Amyda was still very confident in her judgment. Anyone who showed up at this ruin as a third party had to be connected to the historical truth behind Count Salvin's lack of heirs two hundred years ago. But she had never expected the person standing before her to be the famous investigating judge.
In the Galactic Empire, with its incurable anti-civilization militarism and racial chauvinism, this sixty-year-old Koran was perhaps the best-known nonhuman in the entire Empire.
An investigating judge was, simply put, a psychic detective who specialized in investigating, solving, and pursuing supernatural crimes. Given the unique and often brutal nature of the job, they could even act first and report later when necessary, and had the authority to mobilize local garrisons.
It sounded like a powerful, domineering, and legendary profession—one that seemed several times more impressive than even the Starrealm Knights.
However, anyone with even a little understanding of the Empire's political landscape knew that this was a prestigious but grueling post, probably the most grueling one in the entire Inquisition.
The central judges of the Inquisition were, to put it simply, the administrators of the organization. Who wouldn't want a well-paid job where they could sit in an office and give orders?
As for the executive judges, whose title practically reeked of villainy, they had the trappings of secret police and official assassins, and had to get their hands dirty. But since they dealt with intelligence, surveillance, and politically charged matters, they were naturally "close to the Emperor's heart"! Over the generations, dozens of executive judges had gone on to join the Privy Council.
Investigating judges, on the other hand—whatever lofty title they were given—were basically criminal investigators. They dealt with criminals and ordinary citizens alike, had no opportunity to line their pockets, and had to do