"Mei Er, don't be nervous, an ugly daughter-in-law always has to meet her parents-in-law!"
Xiao Meier's little face suddenly turned red, he glared at Xiao Yu angrily, and said, "You are the ugly one!"
Xiao Yu didn't care, raised his hand to touch his cheek, Gu Ying lamented in self-pity. "Yes, my sister is so ugly..."
"But, sister doesn't have to go see her parents-in-law!"
She tilted her head suddenly, with a smile on her face, and looked at Xiao Meier provocatively. Xiao Meier's little face bulged with anger, her cheeks puffed up, and her breathing became heavy.
I was so angry with her that I patted the edge of the bed hard and couldn't help shouting, "First Brother Second Brother, are you really not going to find an in-law for Sister Xiao Yu?"
"Look what you did to my Mei Er!"
Xiao Ding was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't figure out the fight between girls, so he could only scold Xiao Yu to tell her to shut up.
He looked at Xiao Yan again, paused, and said, "Little Yanzi, it's really not very stable here now. You'd better go to the Canaan Academy as soon as possible."
"Well, don't you have another Instructor? Don't let people wait for you too long."
Xiao Yan turned to look at Xiao Xun'er. The two looked at each other. He looked at Xiao Ding again, nodded and said in a deep voice, "First Brother, we made an appointment with Instructor to meet at Great Ridge City. After calculating the time, it's time to set off."
"It's just that Medusa Queen was killed, Snake-People Tribe will definitely take revenge, and Northern Region will break out another war..."
He looked at Xiao Ding and Xiao Li with a heavy face and asked, "First Brother Second Brother, what are your plans? In my opinion, it is better to leave Stone Desert City and lead Desert Iron Mercenary Group to develop elsewhere."
I raised my eyebrows. According to the original plot, Xiao Ding Xiao Li did take Desert Iron Mercenary Group to Black-Corner Region for development.
But now, how can I let them go? They are Xiao Yan's closest brothers, so of course they must be firmly in my hands!
I coughed dryly and said with a smile, "First Brother Second Brother, you have forgotten what I said before, if you follow me, I will not miss any of your benefits!"
"Being Mercenaries, although you are at ease, is not an option if you are homeless and have no fixed place to live."
"Yesterday we fought against Medusa Queen, and you, Desert Iron Mercenary Group, also played a role. I can take credit from His Majesty the Emperor for you."
"Either you become a general in the empire's army, or you become a city lord in one place, it's up to you to choose!"
"Wouldn't this be much better than being Mercenaries?"
I smiled and said seductively. They didn't choose this path before because they had grudges against the Yun Lan Sect, so naturally they refused to stay at the Gamma Empire.
But now, their relationship with the Yun Lan Sect has eased a lot. I don't believe that they would rather be the leader of Mercenaries than a general or a city lord!
Sure enough, Xiao Ding Xiao Li hesitated.
Gamma Empire, or Dou Qi Continent, naturally does not have the idea of "official status" and believes that the strong are respected.
But where do so many geniuses come from in this world? Where do so many strong men come from?
Most of them have ordinary qualifications, just like Xiao Ding Xiao Li. Without the help of Xiao Yan, their younger brother, their greatest achievement in this life would be to both be promoted to Da Dou Shi.
As for Dou Ling, at most, the two brothers can fantasize together when nothing happens.
But are Da Dou Shi and even Dou Ling considered strong?
It really can't be counted. Even the small ones Gamma Empire, Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling don't know how many there are.
If you cannot become a strong person and master "power", you should naturally settle for the second best and master "power".
Just like Xiao Ding Xiao Li, they are now just little Dou Master and have not mastered "power". But they are still the leaders of Desert Iron Mercenary Group, but they have mastered "power".
However, is the "power" of a small Mercenaries Group as big as the "power" of an empire general or a city lord?
Is the future of a small Mercenaries Group as big as the future of joining the imperial system?
Whether it is now or in the future, joining the imperial system is much better than continuing to develop Mercenaries Group.
The two brothers were silent for a moment and looked at each other. The tacit understanding they had cultivated over a long period of time allowed them to understand each other's thoughts without talking, just by looking at each other.
Xiao Li, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. He looked at me and asked in a deep voice, "If we join the imperial army, how big of a general can we become?"
"If we become city lords, what kind of city can we be?"
This question was really direct. I thought about it, Gamma Empire is not big and there are not many regular troops.
One hundred thousand people guard Northern Region and defend Snake-People Tribe.
Forty thousand people rely on the Monster Mountain Range to defend Mulan Empire in the west.
Seventy thousand people guard the southwest, beware of Black-Corner Region.
One hundred and thirty thousand people lined up Eastern Front to resist the feud of the Gamma Empire--Chuyun Empire!
Ten thousand people guard Gama City and defend Imperial Family.
Fifty thousand people were stationed on the outskirts of Gama City to guard against the Yun Lan Sect.
There are still about 100,000 people scattered in various cities within the empire.
A total of half a million troops.
And Gamma Empire's domestic administrative divisions are not strict, but rather very general.
There is no way around this. Local families, Mercenaries Group, and various forces are entrenched and colluding with each other. Gama Royal Family cannot effectively rule, and establishing too strict administrative divisions may be counterproductive.
In the villages and small towns located at the lowest level, Gama Royal Family does not station officials and completely allows local forces to govern themselves. They only need to pay taxes on time and in amount.
The cities are divided into three levels based on population and wealth, and are governed in turn.
From low to high, they are Tier Three Main City, such as Wutan City, Wu Si City, Stone Desert City; second-level main cities, such as Salt City, Dayuan City; first-level main cities, such as Anbei City...
I closed my eyes, and the entire Gamma Empire map slowly emerged in my mind, with cities appearing everywhere and military camps appearing everywhere.
After a long, long time, I suddenly opened my eyes and said, "First Brother Second Brother, if you want to stay in the army, I can arrange a Sima position for you."
"If you want to be the city lord, you can only be the city lord of Tier Three Main City."
Sima is a subordinate officer of Commandant. The army under his command is more than 1,000 and less than 5,000, depending on the specific situation, but it is larger than the third-level city chief.
There is no other way, who makes Nalan Family more powerful in the military.
After a pause, I added, "First Brother Second Brother, if you are reluctant to part with Desert Iron Mercenary Group, you can take it with you. Either as a regular army or as City Defense Army, I can arrange it under your command."
Xiao Ding The two looked at each other again, and Xiao Li suddenly laughed, with a very bright smile. He took a step forward and sat down beside my bed, put his arm around my shoulders and said:
"Little Yezi, look, I, First Brother, will go to the army, and I will be the city lord, how about that?"
I squinted my eyes and lay on the bed, nodded and said, "No problem, I will make arrangements for you when I get back to Gama City, but..."
I turned my head and looked at Qing Lin standing in the corner, and whispered, "Second Brother, look, Qing Lin..."
Xiao Li nodded knowingly. Although Qing Lin was extremely talented, they could not keep him just because his talent was so good.
"Qing Lin is still young, so it's not good to follow me and First Brother around, so let's go to Gama City with you."
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