Even those legendary great mages who have experienced the choice of destiny find it as difficult as reaching the sky to contend with the naturally nearly maxed-out comprehensive qualities of the descendants of the Ancestral Giant Dragon and Ancient Hated Titan Blood, solely by relying on the innate talents transformed through destiny’s choice.
Only by ascending the legendary Gate of Miracles and becoming Heaven’s Chosen could one possess the wisdom and power needed to change the world and alter destinies, enough to compare with the talents of the Ancestral Giant Dragon and Hated Titan Blood.
And those who achieve the legendary celestial destiny, even if they are talents carefully cultivated by the Faen Empire, would not return from the depths of the Star Realm just for a trivial war unrelated to the Faen Empire’s destiny.
Such powerful beings could not be slightly restrained or constrained, even by the two Overlord Empires within the Icaria World.
The Empire’s Grand Marshal Karien nodded, breaking the heavy atmosphere as he said spontaneously, "The Empire indeed cannot easily expend all its power for an uncritical war."
"Even the Empire’s high-level legends might not be assured of victory. The nobility of the Northern Continent are mediocre rats, hoping to unite their power to counter the Northern Kings is nothing but a mere fantasy."
"Unless the Platinum Holy Sword of Koria Kingdom can reawaken the legendary bloodline of the Blazing Angels, only then is there a slight possibility to withstand the fierce Alliance of Kings in the North."
The Imperial Assistant Prime Minister Lido sighed softly and said, "It was my oversight, the Empire cannot popularize knowledge and wisdom like the Northern Golden Empire, nor can it eliminate the nobility’s monopoly over resource production and knowledge,"
"Even if we could resist the Golden Empire and the Northern Kings, the Empire doesn’t have the capability to compete with the Northern Kings for influence and economic plunder in the Northern Continent."
Although both the Central Continent’s Lu Man Empire and the Faen Empire possess the strength and initiative to exploit new planes, opening an Other Plane is entirely different from managing the home base.
Those great nobles would never relinquish their monopoly over knowledge and resource production to allow the Faen Empire the strength to compete with the Golden Empire and the Northern Kings.
A simple conversation, somewhat ended unhappily.
After the Imperial Assistant Prime Minister Lido left, the Empire’s Grand Marshal Karien took a deep sigh.
"Lido has started to become like those great nobles," Karien said, "I still remember what we were like in our childhood, back then Lido was a genius who emerged from the slums."
"But I didn’t expect us two natural-born nobles not to change, yet he was altered by wealth and power."
"People do change," the Regent King of the Imperial Joshua said, "Can I trust you, Karien, to always stand by my side?"
Karien finally smiled broadly, gently bowing his mighty frame in salute, "Of course, my King, we all strive to make the Empire better!"
The young child sat on the broad shoulders of the Regent King, watching the disappearing back of the Imperial Assistant Prime Minister Lido, pouting as he whispered, "Joshua, you said Prime Minister Lido has begun to decay like those great nobles, why don’t you remove him, just like you did with those great nobles."
The Regent King shook his head, smiling as he looked at the future Emperor of the Imperial on his shoulder and said, "Lido has not been completely corrupted, he’s still of use. After all, his talent is recognized by the entire Empire, without his help, I’d be much more troubled."
"Moreover, the art of governance cannot be rushed. Those already decayed great nobles were once the strong roots of Imperial rule, our governance is built upon the past support of these nobles."
"Every generation has its own mission and duty, Kaine, I, in my generation, can only strive to prune the decayed wood in the Empire’s roots, those nobles who cannot nourish the Empire but rather drain its blood."
"I will endeavor to enable the Empire to gain sufficient life force, and the mission and duty of the next generation will depend on your wisdom and capability!"
The little child touched his tiny crown and smiled, "I know, Joshua, I will be better than the next generation of any other country!"
"Even the next generation of the Golden Empire and the Northern Kings will be surpassed by me!"