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411. Defeat of the Information War

"We must nurture the eyes that can see the authenticity of information and cultivate an evil-free mind when exposed to harmful information."

Taking the example of a financial account opened on the Internet, the General briefly spoke of convenience and benefits, the existence and victims of those who abuse it, the large-scale economic crimes that we still do not see solved, and the difficulty of controlling and investigating it because relations extend across countries.

Even those who are unable to travel due to injury, illness, disability, old age, childcare or nursing care can stay and shop using an account on the Internet.

However, the quality of telemarketing and other suppliers varies. Troubles such as getting hooked up with malicious vendors and sending different crude items from the sample or not delivering at all seem to be routine tea meals. On the contrary, the account. Sometimes the object is fraudulent and even the funds deposited are taken away by the bad guys. Accounts with loose scrutiny were also used for illegal transactions such as drugs and weapons.

It is also said that the information space built on the Internet's communications network is a battlefield for countries with highly stretched networks.

"Is the information space on the battlefield…?

... So how? You let people confuse you with your demeanor, even incite you to riot?

The General's answer came back from beyond Rubel's imagination.

"In such countries, information and facilities are controlled and managed on computers, from critical infrastructure and physical financial institutions, bureaux and businesses in general, to the police and the military, such as power plants"

"Now, if we destroy that computer..."

"Regardless, I have a spare in case of a malfunction. Instead of physical sabotage, it can wreak havoc and havoc on society via the Internet, such as stealing (or altering) information that is difficult to understand on the outside, changing orders, or spreading false information."

Too much, the demon soldier Rubel took time to chew and understand the General's words. Somehow, put into words the dangers that could have been predicted.

"Are you saying that with a certain amount of knowledge and equipment, we can attack other countries, even if they are not military personnel…?

"That's right. In the developed countries of scientific civilization, high-performance computers are available cheaply and in different digits from what is in our country, and are widespread in the general household. These days, I've owned every small device that's convenient to carry."

"Even a child... do you have it?

"That's right. With a certain amount of knowledge, even older (and harder) children can become soldiers and terrorists in the information space, but the information about that knowledge is also flooded with a mixture of true (shin cancer). In fact, in the Federation of Barbatum, there have been cases of middle school students breaking into the bank's system and tampering with information"

"Even though you're a superpower of scientific civilization... you didn't strike any hand in defending the information space?

The general answered waiting for the servant to leave the tea.

"Not at all. It sounds like a mess, but they say some civilian contractors specialize in defense. Besides, it is possible to turn enemies to allies, not just infrastructures, social systems, or military installations, but also information manipulation."

"That's what..."

... can you really do that? If you're lying about child deception, that's what kids might hook up with, but if you were an adult, you'd be suspicious.

If you're going to the kids too, if the kids are going to be fooled, you can't help it. But if the adults close to you teach them properly, they can avoid danger.

The general laughed lightly and included tea in his mouth, seeing through Rubel's chest like that.

"The public is not as smart as you think. Half a century of civil unrest was fought by turning neighbors into enemies while being caught in the air of the times. … in the information space, it happens fast and extensively."

... Then shouldn't such dangerous things, such impossibility and introduction?

The demon soldier Rubel didn't put it in his mouth, but it seems to have appeared on his face. The general smiled bitterly.

"Still, we have to introduce it. As I said earlier, our country has already been defeated in the intelligence war"

"With your word, we are able to detect the movement of the Artel army in advance, thanks to the work of a secret detective. How are we losing?

"Don't you see?

The general laughed at the dripping and told the young demon soldiers about the nations of the world against the Republic of Nemoralis and the reaction of the masses.

"Artel hustled and told the world that the demon asthma cannon was a weaponized magic creature. United Nations inspections have also spread rumours that the findings are incorrect because officials in the pale rose forest conducted them. The story singles out the poor situation in the autonomous community of Listver and the unexplained fire as well, as it was the burning of the Fraxinus"

Rubel couldn't see the story and listened to the general in silence.

"We're sending information in common language to the masses of Alton Gaza, pretending to be ordinary people. People believe what they want to believe, even in rumors where sources are uncertain"

... The magical creature weaponized by the Devil's Asthma Cannon is the real thing. "Incorrect inspection results" is also the correct information, but officially, Artel is wrong.

In today's international community, a truth-telling artel is a lying nation, and Nemoralis, who misled the inspection, is the positioning of the alleged victim. Rubel can't say anything about it because he has never actually seen how the Listver Autonomous Region is doing. But what irony it is that official sources circulate false information and that the information circulated at rumor level is the truth.

"Thanks to this, the majority of the people in the Kirkulus countries of the Alton Gaza continent believe in what Artel says. Official records between states show that our argument is“ legitimate "... but do you know what this will do?

"... no. I'm sorry for not studying."

"The countries of the Alton Gaza continent are all democracies except Diaphanante"

"Yes."

"The representatives of the State shall decide in elections. of the masses… the mood of the majority determines the policy of the country"

Rubel had predictions, too, and breathed unexpectedly.

The general speaks pale.

"We are officially supposed to have nothing here, so we don't stand up for it, but we see the Battle of Artel as justice, and the Federation of Barbatum, a permanent member of the United Nations, and the Republic of Banksia, which has the Holy Land of Kirkulus, are secretly supporting it. Naturally, according to doctrine, other Kirkulus nations also turn to the enemies of our country"

There are a number of large companies in the Kirkulus countries of the Alton Gaza continent that support the munitions industry. There will also be a portion of the supply of weapons, through the denomination, not the state, at the discretion of the top companies.

Using the deplorable situation in the Ristover Autonomous Region as a violation of human rights, a war was waged in the name of "bailing out Kirkuls in the Autonomous Region," but it is clear that the real aim was to put the demonic asthma cannon into action and destroy it.

If the aim is to improve the Autonomous Communities, we do not have to wage war, if we are to work for the institutions of the United Nations, if we are to put pressure on the Nemoralis Government to improve, if we are to aid through the Order, as we are currently doing for reconstruction, there are many other means.

Rubel finished her meal feeling like she was eating dirt.