The Ecologer remained silent as she gazed in the direction of the Emperor of Harmony with a hint of respect.
She had heard that he was originally a sage candidate but had been disqualified due to his excessive alliance with a nation. Giving him the power of a sage could potentially lead to the detriment of human civilization.
One of the conditions that the three original sages had set for being accepted for sagehood was becoming a net good for humanity. And the worry had been that an emperor with too much power was most certainly a net negative if history was any indication.
Yet, gazing at him, she felt that he was different.
The Kandrian Empire had gained priceless treasures and had yet to deploy them in any way that was a net negative for humanity. And now, he appeared to have a solution that could potentially solve the clash of interests that had derailed her presentation.
She didn't mind the latter.