In the early morning, the rain finally stopped. The entire city of Turin was once again under martial law - this time the situation was even more terrible than all the previous martial law, the Knights of the Sacred Tree completely took over the defense of the entire city of Turin, the gates of the royal palace on the hills of Marcherus were closed, and all the nobles had to wait at home for an announcement before receiving a royal order.

The Knights of the Sacred Tree took to the streets with a large group of sergeants and the remnants of the Legion of Guards, sealing off the entire city from city to street - the people of Turin, who had been in turmoil all night, looked at the knights with a chilling look in their eyes, and did not dare to look at the heavily armed knights with their eyes.

Just last night, it wasn't just the hills of Marcherus – thousands of mobs had burst into the streets of the East and West Districts, and the entire Sweetwater Alley had been destroyed in ruins, not even a trace of it was left as it was, all that remained was the pile of rubble and countless corpses.

The remnants of the Garrison Legion were almost wiped out, and the main force of the Knights of the Sacred Tree rushed to the city gate as soon as possible, leaving thousands of corpses to quell the terrible revolt after a fight, and the originally muddy city gate was also dyed red.

The rebels on the hills of Marcherus, the rioters in the eastern part of the city—even the most ill-informed people learned about it early on from someone else's mouth. Everyone hid in their homes in trepidation, locked their doors, and waited for their fate in fear.

The thousand-year-old city of Turin, the royal capital of three hundred years – the city has never been breached by the enemy, but it has not been all smooth sailing – political strife. Mob uprising. Rebellion...... All sorts of events have happened at one time or another. And the worst outcome of each time was a bloody massacre, and the most recent one, those who were really old still had a slight impression of how many people the former king had killed in order to quell a great plague.

Perhaps it is because His Majesty Horace is so merciful and willing to choose compromise in the face of strife that many people have long forgotten it. How did His Majesty get to the throne, and how many people did he kill in order to sit on this chair!

Where have all the nobles who once shouted, "Horace is the least qualified to inherit the throne," gone? Where have those who have gone with the slogan "Our king should be a true knight, not hiding behind a parchment"?

Authority, dignity...... Not even a benevolent and gentle elder like Horace I could accept it, and no king could accept the provocation he had been subjected to on either front!

The servants of the royal palace, as well as the requisitioned men, spent the morning cleaning the blood stains in front of the steps of the palace and in the squares, spilling buckets of water on them. The masonry was still red underfoot, and there were so many corpses carried onto the carriage that a bonfire had to be lit in the square. Thousands of corpses were turned into a pinch of "gravel".

Mercer Kane, the loyal Grand Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, immediately controlled all the vital points of the entire city of Turin, and the black tree banner on a white background filled all the towers and commanding heights - those who once stood up one after another to accuse the garrison of the Legion were now all silent, not even a single nobleman dared to say a word.

And Mercer Kane, who was dutiful in his duties, carried out Horace's royal decree perfectly - the whole city of Turin was under the control of the Knights of the Sacred Tree. It was only in such a situation that Horace could rest assured.

Maybe one or two of the Knights' Knights might be bribed, but the Knights of the Sacred Tree couldn't - they didn't have to look at anyone in Turin, they were the true King's army, and there was no need to grovel to anyone else!

And for the end of the whole thing, at the end of the morning, Horace also made his final decision - the entire Brindish family was wiped out!

Young, old, children, women and men...... Without exception, not a single one slipped through the net, and the heads of all the people in the entire family were cut off and hung on the wall outside the prison gate. Only a four-year-old illegitimate son of Nafario Brindisi was passed on to a little, thriving family, and escaped with Horace's tacit consent.

This thousand-year-old family eventually fell victim to the whole thing - Horace could not accept the rebellion of the Mineste family, and could not let Berion be punished as a traitor, and someone had to stand up and take responsibility.

What's more, the executor of the whole thing from beginning to end was Gavin Brindisi - not to mention that he did kill people with his own hands and instigated the rebels to attack the palace, even if it was punished as treason.

In the afternoon, the Knight Captain Leonardo personally escorted Berion Marcherus back to the palace - still nominally "protective", of course, but it was clear to any nobleman that His Majesty Horace could not accept his brother's rebellion and tried to avoid a split within the family. But he also won't easily forgive Berrion's attempt to "force the palace", even if it may have nothing to do with him.

But what made Sir Leonardo feel a little frightened was that when Berion stepped into the carriage, he did not resist at all, but was very cooperative, as if he was really just going to receive the "protection" of the royal brother, and there was no anger in his every move.

"He definitely knows something...... The kind that is unknown, that's why he is so fearless, believing that His Majesty Horace will never kill him. Standing outside the closed door, Leonardo frowned, and the knight's anger could be heard in his tone: "Killed so many people, killed so many people...... It's so fearless!"

Because someone has already taken all the guilt down...... Edward, who was standing beside him, sighed helplessly, he understood why Leonardo was so angry, but this was the best result.

Especially for Edward himself - even in a different situation, he would never let go of this reptile who dared to threaten his family!

But for Leonardo...... The chief knight still had the idea that he could really punish the "real culprit behind the scenes", but in the face of His Majesty's orders from Horace, he had no choice but to obey them—because he was the chief knight of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, and he was a pro-soldier of His Majesty, and he must not disobey His Majesty's orders, because he swore an oath.

In such a situation, the first thing that either side needs to do is to put down the whole rebellion as soon as possible - the Kingdom of Turin will definitely not be able to withstand this turmoil any longer, and a collapsing kingdom will not benefit anyone, whether it is the nobles of Turin or the powerful lords of the region.

"It's unpleasant, but there's something good to tell you. Leonardo's face barely squeezed out a few smiles, and patted Edward on the shoulder: "Greene Turn, that guy is not dead...... This morning, several palace servants found this guy while cleaning up the corpse - it was really fateful, and several pharmacists who were urgently summoned said that this guy had only one breath left, and the Radiant Cross blessed him and let him barely survive!"

"And what about him now?" Edward's face also had a look of hope - in any case, it was pleasant to know that his friend was not dead, especially if he was not able to help, "Has he woken up, or is he still ...... In a coma?"

"Wake up, I've heard that the pharmacists used some special potions to keep him from falling into a weak coma for a while, although it doesn't sound like a good idea. Sir Leonardo shook his head: "And he ......"

"It is very inappropriate to say that, but I think it is better for you to tell him than anyone else—that His Majesty is ready to remove him from his post as commander of the Grimm Turns!" (To be continued.) )

PS: The Hantu chapter is about to start...... Please look forward to it!