Chapter 528: The Glory That Belongs to You

Several Soldiers hurriedly said: "They all went down, went down to see the bear!"

The Captain was stunned: "Ah? A bear got in? Why didn't you attack!"

The Soldier explained again: "It's not that a bear came, it's that the road-building team caught a very, very big bear, and they'll be here soon. Look, you can see it now."

The Captain also hurriedly crowded to the edge of the city wall, listened to the loud work chants, and saw that terrifyingly large bear in the team. He was also stunned for a moment, forgot to assign blame, and clicked his tongue in wonder: "Wow, this bear is truly ridiculously big!"

However, he immediately reacted: "Is this their reason for going down? Dereliction of duty! You few continue to keep watch, I will call them up. There is really no discipline at all; it seems they need to be trained well."

The Soldiers who were preparing to watch the fun saw the team walking down the city wall with angry expressions and their faces immediately changed; they knew they were done for. The Captain roared at them: "What are you waiting for if you aren't going back! Waiting to eat meat? Don't sleep after you go off duty today! Since you like watching the city gate so much, then you can watch the city gate for me properly tonight!"

The Soldiers dared not even breathe loudly, hurriedly and flusteredly ran onto the city wall, picked up their Weapons again, and stood back in their positions without looking sideways. The Captain looked at them one by one with anger, and whenever he saw one he didn't like, he immediately gave them a kick in the backside.

Chibing also led his men at this time, shouting work chants as he arrived under the city wall. After a simple report, he continued to shout work chants and walked into the city gate that had already been opened for them.

After entering the city gate, a Soldier asked Chibing in a low voice: "Where are we going now? Which department should this be handed over to?"

Chibing knew very well that this bear was not prey they had hunted to eat, but the result of their mission; naturally, it had to be taken to the Ministry of War to claim credit. So, while the others shouted work chants, Chibing shouted from the side: "Adjust direction, advance toward the Ministry of War!"

For this last stretch of the road, meaning before entering the city and after entering the city, there was a dispute over who would carry it, as this was the most face-saving matter. To ensure that everyone did not have conflicts, Chibing had each rotating team select one person as a representative to decide by arm wrestling; if you won, it meant you still had strength, so you would continue to carry it. It took a very short time to decide the winner.

Those who were eliminated were dejected, and Chibing encouraged them: "Chest out, back straight! This bear has a share of your credit; you are all equally glorious!"

After entering Lema City, the loud work chants instantly attracted everyone's attention, and then word spread from ten to a hundred, and even the people busy in the fields were called over, saying they were going to see something extraordinary together.

In the end, both sides of Chibing's team were packed full of people, marveling at the huge bear. All the Soldiers held their heads high with pride, marching in standard goose-step.

The Ministry of War also received the news, and they also trotted out, and then the two sides met halfway. Chibing hurriedly stepped forward to report to the Lema City Minister of War. The Minister listened to the report briefly, and then anxiously let the Soldiers put the bear on the ground. He had never seen such a big bear before; not participating in the hunt himself was truly his regret.

A giant bear was just casually put down like that. No one cared about the smell on the bear's body; instead, they struggled to squeeze forward. Fortunately, there were Soldiers on both sides maintaining order.

The Minister also first took the claws to look at them. Although they were tied up, it did not affect him comparing them to his own at all. He clicked his tongue in wonder, and the surrounding crowd also let out "wow" exclamations.

Finally, he observed the giant bear's head and saw that penetrating wound. The other officials of Lema City also stepped forward to watch and touch it, satisfying their curiosity.

Lema City knew they were not qualified to handle such a large bear, but because it was getting late, there was no time to go to Huaxia City, so they had them lift it up again, go around the Lema City square to let everyone see it, and then carry it to their unit. They also contacted the Ministry of Revenue to find more salt, preparing to cover the bear with a layer of salt directly that night, otherwise, it would probably be completely rotten by tomorrow.

The Soldiers were very tired, but they were also very excited. The Lema City Soldiers who participated in the hunting operation were praised, and it was said that they would claim credit for them from Huaxia City, but they wouldn't need to go tomorrow. The Ministry of Works had worked overnight to modify a large flatbed cart, which was actually just a huge board with two sets of wheels added underneath.

The axles and wheels were ready-made, so it was made very quickly. The Ministry of Works also gained inspiration from this; they could make some sturdy, very large four-wheeled carts specifically for pulling large goods, so they wouldn't have to make so many trips.

The next day, Chibing and the Soldiers he brought out from Huaxia City set off on the road with the flatbed cart, on which the giant bear was laid flat and secured. Although the mother bear was also brought along, it had been completely ignored by everyone.

Huaxia City received the information early in the morning. The shadow of Baifeng almost being killed by a bear years ago was still there, but when he heard that they had hunted a giant bear, he was still very interested. He told the Shaman to have the Ministry of Rites arrange for Chibing to put the giant bear on the square; he wanted to receive the giant bear for a sacrifice.

The Shaman naturally accepted it with great joy and prepared extremely carefully and meticulously; the ceremony of the King personally presiding over the sacrifice had to be taken seriously.

According to the regulations set by Baifeng, the Royal Family sacrifice must use one pig, one cow, and one sheep each as offerings, but because the offering this time was a bear, these were not prepared, but they were very attentive to other rituals.

Baifeng also wrote a "Sacrificial Text for the Bear-Hunting King" overnight. The content was to praise the Soldiers of Huaxia and show off the military power of Huaxia, and then look forward to the gods blessing their Huaxia so they could continue to have such powerful military strength.

When Chibing entered the city with the giant bear's corpse, the Shaman was already waiting at the city gate. As soon as the Shaman saw Chibing, he immediately arranged the next task for him. Chibing, who originally thought it was just like yesterday to show off, felt a bit numb when he heard that the King wanted to perform a sacrifice; he felt that he couldn't handle this matter and was afraid of messing it up.

The Shaman comforted him: "Don't be afraid, this is your glory. Do you want to easily give it to others?"

Chibing looked at the expectant eyes of the Soldiers and could only bite the bullet and accept it.

Afterward, they drove the cart to the square. Under the command of the Shaman, they lifted the corpses of the two bears down and placed them in the center of the square. Amidst the exclamations of the watching crowd, they untied the ropes binding the corpses with slightly stiff bodies.

Then they pulled the cart out. All the Soldiers who came hurriedly adjusted their armor and Weapons again, standing neatly in rows on both sides of the square.