Chapter 606 - 602 Yama Palace
Having listened to Rose’s words, Lu Tianxing, deep in thought, said, "According to what you’re saying, it’s like turning the power you belong to into a supreme dynasty, while the other powers are vassal states, always under your control. In other words, it’s quite like the relationship between Lingjiu Palace, its seventy-two islands, and thirty-six caves in ’Tianlong Babu’... detached from everything, not participating in any conflicts, only controlling everything from behind the scenes and giving orders, correct?"
"Exactly, that’s the principle. We don’t need to be involved in their decision-making; we just need to maintain our supremacy and absolute force. If they don’t comply, we’ll suppress them with force, make them feel scared, terrified, make them fear us," Rose replied.
"Perhaps this method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, but as long as their military strength cannot surpass ours, we will have absolute control over them, and they dare not betray us. In reality, they can also act on their own, which is unrelated to us. Of course, to manage this properly, we must have a certain prestige," Lu Tianxing added.
"Prestige, what use is that?"
"It’s very useful. If we let our Rose Society be the boss of this power, it won’t be long before we’re wiped out by other families. Besides using force to suppress them, what’s more, necessary is mystery, thorough mystery... the unknown is the scariest thing. When those subordinate powers don’t know our base or how many people we have, they will feel scared and fearful," Rose exhorted.
Rose’s eyes sparkled as she continued, "Because they know nothing, they won’t think about rebelling against us, as they have no idea about our base, the size of our power, how many strong people we have... Not knowing these things will make them feel scared and thus, they won’t betray us."
"What do you plan to call this power?"
Lu Tianxing lit a cigarette for himself, and acknowledged that Rose was right— the unknown is the scariest thing. No one wishes to confront an unknown power because you never know if it could destroy you. As a power’s controller, no one would risk safety unless driven to despair; no one would opt for mutual destruction unless absolutely necessary. This was the real point of Rose’s plan.
"Yama Palace."