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Yun Ming and the others who knew the inside story were not surprised by this upcoming meeting. The rest of them also felt that Anping had a good reason to gather them in the City of Miracles. There had to be an explanation.

It was inevitable. Many of the people here had been invited by Anping through indirect connections. Even though they had been in the City of Miracles for a long time, they had never met Anping in person.

Anping didn't want to keep them waiting any longer. After the staff confirmed that everyone was present, he opened the door and walked into the conference room. As soon as they heard the door open, they all turned their heads eagerly to see him.

Anping was wearing ordinary sportswear that didn't look remarkable, but even these plain clothes couldn't hide his handsome appearance and charismatic temperament. Everyone sighed inwardly, admiring his rare beauty and grace.

He walked to the end of the conference hall and introduced himself. Then he began to talk about why he had built the City of Miracles based on his own experience, and the advantages and disadvantages of joining it.

Everyone here had a general idea of his motives, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to join the City of Miracles. But Anping's personal account was different, more detailed than what their inviters had told them.

He finished his opening remarks and paused briefly. Seeing him pause, everyone perked up their ears. They had chosen the City of Miracles, so they were smart enough to know that Anping was about to get to the point.

He saw them sitting attentively and spoke slowly. "The reason I called this meeting was mainly because Atlas Douluo and Angel Douluo talked to me about the institutional issues of the City of Miracles, and we agreed on this meeting after some discussions."

"Everyone here is at most the leader of one force. Since you have joined the City of Miracles, you must have questions about its future development direction. This meeting is to answer your doubts."

Many people nodded when they heard him. They knew that their future enemies would be the will of the planet and the core of life. They couldn't help but feel anxious.

Although the City of Miracles was safe enough, it was only a refuge, and the resources needed for development still had to come from Douluo Star. These resources included not only various materials, but also human resources.

Anping continued. "First of all, let's talk about the system. The City of Miracles does not intend to follow the original system of the Federation, which means there will be no parliament. Each agency will perform its own duties and have hierarchical jurisdiction."

There was an uproar when they heard him say that he would abolish the parliamentary system. These people had all been federal parliamentarians, or had relatives who were. Anping's decision was tantamount to weakening their voice among the forces. After all, if everyone performed their own duties, they could only be responsible for their own departments.

They couldn't accept this sudden change in their status. But none of them stormed out in anger. They still had some self-awareness. They understood that since they knew the various reasons for the City of Miracles, Anping wouldn't let them leave.

They had no choice but to listen to Anping and see what kind of management system he had in mind for the City of Miracles without the House.

They were surprised, however, when Anping said he didn't have any such institution planned. "The City of Miracles will operate according to the current system for now. Whether it's good or not depends on what happens."

He then introduced various departments, such as administration, legislation, justice, education, and so on. They understood that Anping was dividing the responsibilities among them, letting them do their own thing without interfering with each other.

Each department had more than one leader, but also a small council. There was no final authority, which avoided the problem of dictatorship and the flaws of one person.

After explaining the structure and composition of the departments, Anping talked about how to select officials in the future. This was somewhat similar to the federation, and no one objected.

He concluded, "In short, the City of Miracles will run like this for the time being, and we will solve problems as they arise. What we need most now is time to develop, so we should avoid conflicts with the people from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy as much as possible."

He then gave them time to discuss among themselves. The conference room became a noisy market, with voices clamoring everywhere. The ones who had the most complaints were not the big families like the Qiangu, the Leng, and the Hongchen, but the smaller ones who had not been around for long.

After all, the big families knew more than the small ones. They knew that Anping was not content to stay in this small city, but had his eyes on the universe and beyond. They were not greedy for power in this city.

The issues that they argued about were mostly the excessive decentralization of authority and the use of ordinary people for management. They didn't care much about the former, but the latter offended their pride as soul masters. How could they be controlled by commoners?

Anping clapped his hands to silence them. When they were quiet, he said, "You have to understand one thing. Force and wisdom are two different things. Soul masters are not necessarily smarter than ordinary people."

He continued, "That means ordinary people are more suitable for management. They don't have to practice, which means they have more time to think and solve problems. Soul masters have their role, too, which is to use their strength as much as possible. We should be able to protect our people's safety."

What Anping didn't say was that ordinary people had shorter lifespans than soul masters because they couldn't practice, and their political careers were limited. Coupled with the issue of power and status, it was not easy for them to rebel.

He then talked about what arrangements should be made if someone broke through to the god level. After all, if someone could cultivate to that level, their lifespan would increase greatly. If they were not handled well, they could cause trouble.

He listed a series of options. In short, he let them choose what they liked. As long as they acted when the City of Miracles faced a crisis, it didn't matter if they did nothing at ordinary times. It was very flexible.

No one really had an opinion about the god-level arrangements. They knew very well that such things were suitable for people like Yun Ming, Yali, and Le Zhengen.

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