Inside the Imperial Study.
Dai Mubai was far from idle. All the empire's affairs now needed to be handled by him alone, while Tang San assisted at his side with these trivial matters.
"Little San, isn't this way too much?" Dai Mubai had long been used to idling about. Making him handle so many official duties at once was more than he could manage.
Sure enough, after resolving only a few troublesome issues, he was already ready to throw in the towel.
Although Tang San needed a puppet emperor, both he and Dai Mubai were currently undergoing the Rakshasa God Trial. If this delayed their cultivation, the losses would outweigh the gains.
"Mubai, perhaps you could form a team specifically responsible for managing state affairs. That way, you could devote much more of your time to cultivation," Tang San suggested.
Dai Tianfeng's talent had not been weak. If state affairs had not delayed his cultivation, his strength would have been at least above level ninety-three.
Of course, the Star Luo Empire's iron-blooded rule meant that the emperor had many matters to handle personally. Unlike Xue Qinghe, he could not simply dump everything onto others.
As for candidates to assist with state affairs, the first person Tang San thought of was Yu Xiaogang. Unfortunately, he was still at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, thousands of miles away. Besides, he still had matters concerning the Shrek Seven Devils to deal with and likely had no time to spare.
In the end, Tang San decided to have the Clear Sky Sect send some people over.
Just as they were considering the matter, information from the Rakshasa God Trial appeared in their minds.
"Sixth Rakshasa Trial, top-tier sixth trial, passed. Reward issued."
"Seventh Rakshasa Trial: Establish a force of your own and sweep