CHAPTER 2103 REVELATIONS
Emperor Rael immediately commenced the vetting process for Master Reina; not only did he instruct the deputy director of the Kandrian Bureau of Intelligence to vet her, but he directed the Kandrian Security Agency to conduct an analysis on her in addition to the one that he had tentatively conducted. He also arranged for Sage Farana and Matriarch Nephi to verify the sincerity and trustfulness of her intention to aid him.
She might have been an extremely impressive Martial Master, but she was unable to fool two Martial Sages.
Only then would he be truly able to trust her.
One of the reasons that he was able to execute his plans with extreme success was precisely due to his high levels of caution and veracity.
Regardless, he had reason to believe that he would be able to rely on her. While she had certainly played many pranks on Rui, she had never acted against his interests even when he entrusted her with extremely important duties.
Nonetheless, he would wait to see the results of the vetting process.
Meanwhile, he had taken the time in his busy schedule to visit two of the more important and core interests that would play an enormous role in his grand plan to elevate Kandria to transcendent levels of power and prosperity.
"Divine Doctor." Emperor Rael addressed the man before him calmly. "I am the Emperor of Kandria, father of Prince Rui Quarrier Silas Kandria, with whom you have many ongoing agreements. I am deeply grateful to you for healing me and, as I'm sure he has informed you, I will be taking charge and management of your promised services, including but not limited to medical services and the research and development process of the dungeon."
The Divine Doctor peered at the Emperor of Harmony with curious eyes devoid of warmth.
His gaze was filled with clinical interest. "You know," his tone was intrigued. "I thought it was a curious coincidence, when I learned the truth about your son."
Emperor Rael narrowed his eyes. "What?"
The smile of the Divine Doctor widened. "It was a rather curious coincidence that both father and son somehow happened to be candidates."
His words were heavy and deep with meaning.
Inscrutable meaning.
Emperor Rael frowned. "I do not follow, doctor." (C) content.
Amusement lit up in the Divine Doctor's eyes. "He didn't tell you the truth about himself, did he?"
"Tell me the truth about what?" Emperor Rael's tone grew stronger.
"You were nominated by the Beggar Sage, but…" The Divine Doctor murmured faintly. "…you were rejected because, despite your brilliance and impact successfully meeting the strict conditions we had set, you were far too tied to a single nation, especially one whose interests weren't in line with what we sought. I found it rather curious when I learned that your son, too, was a candidate, at least before he broke through. Of course, I didn't tell him about you either."
His eyes lit up with interest. "What are the odds that both son and father would independently manage to gain our attention?"
Emperor Rael stared at him silently.
He had no idea what the man had been talking about whatsoever.
However, his sharp mind surged into action as he pieced the many pieces of information together, inductively piecing the truth together.
"You…" Emperor Rael narrowed his eyes. "…were going to give my son immortality?"
The Divine Doctor's smile grew deeper. "You truly would have made a good immortal sage."
The Emperor of Harmony stared at the unnerving inhuman light in the Divine Doctor's eyes.
Something was deeply off.
This man was supposed to be many centuries old.
Yet, when he gazed at him, his intuition told him that that wasn't true.
He wasn't looking at a seven-hundred-year-old man.
It was almost as if…
He was unable to articulate the discrepancies his observations and analysis of the man yielded, but he found it deeply disturbing and unsettling nonetheless.
"Oh well, I suppose it doesn't matter anymore," the Divine Doctor nonchalantly moved on.
As if it was nothing at all.
"Wait." Emperor Rael narrowed his eyes. "I am not done with you yet. Your medical services are required. I need you to enhance and improve the Martial Body of a Martial Sage. I also require a progress report on the research project you have undertaken. Do not forget that the alien specimen does not belong to you."
"The details of my agreement limit my medical services to half of my time and energy." The Divine Doctor lightly commented, losing interest. "The other half goes where I please to research the alien lifeform. As long as you ensure that your little commissions fit within the stipulated time proportions, then I will accept them."
Emperor Rael had no problem with that. It effectively meant that the Divine Doctor was spending the whole day working for the Kandrian Empire. He had to admit that his son had done a good job of harnessing and shackling the Divine Doctor to the Kandrian Empire through their agreements, both known and unknown.
"I shall send you the data on the Martial Body of the Martial Sage in question, we can come to an agreement on the time after you have gone through it."
Emperor Rael was eager to fulfill the requests of the Martial Sages who sought an upgrade to their Martial Bodies. While it was all well and good to read about the treasures in an intelligence report, it was something else entirely to actually experience those treasures in the flesh.
It would fully bring them over to his side and make them more willing to defer to him when it was time to unveil his grand plan for the war. It would also get them to adjust their mindsets quicker, getting them to be more prepared.
And, of course, it increased the net Martial power of the Kandrian Empire significantly. He also needed to verify the exact degree of enhancement, as this variable was extremely important for his grand plan.
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