After Ting Shui and the other players left,
Jiang Dali remained in the tavern and began reviewing the ancient texts and materials contributed by the aristocratic players.
The first thing he examined was information on the Sacred Dynasty's four factions.
This was also a matter he would soon have to face and make a choice about.
Whether it was to complete the long main quest, "Greenwood Underground Emperor I," or to gain a firm foothold immediately after entering the Sacred Dynasty in the future, he needed to choose between the Four Pillars or the six top aristocratic families.
Otherwise, trying to infiltrate the Sacred Dynasty and establish himself there solely as the leader of a major force would be nothing but a fool's dream. It would be treating those old foxes as kindly old men.
As for making no choice at all, refusing to take sides or lean toward any faction so that everyone could coexist peacefully, that was also an unsustainable layabout's plan.
No one was a fool. Unless Jiang Dali remained obedient and restrained after entering the Sacred Dynasty, never making any moves to fight for benefits, it would be impossible for him to navigate among all the major powers as smoothly as a fish in water.
At that moment, he spread open the dossier, which contained only a dozen or so pages. Detailed information on the Sacred Dynasty's four factions—Lingyun Pavilion, Yuan Ting Pavilion, Altar of Land and Grain, and the Zundao Department—unfolded before Jiang Dali's eyes.
The Four Pillars were the four factions established after the Sacred Emperor, before entering seclusion, appointed the Regent King to govern in his stead. Together, they were also known as the Sacred Dynasty's Four Pillars.
Their duties were to assist and supervise the Regent King in managing state affairs, while