Damian expected the emperor to never agree. Even with such profits, he would be too suspicious to go along with any plans of Sanctuary.
The fact that Damian wished to take a large part of the manpower to clear dungeons with him, so the upcoming conflicts might get delayed, was clear to any political leader with a bit of brain.
'As always, he is trying so hard to keep the peace.' That should be on most of their minds.
Damian hoped that was the case. It will make it natural for Landbreaker to join and avoid the suspicion of the gods.
Duke Halwen spoke up after checking the documents his assistants had prepared to declare how much manpower of the research board and Sanctuary they might need for this.
"Lord Damian, I understand the need for capable elites for dungeon exploration, but do you really need so many lesser pathfinders, researchers, and mundanes for this? With waygates, surely you wouldn't need so many to actively travel with you."
