Fang Zheng was not at all surprised that some people resisted, even after he had demonstrated such overwhelming power.
That was perfectly normal. Even that bald guy beaten onto a tiny island still dreamed of counterattacking the mainland every day.
People needed dreams, after all.
And the resistance of the Bartholomew family had been even more within Fang Zheng's expectations.
After all, Thousand Tree Clan's war against the Mage's Association was itself an uprising of the lower classes overthrowing the upper classes. The Bartholomew family, meanwhile, worshipped absolute aristocracy.
What was absolute aristocracy?
It meant that nobles were allowed to kill and fight one another, because they were "people" on the same level. But resistance by lower-class commoners against upper-class nobles was absolutely forbidden, because they were not people!
A slave actually dared to rebel against a slave owner?
That was utterly unforgivable!
Just as white people would never allow other races to rise up and rule the world, nobles would never allow slaves to turn their lives around!
Because only nobles were supreme, the most noble, the most glorious beings!
Everyone else could only obey the nobles, never resist them!
If Thousand Tree Clan, represented by Fang Zheng, had also been some ancient noble lineage, perhaps Bartholomew could have accepted it. But unfortunately, Thousand Tree Clan was an alliance formed by those declining Magus families. Even Fiore's family, the main house, could hardly be called an ancient and glorious bloodline.
Thus, in Bartholomew's eyes, this was unacceptable.
This was the naked rebellion of lower-class commoners against upper-class nobles!
And they were nobles, with glorious bloodlines, noble heritage, long histories, and powerful strength. How could they possibly allow themselves to lose to a pack of commoners?
Kneel before them? Beg for mercy?
What a joke!
Better to die standing than