"The one standing in the middle is the Grand Duke of the Hammer, the one with a bad face next to him is another black-blooded clan, and the tallest one is the head wolf of the Wolfwalker clan around here, the one in the gray robe... Why is he here?Ah, he's the wizard I told you about earlier, you can ask him your questions later. "Colante, who stood with Atalanta in the square, introduced the swordswoman to the main participants in the trial. Atta's complexion was not very good.

"What's wrong?" the witch asked with concern, thinking that the other party's performance was due to nervousness, but wondered if she would think so when she saw Atta's hand holding the hilt of her sword under her robes.

"The wizard... I'm still... Don't go to him. The swordswoman's voice was slight and even trembling, and she buried her head deeply, as if she was afraid of something.

With a little thought, Colante understood why Atta was like this, presumably her eyes saw something that scared her. It's also an interesting question, which is more real, essence or appearance, or either is just one of many filters. But whatever the answer to this question, the witch knew that Cheese was anything but a terrible horror, and that she would explain it to Atta when the trial was over, and for now, let the trial begin.

"Bring the prisoner in. The voice of the Grand Duke of the Hammer was as hard as the steel he had forged, but to those who were not guilty, it was as safe as the city's tall walls. Receiving orders from the Grand Duke, Dr. Hill walked ahead, followed by Roix, a vampire who had been carried over. The Blood's body was still interspersed with thorn cages made by witches, but even so, his expression was still hideous and full of hatred.

"I'm a member of the noble Blackblood family! you stupid lowly maggots are not qualified to judge me!" he shouted, but there was no one around the square, so no one would hear me except those who participated in the trial. The clamoring prisoners were put before several inquisitors, and the soldiers consciously retreated from the superfluous defense duties, they were actually the most vulnerable of all those present. However, in addition to the human soldiers, there are many other races in the square who have volunteered to join the warriors under the command of the Grand Duke of the Hammer.

The shrill screams made everyone present show varying degrees of displeasure, but fortunately, before further disgust arose, Shande, who was a black-blooded fellow, had already stood up and walked in front of the clansmen.

"Shut up, shame thing, aren't you enough to shame the black blood?" Sander's eyes glowed scarlet from his mood swings, and the canine teeth in his mouth grew longer as a result. This change undoubtedly told Roix the identity of the person in front of him. However, in the face of accusations from his fellow clansmen, the young vampire did not back down in the slightest.

"I put the black blood to shame, if the people of the clan know that you have joined forces with these blood bags to do such a thing to your own people, just wait to be hung on the gallows and let the sun shine! Poof!" The words came to an abrupt end, because Shande, who was furious, directly pierced the neck of his fellow clan with his index finger and middle finger!

"Listen to me, boy, as the first and only Kindred to settle in this land for a long time, I automatically become the leader of the district here according to the Code. District leaders have the right and authority to promote and lower their own clans in their territory!If you want to be drawn blood and become a brainless servant, I can do so without their permission!" Although the members of the Blood Clan generally regard themselves as nobles, in fact, the order they establish and the books they follow have an extremely bloody and brutal side, which is also determined by the racial characteristics of the Blood Clan. Whether it was the competition for a limited hunting area, the management of their own hunting area, and the acquisition of more True Ancestral Blood to achieve a rise in power, they were forced to create such a tradition.

Being drained of True Ancestor blood, the so-called demotion among the Blood Clans, is the most severe punishment for vampires, and the feeling of gradually losing the ability to think and becoming a puppet in human form is an outcome that most Blood Clans would rather choose to die than accept. Sure enough, Sander's threat stopped his people from struggling. After completing this, the vampires of the Iron Castle turned to the Inquisitors and bowed, "Please forgive me and my kindred for the gaffe, everyone. Please let the trial begin. ”

After the Grand Duke nodded in agreement, Kolanty, who was in charge of escorting the prisoners here, walked up to the group and recounted what had happened at the edge of the Elven Forest a few days ago. In fact, the Grand Duke already knew about these things from the letters sent by the elves, and even he had made a plan that if Bakham's team did not get help, he would let Sander personally go and capture his own people. Still, for the other people who participated in the trial, what Colante told was very informative.

"Sander, did you hear Lady Kolanty?" said the Grand Duke as the witch finished speaking, "I don't know the laws of your blood, but I will not impose the laws of the Hammer on your people. So I now give you the opportunity to defend what your people have done, and of course you have the right to challenge what Ms. Kolandy has said. ”

Sander saluted again to express his gratitude, as well as to show his respect for Kolanty for escorting the prisoner. Honestly, he really didn't want to argue or even argue in front of these allies for this ignorant kindred, but the Blood Code demanded that he do so. He sighed and said.

"I have no objection to what Ms. Kolanty said. But I want you to understand that blood-sucking and the violent impulses that come with it-sucking are traits that I and my people cannot avoid. It is not an exaggeration to describe this trait as original sin, which is the main reason why the Bloodline is unlikable. However, I would like to make it clear that such an original sin is something that we cannot disobey by our own will. The hunter shoots the prey, and we don't feel the hunter guilty, because the hunter is a human kindred, and what he shoots is not. In the same way, killing people by starvation is not enough to constitute a sin in the bloodline. Of course, this is not a city of the Bloods, and murder is intolerable for most of the inhabitants of this land, and it is understandable that you should convict Roix for this. But I hope you will punish my people appropriately, after all, it is not only the vampires that live here, which are harmful to humans, ghouls, dementors, and they are like us in some cases. It's nature, and it's nature, we can't disobey. Conform to nature, nor should it be an unforgivable sin. ”

The Blood's words silenced everyone present. It is true that as human beings, human beings do not think about the idea of being killed as food. And when there is a creature that feeds on humans, people naturally develop fear and try to run away or kill the creature. This is true in different regions, after all, there is a distinction between right and wrong between individuals, but there is no truth between races. This can be seen from the relationship between humans and nezumi in the previous nezumi plague. Conflicts between races have always been based on the strength of the forces and the survival of the fittest. But this doesn't work in molten iron, and the city was built to take in the homeless. The Grand Duke of the Hammer was not a human in the first place, and he had ventured with humans and his fellow demonic blood, and as the ruler of the city, he did not want the race to become an invisible barrier to the city. So, what to do?

"Sander Blackblood, what would you think if I asked you what to do with your kind?" Andre asked in a deep voice.

Shander hesitated for a moment, then spoke respectfully, "My lord, if you ask me, my opinion is to expel him from this land and country. Doing so, though..."

"Shut up!"