Shepherd Wizard-Chapter 169.1
Translator: Pai_
By the time the aftermath of the war was more or less wrapped up, Solif promptly returned to Kalamaf with the wizards of Varaha.
Just like how the wizards of Parsha had been handled before, they would be brought out again through a secret passage hidden somewhere in the Temple of the Sun under strict supervision. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
As for Turan, he had to focus himself to the follow-up work that was more bothersome and tedious than the war itself.
Confirming and replenishing the supplies used in this battle, especially the gunpowder, which he managed personally, was not something he could easily delegate to others.
Additionally, information regarding how many people were sacrificed among the Carmine wizards and the mermaids was also of importance.
Even excluding the wizards who had died in direct combat, there were several villages damaged simply because they had been along the path of the enemy's advance.
“The civilian casualties are roughly between four hundred and five hundred.......”
“I know it might sound a bit off, but considering it’s a war, that’s not a huge death toll. You can afford to be a little more pleased.”
Was it because Turan's face remained somber as he murmured? Ashiz, flipping through documents across from him, spoke in a tone that sounded like an excuse.
He was not one of those nobles who muttered that the deaths of commoners were worthless due to a rotten character. Still, he believed that, given the scale of the victory, the sacrifices were acceptable.
Perhaps anyone else in the world would have thought so too.
Anyone but this lord sitting in front of him.
“Those who fought with all their might down there can be happy, but I shouldn’t be. These people died half because of me."
If the plan had been more meticulously crafted, not this many would have died.
Listening to Turan’s words laced with regret and disappointment, Ashiz replied to his friend with a serious tone.
“Turan, what you’re saying isn’t a human way of thinking. To perfectly coordinate and control everything...... that’s the way of a god.”
If you want to achieve your goals flawlessly without any mistakes or setbacks, that’s the level you’d have to reach.
Humans were not meant to bear such responsibility.
"Well, gods aren't all that great either. What you’re talking about would have to be something far greater.”
For those devoted to the Preah faith, such words would be enough to send them into convulsions. But among the upper echelons of the allied forces with Turan, including Parsha, there was no one who still held onto their faith.
They had come to understand just how petty and despicable those who claimed to be gods were in the ways they sustained themselves.
While conversing, Turan suddenly had a thought.
Just as Ashiz said, it might have been nice if there truly was a god who could perfectly orchestrate and control the world.
Even if not to the extent of monitoring every movement of everyone, if at least one shepherd existed who could govern this vast pasture called the world......
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