From Demon Hunter to Lord of the Empire

Chapter 0127: The Trial of the White Orchard!

What a grand and majestic judgment! Sir Velores cried out in his heart.

Sir Veliles rose from the seat he had specially set up, enjoyed the gaze of the crowd at once, and shouted to the crowd:

“Guys—”

Hearing this shout, the onlookers quieted down one after another, and their eyes looked at the lord on the high platform with complicated eyes.

Sir Veliles was not very popular in the White Orchard, because he had done so many absurd things.

But today he is looking for the missing child for the beekeepers, and he is one of the few things that really does justice for the villagers, so at this time, there are faintly many cheers coming from below.

This made Sir Velores enjoy it even more.

“My people, I think everyone already knows the purpose of my gathering here today – yes, for the beekeeper Cole, for his missing child.”

He reached out and pointed in the direction that the guards had brought the demon hunter.

“Just two days ago, this demon hunter came to our White Orchard. Immediately after, our poor Cole lost his own child! ”

At this moment, Sir Veliles seemed to be immersed in the role of the chief judge, and did not notice that in addition to the villagers who gathered over, there were gradually more mercenaries and some wanderers from afar.

In addition to the merchants and bards he had expected, there were dwarves and a contingent of more than a dozen soldiers.

Lan left some of the cavalry to watch over the horses and luggage, and only brought out the cavalry who had previously rested and recuperated, so that the target was smaller, allowing him to temporarily watch the excitement with the travelers on the periphery.

Alpan dug into his pocket and felt out a bag of dried fruit, he threw a few raisins into his mouth, and politely handed them to Rann, his eyes expectant.

Lane picked among them, actually found walnuts, and accepted it gladly.

Sir Willieres shouted from the stage: “Now, let’s have the first witness~”

A man dressed as a beekeeper with red and swollen eyes stepped forward and bowed to Sir Veliles while shivering.

The crowd whispered, letting Rann know that this was the beekeeper who had lost his child.

“Lord Mingjian… My poor York, Joan, disappeared two days ago. Now my mother fainted crying, and my wife was injured by this savage foreigner, who not only took my children, but he…”

The demon hunter with comfortable hands in shackles said coldly: “You came to me without judgment with pitchforks and axes, and I don’t remember that there were women in those gangs. ”

“Silence!”

Sir Veliles shouted, and immediately a guard came up from behind and slashed his sword into the back of the demon hunter with his scabbard fiercely.

The unarmored demon hunter bent at his waist and almost fell to his knees.

The crowd of onlookers shouted at the actions of the guards, and their expressions became slightly excited.

“It’s time for witness testimony!” Sir Velores solemnly declared, “Let the beekeepers keep talking!” ”

“Thank you, Lord Lord. That day the demon hunter came to my house to buy honey, but greedily did not want to give money. It also injured me and my wife. I thought he hated us, but I didn’t expect that the next day, my Yorkjun went out to play with my friends, and never came back…”

“Beekeeper, are you really the next day, just after the demon hunter came to the white orchard, just after the demon hunter bought honey from your house and left?”

“Yes, my lord, I’m sure. And he didn’t buy my honey, he didn’t give money! ”

“Very well, go down, beekeeper. The evidence is enough, so let’s call for the next witness. ”

The beekeeper thanked the lord for his kindness, and spat at the demon hunter before leaving. The guards ignored the demon hunters and went to summon new witnesses in a pile of seats.

But this is clearly out of order.

The demon hunter who was bound by his hands gritted his teeth and interrupted the process: “Lord Lord. I should have time to defend myself now. ”

“I haven’t allowed you to speak yet!” Sir Velores shouted, “Guard! ”

The scabbard slammed into the demon hunter’s back again, causing him to stumble, and the crowd exclaimed, even more excited.

House, who was watching outside, frowned and communicated with several fellow attendants: “This is not in line with the process of trial at all, and the beekeeper provided little evidence.” ”

The dwarf Zorva, who had been paying attention to this side, nodded, “I hate those pretentious elves, but there is no denying that the process they set up at this time is important. What we have before us is not like a trial, but like a farce used by aristocrats to please themselves. ”

Yalpan shoved another handful of raisins into his mouth and agreed, “I have heard this lord’s wind commentary, he is like a stupid pig in the saddle. ”

Inside the venue, the “trial” continues.

The next witness, a peasant woman, said, “I saw this… The demon hunter, who stayed in our hotel, always had disgusting marks and a pungent smell on his body, it was terrible. He often stared at the children passing by with terrible eyes… My poor Samo disappeared two years ago, maybe it was the Demon Hunter who did it…”

The jailer also came to the stage as a witness: “This demon hunter has been sitting in a strange position while in the cage, chanting words in his mouth, he wants to use magic to leave the prison. ”

Sir Veliles came in nature: “Are you sure, jailer, that demon hunter wants to escape judgment?” ”

“Yes, my lord, I swear in my mother’s name.” The jailer replied with sincere trepidation in the face of the lord’s questioning, “He also tried to resist the escape by force, but fortunately I suppressed it, you see, I still have injuries on my body… He also scared the children, by the way, he scared away the kind child who brought him food, even in prison, not forgetting his evil intentions! ”

When the crowd heard this, they were in an uproar, and the beekeeper looked at the demon hunter angrily as if he had seen iron evidence, and he couldn’t wait to take the pitchfork and go up to single-on-one with the unarmed demon hunter.

“Oh? Child? Sir Veliles sat up straight, “Are you sure, jailer, is that kid on the scene?” ”

The jailer was extremely excited by the lord’s inquiry, and he searched the crowd for his target: “Leo! Here you are, cute lad, come here! ”

Sir Veliles exclaimed, “Then let’s summon the next witness to bring the child of the Demon Hunter to the meal.” ”

Leo was uneasily pulled forward by the jailer, and the sudden gathering eyes of the villagers made him feel afraid; He looked at the demon hunter on the opposite side again, and suddenly found that the cold snake pupils in the prison looked extremely calm at this time.

“Leo, you told Lord Lord, how did this demon hunter hurt you, intimidate you, and threaten you when you were delivering food, huh?”

Sir Veliles craned his neck, and all the eyes of the villagers moved to Leo’s body.

Leo stammered, “He, he didn’t threaten me. I, I wasn’t intimidated by him either. ”

“What?” The jailer was anxious, “You were so scared that you screamed and ran out, and he knocked over the food you sent over, didn’t he?” ”

Leo stammered, “I, I didn’t see it. But I seemed to kick something when I ran, maybe I kicked the bowl over. ”

The jailer was pleased.

“Listen, Lord Lord, Leo was so frightened by the demon hunter that he fled, panicked, and even kicked over the bowl. How afraid a good boy who is usually thrifty and sensible must be to do such a thing, he is afraid that he will not dare to face this demon hunter until now! ”

“Oh.” Sir Velores said with pity, “Poor child, another child, but fortunately this trial was timely and we saved this child.” ”

Leo panicked, he was now afraid, he pulled the jailer to speak, but the jailer pressed him to prevent him from moving.

The child looked at the demon hunter again, at the snake pupils, and found that he was also looking at himself.

“Enough, kid.” Leo heard the demon hunter talking, speaking to himself, “Thank you for your testimony, but you better hurry home.” ”

“Silence! Guardsman! ”

Sir Velores shouted, the guards smashed their scabbard the shoulder of the demon hunter, and the crowd shouted with excitement.

Yalpan smacked his lips, suddenly finding that the raisins had lost their sweetness. He happily took the dried fruit bag back into his arms and hugged his hands to his chest.

House frowned: “If it was in Sintra before, this lord would be held accountable by the queen.” ”

Mirva, who has the wild nature of the jungle, is angry at this time, but she still has not forgotten her identity.

She looked at the snake pupil demon hunter who had become extremely calm, and then at Lan, and said softly: “Lord Count, this is a demon hunter, a demon hunter like Mr. Geralt, shall we…”

“It’s not time yet.” Rann replied.

In the field, Sir Veliles did not pretend to be in this costume, and he saw that the villagers had recognized the trial process he presided, and he faintly felt that his body was a little tired, and he planned to end this farce. He even skipped the process of letting the demon hunter justify himself and hit the nail straight to the head:

“I’ve heard of your reputation, Demon Hunter. Under the pretext of killing monsters, you force poor villagers to give up their last savings, or else slaughter their villages; I’ve also found a lot of poison and daggers from you, and apparently you’ll also be a human assassin from time to time! ”

“I can’t control what happens outside, but the evil that happens in the White Orchard must be judged justly!”

Sir Velores stood up at this time, he had thought of his concluding words in advance, and even deliberately approached the style and tone of the opera in order to facilitate the spread, just saying these lines was enough for him to be proud:

“You trespassed on my territory without reporting, bullied my subjects, hurt young children, and to this day you refuse to hand over his body. Even in prison, you are unrepentant, you want to run away without honor, and you hurt the children who show you kindness.

Your cold-bloodedness makes me angry, and your crimes must be punished. As Lord of the White Orchard, I have the duty to protect my subjects, to bring justice to them, and to have the right to judge your sins. I declare: sentence you, nameless demon hunter, to death—”

The demon hunter had been kneeling in place, but at this time he suddenly raised his head, and he blocked the rest of the White Orchard Lord’s words with a shout:

“I demand a trial trial!”