chsdbacks Chapter 648: Governance
Chapter 648: Governance
Chapter 648: Governance
The successor of a city lord required the review and approval of the Ancestral Court to truly become a ruler. This rule was reasonable; a year of governance was enough for the ruler to show some capability. The evaluation, naturally, was conducted by the Ancestral Court Council. It comprehensively assessed the new city lord's contributions to the main city over the past year as well as their personal abilities. Only an excellent rating would allow the new city lord to officially inherit the position; otherwise, a new candidate would be chosen.
A brief look at the history of the Empyrean Dominion showed that while the appointment of a city lord was generally upheld, no few city lords had been removed by the Ancestral Court. And although most of the time, the next candidate would also be chosen from the original city lord's clan, the Peacock Demon clan had no Emperor to advocate for that. If Mei Gongzi’s position as city lord was revoked, the Peacock Demon clan would face great trouble and likely lose control of Kali City; who would let them appoint another city lord?
Therefore, the upcoming year was crucial for both Mei Gongzi and the Peacock Demon clan.
Three days had passed, and Mei Gongzi already looked a bit weary. In those three days, she not only had to handle her father's funeral but also take over the responsibilities of the city lord of Kali City. Obviously, she had little experience in governing a city. In fact, the Peacock Great Demon King hadn't expected her to have much capability in this area. Becoming an Emperor was bound to consume most of her energy, and no one could excel in everything.
Of course, there was still the queen consort. When the Peacock Great Demon King was in seclusion, it was the queen consort who managed everything. Therefore, as far as he was concerned, with the queen consort assisting Mei Gongzi after her succession, governing the city shouldn't be a problem.
What he didn't expect was that the queen consort had no interest in governing the city now and genuinely handed over all the power to Mei Gongzi.
The death of the Peacock Great Demon King and his final confession made her truly understand her husband's painstaking efforts. As she realized that her husband had never betrayed her and had endured her cold treatment for so many years only for the benefit of the clan, the queen consort was completely heartbroken.
Thus, she had been staying with the corpse of the Peacock Great Demon King these past few days, silently keeping vigil. She had no desire for power anymore. With Mei Gongzi's connection to the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, she no longer worried about losing control of Kali City.
Thus, Mei Gongzi was truly the city lord, in both theory and practice.
When a few nobles who harmed humans had their heads on display on the city wall, the nobles realized that the new clan leader was serious.
With that, the safety of humans was ensured, at least for the time being. With the support of the Aetherhorn Deers and the Golden Deers, human settlements began to be established outside Kali City. Redemption Academy quietly sent representatives to the settlements in order to educate humans. Imparting knowledge was their priority, of course.
Meanwhile, Mei Gongzi successfully becoming the lord of Kali City was obviously a major milestone for the entire Redemption Society. The news had immediately reached the headquarters of the Redemption Society, where it was received with ovations. Mei Gongzi was directly elevated to Purple Class, the highest position in the society, and was granted the title of Saintess, just like her mother.
Humans finally had a main city they could rely on. In the near future, as the news of Kali City's friendliness toward humans spread, more humans would surely come to seek refuge.
However, Tang San did not allow the information to spread. In fact, he even used the deer demons’ intelligence network to make sure it was kept under wraps.
Mei Gongzi had just become the lord of Kali City and had not yet gained a firm foothold. Excessive friendliness toward humans would inevitably provoke a backlash from the major demon nobles. If too many humans gathered, it would increase Kali City's burden and expand its influence far more than its status allowed, giving the Ancestral Court reasons to cause trouble. Things had to be taken step by step; proceeding slowly was the best approach.
Stability was what Kali City needed the most now, and while things were stable, increasing the city’s strength was the absolute priority.
The elderly, women, and children of the Lion-Tiger clan stayed in Golden Valley, as there was no safer place. However, the young and strong had all entered Kali City. This clan, once considered cursed, had become a hot and rising contender on the greater scene of the Empyrean Dominion ever since Big Cat achieved a good ranking in the Elite Competition and proved that the bloodline conflict was no longer an issue. After all, they now had first-tier bloodlines—who would look down on a top-level clan like that?
The Lion-Tiger clan had about three hundred young members, and Elder Sky Cat ordered all of them to follow Tang San's commands. Apart from the ones he appointed to the inspection team, Tang San sent the other young members of the Lion-Tiger clan to the human settlements outside the city; he made them responsible for guarding those areas and ensuring humans could smoothly construct towns there.