Chapter 30: Judgment (II)
Cheese broke the little trick, and Sander had to shrug his shoulders and wave in the direction of his kindred, and a few drops of red blood immediately flew out of the wound on Roix's neck and fell back into his hand. After these drops of blood from other bloodlines were expelled, the wound on Roix's neck began to heal on its own. In terms of healing time, Roix and Sander, both exiles of the Black Blood Family, are on par, indicating that the concentration of True Ancestor's blood in their bodies, which is the measure of vampire strength, is basically the same. And this is also a matter of course, the precious blood of the True Ancestor naturally cannot be taken away by the exiles at will, when they are determined to be exiled, naturally someone will recover the blood of the True Ancestor in their bodies, and only keep the minimum level that can maintain rationality.
"Ahem, ahem," Royx, who had recovered his throat, was familiar with the sensation of the tracheal connection, but even so, his eyes were still full of rebelliousness.
"Well, I did use some tricks, but this girl stabbed me with a sword. In this matter, we will offset each other's merits and demerits, and we will not pursue them. As for how you will judge him next, I have no opinion. Shande said in a relaxed tone and stepped aside, his hands crossed on his chest as if he was standing by.
Colante took the opportunity to walk into the middle of the field and pull Atalanta back. Cheese's revelation of Sander's trick is undoubtedly good news for the female swordsman, otherwise it would be investigated afterwards, and with Sander's position in the Hammer, Atta would have been punished somewhat. Whether or not the swordswoman herself would have thought so was another matter, at least she must have not taken the punishment she was about to suffer as a concern when she rushed out to assassinate Shande. Even now, when Kelanti told her to back off, she was reluctant to step away.
"Leave it to him, and since the gray robe has come forward, he will carry this judgment on. Besides, you still have your sword, don't you?" the witch's whispered dissuasion worked, and Atta finally relaxed her tense muscles, and followed Kolandi to the side, waiting for them to do their job.
And now, the inquisitors' focus is still on Roix, who has just regained the ability to speak. The Grand Duke lifted his hammer slightly, then slammed it on the ground, "Roix Blackblood, we already know what you're doing. You and your servants killed fifteen Greylion and non-Greylion residents in a month, consciously repeating the same area. You eat as often as a vampire that preys, do you have anything to say about that?"
Roix grinned and showed two sharp canine teeth, and according to his character, being questioned by a dwarf in such a condescending manner would inevitably be reciprocated. But when the words came to his lips, he saw Shande with a smile on his face. The red pupils slid a slight arc, and the throat that was ready to scream relaxed and spat out calm words, "I confess." I killed those people. ”
Silence, no one's expression changed except for the smiling female swordsman after the vampire confessed his guilt. Because they all know very well that there must be a second half of this sentence. Sure enough, Roix said slowly, "I killed those people because I couldn't help them. I'm so hungry. ”
This time, Kolanty grabbed Atta's wrist and didn't let the latter rush out. "Listen to him, it's okay, lies are ugliest when they are exposed. ”
Not noticing the conversation between the witch and the swordsman, Roix began his statement, "You just said that I eat too often, and I hope you can understand that this is something that cannot be helped. I drained so much of my strength from exile that I had to eat a lot to keep my sanity. Of course, I didn't let myself go, I tried fasting, but it was counterproductive, the desire to eat blood made me lose myself, and by the time I noticed, I had committed the crime. This is my gaffe, the result of my recklessness. ”
Cheese's expression became heavy, and this was the real effect of Sander's speech and the little trick to delay time. He didn't need to convince the Grand Duke himself at all, he only needed to show Roix the situation in front of him, and as long as the latter was not stupid, he could find the most appropriate way to deal with it himself. That's how he's dealing with it now. Andre, as the leader of the dark and light sides of the entire Hammer Territory, even if he knows that the vampire in front of him is lying, in order to maintain the justice of the order in the territory, he cannot act with his own judgment. This is something that cannot be helped, and when the area to be managed is large enough, a fair but not entirely correct order machine is much more useful than a self-righteous and flexible individual. The Bloodlines are well aware of this, as they are within their clans, where everything must be done in accordance with the ancient legal code, with no exceptions and no personal affection.
The Grand Duke rubbed his beard with his right hand, analyzing the situation in front of him while waiting for someone to question the vampire's answer. Soon, a questioning voice came out of the cheese's mouth, "I would like to let the witness speak, Your Excellency Andrei." According to Ms. Kolanty, the young lady next to her witnessed the prisoner's last alleged eating. Her words are valuable. ”
"After she's stabbed with a sword?" Roix said sarcastically. At the same time, he also looked at Atalanta defiantly, as if he had already won the battle.
"Archduke, we have a way of judging whether what the prisoner said is true or false. Koranti was also stimulated by the arrogance of the Bloodline, and she showed their cards for Atta.
"A sword that can compel people to speak the truth? "Frakrag's abilities have caused the dwarves to raise eyebrows, something like nothing that has ever been seen in the work of the Children of the Mountain.
"I'll prove it to you now. Atalanta drew her sword and was about to walk towards the prisoner.
"Wait, how do we know that your sword is for people to tell the truth, not for them to say what you want them to say? Sander spoke. The presence of the Puzzler had clearly disrupted his plans, but it was not irreparable.
"It's easy to do. The Grand Duke and I can determine if this sword really has this ability. Cheese said calmly, and with that, he walked up to Atalanta, "Mind if you let us look at your sword for a moment?"
The swordswoman hesitated, but for the sake of judgment, she handed the solver to the mage, but at the same time asked the question, "Vlacrag can only be used in my hands. ”
"It's okay, I've learned a little bit of goblin writing, and I can still understand the inscription on this sword. ”