Chapter 1070: Being Known Throughout the Ages (III)
“You can’t put it that way!” sighed Director General Zhao. “It hasn’t been long since the Skystar Commander Office was formed. Although we’ve announced the cultivation method for the new martial dao, you can’t expect everyone to unequivocally trust you after such a short period of time! Trust is built step by step...”
This was a conundrum weighing on his mind as well. He knew that after this battle, some present would harbor resentment toward who they protected. They wouldn’t speak of it, but they would assign blame for their loss to a lack of support from the people.
But as a leader of a province for decades, he was all too aware that it was almost impossible to have everyone stand firmly on Li Hao’s side for the moment. It’d only been a few days!
The young man had simply announced the new martial dao and bequeathed some simple acts of kindness. Were the people supposed to treat him as a god after that?
That was impossible!
“Director General Zhao is right,” nodded Lin Hongyu. “Some things need to proceed in a methodological way, particularly as the other three continents do not know much about the commander. This is normal. Even in the central region, a basic level of trust will only flourish after the academies open and everyone learns how to read and write!
“That is an immense undertaking that will take at least a year or two, even if we accelerate our plans. Thank goodness we have the sky canopy system. We need to increase support for it and ensure that every household has one, if possible. And then we need to educate the people on everything taking place in the world. Only then will that make a place for the commander deep in everyone’s heart!”
“That’s such a hassle!” grumbled He Yong. “The wars will be over in a few years!”
“We’re not striving for temporary superiority,” a smiling Director General Zhao answered in lieu of Lin Hongyu. “It’s fine if we really can’t rely on blessings from the people, the commander should still be able to grow strong enough on his own. We don’t necessarily have to make use of this technique from the dao of the human emperor!
“But we still need to carry out these policies that benefit the people. Only then will everyone grow, prosper, and not have to rely on the Skystar Commander Office for everything. They will be able to provide for themselves then.”
“That’s the logic,” Hong Yitang nodded. “The heart of the people was something extraneous to begin with. There would be something wrong with our foundations if this was what we aimed for from the very start. I trust this wasn’t everyone’s goal at first. The commander just happened to discover it by accident. It’s a nice to have, but not a loss if we don’t have it.”