"I told you, there's no such thing as true trash, only treasures in the wrong place!"
Oksaya struck in quick succession, bringing down two factions and dragging their names through the mud.
He had thoroughly mastered the art of public opinion warfare. His relentless digging and biting commentary were devastating.
These moves left his opponents too busy defending themselves to do anything else, and their planned obstruction efforts fizzled out.
After all, a school's resources and personnel were limited, as were its time and energy.
When they were struggling to fend off attacks, they had little left to invest in attacking others.
They simply had no time to target the Seris School.
Roland privately applauded what he saw, savoring the feeling of shaking off his bad luck and finally striking back.
There was no denying that, over thousands of years, Seris civilization had produced not only a glorious history and outstanding achievements, but also its share of dross.
Political maneuvering used in struggles between people, endless formalities, and remnants of feudalism, for instance.
But put to the right use, these things became advantages in developing the school.
Roland was very satisfied with Oksaya's results. Over the next few months, he found a way to elevate him to high mage and appoint him as an inspector.
That gave him all the more justification to sink his teeth into people.
People like him don't actually have much ability. Put him on research or projects, and he's at the fourth or fifth rank at best. But when it comes to ruining someone else's plans and wrecking their reputation, he's easily seventh or eighth rank and above!
Of course, that only works if I keep him leashed and control his food, so he behaves himself and bites whoever I tell him to.
*Otherwise, I'll