Two months ago, in the Church of Universal Truth's Scriptures Bureau...
Ulpian's figure slowly floated in midair. His hands kept on disappearing and reappearing as if they had entered an unknown world.
Fang Xingjian sat in front of him, looked at his actions, and said calmly, "The appearance of fire completely changed mankind's history, and it also changed the way humans battle.
"From then on, mankind's development ended up being a history of non-stop warfare.
"Bronzeware, armored cavalries, steam engines, internal combustion engines... Each science and technological reformation leads to a drastic change in warfare.
"Firearms almost turned cold weapons completely obsolete. Tanks can easily massacre infantries. Fighter aircrafts changed the way of the war, and missiles expanded the area of the battlefield across the entire planet...