Hudson suggested with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Managing the Arcane Academy was no easy task; even the King didn't have much face in front of those old immortals.
Not only were their statuses and origins grand, but their strengths were also exceptionally powerful.
The strongest within the Kingdom who were most likely to break through to the Sanctuary were all within the Arcane Academy.
A large group of strongmen gathered together, teaching students was just incidental, more so for the sake of facilitating exchanges, in hopes of breaking through bottlenecks sooner.
"Marshal, if the news of the Divine Artifact leaks out, and the Church traces it back to our heads..."
Caesar IV hesitated slightly as he spoke.
It had not been easy to lay his hands on the Church's Inherited Artifacts, and he had no desire to give them up.
If word got out, for the safety of the Kingdom, he would have to painfully part with them and trade with others.
