"The Sun Moon Empire and the Three Great Empires—Tianhun, Douling, and Xingluo—are separated by vast distances. It takes several days for an order from Ming Capital to reach the border."
"If they wished to venture deeper into the heartlands of the other empires, whether conveying information, mobilizing personnel, or transporting resources, they would inevitably be affected by local powers. Those local powers competed against and restrained one another, making the empire's orders extremely difficult to carry out and terribly inefficient."
At this point, Xu Tianyao looked at Wang Qiangu.
"Especially the Tianhun Empire, where the Wang Family is located."
"This nation has existed for an exceedingly long time, and its noble system is deeply entrenched. On the surface, the imperial family controls the entire empire, but in reality, those aristocratic clans entrenched in each region are the ones who truly influence local affairs."
Wang Qiangu's brows rose slightly. He still did not interrupt, merely continued listening.
Xu Tianyao smiled. "And the Wang Family is the most exceptional example among them."
"Blazing Flame came from humble beginnings in his youth. He had neither a powerful family background nor an illustrious bloodline, yet he relied on his own strength to reach where he is today step by step."
"In merely a hundred years, he rose from an ordinary civilian soul master to the head of a family now guarded by a Titled Douluo. Such ability is rare even across the entire continent."
Hearing this, Wang Qiangu's expression eased somewhat.
However, the next sentence made his face turn cold again.
"However, although Blazing Flame, your abilities are indeed formidable, they are only formidable when compared to those minor families."
Xu Tianyao looked at him, his tone calm. "Senior Wang, you should understand better than anyone what the resource distribution of the Tianhun Empire