With My System, I Can Even Tame Gods

Since Lin Fan had taken first place, it was only natural that they would want to poach him as well.

After the royal guards exams, there was a banquet that was held to welcome all of the new royal guards.

This was where they made their move.

This banquet was held to introduce the new royal guards to all of the nobles, but really it was something that the six factions had forced onto the emperor. It was set up so that they could have a chance to talk to the new royal guards and poach them.

With the power and influence that the six factions had, the emperor naturally couldn’t refuse their request.

He could only watch as they poached his royal guards.

But it wasn’t as if all of them were taken.

Even if they were royal guards, that didn’t mean that all of them were the cream of the crop. Even among the elite, there were those that stood out compared to others and those that were lacking.

That was why only some of the royal guards were surrounded while others were ignored.

Those that were ignored naturally knew why they were being ignored, but there wasn’t anything that they could do about that.

The ones that were surrounded were naturally happy to see that they were receiving this attention.

As people that had come to take the royal guard exam, they already had status to a certain extent. After all, those that had power would naturally have status.

And those that had status would naturally want more.

It was in human nature to be greedy and it wasn’t wrong to want to step up higher. Even if it meant betraying the emperor and royal guards to work for the six factions.

They were the ones with power in the Kalos Empire.

The one that was the most surrounded was naturally Lin Fan.

Since he was the top scorer in the exam, he was the one that everyone wanted.

With how they glared at each other, it was clear that they were from different factions and competing with each other for him. But even then, Lin Fan didn’t seem to react to any of their offers.

“You should be aware of the situation in the Kalos Empire. Instead of being stuck in this position, you should think of your future.” Though it wasn’t a threat, it certainly wasn’t just friendly advice either.

All of them paid attention to Lin Fan’s reaction after that one person said this.

But Lin Fan just looked at them with a calm smile on his face as he said, “Thank you for this concern, but I don’t think that the time is right yet. I think that it’s possible for me to accept this offer in the future, but I don’t think that I’m deserving right now.”

There were a few people that seemed like they were going to disagree with this, but they quickly stopped themselves.

It was all because they could see the look that was on Lin Fan’s face.

It wasn’t that he was actually rejecting the offer that they made him, it was that…

“You’re quite greedy, aren’t you?” One of them said this and Lin Fan just looked at him with the same smile without saying anything.

Once he confirmed this, all of the representatives from the six factions revealed smiles as well.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Lin Fan received the top score, then they wouldn’t have gone along with this. It was all because he was the top scorer that they wanted him this much that they were willing to wait.

After all, what Lin Fan was saying was that he wanted to remain in the royal guards for some time to show how much he was really worth.

He wanted to make them offer even more for him by making them realize just how powerful he really was.

The six factions were naturally curious about this.

The stronger that he was, the better it was for them.

So they would wait and see how it would go.

There were some others that wanted to learn from Lin Fan, but they lost their chance in the end.

After all, they just didn’t show enough during the exam that the six factions would be that interested in them. It was only Lin Fan who was special since they couldn’t see just how deep he was.

It could be said that Lin Fan really knew how to tease them.

The other thing that Lin Fan was interested in at this banquet other than the six factions was the emperor.

Since this was a banquet for the royal guards, it was only natural that the emperor would show up as well since this was a banquet for the people that would be hanging around him in the future.

It was only natural that he would make an appearance and become familiar with those that would guard him in the future.

But it really didn’t seem like he was that enthusiastic about this.

Still, it would be strange if he was enthusiastic about this.

This whole thing undermined his power in the first place.

They were the royal guards and this was a banquet that was being held to take those royal guards away from him. In a sense, this was a way of showing that he was nothing more than a puppet controlled by the six factions.

Even if he wanted to stop it, it wasn’t as if there was anything that he could actually do.

The fact that this banquet was being held was already a show that he had no power at all.

“He really doesn’t seem like he has any energy left.” That was Lin Fan’s first impression of the emperor.

It really seemed like he no longer wanted to be the emperor anymore, but at the same time, it was clear that no one would allow him off the throne just yet. They all knew that as long as he was on the throne, then they would be able to restrain each other.

Until the time was right, they wouldn’t allow him to get off the throne.

That was why the emperor really didn’t seem like an emperor.

After watching him for a bit, it was his turn to talk to the emperor.

The emperor seemed even less enthusiastic to talk to Lin Fan than to the other new royal guards. The look in his eyes showed that he clearly didn’t think that Lin Fan would bother staying in the royal guards.

It seemed like it was a foregone conclusion that Lin Fan would be leaving for one of the six factions.

However, Lin Fan made a surprising move that the emperor never would have expected.

Leaning in, Lin Fan said, “Your majesty, I am on your side.”

The emperor had a shocked look when he heard this before looking at Lin Fan as if he thought that Lin Fan was just playing him for a fool. But Lin Fan didn’t say anything else as he gave a simple bow and moved away from the emperor.

In the end, the emperor just continued to look at Lin Fan with a confused look as he walked away.

It was as if he couldn’t understand what Lin Fan was thinking.

The others from the six factions found this a bit surprising, but they didn’t think much of it. After all, in their minds, it was impossible for someone as promising as Lin Fan to do something stupid.

If he were to do something like this, then they would easily crush him.

That was the confidence that those with absolute power had.

When it was all over, Lin Fan settled down on the bed of the room that they gave him with a long sigh.

After all, this had been a long period of time for him.

When Yue Lan had told him to become a soldier, he definitely didn’t imagine that it would be something like this. However, he had already finished the exam for the royal guard and had become one of the captains in the royal guards.

With his first place finish in the exam, they had taken note of his ability to lead and made him a captain of a small squad.

That showed that they would be willing to train Lin Fan up in the future.

But Lin Fan also knew that this was the six factions exerting their power.

Even though the royal guards should be under the command of the royal family, everyone knew that this wasn’t the case. Everyone knew that it was the six factions that controlled them to make sure that the emperor was protected.

So that was why they made him a captain.

They wanted to see him prove his worth like he said he would.

But the main reason why Lin Fan was tired was because this was nothing more than the first step.

By becoming a part of the royal guards, it could be said that he had only set his foot through the door.

It would take some time before he would be able to accomplish his goals.

This was a long term mission, but it was one that only Lin Fan could accomplish.

That was why he had been sent here.

Still, the fact that it was just the beginning and it was already this tiring was something that did get Lin Fan down.

At the same time, he still couldn’t let his guard down yet.

It would still be some time before everything went according to plan.

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