The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 2256

Chapter 2256

"So, we want to take the sword in your brother's hand?"

As an outsider, Gör naturally had no way to learn about the three artifacts of Asgard. In fact, apart from the Asgardians, people from other places didn't know much about Burtgen. After all, Heimdall had been sitting at the Rainbow Bridge and would not leave easily. Even if people from other countries wanted to know, they had nowhere to go.

Gir had never known before that Heimdall possessed such a powerful artifact. The key is that this thing is the key to controlling the Rainbow Bridge!

However, Geer still felt strange when he heard that Sif, as a younger sister, actually took the initiative to propose to rob her brother. Are these siblings... not in a good relationship?

"Um... is there any misunderstanding between you and your brother? I think there is nothing wrong between siblings. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between you. In this case, you are the younger sister, so you can give in first... I actually envy others for having brothers and sisters. I always thought that if I had brothers and sisters, I would not have been bullied before."

This is the truth.

In fact, no matter where you are, having a large family is an advantage.

The poorer you are, the more you want to have more children!

The traditional idea is that "there is strength in numbers and more children means more blessings". In poor families, this idea prompts them to have more children in the hope of improving their economic situation by increasing the labor force.

In fact, this is also an economic strategy in itself.

Take our country in the past for example, was it very expensive to raise a child? Actually, it was not!

In that era of material scarcity, children's clothes were often made smaller by adults, and the children born one after another could only wear the old clothes worn by their older brothers and sisters. For people with difficult lives, adding a family member means adding a labor force and economic source. The cost of raising a child is not high, and the children will naturally become the labor force of the family when they grow up, thus reducing the burden on their parents. However, with the progress of the times, the pressure of urban life has gradually increased. Raising a child not only requires meeting its basic living needs, but also providing it with high-quality educational resources and sufficient companionship. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for many families. Parents in cities need to spend more energy and money to raise their children and ensure that they can develop in an all-round way. Poor families tend to spread risks by having multiple children, hoping that at least one child will succeed and lead other brothers and sisters out of poverty. The reason why the poor have many children is often based on a concept of risk spreading. They believe that eggs cannot be put in one basket. If there are many children, even if only one child can stand out, it can lead other children out of poverty. However, having only one child cannot achieve this effect of risk spreading. For poorer families, the cost of raising children is relatively low, and they only need to meet their basic living needs. Whether their children can succeed through education is often not their primary consideration. In particularly poor families, children even begin to take on the responsibility of earning money to support the family when they are minors, which can also reduce the burden on the family to a certain extent. Therefore, for the poor, they generally believe that the more children they have, the greater the chance of changing their destiny.

In fact, it’s not just the poor people, the rich also like to have children!

Those who are most keen on having more children would be the top 1% and the bottom 10% of society.

The logic behind the rich's willingness to have more children is easy to understand - they have sufficient resources, and having many offspring can increase the probability of having high-quality heirs, and can also consolidate the family's status through marriage. For them, the cost of having children is very small, but once one of them becomes successful, the benefits gained far outweigh the cost!

But what is puzzling is why the poor are also willing to give birth desperately? In the perception of most people, raising children is expensive, so the poor should be even more afraid to give birth. But the reality is that low-income groups tend to have more children. Behind this, there is actually a shrewd economic account. Is it a loss-making business or a smart investment for the poor to give birth to children? Many people believe that having children is a huge expense, from milk powder, education to housing, everything costs money. But in the eyes of the poor, the logic of raising children is completely different. They do not pursue refined parenting, but win by quantity.

At the same time, the poorer the place, the more children there are in the family, which means there will be more able-bodied labor.

And these strong laborers not only refer to the large number of people who can do things, but also refer to their ability to form a powerful force... To put it bluntly, their fighting power is sufficient!

In the countryside, if you don’t have children, I’m sorry. Your family has no sense of existence in the village, and there will be people who want to eat your family!

If you only have daughters in your family, then they also have no sense of existence. Of course, it is better than having no family at all, because a son-in-law can also be considered half a son.

If your family has only one son and he is an ordinary villager, although he may not be bullied often, he is no different from an ordinary person and good things will not happen to your family.

If you have two sons, you can speak louder.

If your family has three sons, the old man in the family will always hold his head high when he goes out.

If there are five, six or seven sons in a family, they will definitely be village bullies!

The situation is similar on the planet where Ger is.

The more men there are in the family, the more people can fight, the more things can be divided, and the more food can be obtained!

So Geer was very envious of other people having brothers and sisters.

Sif squinted her eyes and looked at Ger, who had a simple and honest face, and was suddenly speechless.

"Of course not! My brother and I have a very good relationship! There is no misunderstanding!"

Sif and Heimdall do have a very good relationship. The age difference between them is very large, and Heimdall often plays the role of a father. Of course, with Heimdall's personality, don't expect him to be gentle.

"I'm doing this for your own good... You don't know my brother. He's a very principled person. If you think you can make him sell out the interests of Asgard by kidnapping me, don't even think about it!"

Ger hurriedly explained: "I have no intention of harming Asgard's interests! I just want to borrow the Rainbow Bridge, just for a while! There is no loss for Asgard!"

Until now, Ge Er still hasn't realized the seriousness of the matter!

He always felt that his act of borrowing the Rainbow Bridge was just like when he was in the tribe and went to borrow a straw rope from the neighbor, and returned it immediately. No one would be so stingy.

Why refuse help that is not actually provided?

"Ah... I now completely believe that you didn't lie to me. Come on, what do you think the Rainbow Bridge is? It is Asgard's most important artifact, and it is the basis for Asgard to dominate the universe..." Seeing that Gel still had a confused expression, Sif decided to use a metaphor that Gel could understand to tell him the seriousness of the matter: "It's like you are in your hometown, and suddenly you run to the house of the chief next door and ask the chief to borrow his house and weapons. You promise to return them after using them... What do you think your chief will do?"

“Huh? Asking our chief to borrow a house and weapons?! He will peel off my skin and dig out my heart to offer to the gods!” Gel was shocked. Even though he could kill the former chief with a casual breath, he still felt that this was like a dream. Not only was it difficult, but it was pure suicide. “Our chief… was very fierce. I remember one time, I was so hungry that I ran to the back of his house to steal some food. I was almost beaten to death by him.”

But Ger soon reacted.

Sif said this as a metaphor.

"I think I can understand it. But... aren't you Heimdall's sister? Doesn't he love you?"

However, Gör still didn't understand. Since Heimdall controlled the Rainbow Bridge and Sif was his sister, then as long as it didn't harm the interests of Asgard, it would be okay to make some adjustments, right?

At least in Gel's opinion, this is no big deal... After all, in their tribe, there is no such thing as a written law. Generally speaking, whatever the chief and the priest say is the truth.

There is no so-called political system, it is very crude and primitive. In his opinion, isn't it natural to do some favoritism because of personal relationships?

"So, you don't understand what kind of person my brother is. It's true that he loves me very much. But compared to the entire Asgard, I'm nothing. Even more, he himself is nothing. He will never show favoritism. He will definitely come to see you according to your request, but he will definitely try his best to save me. If there is no way... he will do what he thinks is right!"

Gel tilted his head?

What you think is right.

In other words, if it really can’t be saved, then don’t save it?

Well, that's Ger's idea.

He thought the situation to the most extreme, and that was it.

In fact, Sif did not reveal the worst case scenario.

That is, when the situation gets out of control, Heimdall will even kill the hostages himself!

Very Russian rescue style!

The so-called Russian rescue...

"Hey, terrorists inside, listen up! I have good news for you. We have easily dealt with the hostage, so stop dawdling and come out and surrender!"

The 2002 Moscow Palace of Culture hostage crisis and the 2004 Beslan hostage crisis were both tragic events, with one-fourth of the hostages dying. These two incidents have earned the Russian rescue team the reputation of a "hostage crusher," which has been widely criticized and deeply regretted.

So, is it really as we heard? Behind the Russian rescue, did they really ignore the safety of the hostages? Are they really so indifferent to life that they don't care about the existence of every individual?

The first impression of Russian-style rescue is that the rescue troops often use a lot of heavy weapons including armed helicopters, armored vehicles, and rocket launchers. After a fierce bombardment, the commandos will go forward with submachine guns and shoot, making people feel as if they want to blow the militants and hostages into ashes. In fact, the reason why the Russian rescue troops do this is due to the harsh reality of the anti-terrorism environment. Unlike the "lone wolf" armed attacks in the West, the equipment level of various illegal armed forces in Russia is very high, and even the regular armies of many countries are daunted. Especially after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, due to the lack of supervision, a large number of weapons and equipment flowed into the black market, allowing many armed groups to quickly purchase sophisticated weapons and equipment at a relatively low price. For example, in the Cultural Palace incident mentioned above, it was later found that the militants not only possessed more than 74 firearms including AK20U assault rifles and PM pistols, but also more than 20 grenades, 8 blasters modified from 152mm shells, as well as mines, explosive packs and multiple belts containing improvised explosive devices. In comparison, the attackers in hostage situations in Western countries are at most a few people with a few guns, and many people even only have cold weapons in their hands, such as the Iranian Embassy in the UK hostage incident and the Mogadishu hijacking case where SAS and GSG9 showed their power. In addition, due to geographical reasons, the average annual temperature in most parts of Russia is relatively low. Therefore, most Russian buildings have extremely thick walls for warmth. If the Russian military and police only use light-powered individual weapons, it may be very difficult to even "break in". In addition, during the Cold War, in order to cope with large-scale nuclear wars, most Soviet buildings were built with maze-like underground facilities to arrange for civilians to take refuge and store food and supplies, which to a certain extent increased the difficulty of rescue by the military and police. In particular, in theaters, schools and other places where the Cultural Palace Incident and the Beslan Incident occurred, a large number of complex civil defense buildings were built. These buildings not only make it difficult for the rescue team to accurately grasp the distribution of hostages, but also provide good cover for the attackers. In this way, it is not difficult to understand why the Russian military and police frequently use "big killers" in rescue.

Most of the militants who have repeatedly caused trouble for Russia are fierce in combat, and many of them have experienced actual combat and are experienced in tactics and techniques. The terrorists in Britain, the United States and other countries who hold pistols and Molotov cocktails are nothing but weaklings in front of these people.

But here in Heimdall...the Russian-style rescue rumored on the Internet is really possible.

After all, there is a reason why Heimdall, as a Vanir, has gained the respect of everyone in Asgard. One of them is his ruthlessness!

No one could imagine what it would be like if Heimdall were to act in a corrupt and unjust manner, not even the most imaginative Asgardians.

Sif couldn't imagine it either.

Her brother, under extreme circumstances, would definitely choose Asgard over herself.

Of course Sif completely agreed with this idea.

If the time comes when sacrifice is needed, Sif will definitely not hesitate... People from the same family are alike.

Gel couldn't understand it, but he had an advantage: if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it... His goal was to save his daughter, and as for other trivial matters, they were not important!

"What should we do then?" Gel asked with a headache.

"Hehe, I have a way!" Sif smiled very wickedly.