Chapter 236: Soul Totem
Through the above measures, Roland draws on the commercial operation model of the sports games on the earth, and conducts comprehensive and meticulous commercial operations of the sports games by selling tickets, equipment, lottery tickets, advertisements and many other ways. If everything goes well www.biquge.info not only will it be profitable, but it will also provide many jobs for Kitland, stimulate consumption, and ultimately drive the city's economic vitality.
After Roland wrote the profit plan, he read it from beginning to end, and the deduction on paper was clear and reasonable, but it was not easy to implement it.
In order to prevent the staff involved in the operation from engaging in fraud, Roland finally added a clause - it is recommended to set up a supervision and audit department, with the reverend Kourd, who has a high level of education and loyalty to the lord, as the inspector, to ensure that the accounts of each store are clear, the amount due is not large, and the corrupt and bribe-evasive tax evasion are handed over to the court to deal with strictly.
Roland felt that Vigraf was the best fit to lead the department, but he did not recommend Vigraf in his proposal, lest Beowulf suspect that they had made a deal in secret.
After getting the plan for the operation of the tournament, Roland changed his manuscript paper and continued to write a longer and more complex article - "Kitland City and the Surrounding Countryside Survey Report".
During his travels, Roland developed a habit of conducting a thorough social survey and writing a detailed report to his father to use as a reference for future governance.
Compared to the villages and towns visited before, such as the Big Rabbit's Nest and the Valley Village, Kitland is undoubtedly much larger, with more complex social classes and more investigations.
Roland moved his somewhat sour fingers, picked up the pen and laid down an outline on the manuscript paper, preparing to discuss it from many aspects, such as the geographical environment, social class, power structure, military defense, religion and folk customs, agriculture, industry and commerce, finance and taxation, education, science, culture, and health. Of course, "science and technology" here is not exactly the same as the concept on earth, and mainly refers to the application of alchemy and magic.
Roland combed through the outline and found that there was a rather important link missing, so he added one item at the end - on the union movement in Kitland.
The tip of the pen flowed smoothly on the manuscript paper, and Roland was also reviewing the material while writing the report, deepening his thinking, and gaining a clearer understanding of some social issues, but when it came to the section on "Religion and Folklore", he cautiously put down his pen and decided to visit the major temples in the city tomorrow before drawing conclusions.
Vigraf was a very strict man and knocked on the door at seven o'clock the next morning.
In winter, the nights in the Northland are long and the days are short, and at seven o'clock the sky is just dawning, and there are few pedestrians on the road. The Colosseum is located directly north of the Colosseum, and if the Colosseum were to be a ring, the Colosseum would be like a diamond set in the ring.
Roland saw seven tall and majestic marble sculptures displayed in the square outside the church from a distance, so he quickened his pace and walked over to see them closely.
The seven statues are all images of Kitlander barbarian warriors, holding various weapons and making fighting postures, and the carvings are quite expressive. These statues also have a common feature, that is, the upper body ****, carved on the back of a large tattoo, Roland looked at the past one by one, the tattoo presented as a bear, wolf, eagle, python, ape, lion, dragon seven kinds of beast images.
"These sculptures symbolize the Seven Totemic Warriors, all of whom are warriors defending the Kord Church and the bodyguards of Lord Beowulf." Vigraf duly explained the meaning of the sculptures to Roland: "Only those warriors who are loyal to the faith of Kord and to Lord Beowulf will have the opportunity to choose a spirit totem, receive the blessing of Lord Beowulf and tattoo it on their backs, and after that, they will gain the corresponding totemic power as they grow." ”
"Like your dragon totem?"
"That's right, my dragon totem was drawn by Lord Beowulf himself, this totem can only be obtained by dragon blood creatures, and it occupies a small proportion of the seven totem warriors, but it is a symbol of glory after all, since this statue was erected, no one dares to openly discriminate against a Kitlander with dragon blood like me, otherwise it will be tantamount to insulting the Kord Church, and it will be condemned by all Kord believers." Vigraaf's eyes were filled with pride.
Roland bowed slightly, and there was more admiration in his eyes when he looked at the statue.
The significance of the statue depends not only on the exquisite craftsmanship, but also on the spirit it embodies. Beowulf erected a statue of the dragon totem warrior in front of the Kord Temple, in fact, using religious spirit to resolve racial contradictions, incorporating the "dragon blood" factor into the camp of Kord's followers, and opening a protective umbrella for those half-breeds with dragon genes to avoid discrimination and provide a channel for them to rise, inspiring them to join the Kord faith, strive to show their outstanding side, and strive to be promoted to a glorious dragon totem warrior.
The vast majority of Dragon-Blood Kitlanders, including Viglaf, do not acquire dragon genes on their own volition, but are illegitimate children born of their ancestors after being raped by the "Dragon's Eye" villains.
They endure discrimination and unfair treatment from birth, and often when they reach adulthood and have a certain strength, they will launch bloody revenge on those who have insulted and discriminated against them, and then they will either be punished for their crimes, or flee Kitland City and go to the "Dragon's Eye" with a grudge and become the enemy of their former compatriots.
Andrea's story is a microcosm of this tragedy.
This conflict has been waged since Kitland's creation, and each conflict creates more hatred and deepens ethnic rifts.
At its worst, Kitland even imposed a cruel edict: all dragon-blooded creatures were forbidden to settle in the city, and dragon-blooded offspring born to Kitlander women must be drowned immediately and never to be had.
This near-genocidal decree apparently could not be enforced for long, and although it was later repealed, the discrimination against mestizos did not change until Beowulf and Natasha returned from their travels in the New World.
There are historical reasons for the emergence of any racial conflict, and it will inevitably take a long historical process to mediate ******** and promote national integration.
Based on the experience of the earth, Roland believes that the promotion of national integration cannot be achieved by top-down administrative orders alone, and that reverse nationalism is not advisable, and that there are only two truly effective means: either exporting a strong ideology to change customs, or exporting a strong religious belief to convert aliens under the banner of the same god.
The essence of these two means is to awaken the spiritual consensus among different ethnic groups, to "seek common ground" and overcome "differences", and finally to achieve the goal of eliminating differences, and to integrate multiple ethnic groups into a civilized community in the modern sense.
After that, the main body of international competition is no longer based on the nation, but on the clash of different civilizations, until the strong civilization merges with the weak civilization; And when a strong civilization falls into decline for various reasons, it will be merged by a stronger civilization, repeating the same cycle. (To be continued.) )