The Eastern Victory Divine Continent realm, Southern Zhao Kingdom.
Besides being separated by vast distances, the various continents also differed greatly in their local customs.
Some even differed greatly in how their nations were structured.
For example, the Black Tortoise Kingdom of the Southern Jambu Continent was unquestionably centralized. In plainer terms-the sovereign alone held supreme power.
The Black Tortoise Kingdom's circumstances were essentially representative of centralized power among the nations of the Southern Jambu Continent.
At the very least, the sovereign had the right to tear away all pretense of civility with anyone.
Dongsheng Shenzhou naturally had centralized nations like this too, but differing customs and historical developments meant that enfeoffment and confederation were the prevalent systems here.
Broadly speaking, these were states within a state: the Son of Heaven granted territory and authority to various kings. He could command their obedience, but could not directly control most affairs within their territories.
Different circumstances gave rise to entirely different organizations.
In the Black Tortoise Kingdom, where the sovereign held supreme power and all land beneath heaven belonged to the crown, the need to maintain peace in the face of demons and various supernatural incidents naturally gave rise to an institution like the Demon-Suppression Bureau, which spanned the entire nation and provided both fighting strength and some intelligence capabilities.
The Demon-Suppression Bureau was essentially under the emperor's direct control.
With power centralized in the emperor's hands, an institution like the Demon-Suppression Bureau naturally posed no problem.
But things were different in the Eastern Divine Continent realm.
Although the Son of Heaven nominally reigned supreme, his authority could not extend into the various vassal states, so an organization spanning the entire nation like the Demon-Suppression Bureau naturally could not arise.
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