This is a vast courtyard, full of flowers and shady trees. Compared with these, the water pools on both sides of the back courtyard are more eye-catching.
Every now and then, water vapor drifts out from the pools on both sides, maintaining sufficient humidity in the back courtyard.
This was rebuilt more than ten years ago. Not only that, the waterfall flowing down the mountain wall behind Bay City was also diverted from the rocks dug in recent years. In recent years, the elves have become more and more fond of environments with high humidity.
In the steamy back courtyard, there stands a majestic building. This is the kingdom's meeting hall. It will not be opened unless there are important matters.
At 7:30 in the morning, people gradually walked out from the side next to the royal palace and walked towards the kingdom meeting hall. These people were all dignitaries of the elves.
Under the escort of a large group of elite soldiers, Su Xiao walked into the back courtyard. The water vapor here made people feel slightly uncomfortable. It was not poisonous. He just didn't want to inhale the water vapor.
After walking through the foggy Yong Road, Su Xiao walked into the Kingdom Hall. At this time, there were many people in the hall. These people were standing on both sides of the table, or sitting on both sides against the walls, which were higher than the ground.
on the seat.
The conference table is about 5 meters wide and nearly 10 meters long. It is made of a single piece of heavy wood, and the black table top is polished to look like obsidian.
The discussion table is arranged according to the layout of the conference hall. In front of the conference table on the inside, there is only one large chair, which is the main seat of the Elf King. On both sides of the conference table, there are many seats.
chair.
The Kingdom Council officially started at 8 o'clock, but Su Xiao found that the Elf King, the priest and others were already seated.
The Elf King looks to be in his early 50s, wearing finely crafted armor. The armor looks like it is made of metal. It has a certain degree of flexibility. What is more concerning is his gray-black hair. And
Slightly wrinkled face.
The first time I saw the Elf King, I felt that I did not envy the status of this king. I only felt that this strong man was tired from the heart and had paid too much for the Elf people.
The Elf King sitting in the first place closed his eyes and took a nap. He snored faintly. He actually fell asleep on this occasion, which shows that he usually has a lot of things to do.
"Your Majesty, Kuculin White Night has arrived? Your Majesty? Wake up."
The trusted servant next to the Elf King called in a low voice. After a moment, the Elf King opened his eyes, and there was a little more fatigue in his eyes.
Seeing this scene? Bubuwang and Baha, who came with Su Xiao, both felt that the Elf King should be a wise king.
Not only the two of them, but also Xian Ji, Ming Lang and others sitting opposite Su Xiao felt the same way.
"I accidentally fell asleep. I'm rude. I recently married 195 wives? It's hard to avoid physical and mental fatigue."
The Elf King opens his mouth? You will know as soon as he opens his mouth? He is old and useless.
"I'm sorry~"
Baha muttered in a low voice? The image of the Elf King in his heart instantly collapsed.
"Now that everyone is here, the Kingdom Council has officially begun."
The first elf king spoke, he felt like he was acting as a judge this time.
Boom? The two giant metal doors of the conference hall were closed, and everyone took their seats. The Elf King was at the head of the conference table, with Su Xiao, the priest, and others on both sides.
Su Xiao and the priest were sitting opposite each other. On Su Xiao's right were Bubuwang and Baha, while on the opposite side of the priest's camp were the priest, Fairy Fairy, Ming Lang, and Tieshan.
As for Crow Girl, Beast Man, and Bee, they were not present. I guess this was the priest's arrangement, and it would indeed be safer to move in two groups.
On both sides, that is, in front of the walls on both sides, there are three rows of seats on each side. Royal officials and high-ranking officials are all sitting here to listen. Arles, the commander of the praetorian guard, is among them.
"Regarding the groundwater poisoning incident in the city, both of you have your own theories, but everything must be based on evidence."
The Elf King Cromwell's eyes were a little sharper. His meaning was very simple. No matter who Su Xiao or the priest was, they could identify and defeat each other as long as they showed irrefutable evidence.
In this ruling, whoever can speak first will definitely have an absolute advantage. The reason is that neither Su Xiao nor the priest poisoned the groundwater in Bay City, so they are throwing dirty water at each other.
If dirty water is poured out, of course the one who splashes it first has a better chance of winning. If a basin of dirty water is thrown out, even if the opponent is not stained, the opponent will no longer be clean. Generally speaking, in this game, whoever strikes first will have a better chance of winning.
Reached more than 80%.
In this ruling, Su Xiao and the priest were not allowed to speak at will. When one party stated the situation, the other party could only listen quietly. It was the Elf King who decided which party spoke first.
"In view of the evidence provided by both of you, and considering many aspects, I decided that the priest should provide evidence first."
The Elf King's words caused the royal family and officials in the auditorium on both sides to discuss in low voices. Some of them nodded in agreement, while others remained silent.
The priest seized the opportunity, letting Xian Ji and others on the side breathe a sigh of relief. The situation was too confusing. They wanted to use the power of the elves to get rid of Su Xiao, but of course they had to bear the corresponding risks. The elves were like double-edged swords.
The sword was either slashing towards Su Xiao, or towards the priest, Fairy Fairy and others.
The priest did not stand up. He coughed lightly and said in a calm tone:
"Cukulin Baiye, I have three questions to ask you. First, what is your relationship with the Mushroom Prophet in Sunshine Wetland? Second, what is your relationship with Jungle Hunter Lago? Third, you treat Zhuo
Where does the formula for blood medicine come from?”
After the priest asked these three questions, Baha next to Su Xiao felt a thump in his heart.
Not only Baha, but also the Guards Commander Arles and King Eriton who were in the auditorium behind Su Xiao were shocked.
Now they are on the same pirate ship as Su Xiao. As long as they defeat the priest and use the "Secret Medicine of Life" formula that Su Xiao has mastered, their status will definitely take another step forward.
King Eriton's status seems to be lower than that of the Elf King, but he knows that compared to the other four kings, he is much inferior in terms of actual power and prestige. King Eriton
Eriton didn't ask for anything else, as long as he could be on an equal footing with the other four descendants of the king, he would be able to avoid those four people using him as a source of thunder in critical moments.
The priest's few simple words made Eriton's heart high. The three points mentioned by the other party were a critical blow, which happened to hit their preparations this time.
The priest didn't care about everyone's reaction, he still said in a calm tone:
"As far as I know, Bai Ye, you and Mushroom Prophet have known each other a few months ago. It was also at that time that you agreed on the plan to poison the underground in Bay City. You came here four months ago and did not enter Bay City in person.
city.
Four months ago, you and Nicholas Caesar came here. Nicholas Caesar was responsible for inquiring about intelligence, and you were responsible for arranging poisoning-related matters. However, that could not be considered poisoning. To be precise, you used a device to bring the abyss into the abyss.
The force dissolved into the groundwater, polluting the entire underground water source in Bay City."
The priest paused after saying this, leaving a short time for everyone to sort out their thoughts. With his guidance, they gradually believed in the 'facts' he created.
"You two were very smart, and you didn't even set up the device yourself. You needed some local people. How to find suitable local people became a problem. In the end, you found out about the fishing village incident 15 years ago."
As soon as the priest said this, the royal family and senior officials in the auditorium on both sides were in an uproar. They all knew that the tragedy in the fishing village 15 years ago was fundamentally caused by them, the decision-makers in Bay City.
"Bai Ye, you need some people who hate the royal family to help you do that crazy thing, so before April, you find four scoundrels from the fishing village. Although they are scoundrels in the village, they have been fighting sea monsters all year round.
, eating the sea monster's flesh and blood raw, it becomes powerful beyond imagination.
You relied on their hatred of the royal family, their aquatic nature of living by the sea, and their courage that ordinary people don't have, so that the four people from the fishing village dived deep into the underground river of Bay City, and completed the installation of the power release device of the abyss, polluting the entire
Bay City’s groundwater.”
Having said this, the priest looked at the Elf King and said, "Your Majesty, the four people from the fishing village are in the underground prison of the palace. You can send someone to bring them up."
As soon as these words came out, the royal family and senior officials in the auditorium fell silent. King Eriton and Captain Arles, who chose to stand in Su Xiao's camp, felt huge waves in their hearts.
Especially the Commander of the Guards Arles, he had some doubts at this time. It was really Su Xiao who poisoned the groundwater in Bay City. He personally caught the four people in the fishing village. He knew how cruel those four people were.
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After a while, the four people from the fishing village were pressed up, and the Elf King asked: "Who is the employer of the four of you?"
Before the four people in the fishing village could speak, the hooded woman in red standing behind them raised her hand, and a ray of light flashed on the ring on her index finger.
When the four people in the fishing village came to their senses, they found that their fingers were all pointing at Su Xiao.
The ability of the woman in red is such that it can make people react instinctively when they are unprepared. However, her ability is basically useless against people like Su Xiao, the priest, and the Elf King.
"Go down."
The Elf King ordered people to suppress the four people in the fishing village. The four people in the fishing village may have felt that they had accidentally 'betrayed' Su Xiao. They were extremely angry. The fourth among them even cursed the Elf King angrily and mentioned the fishing village 15 years ago.
event.
"God said that hatred is like a seed that has broken its shell. It will take root in people's hearts. Hatred will change people beyond recognition. Hatred will breed more hatred."
The priest's eyes were filled with compassion, as if he was deploring the incident in the fishing village 15 years ago.
"Everyone, although these can prove that Cuculin White Night, Nicholas Caesar, and the Mushroom Prophet conspired to harm the entire Bay City, in my opinion, the evidence is not enough."
The priest's words surprised everyone, so they stopped whispering and continued to listen to the priest's speech.
"Any horrific crime has a purpose, whether it is to satisfy psychological pleasure or material gains. In this incident, Cukulin Baiye's purpose was to obtain material benefits.
Everyone, you may not understand the preparation of medicines. Considering how troublesome turbidemia is, no one can prepare the corresponding special medicine within one day after arriving in Bay City. Therefore, this is what Kuculin Baiye has planned for a long time.
, he had already developed the "Secret Medicine of Life" a few months ago, or even longer. He first had the treatment medicine before turbidemia appeared. This kind of thing, he and the Mushroom Prophet had long ago not
First time doing it.
I'm not making this up. Please take a look. Here are some potion formulas. The original secret potion of life was called "Purifying Blood Potion." According to the records of these formulas, Kuculin White Night perfected it four times before it became what it is today.
The "Secret Medicine of Life", according to discussions among the elven doctors, this cannot be completed in two days."
The priest dropped the stack of formulas in his hand on the table and looked at Su Xiao with a gentle smile.
It is unknown how the priest obtained these formulas. Why didn't he also use these formulas to create the "Secret Medicine of Life"? In fact, if he could have created it, he would have done it long ago. The problem is that he couldn't mix it at all.
The priest came up with this formula for two purposes, 1. to confirm what he just said, and 2. to give reassurance to the Elf Royal Family, telling them in a subtle way that it would be okay to kill Su Xiao if the formula was obtained.
All I can say is that this old thing is too stable. It is no longer on the fifth floor, but floating in the atmosphere.
"Let me sort it out for you. Four months ago, Kukulin Baiye met the Mushroom Prophet by chance. After the two conducted normal item purchases and sales with soul coins, they established initial trust. Later, through the Mushroom Prophet, Kuku
Lin Baiye learned about the existence of the elves and the power of the abyss spreading in this world. Don't be so surprised. The power of the abyss does not only exist in this world.
In order to pursue, or, yes, exploit the elves, the two chose to extort massive resources from the elves by creating disasters and then saving them. During this period, in order to make the plan more perfect, the two approached Nicholas Caesar.
Eight days ago, Kuculin White Night arrived in this world, and based on the mark he left in advance, he went to the Black Forest to track the location of the Mushroom Prophet."
As the priest spoke, he pointed to the engraving on the mushroom head of the Mushroom Prophet, which was engraved by Marvin Waltz. The Mushroom Prophet wanted to speak, but according to the rules of the ruling, it could not speak at the moment, otherwise it would be tantamount to provoking the entire elves.
"According to our investigation, this is the mark of the law destroyer, but this is not important. The key lies in the function of this mark.
After Kuculin White Night arrived in the Black Forest, he failed to find the Mushroom Prophet, but because he was greedy for the secret treasure under the big tree hole, he killed the Queen of the North..."
When the priest said this, the hall was filled with shock. The news of the death of the Queen of the North was enough to cause drastic changes in the structure of the northern and southern continents. The Mushroom Prophet looked at Su Xiao in astonishment. It had just learned about this.
"You killed the Queen of the North, but failed to find the Mushroom Prophet who conspired with you, so you continued tracking based on the coordinates, and finally arrived at the Sunshine Wetland in the Southern Continent and met with the Mushroom Prophet.
In addition to the Mushroom Prophet, you also have an informant. His name is Lago. He has accomplished nothing and was seduced by profit. He betrayed the elves and became the spy for you and the Mushroom Prophet. Fortunately, Bay City's perfect garrison force discovered Lago's secret.
Abnormally, three days ago, Legor was injured by the soldiers of Bay City and fled. He was lucky and happened to meet his leader, Cuculin Baiye. As you all know, Cuculin Baiye is a doctor.
So I saved Lago's life..."
"You lied!"
Sitting in the same row as Su Xiao, Lago, who was supposed to be a witness, stood up. He was already hoarse.
"presumptuous!"
Several guards at the door strode forward, ready to take down Lago who spoke without permission. The Elf King sitting at the head raised his hand slightly, and several guards in black armor hurriedly bowed and retreated.
"Your Majesty, he lied! I didn't do it!"
Legault's voice sounded like he was crying.
"You didn't? Do you dare to take off your shirt and let everyone see the scars on your body? Do you dare to say that it was not the injury from three days ago? Do you dare to say that it was not injured by the city guard?"
The priest asked in a low voice, causing Lago, who was clutching the seam of his shirt with both hands, to slump down on the seat. Immediately, everyone smelled a sultry smell, and Lago was so frightened that he peed.
"Take it down."
Under the order of the Elf King, Legor was dragged down by two black-armored guards, who also mopped the floor and took away the chair.
The priest's eyes looked at Su Xiao. There was no pride in his eyes, but only stability and vigilance in dealing with strong enemies.
In fact, the priest felt relieved at this time. Legor's chess piece was laid out very delicately. If he hadn't been superior in skills, this chess piece would most likely be the key to defeating him. The rat defeated the elephant, the ant dam, and those who were defeated
The little people who are ignored are sometimes the most deadly.
The priest's evidence included almost everyone Su Xiao had come into contact with in the past three days. These people had different identities and did different things, but they were all arranged by the priest to be reasonable and watertight.
"Everyone, it's time for you to see how Kukulin White Night and the Mushroom Prophet conspired."
As the priest spoke, he took out a beetle from his arms. The beetle exploded, and a translucent image appeared.
The image in the image is not even a scene in this world, but the fungus wetland of the Demonic Sea and Immortal Island, the tree house where Su Xiao and the Mushroom Prophet first met.
Seeing this scene, the Mushroom Prophet was at a loss. Although it didn't know where the priest obtained this video, it was very confused as to why the other party was showing this video. This was just a normal transaction between it and Su Xiao.
Soon, the mushroom prophet in the image spoke: "Mr. Spell Killer, have you decided? Do you want to cooperate with me?"
"We can cooperate, but I want 70%."
"Of course that's no problem. You have to install the device that pollutes Bay City's underground water source. You are also responsible for the antidote. I'm just a leader."
Hearing this sentence in the video, Mushroom Prophet's old eyes widened. This corresponds to that sentence. Only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are. How can you prove that you only ate a bowl of noodles?
The conversation within the video continues.
"We need to make this matter more secretive. I have thought about the person who installed the device, and I will find someone in the fishing village. The incident in the fishing village 15 years ago made the villagers there hate the Elf Royal Family."
"Well, I will inform you when I am ready. The development of containment drugs is not comprehensive enough."
"Well, I'll wait for your good news."
In the video, the Mushroom Prophet's expression was frozen, and in reality, the Mushroom Prophet's expression was also frozen. He almost couldn't breathe, and regardless of this being a ruling, he said:
"Elf King, although our relationship is not harmonious, I..."
Halfway through what the Mushroom Prophet was saying, he noticed that the Elf King had turned his gaze, which made him shut up.
"Execute Kuculin White Night."
"The one named Caesar can't be spared either."
"Wang, you have to make the decision for us. My daughter also suffered from turbidemia. She was only 10 years old and left at the age of 10."
"Execute him."
With the irrefutable evidence in front of them, some middle and high-level elves feel that there is no need to continue the ruling. In any case, they need someone to take the blame, and there is no more suitable time than this.
Su Xiao looked at the opposite side. The priest opposite said nothing, Xian Ji sat back on the seat with a smile, Ming Lang lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and Tieshan looked like he had avenged his great revenge.
"quiet!"
The elf king's majestic voice fell, and silence returned to the chamber. He said:
"Kukulin Baiye, do you have anything else to say? Now is your time to speak."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak, he raised his hands slightly.
Snap, snap, snap~
Su Xiao applauded at a not too fast pace, and everyone watching looked confused.
Snap, snap, snap~
Following Su Xiao, the Elf King also raised his hands and clapped slowly, followed by five powerful kings who also clapped together.
Sparse applause spread in the chamber. Although the other royal families and senior officials who were listening felt confused, the Elf King and the descendants of the five kings all applauded, and they also applauded immediately.
For a moment, there was thunderous applause in the conference hall. Only the priest, Fairy Fairy, Ming Lang, and Tieshan did not applaud.
Xian Ji was obviously confused and didn't understand what was going on. The storyline was too complicated and there were no subtitles, so she really didn't understand it.
Perhaps infected by the atmosphere, Tieshan also clapped, which left the priest completely speechless.
Why is this so? Even if you praise the priest for his wonderful evidence collection, Su Xiao should not applaud first.
In fact, today's matter is not a ruling at all, but a public execution of the priest, Fairy Fairy, Ming Lang, and Tieshan.
As early as two days ago, Su Xiao was thinking about a question. Is he really hostile to the elves?
The first king of the elves discovered the "talent awakening device" and later used it to activate the power of the abyss, which ultimately led to disastrous results.
To this day, as long as the Elf King Cromwell and the five royal descendants are not fools, they will know that the current "turbid blood disease" is the result of the incorrect use of the "Talent Awakening Device". In essence,
Speaking of which, it has nothing to do with those who destroy the law.
On the contrary, at today's point, the elves are not only not worried about the extinguisher taking away the "talent awakening device", but they hope to find a magic exterminator and ask if there is a way to save them.
The information provided by the Mushroom Prophet before was wrong. The elves have long stopped coveting the "Talent Awakening Device". They were about to be exterminated. They did not dare to use this thing many years ago to avoid accelerating the elves' demise.
The information that the priest and others know is similar to that of the Mushroom Prophet, because everything the priest knows is through monitoring Legault and the Guards Commander Arles.
To be precise, the wandering elf Lai Ge was the one the priest had prepared for a long time ago. When Lai Ge was seriously injured, he sent someone to arrange it. The priest knew that after Su Xiao came to Bay City, he would definitely need a local man, one of whom was seriously injured.
The elves who were later rescued by Su Xiao must become priority targets for support.
The priest is very cautious. He is a random person. Only in this way can he not arouse Su Xiao's suspicion. For example, rescuing a guard captain or an elf official, etc., will inevitably make Su Xiao guess whether someone has set a trap.
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The priest's arrangement was very successful, but the shortcomings of random selection were also reflected. Su Xiao did not realize that Lago was arranged by the priest, and Lago himself did not know that he was being used. However, Lago's ability is really... hard to describe.
Later, the priest also discovered this. He admitted that he had made a miscalculation, and he did not expect to randomly select such a "chosen person" with no shining points.
Some of the evidence produced by the priest was obtained by seizing other people's memories, some by peering into the past, and some by fabricating.
In fact, these are not important. After Su Xiao estimated the attitude of the elves towards law destroyers, she secretly contacted the elf king, and through Bubu Wang as the 'messenger', she clarified her identity as a law destroyer with the elf king.
And rationalize the "secret medicine of life".
Su Xiao lied to the Elf King that someone had already activated the power of the abyss using the "Talent Awakening Device", and the "Secret Medicine of Life" was developed for this purpose.
Su Xiao secretly gave the formula of the "Secret Medicine of Life" to the Elf King two days ago. The Elf King summoned doctors and pharmacists to study it. He actually didn't believe Su Xiao. As long as the Elf pharmacists and doctors could
After mixing the "Secret Medicine of Life", he will immediately fall out with Su Xiao and the priest.
Su Xiao is not worried about this at all, just like she is not worried about a primary school student solving the "continuum hypothesis".
Sure enough, three hours before the Kingdom Council convened, that is, at 5 o'clock this morning, the Elf King, the five royal descendants, and Su Xiao formally reached a cooperative relationship.
Therefore, this so-called ruling is basically a public execution. One thing about Su Xiao's arrangement is unexplainable, that is, no matter how the priest framed it or what ironclad evidence he produced, the Elf King and the five descendants of the king would not believe it.
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The fact that there is a problem with the groundwater is the news that the six of them decided to spread after secret discussions. As the initiators of the rumor, can the six of them not worry about whether there is a problem with the groundwater? Even if the priest said it with a lot of tongues,
The Elf King and the five descendants of the King would not believe it either.
This is one, and the other is that Su Xiao's performance in the past two days, no matter how you look at it, is to have a showdown with the priest in the ruling of the Kingdom Council. Su Xiao first found the Mushroom Prophet, and then in the business
District took Legor out and sent him to the palace, and in a very risky way, he got rid of the commander of the guard, Pont Kelin, and replaced him with Arles, whom he supported.
There are many signs that Su Xiao is going to play chess with the priest, and the next "chess game" will determine the opponent's life or death.
But the current situation is that the priest's 'chess skills' are at least Lv. 70 or above, and Su Xiao is around Lv. 65. This game of chess cannot be beaten by the priest. This can also be seen from the evidence collection process just now.
The problem is, Su Xiao is not only in the same group with the referee Elf King, but the five nearby kings who are watching chess are also in the same group with Su Xiao.
Just when the priest made a move and Su Xiao lost the game, the chess player Su Xiao and the referee Elf King simultaneously pulled out a hammer from under the chess table and aimed it at the chess player the priest.
The priest had previously mistakenly thought that this was a mental competition. In fact, it was a physical competition. When playing chess, it is normal to bring a hammer.
So what if you win at chess? If you don't beat me to death, you're done.
At this moment, in the hall with thunderous applause, the priest stared at Su Xiao across from him for a moment. The priest put his elbow on the table in front of him and pressed his forehead with one hand, as if to say: 'Young man, you don't follow martial ethics.
'
The priest knew that he was defeated this time, and he also knew that with Su Xiao and the Elf King's careful layout, a reckless attack at this time would only be more dangerous.
Amidst the warm applause, Xian Ji was still a little confused. She turned sideways and asked the priest in a low voice: "Father, we have won."
Hearing this, the priest sighed. He suddenly felt that the loss this time was not unfair.
Click!
After a very brief sound of the machine running, all the mounts in the conference hall shrank underground, and the square gathering downstairs was also sealed by a metal layer. One second there was thunderous applause, and the next moment, there were only four seats left in the conference hall.
, sitting there are the priest, Fairy Fairy, Hades Wolf, and Tieshan.
With a bang, the door of the conference hall was knocked open. Amidst the dense clash of armors, a black-armored guard rushed into the conference hall. In the back courtyard outside the door, there were densely packed black-armored guards, with more than ten layers of layers.
The world is sealed, and all space and space here are sealed. The priest and others cannot escape.