just bought from Leitania."

After hearing the news, Theresa's already worried face frowned even more.

"It looks like our supply convoy was betrayed by those guys."

A cold voice came from under the hood, and his hands were still constantly flipping through the battle reports sent back from the front line.

Theresa knew who the doctor was talking about. Ever since they rejected low-interest military loan assistance from many people, various accidents had occurred in the supply of overseas materials.

Their repeated rejections had already made those people angry and humiliated.

But Theresa would not accept those things no matter what. Once she took the money, even if she won the civil war in the end, the Sarkaz would become a vassal of another country.

Unless she tears up all loan agreements directly after the civil war.

That means the Sarkaz will be directly cut off from the international economy and then be beaten again.

"How long can our supplies last now?"

Theresa asked a female quartermaster beside her

"If we can't get more supplies, I'm afraid that within a month, we will face food shortages everywhere."

Now Kazdel's food production has been completely destroyed by years of war. Even the several existing royal courts, as long as they still need to eat, basically need to import food from other places. They cannot be self-sufficient, and their own reserves are not very sufficient.

"Is W not back yet?"

W has been away for longer than the last time Kal'tsit was away. Given her efficiency, she shouldn't be so slow.

"There is no news yet."

Bad news came one after another, and even the tough Theresa felt a little discouraged, but it did not show on her face.

If she, as the backbone, begins to lose heart, the morale of others will only waver faster.

The doctor suddenly spoke.

"Tracy should be launching a general attack soon. They have been very active recently and our supply has been cut off more than once. He must be aware of our lack of supplies."

"Moreover, these attacks on the strongholds were probably premeditated. He may have already grasped the approximate location of Rhodes Island based on the speed of the support."

His words were like adding insult to injury, but that was the reality, and whether he said it or not it couldn't change the outcome.

"Is it too late to change Rhodes Island's route now?"

Theresa asked with a glimmer of hope.

"It's too late. After these days of developments, our range of activities has been compressed. Even if we change direction now, it will only take a little longer for Tracys."

"It can be said that at this point, we are not far from total failure."

The merciless words made everyone in the conference room's eyelids twitch. Even if they were mentally prepared, aren't you afraid that someone will hack you to death when you say it so directly?

Theresa is now as strong as Theresis in terms of high-level combat power. The outcome of a real fight is still unknown, but war is ultimately a competition of logistics and personnel quality, not just combat power.

But Theresa also knew that the Doctor had always been like this.

"Doctor, do you... think we need to form a government in exile?"

As soon as she said this, the whole conference room burst into an uproar. Even Logos, who had been standing silently aside, began to oppose Theresa's proposal.

Forming a government in exile means giving up Kazdel's homeland, which is something that most Sarkaz cannot accept, and it also means that Theresa will lose a lot of support.

More importantly, she is a legitimate Demon King. Once she is driven out of Kazdel, the deterrent power of the title of Demon King will be greatly reduced, and it will be much more difficult for her to come back.

But Theresa did not answer everyone's questions. She just looked at the doctor silently, waiting for his reply.

"Do you believe that there so much?"

The others were puzzled by the doctor's answer, as Theresa had not told them this.

"Then are you willing to trust that person who might be your compatriot?"

Even the doctor didn't know how to answer this question.

The news that Kal'tsit brought back was a variable, an unprecedented variable.

Before this variable appeared, the two of them were ready to give up, but since they had persisted until now, if they suddenly gave up, wouldn't it seem that the previous decision was a joke? How could Theresa be willing to accept this?

Fellow countrymen, what a distant word.

It has been a while since he came out this time, but except for a few familiar people, he did not regard the remaining Terrans as his peers.

There is no psychological burden even if these people are arranged to die. It is basically treated as a strategic game.

This also led to the fact that most of the Sarkaz disliked him. They could accept sacrifice, but could not accept that their commander was such a cold-blooded and ruthless person.

This guy didn't even treat them as human beings. There were several times when W would have prepared a box of urns for him if Theresa hadn't stopped him.

Chapter 55: Ringing the Bells of War

"Touch, how are the wounded in the medical department now?"

Kal'tsit, who had just purchased medicines from other places, rushed back to Rhodes Island as quickly as possible. Under the current circumstances, if she stayed outside for one more day, something might happen here.

"With the batch of medicines you just brought back, there is still enough, but we are short of medical staff."

The current Rhodes Island Medical Department still has the staff accumulated through years of training. Otherwise, in Kazdel, where most people graduate from prenatal education, it would be impossible to find enough doctors.

As for the foreigners who can come to Kazdale to open hospitals, they are all great philanthropists at the level of Bethune.

"Just get over it. It should be fine after this period of time."

She had no good solution for the moment. She couldn't recruit anyone in the name of Sarkaz, and she couldn't deceive the new graduates to recruit people from the medical school.

Touch of course knew that Kal'tsit was powerless to do anything about this matter, and he didn't say much. Now those who stayed in the Rhodes Island Medical Department were all veterans, and they knew exactly what the situation was at home.

The wailing of the wounded and the smell of disinfectant reminded her that it was not time to rest yet. After explaining some things to Kal'tsit, she continued to rescue the wounded.

Didi, Didi

Kal'tsit heard some sound and looked down. It was her terminal ringing. Someone was calling her. It was Theresa.

She quickly opened it to check, but the message on it made her heart skip a beat.

Rhodes Island's position was completely exposed, and Tresis's general offensive began.

She didn't dare to delay, and quickly handed over the matters in her hands to other people, and walked out of the medical department quickly.

Apparently, many other people had also received the news. A large number of people were running back and forth in the aisles. The entire Rhodes Island was operating at high speed under the doctor's instructions, in order to be in the best condition to meet the upcoming enemy.

Before entering the conference room, Kal'tsit could hear the Doctor giving detailed instructions to operators and teams at all levels through the slightly open door.

Theresa does not have many military talents, and the Doctor is the only one who has the ability to coordinate a war. Her advantage over Theresis is that her grassroots operators have considerable subjective initiative.

However, Tracy dared not delegate power to the grassroots, because his subordinates might defect to him just as he gave instructions. This was the inherent advantage of the Demon King's legitimacy.

She pushed open the door and walked in, attracting the attention of the captains and elite operators. Only the Doctor still didn't look up at her, but explained their tasks to everyone on the map.

"Tracy is less than fifty miles away from us, and is moving very fast. Its goal is very clear, heading straight for Rhodes Island. According to the intelligence just sent back by the Ghost Team, we will run into Tracy in no more than two hours."

The doctor's words made everyone in the conference room become serious at the same time. Everyone had a premonition that this might be their last battle in Kazdel.

The outcome of this battle will directly determine whether they stay or go.

Due to the characteristics of mobile battleships, Rhodes Island's routes are all in the plains. Once they come into contact, don't even think about escaping directly. Moreover, not all of their manpower is on Rhodes Island. One third of the entire Kazdel territory is still in their hands, and there are still a lot of people in the strongholds in various places.

If the battle is not ended in a short time, more and more people will join the battle as time goes by, and it will eventually become a battle of accumulating fuel. This is definitely not what Theresa and the Doctor want to see, because they are no match for Theresa in terms of numbers.

“Theresa, are you sure?”

After everyone received the order and gradually left, the doctor who remained in the conference room asked Theresa one last question.

In the special situation of Terra, high-level combat power still accounts for a large proportion in the war. If Theresa can take down Theresis in a short period of time, then they may not be without a chance.

"...I will try my best."

Theresa and Tracy have been fighting for so many years, so they are naturally aware of the strength of both sides. In a one-on-one fight, she naturally has the advantage, but Theresa will definitely not be facing just Tracy.

Not everyone participated in the Sarkaz civil war. In fact, most of them just stood by and watched.

Although the Scavengers are loyal to the Demon King, they do not want to interfere in the civil war.

The lich shrinks into his own little space and doesn't care about the world.

The shapeshifter is alone, disillusioned with the world and doesn't care about anything.

Even the Absolvers, who should be the most loyal to the Demon King, stood aside and watched the show. Only Shining stayed with Theresa, because Theresa had publicly stated that the authority of the Absolvers would be abolished after unification.

After she learned the secret of the Pardoner through The Shining and Nightingale, she felt that this family was extremely disgusting even among the Sarkazi.

Apart from the extinct Balrog, the lone Wendigo, the Cyclops, and the missing Stonewinged Demon, the only ones who truly met their end were the Whiplash, the Blood Demon, and the Banshee.

And because of some things, the Banshee King's Court only arranged Logos to express its position.

Even if Logos could hold back a great lord, Theresa would have to face the joint siege of Theresis and a great lord alone.

As for Askalon and the others, they also have many enemies to face.

As for Kal'tsit, she would definitely stay by the doctor's side. After all, he might not even be able to beat a Sarkaz kid...

And if anything happened to the Doctor, Kal'tsit could just hang herself.

Soon, the Rhodes Island ship stepped on the brakes, and after an extremely slow deceleration, it took a long time to stop on the plain. Since the conflict was inevitable, there was no point in continuing to move forward. It was better to stop where it was and repair it, waiting for the opportunity.

Under the doctor's command, everyone was organizing the defense and building fortifications in an orderly manner, and many messengers were galloping to notify various strongholds to prepare for support.

Babel Tower also has a lot of communication equipment, but the distance is too short, so it can only be used on the battlefield. Long-distance communication still depends on legs.

Theresa stood at the highest point of Rhodes Island's bridge, where everyone could see the holy white figure shining in the sun as long as they looked up.

She looked at the Ten Rings in her hand. Not only did they symbolize the power of the Demon King, which represented status and strength, they also represented the responsibility of leading the Sarkaz to survive in this land full of suffering and pain.

There were some things she hadn't told anyone.

Looking at the distant horizon, that is where the enemy will appear. She and Tracys are siblings and once were comrades with similar ideals. Their relationship should have been the strongest, but now they have become two sides in a civil war.

The civil war that has plagued Kazdel for more than a decade may have come to an end.

At this time, a cloud of dust appeared in the distance. It was the dust raised by a large number of vehicles passing over the ground.

He's here, and it's time to end it all.

About some misunderstandings about so-called second settings

Here I want to explain that some things everyone thinks are second settings, but they are not.

First of all, the problem of Terrans not being human has been mentioned many times in the original work.

When Mephistopheles enters the coffin, he emerges as a large white bird, and the prototype of Mephistopheles is a swan.

The Sarkaz plot mentioned that they were not in human form in the Tikaz era, but relied on Originium to become what they are now.

The most common beast in the game is the Fang Beast (dog), which is the product of Bolivar's research on Pello through human experiments.

You see, these orcs in Terra are serious non-human creatures.

And Originium Atom is also not my private setting

In the molecular formula of the ketone array image, it can be clearly seen that the position originally belonging to the carbon atom is replaced by a polygon, which must be Originium. Therefore, I have reason to believe that Originium exists as an atomic form that is highly similar to carbon atoms.

In summary, I have reason to believe that the main reason why Terra creatures became human forms is that some carbon atoms in the DNA macromolecule structure were replaced by Originium atoms.