Ultragene Warlord

Chapter 1281: The High Council's Representatives

With the Zenith Alliance, the draconian kingdom, the Zongming kingdom, and the Lie kingdom's machinations, the kingdoms who would first be granted impermanent seats in the upper chamber were quickly chosen.

Yun Bing smiled wryly. "I used to hate these political games of trying to make use of loopholes and rules to lie to others or to decide something in secret as part of a cabal—and yet I've ended up doing the exact same thing."

Zhang Lie replied, "Everyone ends up that way. I used to hate the strongest hunters who could easily overwhelm the world and lord over the entire world, but I had no choice but to become whom I once detested."

Yun Bing scowled. "Stop flexing."

The draconian sage murmured, "These impermanent kingdoms possess more power than most, but just like us permanent ones, they bear more responsibilities as well."

Li Zongming explained, "In addition to the important role of preserving the stability of the unified world and ensuring its advancement and development, they'll have to pay dues annually."

Yun Bing expanded, "Of course, everyone does; it's just a matter of how much."

The draconian sage jumped in. "And if they don't have money, they can provide resources instead."

A representative spoke up. "But our coins and currency don't match!"

"That'll be a matter for later."

The representatives were all starting to grumble. They hadn't realized they had to pay any dues!

Another representative asked, "What obligations do we have? Ensuring the stability of the world and promoting its development are far too general aims to be meaningful."Please visit 𝓃𝑜vel𝒏𝑒xt.𝒸𝑜𝔪 website to read fastest update

Yun Bing replied calmly, "We haven't ironed out the specifics yet. For the moment, for example, if some pirates or bandits emerge from the unified world, the impermanent representatives will have to report the matter to the high council, and we would vote on whether or not to dispatch troops. The troops would come from the permanent and impermanent kingdoms, and the cost from the council fees."

The representatives understood what they were paying for now—protection.

The high council was an organization whose goal was to stabilize the world, but that security would come at a cost. If your kingdom didn't pay a protection fee and was suffering from a bandit incursion, the council certainly wasn't going to dispatch any troops to help stabilize the region.

Some of those fighters returned, whereas others never would.

Li Zongming continued, "We paid a heavy price for our victory. Large numbers of fighters and heroes died on the battlefield, their corpses left unclaimed. Despite the fact that we were unable to preserve their bodies, we have the moral imperative to provide safe harbor for their souls, to ensure that they can remain with us forever in spirit."

Upon hearing Li Zongming's words, the representatives' perception of the high council changed.

They were starting to suspect that the high council was a game manipulated by the four superior kingdoms. From a barebones perspective, that was certainly the case, but Li Zongming's topic of discussion had been carefully considered. It was selfless and noble, and was a worthwhile topic to discuss by any standards.

It concerned no profit, no conflicts of interest, and simultaneously was a topic of immediate and palpable interest to the entire world.

"At the heart of the world, I wish to erect a cenotaph to commemorate the dead who perished in service to our realm."

Even Zhang Lie had to give Li Zongming a thumbs up at that.

Li Zongming's topic of discussion was more than worthy of being the historical first to pass through the unified world's high council.

Li Zongming continued, "When Zhang Lie and I participated in the superior kings' meeting, we had proposed a similar idea."

The representatives recalled the oil painting they had seen while walking through the corridor. So that was the story behind it!

Li Zongming sighed. "Unfortunately, the superior kings of antiquity weren't too enthused by the idea. They debated it vigorously, and we were ultimately able to convince them of its importance. However, the kings then went back on their word and launched direct attacks on the Zongming world, the scaleman world, and the draconian worlds. As a result, the cenotaph never came to fruition."

Zhang Lie sighed in exasperation. "Too much happened afterwards."

Li Zongming continued, "After the superior worlds perished, we tabled the matter to deal with the other circumstances that had arisen, but I have never forgotten that promise. Today, in the historic first meeting of the high council of the unified world, I make that proposal once more."

Zhu raised her voice. "We vote now."

Yun Bing shouted, "Each table has a flag, one face of which is red, and the other of which is white. If you agree to the motion, hold up the red face. If you oppose, hold up the white face. If you abstain, do not raise the flag. You have one minute to make your decision."

Within thirty seconds, the entire council chamber was a sea of red.

The first motion of the high council of the unified world had passed unanimously.

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