An emissary of her martial type could suppress internal conflicts all by herself.
"I have some idea of what you want to do."
Feixiao draped an arm over Topaz's shoulders. "Let me put it this way, Topaz: as long as you play by the rules, you can't beat Jade."
"...?"
"No, I should say that as long as it's within the rules, no one in this family can beat Jade. When it comes to maneuvering, Jade is unquestionably the strongest among us. Forget our family matters—even the affairs of an entire star system would be easy for Jade to handle."
"..."
Topaz had to admit that. Lending money to individuals was called lending; lending money to groups was called investment.
It looked a little shady, but it was actually legitimate and came with enormous authority.
"Well, everyone can be this idle because there isn't much to do."
Feixiao smiled. If everyone were run ragged by work, they would probably have to throw wild parties every weekend night to unwind.
But in reality, no one's workload was maxed out. The weaker ones had several deputies of the same rank, while the stronger ones... could sort everything out with their feet.
Did she understand what it meant to party for twenty-three hours, then get all the work done in the remaining hour?
Of course, that mostly applied to the administrative positions at home. The researchers still had plenty to do... probably.
After all, both the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta were massive undertakings.
"Then... outside the rules..."
"Right. The reason Jade hasn't completely dominated the family is, aside from Liu Bai not favoring anyone, that while we can't beat her within the rules, could we not beat her outside them? For example, if Jade really pissed me off right now."