Chapter 993: public trials and verdicts
"...Based on the above testimony, King Tiger XIV is now convicted of colluding with the undead and persecuting the people!"
When the purification work was finally over, the panda had just returned to the castle when Roland called him to Laika City, West Brunswick, just in time to witness the crucial moment of the trial of King Tiger XIV.
On the judgment table, although the old paladin was full of white hair, he became more and more majestic. He didn't wear armor, but a judge's robe, with the badge of a professional judge on the robe.
The priests of the God of law and justice are indeed professional judges in theory. Among the various churches, they are one of the few churches that can be affirmed by their lords. The reason lies in their positioning of themselves - the clergy of the God of Law and Justice do not seek justice, they seek "fair and just enforcement of the law."
For a paladin, a **** of law and justice, as long as the law dictates, both good and evil should be enforced. In general, they have a good relationship with the Church of the God of Order, and a poor relationship with the Church of the God of Justice and the God of Suffering.
In the Republic of West Brunei, priests of the Church of the God of Law and Justice are qualified as judges. The reason why Roland pulled them into the pursuit of Tiger XIV was mainly to use their identities to give legitimacy to this operation.
King Tiger XIV is the consul of West Brunei, and the Tiger family is one of the most powerful families in West Brune. If this action cannot be given an official sign, then what awaits everyone will inevitably be a crazy counterattack from the major families of Laika in West Brunswick.
Only by relying on the official legal status of the Church of the God of Law and Justice, the first to convict Tiger XIV of the crime, so that the Tiger family cannot get rid of this huge crime, can this powerful family be forced to make concessions.
As long as the Tiger family gives in today, the matter of "colluding with the undead" is a sure thing. There is such a charge, the major families will not join forces with them, but will join forces to put pressure on them - the world of nobles is very cruel, just like the jungle. When a powerful beast is injured, the beasts that usually don't violate the river water with it will cast peeping glances at it.
However, Roland himself did not expect things to go so smoothly.
When the paladins hunted Tiger XIV, a powerful legendary undead jumped out to try to rescue him or silence him.
This can be really hammered can not be hammered any more!
Not to mention, at that time not only their group participated in the battle, but also four legendary clerics, especially "Saint" Jager, who was a figure of the spiritual leader level of Laika. With his old man as a witness, the Tiger family didn't even dare to defend. The steward they sent was nodding and nodding from beginning to end, with a "I'm guilty, I'm sorry" look, and couldn't be more honest. .
As for Tiger XIV himself... who would ignore him? This world is not the earth. There is no such thing as "defendant defending himself". The plaintiff plus evidence plus the judge is enough. In most cases, the defendant is even brought to court with his mouth shut.
King Tiger XIV enjoyed this kind of treatment. The old man was stunned by the fearful aura of the demigod lich before, and he remained in a coma throughout the trial. Apart from twitching from time to time, screaming twice, and saying a few sleepy words, there is no other reaction.
Roland had collected a lot of information before, and with this demigod lich's action, and the defendant's cooperation so much, it was no wonder that the entire trial process went very smoothly, not to mention the Tiger family did not dare to refute, even the other families who hurried over to hear the news. , also wisely kept silent.
Because everyone can see that this time the Tiger family will suffer.
When Panda came to the trial stand temporarily built in the central square of West Brunei, just in time to hear the final verdict.
"Sentence to death, immediate execution!"
A paladin moved a large stump, and another paladin placed Tiger XIV, who was still in a coma, on the stump.
The paladin in charge of the interrogation looked at the steward of the Tiger family: "If you have any requests, you can ask them now."
The steward shook his head again and again: "The family is unfortunate, how can we ask for anything else! We only need to make sure that his body must be purified after the execution to prevent him from becoming a undead, and we will be satisfied."
He said it with sincerity, and there were even half a tear in the corner of his eyes. When he saw the panda, he couldn't help but praise him, and secretly called out "good actor" in his heart.
Of course he is a good actor, whoever believes in him is stupid!
Now the situation is not good, he is so honest. If the situation is in his favor, Panda believes that this honest and honest guy will definitely do any crazy bad things.
Could it be an honest person who could be entrusted with important tasks by the Tiger family?
Give me a break!
Such exaggerated acting skills, even elementary school students can't believe it!
But it is clear that people in this world generally do not have the same resistance to exaggerated acting skills as the global netizens who have been bombarded with information. They are all sighing in a low voice, lamenting the misfortune of the Tiger family.
Hearing the panda secretly rolled his eyes.
The family is unfortunate! When he rushed into Tiger Castle, he detected the evil in a large area and threw it out. From the soldiers to the servants, they were all red! There wasn't even a single light red, all deep red, red to purple, red to black, there were a lot of people there.
This Tiger family is the root of all evil!
At that time, more than one paladin even offered to strike the plough while the iron was still hot to sweep the cave and level this evil lair. If it weren't for the strong opposition from the Church of the God of Order and the Church of the God of Law, they really planned to kill them at that time.
(Forget it, maybe after this shock, they will be more honest in the future, right? They must give people a chance to reform themselves... If I hear about the bad deeds of the Tiger family in the future, I will not call the door again. Late.)
Panda thought so, and the murderous intention in his heart subsided.
On the judgment seat, as the old paladin of law and justice waved his order, the paladin who acted as the executioner immediately swung down the long sword in his hand.
The head fell, and blood spurted out.
Roland, who was already ready, did not wait for the head to fall, and his body flashed with white light, and the golden red sacred flame had already fallen on the body of Tiger XIV. The holy flame suddenly became violent when it touched his body, and instantly enveloped the surrounding area.
"It's really evil!" The paladin next to him shook his head and said, "It's actually able to make the holy fire burn to this point!"
After a while, the holy fire dissipated, but the corpse and the things on the corpse were not damaged at all, but the corpse that looked quite old at first, is now getting more and more old.
King Tiger XIV originally relied on the necromantic elixir to avoid old age and death. Now that the potency of the necromantic elixir has been consumed by the holy fire, his corpse has naturally returned to its original appearance.
Old, decayed, ugly, disgusting.