Chapter 127: Imprisonment
Terrera's face suddenly stiffened after he said this, and he said, "The fifth accusation is that the Monchi family, after discovering the dark magic stone vein, hid and mined it without permission."
After Terrella completed this sentence, the nobles below were no longer as excited as they used to be to punish Ace.
Because there's a mess of accounts behind these greedy guys' butts. Who hasn't hidden the veins in their hands?
According to the laws of the Empire, whether it is the most common vein of black iron ore or the extremely rare vein of dark magic stone, once discovered, it must be reported to the empire, because the empire needs to collect a certain share.
Of course, the Dark Magic Stone cannot be mined without permission, and can only be handed over to the Empire.
However, how many nobles have really followed the laws of the empire over the years? The answer is obvious, basically no!
No nobleman would think that he had too much wealth, and they would only continue to extract the essence of the empire. Use goblins to find ore veins for them, then mine them secretly. This is a secret between almost all nobles.
They had a ghost in their hearts, so they naturally didn't dare to stand up and accuse Ace fairly.
Hearing Terrella read out such an accusation, Ace was almost so angry that smoke broke out of his head. He smiled coldly and said, "Apparently Viscount Instein secretly mined the Dark Magic Stone Vein, but he said it was me and my father who did it? He's lying!"
At this moment, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open again, and an obese middle-aged man walked in.
Ace doesn't have to guess. He knew that the person who had just come in was Instein himself.
"There are so many actors today that they have such a complete plan for a small role like mine? This seems abnormal!" Ace was very surprised. Why is there such a big show today? Is it really just to deal with himself?
Ace always had a premonition that he couldn't explain clearly. He always felt that the truth was not as simple as it seemed.
Although he has grown rapidly in recent years, he is still only a high-level dark mage after all. Not even at the level of a Magister. Why did the big man behind him deal with himself so deliberately? Ace didn't know anything about it.
But when he saw that the fat man had finally come to Terrella, he fell to the ground with tears in his eyes, and cried, saying, "Your Majesty, you must be the master for me!"
Many nobles knew this fat man, and they were very surprised. They don't know why this guy is here.
But Ace sneered and said, "Viscount Instein, this is really hard for you. So far, you need to leave at least a dozen days in advance to get here. Didn't you encounter any danger on the road?"
Of course, Ace's words were not sincere sympathy, but some strange irony.
Instein secretly wiped away his tears, then looked back at Ace, but did not speak. Instead, he continued to pretend to cry in front of Terrera.
Terrera said, "You should get up first. If you have anything to say, I'm here today, and I'll vindicate you."
Instein struggled to his feet, then said, "Your Majesty, I don't want to stay in that city anymore!"
Terrella pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why? If I'm not mistaken, Shepherd City has always been a city with a good environment among the Imperial cities. The surrounding soil is also very fertile and there are no natural disasters. Why don't you want to stay in this fertile land?"
However, Instein wiped his eyes with his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, there's really nothing I can do. Who brought Nagumo City under my jurisdiction?"
"Oh? Does this matter have anything to do with Nanyun City?" Terrella's excellent performance really made Ace admire and be shocked.
Instein nodded heavily and said, "Nancloud City is the territory of the kamikaze, but it is also under the jurisdiction of our Shepherd City, so we also have the right to know many things about them."
"However, at the beginning of this year, I stumbled upon the fact that the Monchi family had secretly mined a vein of dark magic stones, and was not prepared to report it to the Empire!"
"I know very well in my heart that under Imperial law, it is a felony to possess a vein. Therefore, I immediately want to inform the Imperial officials and ask them to investigate this matter."
"And yet, I
Not sure why. Their father and son took notice of my actions. They found me that night and forced me not to reveal it! You know, kamikaze is the strength of the paladin. If he really wants to kill me, it's easy."
"At that time, if I died, the truth of the matter would never have been known to the Empire. Therefore, I can only pretend to agree with them for the time being. But I quickly informed the Reich in secret and informed the Inquisition of their crimes."
Instein pretended to continue, "Your Majesty, both father and son are powerful. Even if my title is higher, I don't dare to compete with them!"
Clicks and waves. "I don't want to hear that. I just want to know where your evidence is."
Instein pointed to Ace and said, "Your Majesty, the evidence is on him. If you have him searched, you'll know if it's true or not!"
"Oh? Ace even hid the evidence and brought it to the palace?? Guards, search!" On Terrella's orders, more than a dozen guards surrounded Ace.
At this time, Ace had endless anger in his heart, but he didn't know how to vent it.
Instan's account book for privately mining the veins of the Dark Philosopherstone was indeed his own at the time. This was originally the evidence that Ace wanted to use to coerce Instein, but he never imagined that this account book had become the key evidence for the other side to fight back!
Soon, the guards found the account book in Ace's inner pocket.
Terrilla took a look, and there was a Philosopher's Stone output every day.
"Hey, it's very efficient! With so many Dark Philosopher's Stones being produced every day, it's no wonder you're reluctant to report this vein to the Empire, which should bring you a lot of profit, right?" Terrella closed the book and looked at Ace with a sneer.
"Do you want to use the Dark Philosopher's Stone to make a deal with the Ancient Elementals? Let them help you break through the northern defenses of the empire and occupy large territories? You father and son are so ambitious!" Tellera said.
At this time, one of the court ministers also stood up and added, "Not long ago, Ace did send a letter to the archbishop, saying that he wanted to establish contact with the ancient elemental envoys, and the archbishop agreed."
As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately caused an uproar. People couldn't help but cry.
"How could such a thing be? The Monchi family and their two fathers and sons must have been planning these things!"
"Fortunately, this discovery is timely. Otherwise, the Empire may lose a large part of its territory!"
At this time, Ace no longer looked down on the new king in front of him.
Ace can now be sure that the new king is not a fool in the eyes of others. Especially when Ace saw the shrewdness from the depths of his eyes, he was even more convinced that the prince, who was known as the most unpromising of all, had been pretending to be deaf and dumb before.
That is, for many years, Terrilla has deliberately shown the appearance of being addicted to alcohol and sex, just to hide his true ambitions.
If Terrella showed his true character and abilities too early, how could the mastermind behind the whole show choose him as the puppet king?
Seeing that Ace had really hidden the mining account book of the Dark Philosopher's Stone, everyone couldn't help but cry.
Henry and the others were even more unbelievable, because they had the impression that Ace had never been a greedy person, and it was even more impossible for him to mine the Dark Philosopher's Stone without permission.
Now, however, the guards have actually found Ace's account books. How can this be explained?
"Big brother, have you been framed? Did someone sneak the ledger into your clothes?" Leon asked anxiously.
He wanted Ace to explain himself, as he didn't believe Ace would do that.
However, Ace remained silent and didn't say a word!
This worries Leon and Arak. They kept winking at Ace, but Ace turned a blind eye to it.
"Witnesses and physical evidence are there, Ace. Do you have anything to say?" Terrella asked, staring at Ace.
Ace didn't even look at him, but at a beautiful sculpture not far away, wondering what he was thinking.
"Hey, now that you've acquiesced, let's talk about the sixth charge!"
Terrella didn't want to give Ace anti
Refute the opportunity, continued: "Help the princes of other countries, infiltrate the Legion, steal the information of the Legion, and even have treason!"
Speaking of this, Terrera deliberately raised her voice: "Treason! Do you know how serious treason is? Traitors will be skinned, smashed, have their facial features cut off, and then exposed to the sun and die! How dare you commit treason?"
Ace couldn't stand such accusations either. He said coldly, "Alexander didn't ask for any information about the emperor at all. He's just playing here for a while, joining the army with me!"
"Playing for a while? Hmph, the prince of an empire can even play with the legions of other countries, and for no other purpose. Who would believe such a thing?" Terrera said, looking down at the crowd and asking aloud, "Do you believe it?"
Almost everyone replied in unison, "I don't believe it!"
"Did you hear that? Such a lie cannot even be deceived by a three-year-old child. Do you think we're all fools?"
"It is said that the prince of the Yama Empire left you a gift before leaving New Delhi. So, can you show us this gift?" Terrella held out her hand to Ace.
Ace looked at him coldly and said, "That's my stuff, I didn't bring it."
"Did you take it away, or did you leave it somewhere?" As Terrera said, he pulled out a black dragon core from behind.
When Ace saw the dragon core, his heart sank. He thinks that as long as he insists on not bringing the dragon core, he will have no problem. However, he didn't expect the dragon core to fall into Terrella's hands.
In this case, his previous cover-up in the Black City area would also be in vain.
Who would dare to step into the black iron fence and pull out the "sacred pendant" throughout the empire of New Delhi? The answer is obvious.
"I guess Archbishop Holy Light is also involved in today's show." Ace couldn't help but guess.
At this point, he remembered Alice's assessment of Count Miles - a hypocrite. In retrospect, maybe Alice was right.
"Didn't expect that, did you? This last allegation has been directly substantiated. You can't explain it, can you?" Terrella said to everyone, "Someone has the audacity to sneak into the place where the dragon's corpse is and try to awaken the dragon! Do you think this abominable creature deserves to die?"
"Damn!"
"Kill him!"
"Kill him now!"
At that moment, almost everyone stood up and started shouting at Ace.
On this day, Monchi D. Ace was imprisoned in the prison of the Inquisition, and the seven new nobles refused to grant the title!
Of course, these seven people are the other seven members of the Demon Slayer Squad.
It is early summer, and it is estimated that in a few days, the New Delhi Empire will enter the real summer.
However, even so, Nagumo Castle was still covered by a large area of dark clouds in the morning, and the name "Nagumo Castle" was indeed very apt.
At this time, on the wall of Nanyun City, a middle-aged man in white stood up straight and looked south.
The cold wind kept blowing on his clothes, making strong noises, but his body was like a stone, motionless.
At this moment, a figure floated up from under the city wall, and a pair of white wings behind him disappeared the moment they landed.
Judging by the strength of this person, it should be at least the level of a warrior.
The man walked up to the white-robed man and said, "Deputy Commander, I just received a message from the Imperial City. Young Master, he has been imprisoned in the prison of the Inquisition."
The white-robed man's face was expressionless, and he said nonchalantly, "Okay, I understand."
The warlord frowned slightly. After hesitating, he still asked, "Aren't you worried?"
The white-robed man smiled calmly, "Don't worry, I haven't shown up yet. No one in the entire New Delhi Empire dares to do anything to my Kamikaze son! Not even Miles dare!"
The middle-aged man in the white robe who spoke was none other than Ace's father, Monchi-D-Kamikaze.
Kamikaze looked at the distant southern sky and asked, "Gail, have you been to Nanyun City with me for many years?"
The general, Gael, couldn't understand why Kamikaze suddenly asked this question. After some consternation, he nodded and replied, "It's been many years."
"This time, would you like to follow me to the imperial capital again?" The kamikaze still did not turn around and continued to face south.
Gail's heart suddenly ignited, as if he had returned to the years of following the deputy commander of the Lionheart Legion. His heart was filled with passion. He nodded immediately, "You saved Gail's life. If you say a word, let me rush through the gate of the abyss, and I will not complain!"
Kamikaze smiled and said, "Live well! You also have to take care of your family. Give yourself some leeway. Don't push too hard!"
Gale touched the back of his head and said, "Deputy Commander, that's not what you said when you were young! At that time, you told us that if you didn't work hard when you were young, you would regret it in the future. That's why we worked so hard in those years to finally create the Knights of Lionheart's glory moments!"
Kamikaze smiled wryly and said, "I was too young to cherish the more precious things around me. At that time, we had very few troubles in our hearts, and naturally we had no scruples. But now, we're different. There are too many worries to be as impulsive as when I was younger."
At this point, Kamikaze glanced at the soon-to-be-brightened sky again, sighed, and said, "Now look back! How many good brothers we have lost for this pathetic empire!"
After that, they all fell silent.
After a long time, Kamikaze looked at the sky and said, "All right, it's almost time, let's go!"
Gail didn't answer, "Where are you going?"
Kamikaze smiled and said, "Do you want Ace to stay in prison for a long time?"
Gail regained his senses and said excitedly, "Okay, Deputy Commander, I'll inform my brothers now and go to the Imperial City to rescue the young master!"
With that, Gail leapt down and quickly disappeared from view.
Kamikaze looked at the sky that was getting brighter and brighter, and whispered to himself, "I have sacrificed so much for such a stupid empire. Dear Shalina, I lost you more than a decade ago. Today, I will not lose our son again!"
"Now, it's time for my sleeping lion to wake up!"
As soon as the words fell, the kamikaze jumped to the ground, and then quickly walked towards the castle. He opened a large wooden box filled with dust and piled a piece of silver armor inside. Judging by the texture and connection of the armor, this armor must have come from a celebrity.
However, the armor was covered with dust.
Kamikaze picked up his armor and wiped all the dust off his body. Then he looked at the delicate silver armor and whispered, "Old man, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to wear you again. Because of me, you've been in this broken box for so many years!"
After that, Kamikaze took out a clean cloth and began to wipe it carefully.
Soon after, many years later, the kamikaze put on this armor called "Ice Crystal" again.
The armor was made by Ari Stark and took half a year to complete. Back then, kamikaze often bribed Stark blacksmiths with the famous liquor of the Imperial City.
It wasn't until half a year later that Stark, drunk, was forced to agree to make this armor called "Ice Crystal".
Later, when Stark wakes up, he is very depressed and blames himself for being drunk. He even gave away a top-of-the-line "Ice Crystal" armor for free.
However, it was from then on that Kamikaze and Stark developed a deep friendship.
Looking at the "Ice Crystal" armor in his hand, Kamikaze couldn't help but smile happily.
"Let's go! Accompany me to the imperial capital to settle old and fresh accounts!" Kamikaze patted his breastplate, then walked out the door.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of the castle, Kamikaze saw that the door was already crowded with people.
They are all in their thirties. At this time, seeing that the kamikaze finally came out, everyone became excited and shouted together, "Deputy Commander!"
By this time, some shops on the street had already opened, and the noise at the entrance to the castle quickly attracted the attention of the merchants.
"What's wrong? How can so many people come together at once?"
"And they all seem to be soldiers of the army!"
"I have an older brother who used to be in the regiment. Every time I walk with him, I always feel an inexplicable coldness. But these people in front of me make me feel even more terrible!"
......
Merchants whispered to each other.
Then Monchi-D-Kamikaze was heard shouting to everyone, "Knight the Lionheart, let's go!"
Under the order of the kamikaze, a group of more than 30 people left Nagumo City in a menacing manner. The moment they left the city, white wings instantly appeared behind them, and then quickly flew into the vast sky.
In the Imperial City, they kept talking about what was happening at the triumphal banquet these days.
Ordinary people don't have the opportunity to witness the confrontation that shocks the entire empire, but rumors about the confrontation blow into every home like the wind of early summer.
"I didn't expect Ace to be such a person. A hypocrite!"
"Yes, yes! Not only does he have the ambition to betray the country, but he also wants to awaken the ancient demon dragon! Is he crazy? Doesn't he know how many heroes of the New Delhi Empire have died in order to kill that demon dragon?"
"Hey! This is the so-called "those who are not of our race will have different hearts." Although he has accumulated a lot of military achievements for the empire over the years, it turns out that it was all to cover up his crimes!"
"That's right! He also added some Thorn Roses. I've heard that the people of the Thorn Rose are fugitives. Many people have more than a dozen lives on their hands!"
"Such a man, we even saw him as a young hero. Phew, I'm really blind!"
......
In the streets of the imperial capital, similar voices can be heard everywhere, and these people do not have any taboos. Instead, their voices are deliberately raised for fear that others won't hear the same.
They were obviously not there at the time, but judging by the tone and movements of their voices, it seemed as if they had witnessed everything with their own eyes.
So where did they get the news from?
Part of it comes from the "Messenger" Jaco. This guy doesn't know where to get a lot of news about the party. The day after the incident, she had already spread the word.
In particular, seven charges were retold verbatim, angering many civilians in the imperial capital.
Of course, many nobles who were originally very hostile to Ace deliberately spread rumors to portray Ace even worse.
In the midst of many slanders and slanders, Ace's image plummeted. Before yesterday, he was a hero to the younger generation of the Empire, but a day later, Ace became a traitor, and everyone spit on and insulted him.
In some legions, veterans who were dissatisfied with Ace even heard the inside story of the Warcraft Mountain War.
A lot of people have come out to talk about Ace's possession of the soul and blood of the Elemental Messenger, as well as the identity of his mother Sarina!
For many years, the relationship between people and elemental envoys has been very bad. I've heard that Ace has the bloodline of an elemental envoy. Many even slandered and insulted Ace.
No wonder he betrayed the Empire. He turned out to be a ***; Different races, of course, can not be sincere, etc.
In addition, the words include offensive words that insult Sarina.
Some of them had met Sharina when they were younger, and naturally they all had a strong desire for the beautiful Shalina. But they knew very well in their hearts that someone as noble as Sarina would not look directly at them.
As a result, these people often have a love-hate relationship with Shalina.
They never reflect. Sharina does not look down on their birth and appearance, but on their filthy souls and minds.
People are like that. It is always difficult to see their own shortcomings, and they always hate the shortcomings of others.
At that time, when Sarina first met Monchi-d kamikaze, the kamikaze was just a very ordinary knight in the legion, and did not even have the title of officer.