Power has always been a label of class identity that will inevitably be produced by the development of civilization to a certain stage, and in the collective with the state as the unit, it is often the wisdom and strategy of a few people standing at the top of the pyramid of all power to control the whole collective, Shelley sat in a simple study, and on the table were all kinds of books on the management of the country and the art of imperial power prepared for him by his teachers, and in just a few days, his side changed from a group of peers of the same age as him to a soldier full of murderous air and a Confucian minister full of family and country, and occasionally he would feel incredible when he calmed down and thought about this。

Although he had long been aware of becoming the emperor of the empire, and had longed for the feats of the previous princes who had gone into battle in armor, he was really sad when it came to this day, because no matter what the reason, the transfer of power represented the departure of an elder of the family, and this time it was his father, or died at the hands of the thieves.

Shelley rested his hand on the yellowed pages of an open book, illustrated with a king with a crown speaking to his courtiers kneeling before him, while his gaze looked through the straight figures of the soldiers at the doorway at the busy scene on the ruins of the palace.

Three days had passed since the last visit of the envoys of various countries, and the light cavalry he had sent to various legions was already in the second batch, during which time he had gradually become familiar with the feeling of being the lord of a country, and his unangry and arrogant momentum had gradually been revealed. And what made him feel this more and more was that the people who had been talking and laughing with him began to slowly distance themselves from him, either out of awe, or out of something else?

In another barracks near the palace, Wu Di was exchanging various views on the current situation with Feng Hou and the others.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this little emperor of the Asura Empire?" Wu Di looked at the old tree spirit, he had always had a very wise opinion.

However, the queen of the wind was the first to say: "Master, according to the various information I have gathered, the Nagan royal family represented by Shelley has never been an aggressive family, but judging from the history of the empire in the past two thousand years, this period is also the time when Ross is active, so I think we can maintain a good cooperative relationship with them." ”

"Yes, don't you see what he said to the envoys of other countries, the empire is not short of land, what is lacking is people, he wants the empire to be truly prosperous, not blindly reckless in military force, I think this is a good emperor!" Huo Yu also nodded and said.

"If it's the emperor, there won't be a good person!" said Blade, holding his arm, two blue flames as if he could see through everything.

"In any case, the empire is a dictator, and what will become in the future depends on the emperor's own idea, so I think it is dangerous to cooperate with the empire, and once there is a crisis, it is simply irreversible. ”

"Then what do you say you are going to do? If we don't show sincerity, won't it make people even more suspicious?" Fire Feather glanced at the blade.

"And things are far from that simple now, do we really have to be on the side of the Empire?If we help the other empires split the Asura Empire, won't all the problems we are worried about be solved?" the shadow stood up from behind Wu's enemy.

The old tree spirit looked at the wind, then at the shadow, and finally walked to the door, looked around, and then arranged another enchantment before saying, " What you say makes sense, but you have to take into account the actual situation, although the earth is rich, plus the help of the cultivation realm and the spirit race, we have a lot of potential, but he is too small, that is, the population will increase tenfold in a hundred years, everyone has our average strength, and it is still not able to compete with the smallest country we know at present, so although we are suspected of seeking skin with the tiger, we can only do so. ”

The other people were silent, after being in the empire for so long, they could be regarded as recognizing the facts, in the past they didn't disdain to be in the company of cultivators on the earth, but now they have a feeling of being in a reversed position, which makes them a little unacceptable to them, especially after seeing the so-called divine domain, they really know that even on the road to cultivation, there is an unforeseen apex.

"Not necessarily. Wu Di let out a sigh, "Thanks to the help of this turmoil, we can also be regarded as having access to the power core of the empire, but unlike what we thought, the gap between us is not that big, and there is no doubt that I now have the ability to control the entire imperial capital, but this is not what I want to do." ”

"As you said, people who have always sat on the throne can be willful, and even speak back, this is their right, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, that's it, so we can't get carried away because of yesterday's exploits, more importantly, we are not courtiers of the Asura Empire, and as allies, we are too weak, but hearing the words of the little emperor that day, I have an idea. ”

"What do you think, master!" said Fire Feather impatiently. The others looked at him puzzled.

"That is, without exposing the Earth, we can re-establish a base on the planet that the Empire has promised to cede, which can be our transit point or a bridgehead for us to try to interact with the surrounding countries on an equal footing. In this way, if the situation around him changes, we can either seek help from the forces we have befriended, or we can abandon this place and return to Earth, and in the meantime, we will have to fully exploit the Earth's potential. Wu Di said what he thought.

In fact, this idea was born after I first came to the Asura Empire and saw a lot of abandoned planets, and the idea at that time was to find a place that the empire would not pay attention to and secretly develop its own power, at most after being discovered, you can leave everything behind and escape, but before that, you can transport a lot of technology and resources back to the earth, so that the earth can develop rapidly.

And now due to the change in the situation, better conditions have been produced, just to see if the little emperor covets the earth and is unwilling to let him get this convenience, but Wu Di feels that although Shelley has the mind of a monarch, but now that he has ascended to the throne, there are many crises to deal with, I am afraid that he will not easily offend himself This powerful foreign aid, this is the best time for him.

Everyone listened to Wu Di's words, and nodded one after another, yes, this is indeed an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, not only to stay away from the constraints of the empire, to develop independently, but also to avoid bringing unwarranted disasters to the earth, but this is a way to compromise with the situation after all, if there is no opportunity for development in the future, I am afraid that the situation will change again in the future, and everything for them will come to naught.

(End of chapter)