After Xiao Xie and Bai Suzhen returned, they naturally saw the news as well. Xiao Xie was quite surprised by it. After all, he had never expected to suddenly become the legendary Shennong.
After seeing Korea's remarks, Xiao Xie did not pay much attention to them. Taking some things too seriously only lowered one's standing.
Moreover, perhaps Korea's shamelessness had provoked them, but after the angry netizens gathered all sorts of stories about Shennong amid their arguments, they grew increasingly reverent toward him instead, earning Xiao Xie quite a few Worship Points.
Over the next two months, Xiao Xie joined forces with Charles and Magneto to discuss matters concerning the Flame Yellow Empire.
First of all, no one had any objections to Xiao Xie being the king of the Flame Yellow Empire. Although Xiao Xie was not a mutant, his status in the hearts of mutants was unmatched. After all, he had single-handedly created an empire that belonged to mutants.
As for Charles and Magneto, Xiao Xie appointed them as the empire's only two dukes, their status second only to Xiao Xie's.
Within the Flame Yellow Empire, the ranks beneath Xiao Xie, the king, were duke, marquis, count, viscount, and baron.
Among them, duke was the highest rank, second only to Xiao Xie as king. Baron was the lowest rank, but even a baron possessed a title and held a somewhat higher status than ordinary mutants.
The titles Xiao Xie established were not meant to create a divide between nobles and commoners, but to give these mutants the motivation to strive.
Mutants in the Flame Yellow Empire could all live ordinary lives, but if they wanted to live better than others, they had to work hard to raise their titles. The way to advance in rank was through one's contribution