As the sovereign of a nation, Li Shun was acutely aware of the true reason behind the indignant departure of the people from Taihao Mountain: the revelation that airplanes could enable ordinary people to fly was simply too impactful. This news would inevitably spread to every corner of the world through the Academic Palace's publication channels. Upon hearing this news, would the countless common people—who toiled in the fields for sustenance, faithfully believed in Haotian, and endured lifelong hardship in hopes of future bliss—begin to harbor different thoughts? For instance... could Haotian, after all, be merely this?
This thought instinctively made Li Shun somewhat uneasy.
The Emperor is a boat; the people, water. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it.
