"Things will not be simple this time," the avatar sighed. "We can't kill Li Yuan since it would be useless." Li Yuan is only the chosen representative of those ancient factions and aristocratic clans. Although it was because of the strength of his clan, the crux of the issue is that anyone among them can be the representative. So, unless Kong has the strength to keep killing whoever these people elect, using force to solve this problem is pointless.
"Right now, we are competing with them to convince the neutral factions, but sadly, we cannot compare to them in terms of resources."
Emperor Kong remained calm as he poured himself some tea. "By now, most of the people who remained neutral but still plan to vote are only doing so because they want to wait for a better price — a price we cannot offer them, but our competitor can't."
