The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Dragon Kingdom, Upper Capital City, Imperial Palace.

This is the office where the King and the Supreme Council formulate national laws and adjudicate major national decisions.

The palace is magnificent, with exquisite buildings and carved railings.

Thanks to advanced technology, the complex is equipped with systems such as building levitation, thermal energy circulation, solar power generation, and air self-purification, making it not only appear to float in the air but also exude an ethereal and otherworldly atmosphere, as if one has entered a legendary celestial palace.

In the Elders' Council, the current King Chen Jingfeng, in his office, finished reading the reports of several ministers.

Is the news true?

"That's right. Now we can be certain that the bandits active in Baiyun City recently are of the same origin as the bandit organization created by the Song Dynasty's founding emperor a thousand years ago. At least two of them have shown abilities exactly like the Bandit King!"

Chen Jingfeng's face lit up with joy.

"Since the bandits have been resurrected, and since they are essentially all incarnations of the founding emperor, does that mean the founding emperor has also been resurrected? Based on the information you've gathered, it must be that Song Feng, right?"

The ministers exchanged glances and said...

"It's not certain yet, because Song Feng's style of doing things is very different from that of the founding emperor."

"What? He's not the founding emperor? But didn't you say that the current bandits are his alter egos?"

"But it's really hard to associate Song Feng with the fact that he was the founding emperor."

"What did he do? Was it indiscriminate killing of innocent people, or indulgence in extravagance and debauchery?"

"No, he... he's not greedy at all."

Chen Jingfeng looked puzzled.

"That certainly doesn't resemble the founding father..."

Fine, let's just invite Song Feng to the capital. Regardless of whether he is the emperor or not, as long as we confirm that those clones are the bandits from back then, we should not only treat them with the highest courtesy, but also provide them with sufficient resources for cultivation!

I always felt that the appearance of bandits and the traces of the ancestor of the nation at this time might be related to the upcoming arrival of the Heavenly Mandate God Clan.

Perhaps, our ancestor will save the world once again!

The ministers largely agreed with Chen Jingfeng's words, but they looked at each other with their heads down, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Chen Jingfeng looked at the report documents in front of him, noticed the strange expressions on the faces of these high-ranking officials, and asked curiously.

"What's wrong, everyone? Is there something that can't be said in this palace?"

"A high-ranking official with a Mediterranean hairstyle said."

"We thought you wouldn't welcome the return of the bandits or the Song Dynasty's founding emperor, after all..."

Chen Jingfeng smiled.

"After all, if that happened, I would become like Zhao Gou, who welcomed back the two emperors. In that case, who would be the king?"

One outspoken official spoke frankly.

"To be honest, our current political system is not like the federal system of the New Calendar era, nor like the traditional system of the Common Era, but is closer to the imperial system of the feudal era."

While you can designate the successor to the throne, this is subject to parliamentary oversight, but…”

"I understand your concerns, but I want to say that in just over a year, the army of the Celestial Gods will be here."

Have all the preparations we've made for this really been sufficient?

I'm afraid everyone is feeling uneasy.

Therefore, even a small rumor can attract various forces to flock to it, daring to defy public opinion and try to seize the statue of the nation's ancestor.

Because no one was sure.

Does humanity have a future?

In my position, I should be considering how to lead all of humanity through yet another crisis, not who holds the power.

The officials in the office were very pleased that Chen Jingfeng was so understanding and righteous.

Although the kingship has always been passed down among the Chen clan, they have done a good job in each generation and passed on this experience from generation to generation, which is convincing.

"Let the Ministry of National Defense handle the matter of inviting Song Feng. Make sure they arrive safely and get it done as soon as possible. I hope to see Song Feng tomorrow."

"I'm afraid it won't be that quick."

"What's wrong?"

"Song Feng and the bandits have temporarily disappeared; they must have gone into hiding."

"Hidden? What are they hiding from?"

"They were assassinated. Report here."

After reading it, Chen Jingfeng frowned slightly.

"It seems some people don't want the Emperor to return; then this matter needs to be handled even more carefully..."

……

After years of peace following racial conflict, Earth was thrown into turmoil once again by the appearance of bandits.

In a dilapidated old building on the outskirts of Baiyun City, Song Feng and dozens of his clones were in seclusion, cultivating their skills.

Although the environment was harsh, it was nothing to Song Feng, who had grown up in a poor area.

Blood Brother also has a Dao Body, and his abilities are similar to those of the vampires.

They are nocturnal, keep company with bats, and appear and disappear unpredictably.

The ability to make someone drop a level is gone.

After all, there's no such thing as "levels" anymore.

With Brother Xuezi in charge of making contact and obtaining supplies from unofficial bandits, after so many days, no one has yet found Song Feng's location.

It's quite strange to keep referring to them as unofficial bandits.

The bandits gave their underlings a more fitting name—outer disciples (×), outer pockmarked disciples (√).

"We are still being sought after by many people, including large companies, powerful families, influential groups, and even the Chinese imperial court, as well as other ethnic groups from other countries."

Xuezi put down a sack of food and reported the situation outside to Song Feng.

After going into seclusion, Song Feng no longer used the omnipotent machine.

Because this thing will expose the user's location.

"Many people are looking for me, but it is still unknown which of them want the return of the National Ancestor and which want to persecute him."

Unable to distinguish friend from foe, Song Feng temporarily chose not to reveal himself.

Once I've reached a higher level, I'll make further plans.

"Have you received the electromagnetic interference device?"

"Got it. Those guys from the outer sect are pretty resourceful. You can't buy this through official channels. I heard they pooled their money to buy it from the black market."

"That's not cheap. It seems these outer disciples are making quite a bit of money these days."

"They're all spiritual warriors. They can't make money working for those companies, but they can certainly make money by hunting spirit beasts in the wild."

As Blood Brother spoke, he took out a retractable capsule from his pocket, threw it on the ground, and a spherical mechanical object with exposed circuitry and flashing indicator lights emerged from the capsule's smoke.

The clones all complain.

"This thing doesn't look sophisticated at all in this day and age."

"This is way too basic, Blood Brother, you haven't been fooled, have you?"

"I bet a hundred dollars that this thing won't work."

Blood Brother pressed the switch.

"Electromagnetic jammer activated, effective area: 500 meters. Interference alarm activated, false alarm range: 300 to 500 meters..."