Steel and Wood City, the main road to the middle of the city.

"Is this the city...... It's really lively!" Orange Wind looked excitedly left and right;

There seemed to be a glint in the little girl's eyes—there were so many things she had never seen before!

Windmills made of folded colored origami, chirping red sparrows, toasted baguettes dipped in honey......

It's no wonder she, Eddie thought, Orange Wind, the child has been wandering between villages and towns, and yesterday when he entered the city because he was busy and dark on the other, and he couldn't take a good look at the shops on both sides of the city;

Looking at her appearance, she must have wanted to buy something new and beautiful, right? Eddie's face had a slight smile of relief - maybe he should do more good deeds;

Well, then don't bother her and let her think about it a little longer.

"Hmph......" Grey Wrist made a slightly unpleasant noise from his nose, and in his opinion, what kind of noisy and chattering this noisy and chattering became! Perhaps Orange Wind should be honest, so that he could be loyal enough to His Majesty......

Just as Grey Wrist was about to speak, Add stopped him and shook his head slightly;

After all, it's weird that the four of them keep moving forward on the street.

After walking for more than half an hour, the group finally arrived near the middle of the city;

The hawkers shouted, the carriages flowed, and the air was filled with the aroma of cooked bread;

In the buildings on both sides of the road, the boss and the customer have a good fight over three or four copper plates......

This is the so-called smell of fireworks, and in comparison, villages and towns are far less lively.

Of course, Eddie also remembers what he wants to do;

He scanned the shops left and right, casually searching for the goods he wanted like any other pedestrian;

But in fact, when turning in the direction where those people are lurking, Eddie will always "inadvertently" look twice.

...... These people are really patient. It's been an hour, and it's still there.

Add felt that what he needed to worry about most at the moment was not the Viscount's side, but the girl on the roof;

She chose a clever location to clearly see the situation on this side of the main road, but her body was obscured by the roof, and it was not easy to be seen;

The alley they were in wasn't directly connected to the main road - it was mainly a place where all sorts of goods were stored, and Eddie could tell from the dust inside the building that no one had touched it for a long time;

There are not many "dead spots" like this, but they do exist, but it is better to say that only the main roads and adjacent streets of the city of steel and wood are more lively.

There are not enough people except for the bustling areas......

Add looked back to his side, and if anything, there were so many people, so crowded that it almost blocked the road......

...... No, not "almost", it's already clogged.

Add felt like he was walking closer to the middle of the city, and yet, even in the middle of it, there were too many people next to the intersection in front of him—people were scrambling forward, as if there was something in between......

What could be happening with such a buzz? Eddie felt as if he smelled something different......

No, not seemly, yes...... It's not very noticeable, but it does have a stinky smell.

Add looked towards the heart of the crowd, and because of the obstruction of tall and short people, Eddie could only see a shelf about two meters high, placed rather abruptly in the middle of the intersection;

There were several sturdy hemp ropes tied to the horizontal wooden frame, and under the hemp rope were tied ......

Further down, the people on Add's side couldn't see - but Add could see.

The optical analysis module accurately passed through the crowd of onlookers, allowing Eddie to see the core scene;

More than a dozen soldiers gathered around the wooden frame, signaling the onlookers to stay away with their weapons;

And on the wooden frame, where the eyes of the people gathered, were five people—five people who looked like "prisoners";

Four men and one woman, all of whom looked younger, were filthy almost everywhere on their barely obscure clothes and trousers;

Dirt, blood, and human excrement, vomit...... That's where the smell came from.

The uncovered skin of these men was covered with all kinds of wounds, some narrow and deep, which should have been cut with a knife, and some were shallow and erosive, presumably burned by a soldering iron;

As for the large bruises, they don't have any sense of existence against the backdrop of the scars that hurt to look at them.

But that's not what worries Eddie the most.

Most of the five prisoners were covered with their faces covered, their mouths sealed, their hands tied behind their backs, and most importantly......

The rope was around their necks.

The wooden frame was used to carry out the hanging, and the feet of the men were not on the ground, but on a long plank, which was supported by a few adobe bricks that did not look very strong;

It only takes one kick to kick the bricks away, and the planks will hit the ground, and the men will struggle with a few brief blows......

"Young Master, we are hanging earlier, should we get out of the way?" Grey Wrist had already guessed what was going on when he saw the wooden shelf.

In this world, the execution of criminals in the middle of the city was also a way for the nobility to intimidate the populace;

Add wasn't interested in this kind of capital punishment, but ......

There is absolutely no reason to turn away at this point.

"Something isn't quite right. Add looked around a few times, "We'...... Step back and find a safe place to wait and see what happens—well, it's the cold drink stall over there. ”

Pick the right spot yourself. Eddie thought as he led the three of them towards the cold drink stand;

Sure enough, those people had a plan, and their target was on the busiest street;

And the viscount's side is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp either...... It can be seen from the first appearance of this busy city.

If you really want to think about the deterrent effect, there is no need to work so hard;

Just lay out the gallows and solve it for the criminals, and then put a wooden sign next to it to declare the crime;

Send a maximum of two soldiers to guard it.

This kind of behavior that obviously succeeds but does not intend to strike first...... Eddie felt like the monster said to Tang Seng, "When I catch Sun Monkey, I'll drink you together";

And which group of people the "Sun Monkey" is, Eddie feels that there is no second possibility.

...... So, will they succeed or not?" thought Eddie as he looked down the alley;

Except for the girl, who was still squatting on the roof, the rest of the people had already begun to move;

They were doing the basic warm-up, and when they were almost done, they started heading towards the downtown area......

...... Whew, there's really a big drama coming.

Add casually ordered four large bowls of cold drinks with a little freshly squeezed juice, and then began to organize his plans......

Regardless, safety comes first.

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