Xu Xiaodie stood quietly at the Great Sun Sword Son's side.
From time to time, many documents from the Sealed Spirit Absolute Domain arrived before the Great Sun Sword Son and were handled by Yunri, the military-controlled Ship Spirit, who dealt with all manner of affairs.
Xu Xiaodie attempted to command the Ship Spirit and share the burden of government affairs.
This had been normal and exceedingly common in the past.
The Great Sun Sword Son had no interest whatsoever in government affairs. Although he possessed extraordinarily efficient administrative abilities and would not neglect his duties, once he devoted himself to cultivation, he paid no attention to the political situation.
However, whenever the Great Sun Sword Son personally handled government affairs, he would often cultivate administrative officials over a period of time. For example, there had been Li Qingyun, a Golden Core disciple of the Seven Feathers Sect, the Tu Shan administrative maidservants, and many others. Those currently on the assessment list included cultivators such as the Lianshui Heavenly Being.
If there were no outside interference, at most two thousand years would pass before a new administrative maidservant was born at his side. Just as retainers naturally came into being around a dragon, no living being besides the Sword Son was irreplaceable. Everything could be replaced.
Yet when Xu Xiaodie returned, these candidate administrative maidservants naturally lost their chance.
The authority over many government affairs was being transferred.
Yunri was a military Ship Spirit. Her foremost mission concerned military matters, and her most important duty was commanding the Drone Fleets everywhere. Handling government affairs was merely a side job.
Everything proceeded so smoothly.
All sides transferred governmental affairs in perfect order, and not a single cultivator of the Sealed Spirit Absolute Domain voiced opposition.
But.
But.
Xu Xiaodie was now