Chapter 038 The Festival Officially Begins
Tang Wenlin said with certainty: "There shouldn't be a part of sending off the gods."
Everyone who was listening nearby nodded in agreement.
An audience member next to him said, "How can we send back the gods we invited with so much effort?"
"Do we still need to go through the process of opening the household? This is a place for worship, right? It seems redundant to go through another process."
Someone else raised this question, apparently thinking that this process was not necessary.
"That makes sense. Why don't we just start welcoming the gods?" another person agreed.
"The Three Offerings will never be revoked. If we cancel this one, it will be gone."
"That's definitely not the case. This is the most important part of the ceremony. But what about removing the food afterwards? If the Dragon King really descends to the lower world, should we remove the offerings in front of him?"
"No way, that's too tasteless."
Everyone expressed their opposition to this issue. No matter what, removing the offerings to a deity in front of him is either asking for favors or offending him.
No matter how you think about it, it's impossible to do this.
"But there aren't many links left. It can't be that simple."
Some people think that after such reduction, it is too simple and does not match the luxurious layout.
"I don't know about that. I just looked up some information." Jiang Yongyan shrugged. He was not an official, so how could he know the specific procedures?
He clicked on the bracelet and checked the time. "There's about half an hour left before the festival begins. We'll know then."
Everyone thought so and stopped paying attention to him, returning to their own business.
Tang Wenlin also discussed the topic of cultivation with Jiang Yongyan: "If we can cultivate, can our spiritual roots be saved?"
Obviously, his views on cultivation are rather pessimistic, and he believes that after so many years of torture, modern people's bodies are no longer suitable for cultivation.
"Even if the test results show that my spiritual roots are of extremely poor quality and I will stop at the enlightenment stage in this lifetime, I will still give it a try." Although Jiang Yongyan also felt that their physical fitness was poor, he still had good expectations for the matter of cultivation.
They don't know how lucky they are to have encountered such a good era. If they don't participate and give it a try, after they die and go to the underworld, their ancestors will look down on them, their incompetent descendants.
Moreover, Jiang Yongyan thought to himself that with his luck, even if he didn't get a top-grade spiritual root, he could still hope for a middle-grade one.
Tang Wenlin looked at his high-spirited appearance and couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, that's true. No matter how bad it is, you have to try your best to enter the enlightenment period to experience it, otherwise such a good time will be wasted."
Noticing that the depression in Tang Wenlin's eyes had dissipated, Jiang Yongyan couldn't help but smile. The other person is a nice person and I get along well with him. It is a blessing that we can advance together on the cruel road of cultivation.
"Let's add each other as friends." Jiang Yongyan opened the bracelet and displayed his code. "After the festival is over, keep in touch."
"Okay, that's exactly what I meant." Tang Wenlin readily added the friend. He also had a good impression of this temporary friend, and it would be nice to keep in touch with him in the future.
With the addition of friends, both of them felt closer and spoke more casually.
"Old Tang, what are your plans for the future?"
"What plans?" Tang Wenlin didn't understand what question he wanted to ask.
"Yeah, that's right. Think about it. After the cultivation method is announced, the country will definitely set up a cultivation school to provide systematic guidance. Otherwise, everyone will just speculate blindly and might go astray or something. It will be troublesome to deal with it then."
Jiang Yongyan put his arm around Tang Wenlin's shoulders, leaned close to his ear, and analyzed the situation carefully for him.
"So, I want to ask, which school are you going to apply to?"
Tang Wenlin understood this time. He had never thought about these issues before. He just wanted to watch the ceremony and wait for the country to issue the exercises. Now after listening to Jiang Yongyan's analysis, this matter really needs to be considered carefully.
He thought about it carefully for a while and analyzed: "If the country wants to open specialized schools, it will definitely not be opened all over the country at once. It will definitely be opened in a few developed cities first."
Jiang Yongyan nodded, agreeing with him.
"Forget about my hometown. There is absolutely no hope for the first round. But you can still have some hope for your hometown."
Jiang Yongyan disagreed with this. He shook his head and said, "No, my hometown also felt that there was no chance in the first round. Although the development was not bad, you forgot that there were so many key cities along the coast. Once those were arranged, if we opened some more, the coastal areas would occupy too much of the market. Other places would definitely not agree."
Tang Wenlin hadn't thought of this just now, but this aspect does need to be considered. Even though the inland areas are not as developed as the coastal areas, the allocation of quotas cannot be solely based on the level of urban development.
"Then there's no hope for both of our hometowns. If we want to be among the first group to start practicing, we can only go to other cities." Tang Wenlin frowned. This opportunity would be even harder to come by. "But I don't know whether the country will impose restrictions, such as limiting the number of places for out-of-town students."
Jiang Yongyan's face was not optimistic. "Yes, in the early stage, resources are limited. It is absolutely impossible to collect every one who comes. There are definitely restrictions, but I don't know how they will be restricted."
Just like schools today, some key schools have a limit on the number of out-of-town students they admit each year to prevent outstanding out-of-town students from squeezing out the space for local students and causing a decline in local capabilities in all aspects.
But even though he knew the hope was slim, Jiang Yongyan still wanted to give it a try.
"Even so, I still want to try those cities." He said to Tang Wenlin cautiously.
In fact, he hoped that his new brother Tang Wenlong would go with him, but if the other party didn't want to take a chance, he could only wish him the best with regret.
Tang Wenlong felt that his words were redundant. "Since you have decided to embark on the path of cultivation, of course you must find a way to seize every opportunity. Opportunities will not fall from the sky just waiting there."
Jiang Yongyan was really happy now. He hugged Tang Wenlin's shoulders tightly and said, "Ha! I knew you could do it, Old Tang!"
"Of course I can!" Tang Wenlin rolled his eyes at him in annoyance. He wondered if he could speak.
"Hehe~" Jiang Yongyan smiled innocently, "So which city are you planning to go to, Old Tang?"
"Need I say that? Of course."
"capital!"
"capital!"
Two people named a city in unison.
Finding their mutual understanding, the two looked at each other, smiled, and bumped their fists together.
It seems that the two of them are really suitable to be friends.
"After the festival is over, let's look for a house to rent. I don't plan to go home, I'll go directly to the capital. What about you?" Jiang Yongyan let go of Tang Wenlin and talked about his plan.
"Why bother going back? I'm not going back either. After the festival is over, I'll just buy a ticket to the capital." Now that he had made up his mind, Tang Wenlin was also very decisive.
"Regarding the address selection..."
The two people had just started a new topic when they were interrupted by the sound coming from the speakers.
"Good morning, everyone. There are only five minutes left before the festival officially begins. Please be careful, please do not..."
Listening to the precautions on the radio, Tang Wenlin and Jiang Yongyan looked at each other and decided to discuss these issues later and focus on the ceremony for now.
Five minutes passed quickly, and after everyone waited for a while, they saw several faces familiar to people all over the country walking up to the high altar in the center of the square one after another.
After several leaders greeted the audience below, the chairman began his speech.
The scene was completely silent, with only the echo from the speakers being heard. In order to maintain the solemnity of the ceremony, the audience was not allowed to talk, and everyone followed this rule consciously.
However, people who watch the live broadcast are not subject to such restrictions. In the powerful live broadcast opened up by the official, barrages of comments pass across the screen at the speed of light like transmitted data, and no one can see clearly what everyone is posting.
But now the functions of wristbands are very powerful. It is just a small matter to open a viewing screen and another comment area for discussion.
[Ahhhh it’s finally started!] I am dying of waiting]
[Oh my god, there are so many celebrities here, even the heads of countries are here. If a bomb is dropped here, the Blue Planet will probably be paralyzed.]
[This person is the leader of the whole world. Who would be so depressed as to drop a bomb?] And don’t be fooled by the fact that there seems to be no defense at the scene. The secret security is probably the highest level on Blue Planet.]
[I wonder which realm can defend against nuclear bombs? The Nascent Soul stage should still be a bit difficult.]
[The Nascent Soul stage is definitely not enough, at least the Fusion stage is needed]
[The threat posed by nuclear bombs will be less severe in the future. What should we do about it? This thing is not easy to fix.]
[The gods may have a solution. Maybe we can ask them for help? 】
[The gods are not magic lamps that will answer any request. Just see if they are willing to do it.]
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[Oh, is the Chairman’s speech finished?] So fast】
[They are not the protagonists today, so there is nothing much to say. The next step should be to officially start the festival.]
[I don’t know what the specific process is]
[Hold the incense, are you going to burn it? 】
[The Chairman personally comes to light the incense]
[Of course, this is the only way to show sincerity]
[Everyone's incense was lit by the chairman's incense. It looked like the torch relay at a sports event.]
[Indeed, regardless of whether there is a precedent, it looks quite ceremonial]
[The Chairman has stepped down. What is he going to do next?] 】
[I'm going to light the incense for the people in the circle under the altar. After all, they are leaders of various countries, so they are qualified to burn incense.]
[How long will it take to go to each location? There are quite a few people holding incense under the stage.]
How could the chairman light all the incense? The chairman should only light the leaders’ incense, and then their leaders will light their followers’ incense.
[Is this what offering is?] Is it enough to just put the incense in the incense burner? 】
[What else do you want to do? This is just the first step, and the core comes later.]
What does the host mean by the first offering? What do you want to donate? Offering a sacrifice? 】
[You want to kneel down? Are you serious? 】
[The Chairman has to do it, do you want to stand? The most outstanding tree in the forest is not as outstanding as you.
[Are these people coming out performing sacrificial dances? Nice shape, very nice looking]
[The chimes started playing too. I thought it was just a decoration.]
[This dance is a little confusing, but it seems to fit this festival very well]
[The Chairman started speaking again. Is this a eulogy?] 】
At the ceremony, accompanied by the ancient and melodious sound of chimes and the solemn and elegant dances of the dancers, the Chairman faced the sky and began to recite the sacrificial text.
"At the end of the Yi year, on October 15th; an auspicious day and a good time, the great light shines everywhere; the descendants of Shenzhou, carry forward the virtues of their ancestors; gather in front of the temple, and sincerely worship the God..."
[Bye, bye, oh my god, everyone is so in tune, it doesn’t look like they haven’t rehearsed at all]
[This scene is so shocking, I was so excited that I almost cried]
[I have already cried, as if I saw the prosperous times when all nations came to celebrate. After today, I will die without regrets! 】
[Wow wow wow me too, I couldn't hold back my tears in an instant, I cried like an idiot]
[Really, my life is worth it!] 】
[It doesn’t matter even if Dragon Lord doesn’t show up today. I believe we will create a miracle! 】
[Everyone's eyes are so bright, everyone's morale is instantly boosted]
[That is the light of faith]
At the scene, the first round of initial offerings came to a successful conclusion, while the chairman’s eulogy continued.
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