The prosecutor began to read out the final charges. During the long interrogation, all the facts could not have been clearer. The young prosecutor stood in front of all the noble councillors, his voice sonorous and powerful, supporting his point with rigorous logic and strong evidence. Perhaps Marshal Rundstead could have wrenched him with just one finger, but the prosecutor was not afraid. There are as many as three files of the entire complaint, totaling nearly 500 pages. Of course, he couldn't have memorized it all, and he couldn't even think about it. The House of Lords gave him only ten minutes. The eminent councillors were big men, and they could not afford to spend an endless amount of time on this matter, though most nobles spent more time on afternoon tea than that.

In just ten minutes, the young prosecutor gave a brilliant speech, and you can see how much effort he has put into it after these ten minutes. At the end of the indictment, Marshal Rundstead finally raised his eyelids and glanced at the prosecutor lightly. Only a few, including Richard, saw the murderous intent in the marshal's gaze.

It was not because the prosecutor was threatening, but because the marshal was impatient, just as Richard had done with Cannan. A big man won't allow a fly to keep screaming in his ear. Although both Richard and the marshal knew that these people were merely instigated, that didn't mean they didn't have to pay a price. Being a dog is not risk-free, and sometimes it is even more risky. Not every dog is not afraid of death, as long as one kills the other, there will be fewer and fewer people willing to be dogs. This was Richard's usual view, so he could not care who was behind it, but he would definitely put Cannan and the Silversword family to death.

The young prosecutor had finished his speech, and his face seemed to be shining with excitement.

Richard suddenly sighed, he saw the naked ambition from this young prosecutor. Such people are often willing to be taken advantage of in order to seize an opportunity. Richard's heart moved slightly, maybe he should take advantage of this opportunity more in the future.

The entire trial process was finally completed, and the final link was reached, and the conviction was made.

According to the procedure, one by one the floating island giants began to express their opinions.

"Guilty. ”

"Guilty. ”

"Not guilty. ”

Mechanical voices announced cold decisions. Richard hesitated, but still chose guilty. In this way, all the floating island magnates, plus the royal family, passed the trial of the marshal guilty by ten to five. Since most of the high-level floating island giants choose to be guilty, the actual number of votes is even more disparity.

* The officer stood up and announced in a solemn and solemn voice: "I declare that Marshal Rundstead has made a mistake in the defense of the city on which the sun never sets, and that he will be removed from the rank of Marshal of the Rundstead League and relieved of his post in the army in accordance with the laws of the Holy League." Remove the title of Marquis of Rundstead and take back the territory granted by the Alliance. The original earldom and county were retained. Count Rundstead, do you have any objection to this verdict?"

The corners of the marshal's mouth moved, even if he smiled, and said, "No objection." ”

* The official struck the bronze bell in front of him and announced, "This verdict will take effect immediately!"

While the bells were still ringing, the Duke's nephew, the agent of the House of Turan, stood up and shouted angrily: "What nonsense! Only an idiot would give such a verdict!"

* The official rang the bronze bell vigorously and said loudly: "This is the judgment made by the sacred floating island giants! Your Excellency Turan, please respect the order of the House of Lords!"

"Bullshit order!" said the young Turan, who raised his voice again, pointed to the rows of judges on the table, and shouted: "Can order keep the city where the sun never sets? Convict the marshal, who will guard the city where the sun never sets?

* The official's face was pale, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak. His status is nominally noble, but under a structure like the Holy Alliance, his status is determined by strength. Against the Turan family on the sixth layer, if there is no equally weighty floating island tycoon behind him, then this * official will probably not see the sun the next day.

The young Turan turned to Richard and asked, "Do I have a point?"

The council hall immediately fell silent, watching the confrontation between the two floating island giants.

Richard smiled and said, "First, the marshal is not the only one who participated in the defense of the capital on which the sun never sets. Second, the officials can't keep the capital where the sun never sets, and they can't keep it if you go to the same place. ”

Young Turan's handsome face turned green at once, and Richard's words alluded to him, like the judges, being a waste, and sent back what he had just said. He was already furious, his shining eyes stared at Richard, and he asked in a cold voice: "Then are you okay, Your Excellency Richard?"

Richard smiled even more calmly and said, "It doesn't matter to me. Importantly, number one, I've killed more Daxoldas on the Battlefield than you've killed in your lifetime. Second, if we duel, I'm 100% sure I can kill you. ”

Turan's face turned from green to blue, but he couldn't speak for a long time, snorted heavily, and walked away.

* The magistrate hastily announced the end of the trial, with no intention of pursuing the impudence of young Turan, and there was no way to pursue it. The nobles left the House of Lords in twos and threes.

The trial of the marshal ended, but the follow-up plot had just begun.

Two days later, Richard stood on the rooftop of the Black Rose Castle and watched as the troops of cavalry slowly left the barracks and headed west. After the knights, there were two thousand infantry, and three thousand troops responsible for logistical baggage. This force will head west, to open up the Dukedom of Akmund. From the Black Rose Castle in Asan to the western border of the Holy Alliance, it would take months to march alone. However, Richard marched in echelons, and the pure cavalry troops would accelerate their advance, and the rest of the troops would follow.

Now that the troops were far away, Richard turned to Asiris and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Valley of Gold." ”

The Dark Magician bowed and said, "As you wish! The dimensional portal has been expanded, and we can go at any time." ”

Richard didn't answer immediately, but looked into the distance. On the horizon, a regular fleet of trucks is slowly approaching. Looking at the banner of the wagon convoy from afar, Aceris knew that it was a convoy full of knightly equipment. In three days, it was the second convoy he had seen. Cargo convoys of this size, each loaded with enough equipment to arm a hundred knights to the teeth. Aceris didn't notice that his face changed slightly, and Richard's military strength was expanding almost every moment, and there was no end in sight.

As if seeing Asiris's thoughts, Richard said, "There are still eight such convoys." I ordered a full set of equipment for a thousand high-ranking knights this time. ”

1,000 high-level knights! Even according to the equipment standard of 3,000 gold coins per knight of an ordinary wealthy family, 1,000 knights are still 3,000,000 gold coins!

The corners of Aceris' eyes twitched, and he still said respectfully, "In your hands, Akmund will surely shine like never before." ”

Aceris's words were not entirely complimentary. After a thousand high-ranking knights, you can actually read a lot of things. For example, knight equipment is never something that can be determined. An armed workshop in a duke may produce less than 1,000 sets of knights' equipment a year. If it's a knight's equipment above the standard, the production will be reduced. Moreover, high-level knight equipment is a strategic material, and when it reaches a certain scale, it is not something that can be bought with money. Richard easily obtained a thousand sets of equipment, indicating that at least a few forces comparable to the Duke were fully supporting him behind him.

Also, what is more difficult to get than knight equipment is people. Last time, Richard recruited Infantry Knights and Ready-to-Construct Knights for the entire Akmund, and almost wiped out the entire Akmund freedom fighters who were willing to join the army. Now nearly 4,000 knights have all been assigned mounts and have become real knights. In a short period of time, where did Richard get so many high-ranking knights?

Someone with equipment, a great builder himself, and very young, Richard's future is beyond doubt. In addition to the slight lack of personal strength, it can even be said that Richard's achievements are close to Gordon.

Richard knew this in his own heart, and Asirius knew it very well in his heart.

Richard sighed lightly and said, "Give me some more time, and I won't do any worse than my father." Why can't you help me as you helped my father?"

Aceris smiled and said, "My lord, not every subordinate is willing to become a follower. Not every follower can have a brotherly affection either. Each of us has a story to tell about our encounter with Master Gordon. So in our hearts, Master Gordon is unique. You don't have to worry about that, because it won't affect you from leading the Akmund family forward. ”

Richard let out a sigh of relief and said, "All right! ”

The Valley of Flowing Gold, one of the first three planes of Gordon. Of the first three planes, two of the final advance bases were destroyed by the inhabitants of the plane, cutting off the plane passages, and the plane coordinates were also recovered by the Eternal Dragon Temple. In the end, it was the Valley of Flowing Gold, which was also one of the bases on which Gordon depended.

As soon as he stepped out of the plane portal, Richard heard the earth-shaking sound of fighting, the distant battle roar was like thunder, thunder flashed in the air, and the wind rushed to his face with a thick bloody atmosphere.

It turned out to be a battle, and the battlefield was almost next to the gate of the plane, and it seemed that the situation in the Liujin Valley was really bad, and it was almost the same as the original Green Forest.

Richard was calm, first looking around to take in his surroundings.

The sky here is not blue, but a deep black void. In the void, there are large ribbons of brilliant iridescent light slowly fluttering and changing, like a mythical world.