Seeing how relaxed Kirst's City Lord was, Lilia said angrily, "Then you're not going to do anything? How long do we have to wait?! "
"Not long." Kirst's City Lord said, "Fang Xingjian is not an ordinary person. With his talent, no matter where he goes, even if he doesn't do anything, he will still have friends and enemies. "Because some people will admire his talent and hope to become his friend, while others will fear his talent and hope to get rid of him before he grows."
Kirst's City Lord understood the value of a genius like Fang Xingjian. As long as such a genius was nurtured properly, he would become the pillar of the Empire for the next generation, a leading figure of his generation.
It was also because of this that he understood that there was no need for him to do anything. There would be too many people who would come to save Fang Xingjian.
Moreover, he deeply understood who was standing behind Headmaster Jackson and Huang Lin.
'Hehe, after so many years have passed, I wonder what level that person who shone so brightly back then has reached? '
Just as Kirst's City Lord was thinking about this, Lilia smashed Kirst's City Lord's office desk with a smack.
"Are you going to do something or not?!"
"Sigh, Lili, this is made from a top-notch ancient tree." Kirst's City Lord shook his head. However, he doted on this daughter of his the most. Moreover, because of Lilia's innate specialty, 'Monstrous Strength', her strength was always at its peak. Therefore, she would often cause destruction whenever she struck out. He was already used to it.
Looking at Lilia's fuming face, he said helplessly, "Alright, alright, alright. I'll write a letter and send it to the higher-ups."
...
Elsewhere, in a private house in Kirst, a middle-aged man with a square face, brown hair, and a slight build was seated, listening to his subordinate's report on the academy's situation.
The square-faced man looked short, but even though he was seated, he still gave off an imposing aura, as majestic as a mountain.
When he heard his subordinate say that Agent Charlie had started to interrogate Jack, Anthony, Lilia and the others, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he mumbled, "Some people are really becoming more and more backward as they age? When this Charlie passed the Regional Selection, I was the one who personally rewarded him. But now, he doesn't have any political sensitivity at all. "
"How can a small agent like him interfere with the royal family's affairs?"
The person who had spoken was the Great Western Region's Governor, Devitt. He was a top notch character in the Empire, a second transition level 29 Conferred Knight.
And Huang Lin was a second transition level 25 Conferred Knight.
The difference of four levels was not to be underestimated. It was because in the second transition stage, each level up would require one to go through all sorts of hardships, and each level up would also bring about a huge increase in one's abilities.
In fact, there were a total of eight Governors in the Empire's eight regions. Any one of them who was in charge of a region's Knight was an expert at the pinnacle of the second transition and a pillar of the Empire.
Seated next to Governor Devitt was Huang Lin, who had gone out to look for a master to forge a Superior Remains Divine Weapon.
Hearing Devitt's words, Huang Lin frowned and said, "I didn't expect the First Prince to be so anxious."
"Of course he's anxious. The empire seems calm at the moment, but the imperial capital is already filled with turbulent undercurrents. He urgently needs new power and capital, but unfortunately, he's too anxious." Devitt sighed and said, "Things that are too rigid are easy to break. The First Prince has always been domineering and self-centered. If this were to go on, it wouldn't be a blessing for the Empire."
"That's something for important characters like you to consider." Huang Lin asked, "I just want to know when I can pull my disciple out."
Devitt smiled and said, "Don't be anxious. It's impossible for anything to happen to your disciple. It's still early. I'll take this opportunity to see if there are any more clowns who are going to jump out."
"You've already sharpened your blade," Huang Lin said.
Devitt shook his head. "You guys are still looking at the problem too one-sidedly. In my eyes, all Knights are potential talents and are the Empire's treasures. However, it's impossible for there to be no conflicts between people forever. Therefore, as long as the conflicts are controlled to a certain extent, I won't kill them. "However … I can't tolerate some fools taking up important positions even after they've been promoted, no matter how strong they are. "I won't get rid of people who can't even see the value of Fang Xingjian. However, they're clearly more suited for battle and not for leadership. If such people were to become leaders, it would only cause chaos in the Empire. "Therefore, I'll pick them out and send them to the frontlines as instructors."
Saying this, Devitt's face broke into an unfathomable smile. "Moreover, for your disciple to be able to walk out unscathed after the association's investigation, and for me to help him forge a Superior Divine Weapon … "By then, there'll probably be no one in Kirst who'll be able to stop him. "However, the association's investigation this time around will be able to temper his character."
Huang Lin said firmly, "He's not someone who will cause trouble."
"Let's see." Governor Devitt said, "He's a genius, there's no doubt about this. However, most geniuses are only good at battle and are the Empire's top notch battle prowess. "Therefore, if he's also a qualified leader, then it'll be even better."
Not only was the Great Western Region's Governor Devitt a top notch expert amongst Conferred Knights, he was also a master in forging Divine Weapons. This time around, when Huang Lin had gone out to look for someone to help Fang Xingjian forge a Divine Weapon, the person he had looked for was this top notch character in the Great Western Region.
Saying this, Devitt let out a cold laugh and said, "Moreover, I've just written a letter to the Imperial Capital. After all, it's better to let the association settle their own internal affairs."
…
Many more days passed by. Charlie sent people to interrogate Fang Xingjian almost every day, day and night. He only gave him two cups of water and two bowls of porridge each day, hoping that the continuous pressure would make him submit.
Most of the time, even if ordinary Knights had strong wills, after being cut off from contact with the outside world for such a long period of time, their stamina and energy would be continuously depleted. In the end, they would gradually give up on resisting or suspect that they had been abandoned by their allies outside.
However, Fang Xingjian was completely fine. On the contrary, he cultivated his sword arts daily, and all of his Nurturing techniques reached the maximum level one after another. That blurry specialization also became increasingly clearer, and he could now barely make out the first word. It was the word 'none'.
He seemed to be sitting on a fishing platform. Charlie and the others did not have any concrete evidence, and from the way they had been acting during this period of time, he had already concluded that Charlie and the others would not be able to do anything to him.
Compared to Fang Xingjian's calmness, Charlie was like a cat on a hot tin roof.
An assistant reported, "Kirst's City Lord has submitted a letter to the Regional Chief, saying that we've framed official Knights and harmed the citizens of Kirst, even causing all the aristocrats in Kirst to be in a state of panic."
If the Governor was said to be the person in charge of all the Knights in a region, then the Regional Chief would be the person in charge of the region's government, managing all the citizens. He would be the second person in charge of the entire region, but he would only be slightly inferior to the Governor.
Hearing Kirst's City Lord's actions, Charlie was already cursing in his heart. The assistant continued, "Headmaster Jackson has also reported to the Governor that we've framed and tortured students, destroyed the stability of the Kirst Royal Academy's students, and affected the normal teaching order."
'These two old fools.' A hint of fury flashed past Charlie's face. The contents of the other party's report seemed simple, but it was basically a stab in the back, wanting to fight it out with Charlie to the very end. However, he had yet to find out anything. If this were to go on, he would be blamed for not being able to see the big picture.
This would cause him to no longer have a place to stand in the association, and even his political future would become extremely bleak.
Before he had come, he had only known that the other party was a rare Windstorm Sword Hero, but he was just a commoner, with no power backing him up. And Fang Xingjian had the First Prince's guidance.
Who would have thought that after coming here, he would realize that this was a huge problem.
Thinking of this, Charlie's face revealed a hint of viciousness. "Bring Fang Xingjian up immediately. This time around, I'll do it myself."
"Do it?"
Charlie said coldly, "It's the last day. It'll be good if we can get something out of him today. If not, we'll just call it a day." With that, he closed his eyes, feeling a little fatigued.
"The protectionism in various parts of the Empire is too strong. It's too difficult for the association to carry out its work."
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