Immortal Father
Chapter 1192: 422: Establishing the Covenant_2

Chapter 1192: Chapter 422: Establishing the Covenant_2

The Dragon Clan provides protection to the Ocean Race and can recruit soldiers voluntarily in the Ocean Race territory.

Wait a moment.

This is equivalent to granting the Ocean Race a ‘political status’ similar to all beings in the Desolate Era.

The third clause of the alliance pertains to military matters.

The naval forces trained by the Dragon Clan in the Four Seas must follow orders from the Heavenly Court, including marshals appointed within the Dragon Clan, who must also receive direct appointments from the Heavenly Court.

The naval forces of the Four Seas will enjoy the second-tier structure of Heavenly Soldiers, and their offerings will adhere to the unified standards of the Heavenly Court, but provided by the Dragon Clan.

If any Dragon Clan general defies the orders, the Dragon Clan must bring the general’s head to the Heavenly Court for confession of guilt.

In this clause of the alliance, what slightly alarms the Dragon Clan is the charge of ‘defying the orders’.

This charge is vague; whether it counts as defying orders is entirely at the discretion of the Heavenly Emperor…

However, compared to other clauses and the benefits the Heavenly Court offers voluntarily, the restrictions on the Dragon Clan seem justifiable. Ao Guang, Ying Long, and the elders briefly discussed it and nodded in agreement with this clause.

The fourth clause concerns taxation.

The Dragon Clan, overseeing the Four Seas, must pay a certain amount of tax to the Heavenly Court every three years, which is seventy percent of the taxes collected from the Ocean Race.

Indeed, the Heavenly Court claims seventy percent.

The Dragon Clan had no objections to this clause and proactively stated that they would soon deliver taxes for the next ten thousand years, at the maximum rate.

The fifth and sixth clauses revolve around the relationship between the Human Race and the Dragon Clan.

The most controversial of these is the fifth clause.

The main subject of the fifth clause of the alliance is mortals.

The Dragon Clan must not harm a single mortal. If a member of the Dragon Clan or its subordinate forces injures a mortal, they will be punished as per the principle of ‘a killer must be executed, an injurer punished’.

The sixth clause, however, is less contentious, focusing on Qi Cultivators.

The Dragon Clan and Qi Cultivators must coexist peacefully. Should conflicts arise, judgments will be made by the Heavenly Court’s judicial authority, determining responsibility based on right and wrong.

Upon seeing these two clauses, Ao Guang remained silent for a long time before finally saluting Li Ping’an and speaking in a deep voice:

“Your Majesty, mortals are weak and often do not understand the will of heaven. If a mortal arrogantly insults our Dragon Clan, may the Dragon Clan punish them?”

Li Ping’an replied, “Such matters should be considered on a case-by-case basis.”

“How should they be considered?”

“If a mortal insults a dragon serving in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will dispatch Heavenly Soldiers to apprehend the mortal, impose charges as necessary, categorize according to the situation, including but not limited to revoking their right to ascend to heaven after death.”

Li Ping’an continued softly,

“If a mortal insults a dragon not serving in the Heavenly Court, the Dragon Clan must bring grievances to the Heavenly Court or the nearest office. The Heavenly Court will mediate the issue civilly.

“In any case, the Heavenly Court will respect the Dragon Clan’s reputation and status as an ancient powerful race of the Desolate Era in this matter.

“But the Dragon Clan must never administer private punishment to mortals.

“From now on, many eyes will be watching the Dragon Clan, waiting for them to err.”

Ao Guang slowly nodded, pondering deeply in his heart.

He suddenly realized…

From ancient times to the present, following the Ancestral Dragon to battle the Innate Gods and Demons and warring with the Phoenix Clan, to now governing all affairs of the Dragon Clan, he could shamelessly consider himself to have extraordinary experience.

But the rules set by the Heavenly Court, the principles described…

Ao Guang had never seen such things.

Ao Guang recalled the times he interacted with Emperor Jun in ancient times, discussing how to cut the cake, how to divide authority.

The negotiations broke down because Emperor Jun was excessively greedy, wanting both the treasures of the Dragon Clan and the Ocean Race, as well as to have the Dragon Clan kneel before him.

And now…

‘The Dragon Clan should be part of the world; the Heavenly Court will treat the Dragon Clan as equals, without granting special privileges or subjecting them to humiliation.’

Ao Guang saluted again: “I, Guang, will obey! If there are any dissenting voices within our Dragon Clan, I will handle it myself!”

Li Ping’an nodded with a smile.

He did not understand the meaning behind Ao Guang’s words.

At present, Ao Guang, Ying Long, and others returned to the Dragon Clan to discuss the alliance, and Li Ping’an held a small meeting with the immortals before hurrying to entertain Kong Xuan.

Setting aside these serious matters;

Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light could bring some pure innate five element energy, which greatly tempted Li Ping’an.

His eighth and ninth spiritual transformations also relied on this Phoenix Clan leader.

Li Ping’an had now reached a profound understanding—developing one’s forces and enhancing personal power are equally important.

In the side hall, Kong Xuan looked at the table full of fine wines and delicacies with a dark face, seemingly finding them tasteless and unwilling to pick up his chopsticks.

At the same table, Lady Ba and Guilingling disregarded everything and ate heartily.

Li Ping’an smiled and said, “Is the food not to your liking, Daoist friend?”

Kong Xuan’s smile held a hint of sarcasm: “I have yet to congratulate the Heavenly Emperor on subduing the Dragon Clan.”

Beside him, the Roc Bird was about to defend the Heavenly Court, but Li Ping’an gestured to stop him.

Li Ping’an poured a full cup of wine for Kong Xuan, let out a soft sigh.

“You’ve seen the contents of the alliance, Daoist friend. These were my concessions after long deliberations.

“I also considered shackling the Dragon Clan, forcing them to serve the Heavenly Court, punishing even the slightest mistakes severely to gradually tame the Dragon Clan.

“But what good would that do? How could it earn the true loyalty of the Dragon Clan?”

Kong Xuan sneered, “The Heavenly Emperor is truly merciful. Now the Dragon Clan is undoubtedly loyal to you, and as long as enough merit is given later, and dragon eggs hatch smoothly, the Dragon Clan will view you and the Heavenly Court as great benefactors.”

Then, Kong Xuan let out a small sigh, his eyes filled with wistfulness.

He said softly, “This alliance treats the Dragon Clan equally, yet restricts their behavior; it is indeed powerful.”

“These are teachings from my father, I toast you, Daoist friend.”

Li Ping’an raised his cup and drank it all in one go, with Kong Xuan raising his glass in return, drinking heartily.

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