Sabo and Koala looked curious.
Unlike Dragon, however, they thought Lott was just boasting.
Lott took in all three of their expressions and naturally understood what each of them was thinking.
"To solve this problem at its root, the most important thing is to make ordinary people happy with their basic living conditions."
"Happy?" Sabo and Koala tilted their heads in confusion, but a moment later, they nodded, knowing that Lott was telling the truth.
Having gained their agreement, Lott continued, "Then do you know the greatest obstacle keeping people from happiness?"
This time, not only Sabo and Koala but even Dragon shook his head to show he did not know.
"It's power and influence."
Sabo and Koala looked puzzled at Lott's view, while Dragon nodded with a hint of understanding.
"You need to understand that the true core of a kingdom or an organization isn't its power or its leaders."
"It's the ordinary people at the very bottom."
Dragon's eyes grew brighter at these words. By now, even if Sabo and Koala had been fools, they would have understood what Lott meant.
"So the key to making ordinary people happy is to lighten their burdens and safeguard their own immediate interests."
Dragon could not help taking out paper and a pen from beside him and starting to take notes.
Yet what came next as he waited for Lott to continue was, "There are many, many details involved, so I won't explain them one by one."
"When there's a chance, I'll take you to see my kingdom. Then you'll naturally understand the difference between what I've done and what you've been doing."
Dragon's pen stopped moving. "Then we'll have to trouble you when the time comes, Lord Lott."
Lott swallowed his last mouthful of coffee and said, "No problem. Now