People continued to bring snow from around them, and under the siege of strong winds and snow, the fire was finally extinguished in the early morning.
The exhausted Natalie fell into a coma. People took the goddess back to the hospital. Halfway there, a middle-aged woman pointed at Natalie and said, "Oh my god, what are you doing holding a witch?"
The middle-aged woman was severely beaten and was taken to the hospital with Natalie.
I don’t know since when, the residents of Broken Snow City learned to be optimistic. They picked up unburned wheat ears among the ruins. They also found a lot of remaining wood from the granary to repair the damaged houses.
Of course, some anger cannot be let go. Every day, people gather under the lord's castle and demand severe punishment for the punishers. According to their wishes, if they cannot invent a more cruel punishment, at least all the punishers must be hung on the snow.
On the stone.
This group of scum should indeed be severely punished. They have almost ruined all hope of Shattering Snow City.
But it seemed that this matter was not that important. In the next three days, Reggie received a series of fatal messages one after another.
Batchelor's spy came back, and he got accurate information from Zhilin City. Reggie had really been expelled, and he had become a stateless lord.
Old Hill was captured on his way to Blue Bay, and he and his caravan were beaten and driven back to Reggie's territory.
The Kingdom of Lane has imposed a blockade on Broken Snow City. No one is allowed to enter Broken Snow City without the permission of the royal capital.
Businessman Nelson sent a letter. He doubled the deposit for the goods and expressed his apology to Reggie. Their transaction ended.
Deposit? Gold coins?
What is the use of this thing? Can it be used to make soup or rice?
The food in Suixue City can only last for ten days at most. After ten days, Reggie can only lead his people to eat dirt.
The premise is that he still has people at that time. If people learn that he has been expelled from the kingdom, how many people will be willing to stay in Broken Snow City?
Reggie, who was living in anxiety and panic, got seriously ill. During his illness, Reggie also came up with many ridiculous ideas.
"Grand Maester, you said that the Bayer Kingdom has occupied Golden Light City?"
"Yes, my lord."
"We can attack Golden Light City, kidnap Prince Sean again, continue to blackmail the Bayer Kingdom, and then ask them for one million pounds of grain. What do you think of this idea?"
Batchelor licked his lips and said, "Sir, I think attacking a city may require more preparation."
"There is no time to prepare. We don't have much food. I want to send troops tonight."
"I think... this is a bit hasty. Besides, as far as I know, Prince Sean and Princess Sophia have returned to Bayer Country."
"It's my fault that I started late!" Reggie hammered the table, "Then we will directly attack the Bayer country and extort one million pounds of grain from them. What do you think of this idea?"
"I think we should be more calm."
"Grand Maester, we are running out of food."
"I contacted some old friends and they have helped us raise a batch of food, but we haven't found a way to cross the border yet."
"Border, border..." Reggie seemed to suddenly remember something, "The border between us and Lane Country is actually Zhilin City, right?"
"Uh... yes, my lord."
"How about we attack Zhilin City directly, and then extort one million pounds of grain from the Lion Country? What do you think?"
Reggie has lost his mind, and all he thinks about is food.
Batchelor also knew the urgency of the situation. Due to the lack of food, the mood of the civilians began to agitate. Someone attacked the dungeon two days ago. They were not going to rob the prison, but wanted to kill Dr. Creed and all the Punishers.
The emotions of the civilians need to be vented, and the attention of the lords also needs to be diverted. Moreover, I heard that the Punishers have stored thousands of pounds of food. If they can find this food, they can temporarily alleviate their urgent needs.
Therefore, Bachelot suggested that the punishment be tried first.
Reggie also agreed with Batchelor's suggestion.
"We will punish the Heavenly Punishers severely, and then spread the news and let the Heavenly Punishers in other places redeem them with grain. Ten thousand pounds of grain for each Heavenly Punisher is a fair price, right? We arrested a hundred
Multiple Heavenly Punishers can collect almost one million pounds of food, what do you think of this idea?"
Batchelor felt that he could not communicate with Reggie at the moment, but the trial was still held as scheduled.
Onlookers gathered under the stone tower, and almost all the residents of Broken Snow City were present.
As soon as Dr. Creed and the Punishers appeared in the square, they were besieged by civilians, with mud, stones, and even sharp pieces of ice. All the Punishers were beaten with blood on their faces, and the trial had not yet begun.
At the beginning, some of the Heavenly Punishers were about to die.
The trial process was very simple. Batchelor stated the crimes of the Punishers, and the Punishers made no excuses or denials.
The only thing left is to pronounce the verdict. According to everyone's wishes, Reggie should execute them immediately and let them endure cruel torture.
But Reggie didn't want to do this. No matter in his previous life or in this life, Reggie always believed that death could not have a punishing effect.
No matter how cruel the criminal law is, death is only a short-term pain. Compared with this, Reggie hopes that these prisoners will reflect on their mistakes during a hard and long sentence.
And everyone's crimes are different. At least today, he saw many low-level punishers crying. They have lost their past paranoia and unruliness, and their faces are full of fear and regret. This at least proves that they still have repentance.
possible.
In addition, there is another very important point. Reggie really hopes to exchange for food through them. Don't think Reggie is joking, he is serious.
So he made the following verdict:
The senior staff, headed by Abigail Creed, were sentenced to thirty years of hard labor without the possibility of commutation.
Mid-level officers were sentenced to twenty years of hard labor without the possibility of commutation.
Those at the bottom were sentenced to hard labor ranging from five to ten years, and their sentences were still not reduced.
The verdict made many civilians dissatisfied, and even the First Knight Jarvan raised objections.
"Sir, according to the laws of the kingdom, they are typical rebels and should be executed immediately!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
The onlookers were extremely emotional. Reggie was thinking about how to appease the angry people. Unexpectedly, the arrogant Korede spoke first.
"He doesn't dare to kill us! He has no such qualifications!" Creed shouted loudly, "He is no longer a subject of the kingdom, and this is no longer the land of the kingdom! Reginald Victor, he
He has been expelled from the kingdom! He has no authority to use the laws of the kingdom!"
Everyone fell silent instantly, and all eyes were focused on Reggie.
Even Bachelo didn't know how to end this situation.
But Reggie seemed unusually calm.
He puffed up his chest and said expressionlessly: "She is right, I have been expelled by the Kingdom of Lane, and Broken Snow City has also been expelled by the Kingdom of Lane. As a countryless lord, I hope you can continue to stay."
Stay on this land with me, but if you choose to leave, I will give you the same blessings and hope that you can have a happier life elsewhere."