The Qin Family and the Isolde House in Nawen District clashed, leaving hundreds dead or wounded on both sides. The conflict then continued to escalate, and the casualty count kept climbing. Nawen District was only a common district, and neither family counted as a major lineage there, yet this conflict drew the eyes of the entire Federation. In the public's view, it was far more serious than the clash between the Ning Family and the Zuo Family in Dongxing District.
People turned their attention to the two great powers behind these families. The Qin Family had close ties to Zhongda Academy, while the Isolde House was a vassal of the Federation Comprehensive Academy. So far, neither Zhongda Academy nor the Federation Comprehensive Academy had stepped forward, nor had either shown the slightest intention of stopping the conflict. This inevitably sent people's imaginations racing.
Some time ago, relations between the Desert Camp and Frostmoon Cold Isle had sunk to the freezing point. Now Zhongda Academy and the Federation Comprehensive Academy had fallen out as well. This filled many people with anxiety. The Six Great Academies wielded unparalleled influence in the Federation. If they joined forces, even the government would not dare face their sharp edge.
But the government had nothing to be happy about now, either. It could not afford to offend either side, and being caught in the middle made its position painfully awkward.
Over the years, the Six Great Academies had deeply infiltrated the Federation Government. The military had twelve corps, and eleven of their twelve commanders came from the Six Great Academies. Only one came from outside their system, and his was the Twelfth Corps, the lowest-ranked of them all.
The First Corps was hailed as the Federation's finest. It was half again as large as any of