Chapter 186
In fact, there is nothing wrong with "stupid cute", Sui Xiong's friend often advertises himself as "ruthless may not be a real hero, how can a poor son not be a husband" - don't look at people who will be stupid and cute in specific situations, but when they do things seriously, they are also very powerful and domineering, both their heads and fists are quite powerful.
The same goes for Leon, because of Kalisa's pregnancy, his IQ occasionally goes off the line and makes some ridiculous mistakes, but if anyone thinks he's really stupid because of this, and wants to take advantage of Gars City or the Void Masquerade Church, then the Lord Swordmaster on the coast of the East China Sea will use his own sword to make him sober, or let him never have to think about whether he is sober or not.
Since Sui Xiong came to Gars City, of course, he also went to visit Kalisa, who was pregnant and waiting to give birth. Carlisa's face is a little rounder than in the past, and her face is less charming and more motherly. Her figure hasn't changed much, her belly is not very bulging, unlike ordinary pregnant women, and even walking is a little cumbersome.
"How long have you been pregnant?" Sui Xiong saw at a glance the little life in her belly that was being conceived, it was about the size of an ordinary person's fist, and it was just beginning to take on a human form, so he asked casually.
"It's been almost two years. Leon sighed and said, "After the expert of the Family Goddess Church diagnoses, it is estimated that she may be five to six years pregnant, oh my God!"
"Five to six years isn't as long as you think, and it's gone by very quickly. Sui Xiong comforted him, "Don't worry. ”
He thought for a moment and said, "If you are in a hurry, I can use my divine power to help this child grow up quickly, I guess...... Even if you want to grow up and be born now, you should be able to do it. ”
"Can you still use divine power like this?!" Karissa asked, stunned.
Sui Xiong nodded, divine power can be regarded as almost omnipotent, as long as the gods themselves are powerful enough, there are few things in the world that divine power cannot do.
In the past ten years, Sui Xiong has been contemplating the treasure left by the Lord of the Most Good, and has gained a lot. Although his divine power has not improved much, his understanding and mastery of divine power has reached a new level. There are really few things he can't do now.
He can't talk about "omnipotent", but "omnipotent" is no longer enough to summarize his abilities.
Carissa discussed it with Leon, but eventually rejected the suggestion.
"This kid is doing well, let him grow up like this. "If in the future when I feel unwell and unbearable, I can ask Your Majesty for your help?"
"Of course, don't worry. Sui Xiong smiled slightly, and settled the matter.
After settling his personal affairs, he talked to Leon about business again.
"I have been in retreat for ten years, has there been any change in the situation in the world?" he asked, "I have asked Wohl before, and he said that nothing major has happened, that is, the territory of our republic has increased somewhat, and the first martial arts tournament in the world has been held again, and so on. But I think the eyes of gods are always different from those of mortals, and maybe you will see them differently. ”
Leon thought for a while, nodded, and said, "In the past ten years, the most important thing in the world should be another north-south confrontation in the Gold Coin Federation. ”
"Confrontation between the north and the south?" Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why is there a confrontation again?" Didn't you say that the contradiction had eased before?"
"Between the aristocracy and the merchants, there is the most fundamental contradiction - the distribution of resources. During the last drought, both sides were at peace for a while because of the disaster. However, after the drought, the aristocratic faction suffered a lot of losses on the merchant side because of the poor harvest. At that time, there were nobles who wanted to take revenge - you also know the style of the aristocracy, for them, they only talk about the rules when they are willing to obey the rules, and they always do it directly when they are not willing to follow the rules. ”
Sui Xiong nodded, the nobles of this world are quite domineering, and the most common practice is to temporarily issue a decree to achieve their own goals. For example, if a certain nobleman needs money, he can first go to the merchants in the territory to borrow money, and if he borrows it, it will probably be over, and if he can't borrow it, or he borrows money and doesn't want to pay it back, he will often issue a "temporary tax" order, and directly use violence to rob or repay the debt.
This practice is really not uncommon, Sui Xiong has heard of it more than once.
Naturally, the aristocratic faction of the Gold Coin Federation has long been accustomed to doing this kind of thing, and it is their usual method to use violence to seize wealth from merchants. In the past years, this method can be described as invincible, and almost every time it has won them rich benefits.
And what they have to pay and lose is nothing more than a little face.
No, in fact, there is no need to lose face, and the plundering of the wealth of merchants by the aristocracy is something that is generally appreciated by the aristocracy in this world, and is regarded as a skillful use of power and violence, which is worthy of recognition and emulation.
This time, however, the aristocratic faction kicked the iron plate.
Faced with the aristocratic faction that wanted to plunder them, the merchant faction brought out their new army that they had been training for a long time.
The army adopted Keane's training method, selecting soldiers from the children of good families, and after a long period of professional training, they had strong physiques, skilled combat skills, serious military discipline, and a firm belief in fighting for their families.
In the face of such an army, the army of the aristocratic faction could not resist it at all. They fought three times before and after, and all three times were defeated. Although the scale of the three battles was not large, it was enough for the entire Gold Coin Federation to shake it, and people of insight from all countries on the continent were also quite concerned about it.
Leon was paying attention to this dispute, and he even rushed to the Gold Federation to hide his identity and watch the third battle between the aristocratic faction and the merchant faction.
In that battle, the nobles sent two knightly orders, more than twenty knights, nearly three hundred professional soldiers, and three times the militia, for a total of four-figure troops. And the merchant sent out a column - that is, a thousand.
The two sides fought on a flat wasteland, and at first the aristocratic commanders, with their skillful command, put the merchant army in an unfavorable formation and gained a considerable advantage. But the new army sent by the merchants was unwavering in the face of obvious disadvantage, fought quite resolutely and was full of resilience. Later, the professional soldiers of the aristocratic faction suffered heavy losses, and the militia simply could not adapt to such a battle, and finally their morale collapsed and they were defeated.
According to Leon's statistics, the battle losses of both sides in head-on battles are roughly as follows:
The nobles sent six knights killed in battle, about one hundred and fifty professional soldiers, and nearly two hundred militiamen - to be honest, nearly a thousand militiamen collapsed after losing less than two hundred, which is really a bit humiliating, but the militia only had this combat power in the first place, and no one could do anything about it.
The merchant sent one captain of the column to die, two deputy captains, and fifteen captains and deputy squad leaders - the commander level was almost wiped out. As for the soldiers, nearly 600 New Army soldiers were killed in the battle, which can also be described as heavy losses, and in terms of exchange ratio, they completely fell behind.
However, this is only the battle damage in a frontal battle. In the ensuing escape and pursuit, the aristocratic faction lost more than 100 professional soldiers, more than 500 militiamen, and nearly ten knights, losing all the battle losses in one fell swoop.
"You've told me before that the Narrow Road Pioneer wins, and this battle is exactly what you said!" Leon finally said, "The most crucial gap between the two sides is courage!"