Monopoly's greatest characteristic was selling worthless things at exorbitant prices while controlling the direction of your choices.
Of course, the Great Xia Empire called this technological superiority, and it had invested resources into it as well.
And to Li Yifei, these things were indeed highly tempting.
At the very least, there was no question of them being cheap to him. He simply craved them.
Many of the items Dust displayed in the catalog were valuable goods unobtainable through official channels.
"To be honest, they are very tempting, but not enough," Li Yifei said gravely. He remained extremely calm and was not easily swayed by temptation.
An ordinary person, someone like He Kai, would definitely have been moved.
But he was different. He represented not only himself, but the entire Li Family.
Lacking Transcendent Power might be a loss for an individual, but it was not unacceptable for the Li Family.
After all, if the price of power was being controlled by others, then such power would not necessarily be acceptable to everyone.
Dust was not surprised either. That was why he had been assigned to contact the conglomerates of the Blue Star Federation rather than Leon.
It was absolutely not merely a matter of trust. More importantly, it was a matter of mindset.
As a noble, he understood the other party's thoughts very well.
"In truth, the Empire has never intended to absolutely control you. You simply refuse to believe an obvious fact."
"You mean faith?" Li Yifei immediately gave the correct answer.
"I know that you people of the Blue Star Federation have no faith, but the answer is actually simpler than you imagine.
Countries have borders, but faith does not.
If someone in your family believes in the Lord, they can likewise become part of the Empire's upper