Blackstone Security might have been the most clear-headed company in the Federation.
While the Federal Government and all sectors of society were portraying sending troops abroad as "an outstanding contribution to world peace" and "carrying out the final judgment in every foreign war from the side of justice, representing justice," the veterans inside Blackstone Security were telling the new employees that they were executioners, invaders, and the minions of evil.
The Federal Government and the various sectors of society said those things to make themselves look good and to strengthen the young soldiers' resolve to fight.
Not everyone could be as shameless as politicians. Of course, to politicians, dignity had many layers of meaning. They had all kinds of masks with which to disguise themselves, so dignity was not necessarily "dignity."
But ordinary people still had basic moral standards. Not everyone could become an invader or an executioner without psychological counseling.
So there was nothing more suitable for luring these young people than telling them, "You are fighting on the side of justice."
Blackstone Security was different, however. What Lin Qi wanted was a highly capable workforce, not a bunch of brainwashed lunatics.
Brainwashing was indeed very useful in many situations because it was simple and cheap.
A few slogans and a herd mentality could automatically filter out those who resisted large-scale brainwashing, leaving behind tools that obeyed absolutely.
But those brainwashed people were not without flaws. Once they stepped out of the environment created by the Federation, their emotions could very well collapse!
Why did soldiers of the Federal Government so easily develop all kinds of war-related psychological disorders? When it came down to it, it was because they eventually discovered that they were not on the side of justice, and that their killing was not just either. They