The Administration Bureau was not powerful at first. In the beginning, it was merely a small department within the system, with fewer than ten members, along with a few scattered Daoist and demon clansmen serving there. At first, they were only responsible for registering the personnel information of the various Daoist sects and demon clans throughout Divine Land.
Its development had to be traced back to the Dragon Fiend disaster decades ago. Only after witnessing the tremendous destructive power that wanton superhumans could unleash upon reality did massive funding and increasingly favorable documents begin to emerge from the highest levels.
Several decades passed. The team that had initially consisted of fewer than ten human clerks had now grown into an organization with thousands of members. That did not include its enormous logistical force.
Every province and every provincial capital had a hidden branch of the Administration Bureau... Under the full operation of the machine known as the state, large numbers of talented people rapidly gathered. By the time the Daoists and demons realized what was happening, it had already developed into a colossal entity.
Even the True Dragon of Shenzhou held an honorary position as a senior adviser in the Administration Bureau. Of course, even as an honorary position, her deterrent effect was still quite effective.
But the True Dragon of Shenzhou represented only power, borrowed power... She was merely a bargaining chip used to balance the three sides. No matter how powerful she was, her principles and mission destined her to be unable to favor any one side too much.
Humans possessed superweapons capable of destroying heaven and earth, but those weapons could not be used easily... The Daoists and demons, meanwhile, possessed extremely powerful individual combat abilities. High-end combat power had always been the Administration Bureau's weak point!