Chapter 97: A Weapon for the God of Humanity (1/2)

Aadityapal frowned when he saw the dirty-looking water, but he pinched his nose and drank a mouthful.

Alex was ready to call Hermes to bring the prince back to life in case any unexpected side effects occurred.

As soon as the prince drank the diluted Essence, he placed a hand on his head and started leaning back and forth like a drunk man.

Alex was on high alert, but fortunately, this only continued for a few minutes before the prince regained his full consciousness and stretched his body.

”Master, what is this? This is incredible!” Aadityapal swung his fist around and a sharp sound followed.

Alex cleared his throat and rubbed his head.

”It's just...an elixir...refined from...ah! snake venom, yes, snake venom!”

Aadityapal exclaimed, ”Oh, I didn't know Master also knew his way around alchemy!”

'I don't.' Alex simply flashed a bright smile.

”So, since this....actually works, I'll have you consume it in batches every day after training,” Alex stated with a serious expression.

Aadityapal bowed and exclaimed, ”Yes!”

Following his successful experiment on the little lab rat....the prince*, he trained the latter in martial arts.

Following his consumption of Essence, he had immense improvements in his speed, his reaction time, and his strength.

Of course, the fights were still one-sided, but they weren't a massacre anymore.

They fought until afternoon, and Aadityapal now had a flawless mastery of movement over his current physique, thanks to Alex's cutthroat guidance.

'Didn't Ashoka say the contest would also be about...scholarship?' Alex didn't remember wrong.

”Aadit, have you studied any documents relating to imperial rule?” Alex asked the prince.

Aadityapal slanted his eyes and responded, ”Hmmm, I did, but truthfully, it just goes right through my head...”

'Why does he feel like the dumb and talented protagonist....?' Alex was exasperated.

”I should be good at this, anyway...” Alex murmured, thanking Athena in his mind.

After a short meal, the two went to the library.

Thankfully, there was an entire category on the Maurya Empire, its history, the style of rule of past emperors, the art of sovereignty and war, and some very useful documents.

Some of them seemed too advanced for Aadityapal, so Alex skimmed through a political sciences book and sat down with the prince to discuss it.

”The very fundamental basis of stability relies on two pillars: food and enjoyment. If a population is fed properly and happy, only then can a good ruler build a long-lasting empire.” Alex simplified the concepts of the book.

Surprisingly, Aadityapal listened very attentively and even gave his own feedback.

”Isn't that an oversimplification of reality?”

Alex nodded and replied, ”It is, because, in reality, many factors that conform to technological level, economic growth, access to water, state propaganda may impact these two elements.”

”I understand, Master.”

They continued to discuss for the entire afternoon and the lesson only ended when the setting sun alerted them that it was dinnertime.

”Aadit,” Alex called out to the prince.

Aadityapal turned around.

”You're doing great, disciple.”

Aadityapal smiled and bowed deeply.

They then went to have dinner in the banquet hall.

It seemed that usually, there weren't as many people in the banquet hall as the first day that they came, but there were still plenty of people.

When they entered the hall, many young men and women glared at Aadityapal.

”Those are my half-siblings.” The prince whispered.

Suddenly, a young man among them stood up and greeted Aadityapal with an extremely wide smile, ”Nice to see you, brother.”

Out of a sudden, the expressions of the princes and princesses all changed and they praised.