The Martial Unity

"I know," Rui heaved another sigh.

He knew that even as they spoke, the ruling class of the human civilization of East Panama was furiously considering the new information and what they could do to spin it in their favor. The future of Kandria impacted the future of East Panama more than they wished.

If someone like Prince Randal ascended the throne, then the nations of East Panama could only quiver.

While the Sage-level powerhouses of East Panama were confident no matter who ascended the throne, the nations that weren't too far from the Kandrian Empire, such as the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana, the Kingdom of Grahal, and the Violis Kingdom. They would much rather have a candidate who wasn't a psycho.

That was why the revelation of Rui's princehood mattered to everybody within a hundred thousand kilometers of the Kandrian Empire in East Panama.

He needed to make his decision quickly lest he experience pressure from countless stakeholders about his intentions, regardless of what they were.

"…I don't know what to do," Rui breathed deeply. "…It's almost impossible to weigh the considerations against each other."

"Well, we can start simply by looking at the pros and cons of announcing your bid for the throne," Julian remarked. "What do you stand to gain from becoming Emperor?"

Rui stirred. "Well, a lot. For one, as a Martial Artist, it's not unattractive in every way. Extraordinarily rare and powerful resources that not even Martial Masters can merit…are all within the palm of my hand."

Julian nodded. "As Emperor, you can gain resources that would normally require reaching the Sage Realm to even consider getting."

Rui nodded.

The Roaring Dragon Blood Potion was nothing compared to what he could get if he ascended the throne.

definitely were. He could perhaps completely mitigate the enormous power gap

He made up for the gap with a Martial Art that was superior and more potent than that of his

probably not only entirely close that gap but also surpass his peers with a stronger Martial Body by augmenting his body with resource

wasn't idealistic about whether this was a good or bad thing. A powerful Martial Body was necessary for Project Water, there was absolutely no doubt about

reach that power in time, all he would be

in all, a very solid benefit

Rui heaved a sigh. "Ensuring the crazy ambitions and objectives of my half-siblings never come to

wars they would cause when they instated their crazy policies. Preventing

nodded. "But that's

"I can also give the

"That is certainly a personally reassuring

"Ok, now what are the

eyes. "My father tried convincing me otherwise, but if I ascend the throne, I

The air grew heavy.

that this downside was deeply undesirable

forget about immersing himself in

could forget about dedicating

a real battle with his life on

forget about refining his

he would start to

thought of it

rather die than let himself fall to

a lot of boring legislative work. The Emperor was the sole legislative body in the entirety of the Kandrian government. His word was literally law. But that also meant