"Your Majesty, this imperial wine of yours really does go to one's head..."
Only Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiawei remained in the Meeting Hall. This time, Xu Jiawei had shed every trace of imperial majesty and sat beside Huo Yuhao like an ordinary young man. Their cups crossed as they savored the fine wine secretly stored in the Star Luo Empire's palace.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and pointed at Zhou Shu, who remained in a stupor. "This man held high office, yet he bullied men, abused women, and committed every imaginable evil. Around Gengxin City, grievances filled the roads and cries of injustice shook the heavens. Tomorrow, outside the doors of Shrek Academy's office in Gengxin City, I will execute Zhou Shu by slow slicing to quell the people's anger."
"As you should." Xu Jiawei nodded, then paused in thought before speaking. "Huo Yuhao, I know you're a man of considerable insight. What do you think the Douluo Continent will look like in the future?"
Huo Yuhao faltered slightly, then considered the question. "The nation of the future will still have a sovereign, but in practice, its houses will handle most affairs themselves. It will be a fair nation, where Soul Masters and ordinary people are treated alike."
"The Douluo Continent today is battered by wind and rain, with wars raging endlessly between its nations. The common people suffer the scourge of war. Most men are conscripted into armies and ground to death in that mill of flesh and blood. Most of those unwilling to throw their lives away become mountain bandits and wandering outlaws, preying on the people and festering like tumors in their regions."
"Women, the elderly, and children can only remain in their hometowns, toiling day after day, only to suffer the empire's relentless demands and exploitation, and