"October 1. Before officially proclaiming myself emperor, I decided to build some 'wonders.' I wonder whether an 'Iron Tower' would be better, or perhaps a Triumphal Arch in White Maple Square...
"Hmm, perhaps I could also build a Great Wall along the northern border with Feysac? Or a Great Lighthouse at some port on the western Fog Sea...
"In short, if these projects are launched simultaneously, I can 'reasonably' requisition a large amount of manpower and funds, prepare construction materials, and conceal my plan to build a 'mausoleum' to the greatest extent possible...
"However, constructing 'wonders' is extremely difficult, even in this post-Industrial Revolution era. Who knows how many people will die because of it, and how many families will be torn apart...
"Not to mention that after such a massive fiscal expenditure, the minimum welfare policy I originally planned will inevitably be shelved."
"How will Bernadette see me? Will she be disappointed in her old father?
"Still, this is a necessary sacrifice! Only by becoming a True God can I leave the chessboard and become a player!"
Roselle had begun building his "mausoleum" before proclaiming himself emperor? Or rather, once he decided to become the Black Emperor through a different Pathway, becoming emperor had become an inevitable choice...
Besides, I remember Zaratul once prophesied that Roselle's eldest daughter, Bernadette, would betray him... Perhaps this was why? Old Huang really did plenty of bastardly things in his later years... No wonder he was overthrown... Tsk, Emperor, wonders ruin nations!
Recalling the description of the Sequence 0 ritual on the Black Emperor card in his hand, Klein sighed and continued reading the rest of the page:
"October 2. I presented my 'wonder' plan to Parliament... The Iron Tower project passed smoothly, and the Triumphal Arch did not draw much opposition either...