Official Rank is the most important ranking of all officials. Players should begin their imperial journey from a 9th-Secondary official, climbing up the rank by saving merit by completing campaign or using item. Higher official rank can unlock more systems and get more resources. Following is the official rank list:
| Rank | Merits Req | Acad Exp | Unlock | Retainer Unlock | Assets & Affairs | Emolument | Achv Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.9 | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | |||
| P.9 | 480 | - | William Wallace | 4 | 20 | 200 | |
| S.8 | 720 | Visiting | Fan Wencheng | 5 | 30 | 300 | |
| P.8 | 1,200 | - | Li Wei | 6 | 40 | 400 | |
| S.7 | 1,920 | Banquet | Leonardo da Vinci | 7 | 50 | 500 | |
| P.7 | 3,120 | Alliance | Gao Jianli | 8 | 60 | 600 | |
| S.6 | 5,540 | 1 | Academy, Cabinet | Dongfang Shuo | 9 | 70 | 700 |
| P.6 | 9,530 | 2 | - | Su Qin | 10 | 80 | 800 |
| S.5 | 16,580 | 4 | - | Li Bai | 11 | 90 | 900 |
| P.5 | 28,720 | 8 | Trading, Auto-fight Raid / Alliance Dungeons | Li Guang | 12 | 100 | 1,000 |
| S.4 | 49,830 | 16 | Envoy (Capitol)
Beauty Contest (Event) |
Hu Xueyan | 13 | 110 | 1,100 |
| P.4 | 94,270 | 32 | - | Zhang Tingyu | 14 | 120 | 1,200 |
| S.3 | 187,330 | 64 | Sutra Pavilion | Wang Xizhi | 15 | 130 | 1,300 |
| P.3 | 394,250 | 128 | - | Jing Ke | 16 | 140 | 1,400 |
| S.2 | 872,390 | 256 | - | Sima Qian | 17 | 150 | 1,500 |
| P.2 | 2,026,630 | 512 | - | Wang Anshi | 18 | 160 | 1,600 |
| S.1 | 4,928,330 | 1024 | 19 | 170 | 1,700 | ||
| P.1 | 9,856,670 | 2048 | - | Sun Wu | 20 | 180 | 1,800 |
| 1st P | - | - | Fan Li | 21 | 190 |
Rank/Merit