Abstention

The Martial Saint meeting officially convened in Ru City.

The attending Martial Saints held preliminary votes on several resolutions.

Several of the agenda items concerned Martial Saint Zhou Leng's benefits. Because he had deliberately concealed his strength and rarely participated in Martial Saint meetings, these matters had been delayed until they were formally placed on the agenda today.

They included raising Martial Saint Zhou Leng's official benefit tier, Martial Saint protection regulations, the activation of special privileges, and more.

They were soon passed unanimously.

Following procedure, they would then be submitted to the Supreme Court for review. Once approved by the Supreme Court, the process would be complete.

From then on, Zhou Leng would receive all benefits afforded to a Martial Saint, with those benefits gradually changing as his rank rose.

In wartime, the highest-ranking Martial Saints held even greater authority, at times surpassing the Supreme Court.

Lastly, the meeting proposed a "Special Martial Saint Protection Plan," specifically established for Martial Saints who had made exceptional contributions and might have a major impact on Dragon Nation, or even on the entirety of human civilization.

Previously, it had only been proposed for Zhao Dongjun. But Zhao Dongjun had already been old at the time. He rejected the proposal and requested that the plan be used as much as possible to protect future young Martial Saints, rather than old men like them who could no longer lead humanity forward.

When Huang Xuange raised the matter, the hall fell into a rare silence.

Because the Special Martial Saint Protection Plan had several more colloquial names.

The Successor Plan. The Final Ember Plan.

If this plan passed, then should Dragon Nation suffer a blow and the Supreme Court and high-ranking Martial Saints meet with misfortune, Zhou Leng would automatically become the leader of the