As Ji Beiyao spoke, he tossed a small jade pendant, carved from red jade and containing energy, to Jin Shangyue.
He had previously complained that Jin Shangyue was shameless for wanting to be his half-sibling.
But what about now?
Ji Beiyao, who spoke of being half-siblings with no particular reason, said that neither absolute benefit nor absolute threat mattered.
He can be even more shameless than this!
Let alone half-siblings, he could even date half-fathers and daughters!
Fortunately, Ji Beiyao was only thinking about it. If he dared to express it, he would definitely be destined to be a half-son.
Jin Shangyue will definitely make him his adopted son for life.
Ji Beiyao said, "I will immediately issue an announcement within the Ji clan and throughout the entire Spirit Realm, and will also announce to the world that you have become the Dark Emperor of our Ji family and have obtained the Dark Emperor's Token."
"From this moment on, you will enjoy all the benefits of the Dark Emperor's Decree, be equivalent to the head of the Ji family, and receive the same benefits and resources as the deputy head of the family every year."
"I will assign someone to handle all of these matters for you."
"The Dark Emperor's Decree has not appeared for seven hundred years. Its sudden appearance will surely cause turmoil in all directions."
"As the owner of the Dark Emperor's Token, you will definitely have to attend the Ji Clan's clan meeting at the end of this year. Whether you attend the annual meetings thereafter is up to you."
"That's perfect timing, you can go to the Ji family's sacred land and select a group of shadow guards and a protective team."
"Of course, if you can't wait until the end of the year, I can personally select a batch for you and send it over soon, or you can take the time to select it yourself."
The Dark Emperor's Decree is no mere decoration.
Rather, they are those who truly wield real power within the Ji family and enjoy treatment comparable to that of the family head.
It can be said that whoever possesses the Dark Emperor's Token will become the person in the Ji family who enjoys the highest treatment, second only to the family head.
Putting everything else aside, the Shadow Guards and the Imperial Guards are both under the jurisdiction of the family head.
Now, someone has appeared who possesses the Dark Emperor's Token. This person can take away half of the power held by the family head.
In other words, if Jin Shangyue were willing, she could directly take away half of the management rights and half of the personnel of Ji Beiyao's Shadow Guards and Guard Team.
As for the Ji family's army, Jin Shangyue could directly command a million people to fight for her and obey her orders.
Of course, the mobilization and mobilization of troops is only temporary, not permanent.
Jinshangyue can only be summoned when needed.
This million-strong army does not belong entirely to Jin Shangyue personally.
As the head of the Ji family, Ji Beiyao's status and position are equivalent to that of the Emperor of the Dragon Martial Empire.
Therefore, the shadow guards and guards controlled by Ji Beiyao are equivalent to the royal shadow guards and royal guards of a top-tier country.
Those were far more powerful and formidable than ordinary shadow guards from powerful and aristocratic families like the Yu family; they were simply not in the same league.
Ji Beiyao currently has 100,000 Shadow Guards and 300,000 Guards at his disposal.
The Ji family's royal army in the Spirit Realm totals three million.
Although it has two million fewer soldiers than the royal army of a top-tier country like Longwu Dingguo, its overall combat strength is the same.
The Ji family's three million royal troops are comparable in strength to the five million royal troops of the five top nations.
The seven great families, in terms of both the area they control and the population they have, are half the size of the five top-tier nations, yet they are still able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the five top-tier nations and hold the same status.
It is because the seven great families have their own unique heritage, and their overall strength is strong. They are full of experts, and any one of them can fight against a hundred people.
Now that Ji Beiyao has made his decision and given the Dark Emperor's Decree to Jin Shangyue, he will not try to play any tricks in these matters.
I explained the situation very clearly to Jin Shangyue.
Let her decide for herself how many people she wants, whether to want them now, or what.
After Jin Shangyue finished her investigation, she found that it matched what Dao Dao had investigated, and knew that Ji Beiyao hadn't used any tricks or held back. She was very satisfied.
She doesn't need that many people yet; she'll ask Ji Beiyao for more when she goes to the desolate region to establish a new force.
She could temporarily save on the cost of raising a group of people, so she decided to let Ji Beiyao raise them for her.
"Give me 10,000 men first, 5,000 shadow guards and 5,000 bodyguards."
She will train these 10,000 people first, and then they can serve as coaches to train the next group.
By the time the two finished talking, Ji Chaoyun had already secured two energy mines for Jin Shangyue.
One is S-class, and the other is SS-class.
Energy minerals of this grade are simply unavailable for purchase outside of China.
Powerful and influential families all mine and exploit resources themselves, ensuring self-sufficiency and keeping what they have for their own use.
However, if some smaller factions or ordinary citizens are lucky enough to discover new energy veins, they simply cannot keep them.
They could either offer themselves up to the local authorities in order to gain some benefits.
Or they would hide them away, only to have them discovered by other powerful and influential people, who would then plunder them.
Energy mines of Grade A and above are basically controlled by the royal families of the five top countries, the main families of the seven top families, or sects.
For powerful and influential families in various countries, such as the Yu family, the only level of mines they are allowed to keep privately is Grade A.
If you obtain an S-grade or higher energy mine, you either have to hide it well, or if you can't hide it well, you have to hand it over.
Otherwise, if someone is found to be illegally possessing a mineral vein of grade S or higher, they will be subject to criminal penalties.
Jin Shangyue knew what Ji Chaoyun was doing. After the manager came over to hand over the relevant documents and Ji Chaoyun paid the spirit stones, Jin Shangyue took the initiative to give Ji Chaoyun a sweet kiss.
The two didn't say much, but their unspoken understanding and Ji Chaoyun's bright and happy smile made Ji Beiyao's teeth ache.
He simply couldn't stand the airtight sweetness and happiness between the two of them, which left no room for anyone else to interfere.
Even though he knows how to swim, he almost drowned in the perfectly seamless pink bubbles.
"I'm leaving now."
Ji Beiyao gave a quick greeting and then left, resolutely resisting the dog food!
The powerful figures in the other private rooms, however, were somewhat uneasy.
After Ji Beiyao went to Jin Shangyue's private room, the room was enveloped by a powerful force, completely blocking all of them from prying into it.
So what exactly happened in the private room, and what Ji Beiyao talked about with the people inside, remains completely unknown to everyone.
Even more bizarrely, after Ji Beiyao left, Jin Shangyue's private room remained in isolation, and no one could peek inside.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was soon drawn to the items that appeared at the auction.
Ke Weisheng was so excited that his face turned red, and his voice was passionate and enthusiastic.
"Attention everyone! A truly rare and one-of-a-kind item has appeared!"
"The items that will be auctioned next are definitely beyond your imagination and what you want most."
"Annual purchase quota for semi-immortal-grade pills! How about that? Aren't you all as excited as I am?"
More than that.
Before Ke Weisheng could finish speaking, all the guests participating in the auction jumped up in excitement and shock.
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