Could a nation where decrees were enforced from top to bottom and followed at every level possibly possess the same war potential as one whose orders never left the imperial capital, and which spent most of its time relying on passive rule to keep the realm at peace?
"Forget it. Let's go meet the people from the Earth Dragon Gate first."
Although Huo Yuhao was surprised that these kidnapped sect disciples and academy students could actually sway the national will of the Three Great Empires, now was clearly not the time to do anything to them. He merely made a note of them in his little notebook.
Just like Dai Hao, these people could ultimately still be used against the Sun Moon Empire. Even if he intended to discard them once they had served their purpose, he would have to wait until they finished grinding the flour first, wouldn't he?
Governing a great nation was like cooking a small fish. Huo Yuhao had never had any experience governing a country, and even his experience managing people had only gradually accumulated over the years as he grew.
That was why Huo Yuhao now watched more, listened more, and thought more, unifying knowledge and action so that he would not one day be blinded by a single leaf.
Before long, the two had arrived at the entrance to the Earth Dragon Gate's residence. Led by one of the disciples inside, they entered the reception room.
The Earth Dragon Gate's grounds were not small, but when Huo Yuhao's Mental Power swept through them, he found that only thirty or forty people remained in the entire sect. Moreover, the fluctuations of their cultivation were generally no higher than rank thirty.
Huo Yuhao had also activated the sharing function of his Mental Detection, so Ma