The Federal laws were a marvelous thing. They could be a sickle for harvesting the leeks, or a God-Slaying Spear.
According to the Federal Children Act and related laws, minors had to have a guardian.
If they had no guardian, the Federal Government would appoint one.
Put simply, if a child had no parents or other relatives, they would certainly be sent to an orphanage or Welfare Home.
Orphanages and Welfare Homes would then obtain temporary guardianship over them.
This was also one of the reasons child labor was so rampant. Orphanages and Welfare Homes sending these children to work was a power the Federation had granted them as temporary guardians.
Of course, the children had to be over ten.
But if a child was unwilling to live in an orphanage or Welfare Home and kept trying to escape, the Federal Government would directly find them a family willing to adopt them.
No matter what, they had to have a guardian.
Now that Empress Fei Lin was in the Federation, she had to abide by Federal law—which was actually rather flexible.
If Empress Fei Lin was regarded as a "diplomat," then she naturally possessed a certain degree of immunity from local laws.
But if she was merely treated as an "ordinary girl" who had fled to the Federation and whose identity was somewhat special, then she had to obey Federal law.
That was very Federal.
The Duke looked at Her Majesty Empress Fei Lin in disbelief. He was not the only one; the other nobles looked the same! If the Army Minister attempting to marry the Empress and inherit Gefra had already been fantastical enough, then the Empress gaining a father today was even more fantastical! All kinds of gazes—scrutinizing, puzzled, dissatisfied, opposed, and more—converged on Goddess Fei Lin, and