Chapter 172 Power and Strength
Xuzu, the country of Qigong master.
It is located in the Far East of the Arad continent and has a long history of more than two thousand years. Although the land area is not large, only one-half of that of Belmar, and the land is not fertile, mostly dominated by mountain streams and canyons, there is one thing that Midi envies in his previous life and attaches great importance to it in this life.
Xu Zu has never been conquered.
Whether it is the Perus Empire, which was the overlord on the Arad continent a long time ago, the Delos Empire, which is now extremely aggressive, or the mutated monsters and powerful monsters, when facing the "small country" of Xuzu, it feels like it is difficult to get started.
Not only because the terrain of Xuzu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also because of the tradition of this not-wide country-
National cultivation
From the age of ten, almost all the Xu Ancestors will cultivate their mind power. Of course, most of the qualifications are not enough to make them real professionals, but even so, those exercises are enough to make Xu Ancestors have a physique higher than ordinary people.
Not only that, this custom of practicing mind power throughout the country, coupled with a physique higher than the average quality of the Arad continent, makes it easy for geniuses with extremely high affinity for mind power to be born among the Void Ancestors.
The terrain that is not suitable for the development of a large army, the extremely high tactical qualities of the whole people, and the endless heroes emerge one after another, and a mere corner of the land has made a powerful country that cannot be ignored.
This is Xu Zu.
In the previous life, as the mortal enemy of the Delos Empire, Midi had many contacts with Xu Zu. For a period of time, the Falcon Group could be said to be living under the Fence of Xu Zu. Therefore, Midi knew some of the inside stories of Xu Zu.
He knew very well that the ruler of Xu Zu, King Kaiyi, was definitely not an ordinary monarch who could settle in a country, but an ambitious man with great ambitions. Now, Sky City is about to appear on the west coast, and various signs are constantly appearing. How could Xu Zu miss such a good opportunity and sit back and watch other forces seize it?
So, when the handsome knight reported his identity, Midi was only slightly surprised and did not waver at all.
What should come will come sooner or later, and it will be a matter of time before and after facing other forces.
Since he had secretly confronted Zhenluo Taoist Temple supported by the Delos Empire, there was nothing strange about Xu Zu's Qigong master appearing in front of him.
What made Midi wary of his heart was that the young vanguard general, who had chosen to express his identity at this time.
There is no doubt that this is to suppress people with power.
Originally, for Midi, it would be easy to deal with Miss Yunlang, who is willful but not cunning enough. With his deep cunning and the legendary record of kicking out the nine major temples by one, when this afternoon tea party ends, all major families will definitely get a high evaluation after this close observation, and then have a good relationship with Midi and Midi's Lion Heart Temple.
Even Wells must have been able to gradually gain reliance in the family because of his friendship with Midie.
This is the best start that Midie expected after entering the upper class of West Coast.
But what about now?
When this young Qigong master named Liufeng announced his identity as the messenger of the Xu Ancestor and showed such superb and vast mental strength, what would the children of the many families present think? What would be the result if they had to choose between the mysterious Earl of the Holy Tower Island and the Xu Ancestor who was backed by the power of a country?
Obviously, the situation in front of me that was stolen was not what Midi wanted at all.
Of course, the easiest way to deal with this kind of suppression of people with power is to suppress them with greater power.
Midi doesn't even have to show his identity as a messenger of the Kingdom of Belmar. Just remove the makeup on your face and report the name "Midi Asrex" to solve everything.
There are several famous generals in the Arad continent, the famous lover of the Queen of Magic Bullets, the powerful man who defeated the imperial offensive many times, Belmar's victory and guardian sword, and Midi Asrex.
There is no doubt that once this name is revealed, let alone the family children at this afternoon tea party, even the heads of the maritime families on the West Coast will come to visit Midi one by one.
As for the nameless Liufeng, he may be forgotten immediately.
But Midi can't do that.
Showing identity, although it is easy for a moment, will bring endless disadvantages and even cause the entire plan to collapse.
You should know that the biggest advantage of the two countries in the battle for Sky City is that they "border" the West Coast region.
There is only a wasteland between the Delos Empire and the West Coast, while Belmar has multiple trading channels leading to the ports on the Faroe Bay and the West Coast. It can be said that it has natural advantages in terms of influence.
Like Midi now, as long as he can gain a foothold on the West Coast, he can quietly introduce Belmar's power step by step.
Just like the Belmar crew members on the ironclad ships of Wells, as well as the more and more Belmar disciples in the Lion Heart Dojo, these are the accumulations gradually formed by Midi using his border advantages.
Once the war is really started, Midi only needs to raise his arms and shout, and a Belmar army that is unique and familiar with the situation on the West Coast will appear beside him and become the sword in his hand.
The same is true for the Delos Empire. The role of the Zhenluo Dojo is also to secretly form a powerful force completely loyal to the empire on the west coast. Not only that, compared to Midi's secretly mobilizing troops, the Imperial Alchemist Association's mass "production" of masters above level 40 is probably easier to form combat power.
If Midi reveals his identity now, it is equivalent to putting himself in the open and everyone's attention.
Not only that, I also put myself under the constraints of invisible chains
Although the identity of "Earl of Santa Island" is not obvious, it is extremely free in action. It can sit in the dojo, enter the world, and even invest in all walks of life.
But if Midi restored his identity as an envoy of the Kingdom of Belmar, how could many maritime families and dojo forces on the west coast lead to the wolf into the house and allow such a giant to set up one chess piece after another in his back garden at will?
Therefore, it is impossible for Midi to self-destruct his identity at this time.
The messengers of the Xu Ancestor will self-destruct because the Xu Ancestor does not border the West Coast and cannot secretly accumulate strength. Their only choice is to suppress others with power and then support the maritime family close to them, so that they can gain some opportunities in the future battle for Sky City.
Now, this Qigong master named Liufeng deliberately revealed his identity in front of Midi, not only to steal the limelight, but also to force Midi to show his trump card.
In simple terms, it means to add Midi to the same level as him, and from then on, he cannot build his own power and can only choose to form an alliance.
How could Midi fall into the trap so simply?
However, it is impossible to swallow your anger in order to hide your identity.
This afternoon tea party was the stage that Welles carefully built for himself, which was the springboard for Midie to enter the society. How could he give it to others and be his wedding dress?
Thinking of this, Midi's heart had already made a conclusion-
Since you are overpowering people, then what I want to do is to overpower people with strength
"The messenger of the Xuzu Ancestor? He is such a rare guest." Midi said with a calm expression, "However, since your country has formed an alliance with the Yunlang family and is willing to do so, I, a small nominal count, naturally cannot say anything. However, I am very curious about how this General Liufeng plans to solve the problem in front of Miss Sylvia?"
Midi's calm and gentle appearance finally stabilized the situation, but the focus of this afternoon tea party was still gathered on Liufeng at this moment.
Enjoying the awe-inspiring sight from all directions, he looked at Sylvia Yunlang, who was arrogant and raised his head like a peacock, and Liufeng cleared his throat. Then he said slowly: "The Earl of Santa Island does not seem to care about the friendship between the Yunlang family. So, what about the friendship between Xuzu?"
This sentence was also not loud, but it was like thunder, which immediately caused the originally silent tea party to fall into the hustle and bustle.
However, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Midie's mouth.
The bumpy experiences of the previous life, coupled with the vision of finally climbing to the dangerous peak in this life, made Midi very clear that friendship cannot exist between countries at all. There is love, friendship, and family affection between countries, but there is only benefits between countries.
Facing an existence like Sky City and an important opportunity like "professional awakening", who would be humble?
If the friendship between the Yunlang family may still have a little human touch, then the friendship between the Xuzu is definitely an illusory bait of the mirror and water moon, something that does not exist at all.
"I can't afford the friendship of a country." Midi shook his head and looked at the young Qigong master with his dark eyes quietly. "But, since Mr. Liufeng is so sincere, I can become a beautiful woman once. I believe everyone knows that I brought the Red Lotus Temple by force. If Mr. Liufeng wants it, what if he might as well take it by force?"
"Do you want me to come and play?" Liufeng's eyes tightened slightly.
"I heard that all the people of Xu's motherland have cultivated their mind power, and therefore they have emerged many geniuses. I believe Mr. Liufeng is even more capable. He should not even dare to enter a temple in the small Faro Bay, right?" Midie said with a smile.
Although the identity of a country's envoy is indeed very useful, there are many restrictions.
For example, Midi just underestimated a few words and lected his proposal with the reputation of Xu Zu, and the messenger had no choice.
When he heard this sentence, Liu Feng's eyes, the hostility that had been hidden deeply suddenly rose like flames.
He was young and had already reached the position of General Xuzu, and his family was very prominent, and his future could be said to be promising. But at this moment, the Earl of the Holy Tower Island actually had a certain victory, which made him able to endure it.
Even if you are really the "that person" of Belmar, I want to try it out, who is stronger and who is weak
Thinking of this, Liufeng snorted coldly and said, "There is no need to provoke the general. Since you want to compete with me, I will fight with you last time. However, this is an afternoon tea party at least, and it is too rude to fight in this mansion. It's better to change the place."
"Where does Mr. Liufeng want to discuss?" Midi asked.
"I think it's there, how about it?" Liufeng laughed and pointed.
There was nothing in the direction he pointed, except for a vast sea.
Chapter completed!