I must say, by this point, the audience had gone sour.
No, it should be said that it had soured once again.
Originally, this was a ceremony to bestow rewards upon those who had performed meritorious service.
Later, due to the self-interest and thoughts of the Great Nobles, this ceremony to bestow rewards turned into a battlefield of political power and vested interests.
But now, because of Shane, this battlefield had returned to being a ceremony of bestowing rewards, and it was a ceremony where everyone was persuading Shane to accept the rewards.
Yes.
In the end, all the Nobles, along with Anxi, began urging Shane to accept the rewards.
There was no helping it, if they didn't let Shane accept the rewards, they would collapse.
Throughout, Shane maintained an air of refusing rewards whether he had merits or not, delivering various grand and righteous speeches, almost turning him into a saint. He was just short of ascending on the spot and becoming the savior.
