Dimensional Descent

Chapter 975 Everything,Right?

It was only after sitting down with the father and son that Leonel finally began to pick out some differences between them. They both had on glasses, both were dressed prim and proper, both had measured and controlled attitudes… it could be said that the only difference between them was that Tyrron's father had a slight greying in his hair, but it was clear that even this was vanishing as he absorbed Force day by day just like how Leonel's grandfather was also continuously getting younger.

"I will be honest, I do not blame the two of you."

The father-son pair were caught off guard. Usually, this would devolve into a game of pressure to see who it was would crack and be forced to speak first. In most cases, whoever spoke first would be seen as the more nervous of the two and thus be on the losing side of the discussion from then on.

But, not only did Leonel not wait, he began to speak almost immediately. It was hard to tell if he was simply not used to such royal etiquette, or if this was a tactic to throw them off.

"At the same time, I also don't have the patience to play these games. I'm on a little bit of a time crunch. I won't be young forever, you know. So, how about I lay things out how I see them?"

Leonel sat comfortably in his seat and continued to smile.

are not my enemies. We just happen to

its territory grows, it's impossible to say that your hold on power will remain the same. The best case

ample room to grow whereas in the past you had already met a ceiling you couldn't break past. So, if a brat like me claims a city with a small bit of merit and then suddenly disappears for three years, it wouldn't be surprising that you would choose to swoop in. After all, there

no parts of the city I once claimed remaining and even a

recovered, continuing to listen to Leonel's words without

at things this way, in terms of places on Earth that represent the Imperial family's prestige, the Imperial

you father and son pair are smart enough to understand this as well, which means you have

quickly the reverence the people held for me would take hold and I would walk around the city, suddenly finding that I couldn't take a step without

just might get full of myself and believe that I was untouchable. Once I began to believe that, I just might also think that snatching White City away by force was

did that, I would be walking into a trap, now

but narrow his gaze, staring toward Leonel intently. Unlike his son, though, he made no attempt to hide

silently while allowing the underpinnings of the city I painstakingly

city. After all, those contracts were signed with White City, not the Imperial Capital or the Ascension Empire. These merchants might start withdrawing, decreasing the quality of life in this city and shifting

have less customers