For a moment, Yani even thought the other woman was talking nonsense. Put simply, in a modern political system, the public always wanted their leaders to be flawless. But the more perfect a leader was, the more wise and decisive their decisions, the less human they seemed.
Yet after only a few seconds of thought, she fell silent.
"Hahaha, as expected of you, Yani. You must have understood what I mean by now."
"...We've all lived through the monarchy of our homeworld. What is there to guess? The supreme rulers who sat on those thrones were rarely sage and benevolent monarchs, but neither were many of them foolish tyrants. Most were simply mediocre rulers, living in the gray areas."
"But that's only judging them by their successes and failures as political figures. In reality, whether they were wise rulers, foolish rulers, or even mediocre ones, they were all different as people." Feifei said.
Yani sighed. "You're right. Even the most legendary wise rulers each had their own style and character, their own grudges and preferences. Only the supreme rulers of the Galactic Empire seemed to always place themselves in the role of wise dictators. But that's nothing new. Plenty of sociologists and political scientists have studied this. According to the Empire, it's the divinity of the Dawn Royal Family."
That was right. The Dawn Royal Family were nobles with divine blood flowing through their veins, and their mission was to lead humanity and the universe. The Galactic Empire was a land ruled by gods, and its people would forever bask in their radiance.
Never mind that the propaganda above reeked of bloodline theory. When enough people believed something, it became the truth.
"Some people think that spiritual energy is a great power built up over a lifetime, and that power