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What would it be like to have a country as your neighbor that had ended its civil war through force, purged its people and ideology, and turned every citizen into a warrior?

It would be an absolute nightmare. This would have nothing to do with the sophistication of its military technology.

Because they would be right next door, pressed up against the Federation.

No one could withstand such a long Border Line. It was impossible to turn the Border Line into an impassable wall. As long as they could not do that, they would be subjected forever to invasions and harassment from the Maliro side.

They would not need to invade in large, orderly formations. The elderly, children, adults—even entire families—could invade, making them difficult to defend against.

Once they had satisfied their desire to plunder and kill, they could retreat. The Federation would not even be able to interfere or intervene!

Because they would not be "soldiers." They would merely be "civilians."

Launching a war against the entire population of a country that had just emerged from turmoil would not be war. It would be a massacre, and the International Community would issue fierce condemnation.

Moreover, after Lin Qi's reminder, Mr. Truman realized that this was bound to happen—

After the final large-scale civil war ended, Maliro's domestic production capacity would certainly be almost completely destroyed. A group of people who had unleashed their bestial nature, whether Maliro People or Malori People, would not simply focus on restoring production.

Plunder was the opportunity for a rapid rise.

The Federation had proven itself no weaker than the world's best in naval warfare, but the border between the Federation and Maliro was not at sea. It was on land.

Before the Federation's army had proven itself, Maliro might well dare to