Chapter 751: The Power of Belief
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
On October 13th, only after less than 1 day in Eschyle City, Zhang Tie had already left for Gozdari Plain in the north once again along with all the representatives of Ewentra Archipelago and the heads, elders of all the bear tribes and priests of hierons of Ice and Snow Wilderness.
It could be said that all the big figures in the north waters of Blackson Humans Corridor were sitting in this exclusive luxury train.
Those who guarded this train on both sides were the cavalry regiment——Thor"s Hammer, the most powerful force in Ice and Snow Wilderness. As the train set off, more than 7,000 strong xiphodons also started to move, causing a ground-breaking sound.
At this moment, even without the protection of Thor"s Hammer, no force across Blackson Humans Corridor dared find this train any trouble. Because almost 6 knights from Ice and Snow Wilderness were on this train, which could scare anyone else.
After getting on the train, Zhang Tie relaxed himself in the luxury carriage after leaving the most important question to those clan heads, knights, priests of Ice and Snow Wilderness and those representatives of Ewentra Archipelago——How to establish the nation.
Zhang Tie clarified two principles about establis.h.i.+ng the nation.
First, he would fulfill his promise to the major clans on Ewentra Archipelago. After establis.h.i.+ng the nation, Ewentra Archipelago would have an autonomous parliament. The basic rights of major clans and the commercial prosperity and vitality on Ewentra Archipelago would be guaranteed.
Second, Ancient G.o.d Church would be the national religion of the new country and the largest religion in the north waters of Blackson Humans Corridor. The new country would unify the state and the religion.
After posing the above two principles, Zhang Tie left the other questions to those people such as the garrison, taxation on Ewentra Archipelago, the adjustment of the trade relations.h.i.+p between Ewentra Archipelago and Ice and Snow Wilderness, the integration of the battle forces of both parties, the guarantee of the interests of all the tribes on Ice and Snow Wilderness and the manifestation of the rights of clan heads and elders in the new country...
As long as those people being involved with these topics reached their agreement, Zhang Tie would accept their consensus.
Everybody was clear that Zhang Tie had made a great sacrifice and concession to the reunification of the Slav tribes in Ice and Snow Wilderness. In the eyes of all the Slavs, this was a great, brilliant decision. As for the two principles that Zhang Tie had posed, they were actually almost the established facts.
After the train set off for less than 5 minutes, even though it was a few carriages away, Zhang Tie could still hear the old wild bear roaring, "If all the bear tribes divide their own territory clearly, who will manage those small and medium-sized tribes on their territory?"
"Small and medium-sized tribes should have the right to free migration. They would be under the control of that bear tribe whose territory they entered!" Elder Rodolfo replied.
"If so, your iron bear tribe will have a great benefit. Because of the existence of the Tribal Axis Railway, most of the small and medium-sized tribes will choose to settle down near the railway. In this way, your power will expand greatly. By contrast, no small and medium-sized tribe would like to settle down in our sea bear tribe as we even lack food. If you have the right to manage those small and medium-sized tribes within your territory, we will be lagged far away by you in the future!" The head of Sea Bear Tribe protested.
"Iron bear tribe always develops fast due to many reasons; instead of our right to manage small and medium-sized tribes. Even five fingers on a palm have different lengths, when do the tribes have the same strength?"
"Can we make a compromise? Fox and leopard tribes are not allowed to migrate without the consent of bear tribes whose territory they are in. Wolf, eagle and rat tribes have the freedom to migrate!" The head of fire bear tribe opened his mouth.
"This would cause a big chaos. As fox and leopard tribes are free in Ice an Snow Wilderness, bear tribes have no right to manage fox and leopard tribes. We cannot forbid them to migrate freely!"
"What else? Do we need to spare a territory for each tribe starting from rat tribes?"
"I disagree!" Elder Rodolfo protested, "Iron bear tribe has so many small and medium-sized tribes in its territory, what else do we have if each small and medium-sized tribe has one territory? As we all need to submit the same exit fee when we leave Eschyle City, why do we have different territories?"
"Don"t distinguish territory then?" The head of fire bear tribe murmured.
"Without clear division of territory, how do our bear tribes protect our rights?" Some elders instantly protested.
In another carriage...
"Ms. Olina, through the negotiation of the major clans in Ewentra Archipelago, we decided to select you as the speaker of the autonomous parliament in Ewentra Archipelago. Please take our advice!"
"Yes, this position is very suitable for you, Ms. Olina!"
"Only when Ms. Olina takes this position will it be the largest guarantee for the interests of Ewentra Archipelago!"
Closely after that were the praises in unison...
Zhang Tie revealed a bitter smile as he shook his head. Compared to the party of Ewentra Archipelago, the party of Ice and Snow Wilderness was in a chaos, which made Zhang Tie puzzled.
"Forget it, let them go and quarrel, as long as they could reach the conclusion."
After putting his powerful knight"s consciousness from all the carriages, Zhang Tie started to appreciate the scenery on both sides of the railway.
In each a few meters, a tall and strong fighter stood on both sides of the railway.
Compared to 5 years ago, Ice and Snow Wilderness had changed a lot.
Zhang Tie saw towns and villages and smoking plants on both sides of the railway after leaving Eschyle City. Many villages had roads while more vehicles were running on the road in the wild. It was prosperous everywhere, which could not be seen several years ago.
Watching the train pa.s.sing by, many people waved their hands towards the train. Many of them knelt down on both sides of the railway and prayed piously.
Zhang Tie even saw the emblem of Ancient G.o.d Church on the roofs of the churches in those villages and towns.
Actually, Zhang Tie didn"t know the emblem of Ancient G.o.d Church until yesterday. However, each time he saw it, Zhang Tie would look strange; because the emblem of Ancient G.o.d Church was square outside and round inside compared to the emblems of other religions such as a cross. It looked like a copper coin in ancient Hua times. However, an ancient copper coin was round outside and square inside.
The emblem of Ancient G.o.d Church originated from the big stony tanks being used to store water when Zhang Tie manifested the G.o.d"s will in the underground ruins. At first sight, it was absolutely the vertical view of a big stony tank. However, as an emblem of Ancient G.o.d Church, it was also granted with a sacred religious meaning like a cross.
——The round shape symbolizes each one"s complete divinity while the square shape symbolizes that the divinity is indestructible. Additionally, the four corners of the square symbolizes the four sacred, brave deeds recorded in the "Book of Eternity", namely, one"s sacred deed to himself; one"s sacred deed to others; one"s sacred deed to all the creatures in the world and one"s sacred deed to the mother nature and the universe. The first sacred deed refers that one could completely abandon all the evil things; the second sacred deed indicates the perfection of righteousness; the third sacred deed implies the perfection of affection while the fourth sacred deed means the perfection of intelligence.
Even though the "Book of Eternity" was expressed by Zhang Tie orally, Zhang Tie was still dumbfounded by that pattern and its meaning. All this was "discovered" by his followers, who believed that everything that Zhang Tie did in the underground ruins contained fantastic meaning, including the 7 tanks being used to hold water. After their careful study around the clock, they finally "deciphered" the sacred code hidden in the big tanks. They were driven ecstatic like having discovered the truth.
As to why there were 7 big tanks instead of 6 or 8 or other numbers, in the eyes of the followers of Ancient G.o.d Church, this also contained a sacred meaning. Everyone believed that Zhang Tie was actually telling everybody else that the ancient G.o.d created everything——because all the lives of pregnancy cycle were integral multiple of 7; for instance, mice"s pregnancy cycle was 3 multiple of 7; rabbit"s pregnancy cycle was 4 multiple of 7; cat"s pregnancy cycle was 8 multiple of 7; dog"s pregnancy cycle was 9 multiple of 7; lion"s pregnancy cycle was 14 multiple of 7; human"s pregnancy cycle was 40 multiple of 7. Humans had 7 holes on their face; ladybug had 7 spots on their back...
The ancient G.o.d created sound; therefore, music was composed of 7 musical notes...
The ancient G.o.d created colors; therefore rainbow had 7 colors...
The ancient G.o.d created everything; therefore, the periodic table of elements took 7 as a cycle...
After returning to Ice and Snow Wilderness this time, Zhang Tie sensed the terrible strength of that religious seed that he had sowed for the first time...
Comments (110)
TTHP
It is a sign of the 7 x 7 incoming ma.s.s release chapters
Dilbryn
42 is still 6 times 7!
notDarkoneko
"because all the lives of pregnancy cycle were integral multiple of 7" no, that"s just because humans approximate to weeks, you d.a.m.n idiot.
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Chapter 752: Better Men
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
After hearing the knocks from the door of the carriage, Zhang Tie moved his eyes away from the roof of a church in the distance.
Before any person came in, given the footsteps, Zhang Tie knew whom they were.
"Come in!" Zhang Tie said calmly.
Waajid, Zhang Tie"s bodyguard, also a bear-killing fighter of the huge bear tribe, pushed open the door and took some guys in.
"Lord, I"ve brought them here!"
"Hmm, you can leave now!"
After receiving Zhang Tie"s order, Waajid threw a glance at those guys as he seemed to warn them to be polite, before moving back quietly. After that, he closed the door.
Zhang Tie was familiar with those guys, those condemned criminals who were sent to Selnes Theater of Operations as cannon fodder——Hillman the old dog, Mich.e.l.le the warehouse keeper, Figo the vet, Dinar the manager and Da Vinci, the broker of the slave trade in Stars Viewing City of Huaiyuan Prefecture.
Zhang Tie saved these guys in Selnes Theater of Operations and took them to Huaiyuan Prefecture and told them to execute a task with Da Vinci——buy a steamer ticket for those poor slaves and transport all of them to Ice and Snow Wilderness.
Over the past two years, they had been doing this. With the coordination of Spencer Clan, they had already transported more than 200,000 slaves to Ice and Snow Wilderness. Furthermore, they established 3 towns outside Eschyle City to hold those slaves.
After 2 years, all of these guys had changed. Hillman the old dog looked like a real businessman of a major clan; Mich.e.l.le the warehouse keeper looked a bit more shrewd; Figo the vet looked as tender as a real doctor; Dinar the manager looked a bit merciful while Da Vinci the broker in the slave trade in Stars Viewing City looked fat.
They all wore wholly new elegant clothes. When they entered the carriage, after knowing that Peter Hamplester was going to meet them, they all looked a bit restraint and scared. After all, there was such a great gap between them and Peter Hamplester in status. Peter Hamplester was the Lord of Ice and Snow Wilderness. They had heard about the legends of this person on the first day they came to Ice and Snow Wilderness. By contrast, they were just small figures who worked with slaves. In their eyes, even the steward of Spencer Clan was a big figure, not to mention Peter Hamplester.
They wondered how Peter Hamplester knew their names and why would Peter Hamplester want to meet them.
At the sight of Zhang Tie, these guys were all shocked as they found that this Peter looked similar to Zhang Tie.
When the others still looked unbelievable, Hillman, who responded it firstly lowered his head and dared not see Zhang Tie"s face any longer. The others also discovered something as they lowered their heads too. Da Vinci immediately changed his face. In a split second, his forehead had been covered with fine sweat beads.
They all understood what outcome they would face if small figures like them discovered something that they shouldn"t have known.
"Take a seat..." Zhang Tie said kindly as he pointed at the two rows of luxury sofa inside the carriage.
After hearing Zhang Tie"s raw voice, these guys" hearts palpitated at once. Hillman the old dog"s lowered his head while Da Vinci almost fell down.
"You..." Figo the vet became stammered while being kicked slightly by Dinar on his side. He then hurriedly shut up.
Sitting on the sofa in a restraint way, they all looked strange which contained both shock and fear. They dared never see Zhang Tie"s face.
"I"m very satisfied with what you"ve done these couple of years!" Zhang Tie opened his mouth.
Although Zhang Tie was sitting still inside the carriage, his battle qi had already penetrated through the walls and deck and covered all the sounds and shocks inside the carriage. This was a usage of battle qi which could only be mastered by knights, also a practical skill being used to prevent eavesdropping during conversations.
After hearing Zhang Tie"s words, these guys didn"t know what to say. Only Hillman the old dog sighed as he raised his head once again, "Your Excellency, we"ve not lived up to your expectation; perhaps this is the only thing we feel a bit proud of!"
"I heard you"ve changed a lot!"
"Actually, during the past two years, many people said we changed many slaves" lives; truthfully, we were changed by slaves!" Hillman watched Zhang Tie as he said, "Mich.e.l.le married a girl who lost all of her family members in the war. He"s now a police sergeant of a police station. He has become a father this year. Figo became a real vet; he teaches many students how to cure diseases for livestock and how to survive in Ice and Snow Wilderness. Dinar invented a senior papermaking technology with twigs and leaves of sebuckthorn trees. He"s now a boss of a factory with over 3,000 employees. In some harbor cities in the south of Blackson Humans Corridor, the name Da Vinci has become many slaves" hope to shake off pains!"
"What about you?"
After thinking for a second, Hillman replied, "Previously, my only target was to make money; however, now I find that there"re many other things that one desires for. When you walk in a small town, if all the residents that you see smiles towards you, appreciates and respects you, trusts you and watches you with their sparkling eyes, shakes your hands with warm, exciting and quivering hands, you will also change. Although it"s good to have money; it"s even better to be appreciated and respected by others!"
Zhang Tie knew that Hillman"s words were true. When they took those slaves to Ice and Snow Wilderness by s.h.i.+p, they were actually changed by those slaves. These condemned criminals who were destined to be cannon fodder on the battlefield seemed to find back their lives as they entered another stage of life.
After Mich.e.l.le, the former thief lord, became the police sergeant of a police station, all the thieves disappeared from the town. The security of the town almost became the model of Ice and Snow Wilderness. Figo the pervert reaper had become the most respectful vet in the places neighboring Eschyle City. Besides those slave students, many small and medium-sized tribes and villages dispatched young men to learn vet skills from him. Dinar, who survived on making and selling fake certificates and doc.u.ments had also put his talent in the right place. The senior paper that he made with golden sebuckthorn twigs and leaves were exported to Ewentra Archipelago and became the best printing paper for high-end commercial doc.u.ments. Da Vinci founded two primary schools in those slave towns. Hillman the old dog who had almost made Cross Star Commercial Bank go bankrupt became the key person in the overall plan of slave redemption.
The redemption of those slaves and those righteous deeds made every one of them strive to be a better person.
Actually, anyone could become a better person as long as he wished to change.
Zhang Tie was very pleasant as he witnessed these people"s change. Although these guys" quick development was out of Zhang Tie"s imagination, they were doing something meaningful to the final a.n.a.lysis.
"Hmm, we have no vet school in Ice and Snow Wilderness, Figo, do you wish to be the headmaster of the first vet school in Ice and Snow Wilderness?" Zhang Tie asked which shocked everyone else at present.
Figo raised his head immediately with an unbelievable look, "You won"t kill us?"
"Killing is not the reward for those who are loyal to me! Additionally, you did pretty well, why would I kill you?" Zhang Tie blinked his eyes.
"Because..." Figo became silent at once.
"Because I look similar to someone that you know?" Zhang Tie smiled, "Do you think that one who took you out of Selnes Theater of Operations is that cruel and terrifying?"
"How could small figures still survive themselves after knowing this secret?" Hillman looked at Zhang Tie with a surprised expression.
"Perhaps, when you walk out of this carriage, you will forget about that secret completely!" Zhang Tie"s voice became faintly penetrative.
Even senior hypnotism could help people forget about some specific memory, not to mention secret methods such as "Soul Forbidden Skill".
"Do...do I continue to do that?" Da Vinci stammered.
"Yes, you can. You can expand it but in a different way. You may have a better effect if you do this on behalf of the government!"
"On behalf of the government?" Da Vinci watched Zhang Tie with a dubious look.
"For instance, you can do that as a deputy director general of National Immigration Affairs Bureau!"
After hearing this, Da Vinci became thrilled as his face blushed at once.
Zhang Tie then moved his eyes on Dinar, "I was told that your paper has a good market. You can expand the production scale and employ more people. If you could have some more inventions, I would consider to grant you with the patent right!"
Dinar also became thrilled.
"What about me?" Mich.e.l.le asked in a bashful way.
"Don"t you think it"s the greatest undertaking for a man to be a good father and a good husband?" Zhang Tie watched Mich.e.l.le.
Mich.e.l.le"s face blushed at once.
"But if you had too many babies and could not feed them in the future with your salary, I have a position for you which has a high payment. You can consider it!"
"What position?"
"Senior security advisor of the police station of Eschyle City. This t.i.tle allows you to feed more than 20 babies!"
"Ahh..." Mich.e.l.le also became thrilled as his lips quivered. He didn"t know what to say while his eyes became watery.
Zhang Tie looked at Hillman, "I have many things to deal with in Ice and Snow Wilderness. I need a steward now..."
Hillman instantly stood up as he bowed towards Zhang Tie deeply by putting his right hand on his left chest, which was both elegant and n.o.ble, "Your Majesty, it"s my greatest honor to win your favor."
"Your Majesty?" After hearing this appellation, the others just watched Hillman with a dumbfounded look. Only Zhang Tie burst out into laughter, "What a cunning old dog! You really have a sharp observation..."
When they left the carriage, besides Hillman, all the others felt that something had disappeared from their mind. However, they couldn"t remember what had disappeared. They were all very excited about having met Peter and longing for their bright future...
Hillman felt a bit strange; because since they left the carriage, given their tones and looks, all the others seemed to forget some things when they talked about Peter...
A sound appeared in Hillman"s ears at this moment, "As my steward, you can know a bit more than the others. You will have a broader vision and become clearer about your own instance. Never let me down!"
Hillman"s heart pounded as he bowed deeply towards the carriage once again...