The Wannian Platform was the command center of Central City!
It was also the place where these prominent figures decided the future direction of Great Wei.
The car drove all the way to the entrance of the Wannian Platform. Even with the old man's status, he could not drive directly inside.
The security personnel at the entrance saluted in unison upon seeing him.
"Mr. Wan!"
"Mr. Wan!"
"Mm."
The old man nodded with a smile, giving off a feeling as pleasant as a spring breeze.
He stepped inside the Wannian Platform, and two staff members quickly ran over upon seeing him.
"Mr. Wan."
"Mr. Wan."
"Mm."
"There is a meeting in progress. Do you need us to announce your arrival?"
"No need."
The old man simply walked toward the conference room. The two staff members followed behind him with their heads bowed, not daring to go ahead and announce him.
The Wannian Platform was massive; it took the old man a full ten minutes to reach the conference room.
The two doors of the conference room were exceptionally tall, and the front was painted with the Martial God’s Campaign!
It was a depiction of the founding emperor of Great Wei, Qin Anbang, galloping across the battlefield.
The two staff members stepped forward, each pressing against one side of the door, and looked back at the old man.
Only after the old man nodded did the two pull the doors open with force.
The doors opened slowly without a single sound, yet they drew the attention of everyone inside the conference room.
Some of these Great Wei high-ranking officials frowned, while others looked annoyed. However, when they saw the face through the gap in the doors, all their expressions turned into silence.
Even the person at the very head of the conference table looked slightly more serious.
The old man walked into the conference room as if no one else were there and took the first seat on the left.
The person at the head of the table asked with concern, "Teacher Wan, is your illness any better?"
The old man sighed and shook his head. "It's just the same old problems. It's impossible for it to get better. Please, continue."
"Yes."
With a wave of that person's hand, the agenda continued.
"The cults have become increasingly rampant recently! This is a provocation against our Great Wei!"
"I propose launching a three-year cult-clearing operation!"
"The Shadow Lotus Church, the True Knowledge Society, the Primitive Cult, and that most damnable Idealist Society should all be thoroughly eradicated!"
The leader waited until he finished before asking, "What do you all think?"
"Seconded."
"Seconded."
"Seconded."
The proposal was passed almost unanimously.
The leader glanced at the old man again. Seeing that he did not object, he continued.
"Then the proposal is passed. Mr. Gu."
"Present."
"Since you made the proposal, you will be responsible for the plan. Submit it within three days."
"Yes, sir!"
"Next item."
One agenda item after another was passed or rejected. After a full ten minutes, someone finally spoke up.
"You have all received the news of the earthquake in Mangliang City, haven't you?"
At those words, the conference room fell silent. Many eyes turned toward the old man.
They all knew that the current City Lord of Mangliang City was Su Baadao, this old man's prized disciple.
As such, his purpose for attending the meeting today was not difficult to guess.
Seeing that he did not speak, the others continued.
"It seems Su Baadao anticipated the earthquake long ago and conducted a drill in advance."
"Unexpectedly, it happened right when the earthquake broke out. Otherwise, there would have been many more deaths."
"From that perspective, Su Baadao did a very good job."
"Good job? Hmph! As far as I know, this earthquake was caused by the True Knowledge Society as an act of revenge against Su Baadao!"
"If it weren't for him, Mangliang City wouldn't have lost so many people. You call that a good job?"
"Bullshit! Does the True Knowledge Society have a personal grudge against Su Baadao? No!"
"He was retaliated against for performing his official duties. You call that a mistake? That's a merit!"
"A merit? A merit exchanged for the lives of the people?"
"Bullshit!"
The previously quiet conference room suddenly erupted into an uncontrollable argument.
The two sides argued more and more fiercely, eventually resorting to veiled insults and nearly slamming the table to curse each other's mothers.
They argued like this for over ten minutes until the leader grew increasingly impatient.
"Enough!!!"
He slapped the table, his voice booming like a great bell.
The people who were arguing all shut their mouths and sat down, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
The leader adjusted his expression before looking at the old man.
"Teacher Wan, what is your opinion?"
The old man slowly opened his eyes. "Baadao obtained four Earth Dragon Jars."
"If they can be researched and replicated, our Great Wei will have another lethal weapon!"
As he spoke, he slowly stood up. His figure was not particularly tall, yet it was impossible to ignore!
"Over the years, Great Qi to the south has repeatedly encroached on our borders."
"If I'm not mistaken, they want to start a war to facilitate that person's promotion."
The leader's expression turned solemn upon hearing this. "Teacher Wan, is that person about to break through?"
"Mm. He is quite a genius of his generation. If it hadn't been for my scheme back then, he would have broken through to Sequence 3 long ago."
The leader narrowed his eyes. "Great Qi already has two Sequence 3s. If he succeeds in breaking through as well, I fear our Great Wei will have no peace."
Silence filled the conference room.
Starting from Sequence 5, the difficulty of promotion increases exponentially, and the difference in strength is like heaven and earth.
Before Sequence 5, a Sequence 9 has a chance of killing a Sequence 6 if they possess special weapons or transcendent items.
If it were someone from a bizarre pathway like Yin Yang, they could even kill a Sequence 5 if they were sufficiently prepared.
However, no matter how many Sequence 5s there are, they cannot kill a Sequence 4, regardless of the methods they use!
That is the absolute gap in strength!
As for Sequence 3, there were only two Sequence 3s in all of Great Wei on the surface!
The first was the Director of the Security Headquarters, Huang Quan!
A Sequence 3 of the Ward Guard pathway.
The 【Grand Minister of Justice】!
The second was precisely the extremely ordinary-looking old man before them.
An elder statesman of three reigns and a titan of the literary world.
A Sequence 3 of the Scholar pathway, the 【Grand Minister of Education】!
Wan Tianqing!
In his life, he had written countless books and established many theories.
Yin Yang alone had read no fewer than ten of them!
These two were the only two Sequence 3s of Great Wei known to the public!
However, the Bureau Chiefs of every city knew in their hearts that there were definitely more than just these two in reality.
Setting aside others, 'Uncle Guo' alone was certainly no ordinary person.
After all, he was the one guarding all the Hidden Vaults!
Wan Tianqing scanned the conference room and said, "Rather than infighting, it is better to take from the outside!"
...
Mangliang City.
These past few days, everyone in Mangliang City had been busy as a hive of bees.
Search and rescue, medical care, and resettlement took up the bulk of the effort.
Following that were life support, restoring transportation, and public facilities.
For instance, water, electricity, communications, and so on.
Every single task required people.
Su Baadao had been working on the front lines the entire time, losing a significant amount of weight.
And his earthquake drill had saved countless lives. In Mangliang City right now, the name Su Baadao represented a champion of justice.
As for Yin Yang, he found a place to rest and silently recover his spiritual power.
The blade-wielding ghost and the lantern-carrying ghost had been saving people for a day and a night, nearly squeezing all the spirituality out of him.
And among the crowds, the name Lord of Rebirth and Communion was quietly spreading.
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