Lynn said, "Of course we worship the Emperor. There are many races in this world. Compared with the Dragon Race, Orcs, and Demi-humans, we're a little more civilized—but that's only because we've had access to more knowledge. In the countryside, the Emperor is still heaven."
"The nobles and the Emperor are the father, the church's nuns are the mother, and the people are all children. Heh."
Even now, though Lynn was the Grand Commander, he understood the extent of his own power and how obedient the others were.
The Imperial System, under a Philosopher King, was the best system there was.
How did that saying go?
The Tsar just had a bit of a hammer-and-sickle fetish.
Worshipping emperors and kings had its good and bad sides. It couldn't be condemned outright, nor could it be praised without reservation.
After all, if people didn't worship the Emperor, they'd worship saints, gods, or even presidents.
Even if they kept saying, "There's no Jade Emperor in heaven and no Dragon King on earth. I am the Jade Emperor, I am the Dragon King."
No matter how good an era was, people's desire to worship would never disappear.
"Our troops can't just be good at winning when things are going our way. They need to be good at fighting when things are going badly, too—and they need to be able to fight tough battles."
"In the past, we reaped all the benefits of new weapons and tactics. Our enemies were defeated by those advantages."
"Our future enemies will become more and more familiar with our methods and tactics. Our advantages will keep shrinking, so we have to put in the work when it comes to command and tactics."
"The enemy still has several dozen armies at their disposal. Our current situation calls for encirclement."