"If there really were a million of them, that would be fine. But in reality, those upper-class people lived comfortable lives. Their children often could not endure much hardship and valued their lives even more. Only a small portion practiced martial arts, and even fewer were willing to risk their lives challenging stronger opponents in order to improve themselves."
"Besides, since those local tyrants supported the rule of the wretched slaves for their own benefit, they likewise would not excessively deplete their own strength to resist foreign enemies. The wretched slaves' royal family had the same concern—they feared losing too much strength and becoming unable to keep those local tyrants in check."
"The country's strength was already far inferior to what it had been, and they could only mobilize a small portion of their forces. How could they possibly defeat the five Western nations, who had the World Government secretly backing them?"
At last, Mousse's greatest question about the Flower Kingdom from the One Piece anime had been answered. However, hearing the middle-aged man's obvious belief that talent was everything, he could not help but argue back:
"Uncle, isn't that a little too absolute? Even if someone's talent is lacking, as long as they train hard from childhood and build a solid foundation, then keep challenging stronger opponents without fearing danger after reaching adulthood, they can still hope to break through their limits and become unimaginably powerful."
"That is indeed possible. There was such an example during the Nine Dragon Rebellion in our Flower Kingdom more than eight hundred years ago." The middle-aged man unexpectedly nodded in agreement, but then abruptly changed his tone.
"But that was actually survival of the fittest through the deaths of countless people. It required an enormous population base. Among the upper class, there might