The Golden Throne

The sirens raised very quickly. Liu Feng could hear the shuffles of the soldiers all rushing to lock down the place. The death of a Marquis was no small affair, and it was clear that it was done by a gun no less. This was bound to create a lot of chaos and confusion.

An insider killing a high ranked noble would cause a lot of unrest, and Liu Feng really hated to take this step. But still, he put his morality before the more sensible thing, because at the end of the day, he was supposed to be a king, and was raised to be a king. His subjects were his responsibility.

He sighed as he walked away. This no longer concerned him, and he needed to do what had to be done. At the very least, he rid the world of someone who did not deserve to live, and at the end, it was worth it. 

Soldiers shuffled around and Liu Feng could see that they were forming a perimeter around them all to ensure that not a single recruit escaped from the area. Since the crime happened so close to the cafeteria, and since there were so many recruits and students here, it was pretty obvious who the culprit was going to be.

They obviously thought that it was a disgruntled recruit who faced some injustice and went ahead and killed Marquis Kwon. 

Liu Feng could see that there were soldiers who were hand picking suspicious looking recruits out and started questioning them using, well, not humane methods. Liu Feng felt a pang in his heart that there were people who were facing this difficulty because of him, but he did not move.

Finally, a soldier came up to him.

"Meh, this weak looking kid could possibly not have the guts in him to kill five people, or even face them. Okay, put your hands up and I will check your person.", the soldier gestured at Liu Feng. Liu Feng complied and he was briefly brisked.

"As I thought. Well, you stay here. After we are done you can leave. I can't believe it. Why would they make such a big deal. The one who died deserved it anyways.", the soldier sighed as he continued checking the other recruits.

Liu Feng noticed that not a single student was checked. It was as if it was apparent that they would not kill the Marquis. Liu Feng shrugged. It was common sense. They were birds of the same feather. Why would they turn on each other? 

After a while, all of the recruits were checked. Unsurprisingly, not a single one was found to be guilty.

There was a commanding officer at the center of the plaza who was looking at everyone with his hawk eyes. He nodded at the soldiers and shouted, "All of you may leave. If you see anyone who looks suspicious though, it is your duty to report it to us."

Slowly, everyone cleared. Not everyone could finish eating, but it was a small consequence. 

Liu feng looked at the recruits. They could not stop talking about what happened.

"Who the hell died? For them to spend so much time and frisk us all?"

"Didn't you hear? It was Marquis Kwon."

"Wait what? Why aren't we celebrating? Isn't this a cause for celebration?"

"Shut up. Are you begging to get into trouble? No matter how much of an asshole he is, he is still a very high ranked noble, and killing him means going against the kingdom itself. I don't know which person was brave enough to kill him."

Liu Feng heard all of this and shook his head. "What kind of sad life must someone lead for the only talk after death to be about the horrible deeds one has committed? The things people do.", Liu Feng sighed as he followed all of the people into the tents. After this happened, it seemed that they were given a rest day, just like Liu Feng wanted.

He went to his own tent, where the other four students, along with the commoner were already sitting. They were immobile, and did nothing. Surprisingly, the noble students that made such a big deal with Arad were quiet all of a sudden, even though the commoner was taking up an equal amount of space as they did.

"Young Masters.", Liu Feng bowed down.

"What young masters? Treat us as normal people.", Brooks hastily said.

"What do you mean, young masters? You are nobles! You are superior to us are you not? You deserve to be given this status.", Liu Feng smiled.

"Nothing. I order you, do not treat us like nobles. Or else once this stupid war is over, I will... nothing. Just don't call me a noble, and don't act as if you are frightened by us.", he shuddered.

Liu Feng tilted his head and looked at the elf and the dwarf. "May I trouble you to tell me what happened in the city center? For the young masters to fear something so much?"

"What happened? Nothing much. They were just told that they had to behave properly and if they were found guilty of even one wrong thing, their hereditary noble status would be stripped and their father will be the last of their noble status.", the elf chuckled. "So then, I really want to see how they behave now. Their arrogance changed to humility in an instant. To think that the card we had to play against them was the thing that made them so arrogant in the first place."

Liu Feng was shocked. He did not expect his father to take such a drastic step. It seemed that there were many circumstances that he did not know about.

Suddenly, a man opened their tent sleeves. "A sudden order to everyone. The kings have decided that too much time has been wasted dealing with the recruits and the students, and that it was time to go forward and continue our path forward.". 

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