The mage arrives

Prince Satyas Antonin is a middle-aged man full of charm.He was tall, with features of the fortitude handed down from the Anduin royal family.The two mustaches on his lips are well groomed, which shows that he is a person who pays attention to the traditional court etiquette of Freyton.

From this point of view, His Royal Highness and Earl Thompson have some things in common.

After all the nobles arrived, a cardinal from the Platinum Temple recited a sacred prayer in front of the dragon statue, and the meeting officially began.

First, a royal clerk read out the findings of the demonic incident.After the lengthy process that made the early-rising nobles yawn endlessly, the highlight of the trial finally began.

First of all, the unlucky one was a baron and three-ring mage named Heather Renalin.He is also a member of the Magisters' Guild of Court Freidon.This time, the demon army opened the space portal and invaded Andoli Town, the location of the main material world, which fell under the jurisdiction of this mage.

Although the sparsely populated Cold Mist Mountains were originally an area where the empire's supervision was low, and although the space instability in Andorley Town was taken advantage of by the devil just after it appeared, there was no more warning time for the baron, but since it happened If such a thing happened, Baron Heather Renalin must bear this responsibility.What's more, he still has an indelible stain - when the demons invaded the main material world, he violated the regulations of the court mage association, left his post without authorization, and went on vacation in the forest area in the southwestern part of the empire.

After all the nobles voted and ruled, this unlucky man was deprived of his title, land, position, all wealth and all social privileges, and was reduced to an ordinary freeman.But fortunately, he was only guilty of dereliction of duty, so he saved his life.For a three-ring mage, it is nothing.It is not too difficult to make ends meet in the future, but it will be a lot of hardship.

Next, under the presidency of the prince, the assembly held several more nobles accountable and imposed punishment on the guilty.However, most of these people made small mistakes such as dereliction of duty, and they were marginal figures far away from conflicts of interest, so there was no big disturbance.

Grand Duke Rob Antello sat on the silver seat next to the prince and the representatives of the three major churches, waiting quietly.Earl Thompson, on the other hand, chatted and laughed with the nobles around him with a relaxed expression, which seemed to him.Which wine to choose for tonight's banquet is more important than the ongoing noble meeting.

"The following is about Baron Joshua Feder's accusation against Baron Gordon Freeman. Baron Joshua Federer, please make a statement." The clerk read it aloud in a cadenced voice full of imperial accents.The whole scene of the noble meeting seemed like a stupid bear who was still sleeping just now smelled the smell of honey.Suddenly woke up.

Baron Joshua Feder moved his fat body.Leaving his seat, he ran to the center of the hall wheezing.I don't know if it was because of nervousness or the high temperature in the hall, he broke out in sweat, leaving large water stains on the chest and back of the noble robe.This embarrassing attire was paired with an ugly face that he couldn't bear to look directly at.Prince Satyas, who has always paid attention to etiquette, could not help but frown.

"Everyone!" Baron Joshua Fede pointed to the horrifying scar on his face, "Since I returned from the Cold Mist Mountains, until today, I have never appeared in public. Met once. Why? Just because of this face!"

Many nobles cast sympathetic glances at him.For the aristocratic class who pay attention to manners and appearance, it is indeed a sad thing to have such a scar on their face.

With such a face, do you still dare to participate in dances, dinner parties, horse races and other activities at will?The life of an aristocrat would probably be ruined by most of it.

Because of his appearance, Joshua Feder was already very sensitive to the eyes and evaluations of the outside world.Now, due to the influence of the devil's toxin, he has become such a dignified appearance.The baron didn't care how embarrassing it was for Gordon and others to make the decision to abandon these poisoned people.The resentful Baron Joshua was naturally drawn and instigated by Earl Thompson very easily.

"That morning, many people and I drank the stream water that was tampered with by demons. After being poisoned, because of the fear of demons, Gordon Freeman encouraged the leader of the human team at that time to abandon all the poisoned people in a In a remote cave. We endured pain, struggled desperately, and waited for death. But Gordon Freeman escaped! If it wasn't for the heroic Durrington knight who found us on the way to reinforce the autumn hunting team Poor people, I'm afraid I can't stand here and talk today!"

Joshua Feder's statement didn't have any gorgeous language, but with the sad tone and the glaring scar on his face, it was quite convincing.

Gordon sat in his own seat, calmly bearing the questioning gazes from around him.

Led by Joshua, the abandoned poisoners were revealed for the first time today.Many nobles were outraged that there was such a stain behind the miraculous victory in the Coldmist Mountains.

"Dragon God, please punish that despicable mage!"

"Gordon Freeman, you are a disgrace to the nobility!"

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I don't know if it was from the heart or planned in advance, many nobles pointed at Gordon and cursed.

Gordon was deaf to all this.

"Accuse me of encouraging the team leaders to abandon those poisoned? This is a very clever strategy. Indeed, I was the one who proposed to abandon those poisoned in order to maintain the speed of the march. But the final decision is made by the entire noble leadership Layer. Including Ms. Bishop, Reverend Angelo, Viscount Curtis, and even Earl Thompson, who has always been at odds, also agreed to this decision. Now, they actually want to let me bear this charge alone, what a bunch of idiots... ...well, let me see what other tricks these clowns have up their sleeves."

Gordon knew that Earl Thompson wanted to use himself as a breakthrough to attack Grand Duke Rob Andello.Now, it's just the beginning.

The aloof Prince Satyas was also a little moved by Joshua Feder's accusation.He asked: "Baron Joshua, besides yourself, is there any other evidence?"

"Of course, Your Royal Highness. Please allow those poor people who have the same experience as me to come to this sacred hall."

"Ah."

After obtaining permission, led by two guards, a group of civilians entered the Bahamut hall through the side door.

They are old and young, male and female, but they have one thing in common, that is, they all have terrible scars similar to Joshua on their faces.However, Gordon discovered that among these civilians, there was still a different person who seemed not to be affected by the sequelae of the devil's toxin.

It was the black-haired maid next to Dellington.Now Gordon finally knew why she harbored such deep hostility towards him.

These weak and pale civilians, who could be seen struggling on the verge of pain, immediately aroused the pity of the nobles.

Earl Thompson inadvertently showed a smug smile as he watched the mood changes of the nobles in the hall.He looked at Knight Durlington sitting on the other side, and the two smiled at each other, as if the development of the matter was under control.

"Are these people abandoned poisoners?"

"Yes, Your Royal Highness. By the Dragon God, fortunately, the noble and benevolent Knight Derrington discovered them, so that the truth can be made public."

"Knight Dellington, is that so? Please stand up and describe the scene of that day in detail."

"Of course, Your Majesty the Prince." The most handsome young man in the Eisenstein family stood up, made an impeccable bow, and then walked to the center of the hall.

The eyes of many female nobles have become hot.

Seemingly enjoying the spotlight, Durlington seemed in high spirits.He said in a magnetic voice: "After I received the imperial order to go to the Cold Mist Mountains to rescue the autumn hunting team and wipe out the demon army at the station, I immediately marched at the fastest speed. We quickly entered the Cold Mist Mountains , and then continued to accelerate along the traces after the battle. On the morning before meeting with the autumn hunting team, the scouts of the cavalry came to report to me and said that they had found something. At that time, the young man was pale and spoke incoherently. I It was a little strange at first, how could the good boy in the cavalry be so abnormal? But when I walked into that cave, I understood."

Durrington was well versed in oratory skills.He paused for a while, and waited until the audience had completely digested the information in his words and had new expectations before continuing: "As soon as I walked into the cave, I smelled an indescribable stench. Then It was the smell of corpses mixed with festering boils. Then, I was stunned by what I saw. The cave was full of corpses. No one buried these poor people, and no one sang requiem for them In other words, the believers of the Dragon God died in such a tragic way. And those survivors can do nothing but howl, cry, and wait indifferently for death to come."

Derlington walked up to his maid, took the girl's hand and said, "Her name is Angelie. When I found her, this poor but strong girl was digging a shabby hole for her dead parents with her own hands." tomb..."

Dellington raised Angeli's hand, and sharp-eyed people could easily see the girl's newly grown nails and scars that hadn't fully healed.

The nobles in the hall were in an instant uproar.

Durrington's statement is brilliant.He did not accuse Gordon directly, as Joshua did.The knight simply narrated the tragic plight of the victims, coupled with his melodious voice and handsome appearance, it was even more expressive and contagious.

The sympathy of the nobles was successfully aroused by Durrington.While sympathizing with these civilians, they will naturally think: who caused all this?Who is responsible for what happened to these poor people?Who should be punished? (To be continued..)