In the straw hut, Han Jin recounted his experience. Of course, he wouldn't mention the incident with Murphy. In the end, he voiced his doubts. When he was attacking the child, he met a peak tenth-grade master. Later, when he was rescuing Louise, he met another peak tenth-grade master. In terms of probability, it was too much of a coincidence. It gave people the feeling that there were masters everywhere. He also heard Louise talk about the military structure of Nicholas's army. Nicholas had four Dragon Knights under his command, which were of course super masters. He also had six independent Mage Legions, each of which was led by a Magister or even a Grand Magister. Nicholas himself was a Sword Saint, and he had several Sword Saints under his command. The commanders and vice-commanders of the Light Knight Legion were all Saint Knights. After careful calculation, the number of masters under Nicholas was too terrifying. He had at least ten twelfth-grade masters under his command!
In his area, twelfth-grade masters were too rare. Grand Duke Solomon was one, and Duke Solomon's old enemy, Lord Forza was another. Guevara, who was all-powerful twenty years ago, was another. Chesam of Cold Shadow City was another. There was no one else. As for Zagunéd and Dismark, no one knew how strong they were now. However, ten years ago, they definitely hadn't reached twelfth-grade yet. Guevara had killed his way into Black Raven City alone and killed his way through the city. If Zagunéd had the strength to fight, how could he have let Guevara be so arrogant?!
Judging from the map, the southwest region was indeed larger, but this was not the reason why there were so many experts in the southwest region. Furthermore, the level of magical craftsmanship in the southwest region was obviously much higher. The Demon Annihilation Crossbow was an example. How many Demon Annihilation Crossbows he had seen? Han Jin couldn't figure it out. It was reasonable to say that a harsh environment was better for training people. Wars between lords had been going on for years. Today, they were fighting each other, and tomorrow, they were fighting each other. It was a mess. Even the mercenaries in Isolated Cliff City often fought with magical beasts. If they weren't strong enough, they might lose the right to survive. Therefore, every professional was working hard to cultivate.
The situation in the southwest region was much quieter. Panven once said that there were very few wars in the southwest region. For example, after Nicholas inherited the position of the Lord of Iron Fist City, the nearby Doreen City was much more powerful than Iron Fist City. However, the Lord of Doreen City, Lynn, did not want to annex the territory of Iron Fist City. He only asked for a marriage alliance with Nicholas. If it were Zagunéd or Chesam, they would have attacked long ago.
The city, which had been baptized by blood for a long time, was lacking in many aspects. It didn't make sense no matter what.
Jeddis pondered for a long time and asked about Black Raven City, Beitman City, Holy Crown City, Wild Willow City, and other cities. Then he slowly said, "Maybe … it has something to do with the level of civilization."
"Civilization? What do you mean?" Han Jin asked, stunned.
"You still don't understand the lives of ordinary civilians." Jeddis said softly, "If a person can't even fill his stomach, does he have the energy to do anything else? From what you said, I can tell that the people here have a very difficult life. For the civilians, as long as they are not killed by the army and bandits, they can eat their fill, and they can reproduce. They have no other pursuits, right? "
Yalina and the others looked at each other and didn't say anything.
"How can that be?" Jeddis sighed. "This is Inferno! Compared to you, our climate is suitable, and our products and resources are abundant. At least we can feed the majority of the civilians, so they have the time and energy to think about how to change their fate. "
"I understand what you mean." Han Jin said, "Hunger and cold lead to thievery, and hunger and cold lead to greed. Some things can only be thought and done when the basic conditions of survival are met."
"Your words … are not pleasant to hear, but they are very insightful." Jeddis smiled. "And have you ever thought about the fact that your population is decreasing as you fight? If the civilians can settle down, then civilization will progress. Do you know how many people there are in Iron Fist City? "
"How many?" Saxon asked curiously.
"More than three million."
Winston, Gibran, and the others were shocked. A city that could accommodate more than three million people was almost ten times the population of Holy Crown City!
"Do you know how many magic and martial arts academies there are in Iron Fist City?" Jeddis asked again.
"How … How many?" This time, Saxon's expression was somewhat unnatural.
"There are more than forty magic academies, and more than fifty martial arts academies. Of course, there are first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate academies." Jeddis paused. "But how many of them do you have?"
No one answered. The City of Elements controlled by Grand Duke Solomon and the Holy Crown City controlled by Dismark each had a magic academy. Chesam's Cold Shadow City had three magic academies, and Fatto City controlled by Lord Forza had two martial arts academies. The rest of the cities were poor.
"Our God's Language Magic Academy is different from yours," Yalina argued with a red face. "All the students in our academy are elites!"
"Elites with noble blood, right?" Jeddis smiled. "If I may ask, how many magisters did your God's Language Magic Academy produce?"
"Are you questioning my power?!" Yalina said proudly.
"No, you misunderstand." Jeddes hurriedly said, "Counting from now on, our magic academy has nurtured over a hundred Magisters and Grand Magisters in the past thirty years. It's just that they all ended up pledging their allegiance to different people. How many Magisters has your God's Word 'Elite' Magic Academy nurtured?"
Yalina was tongue-tied and couldn't answer. Jeddis continued, "There are tens of millions of people in the Kingdom of Magnificent Light. At the end of every year, a large number of teachers from the magic academies will walk around looking for qualified students. But … the tuition of the magic academy is very expensive. Some children can't afford it, but if their qualifications are good enough, the magic academy will provide them with an opportunity to study free of charge. But your magic and martial arts academies are only open to the children of nobles, right? "
He knew his friends very well. Sunier was a descendant of God, and Léger was the only son of the Knight of Conrad. They had the qualifications and conditions to become professionals. Morrisons was completely lucky. His parents died when he was very young, and he was adopted by Sylvia's father. This was also the reason why he both hated and loved Sylvia. He hated that Sylvia's temper was more fiery than his. On one hand, he loved her out of gratitude, and on the other hand, he and Sylvia did have an innocent relationship.
Sassoux's road to success was even more difficult. He yearned for the life of a bard, and because of this, he met an old and dying wandering magician by chance and learned some magic knowledge. After that, he relied on self-study and a tattered magic book to become a warlock. So, after meeting Yalina, he pestered her all day long and desperately tried to learn all kinds of magic knowledge. This was also why he improved faster than Morrisons and Léger. He had enough qualifications, but he didn't learn magic properly, so it was difficult for him to progress!
Gibran, Winston, and the others also had their own opportunities. Otherwise, they might have died long ago, or they might still be facing the earth with their backs facing the sky, a Farmer who couldn't control his own fate.
"Do you really think that there aren't any geniuses and elites among tens of millions of civilians?" Jeddis smiled.
"You have a point," Han Jin said. He had always disliked the idea of bloodlines, so of course he would support Jeddis.
Yalina didn't say anything. Although she had enough qualifications to be arrogant, she wasn't arrogant enough to think that tens of millions of people couldn't compare to her. Moreover, there was a living example in front of her — Han Jin! Two years ago, Han Jin was still a beggar. What about now? How strong was Han Jin?
"Don't think that only God's Language Magic Academy is a first-class magic academy. The Demon Annihilation Crossbow that Raphael just mentioned was developed by more than a dozen magic academies in Iron Fist City. However, it wasn't called the Demon Annihilation Crossbow, but the Dragon Slaying Arrow. The structure of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow … Haha, it seems to be designed specifically for dragons." Jeddis's smile was a little strange. "But I don't think the future of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow is very optimistic. The dragons of the Dragon Realm, Nicholas's strongest ally, were very angry and disgusted with the appearance of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow. Although Nicholas repeatedly emphasized that the Demon Annihilation Crossbow was used to deal with the dragons controlled by Lola, in the end, he was forced to destroy the design of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow under pressure. He even sent his most trusted assistant, the main designer of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow, Grand Magus Zenglin, to the Dragon Realm to let him be judged by the dragons in exchange for the forgiveness of the Dragon Realm."
"Lola also has dragons?" Han Jin asked.
"The Dragon Realm supports Nicholas, and Dragon City has always been hostile to the Dragon Realm. Of course, they would support Lola. This isn't a secret. Don't you know?" Jeddis asked.
"I don't know. No one told me."
"At that time, Nicholas had already made more than two hundred Demon Annihilation Crossbows. Haha … the manufacturing ability of the Kingdom of Magnificent Light is very amazing. The Dragon Realm was not satisfied with Nicholas's concession, and asked Nicholas to destroy all the Demon Annihilation Crossbows. They also threatened Nicholas with the betrayal of four Dragon Knights. But … in the end, I don't know what conditions Nicholas promised, but the Dragon Realm suddenly reconciled with Nicholas."
"Nicholas also has times when he is threatened?" Han Jin laughed. He suddenly realized a problem and remembered what Guevara had said before. "Can the Dragon Realm affect those Dragon Knights?"
"Of course."
"I don't understand. Are they Dragon Knights … or Knight Dragons?" Han Jin asked.
"Whoever is stronger is in charge. There are countless dragons in the Dragon Realm and Dragon City. How many Dragon Knights do you think there are in the entire continent?" Jeddis laughed. "Comrades? People only see the glory of the Dragon Knight, but they don't see … haha. "
"Looking at you, it seems … you don't have a good impression of those dragons."
"Is that strange? The dragons are powerful and look down on any race on the continent. They have even repeatedly challenged the authority of the great God of Light. Why should I like them? "Jeddis said lightly.
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