Chapter 2073 Let's Get Started

Chapter 2073 Let's Get Started

One would think that the excitement from the return of the Emperor of Harmony

would subside in time.

One was wrong.

Shortly after the announcement of the Return of the Emperor of Harmony, the Emperor himself issued an announcement.

An announcement of three addresses.

A public address, private, and a governmental address.

The former was issued to the citizens of Kandria and the entire state.

The Emperor of Harmony would address each and every single citizen and convey his message to them.

The second was an exclusive meeting with the stakeholders of Kandria.

He had invited each and every single one of them, just as he had many years ago.

The Martial Union, powerful corporations, banks, conglomerates, and consortiums across many industries that held great sway on the Kandrian economy, the powerful maritime and seafaring sector of the Empire, the many smaller unions, associations, and guilds that existed with some significance in the Empire.

The third was to all governmental branches of the Kandrian Empire. He needed to reaffirm and restrengthen his grip over the government as the legislator and supreme commander of the Royal Army and the Royal Navy.

He also announced the calling of a C16 Summit.

This sent ripples across East Panama.

The C16, shorthand for Circle of Sixteen, was an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of the sixteen Sage-level nations of East Panama, including the four Sage-level powerhouses and another twelve Sage-level nations with one or two Martial Sages such as the Shionel Confederation.

As the returning leader of the Kandrian Empire and the head of state, one of his most important responsibilities was maintaining internal relations, diplomatic, and foreign affairs.

Rui knew that he would be an important part of the Emperor of Harmony's return to power. After his father fell into a coma, the faction and power blocs that he had monopolized fell away from his grip and were soon lobbied by the likes of Princess Rafia, Ranca, Prince Randal, and Raijun.

And then later, by Rui.

Currently, Rui monopolized a great deal of the influence and power that once used to belong to his father. The two of them would need to coordinate carefully to ensure all that power returned to his father.

His father would need to time his re-monopolization of that power simultaneously as Rui dissolved his faction, bit by bit.

This was not a simple process, unfortunately.

Rui would need to void many of the exclusive contracts that he had signed with the stakeholders of his faction while also slowly freeing up all the resources that belonged to the Rui Foundation and returning them to his father.

Only after that was complete, could his father truly return to the pinnacle of power he once held long before his decline.

He had absolutely no problem giving it all away; he looked at it as an exorcism, a process of emancipation.

He would finally be savoring the fruits of five years of painstaking efforts in the Beast Domain. Considering everything he had suffered through, he was determined not to let anything take away from him.

"It's not going to be easy."

The deep voice of the Emperor of Harmony echoed through the empty throne hall, rich with power. His aura of ephemeral authority and power returned with the Royal Crown of Kandria adorning his head and the Royal Throne supporting him.

"I know, Father," Rui replied. "But, I intend to cut myself away from all these shackles and burdens. If I'm to understand who I am, I cannot be hampered by all this nonsense."

The Emperor of Harmony smiled wryly. "You cannot be hampered by all this nonsense,

hm?"

He closed his eyes.

"Then let's get started, shall we?"