Uchiha Hikaru had gradually come to understand that he needed to be more careful with such tricks. He had no idea what schemes the ruler might devise against him in the current situation.
Now that he had gained such great authority, he needed to remain still and observe for a while longer. If he acted too soon, it would only make the ruler more uneasy about the matter.
Uchiha Hikaru also understood very clearly that the ruler had been highly wary of him from the very beginning. If things continued this way, he would be unable to take further action for a long time.
Therefore, his most urgent task was to put the ruler more at ease. Only then could he proceed with what came next.
Before he came, the old man had also instructed him on a few matters. He told him that there were many things he no longer needed to discuss with him and that he would need to accomplish them on his own.
However, Uchiha Hikaru felt that this matter still had to be viewed from both sides. If he no longer needed to consult the old man, he would have much more freedom in handling these matters.
But if he did not discuss things with him, the only drawback was that he would have no one to consult. He would not know whether his decisions were right or wrong.
So, from his own perspective, he needed to consider both sides. Yet no matter which side he looked at, he had to think positively about it.
He also knew that it had not been easy to go from having nothing in his hands to possessing the authority to command hundreds of thousands of soldiers. That was why Uchiha Hikaru wanted to cherish it properly and could