An Outsider's Perspective on the Thousand-Person Ruler

"Thanks for the guidance, Director Topaz!"

"It's nothing, we can only do so much. Besides, you also have..."

Topaz suddenly trailed off.

You also have a Genius you can ask.

Damn it, a negligible little city actually had access to a Genius whenever they had issues—was that reasonable?

Topaz stared at Bronya, inevitably associating her with her current identity: a friend of a Genius, the kind of connection that allowed someone to leave their signature on a proposal. The most valued daughter of the Amber Envoy, the legitimate successor.

What was a P45 compared to that?

On the surface, Bronya was merely the humble leader of Belobog, sounding insignificant, right? But once she stepped out into the starry sky, that was true unimpeded freedom, with nothing off-limits.

Even if she took a trip to the company's headquarters, the one entertaining her would have to be genuine company upper management. If the company happened to have any trouble, they'd probably hang out a banner that read: Welcome to our premises for guidance.

Compared to that, what was a P45?

Topaz finally understood. There were big shots everywhere on this planet, and she was the most humble one of all.

And these conveniences stemming from the Anqi Faction would propel Belobog's high-speed development, ultimately incorporating Belobog's influence into the Anqi Faction's resource pool. Investing and enjoying the fruits of success—in a way, wasn't the Anqi Faction also a covert and relatively gentle Corporation?

After another round of polite and friendly exchanges, both sides turned and went their way.

I trapped myself within the framework of the Strategic Investment Department! Topaz thought. *Does the distribution of interests even matter in the end? Lady Cocolia is the former Great Guardian of Belobog, and Miss Ninti is a friend of Belobog—if a plan needs to