Fang Yun remained unmoved by the winds from all eight directions, his expression calm as he counted the Haiya Great Scholars who had come here.
There had been fifty-seven Great Scholars outside the Zhuge Sacred Residence, and now a full thirty-one Haiya Great Scholars were at the Licentiate venue. This far exceeded any normal probability. However large Shu City was, it was still only one of ten cities, and however foolish the Craftsmen Realm might be, it could not possibly have concentrated so many of them here.
But Fang Yun soon understood. He sighed inwardly. More hands really did make things easier, and old ginger was still the hottest.
Alone, with little strength or support, he had thought only of passing the trial and had not considered other factors. Even if he wanted to employ other means, they would be difficult to carry out. After all, he was just one man.
But the Great Scholars of the Sea-Cliff Ancient Land were different. They inherently placed great importance on their own interests. This was the prevailing attitude in the Sea-Cliff Ancient Land, and one reason it had continued to develop. Thus, after entering this place, their first thought had not been to pass the trial through their own strength, but to unite, concentrate all their power, and squeeze out their enemy.
For fifty-seven Great Scholars to squeeze out one man was the simplest thing imaginable.
Fang Yun could easily imagine how those Great Scholars had found ways to gather together. They had even discovered that he was at the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop, yet rather than beat the grass and startle the snake, they had arranged for large numbers of people to enter Shu City and suppress him with overwhelming strength.
Still, they also understood that they should not put all their