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Even when compared to all the thorny issues the Realm-Keeping Commission had to handle, Zaman and Akella's issue belong to the thorniest variety.
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Life on Xianzhou is innately different from what Outworlders are used to. Many of the regulations that govern Xianzhou aren't applied to Outworlders. In legal practice, cases that involve Outworlders from the same civilization, sentencing often is based on the laws from where they're from.
Dahao's notes: I'm tired. Please replace all instances of the word "Outworlder" with "honorable guest."
The individuals in this case, Zaman and Akella, belong to the Aigaian civilization, which holds that duels are capable of resolving conflicts of any nature. Therefore, from a legal perspective, Xianzhou locals have no right to interfere with their duels.
However, the line between emotion and law is perhaps not so clear.
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"What year is this, huh!?"
Having heard the whole story, Xuguang shouted and moved to stand in between the two to keep them from hurting each other.
Akella argued his point. "It doesn't matter what year it is. Duels are the best way for an Aigaian to demonstrate their dignity!"
"But neither of you was the one that cheated you out of your assets. What's the point of trying to rough each other up?" Xuguang replied.
"It's true." Zaman said, "But if one of us hadn't fallen for that scam, then we wouldn't be completely broke! We don't even have money to get back home!"
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Xuguang continued to give them suggestions. "If you want to go back home, then the Sky-Faring Commission will help you. They can also recommend a place for you to stay temporarily and a job to make a living if you want to wait for that con artist to get arrested and recover your losses."
"How are we supposed to face our parents if we go back, and if we stay, how can we face each other...? We got cheated out of everything we have because of our own greed. It's too shameful to bear!" Akella said, his voice quaking with emotion.
Xuguang understands the heart of the matter after hearing his words. Short-life species are always so anxious about time passing them by and not accomplishing anything. Xuguang's many years of performing her duties left her unsurprised by this kind of incident."There's no need to worry. Keep working hard. You still have another forty years of life ahead of you. Time will help you smooth out all your conflicts."
Dahao's notes: This mediation clearly exposes that many staff members of the Realm-Keeping Commission lack sufficient competency in their mediation work and don't even think about the physiological differences of different species. Offering suggestions like "Let time solve everything." is not appropriate at all. All of you need to do new recruit training!
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After hearing Xuguang's gentle words of advice, Zaman and Akella still couldn't settle their issue. Quite the opposite, they suddenly broke down into loud sobs, and things got out of control for a moment. The two insisted on dueling to the death.
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