quicksilver blood

Chapter 444 Potion
"Kill me if you will, His Excellency the Archbishop. I have committed an unforgivable crime."

There was light in Jeno's eyes, 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 skinny young man who was as thin as a monkey rushed over.His eyes were full of fear of death, and tears and snot came out all at once: "My lord...it's me! It's the fat pig I killed! It has nothing to do with Captain Jeno!"

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

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

Suddenly, there were many pleading voices.

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

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

At the same time, any clergyman above the district bishop of the gods has the right and obligation to directly execute those who commit capital crimes.Even if the perpetrator is a knight of another god, or some nobleman.If it weren't for the bishop, he would have changed the judgment because of bribery, and it is unknown that Bansa will become the most stable country because of this law.

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

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

And murder and desecration of a corpse, no matter which one is enough to sentence the death penalty.

Theoretically speaking, as a bishop, Roland must not ignore the crimes happening before his eyes.Therefore, his behavior was not questioned by this group of mercenaries of the God of Contract.

But at this moment, they seemed to be scrambling to let Roland execute him.It looks like a group of ignorant people who think that the law does not blame the public and want to provoke the judiciary.

——But, the Templars of the God of Contract don’t understand the law?How can it be?

If they really didn't understand the law, the mercenaries who couldn't violate the contract would have been killed long ago... Even if there is a godfather behind them, it doesn'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.

There is no doubt that there must be something strange in it.

Seeing the death of the Glitter Pterosaur, Nunnally came over from the side.But she obediently did not express her opinion aloud. She just stood behind Roland and looked at this group of mercenaries with a complicated expression, which she might never have come into contact with in her life.

"What the hell happened?"

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

"...Your Excellency the Archbishop, I did kill him."

Geno's mouth opened, but in the end he could only say in frustration.

Seeing that the people around him were about to quarrel again, Roland immediately interrupted him, and guided, "Why did you kill that fat man? What did he do wrong? Do you want black people to eat black people?"

"He committed a capital crime, my lord."

Jeno said firmly: "Perhaps in the kingdom's law, he is not worthy of death... But in our opinion, Director Hood must die."

Saying so, he motioned for Roland to follow, then walked to the overturned carriage, and lifted the camouflage hide to reveal the contents inside.

Immediately, Roland was taken aback.

"Potion?"

"Exactly. They are all high-quality healing potions," Jeno said in a deep voice. "According to the kingdom's laws, smuggling goods worth 240 Elcate gold coins can be punished by death. But these healing potions are impossible anyway." Make up enough of this number..."

"Then, why did Hood choose to smuggle potions?"

Hearing this, Geno twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly and did not laugh.

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

"That's right. Most of Karal's land should be infected by the plague."

Roland nodded solemnly, and immediately asked: "But as far as I know, healing potions alone shouldn't be able to cure the plague."

"Indeed...but those people in Karal don't know..."

Jeno stopped talking at this point, but Roland already understood what he meant.

He was right.As long as the label is removed, no one will know what is inside the potion bottle.And the healing potion can indeed cure the pain - in Roland's words, it is to replenish life.If you drink it, you will definitely feel comfortable.

However, the fundamental problem is that the [Plague] debuff cannot be removed.

In other words, fake drugs.

This fat man tried to sell the high-level healing potion that was only available in Bansa and Suze as an antidote to the plague to the nobles and wealthy people in Karal, and made huge profits from it.Based on the potions that Roland saw, there were at least [-] 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.One-third of it is definitely enough for him to come back and open up relationships.

It's simply profiteering.

However, Roland has a problem that he doesn't understand.

"With all due respect...the death or life of the people of Karar seems to have nothing to do with you Bantha people, right?"

Lilia finally couldn't bear it and asked directly.

"This lady is right," Jeno said with a wry smile, "Although the words are not pleasant...but it is true."

"...munitions."

Roland replied in an affirmative tone.

Jeno glanced at it in surprise, then nodded.

"That's right...it's indeed military supplies. These medicines were originally intended to be distributed to the people stationed in the northern legion...on that piece of land that was dripping with water and ice, the wounds of the wounded soldiers who fought against the frost ghost could not heal at all. The priest's God's grace can't keep up with their consumption..."

"Besides, once the Carals are angered by Hood, they are likely to start a war against Bantha after solving the plague, or throw the plague-infected corpses into the city of Bantha with a trebuchet, right?" Roland said. Added lightly.

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

Geno smiled bitterly and nodded: "But, the culprit is me. The person who murdered Hood is me, the person who killed him is me, the person who desecrated the corpse is still me... Please don't kill these children, they are He is a very kind and talented person...unlike me, an old man who is over 50 years old and only has a black iron rank, and may die at any time..."

"Think clearly. If I kill you, you won't be able to ascend to Ra's kingdom... Doesn't it matter? Aren't you afraid that your soul will fall into the Netherland?"

Roland asked urgently.

"Of course I'm afraid. I'm almost dying of fear," Jeno took a deep breath, but instead showed an open-minded smile, and turned his head to shout at the mercenaries who were excited, "But... Hey! Brats! Stop arguing! Anyway, I will die if I return to the chamber of commerce because of my sins, one death is better than two! With the testimony of the archbishop, you are sure to be fine, trust me!"

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

Roland suddenly showed a shallow smile, as if a snow-white narcissus had bloomed on his cold face, making the mercenaries pause slightly.

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

"grown ups……"

"There is no doubt that you are not wrong. There is no need for this, stand up for me."

Roland's face turned serious, and he reprimanded loudly: "You should feel honored. The people you killed are the enemies of Bansa and Karal—of course, you have no right to take the lives of others, but that's another time thing."

Jeno opened his mouth wide, showing an expression of disbelief.

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

Immediately, Jeno knelt down on the ground with a bang.

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

"Roland. My name is Roland."

Roland leaned down slightly, helped him up, and said gently: "Remember, Jeno. You are righteous. I will testify for you in the name of a mentor. You are definitely not an unjust person—"

(End of this chapter)