On the highest peak of Ba Ling Island, a grand festival is being held.

Facing the head of the snake god, a simple altar is arranged. On the altar are placed ritual utensils carved from top-quality Yepo stone, precious minerals such as coral pearls and crystallized bone marrow, and special spices such as eternal incense.

This is a special farewell ceremony to bid farewell to the Great God of the Sea who protected the survivors of the White Night Kingdom and allowed them to see the light of day again.

Inazuma does not have many demons, nor does it hold a festival to bid farewell to the demons. In order to hold this festival well, Niyu specially wrote to Zhongli for advice and asked him to purchase a full set of festival supplies.

Since he has inherited the power of the Orochi, it is natural to hold a funeral for him... But Zhongli is really expensive when it comes to spending money...

Thinking of the long string of zeros on the bill, Niyu had a toothache.

But this time he accepted the offer and paid a little more to Orochi as an expression of sincerity.

Zhongli mentioned the big snake in his reply. This old man did have a good memory. Even if Orochi only had a brief fight with him and then fled, he still remembered Orochi's appearance and strength, and secretly congratulated Niyu for getting rid of his physical danger.

Regarding Niwa's series of actions in Inazuma, establishing Liben Department Store, allowing Dokai to station on outlying islands, helping the rebels stabilize the situation, etc., he did not hide it from the emperor, but the emperor did not say anything.

There was only one thing that concerned Niyu.

"What do you mean by 'I feel relieved as long as you look after Liyue'? Don't let this guy cause any trouble and just stand guard for the last time!" Ni Yu secretly cursed.

According to the original plot, the emperor should fake his death and retire in more than a year. In more than a year, Niyu feels that his layout should be completed, and he will no longer be afraid of the old man's retirement.

What he was most afraid of was that Zhongli would suddenly retire early if he thought about it, and even if he was prepared, he would inevitably be in a hurry.

As the festival comes to an end, Eternal Life Incense is lit in the heart of the Coral Palace to bid farewell to the Orochi on behalf of the islanders.

After praying silently for a moment, she turned to the thousands of soldiers and people, took a deep breath, and raised her voice to shout. With the help of elemental power, the sound echoed through the Ba Ying Island along the flowing wind, and flew into the ears of hundreds of thousands of people at the same time.

"People of Kaiji Island!"

"Today, we are here to bid farewell to the old god! This god once led our ancestors to resist oppression and darkness, and finally established Haiji Island! He is the God of Haiji forever in our hearts!"

"Many people have heard about the war back then. I know that many people are dissatisfied with the defeat back then, and even regard the current war as a continuation of the war back then. Some people say that we are avenging Lord Kaiji Omikami."

"But I want to tell you, this is not the case!"

Having said this, Xinhai turned his attention to a square formation, which contained tens of thousands of captured shogunate soldiers.

"We are not Narukami's people, but Narukami accepted us. For this, we Hai Zhi people are grateful. For thousands of years, we have worked hard to integrate into Inazuma, and now we are no different from other Inazuma people."

"We are also rice wives now!"

As soon as these words came out, tens of thousands of prisoners couldn't help but look at each other, and there was some commotion among the people in Haiji.

Xinhai continued her speech.

"We are Daozhi people and we are also Haizhi people!"

"We are grateful to Lord Narukami, but we do not blindly obey Him!"

"In the blood of us Hai Zhi people, there has always been a kind of faith, which is even higher than that of gods!"

"We believe in fairness and justice! We resist all tyranny and injustice!"

"Back then, our ancestors fought against the injustice of fate in the dark underground! Even the Great God of the Sea didn't come back then!"

"Later, our ancestors resisted the injustice of the nobles! There were no gods in the White Night Kingdom at that time!"

"Today, Narukami-sama's wrong policies are hurting tens of millions of Inari people! Not only us Haiji people, but everyone is suffering from poverty and oppression! Sanfeng is powerless to dissuade, and even adds fuel to the flames!"

"In the face of this injustice, we Haiji people will not remain silent!"

"We stand up and fight! Even if we are facing God! Even if we no longer have God!"

"We firmly believe that even if Narukami-sama's power is enough to cut off the entire Yashiro Island, truth and justice cannot be cut off by him!"

"Soldiers of the Shogunate Army! Islanders of Hachio Island!"

"We are not invaders! We are your compatriots! Compatriots who are suffering oppression and injustice just like you!"

"You can remain silent in the face of injustice and oppression, but you should ask yourself, should you raise arms against those who are resisting and those soldiers who are also resisting for you?"

Amid the screams in their hearts, tens of thousands of prisoners lowered their heads, while the morale of the resistance soldiers was high. The atmosphere between the Haji Islanders and the Haizhi Islanders is also visibly more harmonious.

"On behalf of the people of Haiji Island, we say no to tyranny! We have achieved a staged victory, and we will continue to win! Because truth and justice are on our side!"

"But after all, this is a civil war, a fratricidal fight between compatriots. We are unwilling to vent our anger on innocent people..."

"We sincerely apologize to the civilians of Ba Ying Island who were harmed during the war and will do our best to compensate them."

"We will give preferential treatment to the captured shogunate soldiers and release a group of people as appropriate. Priority will be given to situations such as the only laborer in the family, the only son in the family, and father, son and brothers who are captured at the same time..."

As soon as these words came out, the prisoner square exploded, and cheers burst out!

"Victory in a hundred battles is not a good thing; subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is a good thing... I finally understand this time!" Xinhai held Niwa's "The Art of War" written silently, with bright eyes.

"Yes, if these hundreds of people are released, they will definitely bring our attitude to the people and the army. The shogunate army has already suffered a disastrous defeat, so this will definitely make the army less willing to fight!" Goro was so excited that his tail was wagging.

Niyu said with a smile: "The bottom line is to attack the city, and the bottom line is to attack the heart. Public opinion warfare is also a form of war, and we must make good use of it. At the moment, we have only initially established our own justice, which is not enough. We have to continue to fight for it. The sympathy of the people continues to undermine the confidence of the shogunate army!"

"What should we do?" Goro asked.

Niwa looked at him with a smile, "I heard that you have been contributing to Yaedo's "Xianshi Monthly" before?"

"Eh?!"

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