fifth form

Chapter 3684 The Repetitive Operations of the Charlatans
Zhang Xuezhou's journey to Qinmeng was long and arduous, while his trip to the Thousand Islands Alliance was simple and easy.

For him, the sea, thousands of miles away, was only about three hours' flight time.

He was at the B13 Research Institute with Ren Yisheng in the morning, but by the afternoon he had moved to Tutlam City in the Thousand Islands Alliance.

Tutlam is the largest city in the Tour region and a holy city for the people of Tour, involving important matters such as sacrifices and beliefs.

Nearly twenty years ago, Turcorando was constrained by many elders. He had the title of Great Chief but lacked real power and was more like a spiritual leader. Now, Turcorando has regained real power, even power over the Thousand Islands Alliance.

Many tribes and regions of the Thousand Islands Alliance cannot accept the control of any one party, but no one will oppose the god Tu'er.

Although some tribes also have their own beliefs, the god Tur did indeed demonstrate 'miracles,' while their own gods could not produce corresponding abilities, so even if people were not convinced, they had to accept it.

The Turkic religion recognized the beliefs of many tribes and began to accept the worship of different deities.

When Zhang Xuezhou went to the shrine based on the information they had exchanged, he only saw that the shrine, which used to worship the god Tu'er, now had various sculptures of different sizes.

The statue of the god Tu'er sits in the very center, while many tribal deities are located on the left and right sides.

When Zhang Xuezhou arrived, Turkelando was leading a group of regional councilors and elders in compiling stories about the pantheon of deities.

Unlike normal state governance, religious states define the legitimacy of their rule by promulgating stories of gods. This method of governance may sound mysterious and unbelievable, but the entire country is managed around a religious model.

"Hurry up!"

After Zhang Xuezhou was led into the shrine, he was standing on tiptoe to see what was going on when he was pulled away by Turkalando, who rushed over.

"Saati, is your Tur God's Grace still working?" Turkalando whispered as he leaned closer.

"spirit!"

"That's good. Our sect's new Grand Elder, Tu'er Arad, is going to perform a miracle. You must help him!"

Turkalando breathed a sigh of relief.

Governing a country through religion is not easy. First, it requires persuading regional legislators and leaders, and second, it requires persuading the religious followers.

Chief Tur's affable nature brings people together, while appropriately demonstrating his abilities can unite everyone.

Although Turcalando doesn't think much of the new councilors and regional leaders of the Thousand Islands Alliance, believing that ten of them wouldn't be as strong as one councilor from the Red Alliance, Turcalando is seeking near-absolute loyalty and desperately wants these people to be loyal.

This led to Turcolando temporarily adding a miracle procedure after learning of Zhang Xuezhou's arrival.

"Who is Arad?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in a low voice.

"Look at that guy, his body is trembling a little!"

"He seemed to be losing control of his emotions, and he didn't seem very devout!"

"The priests in our sect are only so-so at learning your techniques. Healing minor cuts and scrapes is no problem for them, but injuries like severed hands and feet are quite difficult. He needs to demonstrate the cutting off of his hand to everyone, so he must be a little nervous. Another major reason is that he had a local anesthetic injection in his arm, so he couldn't control his body a bit!"

What if I don't come?

"Change the elder. Arad has a twin brother, Arathi. After Arad cuts off his hand, Arathi can come forward to complete the ritual!"

"Your ceremony was wonderful!"

Regardless of whether Zhang Xuezhou comes or not, Turcolando will ensure the ceremony's success.

Zhang Xuezhou rarely made a few complaints, and now he understood why the Tuer tribe's Grand Elder had been replaced.

He chatted with Turkalando for a while, then changed into a priest's robe and entered the shrine.

The shrine was as noisy as a marketplace. Regardless of whether the region had a religious sect or had abandoned the deification of religion, many councilors and local leaders wanted their own gods to have a place, and they would occasionally speak and gesture while compiling stories about the gods.

The compilers repeatedly used deformed limbs as examples, such as "our Rift Valley tribe's gods have two heads" and "our Haopo tribe's gods have three legs," and had no choice but to make up stories.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. Our Grand Elder has already invited God Tu'er. The divine descent will begin immediately!"

When Turkorando clapped his hands, the chattering crowd finally stopped. Many of them had received a modern education and knew that they were all just talking, while the Turks could actually produce genuine goods.

Although the genetic sequence development of the Thousand Islands Alliance is insufficient, the people are not lacking in knowledge. They find it truly unbelievable that the genetic combat techniques are used to perform illusions, and they have enough discernment to do so.

A space in front of the shrine where the statues were worshipped was left empty. The elder, Tu'er Arad, knelt before the statue of the god Tu'er, and when he stood up, he had a chainsaw in his hand.

"God has blessed me!"

Elder Tu'alard trembled, but his face showed a hint of fanaticism.

His performance was nothing new; the previous Elder Tull had also performed this knife-cutting-hand trick, and this was simply a repetition of the previous act.

To avoid accusations of cheating with a knife, he also chose a tool manufactured in modern industry.

"boom!"

As the chainsaw roared and was pulled, many people couldn't help but take a step back, and some even muttered curses at the man who was crazy.

Fighting is one thing, joking is another, but chainsaws are not for jokes, and you should never remove the safety and saw into your arm.

The shrine began to turn bloody as Tu'er Arad let out a sharp, high-pitched scream of pain, accompanied by ear-piercing cutting sounds and splattering blood.

Everyone watched as a severed hand was forcibly sawed off.

"God has blessed me!"

When the priest quickly picked up the fallen arm and tried to glue it back together as if using glue, many people couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Tuar Arad shouted as he forcefully raised his right hand, which was holding the chainsaw.

When the crowd of people who had retreated exclaimed in surprise, he realized that he had also raised his severed left hand.

Although there was blood everywhere, and the chainsaw even had fragments of his flesh and bones on it, his arm had been glued back on.

Except for being slightly shorter than his right hand, lacking strength, and even experiencing numbness and loss of control, his left hand has recovered.

"God has blessed us!"

Tuar Arad shouted.

He had prepared to give a lengthy speech before going to the back hall to replace him, in order to maintain his family's status as elders in the Church of Thurs, but he never expected that his arm would actually be reattached.

His mind was filled with a mix of emotions, including excitement, fear, and madness, which made his already fanatical religious attitude even more fanatical.

Amidst the roars, many regional councilors and leaders also joined in the frenzied shouting.

Without using any special medicine or gene-based fighting techniques, Tu'er Arad's arm was reattached.

The blood splattered everywhere is undeniable, as is the chainsaw still covered in flesh and blood; only a miracle can explain it.

Many people had only heard about it in the past, but they had never seen it with their own eyes before. The effect of seeing is believing, and it has almost made many people convert to the religion of Thur in a frenzy, and they are willing to integrate into this highly comprehensive and inclusive religion.

Do you think Tiger Feather can see this video of the miracle?

Zhang Xuezhou's spellcasting distance was quite far, so it didn't enter the camera's field of view. Zhang Hao, who was stranded in the Thousand Islands Alliance, was quite interested and went into the shrine to observe the group of crazy, ignorant people inside.

He had seen too many of these charlatans' tricks before and was used to them.

It has to be said that this method is very low-level, yet very effective, and can even have a persuasive effect that is almost like lowering one's level.

By employing this tactic, Turcorando not only gained the support of these councilors and regional leaders, but also, through the public announcement of the entire filming process and strong regional promotion, fostered a shared belief in the deity among the people of the Thousand Islands Alliance.

The fervent promotion of combining reality with the internet is extremely beneficial to the governance of the Thousand Islands Alliance, thereby achieving political harmony and social stability, connecting the many islands, and mitigating disasters as much as possible.

But Demon Lord Tiger Feather is not an old-fashioned person; he also uses the internet and can even obtain information through it.

Zhang Hao was a little curious whether the other party would come to the Thousand Islands Alliance again.