Chapter 035: Sacrifice Confirmed (Starting from Inverted V)
After Duan Shi and his friends returned to the Dragon Group, they resumed their regular lives. Attend training, assist in research and complete work step by step every day.
As for the matter of summoning the Dragon King, after several days of wrangling, a satisfactory result was finally reached.
Ye Caiying called Duan Shi to his office, invited him to sit in the tea room, slowly brewed a pot of tea, and divided it into two cups, "Try it, this is a new product, spiritual tea. I spent a lot of effort to get it."
Duan Shi became interested. He took the teacup handed to him by Ye Caiying, took a sip slowly, and praised: "It's really extraordinary. I feel relaxed after drinking it."
“Right. Although the spiritual energy content is so low that it can’t even be called a spiritual plant, the taste is much better than the previous top-grade Dahongpao.” Ye Caiying said as he closed his eyes in enjoyment.
No wonder so many people throughout the ages have sought the path to immortality. Not to mention other things, just in terms of material things, once you have enjoyed them, it is impossible to accept the mundane things of the past.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug
After the two of them quietly enjoyed this rare spiritual tea, they started to talk about business.
Ye Caiying spoke first: "You should know why I called you here this time, right?"
Duan Shi naturally knew that so many days had passed since the inscription was translated, and it was time for a result to come out. If cultivation is delayed any longer, the world will really be in trouble.
"After the revival of spiritual energy, it's really difficult for the government to do its job." Ye Caiying sighed, his voice full of helplessness. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. After discussing this for a few days, the higher-ups decided to hold the sacrificial ceremony on October 15th, half a month from now, and broadcast it live around the world."
"Why is it October 15th? Don't we worship the Water God on this day? Won't the gods blame us?" Duan Shi couldn't understand why the higher-ups chose such a day.
"Well." Ye Caiying knew Duan Shi would ask this question. "It's very simple. We have already verified with Senior Qiao Ji that the god Shuiguan Dadi does not exist in the upper world."
After getting this answer, Duan Shi couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise. He never thought it would be like this.
Ye Caiying was not surprised by his disbelief. He was also very surprised when he first learned the answer. They had been growing flowers during the Xiayuan Festival for so many years and had been worshipping the Water God for so long, but it turned out that he was actually a fiction. There was no such god in the upper world at all.
"Really? Didn't Senior Qiao Ji say that she didn't know much about the situation in the upper realm, and only heard about it from ancient monks?" Duan Shi didn't disbelieve Qiao Ji, but this matter was too important and they couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
"It's absolutely true." Ye Caiying affirmed.
After it was confirmed from above that the event would be held, they asked Qiao Ji to calculate an auspicious date, hoping to choose the most suitable day to hold it as soon as possible. Among the several dates given by Qiao Ji at that time, the most recommended one was October 15th. They were also very unbelievable at the time and felt that this was the worst day to choose.
"Senior Qiao Ji said that she woke up during the Xiayuan Festival one year, and happened to meet a young cultivator who traveled there." Ye Caiying took a sip of tea to moisten her throat. "That cultivator might have just come out to the world. He didn't reject her, a ghost cultivator full of resentment. Instead, he had a pleasant conversation with her. She also learned a lot about cultivators from him."
“So, even the ancient cultivators are very sure that this Water Official Emperor is indeed a fiction?” Duan Shi finally understood why Ye Caiying and the others believed it so much.
Ye Caiying nodded: "Yes, that cultivator told you that although there is a water master in the upper world, he is not the so-called Water Official Emperor, and his birthday is not October 15th. For so many years, the human race's sacrifices have no practical use at all, it's just a lively festival."
Fortunately, the flower farmers have always kept a respectful distance from gods and ghosts, so the non-existence of gods has no big impact on them. Otherwise, Duan Shi would not know how many people would collapse after this news was released.
"After eliminating these factors, October 15th is indeed a rare good day recently. It is also one of the few days in a year that is very suitable for holding sacrifices."
The specific reasons why the Water God was fictionalized are no longer traceable, but there is no point in pursuing these issues now. As long as the days are good, using him to worship the Dragon King is a good choice.
Since there were no other problems, Duan Shi had no objections and he obediently accepted the decision.
Then he mentioned another problem that needed to be solved: "Then Mr. Ye, how should we deal with the matter between Senior Qiao Ji and Liu Jimeng that I reported last time?"
Hearing him mention this question, Ye Caiying gritted her teeth in embarrassment, "This is indeed a bit difficult...Originally, the decision from above was to simply not let the two of them participate."
Hearing this, Duan Shi's face turned a little ugly. This was not good news.
Ye Caiying glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, this proposal was rejected in the end. Qiao Ji and Liu Jimeng are our current signature brands after all. How could they not appear in such a large-scale event?" Young people just don't have enough self-control. They panicked at such a simple thing. "If we really don't let them participate, then by then, not to mention foreign forces, even our own country will have a hard time getting through."
You have to know that with only two cultivators in the world, Qiao Ji and Liu Jimeng's influence is not low.
Under Ye Caiying's teasing eyes, Duan Shi forced himself to explain: "I'm just worried about my own members."
Yes, I’m just worried about the members of the Dragon Team.
Ye Caiying shook his head and didn't say anything to Duan Shi's stubbornness. Couldn't he see this kid's reaction to Liu Jimeng? I just don't want to get involved in the affairs of the younger generation.
Although Liu Jimeng is a half-demon, the modern times are not the ancient times where there is still all kinds of discrimination. As long as they have this fate, the elders will support them.
"So in the end, we decided to arrange Qiao Ji and Liu Jimeng into the sacrificial team, but these positions must be carefully arranged." Qiao Ji's identity as a ghost cultivator is indeed not easy to handle, but if they want to let her take the field, they can only think about it carefully.
Duan Shi had no objection to this result, as long as he could participate.
He then asked another question, "How will the participants be selected then?"
"Taishan Square is one of the largest squares in our country, with an area of more than one million square meters, and can accommodate more than two million people to participate in activities at the same time. This number of people is not easy to manage."
Ye Caiying nodded, "That's true, so the higher-ups decided to allocate half of the quota to the troops in various places based on the military parade. This way the pressure will be much less."
This is a good idea. With so many soldiers participating, not only will discipline be easier to manage, but it will also be able to effectively suppress the ideas of other countries to cause trouble.
"The remaining quota will be divided into two parts: one for local government officials, one for outstanding talents in various industries, one for representatives of various ethnic groups, one for scholars and artists, one for foreign friends, and one for journalists and media. There won't be much left."
Duan Shi continued: "Then the remaining quota will be distributed to ordinary people."
"That's right." Ye Caiying took another sip of tea and put on a kind smile. "This way, it will be much easier to manage."
After hearing the arrangements, Duan Shi put his last worries to rest. In this way, even if the sacrifice is very grand, it will not cause much trouble.
After the two of them continued to discuss some details, Duan Shi hurried away with a full schedule of work.
Next, their preparations will begin.
There is only half a month left and the task is very heavy. If we don't seize the time, we will disrupt the country's plan.
......
Within a few days, news of the existence of the Dragon King was revealed, and there was news that a ceremony would be held to summon the Dragon King. This instantly made the already restless society boil over, with heated discussions everywhere.
#I am the son of luck#
[Great news! I got a spot at the event! ahh ...
[Rely on brothers, hand in tickets and you won’t be killed]
[If you are a brother, give up your ticket]
[Oh my god, what a European emperor!] 】
How did you get it? I tried the ticket grabbing machine but failed! 】
[This can only be explained by luck, wuwuwu, why don’t I have this luck? I'm going to find a place where no one is around to cry, don't come looking for me.
[You are the protagonist, you must be the protagonist!] I am the only one who can rise to prominence! 】
[Hehe, I am just a little bit luckier, really just a little bit luckier, not worthy of everyone's praise, hohohoho~]
[...Can you please die, brother? 】
[Please be good if you get a bargain, brother]
#Have you grabbed the live ticket?#
[Ahhhh, there are so many sons of luck, why can't there be one more for me? ! 】
[No one around me got it, damn it, I am only worthy of watching the live broadcast]
[Who isn’t like this? I can only comfort myself that there’s no crowd when watching live broadcasts, and I don’t have to hold my poop or pee.]
[I would rather be squeezed into a pancake, and hold my poop and pee until I get internal injuries, but I still want to be there! Oh, God, please give me a ticket! 】
[My friend got it, and I won’t hide it from you all, I had the urge to kill him]
[Go ahead!] We support you, kill that son of luck]
[This is the first time I feel that real-name binding is a bad thing. It hinders my development.]
[If there is no real-name binding, I'm afraid there will be rivers of blood after the results are announced]
[Everyone, please be careful with your words. Don’t be invited to have tea at this critical moment.]
#Dragon King#
[I don't know what Long Jun looks like, but he must be better looking than Miss Qiao Ji and Liu Shu'er]
[But I have no idea how my facial features would need to be more beautiful than those two beauties]
[I don't care about his face, I just care about what the official said. Is it true that we can practice after summoning the Dragon King? 】
[What? Do you think I can make money by cheating you?] If you don’t believe it, don’t pay attention to it.]
[The Dragon King is known as the 'Guardian of the Human Race', how could there be no solution?]
[I wonder what kind of dragon the Dragon King’s true form is? I guess it might be a golden dragon. The golden dragon should be the most noble of the dragon clan.]
[It must be Yinglong, right? Isn’t it said that Yinglong is the most powerful dragon among the dragon clan? 】
[These are just human speculations. The official has not explained how the divisions are specifically made. What if all of these are wrong, like the Water Official Emperor?]
[Ms. Hashihime doesn’t seem to know much about these, so there is no official information]
[There should be no introduction about the dragon race in Liu Jimeng's inherited memory, otherwise the official would have released popular science long ago]
[From this perspective, the dragon race is so mysterious]
[I think it is also a golden dragon. Even if there is no specific explanation handed down, the emperors in ancient times all called themselves the true dragon emperor, and the color was golden. I don’t believe that there is no basis for this, and all emperors tacitly agreed to it.]
[It seems to make sense. Indeed, the first few dynasties did not worship gold as their preferred color, but the image of the dragon was always gold.]
#Spiritual root test#
[I can start practicing soon. I’m so excited. Come and guess your spiritual roots? 】
[According to my birth date and eight characters, I should have a fire spirit root]
[Can birth data be used to predict the future accurately?] 】
[I don't think it's very reliable. Nowadays, no one cares so much about naming. Parents just look up the words in the dictionary to choose the right one. It's not like in the past when they would ask Taoist priests to calculate the names.]
[Anyway, I’m just doing this for fun. If I were to calculate based on my birth date, I might have an earth spirit root.]
[Speaking of testing spiritual roots, has the country figured out how to test it? 】
[It is said that the test in ancient times used a kind of companion stone of the spirit stone mine, but the spiritual energy has been exhausted for so many years, and there are no spirit stone mines on the blue planet anymore.]
[The country will research alternatives, otherwise why would they release this news this time]
[I am only worried that the future of cultivation for our generations is bleak.]
[So what? If you don’t try, how do you know you will fail? 】
[If you get discouraged before you even start, you won’t go far on the path of cultivation. If your spiritual roots are weak, you can use various external forces to make up for it, but if your mind is weak, it may be difficult for you to even get through the enlightenment.]
[That’s right, cultivation is not something you can just do without thinking. If you don’t strengthen your mind, even if you succeed in advancing in the early stages, you won’t be able to go far later.]
#Is the Water Official Emperor fake? #
[I didn’t expect that the Water God who has been worshipped for so many years was actually invented by our ancestors themselves. My mother was shocked]
[To be honest, this is the first time I heard of the Lower Yuan Festival and the Water God. I never knew there were the Upper Yuan Festival, the Middle Yuan Festival, and the Lower Yuan Festival before.]
[Except for a few large festivals, these small festivals have long been abandoned in many places]
[We still celebrate it here, and there are sacrifices every year, but I have never paid attention to it. Who believed in these things in the past?]
Why did our ancestors invent a god? Moreover, the higher realms have been doing nothing and have allowed people to perform sacrifices on them for thousands of years.]
[Our flower-growing gods are not Western gods. We don’t attach importance to belief in these things. It doesn’t matter who people worship.]
[Yeah, maybe I just don’t care. I don’t need people’s faith to live anyway.]
[Since the Water God is a fake, is it possible that the other gods we have been worshipping for so long are also fake? 】
[Who knows? But it’s good that the bosses above don’t pay attention to these things. We don’t have to worry about us doing something wrong and attracting the so-called divine punishment.]
[Everyone is busy pursuing the truth of the great way, who has time to care about these trivial matters? If it were me, I wouldn’t mind either. Isn’t it better to become a saint?]
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