Chapter 1312 - 1311: Iron Man
Yusuf Zuck directly went to the Domestic Affairs Office after leaving his house, and upon entering, he was subjected to a three-hall trial.
The three halls refer to the Domestic Affairs Office, the Domestic Affairs Hall, and the Clansman Hall, among which the Clansman Hall has the most authority because it manages the Clan disciples with the strictest measures, including handling matters like incest by direct oversight, and the hall leader of the Clansman Hall is not a member of the Berger family but an outsider, thus reporting directly to the Clan Leader.
This time, one of the interrogators of Yusuf Zuck was the Clan Leader from the Clansman Hall, a junior God Sovereign.
"What? You were not taken as a disciple by Thunderbolt Beads?" When Yusuf Zuck recounted the whole process, all the interrogators were baffled; had it not been said earlier that he became the disciple of Thunderbolt Beads? Why was it not the case now?
"I merely said he wanted to take me as his pupil; I did not agree!" Yusuf Zuck replied.
"Why didn’t you agree?" the junior God Sovereign questioned.
"I am a member of the Berger family. I should prioritize the Berger family’s interests. I don’t know if there are any grievances between Thunderbolt Beads and our Berger family, nor do I know if the Clan would agree; so how could I privately agree to become his disciple?"
"That makes sense!" Everyone nodded in approval, impressed by Gael Berger’s strong sense of the bigger picture, worth nurturing by the family.
"Alright, let’s end it here. You go back to your position and work hard." The three-hall trial didn’t lead to any definitive conclusions, or rather, they didn’t settle on a final verdict, as it needed the Clan Leader’s personal approval on how to assign blame or reward.
Thus, Yusuf Zuck left the Domestic Affairs Office, but instead of returning to the External Affairs Hall, he went to the Imperial Academy adjacent to the internal residence.
It is called the Imperial Academy because it is the cradle of the Divine Emperors, with all teachers being Divine Emperors.