Without Ganis present, Michel did not need to worry about speaking bluntly.
He believed that, as the leader of a regime, the Governor would not still need to speak in official platitudes.
At this level of conversation, the simpler and more direct, the better.
"Governor, you and I both understand how power works, so I want to put a shackle on the Sect."
"Count, are you admitting that the Great Xia Empire interfered with our government?" The Governor seemed to still have some anger left to vent.
Michel smiled and did not mind.
"If that is how you see it, you would not be wrong.
But I believe there are no eternal enemies. The Great Xia Empire does not necessarily have to be your enemy, Governor."
"You want to buy me off? I would like to hear how you intend to do that." The Governor put on an attentive expression.
He truly was curious. Surely the people of the Great Xia Empire understood his worth.
"Faith. Is that enough?"
"Heh heh!"
The Governor scoffed. How could someone like him possibly have faith?
He could believe for the sake of profit, but as for devotion... heh heh.
Did they really think he was some young fool like Ganis, someone they could easily deceive?
He firmly believed that they had not made their real offer yet.
"Faith is power.
If the Governor is willing, gaining Transcendent Power is not impossible either."
The Governor blinked a few times, then finally understood.
The Colossus Government had certainly researched the birth of Transcendents. They knew that it required unwavering faith.
Could something like that be manipulated behind the scenes too? Then what difference was there between gods and humans?
If the sacred was no longer sacred, then faith was even more absurd.
The Governor looked