Chapter 491 - Taming the Resources
Julius immersed himself in deep reflection while observing the treasures surrounding them, especially the potions.
In Yano there were still many powerful people, even numerous doubles who hadn’t participated in the war for various selfish reasons. Many of them quite old and retired to their mansions or their areas of influence, accumulating personal power while the kingdom faced existential threats.
The problem of simply distributing the double potions among the most powerful available tamers was obvious. Julius had lived through enough politics to understand the long-term ramifications.
"Who could we give these advantages to without it later becoming a similar situation?" he murmured to himself, observing how power had corrupted entire families in the city.
The retired nobles who had chosen comfort over duty during the crisis weren’t the most reliable allies, and if they made more of them, they would have bigger problems once the immediate threat passed...
Some might even use their new power to challenge royal authority, creating internal problems when they needed unity again.
Every enhancement they granted was simultaneously a possible solution to their current crisis and a potential source of future instability. This kind of power given couldn’t easily be taken back.
It was a dilemma that required as much care as urgency.
While Julius reflected, Ren addressed the king with that ’medical authority’ that continued to surprise everyone present.
"You should take an elixir to recover energy and heal the damage to your system that isn’t visible to the naked eye," he told him directly.
Dragarion raised a hand, smiling with that casual confidence he always showed when he believed he had a better solution.
"I intended to take a different medicine from the Ashenways," he responded, pulling an elaborately decorated pill from his clothing.