The Martial Unity

"Your Highness! We have received inquiries and appointment requests from more than a hundred distinguished economic and political tycoons!" His chief of staff exclaimed.

Rui smirked.

Just as planned.

"Ensure that each of them receives an appointment within the month," Rui replied. "In the latter half of the day, preferably. I'll leave the scheduling management to you."

"Understood, Your Highness."

Rui grinned, amused, as he went through the list of those who were once of the faction of the four royals that he had eliminated from the competition. They had considered him fairly, something that they would not have done if they had known that he was the reason that their favored candidate had dipped from the race and ran away with their money.

He certainly didn't intend to tell them.

No one would believe that a prince who had recently entered the race would be able to arrange for the immediate removal of four of his competitors. It would be an extraordinary level of competence to eliminate powerful competitors so quickly.

While the other three princes would undoubtedly work hard to reel in as many candidates as they could, Rui wasn't too worried that they would be able to exceed his efforts. If they failed before, there was no reason to think they would succeed, especially when they were in a tougher spot.

Rui sharpened his eyes as his mind furiously raced to make considerations of the future. He had a clear vision of what was to come and what he was to set out to achieve.

His political goals were to quickly monopolize each of the freed-up patrons, donors, and benefactors from the four former factions. Eventually, he intended to wring away at least seventy-five percent of support from high-ranking government officials.

This way, there was absolutely no chance for any of his competitors to succeed at becoming Emperor.

was sincere when he had sworn the oath to Sage Sayfeel, and he doubted that the powerful

case, it

eyes narrowed as

he would

Rui closed his

them, a deep determination lit up

his chief of staff contacted him once

the communication artifact projecting

invited you for an official deliberation regarding its patronage of your campaign," she told

issued the Rui Administration. It was a rather formal invitation to discuss the arrangements

him of the Martial Union hadn't told him anything about it. Master Zentra was one thing, but it was rather strange that Master

'Would he really not know if it

that would collectively address

eyes narrowed as realization dawned on him. "When

His chief of staff remarked with an

Rui without prior notice, expecting him to drop his

only grew more certain of his

go," He remarked, getting up

he was traveling was so great that it looked like a comet was flying through the

his

Vericita, Master Ceeran, and Master Iskan effortlessly kept up with him, of course, using a fraction

it…?" Rui narrowed his eyes as he spotted a structure on top of a mountain three hundred kilometers

a place for meditation built by