The afternoon sun turned the unshielded square into a big oven. Although there were several fountains around the square, it still couldn't lower the temperature here.
This square is right in front of the Magic Tower. It is usually very deserted. Only some magicians who come in and out of the Magic Guild will pass by here.
But now, the entire square, and even several streets in the Magic District, are almost crowded with Ruit residents who come to watch the excitement.
There were even some very business-minded vendors who packed enough smoothies from the ice cream shop, then put the tin cans on their heads and kept hawking among the crowd.
At this time, being able to drink a cup of fine and refreshing smoothie drizzled with honey syrup is a treat for the residents watching the excitement here.
The square in front of the Magic Guild was filled with nobles watching the execution. Although the weather was a bit hot, everyone was still wearing decent clothes. Only the servants were fanning their hands hard in the back.
Surdak sat on the high platform, and the old magician sitting side by side with him was the president of the Magic Guild.
The two of them represent the highest power in Ruit City.
The leader of the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Group stood in front of the new type of stage this time. There was a huge brazier in front of him, and the tung oil inside had been ignited, making the copper basin below sizzle.
A group of city hall officials and magicians from the Magic Union stood behind Suldak and the president of the Magic Union, as well as a group of councilors from Ruit City who could be present. They were only a dozen meters away from the torture rack.
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Ten servants carrying pine and cypress logs took turns to pile the firewood under the cross. The firewood was very dry and had a strong smell of grease.
Several magic apprentices came forward carrying iron buckets and continuously sprinkled the kerosene in the iron buckets on the firewood.
Not only did Viscount Duwei not expect that he would be burned to death today, but even the nobles in the city did not expect that Suldak would bypass all the protection laws for nobles and use the code of the Magic Guild to sentence Viscount Duwei to death.
The Greene Empire has established many protection laws for nobles. Even a heinous rioter like Viscount Duwei can live for a few more months under the protection of the Imperial Code. Just like the original Lord McDonnell, if he accepted it through formal channels
Judgment, this guy needs to be escorted to Bena City at least.
But Surdak couldn't wait!
The residents of the whole city can’t wait!
Du Wei's conspiracy plan was almost to destroy the entire city of Ruit. At least thousands of families in the city had their relatives die in this incident.
The cross was very crudely made. It was basically two sections of pine wood crossed vertically and horizontally and fixed on the base. The cross was also painted with a thick layer of kerosene. There were no buckles at both ends of the crossbar. Viscount Duwei's hands were
The nails used to nail coffin lids were pierced through the palms of his hands, and his body was hung on a wooden cross. All his clothes were stripped off, and he was only wearing a shirt that was stained with blood and could not be seen white.
His feet were bare, his arms may have been dislocated, and his hanging posture on the wooden cross was a bit strange.
However, this did not seem to affect Viscount Duwei's crazy laughter. His face was covered with thick stubble, and his bloodshot eyes were as ferocious as a wild beast.
Viscount Duwei looked at the surrounding nobles, most of whom were almost avoiding his eyes.
Finally, his eyes fell on Suldak's face. Surdak was also looking at Viscount Duwei. Although he didn't tidy up his beard, which made him look sloppy, he had to say that Duwei's face was hidden under his beard.
Still very handsome.
Bundles of dry firewood were piled at his feet, like a hill.
The kerosene poured on it gave off a pungent smell.
A total of four crosses were erected in the Magic Guild Square, and hanging on the other three crosses were three undead warlocks. These undead warlocks had their eyes closed at this moment, with magic-sealing arrays attached to their bodies, but they were still chanting the magic words in their mouths.
curse.
The leader of the law enforcement group stood in front of the wooden cross, holding a torch in his hand, looking up at the necromancer hanging on the cross, and asked loudly:
"Aren't you afraid?"
Only one undead warlock opened his eyes. His eyes had turned green and there was a strange expression on his face.
"This is a foreign land for us. When we die, our souls will be led into the gate of the underworld. That is our hometown. If you are willing to join us, I promise to make your death full of expectations.
newborn……"
"...Yes, death is just another form of rebirth for us."
"We step into another vast world..."
The three undead warlocks actually began to preach the doctrine of the undead in front of the crowd. The head of the law enforcement group did not want to drag it on any longer. He glanced at the president of the Magic Union, and after getting a positive answer, he handed over the
The torch was stretched out towards the firewood pile. The firewood was almost covered with corpse oil, and the fire started to burn immediately.
The flames were so high that there was also billowing smoke. Viscount Duwei, who was wrapped in thick smoke and heat waves, was still laughing.
Under the thick smoke, his laughter turned into violent coughing and painful howls.
However, those sounds did not last long, and they stopped as his body curled together.
As for the other three necromancers on the crosses, they made no sound at all, as if the things tied to the crosses were puppets.
As the fire engulfed the wooden cross, there was a hissing sound of oil dripping from the flames, and an unpleasant smell filled the air.
There was no wind today, and the thick smoke formed a straight column of smoke.
There were a large crowd of onlookers, and under the exclamations of people, the flames finally engulfed the wooden cross.
The bereaved residents of the city cheered.
On the contrary, the nobles were frightened when they saw it. All the nobles who had had close contact with Viscount Duwei were worried that their information would be obtained by the Consul Suldak.
Viscount Duwei and the three necromancers were burned to ashes, leaving only some crisp white bones in the ashes. As long as they were touched lightly, those bones would turn into pieces.
Viscount Duwe's family property has been completely seized, and the large territory he owns outside Ruyter City has therefore become the reserve land of the city hall. Everyone in Viscount Duwe's estate will be escorted to Bena City for trial.
Several servants found Viscount Duwe's bones among the hot ashes and put them into jars.
This jar will also be brought to Bena City.
As for the three necromancers, there was no such treatment. No one collected their bones for them, so their bones just mixed with the vegetation and flowed into the sewer.
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At this moment, the sun has set in the west, and the city of Ruit looks particularly beautiful under the sun.
The crowd in the square began to disperse one after another. Many people were starving from watching the execution. The civilians were talking about the burning, and many people were discussing Viscount Duwei.
He was once the most prestigious noble lord in the slums, and many of his initiatives benefited many poor people.
There are still statues of Viscount Duwe in the streets and alleys of the slums. Many people find it incredible that Viscount Duwe's kind appearance seems to have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Ruit City.
The nobles did not all silently get into the magic caravan waiting on the street, but they did not whisper to each other.
Many noble lords are actually quite worried that Consul Suldak will settle the scores later. Moreover, before this operation, Viscount Duwei specially summoned many nobles to his home. If you think about it now, it is not difficult to find that Viscount Duwei read between the lines at that time.
Some information has already been revealed.
But at that time, no one knew that Viscount Duwei would be so courageous and that the actions he planned would be so crazy.
Suldak boarded the magic caravan and breathed a sigh of relief. The magic caravan slowly left the magic area. After executing Viscount Duwei, Suldak felt better.
I still remember that just now, the president of the Magic Guild said to Suldak: "All the necromancers in the entire Tarapagan area are likely to be wiped out in one fell swoop because of this incident."
He pinched the corners of his eyes a little tiredly, and there was still some aftermath work to be done later.
Fortunately, Ruit City is undergoing urban construction, and the biggest loss in the city is the backfilling of more than 200 wells, which also killed many civilians.
The merchants and nobles have not been greatly affected. The only embarrassing thing is that those nobles who insisted on leaving Ruit City at the beginning need to go through a series of reviews if they want to return to Ruit City.
In particular, it would be difficult to prove to the city prosecutor that he had no connection with Viscount Duwei...
Recently, under Samira's investigation, it has been verified that four noble lords have a very close relationship with Viscount Duwei. One of the noble lords owns a large area of land and has three lumber mills. It was he who reported to Duwei.
Viscount Wei provided a large amount of wood for making coffins, which is naturally inseparable from the plague incident.
Once verified, the noble lords will lose large areas of territory.
In the carriage, Suldak recovered his somewhat confused thoughts and saw Thea, Samira and Carrie Decker sitting across from each other. Surdak said:
"You guys have worked hard during this time..."
Siya said with a smile: "Boss, what are we going to do with the related nobles next? This incident involves too many things."
"All the nobles involved will be punished. Those with minor crimes will be asked to pay fines at the city hall, and those with serious crimes will have their territories confiscated!" Suldak said.
Siya quickly recorded it in her notebook.
"Where's Naomi? Are we going to let her go back to the mine in the abandoned mining area to live alone?" Thea then asked the second question.
"What are Naomi's plans?" Suldak asked Thea a little strangely.
If Thea was not sure of what he said, he would have thought that the necromancer would have gone back long ago.
"Naomi wants to stay and join the Lord's Army!" Samira on the side immediately added.
"Oh...then let her adapt to military life with Carrie Decker first," Suldak said.
"Okay, boss!" Carrie Decker agreed.
"Is there anything else?" Suldak asked absentmindedly while looking at the dazzling array of shops outside the car window.
Thea continued to report: "I heard that Earl Allen Benton is ill, and it seems to be very serious. The city hall has received an official letter of suspension from him, so you need to appoint a logistics minister as soon as possible."
Surdak was a little surprised and asked: "What disease does he have?"
Thea replied: "It is said that after being infected by the plague and his body became weak, various diseases followed one after another."
Suldak continued to ask: "Has Nika gone to treat Earl Benton?"
"There is no obvious effect."
Thea answered while flipping through the parchment.
"Come on, let's go take a look!" Surdak ordered.
"Earl Allen Benton has been recuperating in the manor outside the city recently!" Thea continued.
When the carriage driver heard Suldak say this in the carriage, the magic caravan immediately turned around and ran towards the outside of the city.
The road outside the city is not easy to walk, especially when entering the mountains of the noble territory, the road is even more bumpy. Even Surdak stopped talking during this section of the road...
When the magic caravan arrived at the Benton family's manor, it was completely dark.
The guards of the manor quickly recognized Suldak's magic caravan. While they opened the gate to let people in, they sent people to the manor to notify the people inside to come out to greet it.
Suldak walked down from the carriage of the magic caravan and, led by Alan Benton's son, walked into the villa, passed through two internal courtyards, and entered a room in the back house.
When he saw Earl Allen Benton, Suldak did not expect that in just a few days, Earl Allen Benton would actually become skin and bones.
He was lying on the bed and opened his eyes when he heard someone calling softly. When he saw Surdak, he smiled with difficulty.
"Father was involved in Viscount Duwei's plan..." Alan Benton said to Suldak weakly, and he could see the anxiety in his eyes.
"I know!" Suldak sat on the edge of the bed and used the holy light to wander around Alan Benton's body for a moment.
Realizing that it was not because he was infected with the blood plague, Surdak stopped the arm holding the Holy Light.
"But none of the young people in the family knew about my father's plan. They are all innocent. The Benton family is willing to take responsibility for this matter." Earl Allen Benton became breathless after saying a few words.
, his forehead was covered with sweat.
Surdak hesitated before saying: "I know all this, so don't worry that I will convict them. You should pay a fine and confiscate a large territory at the same time!"
When he arrived at the manor, Surdak actually saw some magic caravans leaving the manor one after another.
When Suldak met Earl Allen Benton, he found that many people were leaving one after another. Such an old aristocratic family had declined rapidly because of old Benton's thoughts.
Perhaps because Allen Benton was seriously ill, the members of the Benton family were more like scattered sand. Many people saw Archon Suldak rushing over and were still hesitant at first. At this moment, many young people quickly made a decision.
I also decided to leave the manor quickly to avoid punishment from the Suldak Archon...