"From today onward, you are the Judge of the Third Court in Cherwood Borough, Backlund. This is a long-term assignment, and also the final assignment for repaying your debts." In Backlund, Sno handed Xio a letter of appointment and a newly revised code of law, speaking in an even tone.
During this period, Edsac had revised Backlund's code of law and adjusted the pace of court proceedings to a certain extent, shifting the original "subjective courts" toward "objective courts." This somewhat weakened the influence Lawyers could exert over trials, but it also meant that a new group of law enforcers had to be found.
In truth, this clearly infringed upon the interests of quite a few people. However, those whose disputes escalated to court were mostly merchants. It had almost no impact on nobles, especially nobles who truly held power. To the old aristocratic faction, the new bill was a signal that the new king was courting the old noble system while suppressing the new aristocrats. To the military, it provided more opportunities to act as members of the Inquisitor Pathway. To commoners, it was a great reform that tilted the law in favor of the people.
The only ones dissatisfied with this were the new aristocratic system and the merchant class. Under the Loen Kingdom's current wartime controls, the voices of merchants had been crushed to the limit. As for the new aristocrats, who had yet to use the war to dilute the old aristocrats' control over the military, they had no voice at all.
Xio accepted the code and appointment letter somewhat uneasily. Her expression was slightly nervous, but she finally spoke:
"I don't think this really counts as an assignment. I can gain opportunities for acting through this job as well. You can give me some other