"Hence why I bought it already. As long as I live, no other contracts can be taken by them against you. And the constructs can deal with the others, but that guild has enough powerful members that they might be able to slip one through. And I would hate to have to burn that guild to the ground because they killed a family member. Dragon blooded, disproportionate retribution comes with the other perks. Rarely a pain, but I don't let that slow me down.<br/><br/>And you can sneak one or two in as 'subject matter experts.' After all, I have yet to hear an idea from those windbags that the 'common sheep' haven't had for at least three generations. And you could use a bit of the surplus from the city-state to fund 'common ideas.' Just to see if my policy works for you. Though through intermediaries, an idea brain trust. They have normal jobs, but when they have an idea that is plain gold, they can come to the construct, who takes their name, idea, and brings it to you. You sift through the ideas, doubt you will get many, I get three a month at most, and the ones that appeal can be tried. The nobles don't even have to know, you get a way to get in touch with the populous, and they love you all the more for being willing to listen to them. A modest reward for the good ideas, and the nobles won't dare do anything.<br/><br/>Remember that little speech at my ennobling ceremony? How the crowd loved me, so the nobles pretended to? The crowd has a power all their own, as the fools learn to their detriment and the wise to their benefit."