With Miyashiro's wedding date approaching, Inazuma was now teeming with visitors. The atmosphere grew increasingly fervent, and all of Inazuma transformed into a sea of jubilation.
The Test of Courage held in the Chinju Forest, the fireworks banquet at Amakane Island, the surprisingly popular Onikabuto Fighting Tournament, the Irodori Festival with its heavy light novel atmosphere, the visually spectacular martial arts competition, and the Narukami Omihara Wish Festival that left everyone in awe.
However, the most popular event was the Genius Invokation TCG Grand Prix. This card game, which had swept across Teyvat in a short time, demonstrated terrifying dominance and money-making ability to the world with its high watchability, exciting randomness, and rich diversity.
Among the participants, at Miyashiro's invitation, famous figures from various nations flocked to compete: Mondstadt's Barbara, Klee, Amber, Jean, and Venti; Liyue's Xingqiu, Chongyun, Hu Tao, Ningguang, and Zhongli; Inazuma's Itto, Miko, Kokomi, and Ei; Sumeru's Collei, Cyno, Alhaitham, and Nahida.
Due to the participation of certain important figures, the level of this tournament instantly rose by several grades, practically turning it into a war without smoke.
The reason for this was purely because, during several days of four-nation talks, Miyashiro, Ningguang, Jean, and Alhaitham had talked until their mouths were dry and they were utterly exhausted, yet they still couldn't reach an agreement that satisfied all parties. At this moment, Miyashiro had a sudden inspiration: why not let the nation of the winner of the Genius Invokation TCG decide the content of the agreement?
Unexpectedly, Miyashiro's wild proposal actually received everyone's approval. Thus, the nature of this Genius Invokation TCG Grand Prix changed just like that. Not only did government officials from various countries participate personally, but even the gods of each nation had to get involved. Regardless of identity or status, it all depended on their own abilities.
Playing cards could actually influence the implementation of national policies—what kind of anime trope was this, coming to reality?
Regardless, the contestants from various countries were rubbing shoulders, preparing to show off their skills at the Genius Invokation TCG tournament.
Some were pondering their deck builds, some were scouting out the competition, and some even began leaning towards metaphysics—burning incense, bathing, and praying to the gods of their respective nations for better luck during the matches.
After all, in the game of Genius Invokation TCG, luck was also a part of strength. No matter how skilled a player was, if they couldn't roll the corresponding elemental dice, they would be a clever housewife unable to cook without rice.
These activities hosted by Inazuma received rave reviews from tourists, who began squandering the Mora in their hands as if it were worthless scrap paper.
Inazuma's cuisine? Taste them one by one! Inazuma's hot springs? Must try! Kendo competition? I must watch it! Omikuji at the Grand Narukami Shrine? I must get a "Great Fortune"! The limited-edition Statue of the Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder? Must queue up overnight to get one!
Even Inazuma's Onikabuto had their value inflated four or five times due to people catching them, especially those Onikabuto that had advantages in the fighting tournament; they were worth more than gold.
According to Kokomi's rough statistics, the revenue from this period alone had already exceeded the entire quarter of previous years in Inazuma. This festival was a massive success, earning so much that Miyashiro couldn't stop grinning. Some officials from the Kanjou Commission even expressed hope that their Regent could hold a wedding of this scale as a festival once a year.
However, some people were not happy. For example, the Kamisato Clan, responsible for organizing this festival. To submit a perfect answer sheet to Miyashiro, Kamisato Ayato had spent both money and effort. Such a huge flow of visitors was a huge test for the Yashiro Commission, which was responsible for all matters of the festival.
If any man-made disasters caused casualties during the festival, the effect of the festival would inevitably be greatly diminished.
The entire staff of the Yashiro Commission, including Kamisato Ayato himself, had been working around the clock during this period. As the head of the Kamisato Clan, Kamisato Ayato was so busy he didn't even have time to drink milk tea, let alone the people working under him.
Kamisato Ayato, originally a dashing and handsome man, appeared a bit disheveled under such high-intensity working conditions. However, after he met with his sister and Ayaka, with a flushed face, stammeringly admitted to that matter, Ayato felt that it was all worth it.
However, while happy, Ayato also felt a bit regretful for his sister. After all, when Miyashiro first came to Inazuma, he was all alone. In the end, they were too slow to make a move and were beaten to the punch by so many people, now only managing to secure the position of the fourth wife.
Since things had come to this, Ayato could only secretly hint to his sister that since they had already lost the lead in terms of rank, they could only seize the initiative in terms of offspring.
In fact, it was no wonder Ayato had such thoughts. Ayato and Ayaka were born into a noble family and naturally knew the intricacies of the backyards of great clans. Although the current Regents Office was a scene of harmony, once there were children involved, differences would naturally arise.
These blunt words made his sister blush, but they spoke to Ayaka's heart.
Shenhe's position was now unshakable, and she did not want to try to shake the position of this sister whom she deeply admired.
Ayaka had once put herself in her shoes: if she were the head wife of the Uchiha Clan, could she make Sara, Shenhe, and Eula willingly submit? After all, the women who could catch Miyashiro's eye were no ordinary people. Ayaka didn't think she could do it.
Shenhe's indifferent and contented attitude was a perfect testament to the old saying: "Not competing is the greatest competition." Such a mindset, if not for Shenhe having followed Cloud Retainer for many years to practice Adepti arts, and using red ropes to bind her soul and restrict her emotions, was truly not something an ordinary person could learn.
However, this did not mean that Ayaka didn't want to compete for priority in offspring. After all, she wasn't the only one with such thoughts. Sara and Eula had been putting in their all during this period, dragging Miyashiro into intimate nights, just not wanting to fall too far behind Shenhe.
Sara was originally a Tengu orphan picked up by Kujou Takayuki from the Chinju Forest, while Eula had personally put an end to the entire evil Lawrence Family. Their pursuit of offspring was no less than Ayaka's.
At the same time, after becoming Miyashiro's women, everyone could see Miyashiro's longing for offspring. Everyone could understand this point; after all, the current Uchiha Clan had too few people. Since Miyashiro, the clan head, had this need, Ayaka, Sara, and Eula naturally hit it off.
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