On the Federation

Anping did most of the cooking himself, using the advanced kitchen utensils he had. He didn't care about following any plot or recipe, as long as he could make something delicious.

He believed that magic and alchemy were meant to be useful for people, not just for fighting. He thought that would be too dull.

He prepared the meals quickly with his handy tools. When he brought the food out, he overheard Le Zhengen and Yun Ming talking about the current state of the federation.

He chimed in: "It's more accurate to call it the federation, rather than the government of each legion."

Le Zhengen, the leader of the federal corps, fell silent for a moment, then said: "You're right. The real power in the federation lies with the families that control the major corps."

He knew very well what the federation was like. Anping's words hit the nail on the head. There were some elected members, but the senior officials were mostly from the major families and the Tang clan, Shrek, and the Spirit Pagoda.

Even the elected members were mostly affiliated with certain families, and there were very few from civilian backgrounds. And they only had a say in the participation, not the decision-making. That depended on the Tang Sect, Shrek, the Spirit Pagoda, and the other big families.

After Anping set the food on the table and sat down, Yali said: "Speaking of the federation, what are your plans, Anping? Even though you have the support of the Southern Legion, getting the federation to recognize the legitimacy of Miracle City is not easy."

Yali was from the federation herself and knew its structure well. She was referring to when and whom Anping would contact in the federation.

Anping nodded and said: "That's a good question. Let me tell you what I think. First of all, we don't need to bother with Chen Xinjie of the Poseidon Legion and Yu Guanzhi of the Central Legion. One of them is a follower of Poseidon, and the other is very close to the Tang Sect."

Le Zhengen nodded and said: "That's true. It's almost impossible to get them on our side. Zhang Huanyun of the Blood God Legion is also close to the Tang Sect, but his legion is mainly focused on resisting the Abyss. He won't interfere with the internal affairs of the federation. So we still have five legion leaders and the Spirit Pagoda to work with."

Then Yun Ming said: "Zhu Ming of the Eastern Navy Regiment is close to Shrek Academy, so we can rule him out too."

Yun Ming used to be the master of the Poseidon Pavilion at Shrek Academy, and he knew the forces that were allied with Shrek. He had considered stepping in personally, but he had given up his position, and now the real leader of Shrek Academy was Tang San. He knew that his former title of Poseidon Pavilion master was nothing compared to Poseidon.

Yali sighed and said: "So, according to you, Chen Xinjie is also the master of the Temple of War, and we'll have to exclude them too. If we count them one by one, there aren't many people left who can help us."

Yali couldn't help feeling pessimistic. After all, Shrek Academy was the top academy in the continent. Most of the high-level people in the federation had graduated from there. And because of the connection between the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, most of them were close to the Tang Sect as well.

Anping shook his head slightly and said: "Holy Spirit Douluo, we don't need to be so gloomy. There's a good chance that those people won't openly oppose us. I only mentioned them to say that they won't join us or become our allies."

Xu Xiaoyan didn't understand why Anping thought that the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy would stay out of it. She asked: "Brother Anping, why do you say that? Didn't you say that the people from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy would try to stop us?"

Yali smiled and said: "You were once a member of the Tang Clan and Shrek Academy. You should know that they care a lot about their reputation, whether it's Shrek Academy or the Tang Clan. They won't do anything unreasonable."

Xu Xiaoyan was still young and spent most of her time training and studying, so Yali patiently explained the situation to the cute girl.

Gu Yuena also nodded and said: "Not only that, but even if the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy want to investigate the City of Miracles, they will have to urge the federation to recognize its existence first. After all, the City of Miracles has to be open for them to sneak in their spies among those who want to join it."

Xu Xiaoyan nodded to show that she understood, but she was still curious: "Sister Nana, if the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy might send spies, why do we need the federation's recognition?"

Xu Xiaoyan thought that if the City of Miracles closed itself off from the outside world, the people from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy wouldn't be able to get in. And since so many people had moved from the Southern Legion's territory, they could be self-sufficient without opening the City of Miracles.

Anping shook his head slightly and said: "Xiao Yan, you're wrong to think that way. That might prevent the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy from infiltrating us, but you have to realize that we need more people if we want to grow."

"And the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy are not our real enemies. Our enemies are Tang Hao and Ah Yin, who control Douluo Star, and the God Realm that will return someday. We don't know when the God Realm will come back, so all we can do is try to unite as many people as possible."

Anping was most worried about the God Realm. If what the original work said was true, the circle of great gods that would return might have more than ten god kings.

Anping wasn't sure if he could handle the God Realm. Even though his cultivation speed was very fast, he didn't know how long it would take him to reach the level that could deal with the future crisis.

And the God Realm didn't just have the so-called god kings, but also countless other gods of different levels. It was not an easy task to fight against the God Realm.

Xu Xiaoyan thought for a moment and nodded: "I see, then what should we do? You know that it's the God Realm we're talking about."

Gu Yuena saw Xu Xiaoyan's worry, smiled and said reassuringly: "Xiaoyan, what you have to do now is study hard and practice hard. Leave these things to us."

Anping also nodded and said, "That's what I wanted to say next."