My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 550 - 378: Sacred object of Sang Island_4

Chapter 550: Chapter 378: Sacred object of Sang Island_4

The Cultivators hung their heads in discouragement, none of them having gained the approval of the sword artifacts!

Evans Graham trembled with anger, feeling as if he was experiencing the Zombie Cave all over again! He pointed at the Cultivators and began cursing, "Wastes, just a bunch of wastes! The most useless generation in the history of the Dragon and Snake List! With your abilities, how dare you participate in the Dragon and Snake List? I won’t let any of you garbage enter the Palace Examination, this year’s Dragon and Snake List, A-list and B-list, all vacant!"

The Cultivators were in an uproar, anger beginning to spread, and finally someone couldn’t help but shout, "That’s absurd! We are a generation of outstanding talents, have passed the Zombie Cave, and have escaped from the Eden Cave, but because we couldn’t make money for the greedy chief examiner, we have to bear such infamy?

My father is the Prefectural Governor of Vera County, and after I return, I will definitely report everything to my father and impeach you in the Imperial Court!"

Evans Graham was furious, but he forgot one thing: among these Cultivators, though many indeed had no background and were impoverished Cultivators, even more were descendants of noble and wealthy families. Previously he had acted arbitrarily, but everyone had tolerated him because of the Dragon and Snake List’s rankings. Now that they had reached the final stage, and he wanted to disqualify everyone, who would still tolerate him?!

Other Cultivators also spoke up one after another, scolding Evans Graham and showing their identities, threatening to have their families impeach him. The crowd was in an uproar and Evans Graham suddenly calmed down. If so many people were to impeach him together, even the Emperor wouldn’t be able to protect him!

Moreover, since they got nothing in the third stage, the previous deficit couldn’t be made up for, and the Emperor was already planning to hold him accountable.

He suddenly broke into a cold sweat, turning around to see Owen Bertram standing there with a happy and fortunate expression. Rage filled him as he stormed over to Owen Bertram and shouted, "I don’t believe that with so many Cultivators entering the Eden Cave, not a single sword artifact was brought out!"

"Someone must be greedy for personal gain and has privately pocketed the sword artifacts that belong to Merton Academy!"

"Bring out the Heart-Reflecting Mirror! If I find out that someone hid a sword artifact, they will be severely punished, and they’ll regret it!"

An official from Merton Academy went to fetch the Heart-Reflecting Mirror while Evans Graham waited, panting heavily. He was already feeling desperate, like a drowning man clutching at his last straw.

The Heart-Reflecting Mirror was a treasure from the Imperial Palace, which Evans Graham had specially borrowed for this occasion. It was a large circular bronze mirror that was taller than a person, and it was said that one could not lie under its radiance. It was originally forged for use in trials conducted in various local courts.

However, firstly, it was too expensive to be mass-produced, and secondly... the judgement of cases in the courts was initially at the discretion of the head official. If the Heart-Reflecting Mirror was in use, it would only add another layer of control, making all the head officials dislike it, and so it never became popular. In time, the method of forging such a treasure mysteriously disappeared! Now, only this one remained in the Imperial Palace.

It was said that this treasure was often used during power struggles in the harem.

However, using the Heart-Reflecting Mirror was not foolproof and required carefully crafted questions, otherwise, the subject could still find a way to deceive it.

Evans Graham pointed at Owen Bertram, snarling, "We’ll start with you!"

Owen Bertram confidently stood under the Heart-Reflecting Mirror, being bathed in moonlight-like radiance. An assistant examiner questioned him, "Did you secretly hide any sword artifacts from the Eden Cave?"

"No," Owen Bertram answered calmly. The light of the Heart-Reflecting Mirror did not change, indicating he did not lie. If he had lied, the light would have turned a pale red.

Evans Graham gritted his teeth, but wasn’t ready to give up yet. He approached Owen Bertram, thought for a moment, and changed the question, "Did you gain anything in the Eden Cave?"

Owen Bertram still replied calmly, "Yes."