Just as Tan Lang expected, Lin Huang and the rest received a visit from the deputy governor of the government residence, Lu Wen, early the next morning. He invited them to the government residence for a chat.
It was what Lin Huang and the rest wanted. Naturally, they would not reject the invitation. They followed Lu Wen and the two guards in silver armor into the monster carriage.
The monster carriage looked like a horse carriage from the outside. Theoretically, it would be a little crowded to accommodate four adults.
Lin Huang and the rest hesitated when they got into the carriage. After all, there were ten of them. Including Lu Wen and the other two guards, there would be 13 of them. There might not be enough space even if all of them were to stand in the carriage. However, seeing Lu Wen standing at the door of the carriage and waving at them, they had no choice but to follow him.
As soon as they got into the monster carriage, they realized that the interior of the monster carriage was a rather big living room.
Lu Wen poured tea for everyone and chatted with them with a smile on his face.
From him, Lin Huang and the rest had a rough understanding of the situation in the capital city.
The authority in the capital city was called the government residence. It was similar to the Coalition government in the outside world. It was the official authority in this world.
There was a governor and two deputy governors in charge of various affairs in the government residence. The three of them were usually the most powerful people in the entire capital city.
Apart from the governor and deputy governors, there was also an organization called the Elder Council which was made up of 12 powerhouses.
The role of the Elder Council was to participate in the decision-making of all kinds of meetings. They had the same voting rights as the governor and deputy governors.
One could say that the development of the entire capital city was decided and guided by the government residence and the Elder Council together.
Apart from that, there were also immortal guardians who were responsible for guarding the capital city.
The requirement to enter the immortal guardians was relatively low. As long as one's combat strength was on holy fire-level, one could sign up to join. The entry assessment was simple. Basically, more than 95% of holy fire-level powerhouses could pass. Only a minority of people who had no battle experience would be eliminated.
Of course, that was only the entry standard for ordinary immortal guardians.
There was an independent legion called the honorary immortal guardians in the immortal guardians. It was made up of immortal-level powerhouses. It was said that one had to hunt three immortal-level monsters on their own and bring back the monster's carcass to be eligible to join.
The two silver-armored guards who came to the inn with the deputy governor were the two captains of the honorary immortal guards. Both of them had high-level immortal-level combat strength. Judging from the intensity of his aura, he wasn't much weaker than the Vice Mansion Master.
The beast carriage rose into the sky under the guidance of a giant deer beast. Although this giant deer beast had no wings, it could step on the void and fly. Although there were more than ten people in the carriage, it did not seem to feel the weight at all, and its footsteps were always light.
In less than three minutes after Lin Huang and the rest boarded the vehicle, it arrived at the entrance of the government residence.
As soon as the monster carriage stopped, Lu Wen led everyone into the government residence. The two silver-armored immortal guards stopped following them and stood at the entrance.
Lu Wen led the group into the reception hall and ordered the servants to serve tea.
"Please wait for a moment. The Mansion Lord will be here soon."
Not long after, as soon as the tea was served, a tall middle-aged man walked in.
The man was about the same height as Shen Tao, about 1.9 meters, but he was much more muscular than Shen Tao. The intensity of his aura was on par with Shen Tao. He was halfway to imperial-level.
As soon as this person entered the room, Lin Huang and the others didn't even need to guess to know who he was.
The man laughed heartily and introduced himself to Lin Huang and the rest, "I'm Zhou Yun Long. Welcome, everyone!"
"This is our governor," Lu Wen added as he stood up.
Lin Huang and the rest stood up to greet him.
After some simple greetings, Zhou Yun Long sat in the main seat while the rest took their seats.
"All of you have extremely powerful abilities. May I know where you're from?" Zhou Yun Long went straight to the point.
Tan Lang smiled. They had already discussed what to say the day before.
"Governor, the ten of us are from the secret sect, the Heaven Alliance. Our sect has been hiding in the forest since tens of thousands of years ago. We've only reopened recently. The ten of us are the first batch of people to enter the world in tens of thousands of years. "
"A secret sect from tens of thousands of years ago?!" Zhou Yun Long and Lu Wen's pupils shrunk.
A sect that had been around for tens of thousands of years had a terrifying foundation.
Zhou Yun Long might not have believed it if someone else had said that. However, apart from Lin Huang and the rest, the other nine people's auras were on par with his. Two of them were even more powerful than him. He could not help but feel doubtful.
After taking a good look at the ten of them, Zhou Yun Long's gaze finally landed on Lin Huang.
"Is this little brother from the same sect as you guys?"
Just when Tan Lang was going to speak up for Lin Huang, Lin Huang pressed his shoulder.
"It seems like you're doubting my ability, governor?" Lin Huang took a step forward and smirked without saying anything else. "Come out, Herculean King!"
As soon as he was done speaking, a giant golden-haired ape appeared out of nowhere outside the courtyard. Its ferocious aura shot into the sky.
Under Lin Huang's secret signal, the Herculean King let out a furious roar into the sky. As soon as the roar was heard, the entire government residence shook. The sound spread throughout the entire city, scaring many people.
Many of them thought that a monster had invaded the city. Many of the immortal guards rushed toward the source of the roar and surrounded the Herculean King who was taller than the buildings in the government residence.
"Back off!" Zhou Yun Long shouted at the crowd upon seeing that.
He spoke so quickly because he was worried that the giant ape would kill all of his immortal guards. He could clearly sense that the giant ape's aura was not much weaker than his.
"So, you're a Demon Controller. I'm sorry for being rude," Zhou Yun Long took the initiative to apologize to Lin Huang while looking at Lin Huang with respect. It was not because he was afraid of Lin Huang's ability, but because he was a Demon Controller.
Even Lin Huang had no idea that there were very few Demon Controllers in this world. A few of the top sects were desperate to have one. At the moment, only two of the top sects had one Demon Controller each. They were trained by the sects with the best treatment. The two Demon Controllers' abilities were more powerful than Lin Huang's, but the monsters that they controlled were not as powerful as the giant ape that Lin Huang had summoned.
As soon as Lin Huang attacked, Zhou Yun Long and Lu Wen were convinced that they were disciples of the hidden sects.
After recalling the Herculean King into its card form, Lin Huang noticed that Tan Lang and the rest were looking at him in shock.
He had summoned the Herculean King on the Stairway Tree earlier. Back then, the Herculean King's combat strength was only on immortal-level rank-2. Many people knew that. Only half a year had passed, and the Herculean King's combat strength had skyrocketed to immortal-level rank-9. The speed of the increase was terrifying.
After confirming the identity of Lin Huang and the rest, Zhou Yun Long's attitude was much gentler.
"I wonder how I can help you guys with your visit to Gushan City?"
"In reality, we're just here to find out what's going on in this world. After all, our sect hasn't been out for tens of thousands of years. Our knowledge about the outside world is limited. "Tan Lang finally revealed their purpose of coming.
"That's easy. I'll open the library and the government residence's database to you guys. You can go in and out whenever you want. If you have any questions, you can ask Lu Wen directly, "Zhou Yun Long arranged immediately.
"Governor Zhou, there's something else that I think I should tell you guys," Tan Lang called out to Zhou Yun Long who was about to leave.
"Is there anything else?"
"In reality, we're not the only hidden sect that has appeared recently. There are more than ten of them. Some of them are like us, yearning for peace. However, some of them are demonic cultivators who kill, burn, rob, and commit all kinds of crimes. "
Naturally, the demonic cultivators that Tan Lang mentioned were the people from the underground organizations. As soon as they found a human city, they would definitely rob and rob. They would not abide by the local rules at all. The demonic cultivators in this world were similar. They would do almost anything for resources.
"There are hidden sects of demonic cultivators?!" Zhou Yun Long frowned when he heard that. He only asked after a moment of silence, "How powerful are the hidden sects of demonic cultivators compared to you guys?"
"Their individual abilities are similar to ours. However, a few of the demonic sects have sent many of them this time. There are up to 100 of them." Tan Lang revealed the information because he knew very well that they were on the opposing side of the underground organizations. As soon as they encountered each other in this world, battles were inevitable. Therefore, it was better to make use of the local indigenous forces.
"Up to 100 of them are on par with you guys …" Zhou Yun Long inhaled sharply.
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