Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1397: The Judgment from the Tribunal
"Hey, look over there, the bugs from the Roman Mercenary Group are starting to pick on the fat sheep again."

While Lin Lan was listening to Kyle's endless story, two female receptionists were talking in low voices at the Mercenary Association counter.

The one who spoke was a blonde girl with short blond hair and glasses. Her face was filled with indignation as she continued to say to her colleague:

"Listen, Kyle is such a bullshitter. Every time they take on an escort commission, it fails for various reasons.

"They are definitely having an affair with the slave traders. They are really bastards who ruin the reputation of mercenaries."

The other receptionist was a brown-haired girl with a ponytail. After listening to her colleague's complaints, she just sighed softly:

“Who says they are the local tyrants in Shimmering Stone City? At least half of the mercenaries in this town have participated in kidnapping slaves.

“With the support of the pagans, even if other black market merchants want to exclude or assassinate Maner, they can’t do anything.

"Some time ago, the orphanage next to the church was invaded and looted in the middle of the night. It must have been that guy..."

Hearing that her colleague dared to bring up old issues in the lobby, the short-haired, glasses-wearing receptionist's expression suddenly changed:
"Shh! You're risking your life. If that guy's men hear you saying that..."

Just as the two receptionists of the Mercenary Association were whispering behind the counter, they suddenly noticed that Kyle's flattering voice had stopped abruptly.

The deputy team leader who was promoting himself in front of Lin Lan turned pale, and froze in place, maintaining the same posture without moving.

Lin Lan had already slowly walked to the counter with his three ship girls.

“Please contact the leaders of the Loman, Black Hammer, Rum, and Oak mercenaries for me and ask them to bring their members here.

"Just say I have a commission and need them to take it together."

Lin Lan put a handful of magic source crystals on the counter with a faint smile on her face.

This scene made the two receptionists dumbfounded, and the other mercenaries in the hall also looked at him with greed in their eyes.

"Our mercenary group can also do this kind of thing!"

"Master, why don't you take a look at our Brave Fist Mercenary Group!"

……

Several mercenaries who stayed here were about to surround him with a chattering voice, but the dragoon beside him looked cold and assembled the ship-mounted musket out of thin air.

In an instant, the fierce murderous intent locked by the god of death enveloped the hall of the Mercenary Association, making all the mercenaries stand still with horror, not daring to come even a step closer.

"Come on, Dragoon, we can't scare them all."

Lin Lan turned around, touched the head of her destroyer loli guard lovingly, and said gently.

Then, he ignored the mercenaries who were all frozen in the hall, and continued to look at the two receptionists at the counter, smiling:

"Do as I say."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

The two receptionists finally came back to their senses and hurried to the magic voice transmission tool at the edge of the counter and started contacting one by one.

But the two receptionists were very confused.

If they remembered correctly, three of the four mercenary groups were notorious within the Mercenary Association and almost certainly had some kind of deal with slave traders.

Is it possible that the other party is crazy and insists on letting these four mercenary groups take on the commission?
While waiting for the two receptionists to contact him, Lin Lan walked over to the sofa with the three ship girls and sat down.

“You guys can do whatever you need to do, but I suggest you don’t leave the hall or say a word.

"Otherwise... that guy just now is a role model, hehe."

Lin Lan turned his back to the hall and smiled faintly.

His voice was not loud, but it made all the mercenaries in the hall feel shocked and look at Kyle.

But it was not until this time that these mercenaries, who had licked blood on the tip of the knife many times, realized that although Kyle was still standing, there was no life left in his body.

This C-level pharmacist is the cash cow of the Roman Mercenary Group and is also the sworn brother of the group leader Roman.

The other party wants four mercenary groups to come here at the same time. This is not a commission at all.

It's obvious that they want to catch them all in one fell swoop!
Isn't it said that most teachers in national colleges are educated people? How could they use such vicious tactics?
The mercenaries quickly exchanged glances with each other, then sat back in their previous seats, not daring to make any sound.

That’s it for now, let’s eat first.

You know, those four mercenary groups are the largest mercenary groups in the Flash Stone City.

With such a small number of people daring to challenge four mercenary groups at once in a place like this, even if they are high-level warriors of level seven or eight, they would not dare to give up the promise of a sure win.

"Commander, here's this for you. It will come in handy later."

While waiting for the four mercenary groups to arrive, the purple-haired girl Mogador, who was sitting next to him, stuffed a badge into his hand. Lin Lan looked down and saw that it was the badge that both Mogador and Xiafei had, representing the Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal.

"Just do it. You don't have to worry about judging sins. Hehe~"

The purple-haired girl gave him a silly smile, which warmed Lin Lan's heart.

His own ship girl had already found the most formal reason in the teaching country for what he was going to do next.

Trial.

That’s right, those four mercenary groups were all Mander’s lackeys, and they were also the human traffickers who participated in the kidnapping and robbery of slaves countless times.

Two of the mercenary groups were composed entirely of bandits.

Although Mander is dead, he knows very well that as long as these hopeless guys are still around, sooner or later a second Mander will appear in Shimmering Stone City.

Just like that, he was playing with the Inquisition badge sent by Mogador. About ten minutes later, footsteps were heard outside the hall of the Mercenary Association.

"Haha, I heard that a master has given us a big commission and specifically asked our four mercenary groups to take it together?"

With a rough voice, a burly middle-aged man wearing heavy armor and carrying a huge sword pushed the door open and walked in.

Along with them, there were four mercenary groups with nearly a hundred mercenaries of various professions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Kyle, who was lifeless like a sculpture. The expression on his face gradually solidified and turned into disbelief.

"Captain Luo, Captain Luoman, the deputy captain..."

"Who is it!!! Who killed Kyle!!!"

Before his men could tell them that Kyle was dead, Roman's veins popped out and he dual-wielded the giant swords behind him, roaring in anger.

His voice was filled with shock and anger, and even made the entire Mercenary Association tremble slightly.

However, all the mercenaries sitting in the hall of the Mercenary Association said nothing, and did not even dare to turn their heads to look.

"Well, it looks like everyone is here."

Just as Roman was about to grab a mercenary to question him, Lin Lan patted the hem of his uniform with satisfaction and stood up.

In front of nearly a hundred alert mercenaries, he walked straight to the center of the Mercenary Association Hall. Under the gaze of all the mercenaries, a playful expression appeared on his face:

"Mander asked me to bring you a message."

When they heard him say this name, all the mercenaries from the four mercenary groups, including the originally furious Roman, opened their eyes wide at the same time.

But the next second, these mercenaries suddenly found that a huge black mist was emerging around their bodies.

These strange black mists were like bone-eating maggots, causing their bodies to quickly disintegrate. The severe pain made them let out heart-wrenching howls.

The mercenaries in other halls and the staff of the Mercenary Association who came down from upstairs for inquiries all saw this terrifying scene.

Nearly a hundred mercenaries of varying strengths were gradually dissolved by the strange black fog amid their wailing, without any ability to resist or fight back.

The mercenaries from other mercenary groups who had been expecting a good show were all dumbfounded.

I thought it would be a big war, but who could have imagined that it would be a one-sided massacre!

The instigator of all this was standing with his hands behind his back, enjoying the scene.

After the four mercenary groups were completely wiped out, leaving only equipment and magic props scattered on the ground, Lin Lan sighed in annoyance:

"Hey, I forgot that guy and your souls were disintegrated and devoured, so there is no such thing as 'reuniting in hell'."

After saying that, he slowly turned around and raised the exquisite badge in his hand to the stunned president of the Mercenary Association branch and the staff who were so scared that they collapsed on the ground:

"Trafficking and robbing legal aliens, attacking church orphanages, believing in degenerate paganism, and repeatedly attacking caravans and surrounding villages...

"In the name of the Holy Light, I hereby issue a verdict on behalf of the Inquisition."

When he saw clearly what the badge in his hand represented, the president of the Mercenary Association of Shimmering Stone City trembled all over and gasped.

"It turned out to be the Grand Inquisitor himself. We were blind and did not recognize him. Thank you for the purification you brought to Shimmerstone City."

As the president of the Mercenary Association knelt on the ground and spoke devoutly with his hands clasped together, the other mercenaries and staff in the hall finally understood the whole story.

"Thank you, Grand Inquisitor, for your grace of purification."

In the hall, everyone knelt down and did not dare to look up.

Combined with what Lin Lan said just now, everyone clearly realized that the underground trade of slave trade would probably no longer exist in Shimmering Stone City.

(End of this chapter)