Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2198 - 675: Countdown to the Final Battle [1]

How grand is the ceremony of Jieqiu, let alone at Mount Hyjal?

After being passed by the Senate Assembly, not only was Old Liu caught up, but the entire Bimon Kingdom went into full gear. All administrative departments seemed like fully-powered machines, tensely engaged in a myriad of chaotic preparation tasks.

Besides preparing tributes, regalia, attire, and security—the four major components—Bimon’s various prisons and the Religious Tribunal also had to prepare to pardon prisoners. Economic departments were busy drafting tax exemption plans, preparing gifts to reward the populace, and scheduling renowned chefs to finalize the menu for the carnival feast.

The Witch Doctors had to rack their brains, quickly using divination to find various auspicious signs, verifying that the Shaman of Divine Songs at Jieqiu Hyjal was both in harmony with heavenly will and popular sentiment.

But where could auspicious signs be hastily found?

Thus emerged so-called snowy mountain cashed peak light in the east, native offering with unearthing of good grain in the south, lucky turtle spitting beads in the north, tide market in the west — all kinds of fabricated omens appeared one after another, greatly boosting Liu Zhenshaking’s pre-ceremony prestige with copious amounts of gold coins.

When announcing Jieqiu Hyjal, it couldn’t be directly stated that this was initiated by the Shaman of Divine Songs. Thus, under the "tearful plea" of King Sal, the four Quenten Elders, and the Red-clad High Priest, Old Liu finally, through the procedure of three invitations and three refusals, "reluctantly" accepted the affair of Jieqiu.

As the Bimon Kingdom began to announce the abolition of dual citizenship, the Bimon Shaman of Divine Songs would soon be at Jieqiu Hyjal. Any subordinates who joined Bimon citizenship could enjoy eternal veneration, a fact that spread across the entire Aegean Continent almost overnight, causing a stir in international opinion. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The impact of this event went far beyond Liu Zhenshan and all Bimon high-ups’ initial expectations, turning more uncontrollable and frenzied.

In ten thousand years of Aegean civilization history, Bimon has been the continental master for at least seven to eight thousand years. The long-lasting cultural roots are absolutely beyond the reach of other races; for this reason, the envy and jealousy of the Aegean Natives towards the religious ceremony of Jieqiu grew even stronger, and those who had the opportunity to let go would not miss it.

Seduced by the prospect of having their names on Hyjal’s star avenue, Dubin Beast King and Medusa priest, belonging to the same Shaman faith, all asked to join the Bimon Kingdom.

"This is War God Kampas testing our piety!" Whether intentionally spread by someone or not, Dubin Beast King and Medusa priests said so. Although insincerity was inevitable, anyone who didn’t follow the trend was bound to be rejected by fellow Kampas believers as unsteady-minded heretics. The term "apostasy" is heavy, and no servant of the War God would frivolously joke about their faith.

The magic revealed by religion truly made human kings feel a long-lost fear. Although "Divine Right of Kings" was outdated, rulers of various countries clearly saw that War God Summer Palace effortlessly united believers of different races, skin colors, and countries with a simple decree. Such influence and cohesion were undeniably terrifying!

Despite the terror, human rulers secretly vowed to strictly control religious beliefs, nurture factions, maintain balance, and never allow what happened to Bimon to occur.

The ongoing developments repeatedly overturned human imagination; while Firenzes’ Dragon Knight Lampard and young nun Joan of Arc insisted on retaining their original citizenship, all other foreign nationals decisively switched to permanent Bimon citizenship—indeed, these nationals had no other citizenship besides Bimon.

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These Firenzes’ minorities and Aegean-wandering Bepsy people alike never established their sovereign states. The Bimon Kingdom’s adjustment of citizenship policy posed no hindrance to them whatsoever, as their registration wouldn’t change their ethnic origin to Piegel. Why shouldn’t they accept?

Unfortunately, the human Mage troop was influenced by such ideas as well.

This complex human magical force wasn’t composed solely of humans; it included Dwarves, Elves, and exiled Mages from nations destroyed by the Sea Clan, as well as many dissatisfied with their current status, eager to advance swiftly.

More unfortunate was that Liu Zhenshan was nominally the highest leader of the human Mage troop—in other words, any Mage willing to convert to Bimon citizenship would gain eligibility to have their name on Jieqiu Hyjal’s star avenue.

Though not all Mages are fame-crazed maniacs, none of them are aloof enough to view achievements as insignificant—just one simple magical experiment requires hundreds of gold coins. If Mages were indifferent to fame and staunchly refused to rely on powerful forces, where would they get the funds to continue researching magic? Relying on selling kidneys?

Even the formidable Master Puskas once ran to Saint Paul Church to affiliate himself.

Three days, only three days, and forty percent of the human Mage troop changed citizenship (mostly second-rate characters, with few high-level talents—nations also know to attract outstanding talents with favorable conditions), Lucian Mage troop was even more exaggerated, eighty percent of the Fallen Elf Mages joined Bimon citizenship—always renowned for their shamelessness in pursuing fame and fortune, the Fallen Elves’ enthusiasm inevitably makes one appreciate the wisdom in old sayings!