Silence, long silence.

Wolfgang sat in the chair in a daze, despair surging over him like a tide, making him feel like he was sinking into a deep pool, with almost no sign of hope.

Having known von Paaren for many years, he thought he knew this man well enough, and he had long accepted and fully supported his radical style. But at this moment, Wolfgang realized that his understanding was too superficial.

In the eyes of the people, he is a hero who led the nation to grow stronger; in the army, he is a strong and courageous commander of iron blood who created the Delta Federation Empire; but in the eyes of the rebels, he is a militant who is keen on war and advocates violence.

But now, what he said made Wolfgang feel like he was standing next to a shell whose fuse had been lit and was about to explode. This made him feel scared and deeply confused at the same time.

Is this man in front of me a national hero with a strong will and fearlessness, or a madman who has lost his mind?

When faced with an unbeatable foe, is such an extreme action heroic or a stab at self-destruction?

Wolfgang still couldn't judge and understand.

When von Palen saw Wolfgang curled up in the chair with a pale face and lips tightly closed in silence, he crossed his arms, still sitting on the edge of the table and looking at Wolfgang, and asked:

"Why don't you speak?"

"Have you been hit so hard that you have lost your will to fight?"

Wolfgang moved his lips, raised his eyes slightly and looked at von Palen, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "I don't know... Your Majesty."

Feng Palen smiled:

"That means your will is not strong enough and you are not ready to continue the struggle."

"War will last forever, so we need to fight for it until..."

At this point, he suddenly opened his arms, which made Wolfgang's eyelids jump. Immediately afterwards, von Palen, who opened his arms, said excitedly:

"Until we create a beautiful and happy utopia!"

"Yes, this is my mission, the mission given to me by God. Of course, this has always been my ideal. I clearly understand that war will exist forever in this world, but I have to create an utopia for us Goths!"

At this point, von Palen's face flushed and his eyes sparkled, but Wolfgang's face was stiff because he couldn't even understand what von Palen was saying.

But von Palen still said excitedly:

"I know it's not just you, there are many more people who think I am passionate about war, but I have to say, no, it's not like that, I am not passionate about war, I even hate it."

"But I have to do this. As I just said, this is my mission. I have to lead our nation to survive in this cruel world. Only the strong can survive, so we have to continue to fight. This is a long and challenging task, but it is also valuable because of this."

Wolfgang shook his head slightly, not because he was denying von Palen's words, but because he really didn't understand them at all. He was completely confused.

But von Paalen's face became more and more flushed, and he even smiled faintly, although it seemed inappropriate to Wolfgang.

He continued:

"A long time ago, I decided to devote the rest of my life to this cause. So even though the situation is a little bad now and the military strength of Yan Country is beyond my expectations, I never thought that we would be defeated by them in this war."

"To be precise, it is impossible for anyone to defeat us. You know, even if we remove the active military, we still have tens of thousands of young people ready to go to the battlefield. Look at those young people, how energetic they are. They have strong bodies, quick minds, and most importantly, they all have an indomitable spirit and tenacious fighting spirit."

"Will we be defeated like this? That's impossible, Wolfgang, you have to admit that this is the fact." Von Palen narrowed his eyes with a smile on his face.

But after hearing this, Wolfgang felt creepy when he saw this seemingly sincere smile.

In fact, he was now feeling very uneasy and uncomfortable all over.

He even felt that there was something weird in what von Palen said. The country's situation was obviously very critical, the army had suffered successive defeats, morale had plummeted to the bottom, the people were in dire straits, and the entire country was on the brink of collapse. But why, in von Palen's eyes, did all this seem to not exist at all?

Is he telling a bad lie? Yes, absolutely.

In the end, Wolfgang could only think this way, so his heart sank, and he mustered up the courage to speak:

"Your Majesty, this... this is not true."

"Even our army can't beat the Yan people on the battlefield, what use are ordinary civilians? Are we just going to give them weapons without training? But Sunham Province has fallen and lost its military factories. Even now, weapons in the army are in short supply."

Wolfgang thought that after he said this, von Paaren would be furious because his "lie" was exposed.

But it didn't.

Von Palen remained calm and said, "Why would you think that?"

"Twelve years ago, when we faced the oppression of the Kosovo Empire, did we have a well-trained army with sufficient weapons and ammunition?"

After hearing this, Wolfgang looked incredulous and replied:

"But...but today is different from the past."

"Your Majesty, times have changed! Firearms can..."

Before he could finish his words, von Palen interrupted him with his hand: "Times have changed a bit, I don't deny that, but people haven't changed."

"Our nation is more united now than it has been in the past."

Wolfgang said anxiously: "But that's useless. Do we have to use the bodies of millions of civilians to block the bullets fired by the Yan people?"

Hearing this, Feng Palen's expression finally became a little solemn. He nodded and said:

"If it comes to that, like you said, we have to do it."

Hearing this, Wolfgang leaned back slightly uncontrollably. At this moment, he even had difficulty breathing and his face became paler and paler.

His body trembled slightly, and he made a faint groan-like sound:

"Your Majesty, please tell me."

"If it really comes to this, what will we have left?"

Feng Palen did not hesitate at all and replied immediately:

“Even if the country is reduced to ruins, the people who remain in the end have all been through the baptism of war. They will be qualified to survive, and only they deserve to survive.”

"Of course, this also includes me. If I die in this war, it cannot be said to be misfortune, because this is my fate and I fully accept it."

"As for all those who died, I can only say that they were not tested, but this is equally valuable and glorious, and the living should be proud of them."