Aquamarine Empire news outlets gave Bart high praise.
That was how it appeared on the surface, though there were all sorts of reasons behind it.
But no matter what, the assessments were overwhelmingly positive.
Empire News Online reported it this way: Bart, a model among nobles, the perfect inheritor of knightly spirit, guardian of his territory, protector of his family.
Investigations revealed that the Brotherhood had been offering a bounty on Viscount Bart for far more than a day or two. The reward had reached as high as fifty billion Credit Points, yet Viscount Bart had shown no reaction whatsoever.
Not until the Brotherhood placed bounties on the residents of Viscount Bart's territory and his family.
That touched Bart's bottom line, and the bottom line of the nobility.
Viscount Bart showed the world through his actions: provoke anyone you like, but do not provoke us nobles.
Noble Daily: Bart saw himself as a traditional Old Noble and faithfully upheld the Old Noble legacy. Anyone who dared infringe upon noble interests would be eliminated, body and soul.
This incident also made the world clearly recognize the strength of the nobility. A massive criminal organization like the Brotherhood had existed for so long mainly because it had become too arrogant—so arrogant that it ignored Viscount Bart's warning. Viscount Bart defended his standing with the Brotherhood's blood!
Even most Old Noble Clan Leaders in the Noble Council came forward to express their support for Viscount Bart.
Of course, some nobles were feeling miserable.
They were the people Bart had offended—the ones who had pooled their money to try and have Viscount Bart killed.
But they had never expected Bart to respond like this.
The Clan Leaders of several families, including the Wu Family and the Zhang Family, were currently suffering massive headaches.
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