Demon Emperor Daochen nodded. "Of course not. Everyone gets a share. Anyone with an attendant gets a portion, but I definitely get the lion's share. After all, I did the most work. That's perfectly fair."
The Little Demon Emperor rolled his eyes. "I knew you weren't the selfless type."
Demon Emperor Daochen curled his lip. "Do you think I'm running a charity? If I really did that, do you think anyone would follow me?"
"If someone thinks only of others, what he wants is probably an even greater profit. Who's to say he won't take your life for it?"
"This world needs selfless people, but it doesn't need a selfless leader."
"What they need is a fair leader, and all I need to do is be one."
The Demon Emperor did not demand absolute loyalty from his followers, but he would not tolerate betrayal at a critical moment. He understood one truth all too well: as long as he remained this powerful, no one would want to betray a leader with a bright future.
Besides, this leader was a decent person, fair and impartial, and he shared some of the benefits with them from time to time.
That was his way of managing his subordinates.
At least under him, they could live more freely.
That was also why his former enemies, Fate and the Lord of the Heavenly Dao, had changed sides.
They had discovered that opposing the Demon Emperor brought them no benefits and could even put their lives in danger.
Following him, on the other hand, brought one benefit after another. Most importantly, their actions remained unrestricted. They could do whatever they normally did, with no one ordering them around.
A leader who allowed such freedom and openness was absolutely the stuff of dreams.
In fact, treating them