Arial is a cunning Emperor and also a genius in not only political maneuvering but also in economic policies.
Arial himself knows that this is not because he is born a genius or a polymath like Silas. If he was this smart, how would he only become a foot soldier in his other life.
It is what he had experience when he was dying in that library that had changed him
Sometimes, when he sleeps, it is not only the nightmare and the screams that came. Sometimes, when these nightmares did not come, he would dream of some worlds.
These worlds are different from his world. During this journey in his dreams, he would get knowledge he did not know of.
But when he woke up, he could not remember what the dream is about. He would try hard to remember it but no matter how hard he tries; he could not recall it.
But when some problem came, like lightning had struck his head, there would be an answer