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No one noticed the abacus in the mind of Earl Thompson, Satyas. After announcing the decision to vote, Prince Anduin set his sights on Gordon, who had not spoken all this time.

Unlike Joshua, who was noisy and overperformed like a third-rate actor, Gordon stood quietly in the center of the hall. In the face of the flood of accusations and invective, he remained calm and composed—at least in the eyes of the Prince. For His Royal Highness, who paid attention to aristocratic etiquette and especially hated the noisy Styri, this black young man was quite angry with him.

However, if the prince knew that the mage whose soul came from another world at this time was complaining about the strange system of the noble assembly, I am afraid he would not be so happy.

"Compared with the Earth Federation, which has a high degree of civilization and a very sound social system, a semi-feudal and semi-centralized empire like Ferreton is really strange. For the sake of efficiency, the truth of facts, justice and axioms are not the pursuit of nobles. This seemingly fair and open aristocratic council is nothing more than a gladiatorial arena of power......"

"Gordon. Baron Freeman, as the subject of this allegation, you have ten minutes to speak before proceeding to the vote. ”

Free speech? All right......

Gordon cleared his throat and performed an impeccable aristocratic etiquette to the four great men representing the imperial power and the clergy sitting on the ornate throne, and then nodded to the other nobles in the hall before he began to say that although he did not like the red tape of the aristocratic class, in order to make a good impression on His Royal Highness, these superficial efforts still needed to be done.

"Bahamut is on top! His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, and the three cardinals, as well as the nobles from the Far Frost Province. Actually, I could have rejected this vote. and apply for supreme arbitration. Because under the gaze of the dragon god, whoever is honest and who is a liar, the truth will eventually be known to the world. ”

The supreme arbitration is a level higher than the Holy Light Judgment.

As far as Gordon knows. To perform the supreme arbitration ceremony, a priest who has mastered the magic of the Nine Rings, that is, a cardinal-level church official, is required to preside over it, and a large amount of precious magical items are consumed as ritual sacrifices. Moreover, after the completion of the supreme arbitration, not only is there a great loss of the priest presiding over the ceremony, but the subject is usually subject to unpredictable mental influences.

For a nobleman of high status, it is not a last resort. There will be no supreme arbitration ceremony.

Of course, one of the benefits of the Supreme Arbitration Ritual is that it is impossible to deceive this ritual unless you are a legendary-level powerhouse, or have a magic item that is close to the artifact level.

It is precisely because of the heavy influence that the supreme arbitration ceremony is to be carried out. It takes a long, complex process.

Satyas. Prince Anduin originally thought that at Gordon's age, he would not have known that in the Assemblies of the Nobles, there would be a system of "supreme arbitration", which had only been practiced three times in history and was not well known to most people.

Now it seems that this young man, who is far more knowledgeable than his appearance, knows that there is such a person, although it is expensive, but he can prove his innocence. and put Earl Thompson and others into the whirlpool of false accusations.

But Gordon did not do this, but chose to obey the ruling, and ended the matter by voting of the nobility.

I have to say that His Royal Highness the Prince is really a real nobleman with grace. He would never speculate on others with malicious intent for no reason, so Gordon's choice was immediately made up by his brain to be extremely noble.

"What a young man who understands righteousness. If he chooses to appeal and prove his innocence by means of 'supreme arbitration', then the matter will drag on and on. Not only was the entire meeting of nobles held for a much longer time, but also before the winner was decided. The two aristocratic factions in the Far Frost Province will also continue to fight and fight internally. This is definitely bad news for an empire that will have to devote all its energy to defending against the northern orcs after winter. ”

Of course, His Royal Highness has another little-known plan: as the presiding officer of the meeting. A noble assembly that cleanly and quickly solves many problems is of course better than a noble assembly that has no achievements and drags mud and water. In front of His Majesty the Emperor, that is, his own brother, he also had a light on his face.

Gordon's speech had only just begun, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who had the highest voting weight in the aristocratic assembly, was already biased towards him.

The black mage didn't know the Prince's mental activity, otherwise he would have been complacent, thinking that his persuasion skills had been cultivated to the level of a grandmaster.

"The reason why I didn't choose the 'Supreme Arbitration' is because I believe that all of you in this sacred hall have a pair of eyes that distinguish between right and wrong, and a heart like platinum!" Gordon paused and said, "Just as His Royal Highness just said. Now the questions surrounding me, the truth has actually taken a back seat. The biggest controversy among you is whether the few should be sacrificed for the sake of the lives of the many. ”

Although he has never had this kind of experience of talking in front of everyone in his life, now, he has no panic or stuttering. Maybe it's the high basic attributes that allow him to keep his mind clear and calm at all times?

Clearing his throat, he continued: "Just as I did in response to Baron Joshua's accusations, I still have to say that I have at least made a choice no matter what. It is true that there are many people who have fallen into an extremely miserable situation because of this choice. But there are also many people who have been rescued because of this choice. ”

"I don't want to say anything more about the accusations of those victims. But......" Gordon suddenly turned his head and stared at Earl Thompson, and his tone rose sharply: "I will never back down to those cowards who have been hiding behind and doing nothing at critical moments, but have jumped out afterwards to condemn me!" ”

All the nobles, including His Royal Highness the Prince, originally thought that Gordon's speech was at most just a justification for his actions and win support, but they didn't expect that he would directly confront Earl Thompson.

Following Gordon's gaze, almost everyone focused their attention on Earl Thompson. The old earl did not like that. He's supposed to be a facilitator, Joshua. Feder's idiot is the mad dog who bites head-on.

Now, though, he had to face it head-on.

"What do you mean, Baron Freeman?"

"It's not interesting, I'm just expressing my disdain for you." Gordon smiled. This facial expression made Earl Thompson particularly uncomfortable.

"During the entire escape, you never fought against demons, and you never participated in decisions that had nothing to do with your own life. You are indifferent to anything but your own safety. I remember that morning, Ms. Bishop sent someone to invite you to a meeting to decide whether the poisoned people would stay or not. And how did you reply? ”

"I don't care what you decide, just get out of this damn place and leave the demon as far away as possible!" Gordon said in a tone that mimicked the tone of Earl Thompson.

"Slander, you slander!" The old earl rebuked angrily. Unlike the sonorous and powerful voice, his heart was still a little empty. But at this time, he could not be allowed to retreat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Gordon. Baron Freeman has abandoned all noble honor and reverence for the Platinum Dragon God to slander me with a clumsy lie, but I believe that no noble man would believe these words. ”

"Earl Thompson is a hero who charged forward in the final battle against the demons. His words are 10,000 times more credible than you, a despicable mage! Joshua said, shaking her fat cheeks.

"Heroes? Scold! Gordon gave a scorn that made Earl Thompson grit his teeth and feel uncomfortable, "A greedy man who has never appeared on the battlefield since he fled, and who is reluctant to send even his own elite guards, has finally become a great hero who takes the lead in counterattacking the demons. It's really a very logical thing to do. ”

As long as they are not orcs with intelligence attributes lower than nine, they can hear the irony in Gordon's words. Earl Thompson was about to say something, but Gordon took advantage of the victory to pursue: "After a series of battles in the Cold Fog Mountains, there are hundreds of soldiers and thousands of civilians. They all witnessed the Earl's wonderful performances along the way. If you can, you can try to buy them all and make them all speak against their will......"

The old earl himself had now fallen into Gordon's train of thought, and if he continued to argue, he would probably greatly damage the credibility he had built as a war hero. Among the nobles present, many people will have a sense of distrust of themselves. So he wisely chose to end the topic, snorted coldly, and stopped paying attention to Gordon.

Seeing that his allies were at a disadvantage, Derlington, who had already returned to his seat, had to act like a knight to save his comrades in distress. He coughed lightly and looked at a richly dressed woman sitting not far away.

The graceful and beautiful aristocratic lady was the Viscount of Windsor, a wealthy widow who owned three silver mines. She has a wide range of contacts in Yuanshuang Province. If measured only by the amount of money paid, she is a devout Ryujin cultist and a great philanthropist.

However, as a woman with normal physical and emotional needs, Mrs. Windsor has another unknown identity: the secret "Qingren" of Drington.

In order to please her handsome and outstanding, prince-like "Qingren", Lady Windsor naturally wanted to stand like the Earl of Thompson at the aristocratic assembly.

After seeing Drington's hint, Lady Windsor immediately understood. She stood up and asked in a voice as soft as that of the Virgin Mary, "Gordon. Baron Freeman, while you are defending yourself, your decision has caused the poor people who have been infected with demonic toxins to suffer, haven't you? ”