Chapter 355: The Beginning and End of the Great Purge
The word "washing" is often associated with soiled laundry, but the word "washing" is very different, and anyone who knows exactly what it means will shudder from the bottom of their hearts.
“…… Suspect Halle Dave, approved the execution of beheading! ”
"Whew-puff......"
The guillotine man was gagged, he struggled and screamed, but it was in vain. As soon as the executioner pulled the rope, the wide guillotine, which was as wide as a door panel, immediately slid down from the height, and a puff of blood splattered everywhere, this kind of bloody scene of people rolling on the ground was by no means pleasing to the eye.
Seeing this, the inquisitor in the black robe had an indifferent look in his eyes and was untouched, and he continued to read the document according to the script:
"Suspect Alar Tset, approval of the execution of beheading!"
"Whew-puff......"
Like an assembly line in a slaughterhouse, one suspect after another was guillotined on suspicion of betraying the Kingdom of Light's state secrets and espionage, a method of execution that was frighteningly efficient.
The steady stream of blood initially stained the ground beneath the guillotine, and then spread so far that even the onlookers near the execution site stepped on it, and red blood foamed from the dirt beneath their feet. The concentration of executions was so onerous and hasty that the two guillotines that were originally used for executions were inadequate, and they were shut down one after another, and the executions had to come to a halt. The consul of Qiongzhou had no choice but to issue a new order ordering eight more guillotines from the provisional administrative appropriation, in order to meet the practical needs of the prisoners to be executed at the same time.
Seeing the close-up view of the bloody slaughterhouse, even the former pirates who killed people without blinking an eye were a little frightened, power itself was a terrifying thing, and if the owner of power was a ruthless tyrant, it would be doubly terrifying.
"Hey, what's wrong with His Majesty?"
A newly returned captain had been adrift at sea for most of the previous year, and the export trade cycle to the Yaling Empire and the Elven Federation was a little longer, but the harvest was quite rich. The captain could not help but feel a little terrified when he saw such a horrific picture of the execution in the square near the docks. The friend who came to greet him next to him was accustomed to this kind of terrifying scene of people's heads, and he said in a nonchalant tone:
"Oh, you mean these guys? They are spies who betray the intelligence of the kingdom to other forces, and they are a gang of traitors. Hurry up and die! Bastards! ”
It is unthinkable that the Great Purge Campaign set off by Luo Zhengdao destroyed the daily life of the Kingdom of Light like a typhoon landing, and the execution and arrest of prisoners every day from morning to night. The neighbor who couldn't help it was kicked open by the gendarmerie in the middle of the night and taken away by the whole family, and basically as long as they were arrested, the probability of being released alive was infinitely close to zero.
In the first week, 3,000 people lined up to the guillotine, and in less than a month, more than 20,000 people lost their heads together, and the progress of the excavation of graves in the suburbs could not even keep up with the speed of killing people and collecting corpses. It is conceivable that such a high-frequency killing is unheard of in peacetime, and it has attracted all kinds of criticism, but there has not yet been an example of daring to act with His Majesty the King.
Seeing that things have come to this point, who would be so stupid as not to see that His Majesty the King initiated this purge in order to eliminate internal hidden dangers, and at this time took the initiative to jump out and stir up trouble, isn't that taking the initiative to give people their heads?
In the face of the high-pressure and terrifying social atmosphere, it is quite reasonable for the common people to feel uneasy, even the people walking on the streets are mostly in a hurry, and those of more social status are unanimously silent. Seeing that Qiongzhou has been tossed into this bear step by step, everyone no longer knows that His Majesty Will Needham is a big tiger that only eats people and does not spit out bones, and that idiot has lost his head in the first few rounds of clean-up operations, and now people only hope that this tiger will quickly eat and go back to the nest to sleep, and it is best not to talk to himself.
Brando Scarlet sat across from Law's desk, gushing his reasoning, and the smiling traverser nodded as he listened, as if he was humbly accepting his subordinates' opinions.
Soon, Brando saw that His Majesty the King was perfunctory to him, and couldn't help but cut to the chase and said:
"Your Majesty, how long will the Great Purge last?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao laughed more and more heartily, and said:
"Why, don't you think it's necessary?"
"Your Majesty, it's right to clean the room, we can't keep cleaning from morning to night!"
Luo Zhengdao, who had no change in the smile on his lips, leaned back on the sofa and said:
"Well, let's stop."
Brando, who was about to use all his eloquence to convince the other party, was stunned suddenly, and then his eyes widened in disbelief, and he exclaimed:
"Uh, you agreed?"
Luo Zhengdao, who couldn't stop laughing, wiped the tears from his laughter, nodded and said:
"Yes, I was going to stop, do you think I'm crazy?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
The heroic Yaling Overseer Salyl Byrne finally officially joined Luo Zhengdao's huge harem sequence as a bride maid. Of course, her main job has not changed much, and she is still responsible for collecting relevant information, compiling it into a report and submitting it to Her Majesty Empress Yaling for perusal.
The ruthless Luo Zhengdao almost cleaned up the thieves who stole chickens and dogs outside, and he hesitated about how to treat this pillow person. The character trait of decisiveness usually appears in those who have a less sound personality, and anyone who has normal feelings, if he has to kill his relatives or something, even if he can accept it intellectually, it is an extremely painful choice. After thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, Luo Zhengdao, who felt that he was short of brainpower, simply gave up thinking, anyway, Sarriel hadn't done anything he couldn't tolerate, if there was really such a day in the future...... Let's talk about it then!
Although this unprecedented and terrifying and bloody purge only lasted for more than 40 days, it was a long time comparable to a lifetime in the memories of many Qiongzhou residents, but fortunately, Luo Zhengdao was not so crazy that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one.
Among the group of suspects who were executed, there were quite a few spies from all walks of life, and the rest were mostly bad deeds such as adulterers, and the innocent and unlucky people who were implicated were far rarer than people imagined. Having said that, it is conceivable that this purge will remain a terrifying memory for a long time to come.
In a brutal way of cutting through the chaos with a quick knife, Luo Zhengdao then began to assign new tasks to his subordinates, and he tore the scroll left by the devil to open the teleportation array, and went to hell for a date
Go to hell! The term was used to curse others in the old world, but in the new world it has less esoteric cultural connotations, and it is simply a trip to the lower planes, which is a piece of cake for many arcanists. As mortals, there has always been no shortage of adventurers who go to hell and fight with the abyss, trying to take advantage of them, otherwise, hell would not have entrusted Luo Zhengdao to recruit mercenaries on his behalf. The people of the New World don't care what they have to do with hell and the abyss, the key is where their souls go after death.
It is said that when the souls of the dead reach the underworld, they will soon be taken away by the gods of their respective faiths, and the remaining unbelievers will be nailed to the walls of the underworld to be blown by the wind, and the devils and demons will often run in groups to pick up bargains, snatch these ownerless souls from the hands of death and bring them back to their own territory.
The souls of the deceased can be reincarnated into creatures in the lower planes through the river Styx, and then devour and fight each other through guò, and upgrade to a higher level of existence. This rapid increase in strength is the foundation of the bloody battle between the abyss and hell that can continue for countless years, no matter how many demons and demons die in the fierce battle on the front line, the new blood from the River Styx can always be replenished to the front line in time.
The sixth hell, Malboji, was once a kingdom of gods known as the Garden of Heaven, and it is said that the devils later worked together to kill the hapless god and conquer and transform Malboji. Today, Marboji is a frozen world, where the flowers and trees of the past are covered in crystal clear ice, and many plants have a thin surface as transparent as ice, revealing a cold and cold death in the eternal beauty.
"Welcome to hell, my dear friend, and welcome."
Assuming that only with the identity of a human king, it is not enough for Asmodeis to come forward to meet in person, and the reason why Luo Zhengdao can get special courtesy from hell this time is obviously because of the prestige of the magic card master, even the devil giants have to pay tribute to the only remaining magic card master in the world.
Although it is the norm for the ignorant to be fearless, on the other hand, it is easier for those who are qualified to have access to the essence of high-end power to correctly understand what it means to fear the strong. In the past, the magic cards learned the car and overturned the Aragami series, what does this mean, the devils are by no means stupid people who don't know how to pretend to understand. No one in this world will disrespect power, and if you don't know why you should respect power, it means that this guy is a fool who doesn't know how to live or die, and a fool like this kind of broken brain usually doesn't have a chance to live for long.
Luo Zhengdao will not show a flattered look, strength can become a solid foundation of self-confidence, at this time he smiled and bowed and said:
"It's an honor to be invited by His Majesty, I don't know what I can do for you."
Upon hearing this, the Devil King on the throne suddenly let out a loud laugh, and it looked at Luo Zhengdao intently, and said:
"Hahahaha, it depends on what you can do, it's a very interesting thing to do."