Chapter 99: Marriage alliance

As long as villagers marry into the Chen Clan, the relationship between the village and the Chen family will inevitably become closer.

Disordered Burial Mountain isn’t very big, but it’s not small either.

With this connection, at least the villagers’ lives will improve, no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, the Chen Clan has quite a few warriors, including Blood Condensation Realm warriors.

In fact, the people who came to deliver the news this time included many Chen Clan warriors.

Although most villagers don’t understand the boundaries, they know this is the limit they can reach.

It is said that powerful warriors can even hunt fierce beasts!

Those are not ordinary beasts; it’s said that eating a piece of their meat can sustain you for a whole day.

If a villager marries into the Chen Clan and has children, won’t those children become warriors too?

Even if they are part of the Chen family, if their mother is from the village, won’t they help the villagers once they achieve success?

From any perspective, the marriage alliance is extremely beneficial for the village.

Both now and in the future.

After the Chen Clan members explained their intentions, many villages agreed without hesitation and inquired about the specific time for the marriage.

Some villages, after a bit of consideration, also quickly responded.

Among the various villages, except for a few with dwindling populations and no eligible girls, all agreed.

As for the specific time of the marriage, the clan set it for three days later.

The clan members who received the news were also filled with anticipation and began preparing for the upcoming marriages.

In this world, anyone over sixteen is considered an adult.

There are already quite a few adults in the clan, most of whom are members of the ‘Qing’ generation. Due to previous clan conflicts, many of them have not yet married.

But with so many villages participating now, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

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“What? Your father wants you to marry into the Chen family!”

In Changliu Village, a young man looked at the girl in front of him with astonishment, his eyes full of disbelief.

“Yes, my father said the Chen family is now the dominant family in Disordered Burial Mountain and wants me to marry into it.”

“Caisheng, what should I do?”

The girl looked sad, a hint of pleading in her eyes.

Hearing the girl’s words, the young man’s face turned ashen.

He had previously asked the girl’s father to marry her, but he was poor and had been rejected.

Now, knowing that the girl he loved was about to marry into the Chen family, the young man was dejected and couldn’t find words to say.

The Chen family is now the dominant force, known to all the villages. He was just a villager, not even a warrior, and even the girl’s father didn’t agree. How could he compete with the Chen family?

The young man fell silent, not even noticing when the girl left.

The weather was cold, but the young man’s heart was even colder.

“Damn it!”

“Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west bank…”

“I, Zhang Tiezhu, will never give up!”

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Three days later, a new pavilion had been built outside the Chen Clan.

The pavilion was simple, but with the protection of the Sacred Tree’s power, it stood out in the vast snowy land.

Villagers from various villages brought girls of suitable age to the pavilion.

To prevent villagers from forcibly marrying off unwilling girls or breaking up childhood sweethearts, Ethan Chen personally asked each girl if she had someone she liked and if she was willing.

Although the clan’s current strength meant they didn’t have to care about these things, for the sake of harmony between the clan and the villages, it was best to avoid such issues.

With so many villages participating, there was no need to worry about not having enough eligible clan members.

After Ethan’s inquiries, he did find a few girls who seemed reluctant.

Though they said they didn’t have anyone, as a late-stage Blood Condensation Realm warrior, their eyes and movements couldn’t hide from him.

Of course, this was just a minor episode.

This time, over a hundred girls were brought from various villages.

But the Chen Clan had only about a dozen eligible members.

If it weren’t for age restrictions and the reluctance of Lucas and others, Elijah and the others were ready to force marriages.

Although there weren’t many eligible clan members, the grand event attracted many clan members to watch.

“Alexander, what are you looking at!”

Lucas Chen asked, seeing Alexander Chen staring blankly.

Alexander didn’t answer, so Lucas followed his gaze to a girl in front.

The girl was young, with long braids and a slightly timid face, but her muscular build made her stand out in the crowd.

“Alexander, you like this type?”

Lucas asked again.

Alexander nodded without hesitation:

“My mother said that such girls have strength. When choosing a wife, you should choose one like this!”

“In a couple of years, I’ll choose one even stronger!”

Lucas didn’t argue.

In fact, most of the girls present were like this, and other clan members didn’t find it strange. They even preferred to choose these sturdy girls, while the weaker ones were mostly eliminated immediately.

But Lucas didn’t like this type. These girls reminded him too much of his mother. The thought of having another mother-like figure after marriage made him uneasy.

The matchmaking event proceeded smoothly around the bonfire outside the clan.

Some had already set their eyes on someone, while others agreed after some communication.

After confirming the marriage partners, Ethan Chen had the clan members escort their chosen partners back to foster the relationship.

As for the other girls, they were also escorted back by other clan members. Although the weather was cold, there could still be fierce beasts in the wild.

Since the Chen family initiated this event, they needed to ensure the girls’ safety.

After confirming the partners, the next step was to choose an auspicious day for the wedding.

Although the time from meeting to marriage was short, marriage was a significant event for the clan and had to be taken seriously.

The ceremony had to be held on an auspicious day and time and needed the approval of the Sacred Tree of the clan.

Only then would the girls be considered part of the Chen Clan.

The date was set for a few days later, giving both the clan and the villages time to prepare.

As the dominant family in Disordered Burial Mountain, the betrothal gifts couldn’t be shabby.

Although the two parties’ strengths were not equal, this showed the clan’s respect for its members.

PS: These past few days have been transition chapters.

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