[Earth Era, March 6, 2011] [Western Calendar, Sunday] [Xia Calendar, Xinmao year, second day of the second month, Dragon Raises Its Head, Zhonghe Festival, Awakening of Insects. Auspicious for sacrifices, lifting restrictions, placing the deceased in a coffin, moving coffins, burials, repairing graves, erecting headstones, thanking the earth, bathing, and fishing. Inauspicious for marriage and moving into a new home.]
On the second day of the second month, the dragon raised its head.
It was not that Qian Wendao had held back the news until today. They had simply finished everything yesterday, and the timing happened to work out.
Announcing something momentous on a festive holiday might bring them a little of its good fortune.
Even the atheists in the special operations team felt slightly more at ease because of it.
Seeking an auspicious start was a blessing etched into the very bones of the people of Huaguo.
It was not just the people of Huaguo. Even Shan En from the European Nation was very pleased with the date. He believed that, in a place populated mostly by people from Huaguo, such a major announcement should naturally be made on a day they considered auspicious.
The only problem was that, when everyone checked the Earth Calendar, they discovered that all the activities recommended for that day had to do with funerals.
After considering it for a moment, they decided to hold the main announcement beside Gu Weiyang's grave, with a secondary venue beside Qi Tian's grave at the Qi Legion's military camp.
For one thing, this would align with the Earth Calendar's guidance and help the day's events proceed more smoothly.
For another, it would comfort the spirits of the two men who had died heroically, letting them know that their unfinished work would continue resolutely after their