In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

The special train was moving very fast. As evening approached, the Shrek Academy delegation disembarked from the train, greeted by the Sun Moon Empire's reception staff, and entered the Soul Guidance Station in Mingdu City.

Since the coronation ceremony was to be held the next day, the reception staff did not have time for pleasantries. They simply explained the precautions for the coronation ceremony to the delegation and then led them to board the pre-prepared soul-guided car, heading towards the Mingyue Hotel.

At this time, the capital city of Ming was already packed with people.

As the saying goes, what the superiors do, the inferiors follow. The five major families support each other, preventing other soul masters or families from having the opportunity to squeeze into the core circle of power.

Similarly, the Soul Master families that support the Five Great Families followed suit, banding together for mutual support, forming intermarriages for generations, and joining forces to suppress rising stars.

By the time of Legend of the Dragon King, a trend of class solidification had emerged in the Douluo Continent!

With the emergence of the Soul Spirit system, the conditions for Soul Masters to fuse Soul Rings are no longer limited to physical strength, but are also linked to mental strength. However, the methods to enhance mental strength are firmly controlled by the higher-ups!

This is not a good sign. Xu Tianran... no, now it's Xu Tiandu. After crawling out of the imperial tomb and gaining the approval of the five major families, he set about restoring the imperial system.

Why?

The reason is simple: because the imperial power is supreme, as long as there is sufficient evidence, those soul master families who only know how to sit and squander their wealth can be kicked out of the core circle of power at any time!

The prosperity of a dynasty lies in its ability to replenish its blood with fresh blood in a timely manner. How can there be a Soul Master family that has lasted for millions of years without decline? With power in hand, certain scoundrels will gnaw at the country like a malignant tumor. If the federal system is allowed to continue operating, it will only allow the Sea God Pavilion to reap the ultimate victory.

He! Xu Tiandu! He absolutely will not allow his hard work to be handed over to the Sea God Pavilion!

For lower-level Soul Masters, restoring the imperial system has another benefit... namely, titles!

Under the federal system, the treatment of the descendants of meritorious individuals by the higher authorities is a bit... too harsh. These people sacrificed their lives for the country, but in the end, their wives and daughters suffered the fate of having their pensions withheld by corrupt officials.

If one possesses a noble title, who would dare to withhold the pensions of the families of meritorious officials?

Don't forget, those who hold noble titles can directly reach the emperor's ears. Even if they die under mysterious circumstances, the emperor will dig three feet into the ground to find the murderer and execute their entire family!

A generous reward will surely attract brave men! If we don't bring out the old reward system, who will be willing to be the vanguard in attacking Poseidon Island?

Going back to reality.

Huo Yuhao sat in the soul-guided car, looking at the bustling scene outside the window, his tiger-like eyes becoming even more profound.

"No matter what time or space... the Sun and Moon Empire is the will of the people."

Huo Yuhao sighed, a pang of sorrow instantly welling up in his heart.

"arrive."

The driver said this emotionlessly, and then a professional opened the door of the Soul Guided Car.

"Distinguished representatives from Shrek Academy, on behalf of the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, I welcome you."

Xu Ruoqing, dressed in a pale yellow palace gown, stood on the steps with her hands in front of her and leaned slightly forward towards the Shrek group, giving Shrek Academy ample face.

Seeing this, Ning Peiya and Le Zhengyin exchanged a glance and hurriedly led their respective group members to face Xu Ruoqing's position and respectfully perform a junior's salute.

Huo Yuhao was several beats slow to react. After seeing Ning Peiya and Le Zhengyin's actions, he led his team members to follow the others' postures and bow to Xu Ruoqing.

This is the Empress of a nation!

She is also a female Soul Master who is suspected to be a high-level Title Douluo!

It is only natural for the weak to bow to the strong, and at this critical juncture, it is never a bad thing to be more respectful.

When they looked up again, Shrek and his group were surprised to find that the Empress had disappeared without a trace, and in her place was the palace maid who had just been standing next to Xu Ruoqing.

The girl dressed as a palace maid faced the Shrek group and gestured to the Mingyue Hotel behind her, "Distinguished guests from Shrek Academy, please."

Shrek and his group were placed by the Sun Moon Empire officials in the area on the east side of the staircase on the top floor of the Mingyue Hotel.

"Chen Ning is the adopted daughter of the Lord of the Temple of War."

Inside the room, Yue Zhengyin pushed Ning Peiya down onto the bed, a dangerous glint flashing in her dark green eyes.

"What's so strange about that?" Ning Peiya said casually, "My loyalty isn't to the Sea God Pavilion, nor to Shrek Academy, but to myself. Even if she were the adopted daughter of the War God Temple Master, or even if she were a princess of the Sun Moon Empire, it wouldn't affect our relationship."

"Miss Yue, are you really that loyal to the Sea God Pavilion? Have you forgotten what Shrek Academy did to the Spirit Hall in the past?"

Ning Peiya directly turned the tables and forcefully outmaneuvered Yue Zhengyin.

"The old grudges have long since vanished with the passage of time."

Yue Zhengyin chuckled lightly, "You said it yourself, you're only loyal to yourself, and so is our Angel Family. True ruthless heroes, for the sake of profit... can even forgive their father's killer. For the sake of survival... it's only natural that the Angel Family would choose to cooperate with the Sea God Pavilion, isn't it?"

Yue Zhengyin seemed to say nothing, yet it also seemed like she said everything.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

At the very least... Ning Peiya learned a minor piece of information from Yue Zhengyin's words: the Angel Family was not a die-hard follower of the Sea God Pavilion.

However, this does not mean that Ning Peiya will confide in Yue Zhengyin. She has already learned her lesson from Chen Ning once, and she will naturally not make the same mistake a second time.

After an unknown period of silence, Yue Zhengyin suddenly looked up and extended an invitation to the loli-like girl in front of her, "Xiaoya, would you like to come downstairs for a meal?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Ning Peiya nodded and quickly got up to put on her little boots.

Going shopping is out of the question. How could someone be so bold as to wander around the capital of a hostile power?

Although the high command of the Sun Moon Empire has not gone so far as to attack a group of envoys, it cannot be ruled out that there are fanatics among the people who would trade their own worthless lives for the life of the second generation of the Sea God Pavilion.

The two walked down the stairs arm in arm and entered the banquet hall on the first floor.

At this moment... the banquet hall was already packed with people, with almost all the representatives who had stayed at the Mingyue Hotel dining there.

"This is the first time I've attended a banquet of this caliber." Looking at the scene before her, Ning Peiya couldn't help but exclaim.

"You'll get used to it. As the little princess of the Sea God Pavilion, you'll have plenty of occasions like this in the future."

Yue Zhengyin sighed, then took Ning Peiya's arm and led her to the cart loaded with food. (End of Chapter)