Compared to becoming the king of a swamp or a radioactive wasteland, smart people preferred becoming nobles in paradise.
And there were those who had no interest in a life of pleasure or modern society. Out of every ten thousand people, there were always a few extremists who insisted on rebuilding past glory no matter what. Fueled by fantasies of glory or ruling the world, they were both highly motivated and extremely dangerous.
But they were in the minority.
The Shadow Council was an organization that upheld the interests of the majority. The powerful figures who wanted to keep enjoying life, keep the peace, and keep their wealth had established the council so that the future would develop in a direction more aligned with their expectations, while constantly eliminating the minorities who tried to challenge them.
Hao Ren knew, however, that all order and rules in the Mortal World were temporary. The Shadow Council system was temporary as well. Just as the Mythical Era would eventually come to an end, the oppressive peace the Demon Hunters had maintained for thousands of years had ended within the past few days. The Shadow Council would probably last even less time.
At least there was no need to worry about upheaval for the time being.
Discussions about the Shadow Council and the direction of future development had continued into the second day. As the largest sanctuary in Europe, this place had gathered not only representatives of the local families from the Athens Sanctuary, but also spokespeople who had rushed over from other sanctuaries across Europe in the past few days. These people had gathered here to discuss all kinds of issues after the Demon Hunters' disappearance. Their gathering had happened at just the right time, so the meeting had directly escalated into something