In the soothing music, eighteen couples began the first process of the wedding——
Show your heart!
In the vernacular, the couple introduces to the audience how they met, got along with each other, and finally decided to be together. Not only the man has to tell it, but the woman also has to tell it, because Daxia Ling advocates equality between men and women.
As for how to express your feelings, it can be a simple and straightforward summary with only one or two sentences, or you can tell a long and legendary story. As long as the people watching the ceremony are willing to listen, the newcomers can say whatever they want.
However, because the culture and education in the territory are not very developed yet, most of the newlyweds in the group weddings that Xia Duo had attended before were summarized in one or two sentences. They either knew each other since childhood, or they felt good after being introduced to each other for a while.
Either he fell in love with her all of a sudden and would not marry anyone other than the other person, and the reason was very simple, either because he was hard-working and willing to work, or because he was hard-working and thrifty in managing his family.
This time, Xia Duo thought that Afrin, as a spell caster, would say something different, but he didn’t expect that he would also say two short and dry sentences——
"Mo'er and I have known each other since childhood, and I want to take care of her for the rest of my life!"
On the other hand, Afrin’s other half, Mo’er, is a very fierce little girl who speaks very boldly: “I don’t want you to take care of me, I’m obviously the one taking care of you, okay!
"Furthermore, the lord said that women can hold up half the sky. Now I have passed the enlightenment class examination. When I enter the Tower of Time next year, let's see how you show off your mage skills to me!"
Mo'er's words caused the people in the square to burst into laughter. Spellcasters were no longer a rare figure in Daxia Territory. The first people who followed Xia Duo to pioneer here would have been embarrassed to follow others when they went out if they didn't have one or two mage apprentices at home. greet.
Although there are not many formal mages among the new apprentices, it depends on who they are compared with. If compared with the total number of new apprentices, it is indeed not many, but if compared with the Tower of Time in the past, it is undoubtedly better than many. times.
According to the current development trend, sooner or later every family will have their own children become official mage.
And because too many new apprentices come from ordinary families, the Tower of Time usually comes back to help with some work at home during holidays. Therefore, the people in the Daxia Territory are not as afraid or in awe of the mages as the Savior Territory is.
Ridiculing an official mage in public was almost unthinkable in the Saville Territory or any other territory. Only in the Daxia Territory, the official mage not only did not get angry, but suppressed his face and whispered to his significant other. said.
Although Mo'er has a fierce personality, she is not the kind of person who doesn't care about the situation at all. After bravely expressing her feelings, she took Afrin and stepped aside to let the other newcomers express themselves.
Perhaps because of Mo'er's incident, the newcomers slowly started to relax, and the atmosphere on the field suddenly became lively.
So those who played the music from the Ministry of Culture and Education also changed the style of the music according to the occasion, from soothing to cheerful.
Soon the second step of the wedding came -
Take the oath to drink together!
"Oath", as the name suggests, is to recite the marriage contract oath under the witness of the Daxia Code. Of course, today there is also the witness of Xia Duo, and the drink together is the Hexin wine originating from Xia Duo's hometown.
Although I couldn't find the gourd, the form is not the most important. What is important is the meaning.
Xia Duo specially made twenty sets of drinking utensils. Each set is a cup cut in half. As long as the spell is maintained, the half cup can also hold water.
However, how could the ritual utensils specially made by Xia Duo be so simple? The cup also comes with a spiritual spell. If the marriage contract was not sincerely sworn, the water would spill out of the cup as soon as it was divided.
Only with sincerity can the half-full glass of water not spill out. The implication is that only by working together can couples create miracles.
Of course, after Xia Duo has participated in so many group weddings, he has never encountered a couple who couldn't finish drinking together, and today was no exception.
Even the newlyweds, who had been at each other's throats during the confessional stage, did not pull any strings when it came to drinking together.
"Having taken the oath and drank the Concentric Wine, under the witness of the Bactrian Code and the lords, I declare as the Archon of the Bactrian Territory that you have become a legal couple!"
It was already a fixed process. After Leiden made his announcement, the people watching the ceremony applauded one after another, and the festive and joyful atmosphere was extremely intense.
"Now, please invite the Lord and Lady Niya to send blessings to the newlyweds."
"Wow--"
There was a burst of cheers from the outside. Those who had been married wished they could get married again, and those who had not yet reached the marriageable age wished they had been born a few years earlier.
And Xia Duo was already familiar with the blessings that were to come, but Niya had just come to him for a temporary study session before Niya came. In fact, she dismantled half of what he was going to say and let Niya say it.
"I hope you can support each other in your future careers, and I wish you a bright future!"
"I hope you can share the joys and sorrows in your future lives, and you will always be happy!"
The newlyweds returned the favor one by one, and finally came the most lively part of the entire wedding ceremony - the blessings and carnival of the crowd.
If Xia Duo was present at this stage, everyone might not be able to let go, so it is usually the time for him to leave at this point in the wedding.
However, Niya was very interested in participating today. Xia Duo didn't want to spoil Niya's interest, so he took her away first, then transformed into an image and squeezed into the square again.
The active crowd in the Followers Square was singing and dancing, and Niya suddenly whispered into Sha Duo's ear: "I also want a wedding like this."
"Why do you suddenly have such an idea? Our wedding was witnessed by the Lord of Glory. Do you want to do it again?"
"Although the testimony in the glory is valuable, I actually hope to get everyone's blessings." Niya buried her head on Sha Duo's shoulder and whispered.
"Is that what you think!"
Xia Duo felt a little moved. He gently stroked Niya's back and whispered in Niya's ear: "Actually, as long as we treat the people with heart, the people will also bless us with heart. Listen -"
Shado cast a spell to select some sounds in the square and passed them to Niya's ears. Those were the blessings given to the lord by everyone present after blessing the newlyweds, and naturally brought Niya with them.
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Next, Shado stayed in the territory for another day, got the "Communication Mystery Lock Experimental Node Artifact" that Niya had made, and then recreated the clone and went to Severton.
The reason why I went to Sevington first was to eliminate the hidden danger, thank Iolum and return the treasures, and also to use the permanent portal connected to Everesca through the headquarters of the Austrian Law Federation.
Because he had to be prepared for a possible attack by Zhamdas, and the purpose of this trip was to restrict war spells, which in a sense was also a restriction on the floating city, he did not let the floating city accompany him this time.
Taking the permanent portal is a more suitable but less high-profile way to enter the country.
(End of chapter)
