mechanical court

The image of the statue is an adult man, who looks quite majestic and heroic—wearing a coral crown, holding a trident, wearing a golden armor with spikes, and a fat white seal under his feet.

"This is the Sea God! They want to worship the Sea God." Ivan concluded based on his first impression.

But the next moment, he overturned his impression, because the statue was obviously a human being—the sea god of the murlocs couldn't possibly be a human being.

Just when Ivan couldn't figure it out, in front of the statue's pedestal, a respectable-looking male elderly murloc stepped out. (The method to distinguish male and female murlocs is very simple. Male murlocs are more fish-like in appearance, while female mermaids are closer to humans.)

Holding flowers, corals, and shells, it respectfully walked to the base, and then solemnly knelt down on the ground, kowtowing to the sculpture.

Bang-bang-bang!

I don't know if it's because the murloc's pain-sensing nerves are slow, or this old man's simple head iron, when he kowtows, his forehead will inevitably hit the ground, making a loud bang.After nine times in a row, the old fish stood up and handed the sacrifice to the followers around him, asking them to deliver the sacrifice to the feet of the statue.

At this time, the square was already crowded with people, and the pilgrims offered flowers, corals, and shells one after another—a thick layer of offerings was soon spread around the base of the statue.

After offering their sacrifices, the murlocs returned to their original positions in an orderly manner, clearing the center of the square, and then quickly fell silent.In just a few minutes, the huge square became silent. Everyone kept quiet tacitly, as if they were waiting for the second part of the pilgrimage.

"The fifth year! Today is the fifth year that the murlocs escaped from the lawless zone and were reborn!" At this time, the elderly murloc who took the lead in offering sacrifices suddenly spoke, and the vigorous and powerful voice spread out along the open area, and quickly spread throughout the world. all corners of the square.

"We've been through a lot of disasters over the years ... we've all come through."

As the old murloc spoke, he suddenly pointed to the sculpture behind him, and raised his voice emphatically: "Now our life has returned to stability and prosperity, but we must not forget who saved us from the brink of extinction!"

Hearing these words, the murlocs in the square nodded one after another, with expressions of deep approval on their faces, and some of them even shed tears.

Yiwen frowned, feeling very unhappy - the Menis Empire, which subsidized the murlocs, was rescued by the mechanical legion, and I was the one who gave the orders; in the end, you actually thanked a cold sculpture! ?Isn't this a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves! ?

The old murloc still didn't know that his remarks had offended his immediate boss's immediate boss, and he still said in an extremely excited tone:

"Thanks to our savior, thank him for helping the murlocs, helping us eliminate poverty and hunger, helping us escape the claws of the plague, and giving the murlocs a peaceful and rich life! His benevolent and noble incarnation, generosity, wisdom He is resourceful and a loving father respected by everyone. He is also the eternal 'holy anointed king' and 'benefactor' in the hearts of the murlocs, the great 'immortal king'!"

Hearing this, Yiwen's face became even darker, his eyes were gloomy as if it could rain down—it's nothing more than offering sacrifices to your gods, and even snatching my title, I really think I have no temper.

"Let us shout his name and pray that his blessings will last forever!" The old murloc raised his hands high, his long beard curled up in excitement, and roared with the loudest voice: "Thank you, His Majesty the Great Sun King, thank you for our Savior, he is the holy Immortal King!"

"Thank you His Majesty Ivan!"

"Thank you His Majesty Ivan!"

"Thank you His Majesty Ivan!"

There was a thunderous shout in the square, and the murlocs raised their hands high, their eyes full of reverence and fanaticism.

Because of the sharp turn, Yiwen was stunned for a moment, and then he stared at the statue in the center of the square—how does this look like a middle-aged man, but it's me?Could it be that all murlocs are face blind! ?

It didn't take long for him to feel relieved, because he couldn't tell the difference between the murlocs either.

In the eyes of humans, the murlocs are almost all twins, almost made of the same mold; in the eyes of the murlocs, human beings are not like that.

In their eyes, there should be no difference between themselves and this middle-aged uncle——Ivan speculated silently.

After cheering, the old fish took a few deep breaths to calm down, and then praised him endlessly:

"He is the "King of Kings", the incarnation of the will of the gods in the world! During these years of his reign, he built the Menesian Empire into an interstellar empire with iron-blooded wrists; It has become the only military empire in the galaxy civilization that can confront the Kashni Federation. Now it has a vast territory, a large population, and different races. Under the light of the Sun King, the culture is rich and developed, presenting a vibrant scene.”

Having said that, he pressed his left hand to his chest, closed his eyes, and said solemnly:

"Let us pray for him, and pray that he and the great Far East alliance will last forever."

Not long after, all the mermaids in the square closed their eyes, and the city center became quiet again.

During this process, the more Ivan heard it, the more strange it became, and the more he felt it was exaggerated. He always felt that this kind of scene was very wrong, as if he was deliberately sanctifying himself and distinguishing himself from the Menes Empire.

Could it be that someone specially arranged all of this! ?

Thinking of this, he immediately broke through the sky, returned to the royal court of Star Hyperion, and then directly issued an edict:

"Let the governor of the ocean planet come back and see me immediately!"

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The next day, the side hall of King Quan's Palace.

The governor of the ocean planet, a squat high-ranking murloc official, Montgomery stood sweating profusely at the door of the side hall, his scaly face full of restlessness.

His mood at the moment can only be explained by fear and confusion.

Because Montgomery didn't know what mistakes he made...Since he took office, he has been conscientious and has never dared to take bribes, let alone neglect government affairs.The only black spot was probably the great plague that nearly wiped out the murlocs—but could he be blamed for that?Could it be that if the governor is changed, the evil Herder will not release the plague?

This is obviously impossible!

Then why is His Majesty the Sun King angry?

Thinking of the unkind tone in the edict, Montgomery felt trembling, but after thinking about it, he didn't know where he had offended the Sun King.

Just when the governor was thinking wildly, Renee in a neat military uniform walked up to him:

"Your Excellency Montgomery, His Majesty is waiting for you in the hall."

"Your Excellency Renee, Your Majesty...why is he angry?" At this moment, Montgomery didn't have the majesty of a feudal official, looking at the female adjutant, there was only helplessness and pleading.

"Sorry, I can't speculate on this kind of thing." Renee shrugged her shoulders and gave the other party a helpless look.

"Ugh!"

Montgomery sighed, then drooped his head and walked into the inner hall with an expression similar to that of going to the execution ground.

On the seat in the inner hall, Ivan watched the other party walk into the room with a cold expression, and did not sit down uncharacteristically.When Governor Fat Yu walked in front of him, he first let out a cold snort, and then reprimanded him sternly:

"Do you know why I told you to come here? Because you are confused!"

"Confused?" Montgomery looked confused.

"Yesterday, I went to the City of Visiting, and the people there are conducting public sacrifices. Do you know about this?"

"I know! I know!"

Governor Fat Yu nodded repeatedly, and then hurriedly said: "They do this every year, but this year they have done it more solemnly. If His Majesty thinks this is inappropriate, I will explicitly prohibit them from doing similar activities in the future."

"It's not that I don't like folk activities!"

Seeing his appearance like this, Ivan suddenly lost his temper, grabbed the newspaper in his hand, and slapped it on the forehead: "I just don't like you using this method to curry favor with me! If it wasn't for you I have been diligent and managed the ocean planet well, and I will definitely urge the cabinet to get rid of you!"

"Please!?"

Governor Fat Yu was once again stupefied by his photos, and then quickly shouted for grievances: "Your Majesty, that is completely a spontaneous action by the people, and it really has nothing to do with my subjects! These days, my subjects have been busy formulating policies to encourage births, so how can I have time to engage in such activities?" Facial engineering."

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