Chapter 2078 Treasure Profiles

Chapter 2078 Treasure Profiles

His chat with his father gave him some clarity on what the future held. Before, Rui did not have a clear idea of what was to come of the many changes that he had introduced to the Kandrian Empire.

Now, however, he had listened to his father's intentions for the future and had gotten a good idea of what was to come for Kandria.

Most people in his position would have despaired at what was to come. T/his chapter is updated by nov(ê(l)biin.co/m

Yet, when he thought about the prospects of fighting true battles against many different Martial Masters from different nations around East Panama, he could not help but grow extremely excited.

There were many things to look forward to.

"For now, however, my new ambition to elevate Kandria to even greater heights will need to wait for quite some time until I have reached my previous levels of power." Emperor Rael directed a pointed look at Rui. "Let us begin the transfer soon. We can begin with your plan of compensating your domestic stakeholders and priming them to support my faction. After that, I will speak to as many as I deem fit and lobby them to my side. Only after I am certain that I have earned the support of as many of your stakeholders as possible can you void all the contracts that bind them to you and abolish your faction."

Rui nodded in agreement, satisfied with this arrangement.

It minimized his work.

Emperor Rael had firmly gotten the message that Rui was not interested in being his political second-in-command or political lieutenant.

Thus, he proposed a plan that required Rui to take merely one final action as a political leader before finally tossing the role away by releasing his political power and letting his father inherit it.

In this context, the 'political power' that Rui had essentially boiled down to two types: explicit and implicit. The former was the hundreds of contracts that Rui had signed that contained non-compete and exclusive clauses that restricted his stakeholders from extending certain capital, goods, and services. The latter simply boiled down to a willingness to support.

Rui raised an eyebrow with confusion. "Aren't you going to build a super-secret laboratory in the middle of nowhere to hide him there?"

"That is a sub-optimal solution," his father calmly replied. "Under the current circumstances, the risk of such extravagant moves being discovered is too high. The rumors of your breakthrough in combination with my recovery from the Eternal Dream Disease have put all eyes on us. For now, at least, leave the Divine Doctor alone."

Rui stirred, finding himself in agreement with his father.

"What about this Elder Tree of Legend?" His father inquired. "It isn't even human. I am much more troubled with the notion of trusting in the intel of an intelligent non-human species."

Rui smiled nostalgically as his memories of the Garden of Salvation returned. "If that tree cannot be trusted, then no one can. It is, in my evaluation, a Sage-level creature; it could have easily taken me captive and forcefully extracted all the value that I could possibly provide before killing me, yet..."

His gaze turned to his father. "It never once exploited me despite how easy it would have been."

That was indeed a deeply compelling argument, even his father had to admit. "...I need to speak with it."

Rui nodded. "I have already begun working on it."

"...Good," his father nodded. "The dungeon is a nonsentient asset; thus, the only question regarding its performance is whether the Divine Doctor can unlock it."

Rui's eyes grew more certain. "He'll figure it out. That man is undoubtedly a genius. He will need time, but he will succeed."

"Time he has," the Emperor reassured him. "There is much that needs to happen before I can even begin to plan its usage."

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