Chapter 227

Perino Eden struggled to his feet.

When he saw clearly where he was and the indifferent eyes all around him, his body couldn't help shaking.

These gazes came from people who used to flatter and flatter him, but now they are full of disgust and hatred, completely different from before, as if they are looking at a disgusting street mouse, without the slightest pity.

The dignity accumulated over the past few decades, the noble reputation of thousands of years, disappeared overnight, and was trampled upon by others.

This made Pilino, who had been in the top position for a long time, extremely embarrassed, and wanted to get into the ground.

"Pirino Eden."

Anse Wodos's voice sounded, his tone was very flat, without any emotional ups and downs, but it made Pilino tremble all over.

The strength I had just stood up seemed to have been taken away, and I fell limp on the ground all of a sudden, crying out: "Your Excellency, Great Speaker..."

Anse Woldas was expressionless.

"You committed three felonies."

"First, believe in evil gods. This is the most unforgivable crime in the empire and even the entire world of Ellenus. This alone is enough to sentence you to death."

"Second, innocent civilians were killed. It is impossible to count the number of people. After investigation, at least 1,200 people were killed."

"Third, the intention to create a larger-scale plague and attempted killing."

Every time a crime was announced, Pilino lowered his head even lower, and finally prostrated himself on the ground, feeling ashamed.

"You are unforgivable." Anse Wodoss continued: "The Supreme Council has made a decision to authorize me to put you on trial."

"Here, in the name of Wee Jessica, I, Anse Wodos, sentence you to death."

"And deprive the Earl of Atlanc of the position, take back the Atlanc Territory and put it under the jurisdiction of the Empire, all the land, assets, companies, and cash under the name of the Aiden Family in the territory will be handed over to the Empire, and the nobles of the Aiden Family will be revoked Status, erase the surname of the Aiden family."

"Effective today."

Anse Woldas read out sentence after sentence.

At the beginning, Pilino didn't react much, he knew he was going to die. But when he heard that the Earl of Ateclan was revoked, the territory was taken back, and the family name was erased, he was already crying bitterly. The regret in his heart was like countless poisonous insects biting wildly, and he almost fainted.

He didn't sacrifice the entire family, but secretly sent away a few direct descendants as seeds, and moved them to a hidden place as a follower.

In case of failure, as long as you cover up properly, future generations can still inherit the title of earl and fiefdom.

This kind of fluke mentality has allowed him to support until now.

However, it is no longer possible.

The ancient aristocrats that have been passed down from the beginning of the empire have ceased to exist.

Pilino burst into tears, and the miserable cries resounded throughout the Luin Square. Even though people knew that he had a reason for his crimes and that his death was not a pity, some people were still heartbroken to see a once high-ranking lord end up like this. Can't bear it.

Especially the other aristocrats in Modu, who had friendship with Pilino in the past, felt a sense of crisis.

There is one less family of nobles in Modu, how many years can your own family last?

However, they just thought about it, and they never dared to speak out to defend Pilino Aiden. This is undoubtedly asking for their own death, and it is too late to draw a clear line.

At this time, the legendary mid-level holy swordsman standing under the high platform walked up slowly.

The duty of the Justice Church in the empire is equivalent to that of a law enforcer.

Under normal circumstances, the trial will be presided over by the holy swordsman. In the eyes of the people of the empire, the justice church is also called the justice court. Every holy swordsman is both a judge and an executioner.

The trial is over, and it's time for the holy sword to play.

Anse Wodos is a holy soul wizard, so of course he can't execute prisoners in full view. This not only stains the hands of the holy soul wizard, but also violates the laws of the empire.

As the highest-ranking holy swordsman present, he is obliged to serve Master Anxi.

He walked to Pilino's side and drew out the long silver sword.

"Hynes, wait a minute."

Suddenly someone spoke to stop him, and everyone was shocked, and found that the one who spoke was Master Anxi himself who had just pronounced the sentence.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Great Speaker." The legendary holy swordsman named Haines was also quite surprised, but he still bowed and saluted, and then stepped aside.

People in the square whispered to each other, unable to guess Master Anxi's intention.

Only Ren's heart tightened.

He knew that the most critical thing was coming.

Anse Wodos stood up, instead of looking at Pilino, he looked up the high platform, and then swept across the wizards under the high platform.

The eyes of the holy soul wizard made many wizards turn pale, and they seemed to have ghosts in their hearts.

Ren noticed that quite a few wizards were even trembling, and they didn't dare to face Anse Wo Daosi at all, bowing their heads like ostriches.

Almost all of these people were wizards who were hostile to him on the day of the apprenticeship ceremony.

Anse Wodos let out an inaudible snort, and then said: "I have sentenced Pilino for the crimes committed, but at the same time, he was also secretly doing other things."

"According to his confession, in the past twenty years, he and the lords..." At this point, Anxi Wodas looked at the veteran nobles of Modu headed by Marquis Ji Liu under the high platform.

They were all sweating coldly, shrinking back and forth, as if they were about to run away on the spot.

"He and the lords contributed to build another floating city in the Shield Island area of ​​the New World, is that true?" Anxi Wo Daosi's words were like a shocking stone, and he threw a huge stone on the sea, causing huge waves.

There was an uproar in the square.

"Goddess!" Someone exclaimed.

There were also people who couldn't believe it, and shook their heads and sighed: "Build another floating city, or in the New World, are they crazy?"

Ren also found it incredible.

Then when I looked back, there seemed to be a reasonable explanation for the various behaviors and secretive schemes of the Modu nobles.

First of all, there is the problem of funds. The lords of Modu are rich, but they can't even provide a cash compensation of one million gold shields, because they have used the money to build the floating city.

The money bought a large amount of alchemy materials and shipped them out from the port.

Through the portal on that deserted island, it was sent to Shield Island in the New World. The large boxes carried by the workers were full of alchemy materials, which is also a proof.

Master Lu Yin, a legendary wizard who does not seek fame and fortune, withdraws from Wezeland inexplicably, but does not want to be an enemy of Master Anxi, and it is also for the establishment of the Floating Void City.

The laws of the empire did not stipulate that only holy soul wizards could build floating cities.

It's not illegal.

Moreover, the nobles of Modu chose to build the floating city in the New World, which would not threaten the empire. Therefore, when Master Anxi tried Pilino, he did not add this crime.

But there is a problem. Building a floating city requires manpower. Even after it is completed, it is impossible to have only a floating city without wizards, and the number of wizards required is not low.

So, where did this new floating city wizard come from?

The answer is self-evident.

Only relying on the power of the Modu nobles, money is not enough, there must be many wizards to cooperate with them, these wizards can't do both, and they will definitely withdraw from Wezeland Floating Void City.

This is undoubtedly weakening the power of Wezelan floating city.

In other words, this is betrayal!

No matter how benevolent and magnanimous Anse Wodos's character is, he would not allow such a thing to happen.

"Wizards who participated in the new floating city, stand up." Anxi Wodas said indifferently, "I only give you one chance."

Although he did not use powerful spells to deter him, the reputation of the holy soul wizard still made everyone in the audience tremble.

Especially those involved.

Some wizards looked hesitant and looked at each other. In the end, someone gritted their teeth and walked out of the crowd.

With the first, there is the second, the third...

"Kelvin!"

"Kili, you even betrayed the Floating Void City!"

"Mablyn, I misread you."

"Why? Randelph, why are you doing this?"

Many wizards couldn't help yelling and criticizing, but more and more wizards came forward to admit it, and soon the number exceeded a hundred, which made people feel chills. They found that more or less of their close friends and friends had chosen to betray, and they couldn't scold them at all. They were panicked and powerless.

A minute later, the number of wizards who came out reached one hundred and fifty.

This is one-third of the power of Wezelan Floating Void City, and many of them are members of the wizard group!

And, it hasn't stopped.

A wizard standing in the front with a very high status also joined them. His actions shocked everyone.

"Lord Vallega!"

Many people couldn't help calling out his name because he was a legendary wizard.

Valega's expression was firm, and he was not afraid. He was not alone. Immediately, three wizards stood beside him. They were all legends, and one of them was even a middle-level legend!

During the process of many wizards coming out, Anse Wo Daosi did not say a word.

After the four legendary wizards stood up, he looked at the high platform again. Obviously, there were also wizards who betrayed the floating city on the high platform.

Seeing this scene, the people in the square were as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The sun above the head is still warm, the breeze is warm, and the floating city is like spring all year round, but at this moment, everyone feels as if they are standing in a cold and windy ice valley, and their bodies are cold.

Under the gaze of everyone, a speaker slowly got up.

It is the Speaker of Madera.

Anse Wodos's eyes finally changed, but he was not overly surprised, nor did he show anger, but rather relieved.

The remaining three speakers all changed their colors.

The youngest Kaidejia couldn't hold back, and asked in a deep voice: "Speaker Modera, why?"

Madras didn't respond.

The two speakers, Cleos and Ronnie, looked calmer, but actually clenched their hands unconsciously, showing fluctuating emotions.

"Madera, I need an explanation." Anxi Wodas said softly.

With long black hair, crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, and dull skin, the doomed Madera finally broke his silence: "Great Speaker, I can only live for another ten years at most."

Hearing this sentence, many people were surprised at first, and then sighed.

Because of the curse of blood and soul, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to live past the age of seventy; becoming an extraordinary person can cultivate and strengthen the soul, resist curses, and prolong life.

Pilino turned to the Lord of the Necromancers because he failed to be promoted to a legend and his lifespan was near the end of his life, so he made a crazy move.

To be promoted to a legend, one can live to at least three hundred years old.

Every time a legendary transcendent is promoted to a rank, his life span can be increased by another 300 years, reaching the legendary high rank, and it is not a problem to live to 900 years old.

Coupled with some life-extending treasures, potions or spells, the legendary high-level can live up to a thousand years or so!

But this has reached the limit of legend.

If you want to live longer, the best way is naturally to advance to the rank of holy soul.

No one knows how long the holy soul can live. So far, the longest human lifespan record is Master Ogulev, known as the "First Wizard". His age is longer than the history of the empire, more than 2,500 Years, called living fossils.

But it is too difficult to advance to the holy soul.

At this time, people remembered that Speaker Madera and Master Anxi were actually contemporaries, and their ages were similar, only less than twenty years old.

Your Excellency the Great Speaker has been promoted to the Holy Soul for nearly a thousand years, and the Speaker Madera is still a legendary high-level.

She was born in an aristocratic family in Modu, but that family died long before she entered the six-member council. Such a long period of time made her the speaker of the Floating Void City after Master Anxi.

Under the holy soul are all mortals.

After such a long time, she has come to the end of her legendary life.

Madera looked haggard, no longer the majesty of the past, but his voice was still cold, pointing to Pilino on the ground, and said: "I am not the same as his pursuit, I don't want to become a dirty and disgusting lich, to advance to the holy soul is my only hope."

"My natural potential has been exhausted, and it is impossible to succeed on my own."

"So, I need to master a floating city, and use the huge energy of Iola's core to hold a soul transformation ceremony, so that I can advance to the holy soul."

Many people are stunned when they hear this.

The Core of Iola is one of the greatest magical creations in the world of Arrenus. It is rumored that it has endless energy and has many incredible functions. Its power is no less than an artifact!

Anse Woldas, however, was unmoved.

He shook his head and said: "Iola's core can indeed play a role in assisting the holy soul ceremony, but the key to advancing to the holy soul is not in it, at most it can only increase the success rate a little bit."

"Even if it is a 1% success rate, I will fight for it." Madera said firmly.

Anse Wodos was silent for a few breaths, with a regretful expression.

If possible, he is of course willing to lend the Iola Core of Wezeland Floating Void City to Modera, but this is impossible.

The core of Iola is the core of the floating city, mastering it will control the floating city.

Extracting its energy to hold the Holy Soul Ceremony, the floating city will lose its energy source, and it will inevitably crash; even if the floating city is allowed to land temporarily, the risk is too great.

Not to mention, the Core of Iola is soulbound.

Once possessed, the energy cannot be taken away or extracted unless the killed soul dies.

Madeira borrowed the core of Iola. If she was lucky enough to be promoted to the holy soul, would she return the control of the floating city?

This is an unsolvable question.

Even if it was a thousand years of friendship, Anse Wo Daosi would not trust her.

It would not be so generous for anyone.

The only way out for Madera is to have her own Iola core. She did have her own reasons for betraying the floating city, but Anse Wodos was not satisfied with this answer.

With Madera's reputation and ability alone, it is impossible to drive so many wizards away.

Not every wizard faces the dilemma of dying.

Anse Wodos looked at the wizards who lined up under the high platform, and asked, "What about you? What is it for?"