Chapter 1093: Chapter 44: I Think You’re Being a Bit Too Radical
The shallow water zone generally refers to areas over 200 meters in depth, or the continental shelf region.
Because of ample sunlight, the temperature is relatively high, oxygen is abundant, and there is a wide variety of algae and plankton.
Only with a stable bottom-tier ecosystem can we create a space where fish can reproduce massively.
Only native Sea People like Liu Zhimao can clearly explain why the Deep Sea Tribe repeatedly attacks the territory of the Shallow Water Tribe.
Invasion is merely an action; the essence of war is to seize living space.
Besides, there is another very important reason.
Wang Yunxiao continued to ask, “I heard that living conditions back home are very harsh?”
“It’s not just generally harsh.”
When it comes to this topic, Liu Zhimao is full of complaints: “The fish are never enough to eat, and most people in my family have some problems with their minds, only able to use the most primitive tools, and they can’t understand reason.”
“Are there many people?”
“Indeed, a lot. When there’s nothing to do, they just keep having children. In our family alone, there are sixteen siblings, six of whom didn’t reach adulthood, and six others went to war and died.”
Wang Yunxiao nodded and said to the others, “This is what I mean by the essence of war, but I think it should be seen in reverse. It’s because the Sea People Tribe has such strong fertility and there are too many people, even in the fish-rich shallow areas, they cannot get enough food. So, tribal warfare is necessary to reduce the population.”
After watching the video yesterday and listening to those Sea People teenagers talk about their family conditions, the first thought that came to Wang Yunxiao’s mind was—this social structure is abnormal.
Logically speaking, the higher up the ecological chain a creature is, the lower the fertility rate should be.
For instance, humans, tigers, lions, whales.
The lower down the biological ladder, the higher the fertility rate, such as rabbits, rats, cockroaches.
Yet, the Sea People Tribe, clearly a high-intelligence species without reproductive isolation from land people, still births in large litters.
What kind of ecosystem can endure this?
Sea People who have received higher education on land, like Liu Zhihan, Liu Zhimao, Liu Pangxie, seem no different from land people.
Except Liu Pangxie still has some stud-like thoughts, but that’s also because he hasn’t been on land long. After studying in school for half a year, he has become much more restrained.
But back in their hometown, it’s completely a different story.
There’s no moral or ethical constraints, they reproduce freely, one pregnancy can yield three or four kids, and they don’t even need ten months, can be born in four or five months.
This breeding capability is comparable to rabbits.
The main reason Liu Zhihan refuses to return to her homeland is she doesn’t want to become her family’s reproduction machine like her Third Uncle or Second Great-Uncle.
The way the Sea People Tribe solves the problem of overpopulation is through warfare.
They use war to reduce the population, regardless of winning or losing, those who die in battle become food.
“I think arming Sea People warriors with weapons and armor to cultivate elite warriors is the wrong idea. If you let these warriors survive, how will you feed them? If they are full, will the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the tribe starve? Or should we indefinitely support them with supplies?”
Wang Yunxiao raised his hand to signal Liu Zhimao to sit down, “I’m just stating facts, don’t take it personally.”
“I don’t mind, I think what you said is quite right.”
Liu Zhimao showed a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, “Back home… not everyone is born like me, like me are the minority, the vast majority are born with problems, either mental or physical.”
“They can’t even grasp the most basic survival skills, no different from beasts, and even worse than beasts. If you don’t send them to war, they’ll just waste food in the tribe.”
“So I’ve always said, Wang Yunxiao’s idea is feasible, you really don’t have to worry about the issue of human life. We can afford to send them and are willing to send them. This has nothing to do with moral ethics, you shouldn’t always use a modern mindset to interpret the customs and habits of the Sea People Tribe.”
That’s what he says, but in reality, one has to consider issues beyond tactics.
Once some measures are relaxed, it’s hard to pull them back.
For example, euthanasia, for example, voluntary donation of bodies and organs.
If you use such tactics today, will you become proficient in them and eventually include the Regular Army?
Even if you say you won’t, or say it’s voluntary, will the soldiers below believe it or understand it?
These are all problems.
General Liu coughed and said, “I think this plan is feasible. The equipment department can first make samples and see the actual effects. Even if it’s not used now, it can be kept as a tactical reserve. The Sea Serpent Clan can be handled; those Deep Sea Tribes won’t be foolish enough to eat plastic, do you have any other thoughts on this point?”
“I do have ideas, but I’m not very familiar with our Navy’s current equipment, so it’s not easy to say.”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, I’ve only been working for a day, watched a movie, attended a sparring match, is your expectation of me too high?
“It’s okay, just say whatever you think.”
General Liu smiled, “We’re all on the same side, no one will laugh at you, just speak your mind, no need to hold back.”
“Have we considered using surface vessels to deploy deepwater bombs?”
“…”
There was another silent exchange at the scene.
After discussing quietly with the officers beside him, General Liu raised his head and said, “I know what deepwater bombs are, but we haven’t equipped them yet.”
Nonsense, we haven’t reached the World War I era yet, what’s the point of equipping deepwater bombs.
Wang Yunxiao spread his hands and said, “Whether we’ve equipped them or not isn’t important, do you think it makes sense to bomb the Deep Sea Tribe’s home with this thing?”
“Ah? Not using them on the battlefield?”
General Liu was dumbfounded, this kid seemed thick-headed, yet his ideas were one more sinister than the other?
Bombing their home, what kind of normal person comes up with such a plan?
“Right, if you deploy them on the battlefield, the Sea People Tribe swims fast and agile in the sea, so it might not have much effect. Since we have the advantage at sea, why not directly sail the ship to their home and drop bombs from above?”
“I think it’s feasible!”
Liu Zhimao’s eyes lit up, and he said loudly, “We can give it a try!”
The newly arrived Commander Wang suits his appetite perfectly, war should be fought like this, why talk about morality with those creatures who have degenerated into sea monkeys, of course, you should use every trick available!
The naval veterans are too confined by regulations, they learn everything from the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, from naval manuals to equipment… why not learn more about their methods to suppress colony uprisings?