"Welcome to the House of Self-Innovation, Miss Matilda, Mr. Marin, please come in." The Holy Samurai of the Church of Justice who pushed open the door welcomed Marin with a smile.

Walking into this building, Marin was a little puzzled, because there was no sense of security as he had imagined, there were white-clothed surrogates in the hall, patrolling paladins walking around, but more people were still dressed in gray clothes and sitting at the tables facing each other...... Workers?

"What are they doing?" Because it was facing away from Marin and the direction of the gate, Marin couldn't figure out what they were doing, so he could only ask Matilda.

"They make buttons, and 20 metal live buckles are installed on the board, which can be changed for one work, and each person needs to make 200 boards a day." Matilda replied.

It's purgatory.

Marin immediately thought of the handicraft class he had at school when he was a child, and it was the same that the school and teachers who assigned these tasks to their students were at ease squeezing the surplus value of the children.

It was an absurd time...... No, it cannot be said that that era was absurd, because since the history of mankind, no matter where it is, no matter which era it is in, there is not much time in the history of mankind that is normal, absurdity runs through the history of mankind, and people in every era will feel this way when they look back.

Think about it, in this world, in a world where the sheriff of a village has the right to hang a thief, there is still such a prison full of warmth.

Marin also sighed at the absurdity of this world, and at the same time glanced at Matilda's kind as an escort.

Although Marin said that he didn't want to come, he couldn't stand the little tiger teeth that showed his mouth when Matilda laughed, and the expectation in her eyes, which was like a child wanting to show his beloved things, so Marin could only choose to agree.

Now, of course, Marin can only turn to her kind: "Miss Farol, what type of criminals are they." ”

"Robbers, thieves, traffickers, and felons are in prisons outside the city, and prisons inside the city are responsible for prisoners with low sentences and prisoners who have not yet been put to trial."

"You also care about human traffickers?" Marin paused for a moment - there are countries in this world that still have slavery even today.

"Yes, those who steal children and sell them to others are in that category." Miss Farroel, with her pale brown hair, looked at Marin, "I think I know what you think, you're talking about those slave traders in our neighborhood, right?" ”

"Yes." Marin nodded.

"They are forbidden to enter the country, and we are not welcome over there, although we would love to free the slaves, but our master said that if the slaves want to be free, they must learn to save themselves, or we will save them today, and maybe tomorrow they will become the kind of people they hate the most." The big-eared fox said this, and walked over, and she came to one of the prisoners: "Camille, you are slow again today, and you will not be able to finish your work before supper this day." ”

"How can this be done with 200 boards!" The woman screamed.

"It's okay, her dinner is gone." The big-eared fox turned his head to look at the holy warrior in charge: "Labor gets food, laziness gets punishment, when she finishes and when she gets food, this is the price she needs to pay for what she does." ”

"I'm just taking their children and selling them to the rich so that their children can live better! If you don't have a child, you can have another child! The woman roared to vent her frustration.

Instead of answering the woman's complaints, Farol approached Marin: "What do you think, Your Excellency Marin? ”

Marin thought for a moment and glanced outside the gate, when he came, it seemed that the gallows outside should still be empty: "Can you invite her to the gallows." ”

Farrol and Matilda pricked up their ears at the same time.

"I thought you were a benevolent gentleman." Falor glanced at the paladin who was a little eager to try on the side, and smiled at Marin: "Why. ”

As she said, she took the child and sold her or him to a family that was well-off but could not have children for various reasons, and there was nothing wrong with letting the children live a happy life, but she forgot the pain she caused to the child's parents, and a child disappeared into the trajectory of her and his life, not because of the invasion of chaos, not because of famine, but just for hundreds or even dozens of dollars...... parents who lost their children may spend their lives in pain and self-blame, Some people remember this moment in their lives even when they die, regret it, die in pain...... Since this lady thinks that the value of a life is so much, why can't I invite her to the gallows today? Marin looked at the woman and said this, took out his wallet, and took out three Movis from it: "Is she worth three hundred Mowis, not enough I can add more, but I think she is only worth five hundred yuan at most, and it can't be higher." ”

Miss Farall turned, as if to ask for help, and behind the curtain she was looking at, an old man came out, took the money from Marin, and threw it into the donation box beside her: "Enough, Madame Camille has lived forty-five years, and she is worth far less than you give, and her crimes are far greater than you tell." ”

The two paladins who had followed her walked up to the workstation and dragged the woman screaming for mercy out the door.

"Mr. Marin, my lord's darling, please remember that today, you have defined the value of a life, and maybe you will have such an opportunity in the future, remember what you said today, you are a darling, you have the right to define the lives of others, but don't despise life because of this." The old lady said this, and she looked at Marin as if waiting for Marin's answer.

Marin smiled and nodded: "I will remember the choice I made today, my heart and my actions, clear as a mirror, everything I do is righteous." ”

This sentence is best explained at this moment.

The old lady smiled and nodded, and then as she turned to leave, she issued a new order: "All prisoners have their labor reduced by 10 boards today, remember, this is what your companion paid for her foolish life." ”

"Labor is rewarded for food, laziness is punished." She said.

"Labor for salvation, work for new life." The prisoners replied in unison.

Falor glanced at Marin, the big-eared fox at Matilda, and the two foxes made eye contact.

Marin pouted, then looked at the two big-eared foxes, "Is there anything else to visit?" ”

"There are some felons in the lower classes who have not yet been tried, because they are transcendent, and they are afraid that they will escape or their relatives and friends will come to save people, and the court system of the royal capital has handed them over to us." Falor said.

"Does that seem to prove that the security of the prison is very good?" Marin asked.

"No, we've been raided seven times last year, eleven times so far this year, and we didn't know anything about their actions beforehand, so the guys of the reconnaissance team have been transferred to the northern defenses." Falor gestured for Marin to look back, and Marin turned and saw the people hanging from the gate—all the raiders and their friends on it.

"Our chief judge came once, and when he left, it was like he had lost his soul, maybe it had something to do with his brother's presence in it." Miss Farall smiled like a real fox when she said this.

Marin followed her guidance and saw the one who sat in the standing cage had already turned into dry bones.

"By the way, doesn't it smell?" Marlin was a little curious.

"The upper air circle will isolate the air above us from below, and our lord will save the weak, but he will not be stingy in showing the world the brutal side of good against evil." After Farol finished speaking, he took two steps out of the way and made a gesture of please: "Mr. Marin, would you like to go down and have a look?" ”

"Please lead the way." Marin raised an eyebrow.

He had begun to like the god a little.

The brutal side of justice versus evil, this sentence really appealed to Marin, as he said.

Everyone has to pay for their choices.

Following behind the two little foxes, he walked down the stairs, saying that it was the basement, which was still too far from what Marin had imagined - enough lights, enough rooms, and enough space for enough prisoners to hang.

"It's also a job to hang like this?" Marin asked.

Farol smiled a little awkwardly, and then looked at the paladin on the side: "These guys are fighting again?" ”

"Yes, the new guys got into a fight with the other of the prisoners at breakfast." The holy warrior replied a little helplessly: "They are all prisoners who have not been tried, we can only hang them and let them sober up in the upside down." ”

"I think they're quite sober." Marin said to Matilda beside him.

In his opinion, these prisoners did not speak disrespectfully, nor did they insult each other, and they looked very well-behaved, and in comparison, the upper-class prisoners would talk back.

"That is, everything that is not clear in the head has been solved." Miss Farall said, turning her head.

Marlin's head was blown up - wait a minute, are you playing so big in the lower tiers?

Perhaps noticing Marin's expression, the little fox smiled a little awkwardly and explained: "Normally, these felons will be imprisoned for five years with us, and if they are confirmed to have completed reform, then we will issue a certificate of commutation when we transfer him to the court, but anyone who dares to resist violently, we will issue a certificate of aggravation for this, and if the crime is heinous, we will recommend that the execution be carried out, and the judges will usually let us settle it on the spot, Sometimes we also go past the judge and hang them directly. ”

"You mean to say ......" "Your Excellency Marin, we didn't say anything."

With each other's smiles on their faces, Marin and Miss Farol ended the conversation.

To add another point to the impression of the Church of Justice, the brutality of justice in the face of evil is really appreciated by Marin.

For the rest of the day, Marin visited the solitary cell on the lower level, which was a little smaller, but had a bed, a table, and some books and newspapers.

"I've always felt that the royal capital is too good for the prisoners." Matilda started to complain at this time.

"Dear Matilda, although they are criminals, everyone has the right to choose to start a new life." Miss Farall smiled and retorted.

“…… Okay, but I still think so, great, because our apprentice single room at Fort Carter is that big. Matilda said this and looked at Marin: "Mr. Marin, don't you donate something?" ”

"But don't the apprentices of the Church of Justice advocate asceticism?" Marin said with some curiosity, and at the same time quietly pierced the little fox's fraudulent donation.

"Matilda, your remarks are very dangerous." Miss Farroll on the side said with some unhappiness.

Marin immediately reached out and grabbed the back of the little fox's neck and picked it up: "It's okay, I like it when Matilda jokes with me like this. ”

Falor glanced at Marin, then at Matilda, and finally smiled: "Don't make this kind of joke in front of outsiders, it will damage the image of the church." ”

Marin laughed with him, and finally got rid of him, took Matilda back to it, and left the prison with Miss Farrell as she saw her off.

Walking around the corner, Matilda unleashed her head-gnawing skill, and she jumped behind Marin.

"I'm helping you! You stinky fox! Marin struggled, putting his hand on the girl's mouth.

In the midst of the wrestling, a soft cough was heard, and Marlin twisted Matilda's head at the same time, and saw Miss Farall standing on the corner of the street.

"This, that's also an intimate expression." Marin laughed as his other hand that grabbed Matilda's arm let go and pinched the little fox's face.

Matilda took a hard bite, though she didn't feel any pain at all.

"It's really strange for young people now, this is a small gift prepared for you by the prison warden's wife, if you encounter wicked people in the future, remember to tell them that you must choose our prison." The big-eared fox handed a letter to Marin, then smiled and retreated to the other side of the corner: "Both, you can see outsiders if you go outside, remember to be decent." ”

Waiting for this one to leave, Matilda let go of her mouth, and then launched a surprise attack, biting Marin's ear, this time without force, and then jumped off Marin's back with a snort.

Marin turned his head, looked at the big-eared fox and shook his head: "Are you a dog?" ”

"What do you mean?" Because it was in Chinese, Matilda did not understand, but asked curiously.

"You're cute." Marin replied, and at the same time, without blushing or beating his heart, he launched the ninth level of Romanticism's divine technique—talking nonsense with his eyes open.

The little fox puffed up his chest with pride, revealing the chest armor inside his coat: "Hmph, it's not too late for you to discover my merits at this time." ”

Marin glanced at the letter and saw that it was for Matilda, who handed it to the big-eared fox.

Then some absentmindedly followed the fox out of the closed street, and once again felt the lively popularity, Marin turned his head, and was about to ask where he was going next, when he saw a halfling snatch the bag from the hand of a lady, and then tried to escape while the others did not react.

Then Marlin saw Matilda rush out, and the little fox jumped over a cart, burrowed through the belly of a large horse, leaped up defactly, turned, and kicked the halfling in the neck with a seven-hundred-and-fifty-degree tomahawk whip leg.

The lady only reacted at this time, she took the bag handed by Matilda, and thanked her repeatedly.

Marin watched as the halfling was dragged onto a mechanical cart by the first responders of the Church of Mercy - in the central provinces, snatching a bag without harming people was a minor sin and not enough to be hanged on the gallows, but it still needed to be compensated by his own labor, so the Church of Mercy dragged the halfling away, treated him, and sent him to a labor camp - the whole country needed a good employee like them.

"Didn't you ask that lady to donate something to the church this time?" Marin looked at the little fox and asked with some curiosity.

Matilda was silent for a moment, and finally turned her head away: "I'm not a member of the church anymore. ”

"What?" Marin was a little confused.

"Just now...... I am no longer a member of the Church of Justice. The little fox grimaced.

"Why?" Marin was a little puzzled.

"Because the church doesn't want to see my family cut off from my generation, I'm the last member of my family......" The little fox handed the letter to Marin.

Marlin glanced at it.

Matilda, your grandfather, the revered High Paladin of Kazam, died in battle against evil last night, your family shed blood for our cause, out of respect for your family, we have to strip you of your paladin, please live as a normal girl and do what you can for your family.

Marin rubbed his forehead: "You...... There was only one person left. ”

"Yes, my grandfather...... I always thought that he would live, live for a long time, live until I get married and have children, and live until I can't even walk...... Although he has always talked about big plans, saying that innocent people need protection more, even if he did not attend the funeral of his father and mother...... But I really never blamed him......" With that, Matilda turned her head to look at Marin, her eyes filled with tears.

Marin thought for a moment and opened his arms to let the little fox hug him.

Matilda didn't cry, she just cried...... Maybe it was caused by the sand raised in the wind.

Rubbing her ears and feeling the shiver of the big-eared fox, Marin thought.

At the same time, he began to think about how to prepare a dowry for her, although she was older in terms of age, but in terms of size and strength, she was the one who needed to be protected.

Well, also, how can I find her a suitable boyfriend?

While thinking so, Marin took a white glove from his face, and in a fit of rage, he turned his head and saw a young man with angry hair, also a big-eared fox.

"The scum that makes such a lovely Matilda cry! Suffer death! He roared as he drew his sword from his waist.

Seeing the paladin uniform he was wearing, the anger in Marin's heart immediately disappeared, it turned out to be Matilda's acquaintance, thinking of this, Marin smiled a little awkwardly: "You have wronged me." ”

"Then this is ......" The young man was just about to say something cruel, so he watched with Marin watch the big-eared fox pick up the hem of Marin's coat and use it as a handkerchief.

Marin was silent.

The young man was also silent.

After a long while, the male fox opened his mouth and smiled a little awkwardly: "I am Dadapami, the holy warrior of the Church of Justice, and you are ......"

"Marin, Marin Gayat, can I ask the Church of Justice for the ironing of my coat?" Marin held the big-eared fox in one hand and asked the one in front of him.

This is a high-end fabric worth thousands of dollars, and you know that it has to be deducted from your dowry.