"This must be a plot by the Imperial Citizens, meant to dull our blades and numb our will. If the new generation isn't tempered by climbing up from the very bottom, how can the Yonglan Blood possibly remain pure and strong?"
"And this is all because of those Beastmen on the border. It's just as they say: those of a different race are bound to have different hearts."
"..."
The Knights in the discussion were filled with righteous indignation. It wasn't just the Knight Lords; some of them had even been serfs themselves before becoming Knights. Yet, they were also fiercely opposed to the liberation of serfs.
This wasn't even born of an "I had to suffer, so others should too" mentality. Instead, they believed from the bottom of their hearts that such an ordeal was essential.
