Even as Gaian Civilization was reeling from the shocking announcements that Rui made to the world after the ratification of the parliamentary federalist system for the alliance, the man himself had long moved on.
He had institutions that could handle PR and maintain public opinion. One of them was the Ministry of People in the Kandrian Empire, led by none other than his brother, Raul. Of course, Raul didn't think of himself as managing public opinion of the people, he thought of himself as managing the government's opinion, representing the people.
But it was the same thing, as far as Rui was concerned. Ever since he had become a Martial Transcendent, he had abandoned all hope of possibly being able to relate to the common man.
His very view of reality was different.
