novelraw #142 - Section 142
#142 - Section 142
Such a public trial is not merely physical death; it also entails social death, with infamy forever etched in the annals of history.
This series of combined blows has caused the aristocratic class to lose both face and substance.
No matter how illustrious a noble, if they commit a crime, they will become a laughingstock at the mercy of the common people.
As a result, the respect and fear that the empire's subjects hold for the nobility will be greatly diminished.
The so-called noble bloodline, after all, dies when the head is chopped off, and there's nothing particularly extraordinary about it.
From the strategic perspective of promoting the Oath of Glory, this public trial of nobles is a remarkably successful move.
Through the most direct and stimulating means, it allows the people of the empire to see the power of the imperial authority, the Nightless Empress's love for her people, and the obsolescence of the once high-and-mighty nobles.
The future will be an era for the commoners.
Under the protection of the Nightless Empress, even the most ordinary commoners have the right to realize their dreams through labor, an unparalleled dream that everyone previously dared not imagine.
But in the eyes of the nobles, this public trial directly opens their hell mode.
Previously, most nobles, relying on the fact that they would not be judged, acted recklessly and lawlessly.
Now, someone is finally reckoning with the absurd things they have done, and using absolute torture and extreme punishments to deter future generations from committing the same mistakes, or else the Dark Night Guard will show no mercy.
Of course, the Dark Night Guard will not fabricate charges. For those good nobles who treat their people well and have not been reported, Roger will not impose unwarranted accusations, but will temporarily detain them for subsequent adjudication by the Nightless Empress.
During the reporting yesterday, there were also instances of commoners fabricating charges, attempting to falsely accuse certain nobles.
However, with a mage as a lie detector, it is impossible for ordinary people to succeed in such insidious operations.
The methods of the Dark Night Guard may seem bloody, but they also strive to ensure fairness, and each noble receives the judgment they deserve.
Roger does not view the nobility with a preconceived notion of guilt.
He understands that any class or group is complex.
Among them, there are extreme villains, but there will also be good people, or talents who are good at politics and manage their territories well.
Although these people participated in the Free Principality Alliance, theoretically depriving them of all land and property to plant trees in the desert.
However, the empire is in dire need of talent. Roger plans to use the imperial examination system to recruit officials, but the problem is that the empire's basic education is too poor, and there are very few commoners who have received complete education.
To be an official, one must at least be able to understand documents and reports, right?
In this case, the imperial examination cannot create something out of nothing and select enough administrative officials from the common people.
The fastest way can only be to have the nobles fill this part of the vacancy.
This is also the reason why Roger asked the Nightless Empress how many to kill before.
Theoretically, a balance point should be found, which can give the nobles enough threat, and also ensure that this group provides enough administrative officials to ensure the more efficient operation of the empire under the Oath of Glory.
But the Nightless Empress does not care. She supports Roger in judging all guilty nobles, ensuring fairness, justice, and openness, and making all their crimes public.
This is her confidence and her courage, making full preparations for the empire's major hemorrhage to complete this self-detoxification.
However, Roger slowly understood the Nightless Empress's confidence. The nobles he had previously considered were only those who had titles and inherited the family's estate.
But the Nightless Empress's noble class includes the great and small lords, their children, and relatives.
Most of the lords are of the lawful evil alignment, but their brothers and descendants, because they cannot control so much power, greatly reduce the probability of committing crimes.
Or rather, they don't have time to commit crimes.
Most of these people have received a considerable degree of education. As long as they are willing to take the Oath of Glory, they have a chance to become the pillars of the empire.
Roger led the Dark Night Guard all the way north, and what happened in the south has not only spread within the empire, but even the surrounding countries felt the shock.
Xia Ti·Veronica: "The relationship between this Roger and the Nightless Empress is probably deeper than I expected, and not easy to deal with!"
Princess Tasica: "Lord Charles is still so powerful and kind, this time he still stands by the people!"
Duke of South Kaniton: "This empire is crazy, this empress is crazy, tossing the nobles like this, it's only a matter of time before they eat their own medicine!"
This Duke was very fortunate that he ran fast enough, otherwise he would definitely be targeted by the Dark Night Guard, and the fruit must be very bitter.
And now, he is taking his food, under the protection of his retainers, came to the camp of the new Orc King.
After reporting his name and intention, the king agreed to meet him.
"I knew it, this is a good opportunity to turn over!"
The Duke of South Kaniton confidently entered the central camp, and then saw the Orc King who unified many tribes.
How is it a woman?
And this woman, a bit familiar?
Princess Tasica: "Duke of South Kaniton, we meet again."
Again?
A thunderbolt suddenly flashed through the Duke of South Kaniton's heart, and he finally remembered something...
Chapter 124 Duke's belated realization
A distant material world, located somewhere unknown in the multiverse.
More than a million professionals were arrayed in military formations, with ten times as many ordinary people transporting the various materials needed for the war, the masses as busy as ants.
At the forefront of the military formation, a man with golden hair, as handsome as the sun god, rode on a white horse, followed by kings of different races.
The golden-haired man mobilized the intelligent races of this continent to unite and form an anti-god alliance, besieging the magnificent cathedral in front that pierced straight into the clouds.
This church is the last fortress built by the united churches of the gods.
"As long as we push it down, the fate of the continent of St. Noggs will be dominated by ourselves, and will no longer be suppressed by any gods!"
The golden-haired man drew the sword from his waist, the cold blade reflecting the sunlight: "Everyone, follow me, kill all the dogs of the gods!"
"Kill!"
The elite army composed of all professionals began to advance towards the cathedral.
A bloody battle to the death began.
The battle lasted for days and nights, and no victory was ever achieved.
Even the most powerful professionals showed fatigue at this time, and were even covered in scars.
The golden-haired man held the body of an elf woman, and placed her in the coffin that had been prepared in the camp.
He looked mockingly at the one next to him: "Maybe, I'll be here to accompany you soon... but the Allied Forces will win."
He stroked her eyes, turned and plunged into battle again.
The Anti-God Alliance had already burned the flames of war to the waist of the cathedral, and the once unattainable spire was finally about to be trampled under their feet.
The Pope, kneeling in the prayer room on the top floor, still recited the prayer words that seemed to never stop with a calm expression, completely ignoring the imminent battle.
Only contributing pious faith is the only task of intelligent life, those rebels, dedicate their lives to the gods!
More and more dazzling light gradually lit up on the Pope.
The Anti-God Alliance finally killed to the outside of the Pope's prayer room.
The golden-haired man, covered in blood, looked at the light coming through the crack in the door, and felt an unspeakable sense of fear.
"My Lord... please judge this world full of sin!"
The Pope opened his eyes, his body began to melt like a burning candle.
Next, the white boulders that piled up this church seemed to have experienced countless trials of time, decayed, weathered, and the entire church began to collapse.
Whether living or dead believers, their bodies lit up with light, and like the Pope, melted into light, gathering into a cloud of pure light in the sky.
The cloud twisted and deformed, becoming a huge light gate, slowly opening.
A two-headed dragon with a height of one hundred meters used cold eyes to overlook the dense army of native creatures on the ground like ants, and the corners of its mouth raised contemptuously.
The two heads said in turn:
"It's just the struggle of ants..."
"But it will make death sweeter!"
Dragon God Saimbes, the fifth in the Seven Gods, is a powerful existence who simultaneously controls the power of space and time.
He was not in a hurry to take action, and two more light gates opened beside him:
On the left, a beautiful and graceful Naga walked out, with a charming and evil face, eight scaly arms, and a scaly snake tail longer than the body, giving her a unique style of depravity.
She did not have the huge body of the Dragon God, only the height of an ordinary person, but the power contained in her body was not much worse than that of the Dragon God.
Sea God Delia was a god born earlier than Taibella.
However, the God of Knowledge robbed too many believers and territories in the ocean with the reason of "learning is endless", so her development speed was much slower than Taibella, who was smooth and always took advantage of others, and she was surpassed by her later, so the ranking slipped to sixth.
The light gate on the right was a neutral teenager wearing a simple robe and a sunny smile on his face, taking the initiative to greet enthusiastically: "Mr. Dragon God, Ms. Sea God, good morning."
The two gods just nodded and did not speak.
This is Teslais, the youngest God of Hope among the Seven Gods, who is too indulgent in being pleased by faith. The Six Gods are keeping their distance from him...
Taibella is just a bitch, but no one has ever really taken advantage of her;
This Teslais is truly indiscriminate, and behind the eternally young mentality, he is willing to experience everything.
Including but not limited to those strangely shaped demons in the endless abyss... those who understand will understand.
Moreover, his character is like a plaster, as long as you give him a little smile, he will pester you and enthusiastically invite every god to participate in his "carefully prepared inter-world carnival".
That picture... the picture is beautiful and I don't want to look at it!
After the three gods arrived, the army of their gods also came across the air.
Angels waving their wings, golden-helmeted and golden-armored divine soldiers, and holy spirits casting blessings fought together with the Anti-God Alliance.
Under their command, the golden-haired man stumbled out of the collapsed church, looked up at the sky, and sighed faintly: "Sure enough, at the last moment, you couldn't help but descend... Fortunately, I was prepared!"
In the back row of the Allied Forces, the people who mobilized to transport materials pushed heavy cars one after another, and walked towards the huge magic circle that gradually revealed its patterns on the ground...
Any mage proficient in demonology can see that this magic circle leads directly to the endless abyss!
Those cars contained the corpses of believers killed in the war, and living believers were driven in.
An unprecedented huge sacrifice is underway.
Even if they pay the price to summon demons, those powerful chaotic creatures with innate divinity are unwilling to kneel to the gods who pretend to be holy!
A bloody light rose, and from the dark magic circle, came a tempting chuckle.
"Is the Succubus Queen the first to arrive?" A priest in charge of the magic circle looked around curiously.
The blood light suddenly turned into a dazzling golden light, leaving blood and tears in the eyes of the priests.
The chariot pulled by nine golden dragons broke through space, and the Goddess of War Taibella, standing barefoot on it, smiled and threw a huge demon head at the Anti-God Alliance who were at a loss.
Then she waved her small hand to the three gods in the sky:
"I'm back, get ready to besiege!"
The holy spirits of Conqueror Canyon rushed out, and the spears and spears were stained with the still-undried blood of demons.
The golden-haired man, the peerless king, knelt weakly on the ground, muttering in disbelief: "The abyss, how can it be related to the gods?"
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Eternal Night World, Maple Spirit Moon Shadow Palace.
The Eternal Night Empress, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly opened her eyes, her sea-blue eyes boiling and surging with disbelief, and it took a long time to gradually return to clarity.
"This is not a dream, this is a warning from another world, made in despair to the multiverse?"
She cast a series of auxiliary spells to enhance her intelligence and perception, and then began to unravel the dream she saw, and recorded it in a magic crystal.
The configuration of the Anti-God Alliance, the incarnations of the four gods, the army of prayer warriors, and the abyss magic circle that summoned the Goddess of War...
After a long time.
The Eternal Night Empress looked at the magic crystal that was almost full, and her eyes also showed undisguised fatigue.
Gods are existences that have transcended the shackles of the world, and have various unbelievable characteristics. Even observing them from the perspective of others may be perceived and then divine punishment may be降下.
So in addition to recording information, the Empress has also been spending a lot of effort to hide herself and not be discovered by the gods.