“Thiago, what’s the meaning of this? Why won’t you let Carla take the assessment? And why must the assessed disciples join your faction?” Judd stormed into the hall, confronting a young man in white.
Thiago smirked, looking at the furious Judd. “Judd, I didn’t stop Carla from taking the assessment, and I didn’t force other disciples to join our faction. It’s their own choice. Can I control that?”
“You’re lying! Just now, you stopped me from taking the assessment and said that as long as I joined your faction, you’d make it easy for me to pass the deacon assessment. You said that!” Carla exposed Thiago’s lie.
But Thiago remained calm, smiling faintly. “Carla, you must have misunderstood. As the chief examiner for this assessment, how could I say such a thing? I would never cheat or show favoritism.”
“You… You shameless!” Carla was rendered speechless by Thiago’s shameless behavior.
“Thiago, since you say there was no obstruction, let Carla take the assessment. And for the other inner court disciples taking the assessment, you’re not allowed to obstruct them or demand they join a team,” Judd said, suppressing his anger.
“You can take the assessment, but each person must pay five pieces of purple spirit coins,” Thiago stated.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Then Judd frowned and said, “Thiago, are you trying to make yourself money by abusing your position as the chief examiner? I’ve never heard of an assessment requiring spirit coins. This is favoritism.”
“I‘ve never heard of an assessment requiring spirit coins before. You’re clearly showing favoritism!” Carla exclaimed.
Other disciples undergoing the assessment also joined in the clamor. After all, for these disciples, five purple spirit coins were indeed a huge sum of money!
“Don’t make it sound so unpleasant. When have I ever bent the rules for personal gain? This is the newly established regulation of the Violet Flame Sect. It’s not just you. Even our faction’s disciples taking the assessment have to pay. But these coins don’t go to the sect. They’re for the assessment between the two factions. Whoever wins gets the coins,” Thiago said with an icy snort.
“Are you kidding? As the chief examiner, you’re obviously favoring your own faction’s disciples. We’re already at a disadvantage,” Carla immediately rebuked loudly.
Judd also frowned. He knew Thiago was deliberately setting obstacles, making it impossible for their faction’s disciples to participate in the assessment.
The other side had more assessed disciples, and the chief examiner was from their faction. This was unfair. They were both the referee and the participants.
Moreover, five pieces of purple gold spirit coins per person were not something everyone could afford.
“Thiago, if you continue to obstruct the disciple assessments like this, I’ll report you,” Judd said angrily.
“Go ahead, I’ll be waiting. This is a rule set by my master, and it’s even stipulated in the sect master’s order. If you report me, won‘t you also be reporting my master?” Thiago responded confidently.
“You…” Judd was speechless. After all, Thiago’s master was the sect master.
Such words forced their faction’s disciples to re-align.
If the assessed outer and inner court disciples were all from Harlan’s faction, over time, the Violet Flame Sect would be monopolized. But Judd had no choice. This was a rule set by the sect master’s order. Despite his anger, there was nothing favonovel.com could do.
“Will you take the assessment or not? If not, then stop causing trouble here,” Thiago said impatiently.
