Chang Ying smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing strange. Because our empire is sparsely populated, the medical level of our empire has always been very developed. As long as the soldiers fighting on the battlefield do not die on the spot, as long as they have a breath, most of them can be alive."

"At the same time, in order to keep the population at normal levels as much as possible, the alchemists of our empire developed an anti-aging drug hundreds of years ago, which can maximize the delay of aging."

"This kind of medicine can not only be given to magicians, but also ordinary people can take it. Any ordinary person who takes this medicine can theoretically live to be over 200 years old. Magicians, even if you are not talented, can only become magicians at about level 30, but as long as you take this medicine, you can theoretically pass one thousand years old."

"So, although the people in our Song Dynasty Empire look younger, their strength and age are often much older than they seem. Don't look at me like this, but I am actually over 300 years old and I am a veteran on the battlefield."

"Three...three hundred years old?"

Xin'er looked at Chang Ying with a look of surprise, and she couldn't tell that she was three hundred years old.

Tong Wen seemed to think of something, "No, with your talent, you have lived for three hundred years, how can you be so powerful? Logically speaking, you should be more than this strength?"

Chang Ying nodded, "You are right. Although my talent is not top-notch, it is not bad. If I have been diligent for three hundred years, it should be no problem to reach more than ninety magicians."

"But, I can't keep practicing."

"Why?"

"Because my task is not to make myself stronger, my task is to defend my country." Chang Ying said word by word.

Hearing this, Xin'er and the others suddenly realized.

In Yuanheng Continent, there is an unwritten death rule. That is, strong people above level 70 can never participate in secular wars. If anyone dares to break this rule, they will be attacked by the entire continent.

Therefore, in order to abide by this rule, many empire generals will deliberately suppress their cultivation during battles, or simply stop practicing so that their level can be maintained below level 70, so that they can always participate in secular battles.

However, the level cannot be suppressed all the time. Even if some generals with talented strange cauldrons cannot practice, their level will gradually increase.

Those strong people who cannot participate in the war can only retreat behind the scenes and use other side methods to assist the frontal battlefield; or directly enter the heaven and earth to cut off contact with the secular world.

Chang Ying chose the most direct method - no longer practice, suppress his cultivation, and live and die with the imperial soldiers!

And this is also the choice of most generals of the Song Dynasty Empire.

Looking at Chang Ying, Tong Wen said, "How many ascendants are there in your Song Dynasty Empire?"

"Not many, most people who cannot participate in the battle choose to stay and be responsible for maintaining the fortune of the empire." Chang Ying said.

"In other words, are there still many powerful hermits in the territory of the Song Dynasty Empire?" Tong Wen said.

Chang Ying nodded, "Yes, in terms of absolute strength, our Song Dynasty Empire is not weaker than, and even, the one who determines the direction of the mainland is not the strong, but the weak. It is just like the one who determines how much water the wooden barrel can hold is not the best wooden board, but the lowest wooden board. Although the absolute strength of my Song Dynasty Empire is not weaker than that of the Yuantuo Empire, in comparison, there is still some gap between us and the Yuantuo Empire."

"So we have to reduce the losses of personnel as much as possible and find ways to give birth to more people as much as possible. Even if the practice is contrary to common sense, we will do whatever we can!"

Chang Ying's words can be said to be the true thoughts of many citizens of the Song Dynasty. When the country is in danger, the interests of the country will be higher than anything else! Nothing can be compared with the interests of the country! In order to safeguard national interests, any interests can be abandoned!

Many soldiers from the Yuantuo Empire were fighting against the enemy with such determination!

For some reason, after listening to Chang Ying's narration, Xin'er and others raised their sincere respect to the soldiers of the Yuantuo Empire.

Such a group of respectable people must not be sacrificed; such a great empire must not disappear!

"Capital Commander Chang, it's not too late, let's go to the palace quickly!"

Xin'er suggested.

"Don't worry, Ma Dian and the others have not come back yet. It's not appropriate for us to go directly to the palace without waiting for them."

"And, it would be of no benefit to us when we go to the palace so early. We should wait until Ma Dian and the others come back in the evening before we go."

"Why?" Xin'er said inexplicably.

Logically speaking, the earlier they arrived at the imperial capital, the better they should have gone to see the emperor. But for some reason, Chang Ying refused to go to the palace and kept delaying the time, as if there was something in the palace that he hated.

However, since Chang Ying was unwilling to explain the reason, Xin'er did not choose to ask more questions, but shook her head silently, "Since that's the case, let's find a place to rest."

Chang Ying looked at the time and suggested, "Come to my house. At this time, my wife should have come back. Let's rest now at my house. I'll go to the palace to find the emperor in the evening."

“Okay.”

Everyone nodded and followed Chang Ying to her residence.

...

On the other side, Xiao Jiaquan led Ma Dian and the other two through the alley, heading eastward, and finally came to a huge mansion.

"Three heroes, this is my home."

Ma Dian and the other two raised their heads and stood in front of the mansion blankly, feeling extremely shocked.

The gate of the mansion is very large, and can accommodate up to ten people to walk side by side; the entire gate is made of pure gold, which looks very glorious and atmospheric.

When I opened the door, there was a huge courtyard inside, as big as two football fields. The scene was full of flowers and grass, and dancing butterflies and flying sparrows could be seen everywhere. They lived freely in the courtyard, enjoying the soft sunshine and fresh air.

Walking along the garden path, the whole person came to a huge castle, which occupied nearly one-fifth of the entire mansion, and was five stories high. The walls were coated with a layer of gold, making the entire castle look very brilliant.

The top of the castle is a semicircular roof with an iron rod inserted on it. This iron rod can absorb the power of elements around it and convert it into various raw materials.

The fire element is converted into flame, the water element is converted into water source, the gold element is converted into metal, the wood element is converted into wood, and the soil element is converted into soil.

Looking at this extremely spectacular castle, Ma Dian and his relatives opened their mouths wide and looked surprised. Even Guo Zixu, who was knowledgeable, was very shocked: What a good guy, this decoration is almost the same as my home!
Chapter completed!