Founding Ceremony (Five)

"Imperial Accession Qualification?! So this was its true value? Was this an Otherworlder's tremendous advantage, or the heaven-defying advantage of claiming the throne?"

As he felt the nine mountains undergo their transformation and watched Hidden Dragon City change, Huan King Jian Shang's eyes lit up. He murmured to himself.

Hidden Dragon City was now plainly the size of a king-grade city. Before, it had been no more than a mid-grade city, and the gulf between the two made the whole place look rather strange—like an oasis in the middle of a desert.

He recalled the system notification he had received when he first gained the Imperial Accession Qualification:

"Ding! Congratulations to player Jian Shang for slaying the historical figure Zhao Tuo, Emperor Wu of Nanyue, stripping Zhao Tuo of the title 'Emperor Wu of Nanyue,' and gaining the qualification to found a state and establish a dynasty, declare yourself king, and ascend the throne as emperor. You must develop and unify Lingnan before the national borders open. Otherwise, the qualification will be revoked, and one of your highest-tier special titles and cultivation methods will be deducted at random. May you..."

At the time, the Ravenous Wolf Cavalry had advanced to the Earth-Grade Imperial Guard, so Jian Shang had given it little thought. He had assumed that was the reward for the Imperial Accession Qualification.

Now, though, how could an Imperial Accession Qualification worth a priceless treasure be so simple? The Ravenous Wolf Cavalry's advancement had merely been his reward for killing Zhao Tuo. Stripping Zhao Tuo of "Emperor Wu of Nanyue," along with the penalties and everything else, had naturally been a separate matter.

According to the Otherworlders, to become a king recognized by heaven and earth, one needed a king-grade city, nine colossal cities, eighty-one large cities, then nine