Chapter 263: Judgment (II)

"This court has acquitted the defendant Alan Buck as a war promoter!" The young succubus's expressionless verdict was difficult for the countless Andrarui citizens present to accept, and they waved their fists in dissatisfaction and loudly accused Allen of various crimes, and the chaotic scene in front of them seemed to indicate that the situation had turned in a direction beyond people's control. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But those who already know all this know in their hearts know in their hearts that this is actually only a prelude to the next stage of the "judgment".

Under the anger of the crowd, a person with enough weight finally stood up.

"Judge!" Enriel, the former chief priest and now the director of the Valhalla Soul Academy, stepped down from his jury seat, and the old man walked slowly to the middle of the courtroom.

Out of respect for this respected elder, the people who were dissatisfied with the trial were very silent, quietly waiting for the old man closest to God to protest to the young presiding judge on their behalf about the outcome of the trial.

"His Highness often speaks of the law as nothing more than human feelings, and has even used himself as an inappropriate example...... As you can see, presiding judge, the outcome of today's trial is obviously completely contrary to the emotional expectations of the citizens!"

The saying that the children of the abyss drink two bowls of wine and pour one bowl of wine and one bowl is once widely circulated among the dwarves, and is frequently used by those bearded people who are addicted to alcohol as an important manifestation of a prosperous life when they are in the middle of drinking.

Enriel did not mention André at this time because of that joke, but because the law is nothing more than human affection - it means that the law should conform to the emotions and morals of the world.

To be more specific, the elves believed in the dogma of the goddess that excessive demand beyond basic needs would upset the balance of nature, so excessive hunting and felling were forbidden, and Andrarui created a special law for this. In some human city-states, the lords also forbade or restricted hunting and felling by the lords, and even set up special hunting and felling taxes for this purpose. The two approaches seem to be the same, but in fact they are very different, the elves forbid it out of morality to maintain ecological balance, and the humans do it simply because the lords regard the production of their territory as their own private property.

In the Demon Realm, as long as you don't kill your own companions for no reason, murder for food, revenge, and other reasons is considered a normal behavior. The term "murder" is like a boring joke in the demon world, and in its place is hatred and private revenge. And in Garlandia, the set of rules of the Demon Realm is very inappropriate. Life here is rich and peaceful, no one will fight for a few mouthfuls of food, and the sunrise and sunset are the portrayals of life here. In a stable society, murder is undoubtedly an intolerable crime, and Andre changed the name of his demons to "demons" in the hope that they can abandon their untimely barbaric ways and integrate into the safe new home of the Emerald River Valley.

The Children of the Abyss from another world have always wanted to build Andrarui into a city where all kinds of aliens can live in harmony, and apart from the emotional part, the large alien population also allows the Children of the Abyss to use their influence to limit the current strong position of the dwarves and elves. Although both the dwarves and elves are indispensable and staunch allies of André for now, the Children of the Abyss have no intention of relying on them for everything, because if some philosophical differences arise between him and the elven dwarves, it is likely to become a major hidden danger in Andrari's future development.

However, the idea of a city where all races can live in harmony is not a beautiful vision that can be fully realized by shouting slogans and witnessing the goddess of mercy. First and foremost, it requires an essential element that will draw the aliens to Andrari and make them willing to accept the city's rule. To put it more realistically, it is pure profit, and if we had to put it more harmoniously, we can also call it "happiness" or "dream". Drawing on industrial production systems and novel ideas beyond current civilization, the Children of the Abyss provided reliable economic and material security for the aliens gathered in Andrari. The orcs attached to Andrari believe that their hard work can bring about a change for the better in their families and clans, such as goblins, vangahais, and even hobbits, and they consciously abide by the order and rules of this beautiful and happy city. This self-consciousness of lowering their posture is simply because they hope that through their hard work, more people can join in it, and hope that the homeland that gave birth to them can become more prosperous through the in-depth cooperation with Andrarui. These people all vaguely see the strong potential of Andrari, and hope that this mutually beneficial relationship can be maintained for a long time.

In addition to these alien races who consciously maintain the order of Andrari, there are also occasional speculators who only see short-term benefits among the people who visit the Emerald River Valley. Most of them are separated from the Whispering Forest by the entire wasteland, and it is difficult to travel back and forth several times a year. Caravans of a certain size naturally want to be able to establish a solid relationship with the marvelous city of the Emerald Valley, but adventurers who arrive in Andrarui for some uncertain reason are often not so settled.

Although the original purpose of André's legislation was not to specifically target these profit-seeking speculators, but he felt that there should be something and did so, as far as the results are concerned, most of the several trials that Andrarui counted were used against these speculators.

Legislation is never a simple matter, and the situation is even more complicated if these laws are to be used to regulate different groups of people from different regions with different customs.

Just to say that the marriage law that the children of the abyss initially thought were very commonplace, the legislative process was very difficult.

The dwarves and elves, who make up the majority of Andrari's population, are long-lived races, and the experience of love between husbands and wives that they have known since childhood is difficult for most ordinary lifespan races to truly understand. Especially elves, the years of love between childhood sweethearts and wives can be described by words like "one hundred years", once they become husband and wife, the relationship is naturally deep. Even if there are occasional waves, the morality of elves and dwarves will motivate them to maintain their marital feelings. So, for the elves and dwarves, there was little need for a law on marriage.

On the contrary, there is no concept of marriage in the tradition of the demons. In the difficult days of precariousness, as long as you look at the right eye, you can find a secluded place to vent with each other, but giving birth to offspring is a matter that must be carefully considered in the eyes of the demons. In this context, Andre hopes that he can forcibly change the concept of his subordinates through the marriage law, so as to prevent the recurrence of things like Renissa that affect race relations.

In addition to the hobbits whose concept of marriage is similar to that of dwarves, and the goblins who have no concept of marriage at all like the demons, the various marriage customs of the orcs have also made the children of the abyss beat their chests and become entangled.

Fox and werewolves follow a traditional monogamous system and are very loyal to their partners, while some gnollet tribes continue the ancient polygamy system, in which weak males do not have the right to have children...... Perhaps the most bizarre of these is the lion's custom that a male must first defeat his future wife in a one-on-one hand-to-hand fight if he wants to marry a girl of his own race. If your martial arts skills are not up to par, then it is best to pray that the girl you like will also like you, and be willing to release water in the competition. If there are other competitors, you're in big trouble. In addition to outperforming your suitors in the competition, you also have to defeat other suitors, and if you don't have that strength, then you can only hope that your sweetheart can overcome those opponents you can't defeat, and then choose you as the victor to be her husband.

Compared with the grand occasion before the lion man gets married, the rules of divorce are more "simple and crude" - the female lion man "Hufu" only needs to beat her husband in a competition. It's okay if you can't beat it, find a male who is willing to stand up for you and beat up your husband, your cousin or something. Anyway, it was tacit to release water in the competition, and it was just a matter of "peace" with my cousin afterwards.

...... In short, in the end, the legislative items related to the marriage law are gone, and there is really something to be mediated privately by those respected elders and priests.

Marriage laws can be suspended, but some issues cannot. In the end, the Children of the Abyss enacted several bills specifically for major cases in accordance with the principle of "heinous heinous":

Homicide, including premeditated murder, and manslaughter.

Assault crimes, including wounding, kidnapping, abduction, imprisonment, indecent assault and many other crimes.

Plunder, theft, fraud, robbery, etc. are all included.

Finally, there are the controversial war crimes.

In the case of the above-mentioned offences, the prosecution is instituted by the Andrarui Court in the case of the victim who is a citizen of Andrarui, and in cases where the victim is a traveler and occurs in the territory of Andrarui, the victim himself or herself initiates the case.

Having said all that, let's go back to the trial again.

The phrase "jurisprudence is nothing more than human feelings" is used here to refer to the acquittal of the defendant when everyone is convicted of the heinous crime.

The defendant, who was at a stalemate in the courtroom, could not hide his uneasy look, and had just learned that he had escaped with his life, and now it seemed that there was another variable that he could not have expected.

In the face of the accusation of the dean of the soul academy, Livia did not panic at all, because this was just a "drama" that had been arranged early in the morning.

"Mr. Enriel, you are right, jurisprudence is nothing more than human affection, but law is not equal to human affection. "The succubus who replaced the missing lord did not show his cowardice because of his youth, and the crown of thorns was placed on her head, representing the approval of all the citizens of Andrarui, "The trial is a right given to us by the citizens, and the court was established because of trust. However, there is no such crime as attempted war in the existing law...... Maybe there will be later, but that's something the Legislative Council should be considering. The forcible conviction of the accused is only an act of revenge out of hatred, not a fair trial!, for there is no such thing as convicting a person who plots an attempt to war!!"

"Presiding judge, do you mean that even if the defendant's crime is already well known, the court does not have the power to convict the defendant!?" The white-haired elder was red at the moment because of his anger, and if Andre himself was present, he was afraid that he would have to worry about the other party's physical problems.

However, Enriel's angry appearance at the moment is not just a joke, in the discussion about Allen's trial beforehand, he has always held a guilty opinion, so it is logical for him to lead the public to vent his anger.

Livia stood by her point of view and set rules that should not be changed lightly. Even if a change had to be made, it should be done according to the rules, because that is the essential element of maintaining the fairness of the law.

The young succubus thought that even from the first trial of Alan Barker presided over by His Highness Andrew, it was not difficult to see the attitude of the children of the abyss.

"If the witnesses Byron Harry and Adolf Kigrriggs file a complaint here, the court may try Alan Barker for murder and intentional wounding here......"

"We are now talking about Alan Barker's crime of intent on planning war, a grave evil that has put the whole of Andrarui in danger, not some crime of wounding one or two people! Enriel interrupted the young presiding judge with an impatient wave, although even he felt that he had gone too far, but in his current state, the anger displayed by the dean of the soul academy at this moment had a bit of a true performance.

"Maybe you're right, but I still insist that I don't have the right to convict the accused for the crime of plotting war!" Livia stood up from the presiding judge with the resonance crystal in her hand, "If a trial that is not in accordance with the law is made today for the will of the people, then the presiding judge who will take office tomorrow may make a judgment that is not in accordance with the law for other things! I support the imposition of a severe punishment on Alan Buck as an example in my personal capacity, but I will never judge the law in a fair setting in the position of the presiding judge!!"

"Judge, I admire your persistence. But for the sake of Andrari's future, Alan Buck deserves it, and he must be judged in full view!" "I think the presiding judge should be the only one in court who has the right to convict...... She is loving and selfless, she is great and just, and she does not need the right of others to judge anyone!"

The defendant looked at the impassioned white-haired elder with a pale face, and his whole heart seemed to sink into an inexplicable abyss of despair. The faces of the people on the jury bench were imprinted with a divine brilliance that was getting brighter and brighter, and their faces showed excitement, but they slowly lowered their heads with Enriel.

- "Because she is the mother of all living beings on the earth!" the proclamation was announced, and there was fanaticism in people's eyes.

"Your child, Enriel Fir, beseeches you to give the punishment you deserve for this unforgivable wicked!

Behind the succubus, the turquoise light slowly condensed into a human form dressed in emerald green robes, and a relaxing and comfortable aura passed over Livia's side, and the goddess's incarnation of divine power that could not be seen directly passed over the young presiding judge and walked to the judgment seat.

"I hereby pronounce to the whole world that Alan Barker is guilty. ”