Chapter 147 Establishing the Foundation of a New Order

For a long time, the tranquility on this planet had been maintained by high pressure and slaughter—in areas imperceptible to ordinary people, creatures in the shadows groveled in blood. Cruel hunters would kill any supernatural species that left their sanctuaries and were discovered, with hunting and deterrence jointly maintaining the current situation. Initially, humans were weak, and they relied on the infighting between demon hunters and aliens to survive. But as they developed and became stronger, this hunting went underground, yet it remained a key element in maintaining balance.

But now the demon hunters were unable to maintain this hunting, and they no longer had any reason or motivation to continue the hunting war. Therefore, a new "authority" was needed to control the world situation in order to maintain the stable development of the Earth.

This was not just to protect humanity. Those calm and cunning old families were well aware of this, as it was also protecting themselves and laying the foundation for greater gains.

"Before discussing this new order in detail, I would like to introduce someone to everyone," Hao Ren said, standing up from the conference table and opening his personal space after Vivian had elaborated on some general ideas. "Some of you here should recognize him."

The personal space opened, and Mimir's head abruptly appeared in the conference room.

A chorus of low exclamations echoed in the room, and the attendees couldn't help but stir a little when they saw the huge head. Obviously, most of those born after the age of mythology did not recognize this ancient being. However, Mimir still had old acquaintances here—a cry of surprise came from the corner of the room: "Mimir?!"

Hao Ren looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was a woman dressed in black, with a gloomy temperament. After carefully recalling, Hao Ren remembered the woman's identity: her name was Hela, and she was one of the few survivors of the Norse pantheon.

"Long time no see, little girl of the Loki family," Mimir did not open his mouth, but his voice echoed directly in everyone's ears. His eyes turned, scanning the people in the conference room. "...Not many familiar faces left."

"You..." Hela was a little dazed, and this reaction more or less dispelled the lingering coldness on her. "You're still alive? I thought you and Yggdrasil had fallen into the Ginnungagap together!"

Mimir seemed to smile. "Of course I'm alive, and I've been in the demon hunters' headquarters for the past two thousand years. I am their advisor."

The whole place was in an uproar.

"Actually, I should have let him come out to meet everyone earlier," Hao Ren scratched his hair. "But I was so excited just now that I forgot..."

Immediately, Hao Ren and Mimir explained the situation. Upon hearing that Mimir had become a guardian and advisor in the demon hunters' headquarters for so many years, the alien leaders present were all dumbfounded. But thankfully, they had already been baptized by the "Vivian is the fourteenth Saint of the demon hunters" incident, and their nerves were stronger than average. In the end, they accepted this fact.

"I've already listened to all your discussions," Mimir said unhurriedly. "Vivian and Lily can only be honorary leaders of the demon hunters now. Their say in the Order is still limited, but I have been an advisor to the demon hunters for more than two thousand years, and I am also responsible for their inheritance work, so I have a very high say in the Order. Here, I can speak as a representative of the demon hunter organization."

The wise giant of the Norse pantheon transformed into a representative of the demon hunter Order, and this development made the people present a little confused. But thinking about the first Saint who turned into a dog, it didn't seem too difficult to accept…

What followed was a boring two hours of elaboration, debate, supplementation, and discussion, which was dull and depressing.

During these two hours, the foundation for a completely new form of order was laid.

In Vivian's vision, the situation after the demon hunters receded should be like this: aliens would no longer have to huddle in sanctuaries. They could live and operate freely in human society, and the demon hunters would no longer hunt aliens. The two sides would enter a truce, ensuring that they would not attack each other. The aliens would make good use of the survival methods they had learned in human society since modern times, and peacefully and steadily integrate into life on Earth. And the most precious things they would gain in this process would be freedom and security.

Vivian supported herself on the table, speaking. "We have to consider that there are still many people who are not friendly enough to human society. Without the supervision of the demon hunters, they will attack humans. So in the early stages, we will only allow those who have passed the assessment and sworn to obey the rules to leave the sanctuary. We will use the existing ancients as leaders, and the heads of the respected families as the backbone, to form an organization similar to a supervisory committee to control the flow of personnel in each sanctuary and monitor the supernatural creatures operating in the world. I know that many of you here are involved in human society, so you should not be unfamiliar with these things. And what we need to do next is to allow those clansmen who have never left the sanctuary to peacefully adapt to the outside world, just like you."

During the days when demon hunters hunted everywhere, there were still aliens active in the world—the group of demons and monsters in Hao Ren's house naturally didn't need to be mentioned. The most obvious example was the human industries under the name of the Hesperiana family, and Hesperiana herself would often dare to run outside the sanctuary for a circle to inspect the enterprises under her name. However, due to the pressure of "hunting," these supernatural creatures involved in human society had to tread on thin ice, and they simply did not dare to invest too much. The Hesperiana family had thousands of people, but only a few hundred could participate in the human industry, and the rest had not left the sanctuary for at least a thousand years.

But starting today, these "people" will be able to move safely outside the sanctuary, as long as they don't destroy the order of the Earth.

They would be a huge group.

And this huge group needed an organization with sufficient authority and strength to manage it.

"This idea is good, but the establishment of this 'supervisory organization' may not be so easy," Jean Lucas stroked his chin. "Although the phenomenon of innate hostility has disappeared, the estrangement between the various races is not so easy to fade away, and the supervisory organization itself needs to be composed of the upper echelons of various ethnic groups. Our own unity is a problem..."

"That's what you have to figure out for yourselves," Hao Ren curled his lips. "And I believe you have a way to solve this problem. I even think you've discussed the feasibility of establishing a similar 'joint organization'."

The representatives of the forces on the scene exchanged glances with each other. Although no one spoke, a tacit understanding was obvious.

"Perhaps we should give this new supervisory organization a name?" Hesperiana, who had not said a word all along, finally spoke at this time, pinching her chin. This thinking action was exactly the same as Vivian's. "How about calling it the Shadow Council?"

"Uh, why does this name sound so ominous..." Hao Ren had a little cold sweat on his forehead, and it wasn't just him who expressed objections. Many family representatives also felt that the name was unreliable. Not all aliens belonged to the shadow camp, and the tendency of the name "Shadow Council" made it difficult for them to accept.

Next, the other family representatives also proposed several names, but obviously none of them were very popular.

Lily poked Hao Ren's arm. "Landlord, think of one."

Hao Ren cleared his throat, and just as he was about to unleash his amazing naming talent, Nangong Wuyue quickly flicked her tail over and wrapped it around his head. The siren girl looked horrified. "Don't! Calm down!"

"What's there to discuss about such details," Vivian tapped the table at this time. "The name is just a code name. If you can't come up with a discussion, just call it the Neighborhood Committee..."

Before Vivian could finish speaking, all the representatives stood up with a bang, praising Hesperiana's name of "Shadow Council" as accurate, concise, and deeply popular. The representatives of the various families who had been arguing red-faced and thick-necked just now were instantly harmonious…

So this new supervisory organization was named the Shadow Council.

"Now that there is a council, first of all, we have to determine a chairman," Hesperiana had always shown a lack of interest in the talks before, but at this time, facing the set of "new order" proposed by Vivian, she seemed particularly excited. As soon as everyone had finalized the name of the Shadow Council, the little bat spirit couldn't wait to jump up and express her opinion. "We know our own affairs. There's no need to talk about the pile of bad debts between alien families, right? Even if there is no innate hostility, it is unrealistic for you people to get together to clock in to work every day. So there must be a group of ancient beings who are respected and powerful as councilors, and there must be one who is the most respected, the most powerful, the most qualified, the most beautiful, the most charming, the most great, the most perfect, the most..."

"Ahem, you don't need to say it, we all know..." Even a mature and steady zombie-faced old handsome guy like Jean Lucas couldn't stand Hesperiana's starry eyes. He quickly coughed twice. "But I don't agree."

Hesperiana immediately raised her eyebrows. "Don't tell me you think you are qualified?"

"It's not a question of qualifications," Jean Lucas glanced at Vivian a little timidly, put his hands together on the table, and looked sincere. "The Countess has a great reputation, and countless dynasties have been destroyed because of her. Although I believe she can be fair and honest, there are some things on her body that cannot be controlled. I..."

Hesperiana slammed the table. "Speak human language!"

The old werewolf Hogwarth said with a straight face, "My family is poor and can't stand the trouble."

The Night Demon lady said with a straight face, "Her old lady is forgetful and may not remember that there is a council here in two days."

Jean Lucas said with a straight face, "And she kills in her dreams...she also kills before her dreams."

Vivian: "..."