Chapter 793: What Happened to Diana
Chapter 793: What Happened to Diana
The arrival of Sun Zhenghong, Wang Ziqiang and others made Lin Zaishan and others overjoyed, especially when they saw the behemoth Titan Mecha, Zhiyang Yang was almost happier than seeing the goddess Su Ya in his mind. He cheered and climbed into the Titan, kept asking questions, and ordered Lin Fuzi to report on all aspects of the situation, until he was convinced that the Titan not only had more than a dozen tons of ammunition left, but also a large number of energy crystals and high-energy batteries to spare, enough to fight for a long time.
The arrival of Sun Zhenghong and others further strengthened the determination of Lin Zaishan and Wu Chaoqun to continue to stick to the hills. Without the help of the mechs, they can only evacuate the place and switch to guerrilla mode, and with the Titans, they can defend themselves and confront the invading enemy head-on. After all, no matter how numerous Orlando's cavalry is, it is flesh and blood after all, and it is difficult to beat the Titans when the technology and equipment are completely backward.
While the rest of the team members were building fortifications, setting traps, and consolidating defenses, Lin Zaishan, Sun Zhenghong, Wu Chaoqun, Zhiyangyang, and Wang Ziqiang gathered together to discuss future strategies and tactics.
Lin Zaishan said: "I expect that it will not take long for the old fox to gather enough faith power to export information to his comrades in the outside world. If he leads, we will all die without a place to bury. β
Sun Zhenghong said: "Now there are only two ways to deal with it: first, we will enter the capital and kill the old fox; Second, we used the weak link of the hill to desperately send a message for help to the outside, hoping that Midtown would be able to adopt a strategy in time to solve the strange space first. β
Lin Zaishan shook his head and said: "It's okay to sneak into the capital and do some secret actions, but it's still unrealistic to openly kill the king or archbishop of a country." What's more, Orlando and the old fox Larson are not ordinary: the former is strong in martial arts and is not under me; The latter is scheming and powerful, and I am afraid that he has already opened a trap waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net. β
Sun Zhenghong said: "Since the first method is not feasible, there is only the second one. β
Zhiyang Yang questioned: "The strongest among us are Captain Lin and Chaoqun, both of them are now trapped in a strange space, can anyone else in the outside world crack it?" β
Lin Zaishan comforted: "You don't have to worry, in addition to me, there are star soul coders in the outside world." β
"Xu Yuxin?"
"Not bad. In terms of talent and intelligence, Xu Yuxin's conditions are better than mine, and what she is inferior to is the accumulation of positive energy, the realm of star souls and practical training. In time, she will be able to surpass mine. β
"I'm afraid we won't survive the day when Xu Yuxin becomes a god."
"Zhiyangyang, when did you become so pessimistic?" Lin Zaishan patted Zhiyangyang's shoulder, "If Xu Yuxin alone groped by herself, of course she would be too late; But with Midtown's full support, coupled with our reminders and guidance, she will definitely be able to grow by leaps and bounds. β
"Our guidance?" Zhi Yang Yang slapped his head, "Captain, you want to convey relevant knowledge through telegraph?" The idea is good, but will it be intercepted by someone else? β
"The telegraph is a physical signal, and it is impossible not to be intercepted; However, as long as I encrypt it with a small means, it will be useless for others to intercept it. β
"By what means?"
"Private memory comparison. I will use the information that only Xu Yuxin and I know as the key. β
"Captain, you two won't have a leg, will you? You are so attentive, how can you be worthy of He Annie and Ye Jingying? β
"Don't talk nonsense! Xu Yuxin and I have a pure master-apprentice relationship. β
Everyone deliberated again and decided on strategies and tactics. Lin Zaishan encoded all the information that needed to be sent to Xu Yuxin and entered it into the Lin Fu subsystem.
Wang Ziqiang reminded Lin Zaishan after the meeting: "Han Xiaopeng, Lele, and Huanhuan are still missing. Captain, are we going to organize people to find it? β
"Needless to say, none of our brothers is missing! Wang Ziqiang and I went to find people and dogs. Lin Zaishan said to Sun Zhenghong and Wu Chaoqun: "Old Sun, you are in command here." Outstanding, the defense of the hills is going to be annoying, please bother more. I believe that with the supply of energy crystals, no one in the strange space is your opponent; But beware of enemy raids and plots. β
"Xiaolin, don't worry." Wu Chaoqun glanced at the black and white envoy and Vals in the distance, "I will also keep an eye on those three living treasures." β
When it was learned that Lin Zaishan and Wang Ziqiang were going to leave the hill temporarily, Zhiyangyang, Trinity, and Leon had to follow.
"Leon can go with me, and you two stay."
Trinity was quite dissatisfied with Lin Zaishan's arrangement, and complained: "Are you relieved to leave me, the best beauty, to a group of rough people?" β
"Our brothers in the Dreadnought may be a lot of rough people, but we never bully women. You'll be safe here. β
"Then you'd better go and get back quickly, I doubt yours brothers will be able to survive a week without you."
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The group of three hurriedly whipped up, avoided the avenue guarded by the soldiers, passed through a large area of wild land, and came to the location where Wang Ziqiang and Han Xiaopeng were initially separated.
Lin Zaishan took a high-quality energy gem, and his ability status increased slightly, he activated some plant abilities, touched the trees with his fingers, "inquired" about the information, and after a while, he got a suspicious clue, and immediately remounted and followed the clues all the way.
Two days later, they arrived in a small town. The town is remote and shouldn't have too many pedestrians, but today it's full of horses and people.
Lin Zaishan listened for a few seconds, and said to Wang Ziqiang and Leon: "It's Orlando's cavalry brigade. I can assure you that something big is ahead. β
On the town square, the few hundred townspeople were forced by the cavalry to concentrate here. A makeshift execution table was erected in the center of the square, on which more than a dozen corpses were suspended. Each body was ragged and flesh-open, and it was evident that they had been severely tortured.
The cavalry commander pointed his whip at the hanging corpse and shouted to the townspeople: "Remember: whoever dares to oppose the king of Orlando and the Church of Ath will end up like this!" Seeing that all the townspeople were silent, and knowing that the expected effect of intimidation had been received, he immediately ordered his subordinates to leave with looted supplies and women.
A moment after the cavalry left, Lin Zaishan and the other three men rode into the town square. At this time, the townspeople had not yet left, and when they saw another cavalry coming in, they mistakenly thought it was the authorities, and they were all frightened and froze in place.
Lin Zaishan jumped on the execution platform from a distance, carefully examined the dozen or so corpses, and was sure that there was no Han Xiaopeng, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Ziqiang took a few closer glances and exclaimed, "I know a few of these people, they are the rebels led by Diana. Captain, I'm going to get acquainted with them, or bury them, right? β
"No problem." Lin Zaishan was not afraid of the Orlando authorities and the Yate State Church, so he immediately took action, unloaded the body, and transported it to the woods outside the town to find a big pit for burial.
No sooner had they finished dealing with it than they noticed a few pairs of eyes peeping out of the woods. Lin Zaishan sneaked over unknowingly and subdued all the voyeurs.
"Are you rebels too?" Wang Ziqiang asked.
The first person looked Lin Zaishan up and down for a long time, and suddenly said: "If I guess correctly, you are the public enemy of the whole people Lin Zaishan, right?" β
Lin Zaishan and Wang Ziqiang glanced at each other, and the former smiled: "Yes, I am Lin Zaishan." β
"Great! I've finally found you. β
The man's face was full of joy, "Lin Zaishan, I think you must be looking for your teammates, right?" β
"So what?"
"I know where your teammates are. All you have to do is promise to help us rescue Miss Diana, and I'll take you to your teammates. β
"Something happened to Diana?" Wang Ziqiang and Lin Zaishan were taken aback at the same time.
"Miss Diana has been captured in Orlando, and it is likely that a public trial will be held soon. The so-called public trial, the outcome of which can be guessed by anyone, is to be executed in public for treason and heresy, as an example. β
"So, Diana is in the capital now?"
"It's not close to the capital, how can we get there quickly?" Wang Ziqiang asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp howl came from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a huge green eagle swooping towards them with a thunderous momentum.
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In the capital, the meeting hall on the first floor of the Rose Palace was crowded. The nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries of the capital gathered together to put Diana on trial.
The King of Orlando was personally present and sat on the throne to watch the whole thing; Archbishop Larsen presided over the trial; The "witnesses" obtained by unknown means by all parties took turns to testify against Diana's "accumulated crimes".
One witness accused Diana of instructing his men to kill his family, not even a 3-year-old child (as we all know, since the end of the world, humans have been almost sterilized, and it is impossible to see a 3-year-old child); Another witness framed Diana for robbing him of a wagon containing millions of brilliant coins; There is also a blind man who is already close to Alzheimer's disease, who swears that Diana herself raped his wife, daughter and a sow of childbearing age.
In less than a morning, the authorities convicted Diana of hundreds of charges. There are some "crimes", not to mention Diana, a woman, even the Star Soul Shepherd may not be able to do it.
After the lengthy hearing process was completed, the court hastily issued a resolution.
Larsson finally asked, "Diana, the leader of the rebels and the light of hell, can you confess?" β
Diana, dressed in a battle suit stained with blood and long hair that covered her wounded face, took a deep breath and shouted, "I will never admit all your false accusations!" If we have killed and injured people, then everything we do is just to live; And everything you do is for the sake of arrogance and lust, and for power and profit. The real sinner is not me, but you sanctimonious, high-sounding fellows! Sooner or later, the hundreds of thousands of survivors in the space will be destroyed in your hands! β
The audience booed and mocked and attacked Diana.
Larson raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and pronounced the verdict: "After trial, this court has found the defendant Diana guilty of treason, heresy, murder, and robberyγ...... and other 112 crimes were convicted, all crimes were united, and they were burned at the stake! The verdict is complete. β
The audience shouted loudly that the death penalty had long been expected by them, and they longed for an even more brutal death penalty for Diana. The cruelty of burning at the stake can be ranked among the top 3 punishments currently allowed in the kingdom, and there are two more cruel punishments that are "cutting meat and feeding dogs" and "reaping the consequences", just by hearing the name, you can know how terrifying it is.
In order to assert their authority, the old fox Larson and Orlando must let Diana die a tragic death that will make the audience cry. Burning at the stake is a favorite of the state religion of Art, not only to completely eliminate sinners, but also to be believed to have a "purifying" effect. After the old fox pronounced the sentence of Diana to be burned at the stake, he found that the audience was still "not addicted", so he added an article on a whim: "This court thinks that Diana is physically and mentally impure, and in order to purify her, it was decided to let her be naked and spurned by the people, and then burned at the stake!" β
"Good!" The crowd cheered wildly. This method of execution not only satisfies the bloodthirsty aristocracy, but also whets the appetite of the commoners who are looking for good deedsβafter all, the naked display of a young noble lady is the supreme entertainment in the strange space.
The old fox approached Orlando and asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied with this verdict?" β
Orlando replied indifferently: "Isn't it a bit ungentlemanly to let a former aristocratic lady be naked and accept the death penalty?" β
"Ha, punish a woman in such an imaginative way, that's what a real 'gentleman' is." The old fox now has accumulated the power of faith to a certain extent, and he thinks that he is not far from breaking the weird space, so he is less and less interested in Orlando's opinion. He said in a mocking tone: "Your Majesty, in order to make the execution more effective later, I suggest that the prisoners be rinsed and dressed up with makeup, and then changed into aristocratic clothes, and then stripped off their clothes at the execution site to show the public." I promise, it's going to blow your mind! Hahaha! β
Orlando agreed, but scolded in his heart: "You old pervert!" If Lao Tzu hadn't been poisoned by you and controlled by you, he would have torn you into dozens of pieces with his own hands. β