If their abilities were lacking, they could still be nurtured.
To Xu Zimo, none of this was a problem.
"You should understand that I will leave sooner or later.
Especially now that all nations have submitted. To me, there is even less meaning in staying here."
Xu Zimo spoke frankly.
"Do you want to watch me hand this vast dynasty over to strangers I do not even know?"
"I am afraid of disappointing your expectations and failing to govern this place well," Su Qianyuan said honestly.
"That does not matter. If it is not governed well, then let the rivers and mountains collapse, and let a new ruler take the throne.
In any case, none of this is important to me. It is merely a game I played on a whim."
Xu Zimo said indifferently.
"So I will ask again: are you willing to become the new rulers of this dynasty?"
Leng Xiaoxiao and Su Qianyuan exchanged a glance.
Leng Xiaoxiao was the first to speak.
"If you are not afraid, then what do we have to fear?"
A lifetime was no more than a few hundred years, and some people remained utterly mediocre all their lives.
"If we are fortunate enough to experience being the ruler of a nation, standing above ten thousand people—
if we refuse, heaven itself would not tolerate it."
Leng Xiaoxiao's personality was clearly more decisive.
After giving it some careful thought, Su Qianyuan finally nodded as well.
"I agree."
"I will use my life to do my utmost to sit firmly in this position and bear the mission this position demands."
"Good. When I leave, I will announce that you are the new rulers.
As for safeguards, I will leave some behind for you.
They will ensure that no one can affect you through