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.
the depth of importance
was a moment that would alter the future
be allowed to disrupt
"Worthy…?"
"Worthy." The Emperor reaffirmed.
worthy even though I do not desire
smile appeared
you do not desire
rose at those
you your entire life.
eyes. "You understood the core of the Kandrian Empire. You understood our greatest strength. You understood
to rise. This delicate balance that you yourself hand-crafted three centuries ago
is the most important thing a ruler must have. Harmony is not just in their policy but in temperament. The correlation
His tone grew instructive.
traits that statistically correlate with dovish and pacifist political philosophies, on one end, and people like Randal, who have low trait openness, high conscientiousness, and low trait agreeableness, have a seventy-eight percent
chosen heir.
It became evident to 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 of psychology back
question. "Not inherently, no. In some ways, you are worse than Randal. You have extremely high trait conscientiousness, as driven martial artists often are; you are 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 so than
considering
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