Blood of Mercury

"Kill me if you want, Your Honor. I have committed an unforgivable sin."

Jay Nuo's eyes shone brightly, he straightened his back, and replied forcefully, "It's all my fault. I killed Director Hood."

"No, it's me! It's me! It's me!"

A thin and thin young man like a monkey rushed over. His eyes were full of fear of death, and tears and snot came out: "My lord...it's me! It's the fat pig I killed! It has nothing to do with Captain Jayno!"

"My lord! I cut off his head! If you want to kill him, kill me!"

"Sir Bishop! It's me! It's none of their business!"

Immediately, there were loud pleadings.

Many people rushed over, knelt on the ground and begged Roland to kill them.

This is because in Banza's law, theocracy is the end of justice. All outstanding cases must be handed over to the district bishop, and the "god" will make the final ruling. The result cannot be changed and must be implemented immediately.

At the same time, any clergy above the district bishop of the gods has the right and duty to directly execute those who commit capital crimes. Even if the perpetrator is a knight of another god, or a nobleman. If it is not for the bishop who will change the sentence because of bribery, it is unknown that Banza will become the most stable country because of this law.

But precisely because of this, being killed by a bishop has other meanings.

Being killed by a bishop means the person is guilty. If it is a noble, his property and wife and daughter will be confiscated; if it is a Templar of another god, then that knight has no right to ascend to the kingdom of the gods.

Murder and desecration of corpses, no matter which one is enough, are punishable by death.

In theory, Roland, as a bishop, must not ignore the evil that happened in front of him. Therefore, his behavior was not questioned by the mercenaries of the contract gods.

But at this time, they seemed to be vying for Roland to execute him. It looks like a group of ignorant people who think about the law and want to provoke justice.

However, the Templars of the God of Contracts do not understand the law? How can it be?

If they really didn't understand the law and couldn't violate the contract, the mercenaries would have been tricked to death long ago... Even if there is a **** father behind them, it won't work.

But because of this, Roland realized something was wrong.

He and Gahalad looked at each other, and they both frowned at the same time.

No doubt, there must be something wrong.

Seeing the death of the Pterodactyl, Nanali also came over. But she obediently did not speak out. She just stood behind Roland and looked at the group of mercenaries she might never have come into contact with in her entire life with a complicated expression.

"What the **** happened?"

Roland's voice is still cold, but his tone has slowed down a lot: "I'll give you a chance to explain...Jeno, tell me."

"...His Excellency the Archbishop, it was indeed me who killed him."

Jeno's mouth opened, but in the end he could only speak in frustration.

Seeing that the people around him were about to quarrel again, Roland interrupted him immediately. The guide said: "Why did you kill that fat man? What did he do wrong? Do you want to be black and black?"

"He committed a capital crime, my lord Bishop."

Jeno said decisively: "Maybe in the laws of the kingdom. He is not guilty of death... But in our opinion, Director Hood must die."

Having said that, he motioned for Roland to follow, then walked to the vicinity of the overturned carriage, and lifted the animal hide for disguise to reveal its contents.

Suddenly, Roland was taken aback.

"Potion?"

"Exactly. All of them are excellent healing potions," Jeno said in a deep voice, "According to the laws of the kingdom. Smuggling goods worth two hundred and forty Elcatel gold coins can be punished by death. But these healing potions are no matter what. It's impossible to make up this number..."

"So, why did Hood choose to smuggle medicine?"

Hearing this, Jay Nuo twitched the corner of his mouth stiffly, but did not smile.

He opened his mouth and replied in a hoarse voice: "It's the plague, my lord. The terrible plague is coming... You come from this direction, you must know about it. The plague on Caral's side should be more serious. "

"That's right. Most of Kalar's land should be infected with the plague."

Roland nodded solemnly. Immediately asked: "But as far as I know, the plague should not be relieved by the treatment medicine alone."

"Indeed...but, those Caral people don't know..."

Jeno stopped talking here, but Roland already understood what he meant.

He was right. As long as the label is peeled off, no one will know what is inside the medicine bottle. And the healing potion can indeed cure the pain. In Roland's words, it is the supplement of life. If you drink it, you will definitely feel comfortable.

but. The fundamental problem, the debu certainly cannot be lifted.

In other words, it's a fake drug.

This fat man tried to make huge profits by selling the superior healing potions, which were only produced in Banza and Suze, as the antidote to the plague to the nobles and wealthy people in Kalar. For the potions that Roland saw, there were at least 800 bottles. The cost of the healing potion is only three silver coins.

Assuming that each potion only earns one gold coin, of course there must be more than one gold coin in the end, then Hood has at least nearly a thousand gold coins in his account. Taking one-third of it is absolutely enough for him to come back and open up the relationship.

Simply profiteering.

However, Roland had a problem he didn't understand.

"With all due respect... the people of Kalar die or live. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with you Bansa, does it?"

Lilia finally couldn't help it and asked directly.

"That's right," Jeno said with a wry smile, "Although the words don't sound good...but it's true."

"...Military supplies."

Roland replied in a positive tone.

Jeno glanced in surprise, then nodded.

"That's right... it is indeed munitions. These potions were originally intended to be distributed to those stationed in the army in the north... On that land that was dripping with water, the wounds of the soldiers who were injured in the battle with the Frost Ghosts could not be healed at all. The priest's The grace of God simply can't keep up with their consumption..."

"Also, once the Kalars are provoked by Hood, it is very likely that they will eventually start a war against Banza after the plague is solved, or throw the plague-infected corpses into Banza's city with a trebuchet, right?" Roland. lightly added.

"It's very nice of you to understand."

Jeno nodded with a wry smile: "But, the culprit is me. I am the one who murdered Hood, the one who killed him, and the one who desecrated the corpse is still me... Please don't kill these children, they are again He is a very kind and talented person... Unlike me, who is in his fifties and only has a black iron rank, an old man who may die at any time..."

"Think clearly. If I kill you, you won't be able to ascend to the kingdom of Ra... Does it matter? Are you not afraid of your soul falling into the underworld?"

Roland pressed.

"Of course I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'm about to die," Jeno took a deep breath. Instead, he showed an open-minded smile, and turned back and shouted at the mercenaries, "But... Hey! Brats! Stop arguing! Anyway, if I return to the Chamber of Commerce for my sins, I will die. It is better to die one than two! With the testimony of the Archbishop, you will be fine, trust me!"

"Ah...don't even give me the chance to choose."

Roland suddenly showed a shallow smile, like a snow-white narcissus blooming on his icy face, causing the mercenaries to pause for a moment.

"But, when did I say I was going to kill you?"

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"There is no doubt ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You are not wrong. There is no need for this, all stand up for me."

Roland's expression turned solemn, and he shouted loudly: "You should feel honored. The people you killed are the enemies of Bansa and the enemies of Caral. Of course, you have no right to take other people's lives, but that is another matter. "

Jeno's mouth was wide open, revealing a look of disbelief.

Roland nodded at him, showing a gentle smile: "I'll go to the temple of La with you... I'll explain it to you."

Suddenly, Jero fell to his knees on the ground.

Trembling, he kissed Roland's boots and asked in a low voice, "Sir... may I ask your name..."

"Roland. My name is Roland."

Roland leaned down slightly, helped him up, and said gently, "Remember, Geno. You are righteous, and I will testify for you in the name of my mentor, you are definitely not an unjust person" (To be continued. )

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