A massive permanent change to his life had happened abruptly a short while ago.
He hadn't even fully processed it, certainly not emotionally.
But on a rational level, he obviously understood that the Emperor had some high expectations of him.
The Emperor wanted Rui to succeed him and ascend the throne.
"Why me?" Rui's voice grew solemn.
The Emperor stared at him calmly.
"Because you are worthy."
"…"
A deep silence echoed through the throne hall.
Sage Sayfeel had suppressed his aura entirely, reducing his presence to that of an ordinary human being.
understood the depth of importance of
alter the future of Kandria
allowed to disrupt
"Worthy…?"
"Worthy." The Emperor reaffirmed.
though I do not desire the
appeared on Emperor
are worthy because you do not desire
at those words,
you your entire life. In some ways, I know you better than
eyes. "You understood the core of the Kandrian Empire. You understood our greatest strength. You understood the pillar that sustains
at him. "…The delicate balance between the many forces and powers of Kandria is what allowed this nation to rise. This delicate balance that you yourself hand-crafted three centuries ago is the reason our nation does not collapse into the civil war you averted
in the Kandrian context, harmony is the most important thing a ruler must have. Harmony is not just in their policy but in temperament. The correlation between temperament and political philosophy has been empirically demonstrated and quite rigorously explored at length in the research literature of
His tone grew instructive.
"You have people like Raul with high trait neuroticism and high trait agreeableness, traits that statistically correlate with dovish and pacifist political philosophies, on one end, and people
desirable in my chosen heir. None of the seven possess a balanced temperament, and
him that one of the many areas of expertise that the Emperor had was in the domain of psychology. Some of the jargon that he uttered reminded Rui of that
extraordinarily driven—extraordinarily driven to this so-called Project Water. If not for your consideration and care for your family, you most likely would be extreme. The only difference is that your sheer competence and extraordinary intellect mean that there is a high chance that you have a high chance of actually succeeding in an extreme endeavor. Far more
shrugged, considering
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