Liam's understanding of power had grown as time passed.
Enough to realize reputation was a branch of it.
After all, the only reason Liam had authority was because the acolytes revered who he was as a person, and what he'd do if they disobeyed.
It was his reputation, which came as a result of his power, that gave him such a high status.
Despite him not even being the strongest in the Temple.
But reputations, rumors, and fears could be inflated above and beyond the norm.
Propaganda was dangerous for this reason, since a lie could be masked as truth, and a truth could be made out as a lie.
If Liam's reputation managed to supersede his actual strength level, whose to say he wouldn't be allowed to participate within the Rank 5 Zone?
But first, he'd have to build that reputation.
And he'd have to start by claiming some ground.
