Purple Xuan Domain, the place occupied by the forces of the Dream Country in the south of the continent, among them, the Cang Country adjacent to the Frost Country and the closest to the territory of the Northern Resistance Army in the occupied area of the Dream Country, in a city in the north of the country, as many as tens of thousands of people are gathering in the central square of the city and seem to be carrying out a large-scale collective activity.

Obviously, from a distance, there is a large sea of people, a large area of black pressure crowded with people, but it is not noisy and chaotic at all.

The entrances and exits around the square are full of people coming in and out all the time, but there is no sense of chaos and crowding, everyone who enters the square will consciously find a free place along the planned sidewalk, and then silently kneel down on the square directly on the cotton pads that have been paved, fold their hands together and face the direction of the center of the square, and then close their eyes and face seriously or whisper softly or silently, as if they are praying for something.

Everyone silently entered the square, and then silently withdrew, making the whole downtown square seem to be haunted by a solemn solemnity, even the onlookers, residents and merchants near the square, after seeing this scene in the square, will unconsciously lower their movements, lest they will disturb them and destroy this solemn atmosphere.

On the second floor of a teahouse near 30 meters at the edge of the "Jingle Bell ......" square, several young citizens were sitting around a table by the window, and one of them picked up a small copper bell on the table and shook it gently, making a crisp sound.

Because the chatter of the guests in the teahouse deliberately lowered their voices, as if they were afraid of noisy others. Therefore, in this quiet environment, this kind of bell with high penetration can be said to be close to the inside of the teahouse, and even the first floor can be heard clearly.

The guy waiting at the staircase on the second floor naturally heard the bell, and immediately stepped forward: "A few guest officers, do you need any small service?"

"Add us another pot of hot tea. The young man who rattled the bell pointed to the tens of thousands of people gathered in the square at the end of the street outside the window, and asked the guy in the teahouse, "By the way, man, as a local, you should know what is going on over there, right?

"Okay. The man replied with a smile, skillfully fetched the boiling hot water from the counter not far away, helped them fill the teapot, and then glanced at the square, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and then said: "If the little one guessed correctly, a few guests should not be residents of this city, and they have only arrived in this city in the last two days?"

"Yes, you see that?" the young man glanced at the man.

"Because, the activity over there has been going on in the city for almost ten days. The man replied with a smile, and then looked at the young man who asked the question suspiciously: "Speaking of which, don't you really know about the guest officer? As far as I know, this kind of activity has been going on in most towns and cities in the liberated areas today, and it is a very common phenomenon." ”

"It's no surprise that our group had been playing and hunting in the mountains and forests in the wilderness, and we hadn't been back to town for a while, so we were curious. Another young man made a round of noise, which dispelled the doubts of the teahouse guys.

"Then, I suggest that a few guest officers go to the branch of the "Dream Chamber of Commerce" run by the "Dream Country" government in the city to take a look, I heard that there is a new magical thing called the 'Soul Communicator' recently, I heard the boss say that that kind of thing can not only be used to communicate with people thousands of miles away, but also can be used to query various messages, in addition to there seem to be many other interesting functions that I don't quite understand......" The teahouse guy scratched his head, and a look of yearning appeared in his eyes:" The shopkeeper of our teahouse went to buy one for himself a few days ago, and I saw the shopkeeper use that thing to talk to his relatives in other towns hundreds of miles away!"

While reminiscing, the teahouse guy described in an envious tone:

"To this day, I still feel a little incredible, just such a small thing, but it can suddenly release a board that glows like the magic weapon of the rumored monks, and also makes the board shine with sights and sounds hundreds of miles away...... Probably, this is the means that only the rumored immortals can do!"

"To tell you the truth, the little one is also going to see if there is a chance to buy one for himself to try. However, because after the news spread, I heard that many people are now very interested in this kind of strange thing sold by the Dream Chamber of Commerce, so it has led to a shortage of supply on the side of the Chamber of Commerce! If a few guest officers want to try to get it, they should be as soon as possible, if they can really buy it, when you want to hear any news, you can probably find it directly as long as you use that strange thing directly. ”

"If it's really like what you said, then it really sounds like a magic weapon like the 'Thousand Miles Messenger' refined by a monk. After hearing the man's introduction, another young man looked at him thoughtfully and asked, "But since it is an extraordinary product from the hands of those high-ranking monks, even if the Chamber of Commerce of the Dream Country is willing to take out this kind of thing and sell it to the common people, the selling price should not be too cheap, right?"

When the young man asked this, he couldn't help but look at the guy with a little doubt in his eyes. Because it is obvious that this guy's family background should not be very wealthy, whether it is the clothes on his body or the occupation he does, it shows the fact that he is just a very ordinary and ordinary ordinary person.

Where did he get the funds to buy something that should reasonably be sold for a lot of money?

Even not just him, judging from the normal living standards of the civilians in this world, even the shopkeeper of this teahouse should not have the kind of savings that can afford to buy an extraordinary magic weapon of the level of the 'Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman' for monks.

The guy in the teahouse looked at the young man who asked the question with strange eyes, then thought about it, and suddenly said, "Oh, you misunderstood, guest officer, but the little one didn't introduce it clearly just now." In fact, although the price of the strange things sold by the Dream Chamber of Commerce is indeed not low, it is actually divided into different levels, and it is said that it is suitable for the ordinary people, but it can be bought for five taels of silver. ”

Five taels of silver, according to the folk prices in Zixuanyu, even if it is a profession like a teahouse guy, as long as you can save money, then you only need one or two months of salary to be able to accumulate.

Although five taels of silver can only buy the lowest-level corpse communicator, the basic functions that should be there are actually no less, but there is no entertainment expansion function specially designed for nobles. The guy was already very satisfied with this, anyway, for them ordinary people, such a convenient strange thing that in the past could only be used by monks, but now it can be regarded as a big bargain if it can be purchased for only five taels of silver.

The third young man at the tea table also asked at this time: "Okay, man, if it's really as good as you say, we'll go and see it when we have time." Now back to the previous question, what the crowd on the other side of the square in the center of the city has been doing since the morning, do you know what is going on?"

"Oh, what do you mean?" the man smiled slightly, "That's actually an order from the sheriff of the city that occupied the dream country here, asking the people to perform a prayer ceremony to express gratitude. ”

"Thanksgiving, prayer ceremony?" The young man was stunned when he heard this, and wondered, "To whom are you grateful, and thank what?"

"What else? Naturally, I am grateful to the dream country. The guy said directly in a tone of course.

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the three young men changed slightly, revealing a faint sense of astonishment and anger.

However, because the change was fleeting, they quickly disguised it, so the teahouse guys didn't seem to notice their momentary strange emotions.

I saw that the guy in the teahouse continued to smile and said: "Although it was the dream country that overthrew the original court of our Cangzhi country and forcibly occupied this country, the son of heaven above his head suddenly changed, and everyone was indeed a little uneasy at first. But fortunately, Dream Country did not embarrass the people, and even when they attacked the city at the beginning, they took the initiative to restrain their soldiers, even after entering the city, they did not do anything to disturb the people, and even except for replacing the officers and men of the original Kurano Country in the city with the officials sent by Dream Country, everything is almost the same. The lives of the people should be lived as they should be and how they should be lived. ”

"Obviously, the name of the country is gone, and as the people of the original Cangzhi country, don't you have any feelings about it? Don't you have a heart of loyalty to the country?" the young man looked at the guy with curious eyes and asked, "Even if the ordinary people of Li don't care about this kind of thing because they don't care about themselves, but those soldiers under the command of the original Cangzhi country who were killed by the siege army of the dream country, they should always have families, right?"

When the teahouse guy heard this, his face finally changed slightly, he glanced around, and saw that no one noticed here, so he lowered his voice and whispered with some embarrassment: "Guest officer, your question ......"

The young man didn't speak, he waved his hand directly, took out a tael of silver and put it on the tea table, and gestured to the guy in the tea house: "If you can answer our questions well, this piece of silver is yours." ”

"Okay!" As soon as he saw the silver, the teahouse guy's eyes immediately lit up, and he reached out very quickly and touched the piece of silver in his hand, weighed it, and after confirming the amount, he put it into his pocket with a smile.

Then he smiled more earnestly and nodded at the three young men on the tea table: "Guest officer, you are asking the right person, I can't hide it, a neighbor on the opposite street next door to my house is the family of a former soldier who died in battle in Kuranokuni, and that family did have a grudge against Mengguo at first, but they didn't dare to act rashly because of the power shown by Mengguo." But later, I heard that a strange thing had happened, and the family suddenly changed their minds overnight, and they no longer hated Dream Country. ”

"Oh, man, if you are so well-informed, do you know why this is the case?" the young man asked, with a thought in his mind. As he spoke, he took out another piece of silver and put it on the tea table, the meaning was obvious.

The teahouse guy put away the silver with a smile, and then showed a mysterious expression, and said: "I heard that it seems that the dream country has 'rescued' the relatives of the army of the country of Cang who should have died on the battlefield, and returned it to that family!"

"What?!" When the young man heard this answer, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the teahouse guy with a questioning expression, and said: "Man, what we want to listen to is the real material, not the kind of unwarranted strange talk in the market! People can't be resurrected after death! You have already said before, obviously the relatives of that family have died on the battlefield, how did Mengguo save them and return them to that family? And according to what you say, there must be more than one or two families in this kind of thing, right?" There are thousands of Kuranokuni soldiers who died at the hands of Sergeant Yumekoku, it's impossible for Yumekuni to save them all, right?!"

"Don't be in a hurry, and listen to the little one to tell you in detail. The guy in the teahouse who was questioned did not panic, and said with a smile: "Actually, what you said is not wrong, people cannot be resurrected after death." Mengguo did save those people, but when we say "rescue", we don't mean "rescued". ”

"Huh?" The young man was puzzled, frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on?"

"This ......" The teahouse guy looked left and right mysteriously, and then lowered his voice and said, "The little one also inquired, and I heard that the ones who were rescued by Mengguo were actually the souls of those who died!" It is said that although the souls of those who died have no physical body, they have retained all their spirits and memories under the help of Dream Country, and they have the same feelings of joy, anger and sorrow, and can even talk and communicate with others normally, except that they do not have a physical body and cannot move at will, they do not seem to be much different from normal people. ”

"We've heard that now those dead souls can survive forever as long as they are stored in certain objects, although it is a little inconvenient, but at least compared to the result of completely returning to the underworld, it is much better. The man was speechless, and his face was a little eager to speak: "And ......"

"And what?"

"And I heard that if the dead themselves or their relatives perform well enough in the future to be appreciated by Dream Country, Dream Country even promised to recreate their bodies and resurrect them from the real world!"

"What ......?" the young man's eyes widened slightly, and then he snorted coldly: "It's just nonsense!!Even if that dream country really has some means to save the soul of the deceased so that it can maintain its sanity and continue to stay in the Yang World, it is impossible to do such a thing as the resurrection of the dead! Especially with so many deaths!"

Obviously, the young man didn't believe the news that the guy said.

"This, the little ones don't know. Seeing this, the teahouse guy smiled bitterly and said: "Forgive me, the little one just told us the news, but the specific truth is not true, the small one actually doesn't dare to pack the ticket, after all, as you can see, the small one is just an ordinary person, those important things related to the core secrets of the dream country, where can a flat-headed person like us have the courage and qualification to investigate?

"Okay. The young man did not dwell on this topic anymore and continued to ask, "So, what is the so-called thanksgiving prayer ceremony, and what exactly does the ritual ask people to do?"

"Quite simply, according to the officials of Dream Country, as long as you try to sincerely send a message of gratitude to Dream Country in your heart, and offer her a prayer with good feelings and praise, you can do it. In fact, this kind of prayer ceremony can be done by the people even in their own homes. The teahouse man explained: "The reason why so many people gather in the city square is because the venue there seems to make this prayer process more ritualistic, which can make the gratitude during the prayer more sincere, and the effect of the prayer will be better." ”

"Isn't there anything else so important about this?" the young man's eyes flashed, and he asked, "If there is no reason, there shouldn't be so many people who would spontaneously gather to increase the sense of ritual of prayer......?" In such a short period of time, the prestige of Dream Kingdom here has been so high that the people can spontaneously pray and thank them for their daily wishes?"

"The guest officer is really a good idea. The teahouse guy praised him in an admiring tone, patted him lightly, and then explained: "This is because, if you can complete this thanksgiving ceremony as required, you can receive the corresponding reward from Mengguo, and there is no limit to the number of times, as long as you meet the specified requirements." Usually the reward will be some money and food, but there is also no shortage of other good things, and the better the prayer ceremony is completed, the richer the reward will be given by Yumekoku! If you perform well enough, you can also accumulate something called 'Merit Points' at the Yumekokuni Mansion......

At the end, a look of yearning couldn't help but appear on the face of the guy in the teahouse: "If the merit accumulation is high enough, I heard that even if it is a rare treasure and an extraordinary secret method that has reached the level of the transcendent monks, it can even be exchanged for merit!"