Seven days passed quickly.

After the palace examination, the rest of the selection process is just a formality.

During this period of time, rumors about the new Son of God were spreading both in the Wajima Taisha Shrine and in the Wajima city.

On the second day of the palace examination, the Sanada family sent people to find Lu Ban, hoping to make friends with him. They also brought Sanada Makoto with them and performed a bitter drama of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai in front of Lu Ban.

It has to be said that although a family that has held power for a long time may have one or two unreasonable people in the family, they can generally distinguish the pros and cons. Once they see that their own priestess may not be able to become the successor, they will immediately change their attitude and try to establish a relationship with her.

Lu Ban didn't care.

He is going to leave this world in a few days and disappear from people's sight. There is no point in currying favor with him.

In addition to the Sanada family, there were naturally other people who came to visit. Originally, Lu Ban's courtyard was relatively quiet, but it was crowded with people coming and going, which made it difficult for him to even take a nap.

Feeling it was troublesome, Lu Ban simply asked the cold shrine maiden to find him a new place to live. Then he wandered around Hedao during the day, collecting intelligence and obtaining a lot of first-hand information about this world.

The political power of Wajima is relatively loose, with some daimyo as the main rulers. They check and balance each other. Many years ago, there were several wars between daimyo, but each time they ended hastily with the invasion of a large number of filth. Up to now, the overall power of Wajima has weakened, and the island magistrate of each island has become the actual controller of that island.

For example, Sakurajima, where Amber's home is located, has actually formed a relatively closed political structure because it is far away from Wajima.

The ships of the island's magistrates are mostly used to guard against pirates. In the open sea, some pirates have formed a regime-like structure to confront the island's central government.

In Hedao, the gap between the rich and the poor is not as obvious as in the wasteland. The poor just fish and dry their nets to ensure food and clothing, and they dress simply. The rich wear luxurious clothes, but everyone can walk on the same street. In other words, the productivity level of Hedao is not that developed, and it has not yet entered industrialization, so the accumulation of primitive capital is not that rampant.

As for the Corridor Flower Street.

Lu Ban and Xia Dao went to take a look with an investigative attitude. Perhaps it was because of the presence of the priest, the girls were very well behaved. They sat upright, answered Lu Ban's questions honestly, and typed a question mark from time to time.

Finally, Lu Ban expressed his concerns about the safety and sanitation issues in Huajie and put forward suggestions for improvement. He had a cordial conversation and meeting with the persons in charge of Huajie Arcade and exchanged views. The visit ended successfully.

As for Laika, since the next things would be very simple, he asked Laika to go back and keep watch in advance, so as to avoid himself suddenly appearing in some strange place and scaring the flowers and plants.

"The Fire Transmission Ceremony is the most important ceremony of the shrine. During the ceremony, the new child of God will inherit the pure fire of the previous generation, complete the inheritance, and then enter the Child of God Pavilion to ignite her first flame."

The cold shrine maiden explained as she helped Lu Ban put on formal attire for the ceremony.

"After the fire transmission ceremony, the son of God has officially completed his replacement. At the same time, the island society promulgated the era name of the new miko. By the way, I want to tell you that the current era name is Kazami."

She told Lu Ban seriously and not casually at all.

"What year is it now?"

Lu Ban couldn't help but ask.

"The thirty-seventh year of Fenghe."

The witch lady answered immediately.

"Does it take so long for a high priestess to do this?"

Lu Ban sighed a little.

It is no wonder that those daimyo want to compete for the position of the chief priestess, because if they succeed, it means more than 30 years of power, which anyone would be tempted by.

"Thirty-seven years is already very short, because the last Son of God stayed for a short time, so the selection process was rushed and we didn't wait for a sufficiently spiritual priestess to appear. Historically, the Son of God's reigns ranged from thirty to one hundred and fifty years, with the longest being one hundred and sixty-eight years."

The witch lady said again.

"After the previous Son of God abdicated, he would go to the Pure Fire Palace to retire. They were exposed to the Pure Fire for a long time, and even the aura of it was unbearable for ordinary people. Even at ordinary times, we cannot see the Son of God."

"So, how many sons of God are there in the Pure Fire Palace now?"

Lu Ban was curious.

"I don't know. Only the most respected priestesses can enter the Fire Purification Hall. Matters related to the Son of God are taboos for ordinary priestesses like us."

The witch girl shook her head.

"All right."

Lu Ban didn't ask any further. Obviously, this was all she knew.

When he thought that Amber might have to be the Son of God for decades, lonely and separated from everyone, guarding this world, he felt a deep loneliness.

It's like being at the end of the world.

After changing his clothes, Lu Ban looked at himself in the bronze mirror.

He is already handsome, and in formal attire, he looks even more calm and reserved.

“…It’s okay.”

The cold little witch came back to her senses from her trance.

At this time, Lu Ban saw from her shoulder that at the door, a girl wearing white clothes, scarlet hakama, a Chihaya with pine and crane patterns, a golden crown on her head, and a hairpin was standing there.

"Sir Son of God."

The cold witch noticed the person behind her, and she immediately took a few steps back and saluted Amber.

"Step back first."

Amber waved her hand, signaling the other party to leave, leaving only Lu Ban and her in the room.

"How about it?"

Amber raised her sleeves and turned her body slightly.

"It doesn't fit, why don't you take it off?"

Lu Ban made a half-seriously sarcastic remark.

"No, I've made my decision."

Amber understood what Lu Ban meant and just smiled.

She reached out, took out something from her arms, and placed it in Lu Ban's palm.

"This is the amulet I asked for you. I hope you will be safe."

The amulet was very ordinary, just like any other amulet one could get at the Wajima Taisha Shrine, but it was the amulet of the chief priestess, so perhaps it really had some lucky effect.

【Lucky Amulet】

[Amulet blessed by the shrine maiden of Wajima Taisha Shrine]

[People are used to praying to the gods for blessings, and the shrine maidens convey the gods' will on their behalf]

[As for how to interpret it, it varies from person to person]

At the same time, such system text flashed in Lu Ban's vision.

Seeing this, Lu Ban realized that this was a precarious world.

Filth may invade the island at any time, while the pure fire that never goes out slowly devours everything.

"Please protect this world."

Lu Ban placed his hand on the hand that Amber had given him to hold the amulet.

"Yes, I will."

Amber nodded and then spoke.

"You know, if you become the Son of God, you will have the power to truly see the world. No matter where you are in the future, I will be able to see you."

“That’s great.”

Lu Ban smiled.

Outside the door, several priestesses were urging Amber, as if she had violated the rules and secretly come to see Lu Ban.

"I should go to the ceremony."

Amber lowered her eyelashes.

"Then I'm leaving."

"Bon Voyage."

Lu Ban waved his hand.

Amber came to the door, she raised her head slightly and looked at the clear sky.

"The moonlight should be beautiful tonight."

"yes."

Lu Ban responded.

Outside the door, the slowly falling cherry blossoms formed a light pink road, and Amber, dressed in gorgeous clothes, slowly left.

Lu Ban did not move until the other party disappeared at the end of the crimson torii.