In fact, there was nothing wrong with being "stupid and cute." Sui Xiong's friend often boasted that he was "ruthless, but not heroic. How can a compassionate child not be a husband?" He might be stupid and cute under certain circumstances, but when he was serious about his work, he was powerful and domineering.
It was the same for Leon. Because of Kalisa's pregnancy, his IQ would occasionally go offline and he would make some ridiculous mistakes. But if anyone thought that he was really stupid and wanted to take advantage of Garth City or the Church of the Void Mask, then His Excellency the Sword Sage of the Coast of the East Sea would use his own sword to make him sober up, or make him never have to think about whether he was sober or not.
Since Sui Xiong had come to Garth City, he of course went to see Kalisa, who was pregnant and waiting to give birth. Kalisa's appearance was a little rounder than before. Her face was less charming and had more of a motherly radiance. Her figure did not change much. Her belly was not very bulging, unlike other pregnant women who felt a little tired even when walking.
"How long is she pregnant?" Sui Xiong asked casually. He saw the little life in her belly. It was about the size of an ordinary person's fist and was just beginning to have a human form.
"Almost two years," Leon sighed. "After being diagnosed by the experts of the Church of the Goddess of Family, it is estimated that she may be pregnant for five to six years. My god!"
"Five to six years is actually not as long as you think. It will pass very quickly." Sui Xiong comforted him. "Don't worry."
He thought about it and said, "If you are anxious, I can use my divine power to help this child grow up quickly. I think … even if it grows up to now, it should be possible to give birth."
"Divine power can be used like this?!" Kalisa was stunned and asked.
Sui Xiong nodded. Divine power was almost omnipotent. As long as the gods themselves were powerful enough, there were very few things in the world that could not be done with divine power.
In these ten years, Sui Xiong had been studying the treasure left by the God of Virtue and had gained a lot. Although his divine power did not increase by much, his understanding and mastery of divine power had reached a whole new level. To him now, there were really few things that he could not do.
He was not "omnipotent," but "omnipotent" was not enough to describe his ability.
Carissa and Leon discussed it for a while and ultimately rejected the suggestion.
"The child's condition is quite good. Let him grow up normally." Kalisa said, "If I feel uncomfortable in the future and it becomes unbearable, I will plead for Your Majesty's help. Is that alright?"
"Of course, don't worry." Sui Xiong smiled and settled the matter.
After settling the private matter, he talked to Leon about official business.
"I've been in seclusion for ten years. Has there been any change in the situation in the human world?" He asked, "I've asked Wall before, and he said that nothing big happened. It's just that our Republic's territory has increased a little, and the World Number One Martial Tournament has been held again, and so on. But I feel that the perspective of gods and mortals is always different. Maybe you will have a different view. "
Leon thought about it and nodded. He said, "In the past ten years, I think the most important thing in the human world should be another confrontation between the North and the South in the Commonwealth of Gold Coins."
"Confrontation between the North and the South?" Sui Xiong was stunned and asked, "Why is there another confrontation? Didn't you say that the conflict has been resolved? "
"There is a fundamental conflict between the aristocratic party and the merchant party — the distribution of resources. During the previous drought, because both sides suffered from the disaster, they were quiet for a period of time. But after the drought, because of the poor harvest, the aristocratic party suffered a lot from the merchant party. At that time, there were aristocrats who wanted to take revenge — you know the style of the aristocrats. To them, when they are willing to abide by the rules, they will follow the rules. When they are not willing to abide by the rules, they will directly take action. "
Sui Xiong nodded. The aristocrats in this world were quite domineering. The most common method was to issue a temporary decree to achieve their own goals. For example, if a certain aristocrat needed money, he could first borrow money from the merchants in his territory. If he could borrow money, the matter would probably be over. If he could not borrow money, or if he did not want to return the money he borrowed, he would often issue a "temporary tax" order and directly use violence to rob or renege on the debt.
This method was really not rare. Sui Xiong had heard of it more than once.
Naturally, the aristocratic party of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins had long been used to doing this kind of thing. Using violence to seize wealth from the hands of the merchants was their usual method. In the past years, this method could be said to be always successful. Almost every time, it could win for them rich benefits.
And what they had to pay and lose was nothing more than a little bit of face.
No, in fact, they did not even need to lose face. The aristocrats robbing the wealth of the merchants was generally appreciated by the aristocratic class in this world. It was seen as a clever use of power and violence, an action worthy of affirmation and imitation.
But this time, the aristocratic party kicked an iron plate.
Faced with the aristocratic party who wanted to rob them, the merchant party took out their long-trained new army.
That army adopted the training methods of the Keane Territory. Soldiers were selected from the children of good families. After long-term professional training, they had a strong physique, skilled combat skills, strict military discipline, and a firm belief to fight for their families.
Faced with such an army, the aristocratic party's army could not resist at all. They fought three times, and all three times, they were defeated. Although the scale of the three battles was not large, it was enough to shock the entire Commonwealth of Gold Coins. Knowledgeable people from all countries on the continent were also paying close attention to it.
Leon was paying attention to this dispute. He even personally went to the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, hid his identity, and watched the third battle between the aristocratic party and the merchant party.
In that battle, the aristocratic party sent out two regiments of knights, more than 20 knights, nearly 300 professional soldiers, and three times the number of militia. The total force reached four digits. And the merchant party sent out a column — that was a thousand people.
Both sides fought on a flat piece of wasteland. At first, the aristocratic party's commander relied on clever command to make the merchant party's army fall into a disadvantageous formation and gain a considerable advantage. But the merchant party's new army did not waver in the face of an obvious disadvantage. They fought with determination and tenacity. Later, the aristocratic party's professional soldiers suffered heavy losses. The militia could not adapt to such a battle at all. In the end, their morale collapsed and they suffered a crushing defeat.
According to Leon's statistics, the battle losses of both sides in the head-on battle were roughly as follows:
The aristocratic party lost six knights, about 150 professional soldiers, and nearly 200 militia. To be honest, it was a little embarrassing to lose less than 200 of the nearly 1,000 militia. But the militia originally only had this combat power, and no one could do anything about it.
The merchant party lost one column captain, two deputy captains, and fifteen captains and deputy captains — the commander level was almost wiped out. As for the soldiers, the new army lost nearly 600 people. It could be said to be a heavy loss. In terms of exchange, they were completely at a disadvantage.
However, this was only the battle losses in the head-on battle. In the subsequent escape and pursuit, the aristocratic party lost more than 100 professional soldiers, more than 500 militia, and nearly 10 knights. In a short while, they lost all the battle losses.
"You once told me that the vanguard on a narrow road wins. This battle is exactly what you said!" Leon finally said. "The most crucial difference between both sides is courage!"
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