As the environment in Inazuma changed, Cid's daily life, although altered, had gradually become more regular.
In the mornings, he took Little Sara and the Shogun on incognito inspections to handle political affairs.
After all, the places that needed to be investigated were not limited to Inazuma City, so sometimes they had to travel to more distant locations.
For example, going to Kannazuka to check on the maintenance of the furnaces at Tatarasuna…
Going to Yashiori Island to inspect the safety and health issues of the workers.
After that, they especially focused on inspecting the Kujou Encampment.
If the people there caused any trouble, the impact would definitely be the greatest.
Moreover, although Little Sara worked very hard there in the afternoons, it was far too dangerous for the highest-ranking official to only work half a day.
Anyway, bringing the Shogun along for more inspections would definitely be fine.
Only after first ensuring the safety of the islands where Inazuma's citizens lived could they have enough remaining strength to support Seirai Island.
As for the two islands with harsh environments, Seirai Island and Tsurumi Island…
Right now, Inazuma had too few citizens. Developing those two islands would take too much effort and wasn't worth it. It would be better to wait until national strength increased before exploring them.
As for Little Itto and the little youkai's studies, the old uncle had originally planned to trouble the shrine maidens at the Shura Shrine first.
However, the Shura Shrine had only just opened when a large number of Inazuma citizens came to worship. According to the shrine maiden sisters there, they probably wouldn't have any free time for several months.
At the Shura Shrine right now, even the foxes couldn't rest. They had to lead people around to view and worship the statues.
After learning this news, the old uncle felt extremely helpless.
Since things had come to this point, he would have to trouble Miyuki instead.
Recently that child had been so obsessed with writing that even Kirara couldn't stop her.
Letting her teach Little Itto and the little youkai would at least protect their brains a little.
When noon arrived, the usual routine of incognito inspections changed.
"You've been studying for quite some time now. It's time for a baseline assessment."
The Lord Rex Lapis Cat-Dragon Plushie took out a stack of documents and placed them on the table.
"You're allowed to ask Buer for help. This time… it should count as the so-called final exam. If I'm satisfied, then from now on you'll be someone who can handle administration independently."
Faced with Lord Rex Lapis's test, the old uncle chose to take a closed-book exam and did not ask Nahida for help.
He very diligently began reading through the [Liyue Civil Affairs] documents Lord Rex Lapis had given him…
The integration between humans and adepti, filling in loopholes in commercial aspects, military training programs for mortals…
The topics covered were extremely varied.
Even the old uncle, who had been involved in politics for some time, found them quite mentally taxing to handle.
However, after completing his answers, the old uncle still went to cross-check the answers with Nahida right in front of Lord Rex Lapis.
In the end, there were no major mistakes in the main points. After supplementing some details, he handed the exam to the Lord Rex Lapis Cat-Dragon Plushie.
After checking, the Lord Rex Lapis Cat-Dragon Plushie directly stated that Nahida and the Shura Anyakonsen-shou could now graduate. From now on, Cid the old uncle would have to walk the path of politics alone.
Nahida would also have to be taught by the old uncle by himself from now on.
After saying this, the Lord Rex Lapis Cat-Dragon Plushie ate the documents containing the "final exam papers" that had just been prepared for the Shura Anyakonsen-shou and Nahida into its mouth.
Cid recalled the documents Lord Rex Lapis had just given him. Based on his judgment, the [exam papers] Lord Rex Lapis had given him seemed to be about this year's livelihood issues in Liyue…
Hmm…
Why do I have a bad feeling about this.
Let me think back on my answering process…
It should be fine. In the exam, I only mentioned that Liyue's merchants were profiting too much and that they should pay more attention to employee welfare…
And how to check for tax evasion…