After a full year of preparations, under the intense attention of all parties, Zhou Nanwang set out, leaving the capital for his post in Lihuo Prefecture.
When he departed, the accompanying procession was enormous, numbering over ten thousand.
This matter concerned not only his own official career, but was also closely tied to the future development of the Zhou Clan Western Sect.
Therefore, the Zhou Clan Western Sect attached unprecedented importance to it, pooling ninety percent of the clan's resources and connections. People from the Eastern Sect even came every day to pledge allegiance, declaring themselves willing to follow in his wake.
Zhou Nanwang's staff, the core team he would take to his new post, was equally lavish in scale.
There were more than ten Human Sect martial artists, all outstanding talents from various great families. One of them was even a disciple of his Heavenly Southern Divine Sword.
Moreover, they all came from aristocratic families allied with the Zhou Clan Western Sect. Their purpose was simple: this was an investment. Perhaps they could follow Zhou Nanwang and seize immense profits from Lihuo Prefecture.
It was worth mentioning that there were Zhou Family members among the staff as well. However, they were not from the Western Sect, but had "defected" from the Eastern Sect.
This man was named Zhou Mukong. He was of a higher generation than Zhou Nanwang, though his talent was somewhat inferior, and he remained at the Human Sect realm.
His explanation was that the Zhou Clan Eastern Sect was vast and bloated, with unfair distribution of resources. He had suffered grievances there, and seeing that Zhou Nanwang was about to take charge of an entire prefecture with limitless prospects ahead of him, he had come specifically to offer his service.
Well, as for the real situation,