The two of them began chatting about all sorts of things, mostly cultivation.
Garen had realized that Lois was actually quite powerful; he'd just been unlucky enough to run into him.
From his conversations with Lois, Garen gathered that he had probably comprehended the Mysteries of Strength of the Earth-style. It was one of the Earth-style's most powerful profound mysteries for material attacks. Its offensive power was immense. The Earth-style already excelled at material attacks, and the Mysteries of Strength could bring them to their absolute limit.
After all, there were only a handful of Saint Realm experts who could comprehend such profound mysteries.
No wonder Lois had become the strongest Saint Realm expert in the Luo'ao Empire and the man standing behind the imperial family.
Unfortunately, he'd run into the freak that was Garen. Lois hadn't even had a chance to show what he could do; they simply weren't on the same level.
The Mysteries of Velocity were a Fusion Profound Mystery. No matter how powerful the Mysteries of Strength were, they couldn't compare.
Finally, they discussed the Luo'ao Empire's situation. The emperor, Gafni, was Arthur's father-in-law, and they hadn't openly fallen out. Given that relationship, it wasn't easy to force him to abdicate. But he was lustful and hedonistic. If the imperial family hadn't once done Lois a favor and the empire weren't relatively stable, Gafni would have been replaced long ago.
So the two decided to let Gafni abdicate in a few years, citing poor health. Lois initially insisted that Garen become emperor, but Garen firmly refused.
They then agreed that Gafni would abdicate in favor of Arthur. After all, Arthur was the empire's prince consort, still in his prime, and a reasonable choice to inherit the throne. Garen knew his uncle still hoped to break through