The Human Rights Card: Lin Baici
This king's every word dripped with arrogant superiority!
He acted as though he were doing Lin Baici a great honor by letting him become his dog!
If this had been a feudal age, when scholars studied the arts of war and letters to serve the emperor, then it wouldn't have been unreasonable for Lin Baici to be overwhelmed with gratitude for the emperor's favor!
After all, the Confucians had ranked heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teacher in that order. Loyalty to the ruler even came before one's parents!
But times had changed!
"From the look of you, you seem unimpressed?"
The king furrowed his brow slightly.
"Sorry, my knees are too stiff to bend!"
Lin Baici curled his lip.
He hadn't even graduated from college yet or been beaten down by society, but he still knew that a stranger wouldn't give you something for nothing.
If he had to guess, this king wanted to use him to learn about the human kingdoms. Maybe he even wanted Lin Baici to do the sort of things a traitor would do.
And Lin Baici had guessed right.
Not many people had entered Qin Palace over the years, but those who had were all very powerful. The ones who'd come in over the past year were especially absurdly strong.
The king had to prepare for the future, too.
It wasn't worried that the palace might be breached. It was simply that knowing yourself and your enemy was the key to winning every battle. Besides, if one day it happened to feel like hunting in the human kingdoms, it would need someone to lead the way!
At heart, the king was arrogant and looked down on ordinary people.
It only sought to win over men like Lin Baici—powerful, intelligent,