Chapter 238: Different Concepts, Different Regions

Accompanied by the shouts of the crowd, a miracle appeared.

The air began to flow, the cherry blossoms on the Divine Tree also began to emit a faint glow, and in an instant the entire Shrine was surrounded by a rain of cherry blossoms.

At this moment the crowd had opened their eyes, gazing at the miraculous scene before them, they couldn't help but exclaim.

"Wow, look, the deity has manifested!! Truly worthy of the Divine Child!"

For a while, exclamations rang out continuously. Even Qin Ge was shocked by the scene before him. Although he had witnessed many wonders, he had never before seen such a splendid sight.

"Zhang Men! Zhang Men! Zhang Men!"

The crowd's loud shouts continued without cease, while the cherry blossoms in the air turned into tiny halos, centered on the Shrine, scattering outward toward the horizon.

Qin Ge looked up and saw that the tiny halos, at that moment like meteors, flew from the Divine Tree away from the Sakura Empire's main island, landing in various corners of the Sakura Empire archipelago.

"Really beautiful, Commander." Guanghui, who was beside Qin Ge, seeing this scene also couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, really beautiful." Qin Ge exclaimed.

After a moment, the girl standing on the blessing platform slowly turned, speaking with a solemn tone: "I am Zhang Men, protector of the Sakura Empire, flagship of the United Fleet—Zhang Men. As long as Zhu Jun offers his faith, the Sakura Empire archipelago will forever prosper..."

"Forever prosperous and thriving! Forever prosperous and thriving!"

Following the girl's voice, the crowd below shouted wildly. Amidst the cheers, the girl slowly walked toward the Shrine, and after a moment her figure vanished at the Shrine's gate.

But even though the girl had disappeared, the people present continued to shout wildly; this atmosphere seemed as if it could continue indefinitely.

At this moment, Mikasa smiled and looked at Qin Ge, saying, "The ceremony is finished; let's go."

Qin Ge nodded and took the shipgirls away from here. Even though the crowd had already walked far away, one could still hear those shouts.

"How was it?" Mikasa asked Qin Ge with a smile.

Qin Ge nodded, "Very miraculous, also very solemn, and very characteristic of the Sakura Empire."

"Hehe." Mikasa chuckled, "Because of time constraints, I haven't seen such a grand scene for a long time."

"Then, Sanli Xianbei, where do you usually go each time you come back?" Qin Ge asked.

"Stay a while on the Sakura Empire's main island, chat with familiar people, then go around other islands, and that's about the time." Mikasa smiled.

Qin Ge nodded, "This time I still need to trouble you; I really feel bad about it."

Mikasa shook her head, "It's nothing; this is what I should do."

"But speaking of that, just now I saw those cherry blossom petals all turn into halos flying toward various places in the Sakura Empire archipelago; is it truly as Zhang Men said, the people's faith in the deity?" Qin Ge asked curiously, and the others also looked toward Mikasa.

"Yes, and also no." Mikasa said.

"Why?" Qin Ge wondered.

Those fragments are indeed faith, but not faith in the Sakura Empire's eight million deities; rather, they are faith in a good life.

The so-called eight million deities are merely a catalyst; the true power still comes from the people's wish-power, which caused the Divine Tree to react. valley

Afterward Zhang Men communicated again with the Divine Tree's power, sending everyone's wishes flying to every corner of the Sakura Empire archipelago. Thus, with the aid of these wishes, the Sakura Empire archipelago will become as Zhang Men said: next year favorable winds and rains, abundant harvests. Mikasa said.

"I see." Qin Ge nodded.

"It sounds somewhat unreal." Bisimai, who was following behind the crowd, said.

"Why would that be?" Qin Ge turned his head to look at Bisimai and asked.

Desiring favorable weather and abundant harvests, this kind of wish is something any locality's people have. However, wishes cannot possibly change nature's weather; after all, anyone who has studied some meteorology knows that.

I believe that to achieve abundant harvests, rather than praying to a deity whose existence is uncertain, the most important thing is to take action, using technology to alter one's living environment. Bisimai said.

Qin Ge nodded and smiled, "What you say is correct, but we also cannot consider the Sakura Empire's people wrong. After all, each faction has its own pursuits, each faction also has its own system."

Just as you told me before, Iron Blood writes its history with iron and blood. And in Sakura Empire's history, most of it is related to deities, so we cannot generalize.

Mikasa nodded, "What Qin Ge said is indeed true; wishes like this can be fulfilled in the Sakura Empire, but not elsewhere."

Just as the people of Donghuang strive through labor, and the people of Iron Blood utilize technology.

Everyone nodded in turn, and Qin Ge at that moment looked toward Tiancheng, who was holding a red umbrella and gazing at the street scenery, saying, "Tiancheng, what do you think?"

"The terrain here in the Sakura Empire determines that it cannot survive like Donghuang and Iron Blood do. And Lord Zhang Men obviously already possesses the ability to summon wishes; this is actually the best choice for the Sakura Empire… cough." Tiancheng said with a smile.

"Indeed." Qin Ge nodded.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now; we'll soon arrive at my place here. Everyone has been on the boat for so long, you can rest properly." Mikasa said to the crowd with a smile.

"However, compared to the place they prepared, my place might be a bit small; everyone will have to squeeze a little."

Qin Ge shook his head, "That's no problem; we came here originally to disturb Sanli Xianbei."

"I've told you many times not to be polite; if you keep doing this, I'll get angry." Mikasa said with a laugh.

Qin Ge chuckled, "Alright then."

After walking through streets full of Sakura Empire style, the crowd turned a corner and headed toward Mikasa's home.

Suddenly they discovered that in front of the house Mikasa mentioned, two people were already standing there.

One had brown hair and a brown tail, like Tiancheng, wearing a red-black kimono; the other had white hair and a white tail, wearing a blue-white kimono.

The crowd saw them at first glance, and they also saw the crowd at the same time.

"Akagi, Kaga?" Mikasa looked at the two figures in the distance, involuntarily turning her head to glance at Qin Ge beside her and Tiancheng behind her, "It seems the ones who should come have arrived."

Tiancheng looked at the two people before him and smiled, while Qin Ge showed a solemn expression.

Although this matter in the Sakura Empire cannot be avoided, he still hoped it would come later, but he never expected it to arrive so quickly.

But at this very moment, those two hurried over here, and their target was obviously the person among the crowd holding the red umbrella.