"Justice will prevail? The justice of bullshit will win! ”

Morris cursed frantically: "I hate it, I really hate it, I can leave this country with only one step, why are you stopping me, Rod, what good can this bring you?" I curse you, I curse you...... Huh? Woooooooooooo ”

Rod just stretched out his hand, and Maurice's mouth couldn't open as if it was glued, and he hadn't learned a skill like ventriloquism, so the rest of the vicious curses could only come out as an inexplicable 'whine'.

"It's still useful to learn a little magic, although it's only a small silence technique, but it can come in handy at this time."

Rhodes said lightly, then looked at Wren, "Then it's time for us to set off back to the temple, there happen to be a few carriages over there, and I don't think Steward Lewis would mind if I requisitioned one." Your father can't walk at this time, so a carriage ride is the perfect fit. ”

"May I ask you a question, Lord Rhodes?"

Wren cautiously raised his hand.

"Of course, but quickly—your father is waiting to be treated, and I reckon the wound on his leg hurts."

Rod said with a frown, and Morris, who was slumped on the ground, also let out a series of impatient 'whining' sounds.

"Okay, okay."

Wren guessed that the 'whine' sound must have been scolding himself, but it didn't matter now, "May I ask Lord Rhodes, will my father be punished by the legendary Soul Searing?" ”

"Of course, the punishment of burning the soul, the punishment of the soul and the body decaying together."

Rod looked at Morris in disgust, "Actually, I personally think that this kind of punishment is a bit light for an evil person like him, but there is no way, the torture of burning souls is already the most cruel method of the temple." ”

"What about me?"

Wren nervously asked the question he was most concerned about, and he plucked up his courage and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, but in the face of a powerful witcher like you, I think it's better not to lie—I did commit the crime of being an accomplice and did a lot of bad things for my father, so at least I can be considered an accomplice." What will the temple say about me? ”

"Well, although it is not a death penalty, life imprisonment is probably indispensable. But ......"

Rod glanced at Wren with a meaningful look, "However, the final verdict will largely depend on my report. ”

"You, you're saying that I might get a light sentence?"

Wren held his breath.

"Yes, it's quite possible."

Rhodes nodded, "Although you just claimed that you obeyed your father's orders out of 'love', it seems to me that you should actually be oppressed. It's not so much that you helped him do those horrible things, but that he coerced you into doing those things, right? ”

Wren was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice, "You're right, I was coerced. ”

Maurice fell to the ground, almost glaring out of his eyes, glaring at his son, unable to speak, but the angry whine was already representative of his mood at this time.

Wren's heart was also entangled, even though after what had just happened, he no longer regarded Maurice as a father in his heart, but he still didn't dare to look at him, because a sense of guilt lingered in his heart for a long time, but not for Maurice, but for Shana, his mother.

Mother, I'm sorry, I can't protect myself now, I really can't save this man you and I once loved so much.

"I know that in my current capacity, I am not in a position to ask you for anything, Lord Rhodes."

After all, Wren couldn't ignore the guilt in his heart, and couldn't help but speak: "But there is a very important incentive for him, Morris, to change from a respected president of the Alchemy Association to a madman full of violence. ”

Then, he quickly explained the cause of the incident.

After listening to Wren's account, Rhodes fell into deep thought. He knew that Wren was right, and he didn't need to use the 'True Eye', he could see that Wren was not lying, and that the woman named Shanna was indeed pitiful, although this did not excuse the terrible crime committed by Maurice, but at least it showed that this guy was not born evil.

"I can give him a happy ending here, young man."

Rod finally spoke.

"That's enough, that's enough, Lord Rhodes, thank you for your generosity and kindness."

Wren said gratefully, and Morris let out a beast-like roar from his throat, apparently not satisfied with the result, and even dragged his injured leg to Wren's feet, trying to hit him with his head.

But Rhodes didn't give him that chance, and the light crossbow in his hand re-transformed into a knife, and then cut off Maurice's head.

Wren was stunned on the spot.

Unprepared, he only felt as if his internal organs were twisting together at the same time, and for about a minute, he even forgot to breathe.

That's how my father died?

Fortunately, since this is meant to happen, it can be considered a mercy to his father to suddenly happen when he is not expected - at least he does not have to count the countdown and wait for death to come.

Wren looked sadly at the mud-stained head at his feet, for the first time since he had been so careful about his father's face since he had died, only to find that his earlier white skin had somehow been sunburned a light brown, and his hair, which had always been combed back, was even more disheveled.

Who could associate this vagabond-like head with the former president of the Alchemy Society of the Eastern City-States?

The sadness at his father's death seemed to be a small part of the feeling, and more of a sense of relief - after realizing this, Wren felt even more sad.

"Is that enough time for you to mourn?"

Rhodes reminded: "If it's not enough, just remember it silently in your heart, now, I have to clean up the battlefield." ”

With that, the light knife in his hand split into several pulsing clusters of light, which then landed on Maurice's corpse and the fragments left by Frank. The pure flame was lit, and in a short time the remains of the master and servant were burned away, and something seemed to be shining in the ashes.

It was a ring, and Wren walked over and picked it up, putting it in front of his eyes to take a closer look.

The ring is very simple, the iron band is inlaid with a black stone, which looks neither precious nor exquisite, even the ring worn by a country girl when she is married is probably much more beautiful than this one.

But Wren knew that the value of this ring did not lie in the material or shape, because it was a spatial ring that his father regarded as a treasure, and there were about five cubic meters of storage space in it, which could be used to place anything other than lifeforms, which was convenient and safe. If it weren't for this thing, the two of them wouldn't have been able to carry a lot of luggage and alchemy materials when they absconded.

Unfortunately, Wren didn't know the code words to open this ring, so he put it on his hand first, even if he couldn't take out the wealth inside, at least he could think about it, this was the only relic of his parents combined.

"Oh, you left that thing, it's good, I can tell, it's a precious space ring."

Rod smiled, then pointed to the head on the ground, the last part of Maurice's body, "Then this head will be mine, so that I can give it to the temple." ”

"By the way, you don't seem to be very sad, Wren, that's the name, right? It's a good name, albeit a bit rustic. To be honest, I thought you wouldn't break down, but at least you should cry, I know you love him after all. ”

Rod asked, as he took Maurice's head into the rucksack.

"Love?"

Wren smiled bitterly and said softly, "Maybe it was, but now it won't." I must have heard my argument with my father, Lord Rhodes, and if I insist on not budging, I am sure he will not hesitate to order Frank to kill me too. For him who is crazy, a son who does not know how to obey, and a rare corpse of a strong man, it is obvious that the latter is more helpful to him. ”

"Naturally, I heard those conversations, and speaking of which, that's why I decided to open up to you."

Rod said indifferently: "You just spoke against your father, just to leave the enemy with peace after death and preserve his last dignity. This was unnecessary for you, and it led to a sudden deterioration in your father-son relationship, but you did it anyway, which reminds me that not so long ago, I made a similar choice to yours - I chose to help enemies who should have been annihilated, and for that, I was almost punished by my superiors. ”

After a pause, Rhodes continued: "The hidden kindness in your heart has won you a chance at redemption, Wren. I want you to understand that 'kindness' is not a stupid idea or a ridiculous act, but that 'kindness' has great power and in many cases, it can work miracles. ”

"Actually, I'm also selfish. I'm not afraid to tell you, Lord Rhodes, I think that just creating a Frank has made my father so crazy and arrogant, and has many absurd thoughts, and if he uses your corpse to refine a new flesh giant, it will be a very terrible thing for him, for me, and for others, even if he succeeds in escaping to Kalmdor, the rest of the day will definitely not be easy. ”

Of course, now none of this is to worry about, because you cut off his head.

Wren stayed for a while and said with a wry smile: "Strength is really terrifying. Just as a child who gets a beautiful umbrella and looks forward to a rainy day, he doesn't care that his mother's freshly dried clothes have to be washed again, how many pedestrians are drenched, and whether the vendors' business will be bad - just because he has a beautiful little umbrella in his hand. ”

"Oh?"

Rod was stunned, he pondered Wren's words, and began to re-examine the young man in front of him, slowly, a look of appreciation appeared in his eyes, he had a good heart, and he was a good material worth shaping. Thinking like this, a bold idea appeared in Rod's heart, after all, such young people are rare, and imprisonment or release is a waste of talent.

So he cleared his throat, and then smiled: "Did I just say that I am willing to do you a little favor in the report, so that you can get a light sentence?" ”

"Yes, Lord Rhodes, you did."

Wren looked at him vigilantly: "You don't want to regret it, do you?" ”

"I did change my mind, but not to repent, but I intend to fight for your acquittal."

"What?!"

Wren could barely believe his ears, "Me? Acquittal? Is this possible, Lord Rhodes, and can you really do it? ”

"It's more difficult, but you can still fight for it. If I can acquit you, Wren, what will you give me in return? ”

"So you're a benevolent person."

Wren said with a bitter face: "I'm alone now, although I wear a space ring on my hand, but I don't know how to open the codeword, so I can't take out the gold coins or anything......"

"Gold coins? These things have the same golden color as the Holy Light, but the Holy Light can soothe people's hearts, while gold coins can only disturb people's hearts, so I don't need too many of them. ”

Rod said solemnly, "All I want is you, Wren." ”

"Uh, you want me?"

Wren took a step back and rubbed his hands together awkwardly, "Well, Lord Rhodes, I have to say that although you are older, you are more attractive than a young man like me, and if I were a woman, I would definitely be tempted to throw myself into your arms." But as you can see, I don't happen to be a man, and I don't have any intention of liking men anytime soon......"

"My lord, this is a terrible misunderstanding. Don't worry, I don't want to be liked by men either, maybe it's okay to worship, but that kind of relationship between men and women is okay. ”

Rod scratched his head and explained, "I hope you'll obey my orders to some extent in the future, Wren. ”

"Doing your best?"

"It's better to say that it's effective, the word 'desperate' sounds too cold-blooded."

"Well, for you,"

Wren shrugged, "But I don't know anything, and as far as alchemy is concerned, I've only learned a few scratches of the surface." I'm not an alchemical genius like my father, no matter what you think, but I know it myself. ”

"It's okay, I don't need you to know anything about alchemy, of course, the more knowledge, the better."

Rhodes bent down, his palm brushing his broken blade and the fragments of the hunting crossbow, and the next moment those things were gone, and Wren saw the bracer on his hand flicker slightly, it seemed that it was also a spatial item. "As you can see, my weapons have been destroyed, but I still have many enemies, overtly and secretly, those bloodthirsty guys are not something that can be dealt with with bare hands, so I need a new weapon, Wren, and that's you."

“…… You want me to fight for you? ”

Wren frowned, "But I don't know that, to be honest, even a street thug is much better at fighting than I am." ”

"At the moment, it seems like this, so you still need to train."

Seeing Wren's suspicious eyes, Rhodes smiled kindly, "Don't worry, I can promise you that if you don't meet my requirements in the end, then I won't force you to die—after all, if I want to do this, I don't need to help you avoid trial." ”

"Okay, okay, I agree, I'm yours - oh no, it's a bit disgusting, anyway, I'm going to obey your orders to some extent in the future, unless the order is meant to send me to death."

Wren readily agreed, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart, he couldn't run away, he couldn't beat him, he couldn't fight, didn't he agree?

"Very well, now let's get out of here, the mission is over, I need to get back in time. I don't want to see the cloudy look on Mycella's face anymore, it always reminds me of Grandma Jones, who lived next door when I was a child, and the old man used to knock my knuckles on the head and say, 'This child is not going to be successful,' and her sworn expression was a nightmare of my childhood. ”

Rod muttered as he took out two teleportation scrolls from his arms, "I brought two with me this time, since we don't need to bring your father back now, then we don't have to drive anymore, just teleport directly." ”

As he spoke, he handed one of the scrolls to Wren, told him to activate the spell by the way, and finally advised: "The target is the teleportation hall of the temple, don't communicate with people casually when you get there, don't look around, just follow me." Okay, let's go, you go first. ”

Did you let me go first because I was worried that if you left first, I would run away immediately? I don't believe in people too much, this damn chief demon hunter, although it is in the right place, but he has a lot of eyes.

Wren sighed in disappointment, he did have this intention just now.

"Oh yes, please wait a minute."

Wren, who was about to recite a spell, suddenly ran up to the fat merchant in the distance. This guy had been stunned since he had been thrown by Frank just now, and he hadn't woken up yet—maybe he woke up for a while, and then he was stunned by the battle in front of him—who knows, no matter what, it wouldn't affect Wren to take out all the gold coins on him and put them in his pocket.

A dozen gold coins is definitely a lot of money for the average family, but I'm afraid it won't be enough for this dead fat man to buy an extra seaside villa made of red stone in Kalm, so Wren knows that he must have space items on him - forget about those, if you don't know how to turn on the codeword, even if you take it, it's just a burden.

"You're stealing, Wren, in front of me."

Rod said dissatisfied.

"This man is a fraudster, Lord Rhodes, every penny of his money is dirty, I am not stealing by doing this, at most I am robbing the rich and helping the poor."

Wren quibbled.

Rod just snorted and didn't say anything more.

After sacking the fat merchant, Wren began to chant incantations, and the teleportation scroll itself was an enchanted item, so even if the user had not studied magic, it could be activated with a weak mental power.

As the spell was completed, the scroll in Wren's hand emitted a faint blue light, and he had never experienced spatial teleportation before, so he couldn't help but be a little nervous. The next moment, he felt as if his whole body didn't exist, a sense of nothingness covered his whole body, and although his eyes were open, there was only darkness in his eyes, and he didn't see the fancy time-space passages in his imagination.

The uncomfortable feeling of nothingness lasted only about two seconds, and then the darkness faded and a new sight suddenly appeared in Wren's eyes.

It was a large room of about forty square meters, with no furnishings and decorations, and it was slightly empty.

There were no windows either, and the walls and ceiling were painted with strange runes that lit up the room with a faint glow, and he was standing in a teleportation circle in the center.

"Who is that, what about you, what are you in a daze, why don't you hurry up and get out of it?"

Outside the circle, an old monk on duty frowned and said to Wren.

"Oh! Sorry, I'm just curious......"

Wren was in a trance for a moment, then hurriedly walked out of the magic circle, and said embarrassedly: "The first time I teleported, I was a little distracted. ”

"I see, that's understandable. Somewhere far away, you're at your destination in the blink of an eye – if it's your first time experiencing this magical feeling, it does take a while to get used to. ”

The old monk said kindly, "Next time, be careful, don't linger in the circle after the teleportation is completed, after all, you don't know when the next teleporter will come." If you're lucky, maybe the next person will step on your head, and if you're unlucky, their body will overlap with your body within certain ranges, and if this happens, you can only ask our Lord for protection. ”

"Overlap? What do you mean? ”

"To put it simply, he's teleported into your body, you know, you're in the same space as him, and the two of you just merge together, maybe a small part, or a large part of your body, it's more like a conjoined baby than a conjoined baby - oh, that scene is so tragic."

"Thank you for such a wonderful explanation, I think I understand what a terrible mistake I just made."

Wren said with a blushing face, then moved his foot again, a little farther away from the teleportation circle.