The Empress Dowager was persuaded by the Prime Minister's nephew and issued a decree to abandon court affairs, instructing people not to bother her further.
She secluded herself in the inner palace, giving the Prime Minister's son only one directive, "As long as Celestial Realms City can be preserved, all other areas can be sacrificed!"
Yao Chong bowed in acceptance.
From then on, Celestial Realms City entirely fell under the control of the Nine Clans.
Whether it's military, fiscal, or civil affairs, all resources and policies poured toward the Nine Clans.
In a short time, thousands of restaurants in the city were divided among the Nine Clans.
Millions of acres of land were forcibly seized by the Nine Clans.
Any land and industries not belonging to the Nine Clans would all face heavy taxation to enrich the national treasury and resist the demonic beasts.
Previously, some believed it had nothing to do with them, that they wouldn't need to stand up and confront them.
