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In fact, there is nothing wrong with being "stupid and cute". Sui Xiong's friend often calls himself "a ruthless person may not be a true hero, and a loving son is not a man" - although he may be stupid and cute in certain situations, he is still very powerful and domineering when doing things seriously, and both his head and fists are quite powerful.

The same is true for Leon. Because of Carissa's pregnancy, his IQ will occasionally drop offline and make some ridiculous mistakes, but if anyone thinks that he is really stupid and wants to take advantage of Gars City or the Church of the Void Mask, then the Sword Saint of the East China Sea will use his sword to sober him up, or make him never need to consider the issue of sobriety.

Since Sui Xiong came to Gars City, of course he also went to visit Carissa who was pregnant and waiting for delivery. Carissa's appearance is a little rounder than before, her face is less charming, and more maternal. Her figure has not changed much, her belly is not very bulging, unlike ordinary pregnant women, even walking feels a bit cumbersome.

"How long has she been pregnant?" Sui Xiong saw the little life growing in her belly at a glance. It was about the size of an ordinary person's fist and had just begun to take human form, so he asked casually.

"Almost two years." Leon sighed and said, "After the diagnosis by the masters 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 quickly." Sui Xiong comforted him, "Don't worry."

He thought for a while and said, "If you are anxious, I can use my divine power to help this child grow up quickly. I guess... even if it has to grow up and be born now, it should be possible."

"Can divine power be used like this?!" Carissa was stunned and asked.

Sui Xiong nodded. Divine power is 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 comprehending the treasure left by the Lord of Supreme Goodness and has gained a lot. Although his divine power has not increased much, his understanding and mastery of divine power has reached a new level. Now, there are really few things that he can't do.

He can't be called "omnipotent", but "omnipotent" is not enough to summarize his ability.

Carissa and Leon discussed it and finally rejected this suggestion.

"The child is in good condition, let him grow up normally." Carissa said, "If I feel uncomfortable and unbearable in the future, I will ask your Majesty for help, okay?"

"Of course, don't worry." Sui Xiong smiled and settled the matter.

After solving personal matters, he talked about business with Leon again.

"I have been in seclusion for ten years. Has the situation in the human world changed?" he asked. "I asked Woer before, and he said that nothing big happened, just that our republic's territory increased a little, and the world's first martial arts competition was held again, and so on. But I think the vision of gods is always different from that of mortals. Maybe you will have a different opinion."

Leon thought for a while, nodded, and 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 of 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 conflict had eased before? Have they reached peace?"

"There is a fundamental contradiction between the nobles and the merchants - the allocation of resources. During the last drought, both sides were content for a while because they were both hit by the disaster. But after the drought, the nobles suffered a lot from the merchants because of the poor harvest. At that time, some nobles wanted to retaliate - you also know the style of the nobles. For them, they only follow the rules when they are willing to follow the rules, and they always take action when they are unwilling to follow the rules. "

Sui Xiong nodded. The nobles in this world are quite overbearing. The most common practice is to temporarily issue a decree to achieve their own goals. For example, if a certain noble needs money, he can first go to the merchants in the territory to borrow money. If he can borrow money, the matter will probably be over. If he can't borrow money, or he doesn't want to pay back the money he borrowed, he will often issue a "temporary taxation" order, directly using violence to rob or default.

This practice is really not rare. Sui Xiong has heard of it more than once.

The nobles of the Gold Coin Federation are naturally accustomed to doing this kind of thing. Using violence to seize wealth from merchants is their usual method. In the past, this method was always successful, and almost every time they could win them rich benefits.

And what they had to pay, what they had to lose, was nothing more than a little face.

No, in fact, they didn't even have to lose face. The nobles plundered the wealth of merchants, which was generally appreciated by the nobles in this world. It was regarded as a clever use of power and violence, worthy of recognition and emulation.

However, this time, the nobles kicked the iron plate.

Facing the nobles who wanted to plunder them, the merchants took out the new army they had trained for a long time.

That army adopted the training method of Keen's army, selecting soldiers from good families. After long-term professional training, they had strong physiques, skilled combat skills, strict military discipline, and a firm belief in fighting for their families.

Faced with such an army, the nobles' army could not resist at all. They fought three times and were defeated all three times. Although the scale of the three battles was not large, it was enough to shock the entire Gold Coin Federation, and the knowledgeable people in various countries on the continent were also very concerned about it.

Leon was paying attention to this dispute. He even went to the Gold Coin Federation in person, hiding his identity, and watched the third battle between the nobles and the merchants.

In that battle, the nobles dispatched two knight orders, more than 20 knights, nearly 300 professional soldiers, and three times the militia, totaling a four-digit force. The merchants dispatched a column - that is, a thousand people.

The two sides fought on a flat wasteland. At first, the commander of the nobles relied on clever command to put the army of the merchants into an unfavorable formation, which gave them a considerable advantage. But the new army of the merchants did not waver in the face of obvious disadvantages, and fought quite resolutely and with tenacity. Later, the professional soldiers of the nobles suffered heavy losses, and the militia could not adapt to such a battle at all. In the end, their morale collapsed and they were defeated.

According to Leon's statistics, the casualties of both sides in the frontal battle are roughly as follows:

The noble faction lost six knights, about 150 professional soldiers, and nearly 200 militiamen - to be honest, it was a bit embarrassing that nearly a thousand militiamen collapsed after losing less than 200, but the militia had only this combat power, and no one could do anything about it.

The merchant faction lost one column captain, two deputy captains, and fifteen captains and deputy captains - the commander level was almost wiped out. As for the soldiers, nearly 600 new troops died in the battle, which can be said to be a heavy loss. In terms of exchange ratio, they were completely at a disadvantage.

However, this was only the casualties in the frontal battle. In the subsequent escape and pursuit, the noble faction lost more than 100 professional soldiers, more than 500 militiamen, and nearly 10 knights died, which made up for all the losses in one go.

"You once told me that the bravest pioneers win in the narrow road, and this battle just proved your statement!" Leon finally said, "The most critical gap between the two sides is courage!"