Lord Highlander

   Chapter 1365 1352. On the square

  The afternoon sun turns the square without any shelter into a big oven. Although there are several fountains around the square, it still cannot cool down the temperature here.

   This square is just in front of the magic tower, and it is usually very deserted. Only some magicians who enter and leave the magic union will pass here.

  Now, the entire square, and even several streets in the magic block, are almost full of Ruyt residents who came to watch the excitement.

   There are even some very business-minded small vendors who filled enough smoothies from the ice drink shop, then put the tin cans on their heads, and kept hawking among the crowd.

  At this time, it is a kind of enjoyment for the residents watching the excitement here to drink a cup of fine and refreshing smoothie topped with honey syrup.

  The square in front of the Magic Union was full of nobles watching the execution. Although the weather was hot, everyone was still dressed in decent clothes. Only the servants fanned their fans vigorously behind.

  Suldak sat on the high platform, and the old magician sitting beside him was the president of the magic union.

  The two represent the highest authority in Ruyt City.

  The head of the law enforcement team of the Magic Union stood in front of the new platform this time. There was a huge brazier in front of him. The tung oil inside had been ignited, and the copper basin below was sizzling.

A group of city hall officials and magicians from the Magic Union stood behind Suldak and the president of the Magic Union, and a group of councilors from Ruyt City who were able to be present were standing on the side. Everyone was only a dozen meters away from the burning frame. .

  Ten servants carrying pine and cypress wood took turns to pile the firewood under the cross. The firewood was very dry and had a strong smell of grease.

  Several magic apprentices walked up to them with iron buckets, and continuously sprinkled the kerosene in the iron bucket on the firewood.

   Not only did Viscount Du Wei not expect that he would be burned to death today, even the nobles in the city did not expect that Suldak actually bypassed all protection laws against nobles and sentenced Viscount Du Wei to death by using the code of the Magic Union.

  The Green Empire has established many protection laws for nobles. Even Viscount Du Wei, a heinous rioter, can live for a few months longer under the protection of the imperial code. Just like Lord MacDonnell back then, if he accepted the judgment through formal channels, this guy would at least need to be escorted to the city of Bena.

  But Suldak can't wait!

  The residents of the whole city can't wait!

   Du Wei's conspiracy plan is almost to destroy the entire city of Ruyt. At least thousands of families in the city have relatives who died in this incident.

The cross was very rough. It was basically two sections of pine crossed horizontally and vertically and fixed on the base. The cross was also painted with a thick layer of kerosene. There were no buckles at both ends of the crossbar. Viscount Du Wei's hands were His hand was pierced by a nail that was specially used for nailing wooden coffin lids, and his body was also hung on a wooden cross. His clothes were stripped off, except for his blood-stained shirt that could not be seen white.

  He is barefoot, his arms may have been dislocated, and he hangs on a wooden cross in a strange posture.

   But this didn't seem to affect Viscount Du Wei's wild laughter. His face was covered with thick stubble, and his bloodshot eyes were as ferocious as a beast.

  Viscount Du Wei looked at the surrounding nobles, most of whom almost avoided his gaze.

In the end, his eyes fell on Suldak's face. Suldak was also looking at Viscount Du Wei. Although he didn't trim his beard to make him look sloppy, he had to say that Du Wei's face was hidden under the beard. Still very handsome.

   Bundles of dry firewood were piled at his feet like a hill.

  The fire oil poured on it exudes a pungent smell.

A total of four crosses were erected on this magic guild square, and three undead warlocks were hanging on the other three crosses. These undead warlocks had their eyes closed at this moment, and they were wearing magic sealing circles on their bodies, but they were still meditating on the magic circle in their mouths. curse.

  The head of the law enforcement team stood in front of the wooden cross, holding a torch in his hand, looked up at the undead warlock hanging on the cross, and asked loudly:

   "Aren't you afraid?"

  Only one necromancer opened his eyes. His eyes had turned green, and he had a strange expression on his face.

"This is a foreign land for us. When we die, our souls will be led into the gate of the underworld, which is our hometown. If you are willing to join us, I promise to make your death full of expectations newborn…"

   “…yes, death is just another form of birth for us.”

   “We step into another vast world…”

The three undead warlocks actually started to preach the teachings of the undead in front of the onlookers. The head of the law enforcement team didn't want to procrastinate any longer. The torches were stretched out to the pile of wood, which was almost covered with corpse kerosene, and the fire was kindled in no time.

  The flames were soaring high, and there was still billowing smoke. Viscount Du Wei, who was wrapped in thick smoke and heat waves, was still laughing.

   Under the smoke, his laughter turned into a violent cough and a howl of pain.

   But those voices didn't last long, and the voices stopped as his body curled up together.

  As for the other three necromancers on the cross, they didn't make any sound at all, as if the ones tied to the cross were originally puppets.

  As the fire devoured the wooden cross, there was a sound of dripping oil in the flames, and an unpleasant smell filled the air.

  There is no wind today, and the billowing smoke forms a straight column of smoke.

   There were a lot of onlookers, and under the exclamation of the people, the flames finally swallowed the wooden cross.

  The inhabitants of the city who had lost their people cheered.

   Instead, the nobles were all terrified. All the nobles who had had close contact with Viscount Duwei were worried that their handle would be grasped by the Suldak Consul.

   Viscount Du Wei and the three necromancers were burned to ashes, and only some crisp white bones were left in the ashes. With a light touch, those bones would be broken into pieces.

  Viscount Duwei's property has been completely seized, and his large territory outside Ruyt City has become the reserve land of the city hall. Everyone in Viscount Duwei's estate will be escorted to Bena City for trial.

   Several servants found Viscount Duwei's skeleton in the hot ashes and put them in a jar.

   This jar will also be brought to Bena City.

  As for the three necromancers, they didn't have this kind of treatment. No one collected their bones for them, so their bones only mixed with the vegetation and flowed into the sewer.

  …

  At this moment, the sun has slanted to the west, and the city of Ruyt under the sun looks extraordinarily beautiful.

  The crowd in the square began to disperse one after another. Many people were starving because they watched the execution. The civilians were talking about the execution, and many people were discussing the Viscount Du Wei.

  He used to be the most prestigious noble lord in the slums, and many of his actions benefited many poor people.

  Now there are still statues of Viscount Duwei in the streets and alleys of the slums. Many people find it incredible that Viscount Duwei's kind appearance seems to have penetrated deeply into the hearts of the people of Ruyt City.

  The nobles didn't all sit silently in the magic caravan waiting on the street, and they didn't whisper to each other.

Many aristocratic lords were actually quite worried that the Consul of Suldak would settle accounts after the fall, and Viscount Du Wei specially summoned many nobles to his home before this operation. Some information has already been revealed.

   It's just that no one knew that Viscount Du Wei would be so courageous, and that the actions he planned would be so crazy.

  Suldak boarded the magic caravan, and then breathed a sigh of relief. The magic caravan slowly left the magic area. After executing Viscount Du Wei, Suldak felt more comfortable in his heart.

   I still remember that just now, the president of the magic union said to Suldak: "The undead warlocks in the entire Tarapakan area are likely to be wiped out because of this incident."

  He pinched the corners of his eyes tiredly, and he still needs to do some aftermath work.

   Fortunately, Ruyt City is undergoing urban construction, and the biggest loss in the city is the backfilling of more than 200 wells, and many civilians died.

  The merchants and nobles were not affected too much. The only embarrassing thing is that those nobles who insisted on leaving Ruyt City now need a series of reviews if they want to return to Ruyt City.

  Especially to prove to the prosecutor in the city that he has no connection with Viscount Du Wei... This is more difficult.

Recently, under the investigation of Samira, it has been verified that four noble lords have a very close relationship with Viscount Du Wei, and one of the noble lords owns a large area of ​​territory and has three logging farms. Viscount Wei provided a large amount of wood for making coffins, and now it is naturally inseparable from the plague event.

   Once verified, the noble lords will lose a large area of ​​territory.

  In the carriage, Suldak withdrew his somewhat confused thoughts. Seeing Sia, Samira, and Carrie Decker sitting opposite each other, Suldak said:

   "You have worked hard during this time..."

  Sia said with a smile: "Boss, what should we do with the related nobles? This incident involves too much."

   "All the nobles involved will be punished. Those with minor crimes will be asked to pay the fine at the city hall, and those with serious crimes will be confiscated from their territories!" Suldak said.

  Sia hurriedly recorded it in the notebook.

   "Where is Naomi? Are you going to let her go back to the mine in the abandoned mining area to live alone?" Sia immediately asked the second question.

   "Does Naomi have any plans?" Suldak asked Sia strangely.

  If Xi Ya was unsteady on this sentence, he thought the necromancer would have gone back long ago.

   "Naomi wants to stay and join the Lord's Army!" Samira on the side immediately added.

   "Oh... Then let her adapt to life in the army with Carrie Decker first." Suldak said.

   "Okay, boss!" Carrie Decker agreed.

   "Anything else?" Suldak asked absent-mindedly while looking at the dazzling array of shops outside the car window.

  Sia continued to report: "I heard that Earl Allen Benton is ill, and he seems to be seriously ill. The city hall has received his suspension letter, so you need to appoint a logistics minister as soon as possible."

  Suldak was a little surprised, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

  Sia replied: "It is said that because of the infection of the plague, after the body weakened, various diseases followed."

  Suldak continued to ask: "Did Nika go to treat Earl Benton?"

   "There is no noticeable effect."

  Sia flipped through the sheepskin booklet and replied.

   "Let's go and have a look!" Suldak ordered.

   "Earl Allen Benton has been recuperating in the manor outside the city recently!" Sia continued.

  The coachman heard what Suldak said in the carriage, and the magic caravan immediately turned around and ran towards the outside of the city.

  The road outside the city is not easy to walk, especially when entering the mountains of the aristocratic territory, the road is even more bumpy. Even Suldak no longer speaks on this road...

  The magic caravan arrived at the Benton family's manor, and it was completely dark.

  The guards of the manor quickly recognized Suldak's magic caravan, and while they pushed open the gate to let it pass, they sent someone to the manor to inform the people inside to come out to welcome it.

  Suldak got down from the compartment of the magic caravan, led by Alan Benton's son, walked into the villa, passed through two inner courtyards, and entered a room in the back house.

  When he saw Earl Allen Benton, Suldak didn't expect that Earl Allen Benton was skinny in just a few days.

   Lying on the bed, he opened his eyes when he heard someone calling softly, and smiled hard when he saw Suldak.

   "Father participated in Viscount Duwei's plan..." Alan Benton said weakly to Suldak, and he could see the anxiety in his eyes.

   "I know!" Suldak sat on the edge of the bed and swam over Alan Benton's body with the holy light for a moment.

  Finding that it was not because he was infected with the plague of blood, Suldak stopped the arm holding the holy light.

"But none of the young people in the family knew about this plan of my father. They are all innocent. The Benton family is willing to take responsibility for this matter." Earl Allen Benton became breathless after a few words , His forehead was covered with sweat.

  Suldak hesitated before saying: "I know all of this, so don't worry that I will convict them. You should pay a fine and confiscate a large territory at the same time!"

  When he came to the manor, Suldak actually saw some magic caravans leaving the manor one after another.

   When Suldak met Earl Allen Benton, he found that many people left one after another. Such an old aristocratic family declined rapidly because of old Benton's thought.

Perhaps because of Alan Benton's serious illness, the members of the Benton family are more like a piece of loose sand. Many people were still hesitant when they saw the Suldak Consul rushing over. At this moment, many young people quickly made a decision. Also decided to leave the manor as soon as possible to avoid punishment from the Suldak consul...

  (end of this chapter)