The Overlord Journey of the God of Creation

Aya took two steps forward: "Unfortunately, I can't live for that long, so I dare not help you. Because as long as the enemy finds out that I promoted you, after my death, you will surely die too... .You don't have the ability to protect yourself."

Aya smiled helplessly, even if it was her, there were many things she couldn't do.

"...No, Aya." Ainz took a deep breath: "You have no obligation to do that. The reason we are companions has nothing to do with your status. Whether you are an ordinary person or a ruler, you are my The most important companion."

Aya froze for a moment, then she smiled: "Thank you, Momonga."

"Then, Aya, why are you telling me these things." Ainz asked, "You must have a reason for doing these things."

"Of course." Aya showed a calm smile: "Because I want to teach you what is power and what is a ruler."

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"Fong Squirrel, what do you think is a ruler?" Aya asked softly.

Ainz was silent for a moment: "A ruler is someone who has mastered the power of the country."

"Correct answer." Aya continued to ask, "So, what is 'power'?"

"Power is..." Ainz didn't know how to answer.

Power is a very common word that is often used in daily life. Ainz felt that he should understand the meaning of "power", but when asked to describe it, he couldn't express it.

"'Power' is a sociological vocabulary, which refers to a special influence between people. It is the ability of some people to have the desired and predetermined influence on others." Aya said: "This is the 'power' 'Definition."

"Definition..."

Aya picked up a strand of her hair and put it behind her ear, she said: "To describe it in a simple and crude way, power refers to the influence that can make others obey."

"The influence that makes others obey..." Ainz repeated this sentence.

"The core is the word 'others'." Aiya said lightly: "An emperor, if he can't order his subjects, he is just a puppet without power. A general, if the soldiers don't listen to him, Then he may not be far from ouster or death."

Ainz nodded, showing that he was listening carefully.

"The power of the lower level comes from the granting of the upper level, and the power of the upper level comes from the support of the lower level." Aya continued: "Fong Squirrel, after understanding the definition of power, you should be able to understand this sentence."

Ainz lowered his head and thought for a while, his brows were furrowed now.

When he heard Aya say those words, Ainz had the feeling of seeing something, but it was too vague for him to grasp it.

"Let me give you the simplest example: in the army, any officer's authority to manage his subordinates comes from the support of the national officer system." Aya continued to speak with her chest in her arms: "The general manages the lieutenant general, and the colonel manages the general." Majors, their power comes from their rank, and rank comes from the 'officer system'."

"Their powers are granted by the officer system, and what is the authority of the officer system?" Aya asked.

"Granted by... the state power." Ainz swallowed, as if he had caught something.

Aya opened her lips and teeth lightly: "So, where does the power of the state power come from?"

"The power of the state regime comes from the approval of all citizens, either actively or forcedly...including all soldiers and officers of the country." Ainz said, feeling a slight chill down his spine.

Ainz's voice trembled slightly: "This is, a ring?"

Aya smiled: "That's right, it's just a ring. Have you begun to understand the essence of power?"

Ainz held his forehead with one hand. He had never thought about these complicated things before—as a subordinate, he must obey his superiors, and as a junior, he must obey his seniors. As a Japanese, he should obey these Rules, but never thought about why.

"Laws and regulations, moral standards, folk customs, workplace rules, religious regulations, administrative agencies, legislatures, law enforcement agencies...these are not the source of power." Aya said slowly: "The root of power is 'people' .”

Ainz opened his mouth and said softly, "Concentration and...redistribution."

Aya nodded: "It is possible to replace centralization with deprivation or exploitation. The power structure is formed in this way. Then any power structure has a strong inertia, and it cannot be changed unless there is a huge driving force."

Ainz raised his head, looked at the pitch-black sky, recalled the world he lived in, and felt dizzy for a while.

"Next, let's continue talking about the ruler." Aya said: "Before that, I want to talk about a case, a case that I personally experienced."

Aya raised her eyes and looked at the dim stars in the sky: "The protagonist of the story is an uncle of mine, my father's cousin. He launched a 'coup' when my father passed away and handed over the family to my brother , tried to seize power from the family, but his 'coup' failed and he died."

In just one sentence, Aya finished the whole story, calm and cruel.

"If he stayed in his position with peace of mind, he could have lived a life of prosperity, well-being and even a life of luxury, but he tried to get his hands on the power of his family, so he died." Aya said softly: "You know Why, would he do that?"

Ainz replied, "Because he desires power?"

"That's right, that's not right." Aya said, "That uncle himself is actually a law-abiding person. He has no great talents or ambitions. He actually doesn't greed for more power, and he doesn't want to fight against the family at all."

"Then why..."

Aya sighed lightly: "Because the people under him, the people around him, his son and wife, his subordinates and staff, and the interest group with him at the core, desire more power."

Ainz was dumbfounded, he didn't think in this direction.

Aya raised her wet feet from the lake, and she stood up slowly, looking into Ainz's eyes.

"The so-called ruler is actually the spokesperson of the elite ruling group, and the ruling group is the spokesperson of the ruling class." Aya stretched out a finger and tapped Ainz's forehead lightly.

"How to be an excellent ruler, the key lies in vision. Don't limit your eyes to yourself, but raise your vision to the perspective of the entire group, or even the entire class." Aya said.

Ainz was silent for a while: "It's hard..."

"It's not for you to learn right away." Aya smiled: "I just tell you the 'theory' first. As for how to do it, you need to experience it slowly in practice."

Ainz nodded: "I'm probably not a qualified leader right now, but thanks to everyone willing to support me..."

As he spoke, Ainz suddenly felt his vision dim.

It was a bit similar to the feeling of being sleepy as a human, but as an undead, Ainz shouldn't have the ability to sleep.