Chapter Seventy-Four: The Scapegoat

Regner stood on the high platform with an expressionless face, he lowered his head and looked at the tall man who had been pushed to the guillotine, but he only felt slightly sorry in his heart.

This time, Regner didn't call Erin and Inilis, because they definitely didn't want to see this kind of scene. And Anne Lot...... This girl has been angry there ever since she first got into a fight with Regner. Regner figured that after this incident was over, he would inevitably run over to her and bow her head to admit her mistake or something. It's just that now Anne Lot has lost a lot of memory, and now even Regner is not sure if he can coax that girl as well as he used to.

The guillotine's huge sluice knife has risen to the top. The tall man in the center of the execution knelt on the guillotine, looked up, and then found Regner.

Sensing the gaze, Regner lowered his head to meet him, then nodded.

"It's worth it. The tall man thought silently to himself after seeing Regner's movements.

Immediately afterward, a huge sluice knife fell from the sky and slashed his neck in two. Blood splattered from his arteries, staining the ground red.

Maybe they were frightened, or maybe there were still people who remembered Kordak's great service to the Empire. In short, the residents of Melindel who came to watch Kordak had his head cut off did not give a special cheer. They were silent for a moment, and then they all turned their gazes to Regner on the high platform.

Contempt, disgust, fear......

All in all, there is absolutely no kindness in their eyes. Because they felt that cunning and treachery were acceptable to the leaders who controlled the intelligence lifeblood of the empire. But this person must not be completely ruthless, and must not be without a sense of honor. Because such a person seems to be your ally right now, but there's no guarantee that he'll backstab you at any point. And if Regner did do such a thing as betraying the Empire, the consequences would be hard to imagine.

Therefore, the people of Melindel are not only afraid of Regner, but even wary and hostile. At this time, their eyes pierced Regner like steel needles, although no one dared to jump out at this time and loudly accuse Ragner of falling into the well, but this strange silence also made people feel oppressed.

And Regner, as the one standing on the cusp of the storm, was unexpectedly calm, and he didn't even have any guilty look on his face. Because he felt he was doing the right thing.

If Kordaq would rather protect the person he was guarding in the face of incomprehension or even anger. Then Regner also has his own insistence, and he will also find a way to protect the person he values. And his price is not the same as Kordak.

The price he paid was the contempt and disgust of everyone in the empire and the world. But Regner doesn't care, as long as the people he values can live well, what if he is abandoned by the world and hated by the world?

But Regner could never have imagined that when a person is abandoned by the world, it is definitely not only himself who is implicated. Because the people he values also value him, they pay a lot of price in order to pull him back into this world......

At this time, Regner just glanced at everyone coldly, in fact, not only the people hated him, but Regner gradually began to hate these ignorant people. They know nothing, but they think they know everything, they give almost nothing, but they justifiably let others give their blood and even their lives to help them. These people are like marionettes, and they do whatever the higher-ups tell them to do.

So Regner was disgusted with them, and he didn't bother to bother with such people.

"Hmph!" Regner let out a disdainful sneer before disappearing from the platform.

......

During the night, Regner returned to his abode. It was evident that Erin and Iniris seemed very happy with Regner's last move. Erin was in charge of boiling Regner's footwater, while Iniris stood behind Regner and massaged Regner. These two girls did not have the long-winded and arrogant appearance of a few days ago, and they were obedient like little sheep at this time.

"Don't think it's like this every day in the future!" Iniris warned behind Regner, "Today is a reward for my brother!"

"Eun, I know......" Regner smiled.

I don't know why, but when everything is settled, Regner always feels good. But this time, Regner didn't......

Kordak is not dead, and the person who was beheaded on the execution ground today was just a death row prisoner who was relatively similar to Kordak's stature. The guy was a slum coolie, and he took the risk of stealing because he wanted to buy his daughter a decent birthday present. But because of the unfamiliarity of the technique, the two men scuffled, and the coolie finally killed the man by mistake.

Regner then found him and bought his death for five hundred gold coins for his family. So the coolie became Kordak, who endured everyone's reviling and was beheaded in public. And the price was only a paltry five hundred gold coins in Regner's eyes.

In fact, the price offered by this prisoner was only ten gold coins, and he was a death row prisoner himself, so death itself was inevitable, but he was not reviled before he died.

Regner, however, saw him pitiful, and raised the price fiftyfold. Anyway, he can call on the funds in the MIA at will, and it doesn't make much difference to him whether it is ten gold coins or five hundred gold coins.

This is the disparity, what is insignificant in the eyes of one person can be exchanged for life and dignity by another. Even if they are the same human, even if they are of the same race, even if they are the same country, sometimes the gap between people is even greater than the gap between humans and pigs.

Regner couldn't figure out what caused the disparity, and he and the prisoner just wanted the people they valued to have a better life. But all he had to do was throw a few pieces of metal, and the other would have to pay with his own life. He couldn't figure it out, and in the end he could only attribute it to his own luck.

"I don't know what happened to them, uncle?" said Iniris with some concern.

"Don't worry. Regner reached out and patted Inilies' little hand to comfort him: "Boss, they are not ordinary people, they are just crossing the sea, and nothing serious will happen." ”

Let's rewind the clock a few days ago.

......

The bitter cold of a deep winter night, whether it snows or not, makes Iniris shiver slightly. But it didn't take long for her to think about it, and then tentatively cast a spell on herself.

It was a spell that Regner had never seen before, and it looked like a frost protection barrier from the shape of the circle and the energy properties of the magic. However, the circle is not exactly the same as the Frost Protection Enchantment, which makes Regner, who knows a little about magic, a little confused.

Iniris also had a very rusty incantation, and she could only spit out a syllable for almost half a second, and sometimes she would even close her mouth and think for a moment before continuing to recite the incantation. So the magic circle on her palm flickered and flickered, and it looked quite unstable.

Immediately after that, a strong light lit up from the circle, and Regnar was startled, and after Annelot's ears and eyes, he also knew that this was a precursor to the uneven distribution of the circle's energy and was about to shatter. And the magic circle is shattered, and it is difficult to say what the consequences of this kind of thing will lead to.

"Be careful!" Regnar grabbed Iniris as he prepared to use his fighting spirit to forcibly suppress the burst of energy.

But a magical light reached Inniris one step ahead of Regner. The magic wasn't particularly strong, nor was it destructive, but it easily merged into the circle, and then the circle that was on the verge of shattering was running smoothly in an instant.

"Annie, you're here. Regner breathed a sigh of relief, even if he could completely suppress the energy explosion of the Iniris Circle, Regner was not confident that the little girl would not be injured at all. Because magic has always been linked to the human spirit, it is impossible to say whether that kind of thing will be damaged or not.

Annelot didn't pay any attention to Regner, she gave the guy a blank look, and then walked over to Enilis, who had a little excitement on her face.

"Sister Annie, my circle transformation almost succeeded!" said Innellis with some pride.

"How many times have I told you!" said Annelot, but she didn't have time to appreciate the joy of Innis. She furrowed her ice-blue eyebrows, and then scolded: "Spell transformation itself is a very dangerous thing, if you are not completely sure, you must not change it randomly!

On the contrary, Innellis was not afraid of Anne Lot at all, she spit out her little pink tongue mischievously, and then said coquettishly: "Oh, aren't people just learning spells and a little excited, so I unconsciously made some attempts, Sister Anne, don't be angry~~!"

"......" Annelot looked at Iniris with a look of helplessness. This girl has a very good knowledge of theory and magic, but it would be nice if it was just that. However, Innellis has also recently gained the power to manipulate magic, and now that she has finally got the opportunity, she naturally wants to realize some of the whimsical ideas in her mind one by one.

The spirit of such an attempt is certainly valuable, but at the same time, its danger is undeniable. Without protection, even Anne Lot would not dare to easily modify some spells. But Innellis completely ignored this and thought of something!

Anne Lott had no choice but to twist her head to Regna, who was a little embarrassed: "Ini's practice is very dangerous, if you still want her to be safe, you must stop it immediately when you see this practice!"

"Okay......" Regner replied dumbfounded, as he remembered that this seemed to be the first time Anne Lott had spoken to her since she had been angry.

On the far side of the street, a horse-drawn carriage creaked along.

PS: I'm very sorry, there shouldn't be much time next week, or a change. But next week is New Year's Day, and my hometown will make up for it for three consecutive weeks.