Chapter 128: Why the United States is the United States
On December 2, a whole day after the first game, Irvine came to the Capital Stadium again.
After two days of fierce competition, the competition of 128 to 64 in the unlimited individual group has been completed. Next, there will be a new round of elimination and fighting.
I don’t know if it was just a matter of luck or someone secretly tampered with it, but Ivan actually got the first draw this time.
And his opponent was a player who also came from the Hedong area.
This old man who uses double swords is quite interesting, and he even took the initiative to come over and complain to him before going on stage.
"By the way, does this count as an internal fight?"
Although he said this in a joking tone, it was obvious that he suspected that there was something fishy about the ordering.
In fact, Alvin thinks so too.
But the rules are like this. From the moment the lottery results are announced, there is no point in thinking about anything else.
Moreover, the other party's purpose may not be pure.
You know, how to attack the mind was once a very, very important part of traditional martial arts.
The short preparation time passed quickly, and Ivan, carrying the competition sword, faced off against this double-sword player who was born in the civet style.
As another well-known genre in the small arms genre, the Civet Style is actually very similar to the Flying Falcon Style in many aspects.
Both sides emphasize the importance of pace, but compared to the "one-hit kill" assassin style of the Falcon Style, the Civet Style is more like a patiently hunting beast.
The most primitive spirit cat-style teachings advocate using agile body techniques to continuously wear down the opponent's strength and let them die in pain and despair.
Although the purposes of many branches of the school have changed after modern improvements, the core idea of emphasizing "sensitivity" and "endurance" has never changed.
Therefore, people of this genre are generally experts in using dual-wielding weapons.
The hands holding the double knives and double daggers are like the two deadly claws of a wild beast, cruel and deadly.
"Little brother, please give me some advice."
"Please advise."
Two contestants from the same region are about to start an "infighting", and in the closed judges' seat hanging above the ring, a conversation related to Ivan is quietly going on.
"Is this the little guy? That bastard Mu Feng actually cultivated such an outstanding young man in the dark. It seems that he still refuses to give up..."
"It's normal. After all, he only has one daughter. I heard that he doesn't have much talent. He must find a way to find a good enough heir to succeed the sect master and family patriarch.
Otherwise, with his bad temper, how could he be able to get away with it?"
"Hmph! Things like sect schools should have been completely swept into the trash heap of history long ago!
With the new rules, this guy with bloody hands must be depressed to death now, right?"
"So what? The so-called schools, to their clan, are just trivial matters after all.
Don't forget, what's really important is that his surname is Mu after all... Hedong Mu's family, the blood of the former king..."
"It's just the outdated old Huang Li. After all, this is no longer the time for the former dynasty and the previous dynasty, and the current United States is not his Mu family... Wait, another instant kill?! Are young people so fierce now?"
"Speaking of which, this young man named Ai Wen seems to have always killed his opponents with one move since he officially entered the competition, right?
Although the Hayabusa style emphasizes killing with one strike, isn't this too outrageous? Has anyone investigated the background of this little guy? Which sword master is he descended from?"
"Obviously he is an orphan of unknown origin, but I checked yesterday and found that his specific personal information was actually encrypted. Maybe it was the person from the investigation bureau who did it."
"Oh, senior brother, it's not strange..."
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On the other side, Ivan, who once again ended the game in an instant, was saying a friendly farewell to his opponent.
Both sides behaved very friendly. After all, they were all hanging out in the same area, and the real core martial arts circle was not big. Maybe there would be opportunities for continued contact in the future, so there was no need to act like enemies.
Even though...the other party actually hates her like crazy.
After finishing today's game just like going through the motions, Ivan returned to the hotel and then turned his attention to Santu City.
At this time, Archbishop Flomingo was having a heated discussion with other bishops on the issue of winning over high-level dignitaries.
After this period of deliberation and planning, they selected five alternative targets.
The first person to be targeted was naturally the nominal boss of the county and the current county chief.
As we all know, Inuit is a United States.
The reason why it is the United States and not another political system is related to the special circumstances when the country was founded.
Although the decadent empire was overthrown by the rebels, most of the rebels in various regions did not belong to each other, and some even had resentments among themselves.
If things continue to develop normally, these rebels will definitely engage in a brutal fight, and by then, the remnants of the defeated empire will most likely take the opportunity to make a comeback.
As for the land where people's livelihood is already in decline, life will once again be devastated.
In this critical situation, some prestigious old nobles who had joined the rebel army came forward one after another.
They were the matchmakers and continued to work hard to coordinate all parties, and finally succeeded in getting most of the rebels to agree to sit at the negotiating table together and come up with a plan acceptable to everyone.
After the division of interests known as the "Ten Days Peace Talks" in history, the rebels participating in the meeting finally decided to join forces to establish a country with a special political system, the so-called United States.
The essence of Hezhong is actually to retain the great autonomy of each county.
Even after so many years of hard work, the central government has successfully taken back many local rights, but the problem of the county chief as a "frontier official" and the lord of a place is still very obvious.
Therefore, if the head of this county can be controlled with the "God-given thing", then whether it is the Schismic Church or Alvin who is hiding behind it, as long as they stay within the boundaries of Aldwin County, they will basically be safe.
In addition to the county chief, the second person targeted by the Scholomance Church was the deputy county chief.
Compared with the head of Aldwin County, who is still in the prime of life and is only in his early fifties, this old man, who is now over sixty and not in very good health, is obviously more afraid of death.
In the eyes of the Spiritual Church, the desire for health and longevity is the biggest flaw and opportunity.
Therefore, even though the direct power in the hands of this old man is not as good as that of the county chief, he is easier to control.
At the same time, the family power behind it cannot be underestimated. It is an old political family born when the United States was founded, with many political allies.
In addition to the two high-ranking government officials in the county, the third target included by the church is an old man with huge wealth.
If the steel tycoon Xu Tianshou relies on the Dewen Steel Group he founded, he is expected to become a member of the large conglomerates behind the country in a few generations.
Then the current patriarch of the Hyrule family, Bosilia Hyrule, who is in charge of the Hyrule Consortium, is one of the real chess players of the United States who is really hidden behind the scenes.
The Hylar family has been in business for generations, and in the middle and late stages of the Bodia Empire, they had become a well-known capital upstart in the Eldwin County area.
When the empire was about to collapse, the Hyrule family secretly responded to the call for uprising, secretly providing money and people and equipment to help the main resistance force in the Eldwin area, the Knights of the Furious Wave, successfully develop and grow.
After the imperial capital was captured and even the emperor was beheaded, the contemporary patriarch of the Hyrule family quickly became the chief financial and diplomatic chief of the Knights of the Raging Waves.
And then participated in the "Ten Days Peace Talks" as a representative of the Knights of the Raging Waves and other surrounding resistance forces.
Because of his outstanding performance that convinced all the representatives at the "Ten Days Peace Talks" (Aiwen: I listened carefully to the original text in the book), the patriarch even became the first person in the Treasury Department of the United States after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Deputy Minister, and then headed the Foreign Affairs Department for nearly ten years.
At this point, the Hyrule family successfully transformed from "local rich people" to one of the original founding heroes of the United States.
The most important thing is that this family has been in charge of some of the financial power and diplomatic institutions of the United States for nearly 50 years by inheriting the legacy from the father and passing on the power from son to son.
As of today, although the Hylar family apparently has no direct family member who continues to hold high positions in the government in order to "avoid suspicion."
But within the government's financial system and diplomatic agencies, they still have extraordinary influence.
What's more important is that the Hyrule Consortium, this economy, has expanded at an unimaginable speed in the past hundred years.
Whether it is clothing, food, housing, or transportation, it is no exaggeration to say that the people in the Hedong area have the shadow of this behemoth looming behind them from birth to death.
Millions of people make a living by working for the Hyrule Consortium, and countless people are indirectly affected by it.
And mastering these people means mastering a large number of votes.
In this way, the Hyrule family has become a transcendent entity that can influence the county chief election and even whether the presidential candidates can successfully take office.
If the leader of the Hyrule family can be captured, the Scholomance Church will be able to rapidly expand throughout the Hedong region in minutes and become a super overlord in the world of faith.
Of course, this option is easy to think about, but it is much more difficult to operate than the first two.
The last two alternative targets are the two dignitaries in the capital.
But compared to the first three goals, these two were the first to be given up.
After all, many times, water far away cannot quench thirst nearby. If there is an emergency, it is really difficult for these two people to respond in time.
After intense discussions, the senior leaders of the Scholomance Church finally reached a consensus and targeted the deputy county chief who had the greatest control.
This goal may have many shortcomings, but just being "stable" outweighs everything else.
After determining the target, the church began to formally study how to lay out the plan to draw the opponent into the water, and Alvin also withdrew his attention after listening for a while.
Obviously, he is quite satisfied with this goal.
In order to increase his men's chances of success, he quietly called out the banshee again according to his previous plan.
Let this female ghost, who has obviously started to fall in the direction of a money-worshiping otaku recently, learn from a certain "twilight prophet" and the shadows, and work hard 007.
For example, researching scientific research projects in the timeline of another world, going out on the field in the timeline of the main world, secretly assisting the operation of the Scheduling Church, arranging time reasonably, and becoming a time management master.
In this way, the timelines of both worlds can be used. Except for the fact that Ms. Banshee herself seems to have some different opinions, it is perfect.
"In other words, there are really not enough manpower right now.
Especially the shadows, which are invisible like the banshee, it feels too small even if it is doubled... How about bringing back the 004 next to the female teacher Meng Jie first?"
Ivan thought about this issue for a while, but he was a little reluctant to let it go.
Watching soap operas is second to none, mainly because he feels that the female teacher has been chatting more and more passionately with the rich second-generation son recently, and she even plans to find an opportunity to meet the parents. This is obviously the investigation bureau is closing down the network.
Would it be a pity to withdraw at this time?
"Forget it, let's wait for now."
After all, if Devon Steel really fails, the benefits contained in it will be too great. It is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...