Chapter 2169: Blessings, Arriving at Evereska Again

The next day.

Colorful flags fluttered in the Code Plaza of Daxia Territory; although there were only four pairs of newlyweds, Laidun did not lower the standards of the wedding ceremony in the slightest.

Not only did he arrange a very grand wedding venue, but he even gave the territory's civil servants and Pioneers a day off; long ago, he had already grasped the true meaning of Xia Duo's Indication.

Using collective activities with public participation to shape a humanistic order unique to Daxia Territory—unlike concrete and cold legal articles, a unique humanistic order can better define an ethnic group.

Of course, in today's Daxia Territory, there is a great deal of overlap between the Code and humanism, or rather, the Daxia Code shaped the embryonic form of Daxia humanism.

So, what exactly is the humanistic order of Daxia Territory like?

Laidun himself could not clearly explain this question; he only knew that under the notification of the Lord, everyone in the territory received good care, and they all supported such an order from the bottom of their hearts, and that was enough.

Looking at the territory residents who were busy spinning around the plaza but had smiles on their faces, Laidun seemed to somewhat understand what the "spirit of legislation" that the Lord had mentioned many times before really was.

There truly should not be any immutable laws in this world, but the spirit of legislation can be eternal and unchanging; this is the true meaning of the law!

Then what kind of legislative spirit is worth him following?

Laidun subconsciously looked at the Code sculpture in the center of the Code Plaza, which was shrouded in Holy Light; unlike his previous adherence to rigid Doctrine, this time he not only understood the importance of the law, but even more so, the importance of the source of legislation.

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With this realization, Laidun suddenly understood many problems, and then he knelt on one knee, silently praying toward the direction of the sun in the east:

"My Lord! The good and evil of the mortal world may not be in your consideration, but as a mortal, how can Laidun completely abandon the distinction between good and evil! My Lord! Please forgive my choice!"

The next moment, Laidun's body trembled violently, but he endured the pain of the loss of Divine Grace and did not let himself make a sound; however, the loss of Divine Grace was not just the dissipation of Holy Power, but the collapse of the Faith he had held onto for so long.

That kind of pain was not something an ordinary person could bear; it would not be an exaggeration to say it was heart-wrenching, but how could Laidun, who could firmly choose his own path, be an ordinary person!

In the end, Laidun endured it; he stood up shakily, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and waved toward the east, as if saying goodbye to his past self.

Then he turned and strode toward Jibu at the edge of the plaza, shouting as he walked: "Jibu, Jibu, have your people come over to help too; I received news that the Lord will also be coming in a while, hurry up and get the venue set up!"

"The Lord is coming too? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Jibu looked annoyed, and his eyes were full of displeasure as he looked at Laidun, "A few old friends asked me a few days ago if the Lord would come to this collective wedding, and I said no. Now you say this; how do you expect me to explain it to those old friends!"

"This isn't something I can control; I only got the news yesterday, but there won't be any problems with the venue. You can ask those friends of yours if they want to come over together."

"Fine, then I'll leave this side to you!"

Jibu was in a hurry to notify his friends and grabbed a subordinate nearby, ordering: "Xiaoan, from now on, you all listen to the arrangements of Executive Laidun here. I'll be back in a while; if you dare to cause trouble, see if I don't deal with you!"

"Boss, how could I! I'm even afraid that Lord Laidun will drag me to a public trial!"

"Haha! He won't; the work of catching people is for us in the Security Office, but if you don't listen, I'll send you to him for a public trial."

Upon hearing this, the young man named Xiaoan immediately put away his grinning expression and became serious, though the muscles bunched at the corners of his eyes still exposed his true feelings.

Jibu didn't care, because he knew that although his subordinates, these security officers, seemed slick, every one of them had been through rigorous tests; the most basic one was knowing the laws and regulations related to the Security Office by heart, and there were also the people watching them.

He was not worried at all that handing his subordinates over to Laidun would cause trouble.

After Jibu left, Laidun immediately took the young man named Xiaoan to see Kaide of the territory's Logistics Department; although he was responsible for organizing the collective wedding, the specific affairs were being handled by Kaide's Logistics Department.

After seeing Kaide, Laidun also reminded him that the Lord would be attending; Kaide also had a friend whose child was nearing their wedding date, but the Lord did not attend in person every time.

However, he did not run off leaving a bunch of his subordinates behind like Jibu; he let his wife Lina go to notify them, while he stayed in the plaza to speed up the venue setup.

Just like that, time soon reached noon.

When Xia Duo brought Niya to the Code Plaza and heard that there were fourteen more pairs of newlyweds, he scolded Laidun on the spot.

Come to think of it, if Laidun had arranged the intervals of the collective weddings to be longer so that more newlyweds participated at once, he wouldn't have had to turn down the later collective weddings; after all, this was also a very meaningful thing.

"Fourteen more pairs is fine, it's livelier with more people. But next time you can set a standard: as long as there are over twenty pairs of newlyweds, I will come in person to give the newlyweds my blessing."

"My Lord, with your words, I believe many people will be willing to hold a collective wedding together with other newlyweds."

"Alright, it's getting late, prepare the ceremony!"

"Yes."

Actually, Xia Duo coming over didn't require him to do much; he just needed to stand at the foot of the Code sculpture and act as a mascot, then wait for the wedding ceremony to end to offer his blessings.

As the residents who came to watch the ceremony entered one after another, members of the Territory Culture and Education Department began to play festive music, until eighteen pairs of men and women dressed in gorgeous (decorative) Mage Robes walked to the center of the plaza.

Laidun, who had also changed into formal attire, walked quickly to Xia Duo, bowed respectfully to Xia Duo and his wife first, and then turned to face the residents in the plaza and bowed as well.

Next, specks of Holy Light were sprinkled from Laidun's hands, casting a sacred color over this wedding ceremony, and then he announced loudly:

"Netheril Calendar year 838, December 30th, on this day of transition between the old and the new, eighteen pairs of newlyweds have reached the most important moment in their lives."

"For the individual, the union of a husband and wife not only means having one more close person in life to support each other, but also potentially gaining a like-minded person to work hard with in their career."

"For the territory, marriage is even more related to the future development and growth of civilization; every one of you bears a heavy responsibility."

"Under the witness of the Daxia Code and the Lord, I announce the wedding ceremony begins!"

Subsequently, the originally impassioned music turned soothing, just as the originally intense love gradually became plain, but this plainness did not mean the disappearance of emotion, but rather transformed into profound and lasting family affection.

And this, too, is one of the meanings of marriage, allowing two people who were already very close to become as one.