Scholars.... are adept at using their words as weapons, always fond of cutting straight to the heart!
Watching Gu Beiquan straining his voice, Shen Yuan felt even more strongly that distancing himself from this group was the wise choice!
Shen Yuan did not have much respect for the literati of Great Jin, for their standing within the society was quite awkward. They ranked above farmers, merchants, and artisans, yet below the warrior class and Sorcerer Families.
The scarcity of magicians, coupled with their civil roles within the Imperial Court, meant that many from the literati lumped sorcery families with their own, provocatively displaying their claws and teeth towards warriors far more powerful than themselves, often uttering cutting words despite their own lack of ability to confront, and frequently leading the charge with useless howling.
