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It was a seemingly easy task to moor a city-sized spaceship into a harbor but it was actually a huge project. After working hard from dawn to noon, the Mammoth finally docked successfully and the crew was finally able to leave the ship.
Together with the federation lieutenant general, the former military female intelligence office and nearly half of the senior officers of the mothership, Zhang Lisheng took a jet landing vehicle and slowly landed on the harbor that stretched out as far as eyes could see on the Wizard Li Island. He looked down at the dense jungle and the more than ten native chiefs who had their bodies wrapped in exquisite animal skins in the distance. He could not help but took a deep breath of the humid salty air of the island as he murmured, “I’m finally back…”
“Dr., it seems that you really have a deep affection for the Wizard Li Island.” Alison, who was sitting next to the young man, covered the sinister sunlight with her hand and said with a smile.
“Major Alison, I’ve spent about several years on this island in total. Most of the most important achievements in my academic career are also completed here, so how can I possibly don’t harbor any feelings for it?” Zhang Lisheng calmly opened his hands and smiled. Then, he stood up and instead of choosing to walk down the staircase, he leaped over the transparent tempered glass fence that was half a person tall and jumped down on the shore from the landing vehicle that was 4 to 5 meters tall.
“Dear distinguished Pundit, Shami is here to welcome your return.”;
“… Rusova welcome…”;
“… Tsuton welcome…”
Before the young man could stand firmly on the ground, the Wizard Li chief choresmen not far away had already surrounded him under the leadership of a fat native who had three feathers on his head. Kneeling respectfully on the ground, they said in unison.
On the jet landing vehicle, a glimpse of brilliance flicked across the eyes of the chief staff officer of the federal mothership who saw this scene, prompting him to whisper in Menger’s ear, “Menger, looks like our doctor does indeed have a lofty position among the Wizard Li people. Even the middle-level administrative bureaucrats would need to pay their respects when they see him. However, no one among those who are kneeling down is wearing any military armor. At present, it can be inferred that his influence in the army should be quite limited.”
“Dave, do you remember what you always told me?” The federal lieutenant general stood up and looked at the indigenous people kneeling below the ship and whispered coldly, “Don’t make any conclusion easily. Besides, according to the intelligence gathered by our federation, our young doctor is not a simple figure.”
“You always want to refute my words, Menger. Didn’t I just use the word ‘present’ just now?” The slightly plump staff officer Dave with a moderate height, who also had shining golden stars—but fewer in number of only two—on his shoulder, grumbled habitually. Sticking out his belly, he carefully walked down the staircase of the landing vehicle.
“All of you heroic and powerful foreign generals have come a long way. We’ve prepared sumptuous barbecues and chilly fruit wines for all of you. Please come with me.” When the indigenous interpreters who had been waiting at the port saw the highest-ranking guests landing, they immediately went up to greet them in a fluent heavy-accented English enthusiastically.
“Mr. Interpreters, I’m Dr. Zhang Lisheng’s, erm, companion. I must stay with him.” Alison immediately pointed at Zhang Lisheng who was about 20 to 30 meters away.
“Are you the ‘woman warrior’ recruited by the distinguished Pundit from the foreign land?’ One of the Wizard Li young interpreters with three feathers on his head who looked as though he had the highest status looked at the beautiful black female major enviously. “I’ll arrange the servants to honor you with a whole feast at the banquet but according to the regulation, the Pundit must now go to the temple alone to pay his respect to the great Wizard Li God. As a non-believer, you cannot follow him.”
“Then can I follow him if I’m also a Wizard Li believer, Mr. Interprete…” Alison blurted out quick-wittedly but her words were immediately lodged in the throat by the sudden change of expression of the several native interpreters.Read more chapter at vipnovel
Menger, who was standing beside, had carried out several gold transactions with the Wizard Li tribe, so he knew about the taboos. Immediately, he personally stepped in to explain, “Dear devout believers, Major Alison has no intention of disrespecting the great Wizard Li God. She merely wants to follow Dr. Zhang to fulfill her duties, so…”
“Okay, General Menger, I can understand why Miss Alison makes such a mistake.” The chief interpreter bowed slightly to the lieutenant-general and then gave the major a dirty look once again. “But I hope that she’ll understand that unlike the federal you come from, Wizard Li is a land ruled by a great god. Any matter involving faith must not be taken lightly. I hope the same blasphemy will not happen again. Sirs, please follow me.”
Then, the native turned around and walked to the huge bark cabin in the distance.
With their imposing manner snatched away, the helpless senior federal officers could only follow the native interpreters and left the harbor. Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, was able to get away and walk briskly to the beast car while being surrounded by a group of chief choresmen. Finally, he came to the deep temple in the center of the port city built by the sea.
The temple was empty with nobody praying at this time. Only the sound of a few clear springs running under the human-headed snake statue covered entirely in scales standing in the middle of the temple could be faintly heard
The young man walked along the flat green stone walkway to the statue that was more than 100 meters tall and extended his hands to touch the cornerstone. A faint smile appeared on his face. Yellow, blue, green, and red blazing flames suddenly burst out in the air behind him, causing the surrounding fountain around him to soar 100 fold upward and spray mists all over the sky.
“Great Wizard Li, you’re the ancient law of the world. You’re in charge of the ubiquitous rules of nature and the mysteries of evolution… Great Wizard Li, you’re the eternal faith in everybody’s heart and the source of all authority in the world…” In the devout prayers of the chief choresmen who were kneeling in unison on the ground with their heads plastered to the wet floor, the water column dancing in the air slowly condensed into a curtain of water and reflected eight figures.
Those people were either handling some government affairs with their heads lowered, lying on the beds laughing with beautiful women, patrolling the city on a ferocious beast while being escorted by countless of elite warriors, or standing alone on the high-rise overlooking the magnificent mountains and rivers.
However, all of them were alarmed by Zhang Lisheng’s light cough that had a hint of a chuckle in the temple.
When the other companions looked horrified, their bodies became obviously tense. An ugly small skinny native and a white-haired old man, among the eight people, snapped back from their shock in a blink of an eye before mumbling their question in unison as though they were talking to themselves, “Your Majesty, did you call for me?”
“Tugra, Tuan, as expected, the two of you are the first to react.” The young man answered with a smile. After a few seconds, all of the figures in the water curtain kneeled on the ground.
“Yeah, I just came to the Wizard Li Island by taking the Earthling’s spaceship. The time I had is limited, so I can only summon all of you without any notice. I’m sorry, Yeegan.” Zhang Lisheng apologized with a chuckle as he watched the wretched manner of the former desert prince who fell down the bed with a roll.
As the members of the Wizard Li’s Privy Council who could make frequent contact with the god, the eight parishes in power knew that the god in their heart would always be cruel and decisive when confronted by the enemy with no unfilial allowed, but he was usually patient and not stern at all. For this reason, they were not surprised by the joke.
However, to these outstanding people who stood out among hundreds of millions of people knew that even though the god would show such a gentle and amiable attitude, they must not commit a breach of etiquette. For this reason, their attitude became even more respectful.
Looking at the lowered heads, the young man seemed to have felt the sincerity of the pastors. Bursting into another chuckle, he said, “Tugra, half of the Wizard Li Island had been transformed into a ‘big theater’ by you now. To think that you can actually completely mislead the Americans. Looks like you’re very talented to be a director. Very good, keep up the good work. I believe that in the near future the Wizard Li people will soon be able to step into Earth. Oh yeah, each of the parishes should continue recruiting troops, especially on the newly conquered continents and islands. I want to see at least 50 million elite soldiers within half a year. ”
At this moment, the wider world had been opened in front of the religious leaders of Shrimp World No. 2 through the relationship with the federal soldiers that was getting closer. They could also guess that the origin of the Wizard Li god should not be as simple as just the transformation of a native guardian spiritual monster into a god.
However, now that the lot was cast, other than following Zhang Lisheng hell-bent to achieve his monstrous ambitions, there was no other way out for these people. They could only reply respectfully, “Yes, Your Majesty.”
The young man nodded with satisfaction. His expression turned somber, and he praised in a low voice. “Speaking of conquest, my devout pastors, I can’t believe that all of you have actually managed to take control of the entire ‘world’ in such a short time. I feel very gratified.”
“Oh Great God, it’s all because of your powerful weapons and the extraordinary strength you’ve bestowed. Adding on to the fact that the Frosty Mainland, Osad Mainland and the Horn of Glory Mainland were in the midst of the war, and the power of other island nations were all scattered that the Wizard Li divine managed to spread throughout the world in less than a year. In fact, our merit is insignificant.” The Holy See ruling members said in unison. It was apparent that they had discussed about the answer before.
After that, the rest fell into silence while Tugra, the chief governor, continued on his own, “Your Majesty, around 9 new parishes can be opened on the newly conquered three mainlands and the other numerous islands. We need you to appoint a new ruling member.”
“Just promote the chief high priests to become the new ruling member of the Wizard Li religion in accordance with their ranks. Since the structure of the Holy See has been stabilized, I won’t select any talent to suddenly be promoted to a high level unless there’s some special exception in the future.” Zhang Lisheng pondered and replied.
“Your wisdom is enough to illuminate the entire starry sky, Your Majesty.” The chief governor of the Holy See replied sincerely.
“After the rules have matured, understanding the importance of rules does not require much profound wisdom, Tugra.” The young man shook his head with a smile and said, “Prepare the list of promotion as soon as possible and crown them while I’m still here. Also, prepare some food, meat worms, dried animal meat, collected berries, and so on. Anything will do so. Just give me a large amount of them so that I can use them as props. I have a show to perform.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“That’s all for today. Remember what I said, recruiting elite soldiers is the first priority, everyone!” Zhang Lisheng said and waved his hand to transform the water curtain back into scattered drops of water. Then, he strode out of the temple amidst the clear sound of water dripping to the ground.
