For a moment, it seemed as if the world had suddenly improved.
So, would ordinary people really dare to criticize the Sublimators with just their vote, even to the point of making suggestions?
Of course not.
Ultimately, only those 'strongest' contenders, those at the Fifth Energy Level, care about the votes, while the Sublimators below them who lack the ability to compete don't care much.
What they care more about, instead, are the anger and commands from above.
In the end, betting one's life on a vote is rather foolish. Moreover, if you really anger someone, those with power won't mind the significance of one vote or two; they will resort to violence.
The Perpetual Engine Declaration provides for Sublimators and ordinary people not one side winning over the other, not one being victorious and the other losing.
But rather, a starting point of respect.
"Speaking of which."
As Aina was about to get up and leave, the topic in the tavern shifted to another subject.
