"Fiefs regardless of bloodline or surname? The top ten in accumulated merit may enter Heng Ancestor Hall and obtain Eternal Mechanism opportunities?"
Li Qingyun, whose Native Law and Eternal paths had both reached over Sixty Heng Quantity, could not help but feel his heart stir upon learning of the Eternal Council's unprecedentedly lavish "Witch-Slaying Proclamation."
As for fiefs, the lost Eighteen Sequence Chain could be forgotten for now. Who knew in what year of the monkey or month of the horse they would be able to counterattack and reclaim it? It was no more than a gimmick.
Yet those who ranked in the top ten for accumulated merit in the witch-slaying campaign would not only be guaranteed fiefs within the Eighteen Sequence Chain, but would also gain the advantage of priority selection in the coming new round of reassessment for Myriad Universe fiefs.
To ignite the Eternal Clan's fervor and courage in resisting witches, the Eternal Council's proclamation stated in its fine print that it intended to reclaim the chain fiefs held by the various noble surnames. Henceforth, territorial boundaries would be redrawn uniformly according to accumulated merit in resisting witches.
Now that was interesting!
The entire Eternal Clan was in an uproar, especially the small and medium noble houses. They rubbed their fists and flexed their palms, their ambitions bursting forth. They regarded this witch-law invasion as an opportunity unseen in ages—seize it, and a snake could transform into a dragon; even a lowly commoner could turn their life around and become a great noble!
Though the middle and lower echelons of the Eternal Clan did not say it outright, they were surely muttering things like, "Are kings, marquises, generals, and ministers born with noble blood?"
However, Li Qingyun saw more deeply.
From this Witch-Slaying Proclamation, he faintly smelled