Auf Lalder looks annoyed. Yet another one who only listens to gossip and not the full picture. Or forgets all that has been accomplished and all that still needs to be done.
Auf Lalder says "Where to start with this one. I doubt I have helped the warmonger as much as your son did with his attack. But that was a cheap attack.
I have caused the death of few Earthers and even less Olgogs that haven’t first directly attacked my tribe. Remember My tribe was involved in Thomasville only to rescue an ally and got caught up in the fighting. But I will always defend my allies.
But I do ask this, try not to nit pick my words, but look for the greater intent. I tell you my goal is to make the Olgogs safe. And for that, feel we need to be united, fed, and strong. And before you jump on that, united does not mean I want to conquer all of the Olgog lands. I’m mainly after the tribes working together and not fighting.
So Lets start with this. Since we formed the UtR, how many tribes have decided to join us, and to not fight each other, the way things would have happened just last year. Its greatly reduced. Would we have been able to defeat the Warmonger’s forces without our working together as the UtR and the Lur Union?
Next, How many Olgogs would have been wiped out if we did not have these weapons to defend ourselves? The Fighters, Armor, and weapons were critical in pushing back the warmongers forces and removing them.
Next, let me ask you this, if that army did not exist, what would those gogs who now belong somewhere be doing? Would they be helping the elderly? Would they be peacefully farming? I give those soldiers a place to below and to do something for the good of Olgogs, not just themselves. And I plan to allow any Olgog either join the Army or the Farms that will produce the food we need for the UtR. Tribe or Tribeless.
The army is based on my 24 former Tribeless Olgogs who are now members of my tribe. They just needed a place to be, a way to feel needed, and something to do. And for others to stop spitting or looking down on them. They have been extremely valuable members of my tribe and I’m glad to have them.
I will absorb the army back into my tribe if noone wants the UtR to have an army. I will not abandon them.
My next question for you is, how do you stop wars and battles with a foe who wants to do nothing but fight. There is only one answer to this. I’ve tried the others like hiding, praying, hoping, and being only defensive. Eventually they all fail. The only answer is a deterrent of Strength.
If a foe, other than the warmonger’s forces, feels you are an easy target. They will attack and take what they want. Just like what is happening in Brez right now with my farm. This includes earthers and Olgogs alike. We Olgogs are our own worst enemy.
But If a foe realizes they will loose, or have unacceptable losses, they will not attack you. Hence less war.
As for the weapon I think you are talking about, do you know all of the features of the Carrier I’m building. Yes its huge, yes it can store Lur Union fighters, yes it has a few weapons, yes it has great defences, and yes it could be a mobile military base.
But what about the other features. It has a medical bay to help treat the sick, both mentally and physically, it has cargo bays large enough to bring supplies for a city. It will be able to produce rain over an area. We could bring food where gogs have none. Produce water for crops. Have a base to run relief missions in the case of a disaster, earther, gog, or naturally created. This is more than a weapon. These latter reasons are the reason its so big.
The Leyas generator. I don’t need that to fight with. The carrier is levitated by crystals, not leyas. I’m after that for the Life support and to create an exploration ship. Something we gogs do not have today. And something no other will trade or give us.
I have worked to create Leyas tech, so others realize we do have strength and so our enemies realize we are not easy targets. We can stand up to the earther weapons and defend ourselves. We do not have to run, hide, or be murdered. We can concentrate on Living and helping our race. We can also create items to help all olgogs have water and make life easier on most olgogs.
And finally, I build as many farms as I do weapons. I train farmers and warriors. How many farmers have you trained? How many farms have you created in your life?
I am old. Very old. I have spent many many hundreds of years trying to find ways to protect and grow my tribes and Olgogs. And without strength, each has ended in failure eventually. I’m tired of seeing the church think they can kill us when ever because we refuse to protect ourselves. I’m tired of watching tribes fight each other over scraps. We need 2 things. We need strength to protect ourselves, and we need the food to feed ourselves. We have everything else.
(OCC Note, I have 2 threads already for building farms besides my tribes personal farms. And waiting the UtR council to bring up the seeds and where to plant them.)
(OCC sorry for the rant, I just kept writing and writing and writing… . :-p )
