Looking at Sigrut's actions made it clear that he was a player with an extremely strong desire for power.
He thought highly of himself, looked down on everyone, and was even extremely self-righteous. He couldn't accept losing to Leafa in the Martial Arts Tournament, so he recruited her into his team and made her his subordinate to preserve his status and reputation. Even though it had been agreed upon beforehand, he treated Leafa leaving the team as an unforgivable crime, believing that his pride had been damaged, and then made a nuisance of himself with all kinds of righteous-sounding excuses. A man like that obviously couldn't possibly be content to be manipulated by others.
Therefore, even though Sigrut was indispensable in the Governing Council, and even though he continued working as an aide without becoming discouraged after losing the position of lord, that certainly wasn't the result of his willingness. Rather, he probably believed that if he didn't do so, he wouldn't even be able to maintain his position in the Governing Council.
That was why Sigrut had continued working as an aide. He wasn't working himself to the bone for the Wind Elves. He had merely made that choice so that he wouldn't become an ordinary player with no status whatsoever.
Those who didn't know the truth naturally assumed that Sigrut was doing such work willingly when they saw his conduct. That was why they were deceived by him, allowing Sigrut to receive thirty or forty percent of the votes every time. His support wasn't low.
Otherwise, Luo Zhen really couldn't imagine how that paper tiger could possibly have gained so much support through his conduct.
A man like that was certainly not lacking in ambition, and he wouldn't care about other people's lives either.
Thus, naturally, the man