"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees! Blah blah blah, blah blah blah... Ye Weiming is hereby granted the title of Heavenly Sword Divine Marquis, as well as the position of Lord of Night City. He shall be responsible for maintaining the balance between the court, the common people, and the martial world. It is hoped that you will devote yourself wholeheartedly to making Night City a bridge between the three, allowing the strength of the martial world to serve the court and bring prosperity to the people. So decreed!"
After Venerable Huang finished reading the imperial edict, he waved a hand and sent it flying before Ye Weiming. "Put it away. From now on, Night City will remain under your sole jurisdiction. You may also arrange for others to handle its specific affairs on your behalf. Just decide as you see fit."
Taking the edict and stowing it in his inventory, Ye Weiming was still somewhat dumbfounded.
He had long realized that the position of Lord of Night City was anything but ordinary. The power and potential contained within it were far beyond those of an ordinary city. Even an ordinary marquisate would never be enough to match it. Under normal circumstances, the court would most likely have reclaimed it.
Yet unexpectedly, the court had taken another route. They had counted his achievements in completing the fusion of the two worlds and saving You Jin together, ultimately granting him the special title of Heavenly Sword Divine Marquis.
The words "Divine Marquis" were almost unheard of in reality, appearing only occasionally in martial arts fiction. Ye Weiming had heard Yin Bukui mention the two most famous examples: "Divine Marquis Zhuge," Zhuge Zhengwo, and "Iron-Gall Divine Marquis," Zhu Wushi. Both were absolute pillars of the court.
Ye Weiming looked at