According to the tradition of the kingdom of the Grey Lion, a fair and formal trial must comply with the following rules.

First, the trial must be public, and anyone, regardless of his status or race, is entitled to watch the trial, and the viewer is entitled to challenge the judge's arguments during the trial, and while this does not compel the judge to change his verdict, let alone interrupt the trial, this provision means that once the judge has made a judgment that is clearly contrary to common sense, his prestige and ability will be greatly questioned.

Second, the presiding officer of the trial must be the highest nobleman or leader of the current territory, and the royal family cannot shirk the responsibility of presiding over the trial under any excuse or reason, but if the royal family present cannot ensure the fairness of a trial due to personality or other problems, it can also be handed over to the second-in-line nobleman to preside over the trial if it is affirmed.

"Thirdly, if there is a death sentence in the trial, the judge must carry out the death sentence as the executor in order to show that he is responsible for the outcome of the trial. And he must swear to the gods by his real name and family name before the execution, and if the outcome of the trial is wrong, then the soul of the deceased can be allowed to return for revenge. As they walked to the place of trial, Cheese explained to Elsa the rules of the trial they were about to face.

"Sounds fair, so it's the Gregory who is presiding over our trial?" the proprietress nodded.

"No, the highest knighthood here is the Count of Montenegro, so the presiding officer is Lothar. Leon, who was at the front, looked back and said.

The trial came later than the mage had anticipated, and the reason for this, in the words of the chief knight, was that Gregory needed more time to "gather" evidence of their incrimination. When he said this, the corners of the Blood Lion's mouth sneered, as if he was laughing at the other party's incompetence. But in any case, this is a good thing for the cheese and them, which means that Leon has more time to rest, and after enough sleep, although hunger makes the hands and feet of the three of them a little weak, but at least the spirit can be kept awake.

"In this way, it is possible that Gregory will not be able to convince the Count of Montenegro to sentence us to death?" Elsa said, although Cheese had promised that he would have a way to escape with the other two on the execution ground, but that would also mean that they would officially break with the power of the kingdom, let alone obtain the resources to allocate the antidote, I am afraid that it would be impossible to leave the county of Salon.

"I advise you not to expect too much, Gregory may not be the best warrior, but in terms of negotiation methods, he is indeed the most trustworthy person in the Knights of the Kingdom. Although he was very angry at being betrayed by his subordinates, Leon still disdained to belittle the other party's ability.

"By the way, you haven't said why this Gregory wants to kill you, what kind of enmity did you have with him?" And on the other hand, everyone has some curiosity about this kind of mystery, and mages are no exception. In fact, Cheese wanted to ask this question for a long time, but after entering Turbidity Town, he encountered too many things, so he never had a chance to ask, and now that the two sides were about to face the conflict, Cheese felt that it was better to ask as soon as possible. Hearing the mage mention this topic, the proprietress immediately pricked up her ears.

"I let you down, I don't have the grudge you expected from him. Actually, the reason why he wanted to get rid of me was very simple. Remember when I told you in Vale that we're different from the Knights of the Hammer?" Leon said, shrugging his shoulders.

"I remember you saying it because most of your origins are civilians. Cheese, who had a better memory, quickly replied.

"Yes, but that's not the whole story. As the first legion of the kingdom, the composition of the Kingdom Knights will certainly not be composed entirely of civilians, and the proportion of noble children in the Knights is actually not low. But compared to the knights like the Hammer, which are almost all nobles, this is already a rare thing. As for why Gregory was unhappy with me becoming the Knight Captain of the Second Legion, it was actually very simple, because I was born as a commoner. After saying this, the expression on Leon's face was complicated, in the eyes of the knight commander, it was a very dishonorable thing to let factions and even frame each other within the legion just because of his background, let alone tell the cheese about them outsiders.

"So Gregory is from a noble background, and he wants to become the commander of the Second Legion after killing you? I'm just curious how you became the Knight Chief, after all, no matter how fair you say, the promotion within the legion is dominated by nobles, right?" the mage asked curiously.

"Ha, that's going to say that our great knight is long. He is the heart and soul of the entire Kingdom Knights, although he is from a noble background, but he treats all knights equally, and I came all the way to this position under his recommendation. And Gregory's current brazen mutiny, in fact, a large part of the reason is also because the Grand Knight is not currently in the kingdom. At the mention of the Grand Knight, Leon's face showed respect and adoration. This made Cheese wonder what kind of person could make Leon, who had the name of the Blood Lion, be so admired.

But before he could ask any further questions, after turning the last corner, the place where they would be judged had arrived. As a border town, there is naturally no such thing as a court in Turquoise Town, so the venue for this trial is set on the town square in Turbulence Town. This also satisfies the public part of the trial tradition. It's just that there are still many people who are not soldiers in the current Turbidity Town, which is doubtful. The soldiers who maintained order drew a circular area in the square with their bodies, and in the area that was to be used as a trial, there were no chairs or tables in the square, except for Lothar, who was the presiding officer, Grigory, who accompanied him, and a few guards. If anything, the lonely wooden stakes standing in the square are so conspicuous that one has to wonder about their usefulness.

Cheese and the others were escorted to the center of the circle, and under the pressure of the knight standing behind them, they fell on one knee before Lothar to show their obedience to the judgment. Seeing the Blood Lion forced to kneel on the ground, the already sneering on Gregory's face became even more obvious. This also made the knight snort in disdain, and simply lowered his head to look at the floor in front of him to avoid the other party's ugly face.

Seeing the preparation and completion, Lothar cleared his throat and said, dressed in his shining armor that the man couldn't open his eyes on, with the knight's sword in both hands.

"I, Lothar Montenegro, swear in the name of the Montenegrin family that I will preside over this trial justly. Now, Leon, the Knight of the Second Legion of the Knights of the Kingdom, and the unknown wizards and Northlanders around you. You are accused of fleeing the quarantine area without permission, attacking Kingdom soldiers and setting fire to the premises of the Apothecary Society. Do you have anything to say?"

Just as Leon was about to open his mouth to defend his side, a panicked soldier ran from the far side of the square, his body covered with a yellow-brown smudge that looked like the color of mud and blood. The soldier shouted as he ran.

"Monsters! Monsters! Monsters are attacking us!"