Shen Tang couldn't help muttering under her breath.
"That explains it..."
Qi Shan had sharp ears. "What do you mean, 'that explains it'?"
Zhai Le also looked over at the sound. Shen Tang said, "You said that once someone became a Fifth-Rank Grand Master, they could start preparing to form their own private troops. No wonder the land had splintered into over a hundred kingdoms. If Martial Gall Warriors had ambitions, wouldn't it be easy for them to cause trouble?"
Zhai Le couldn't help defending Martial Gall Warriors.
"The current state of affairs really has little to do with martial warriors."
Qi Shan also looked pained.
He chuckled. "Do you really think martial warriors are that formidable? That they can carve out their own territory just by raising a private army? It's not that easy! If it were, there wouldn't just be a Hundred Kingdoms; there'd be thousands, tens of thousands. Every town and village could be its own kingdom. Besides, private troops aren't easy to train. How many martial warriors can't even feed themselves..."
Shen Tang: "...It's that bad?"
Qi Shan said, "Mm. It's that bad."
Shen Tang said, "I don't believe you."
"Since Young Master Shen doesn't believe me, let me do the math for you."
A Martial Gall Warrior wanted to carve out their own territory?
They'd have to train a private army first, right?
The first hurdle was the expense of practicing martial arts and tempering their body. They didn't need lavish banquets, but meat was essential. If they had money to spare, they could supplement their diet with medicinal herbs to draw out their full potential.
The second hurdle was the cost of feeding, clothing, and housing hundreds of people. Training soldiers and practicing martial arts took tremendous physical effort. Without some grease in their