When Lu An heard this, he was completely shocked!
If Han Ya's previous introduction did not shock him, then this sentence successfully shocked him from the bottom of his heart!
Could the City Lord compete based on strength? What was the difference between that and no one was in charge?
Lu An's eyes were full of shock and astonishment. He looked at Han Ya and asked solemnly, "Wouldn't it be a mess?"
"It's really messy, but it won't be a mess." Han Ya nodded slightly and said, "Because it's a nomadic area where slaves are abundant, fighting and killing are very common. Especially in the vast grassland outside the city, even if the City Lord wants to control it, he can't. "
"In the five major cities, although it's also messy, it's not that messy. Because there are still Prefecture Overseers above. Not only that, although the City Lord can compete based on strength, it's not completely without rules. "
"What rules?" Lu An asked with a frown.
"The triennial City Lord Qualification Battle." At this point, Han Ya's voice lowered and she said solemnly.
When Lu An heard this, his frown deepened.
"The triennial City Lord Qualification Battle is to give all the people in the city who covet the position of City Lord a chance to get it. In this battle, all the families are fair. And it's not about the strength of one or two people, but about the overall strength. As for the details, I'll tell you slowly when we get to the Middle Border City. "
Lu An nodded slightly, but his expression was very dignified, as if he had stopped listening to Han Ya's words.
Han Ya did not speak, but quietly looked at Lu An. After a while, Lu An raised his head, frowned, and looked at Han Ya with a serious face.
"Isn't this self-destruction?" Lu An asked in a deep voice.
Han Ya was stunned. This time, it was her turn to be shocked!
She never expected that Lu An would figure out the crux of the problem so quickly! However, she still did not believe it and quickly asked, "Why do you say that?"
"The triennial City Lord qualification battle. Although this qualification battle seems to prevent the five major cities from falling into internal strife and maintain peace, it is not." Lu An frowned and said in a deep voice, "The City Lord is still a person with absolute power. Every family that becomes the City Lord will get rid of all their competitors in the dark within three years. They don't even have to do it in the dark. They can do it openly."
"So, this is a one-sided murder." Lu An frowned and said, "If a mayor's purpose is not to govern the city but to persecute others and consolidate his position, the city will definitely become more and more chaotic and backward!"
After speaking, Lu An frowned as he looked at Han Ya. Han Ya was also completely dumbfounded. She sat on the chair and stared blankly at Lu An. Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief.
That's right, Lu An was absolutely right.
It was this triennial battle for the right to become the City Lord that caused the five great cities to be in perpetual internal strife and stagnate! Three years seemed to be a long time, but in fact, it was very short. Three years would not allow the City Lord's family to accumulate reputation to govern the city. A good reputation was not useful at all in competing for the city!
It was a joke to compete for the City Lord's position based on strength!
Over the years, there had been many geniuses, heroes, and famous families in the five major cities, but none of them were spared from being persecuted by generations of City Lords. This strangled all the vitality of the five major cities, causing them to be in a state of internal strife and stagnation. For their own interests, those people could disregard everything.
Taking a light breath, Han Ya calmed herself down, looked at Lu An calmly, and asked seriously, "Then do you know why Tianjing is like this?"
Lu An frowned, lowered his head, and pondered seriously.
A moment later, Lu An's body shook, and he looked up at Han Ya in shock!
"Could it be that … Tiancheng Country doesn't want people from Tianjing … to have the opportunity to overthrow them and establish a new country?" Lu An asked quickly!
Han Ya's eyes shook, and she looked at Lu An in a daze again.
After three breaths, she suddenly laughed.
She laughed at those people in the five major cities who thought they were smart, but they were far inferior to a twelve-year-old boy.
Yes, this was the most fundamental problem.
Because Tianjing was more likely to produce strong people than other places, it had always been the most likely place to compete for hegemony in history. If Tianjing was allowed to develop peacefully, it would undoubtedly make the current royal family feel worried.
Therefore, in order to make Tianjing not peaceful, in order to make Tianjing kill each other and destroy themselves, Tiancheng Country came up with this conspiracy.
In any other city, all the City Lords were appointed by the royal family. Even if there were stronger people in the city, they could not seize power, otherwise they would be hunted down by the royal family and Tianjing Mountain. Only Tianjing was not appointed, and only Tianjing could compete. Wasn't this strange in itself?
The funny thing was that those fools were still fighting for the City Lord's position and were never tired of it.
Looking at Han Ya's expression, Lu An had already gotten the answer. He leaned back in his chair, and he frowned, not knowing whether he was surprised or disappointed.
He didn't expect that the royal family of a country would do such a thing.
"This is politics." Han Ya looked at Lu An and said softly, "The master of a country uses politics to maintain his position. I don't blame the royal family, because the real fools are us. "
"… …"
Outside the window, the wind was whistling, and the candlelight was quietly burning in the room, reflecting the two people's side faces red.
"Then … what do you want me to do?" Lu An asked aloud.
"I can't tell you yet." Han Ya shook her head and said, "You're too smart, I can't tell you."
"… …"
Lu An frowned and looked at Han Ya.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you." Han Ya looked at Lu An and said in a soft voice, "If I used to have the heart to use you, but now I will never harm you. If it will cause you danger, I will let you leave immediately. "
Lu An was startled. He saw that Han Ya's beautiful eyes were calm.
"At this point, I have already become like this. I have lost all possibility with Wei Tao, and there is no meaning in living. If it weren't for the family's mission and the idea of revenge, I really can't bear it. "Han Ya's voice was hoarse, so quiet that it made people despair.
"… …"
Lu An bowed his head, not daring to look at Han Ya, just like he didn't dare to ask her what happened in the past four days.
Four days is enough to ruin any woman's life.
Suddenly, Han Ya got up from the chair, looked at Lu An calmly, and said softly, "I'm going back to my room to rest."
Lu An was startled, quickly got up and said, "Okay."
Han Ya turned and walked to the door, pushed it open, and was about to step out when she suddenly stopped.
She turned to look at Lu An, which made Lu An's body tense up again.
"Thank you." Han Ya said.
"… …"
Bang.
The door was gently closed, but Lu An was still standing in the same place.
After a while, he gradually came back to his senses. He sat back on the chair in a daze and began to think about what had happened in the past few days.
Chen Wuyong, Wei Tao, and Mo Teng went to battle, Han Ya was in trouble, and even he was interrogated. He had been thinking about whether there was a connection. At this moment, Lu An still didn't know that Chen Wuyong had fought for a place for him, nor did he know that he had missed an opportunity to go to Sky Mountain.
After thinking for a while, Lu An still couldn't fall asleep. Or rather, he had developed the habit of only sleeping for two to four hours a day. He replaced the rest of the time with meditation.
Soon, Lu An's breathing was replaced by the breathing method of the Fury of Ocean. However, because he was not familiar with it, his breathing was much slower than usual. Lu An felt that the Fate Wheel in his body stirred up little waves with the breathing. He felt that it was far from enough.
The man in the black fog once said that a top powerhouse who had really surpassed the limit could do anything he wanted with a wave of his hand. At that time, any move of his would be a powerful Heaven Skill, and he could achieve whatever he wanted.
Therefore, Lu An thought that the most important thing was to have one's thoughts. That powerhouse wanted to have such a scene in his mind, so he formed it in his body and realized it with the force of Heaven's Origin.
Lu An had been seriously thinking about the possibility of cultivating the Fury of Ocean. Just as he was exploring and cultivating, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Lu An's body shook and he stopped cultivating. He frowned and looked at the door.
Who would knock on the door so late at night?
His heart sank. He got up and walked to the door quietly. Then he suddenly opened the door!
He was ready to fight, but he was stunned when he saw the person at the door!
"Senior Sister?" Lu An looked at the woman standing at the door and asked in surprise.
Indeed, it was Han Ya.
Her face was pale and her body was trembling. She bit her lower lip and her eyes were full of struggle.
"I don't dare to sleep," Han Ya said. Her hoarse and trembling voice was like a child who had done something wrong. She lowered her head and said, "Can you sleep in the same room as me?"
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