Every temple war requires hundreds or thousands of city-states and millions of troops to be mobilized. Tens of millions of people continue to live for years or even decades. The average soldier consumes hundreds of tons of supplies, and the total logistical pressure is unimaginable to modern people.

They used the same shipping conditions as 1,000 years ago to support a protracted world war. The victorious side often won the victory of Pyrrhus, and the defeated side was even worse, and it was not uncommon for the expulsion and extermination of the tribe and the destruction of the entire country.

Basically, a war that dragged thirty or fifty city-states to death and one or two temples was a common occurrence in the later stages of a war.

Chen Yi's industrialized classification method provided large quantities of cheap materials, which greatly shortened the course of the war and inevitably weakened the economic crisis of other city-states.

The total amount of materials is not as large as that of other city-states, but if calculated on an annual basis, the scale of the Xijiang city-state is about 15% of that of the Water Dragon Temple, and more than 50% of the entire city-state under the Water Dragon Temple.

If he was the leader of any city-state, if he could do this, he would have been promoted to a high title half a year ago, that is, Chen Yi's identity was different from that of the natives of the Western Continent, which made the chief priest of the Water Dragon Temple hesitate again and again.

However, with the end of the main part of the war and the return of the Vector Temple Knights to recuperate, the Temple believes that its control has been restored, and it just so happens that it is time to reward Chen Yi for his merits, and it is only a matter of time before Chen Yi's promotion is made.

They didn't know about the more than 80 magic knights that Chen Yixin had recently obtained, otherwise they would never be so generous.

Zhou Zhixue and Maxim don't understand the meaning of the Grand Duke very well, but one thing is clear, they and others seem to be falling behind again.

"Mr. Maxim?" Zhou Zhixue asked the Russians tentatively. He doesn't have a lot of heavy metal.

"I'll apply to China." Maxim knew in his heart that if he became the governor of the Western Continent, the question of the title would be impossible to bypass in the final analysis.

Just look at the appearance of these natives, without a title, they are simply second-class citizens.

However, the appetite of the sacrifices was too good, and Chen Yi's requirements for passage fees and taxes were so high............... Maxim sighed helplessly, and went back to the room to write a report.

This was also discussed in Moscow.

During the period when Maxim left the Xijiang city-state, in addition to paying attention to the news of the dragon, the Russian observation team mainly observed Chen Yi's title information.

They also wanted to figure out what the Grand Sir could do.

Although he didn't get enough information from Xijiang, the Great Sir was really the most legendary man in the Western Continent with the most lovers, the man who dreamed of girls, the man who was worshipped by soldiers, the natural commander on the battlefield, and the defender of the city.

Of course, the right to tax exemption, the right to tax package and the right to judicial immunity are also the natural rights of the Great Sir and, in some places, the Great Sir can also draw ... The most important thing for Moscow to have a unique mining area, the preservation of the escort and the pro-corps is the right to vote and participate in politics, and when properly operated, the representative of the interests of the city-state can only speak in the temple if the representative of the interests of the city-state can only do it with the title of knight above the rank of the great knight.

Otherwise, no matter how rich the Russians are, they will not fall into the eyes of the natives of the Western Continent.

After careful consideration, the Moscow side agreed with Maxim's Rich Oak.

However, they were unwilling to pay a terrible amount of passage fees and special taxes, so they submitted an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese country to negotiate with them.

Naturally, Chen Yi was handed a copy of this interview outline, and the shouts in the channel committee were hoarse, and Chen Yi himself scoffed.

Where in the world is there such a good thing.

As soon as Maxim arrived at the temple's altar, he received the news.

The only reason why I can't stop it is because I want to make a lot of money.

In fact, the bribe solicitation slip that the chief priest took out, which he also helped to piece together, were all embargoed or high-tax products from the Western Continent, and their cost may only be tens of millions of US dollars, and the miscellaneous fees will cost tens of billions of US dollars, which is completely in line with the "Chinese" national rules of commodity circulation.

All this money will be used to subsidize the expenses of the martial arts hall, and with the emergence of fighting skill level students one after another, this expenditure is really a lot.

Since Chen Yi participated, the Russians' visit had not yet arrived, and Xijing had set the goal from the beginning of the spending of tens of billions of dollars in payment methods, and the Russians would definitely not be able to come up with cash, unless they were not prepared for it in the second half of the year.

The attitude of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was tough, Maxim urged again, and Moscow pinched its nose and simply sold 3 oil and gas wells to offset the costs.

Chen Yi reluctantly agreed, so that a shipload of supplies could set sail.

Several bearded men from the Xijiang region escorted the ship to the port near the temple, and ordered the priest below the chief priest to collect the supplies, which were worth more than the aircraft carrier.

As a result, the chief priest of the Water Dragon Temple thought that he had received a valuable gift, and Moscow thought that he had paid a valuable price, and more than 90% of the intermediate profits and taxes were all taken away by Chen Yi.

Two weeks later, Li Feng went to the temple on behalf of Chen Yi to receive the title of Grand Duke.

Nine high priests of the Water Dragon Temple, six high priests from other temples, as well as dozens of grand dukes and countless great knights, were present to pray for blessings.

Also honored were three other Grand Dukes, as well as more than 30 Grand Silters, the former lined up on the same stage as Li Ban, and the latter had to wait another day before they could take the stage to cheer.

The emaciated Maxim and Zhou Zhixue paid a lot of money, but they were not taken seriously and were asked to stay near the altar and not move for a moment. The Russian furry boy wanted to run around, but he only walked out for two minutes before he was pulled back by the neck by the fighting knight. Zhou Zhixue looked closely, and there was a bruise on his wrist and xiōng.

It's just the wrist, and what is the mark full of xiōng in the torn messy clothes?

Zhou Zhixue really doesn't want to know.

But in the next few days, he couldn't be more well-behaved.

"Sonoon, salute the new Grand Duke. Thank you to the Grand Dukes for their dedication to the Temple of the Water Dragon over the years, for the work they have done for all of us, and for their efforts for the continuation and prosperity of the Temple. His voice has a very good sense of rhythm, and although the meaning of the translation is very pleasant, it sounds very pleasant.

Zhou Zhixue and Maxim didn't have time to regret eating konjac, so they began to bow down and salute as a group of big knights, their hearts were cold, and their stomachs were slandered: this big knight hasn't won the title yet, and he actually lowered Chen Yi.

If you look at the number of Grand Sir and Duke Ya, you can see that the former is at least a hundred times more numerous than the latter.

If the Grand Sir is the ruling power of a Pobang, the Grand Duke is the ruling power of a temple. Compared with Chen Yi's back then, they had as many as three or five Chen groups.

The last evening of the ceremony.

Columns of water erupted around the altar, and the figure of a giant dragon loomed, almost identical to the image Maxim had seen in Moscow.

He shrunk his neck and whispered, "Is there really a dragon?" ”

"Shhhhh

"Impossible." As soon as Maxim's words fell, he felt that the dragon was infinitely magnified in his eyes, as if he was staring at him face to face.

Lou Da's eyes looked at people, how to think about how cold.

Maxim made a "snort" and fell into Zhou Zhixue's arms.

The big knight, who was standing in front of him to confer the medal, stared at Zhou Zhixue with contempt, stretched out one finger, and used the other finger to make a broken action.

Zhou Zhixue felt that this was more of a threat than an explanation.

However, thinking about it, it was indeed disgusting, Zhou Zhixue shook his hand violently and leaked Maxim to the ground.

The ceremony finally ended.

After receiving the title of Grand Sir, Maxim seemed frightened and demanded to return immediately.

This time, they also chose the land route and the water route, and the bumps in different ways, the beasts when they came, etc., could only be left.

After some twists and turns, seeing the architecture of the Xijiang city-state again, the two of them are already full of feelings.

"You're the new Grand Sir, aren't you?" Before they could enter the city, someone recognized them.

Maxim was delighted: "You know us? How do you know I'm a big knight? "We're from the martial arts gym." The two students stared at them amusedly.

"It's not native," Maxim muttered, asking, "How do you martial arts people know that I'm a great knight?" The martial arts hall student smiled strangely: "Grand Duke Chen Yi wants to see you." "Do what?"

"Since you are the Great Lord of the Western Continent, then you must follow the rules of the Western Continent to meet the people with high titles. And to exercise the etiquette of the Western Continent. "That's why the students laughed weirdly, the standard ritual of the Western Continent is to bow down, and it's a very humble bow.

Normally, the Grand Sir no longer needs to bow humbly, but if the superior asks for it, then the bow cannot be avoided, and these scenes have been seen in ceremonies.

Zhou Zhixue was just that, and Maxim said dissatisfiedly: "I'm a diplomat." ”

"Not since you became a Grand Sir. We don't understand the laws, but that's it. The trainees couldn't help but say, pulling the two of them away, and the accompanying soldiers did not dare to use guns, so it became an ornament.

When they arrived at the office, someone led them to start the meeting ceremony from below.

Kneeling outside the door, kneeling in the aisle, it was easy to see people, and they also knelt down, and when they got inside, Chen Yi said directly: "In the name of the Grand Duke, I order you to guard the Black Harbor, go." "What?"

"You are the great knight of the Water Dragon Temple, to defend the territory of the temple, I give you 20 soldiers, and allow you to lead 50 personal soldiers, go to Black Harbor now, without my direct order, you are not allowed to come back, and you are not allowed to leave Black Harbor."

It was the most dangerous place, and the two of them were naturally reluctant, so Chen Yi waved his hand and drove them out.

Maxim stood outside the door for a moment, stomped his foot angrily, and left.

Tens of billions of dollars huā went out, turned out to be a guard, I don't know what Moscow will think.

A few days later, Maxim failed to compete and drove out with two of his own squads of soldiers.

What he didn't know was that dozens of kilometers behind him, there was a team of magic knights and missile vehicles following.

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