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"Looking for food? They need food to survive. The sea can provide what they need," Bai Ye guessed.

However, Skadi shook her head: "Bai Ye didn't use his brain."

"There's no food in the sea here. There's nothing to be gained. The sea has become quiet."

“Great stillness,” Bai Ye murmured.

Meanwhile, the crowd stopped on the shore.

"one hundred……"

"one hundred……"

More and more people gathered here, as if the entire city had come.

They muttered something to themselves as they gathered around a jar, taking one thing out of it after another.

"What are they doing?" Skadi asked, puzzled.

"Draw lots." Bai Ye could see the purpose of this action.

"Red, is mine red?"

"If you win the lottery, you can live in the sea. Once you're in the sea, you won't go hungry."

"Look closely, you didn't draw red. It's white."

"hateful……"

……

From the residents' fragmented conversations, Bai Ye and Skadi learned that this was a peculiar ritual. The person who drew the winning lot would voluntarily enter the sea.

However, this sacrificial-like act filled them with anticipation; they all wanted to be the chosen one.

It wasn't a religious self-sacrifice, but something simpler and more direct, as if one had been deceived.

"What are you doing!"

Just then, a girl dressed in an Iberian judge's uniform rushed to the front of the crowd while questioning them sharply.

"So it was her who had been following us all along," Skadi realized.

Bai Ye smiled and said, "So it was a judge who couldn't hold back anymore."

The judge had been following White Night and Skadi ever since they entered the city, but she could no longer contain herself when she saw and heard the ignorant and foolish actions of the city's inhabitants.

She jumped out.

"You're plotting to send people into the sea?! You're carrying out a mass murder! How can someone who goes into the sea possibly survive?"

Anger and confusion flashed in the judge's eyes as she looked at the citizens before her.

"..."

No one speaks.

The residents of Saltwind City looked up at the girl who had suddenly appeared before them.

Then someone spoke up: "Going into the sea is not death."

The girl frowned: "How do you know it isn't?"

"Do you know?"

“I…I don’t care. All I know is that his fate might be worse than death. And now, I’m seeing with my own eyes you persecuting one of yourselves.”

Bai Ye, who was watching the farce unfold from the sidelines, shook his head.

Too young, too inexperienced.

If all judges in Iberia are like this, the country is probably nearing its end.

Meanwhile, the young female judge was still debating with the residents of Saltwind City.

“It’s not about what we want him to do; it’s his own choice. If he wants to go to the sea, we shouldn’t stop him. The law doesn’t say he can’t do it. It’s the sea’s choice.”

"Nonsense! That's not correct!"

"Then what is correct? You are the judge, you can point it out to us."

"..."

The judge was speechless.

"puff--"

Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh.

What a silly judge.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Eleanor

Clearly, Bai Ye really couldn't hold back.

This whisper was probably overheard by the judge, whose fair face turned bright red in an instant.

I don't know if she was shy or angry.

Quite fun.

Skadi glared at Bai Ye: "You're bullying me again."

She was aware that the man beside her could occasionally have a certain wicked sense of humor.

"Ahem." Bai Ye turned his head away somewhat awkwardly.

Skadi is much kinder than him.

As a player, he's also somewhat of a fun-loving person.

Then, Bai Ye heard a crisp metallic scraping sound as the judge drew her sword from her waist.

“cing——”

Like the tulip, this is also a swift sword.

"She's getting anxious—the red flag has been raised, what if she gets angry and attacks the citizens?" Bai Ye raised an eyebrow, as if he had seen something interesting.

Fortunately, even with her inexperience, the judge remained rational and didn't charge into the crowd with her weapon. Clearly, she wasn't one of those Colombian police officers who liked to empty their crossbow magazines.

However, when the judge drew his sword, the residents at the scene showed no panic or fear. They remained standing like withered trees, staring at the judge with lifeless eyes.

This is not courage, but numbness; it means not reacting to changes in the outside world, and although you are alive, it is as if you are already dead.

"Ugh... Damn it, you're not afraid of my sword. Perhaps you really don't think this is murder. No, you're not even afraid of death."

The judge clenched his fist.

She stood there for a while, then put the sword back into its sheath.

"Your madness may be due to being misled by someone. I will find the source of this evil, I swear!"

……

"He's really full of energy." Bai Ye looked at the little judge and found the guy inexplicably cute.

“Very impressive.” Skadi nodded as well.

She was able to control her anger, which is something not everyone can do.

"If it were you, how would you search?" Bai Ye suddenly turned to Skadi and asked.

"Search room by room."

As expected, Skadi's answer was in line with her usual standard.

"Go through all the houses in the city, one by one?" Bai Ye was stunned by the guy's naiveté.

Skadi nodded silently.

"Walking from the north to the south of the city, from the west to the east, takes a long time. If you keep searching room by room like this, can you really find the person you're looking for?"

"Then keep looking, I can walk fast."

Bai Ye covered his face in exasperation; this guy was hopeless. After following him for so long, Skadi hadn't improved at all.

"Or, shall I ask you directly?" Skadi paused when she saw Bai Ye's expression, then tentatively added.

Well, there has been some progress.

Bai Ye sighed: "Fine. From now on, Skadi, you should stay with me."

If that junior judge had encountered Skadi, he probably would have been furious with her too.

“By the way, Bai Ye, that person is coming over.” Skadi tugged at Bai Ye’s sleeve.

Bai Ye nodded.

As expected, after leaving the citizens of Saltwind City, the judge turned and walked towards White Night and Skadi.

"You didn't run away?" Her brows furrowed, and she looked somewhat anxious.

As she walked, her hand rested on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"Why are we running?" Bai Ye looked at the judge girl with great interest.

“One Agorian, and another… outsider. Neither of you belong here. You are not Iberians.”

The judge looked at Bai Ye and Skadi with sharp eyes.

Judging from their actions just now, they are the normal people here.

But it's abnormal for normal people to appear here. And they are the only two normal people.

"call--"

Inhale, then exhale.

Just before the young judge could make a move, Bai Ye suddenly appeared in front of her like a ghost, and then reached out and pressed down on her hand that was about to draw her weapon.

"you!"

The judge was taken aback at first, then she abruptly stepped back.

Then she was both shocked and furious.

No one has ever dared to directly attack a judge in Iberia.

"Calm down, young judge, think about how your teacher taught you."

Bai Ye released his grip, then took a step back and stood beside Skadi again.

"Who...who are you people?"

"Shouldn't you state your name first when asking someone?" Bai Ye asked with a smile.

“I am Judge Elena… wait, that doesn’t make sense.”

He answered with his name instinctively, and the judge sensed something was amiss.

I felt like I was being led by the nose the whole time.

"What kind of witchcraft is this?"

“It’s just that you’re too anxious and confused.” Bai Ye spread his hands. “If you’re willing to calm down, I’ll tell you anything you want to know, and I can answer any questions you have. If your anger hasn’t subsided and you want to take it out on innocent people, then there’s nothing I can do but play along.”

"call--"

Bai Ye's words seemed to possess a peculiar magic.

After hearing this, Elena took several deep breaths and finally calmed down.

She had been annoyed by the citizens of Saltwind City, but she had only just calmed down.

"Then, I will begin my inquiry. Outsiders, why did you cross the blockade, enter Iberia, and come to this ruined city?"

"On this land, the ones who oppose the Sea Heirs have never been just your Tribunal." Bai Ye rarely spoke empty words, but told the truth, "We are searching for traces of the Deep Sea Church."

"Sea Heir, Terror Fish, Deep Sea Church... You know a lot, but who exactly are you people?"

"If you want to know the answer, come along."

Elena hesitated.

She witnessed White Night and Skadi killing the Terrorfish.