Dai Weisi was merely a minor figure in terms of strength, but his status was there for all to see. Every word and action of his would draw the attention of the entire continent.
His abdication was not particularly strange or surprising. Anyone with sense knew that Dai Weisi was a puppet and that Grace Hall, the Soul Master organization, held the real power. Yet his statement that he would "abdicate to Grace Hall" left many people baffled.
As everyone knew, abdication had always meant handing one's position over to another person. Yet Dai Weisi had said he was abdicating in favor of Grace Hall.
But Grace Hall was an organization. How could one abdicate to an organization?
Their confusion did not last long. Grace Hall soon issued an announcement that explained everything:
Out of respect for the Star Luo Imperial Family, the nation's name would remain unchanged for the time being, but its political system would be reformed. All members of Grace Hall would become the highest governing body of the Star Luo Empire.
The Hall Master of Grace Hall would serve for life and possess final decision-making authority over every policy. The Hall Master could step down early, but the position would no longer be inherited through family lineage. Instead, the Title Douluo-level elders of Grace Hall would first nominate three candidates, after which nine representatives from each of the five departments to be established in the future—the Soul Department, Tool Department, Military Department, Commerce Department, and Agriculture Department—would vote to decide.
The announcement caused a tremendous uproar. The new Star Luo Empire became the first nation on the Douluo Continent to bid farewell to the feudal era. Of course, no one else knew what "feudal" meant; they simply found this system utterly incomprehensible, including Bibi Dong, Qian