Fantasia of the Sky

Chapter 964 Extra Story 2: Signing of the Marine Resources Agreement 4
"A person in a high position should have the awareness to give up some emotions. Emperor, do you understand?" The white-haired Emperor of the Floating Continent sat on the dragon chair, looking at the people below the steps with loving eyes. The young man—that is his most proud child, his hope, and the future of the empire.

"I still don't understand." The prince shook his head, "Besides, you haven't answered my question yet...Why did you object to your decision, and you have to send me to do hard work for a day? Woolen cloth?"

"Tired?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"It's very tiring." The prince nodded and said, "Although with the help of magic, manual laborers still have to put in a lot of effort to get the money necessary for life... The emperor wants to let his son know that he is sympathetic. Is the importance of the people? If that’s the case... I’ve already known it.”

"No, that's not the case." The emperor shook his head, "I know, you already knew this truth."

"Then why do you want your son to work...?" The prince didn't understand.

"My lord, the reason why you object to my decision is because you sympathize with the people on the surface and want to make their lives better; but, you must know that the first thing we have to consider is that we are floating in the air. The people of the mainland." The emperor said, "My lord, you must think this is selfish, right? But, sometimes we have to be selfish."

"Why..." The prince was very disappointed.

"How the people on the surface live is naturally considered by the king on the surface." The emperor still smiled and said, "Even if there are a thousand innocent people on the surface who will be displaced because of my policies, as long as there is one person on the floating continent Common people, I will be satisfied if I can get rid of poverty. My son, you know the hardships of labor, and those laborers know better than you; Cursed by the people on the surface, unkindly recorded by the historians of the Floating Continent, and even the beneficiaries complained about my cruelty, under the Nine Springs, I still have no regrets."

"Is this... really okay...?" The crown prince lowered his head deeply.

"The kings on the surface have their responsibilities; how to make their people live a happy life is not something we should consider." The emperor said, "Human energy is limited, and there is no way to take care of too many things. ; Therefore, we must make a decision that is beneficial to our own country. My present and your future all share a common name..."

The emperor took a deep breath and said word for word:

"The emperor of the floating continent."

On the second day of voting, in the face of the request of the floating continent, all the surface countries did not express any objection, the specific amount of resources was quickly negotiated, and the agreement was successfully signed.

"Father, what are you thinking about?" Princess Bisi looked at the Emperor of the Floating Continent, who was a little lost in thought, and asked curiously: "You haven't explained it yet, why are you being selfish..."

"I just remembered that the late emperor—your grandfather—had told me about this a few decades ago." The emperor smiled, "For example, you don't understand now, just like you did back then. However, because I want to be a good emperor, I try my best to understand and accept it; for example, since you have decided to be a good emperor, then you have to learn to understand what I say next. what……"

(End of this chapter)