"Don't be funny...... Didn't our first patriarch, Austin I, also say that if you win, you will run...... He also said that this is called a strategic retreat, and knowing that he can't fight it, he still hardens it, it's not called bravery, it's called stupidity. ”

Xi'er's relaxed expression still echoed in Tong Xi's mind, making her a little annoyed.

Tong Xi's character is the kind of person who wants to do whatever he thinks of immediately, and does whatever he thinks, and is single-minded, in terms of cultivation and study, it is often this kind of "brainless" person who has the advantage.

Because this kind of person can "sit still", he was able to calm down and cultivate in his first two lives, and his cultivation improved so quickly, in fact, there is also a reason for this kind of character.

But in this life, he made up his mind to rely on others, and since he decided to do so, Tong Xi of course did his best to "pave the way" for the two of them, and had a plan for when and what training to do.

Now, this Xi'er suddenly said that she was going to give up, which made Tong Xi suddenly have a feeling that he hated iron and steel, and his children were not angry.

Sky! She's only twelve! I have never lived past the age of eighteen in three lifetimes! Why do you suddenly feel like being a father and a mother again?

Now every time he thinks of Xi'er's relaxed expression, Tong Xi has an urge to slap him.

This other party is not angry, no matter how good the resources are, no matter how good the equipment is, they can't win!

This feeling of being a father and a mother at the same time is really tiring......

……

Bernie, the son of the executive of the Adrien Province, is one of the richest provinces in Austin and one of the largest in the area of the province under the administration of Ardrien Sr.

In the Austin Empire, or all the nations of this world, they were allowed to legally own private armies according to their titles.

Of course, the number of private armies that each country can have is not the same, and in the Austin Empire, a duke is allowed to legally own and call up to 10,000 private troops!

In all the provinces of the Austin Empire, the private armies of the local lords were the ones who were legally garrisoned, with the exception of the "city guards", which belonged to the state, the largest number of them.

Don't underestimate the 10,000 private army, although the number is far from being comparable to the city guards, but the number of private troops that each title has is actually a loophole that can be exploited.

All countries on the continent recognize such a rule, as long as you pass the examination of the "Knight Guild" and obtain the qualification of a knight, you can become a knight, and a knight is allowed to legally own five "servants"!

In other words, if a duke has 10,000 private troops, each of whom has five "servants", it is considered the number of "servants", that is, 60,000!

As for the fact that the magicians in the army do not have knightly qualifications? Joke! Magicians are originally a privileged type, and there are more than five "servants" who are allowed to be recruited!

In other words, a duke's private army, which ostensibly has 10,000 people, actually has 60,000 people!

Moreover, due to the limitation of the number of people, it is impossible to expand the army, so the lords can only work on the "quality", unless it is some particularly "poor" lords, lords of some poor areas, or the private army of these lords is well-equipped and advanced "elite soldiers".

And the province of Adrien, as one of the richest provinces in the Austin Empire, the lord Duke of Burr is of course not bad for money, and if he has money in his hands, the warriors and magicians recruited by the army are powerful, the equipment is luxurious and sophisticated, the army in his hands is strong, and his waist is hard!

This is true in all worlds.

In the Austin Empire, unlike another country, there are prime ministers, executive officers or something, the Austin Empire, which pursues "dictatorship" and "centralization", only sets up administrators of various provinces, generals of some "city guards", "janissaries and other armies", and some civilian positions in charge of festivals and entertainment programs.

Therefore, in the court, which provincial executive is strong, the higher the status in the court. Only those who are not reused will be sent to manage poor areas.

And this Adrien Provincial Executive Officer, Duke Burr, is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in the court, and he has come to the point where Old Burr is today, and he basically belongs to the emperor of the soil with a heavy army in charge of a large province, and he has reached the peak of his political career, whether it is a knighthood or real power, if he still wants to progress, he can only think of ways from other aspects.

Like what...... Marriage.

In the Austin Empire, each lord was allowed to have a private army, which was like a "feudal system" in another world, clearly advocating "centralization" and issuing power, which undoubtedly made it a very contradictory thing.

Although the rights were issued, in fact, the Austin Empire has never stopped monitoring various territories! There are "inspection histories" in the territory to supervise the liege, and most importantly, there are ten times more "city guards" stationed in each territory than the private army!

The "City Guard" and "Praetorian Guard" belonging to the state have the right to recruit sergeants in various territories, and for ordinary people, entering the "City Guard" as a state institution is actually "promising" than entering the private army, and of course some people join for the generous bounty of the private army.

There were troops ten times larger than their own troops stationed at the gates, and the lords everywhere never had the idea of rebellion.

And those who are ambitious, those who want to continue to climb up, and those who want to have greater low positions and higher rights, of course have to think of other ways.

Marriages, marriages with royalty, undoubtedly make the most common modus operandi in the circle of power.

Of course, this marriage is not for everyone, a prince and princess who is valued is of course different from a prince and princess whose name may not even be known to His Majesty the Emperor, just the "bride price" and "dowry" are much different.

It's not good, if my daughter marries a prince, maybe my grandson will become the emperor......

The next thing, the prince's private army is twice the duke's, and he can have 20,000 private troops, counting the subordinates, that is an army of 120,000!

Of course, there are a lot of princes and princesses in the royal family, but there are few who are really "promising", otherwise, for every 120,000 private army, the Austin Empire would have been in chaos. Most of the princes directly gave a title and arranged a small place to retire, and there were few who really had the title of prince.

In the previous generation, there was only one Riel who could have the title of prince.

Therefore, those promising princes and princesses are very sought-after in the imperial capital, which is why there are a large number of noble children who want to enter the Austin Demon Martial Arts Academy even if they are not for cultivation.

I don't understand the fishing for the golden beetle son-in-law and the eldest lady of the rich family......

And Tong Xi has always been fragrant in the eyes of others, even if he wrote "don't approach the living" on his face in the first two lives, but the flies around him are still constant.

Who made her highly talented and, most importantly, a princely father? The most important thing is that this prince's father is still a holy order......

In the Austin Empire, the prince was not allowed to be hereditary, that is, after the death of the prince's 20,000 private soldiers, the prince had to be taken back by the state or disbanded. What title the heir of this prince can have determines how many people are left in the army.

But Rare is a Juggernaut! As everyone knows, as cultivation improves, the lifespan will also be extended, and the oldest of the famous Three Sword Saints in the Biber Empire is already more than five hundred years old! Looks like a middle-aged uncle!

Prince Riel is only in his fifties this year! He still looks like a young man in his twenties and thirties, and he still has a long life!

has a very high talent, a sword master, and a prince's father, so Tong Xi has never lacked the most seekers.

In addition, in this life, after imitating the "Sister Han" in her memory, she is surprisingly popular, and there are more suitors than in the previous two lives.

And this Bernie, Xi'er's next opponent, is one of Tong Xi's suitors......