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Chapter 16 - Natural Beauty Is Difficult to Give Up
Chapter 16 - Natural Beauty Is Difficult to Give Up
Chapter 16: Natural Beauty Is Difficult to Give Up
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Because of the intake of disciples from various families with significant backgrounds, there was never a shortage of pr*cks among the new disciples of the Sect of Returning Hearts. The marking system was a useful weapon given to the Iron Seal by the Sect to restrict those sorts of disciples.
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After the Iron Seal helped the new disciples pass the trial quest, he or she could rate the new disciples’ performance in the trial out of a total of five. If the Iron Seal gave a score of less than three, it would indicate that the disciple’s performance in the trial was very poor.
However, due to the fear of being retaliated against for giving a low score, or the fact that some Iron Seals would use the score to threaten the disciples undergoing the trial, etc., there were times when the score could not be fully trusted.
But if it was an Iron Seal with a good standing in the Sect and a good reputation among the Flower Crowns who gave a low score to a disciple undergoing the trial, depending on the reason why they gave that score, the disciple’s mentor and the senior staff of the Order would have a bad impression of the disciple in their hearts. In the worst cases, the disciple would be punished by the Sect.
Meanwhile, Iron Seals who dared to give a low score either had relatively strong personal capabilities or were from a relatively powerful background.
The Sect also had rewards for Iron Seals who were not afraid of retaliation and dared to give low scores. First, such Iron Seals would leave a good impression of impartiality and bravery in the minds of the Sect’s higher-ups. That was because what these Iron Seals were doing was tantamount to identifying the hidden bad eggs of the community for the Sect.
Secondly, the resources provided by the Sect would be channeled more towards such Iron Seals to a certain degree in order to encourage such behavior.
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Of course, the disciples undergoing the trial could also go to the Order of Law Enforcement to issue a complaint about the unfairness of their Iron Seal in giving out the scores. After which, there would be a follow-up investigation by a Flower Crown specifically responsible for such matters. If it was indeed true that the Iron Seal was threatening the disciples undergoing the trial with their scores, or had given low scores for other reasons such as personal grudges, then the Iron Seal would be severely punished by the Order of Law Enforcement.