In the early morning, the skyline turned fish belly white, and the golden sunshine bloomed like a peacock, illuminating the earth.
The streets were wet, and residents were cleaning the streets individually. The floods that swept through London destroyed many buildings, and many residents' homes were flooded. It will take a lot of time to restore to the previous state.
St Paul's Cathedral on the north bank of the Thames.
Under the sunlight, a thin layer of water vapor rose up on the surface of the water beast's corpse. Such a huge extraordinary creature was rare, and how to transport it was also a difficult task. After much thought, the church finally adopted Ma Wei's plan, hiring laborers, and allowing They took Hercules' club and worked together to carry the water beast's body.
Other than that, there is no good way. It is impossible for the church to cut up the bodies of water beasts in front of the public. That would be too bloody, too cruel, time-consuming and labor-intensive. Once the body of a water beast begins to rot, the body will be filled with gas, and it will be destroyed at any time. There is a risk of explosion.
After some discussion, King Ubley I decided to transport the water beast carcass along the Thames River to the suburbs, where it would be cut up and useful materials collected.
Ma Wei is the person in charge of this task. He not only has to deal with the bodies of water beasts, but also thousands of dead extraordinary creatures. Even if the church provides help, it still gives him a headache.
After arranging the issue of the water beast's corpse, Ubli I and others discussed the matter of rebuilding the destroyed houses. In the battle last night, the houses in the urban area of Westminster were seriously damaged, with nearly half of them collapsed, and there were collapses all over the place. Rubble, gravel.
The Pope and others have been unable to give a specific conclusion as to whether this incident is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
Some believe that it was a natural disaster and the church does not need to compensate residents for their property losses, while others believe that this incident was completely avoidable and that the church should bear at least half of the responsibility.
The quarrel lasted until noon, before Pope Ubli I impatiently issued an order: "Statute the losses, report the losses to the kingdom, and let the kingdom also contribute."
The funds needed to repair damaged houses are not a small amount. The church has obtained countless potion materials, which can be sold at high prices, but the profits may not be able to make up for the losses in London.
However, judging from the attitude of the Pope, the Church of the Three Destinies will definitely be responsible for the people whose houses were damaged. Even if they do not pay money, they will also bear the cost of rebuilding the houses.
"Let's discuss the third thing."
Pope Oubli I pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said in a deep voice: "During yesterday's battle, Saint Deirdre escaped. According to the canon law, she should be sentenced to death at the stake. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and no one spoke for Saint Deirdre. Mavey was among them, and he also did not express his position.
Saints are a very important position in a church. Saints do not have to work. They only need to stay there every day to be worshiped. Their duties are also very simple - to communicate with the gods.
Saints with powerful souls and the ability to communicate with the gods are all carefully selected. They are unique and each one is very precious. If it is not a last resort, Ubli I would not want to send Saint Deirdre away. punished by burning at the stake.
The mistake Deirdre committed was too serious.
Running away in the face of battle, or at the moment when she needs to stand up, is tantamount to betraying the church. If Mawei hadn't taken action in time, St. Paul's Cathedral would have definitely faced disaster.
Once something happens to St. Paul's Cathedral, the devil sealed under the church will be released. If London is in danger, what will happen to its millions of residents?
Saint Deirdre must be punished severely, to scare the monkeys, and to tell others that escaping from battle will only lead to death!
King Oubli I glanced at everyone and saw that no one spoke, so he nodded lightly: "No one has any objections. Deirdre and the results of the Cardinals' ruling will be submitted to the church tribunal for a second trial!"
The College of Cardinals, which is the highest-level meeting of the church presided over by the Pope himself, has the power to judge believers. It has the same power as local priests and bishops and can designate a person's crime.
After the charges are confirmed, of course they cannot be executed on the spot. In order to ensure judicial fairness and serve the public, the charges need to be submitted to the Church Tribunal for another trial, and the decision of the Church Tribunal shall prevail.
Since the crime took place in London, the arrested Saint Deirdre was escorted to St. Martin's Cathedral at noon that day. Along the way, people scorned and cursed, demanding that the church impose the death penalty.
"The fourth thing is, regarding the extraordinary person who killed the water beast last night, how do you think we should deal with it?"
"If it weren't for that extraordinary person, St. Paul's Cathedral would not be preserved. I think that extraordinary person should be invited to come out and meet us, and we will treat each other with courtesy." said a cardinal.
"Meet each other? What a joke! The other party is hiding in London with no idea of his purpose. He is definitely not a good person! He can also control the dragon! Pope, although they have helped the church and deserve to be grateful, this does not prove that they have no regard for the church. Threats, on the contrary, we should find each other and interrogate them severely!"
"What are you talking about! If there is a large-scale search for the benefactors who have helped the church, how will other churches view us? Do we still have an international image?"
"Is international image as important as national security? This is London! This is a close confidant of the church! The other party is hiding under our noses, aren't you afraid?!"
"After all, the other party has helped us. I think we should neutralize the opinions of the two bishops. After finding the other party, we can expel them."
"What if they are spies sent by other churches? Do we still need to treat them with courtesy?"
"One code equals another! We can thank them, but we should also punish them!"
There was spitting on the conference table, and the cardinals were noisy, each holding his own opinion.
"Sorry Nicholas"
Archbishop Brandon, who was sitting next to Ma Wei, said angrily: "They don't usually act like this. I don't know what happened today."
"I can understand." Ma Wei said in a low voice: "Everyone went through a fight last night, stayed up all night, and still haven't had a good rest. It's normal to be angry."
"That's the best thing you can think of"
"Stop arguing!" Ubli I impatiently knocked on the table, "How to deal with the extraordinary beings who helped last night will be discussed later. The top priority is to conduct a carpet search of London to catch those lurking in the corners who are responsible for public security. Potentially threatening factors!”
"It is no accident that those extraordinary creatures were able to sneak into London silently. There must be someone behind them helping them! These enemies that are harmful to London must be caught!"
"In order to deal with this situation, I decided to establish an exclusive intelligence organization for the church and join forces with the kingdom's intelligence organization to launch a search operation! Liviu, you will be responsible for this!"
Archbishop Liviu nodded slowly and accepted the task of establishing an intelligence organization. The Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny really needs eyes. Only in this way can it completely control London.
The establishment of an intelligence agency by the church was not good news for Ma Wei, but he was not afraid. With the Cat Legion, the intelligence organization was not something to be afraid of.
After the meeting, Mavey walked out of St. Paul's Cathedral and began to organize people to carry the body of the water beast. As he was busy, Levin and Yunia arrived.
"Brother! Brother!"
Mawei handed over the scene to the bishop on the side, walked to Levin, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Look!"
Levine took out a newspaper, turned to the last few pages, pointed to the performance of the Royal Opera House and said: "The program performed tonight is 'Hamlet', not 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'!"
"Hamlet"?
Mavey took the newspaper and looked at it carefully, and found that the performance had indeed become "Hamlet", which, like "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is a work by Shakespeare and one of the four famous tragedies.
The underground laboratory has been destroyed. For such an important matter, Mr. Butler must communicate with the boss behind it.
Could it be that their previous inferences were wrong?
Isn’t Professor James Morea the real boss?
"Ask Xiao Hei what is going on." Ma Wei returned the newspaper to Levin: "It led us to raid the underground laboratory last night, and now it has probably returned to Mr. Butler. Let Fat Orange escape from it Get information there and follow Mr. Butler!"
"good!"
Just as Levin was about to turn around and leave, the crowd of people watching suddenly made a noise. If you listen carefully, it seemed like they were shouting 'Saint' or something.
Mawei found Bishop Memet, who was sent by the church to help him: "What are they shouting?"
"The verdict of Saint Deirdre has come down." Bishop Memet swallowed: "The trial court decided to uphold the Pope's verdict and sentenced Deirdre to be burned at the stake. It will be executed immediately."
"Where is the execution place?"
"London bridge."
The bridge was not a good place to carry out the execution at the stake, but in order to scare the monkeys and let everyone see the consequences of betrayal, the church chose London Bridge as the location for the execution. The execution there would allow residents on both sides of the country to see the process. to have a shocking effect.
The residents who heard the news rushed towards London Bridge. They were more interested in the burning at the stake than the water beasts that had not appeared for a long time. The main death penalty in the Kingdom of Windsor was hanging. Burning at the stake was only used by the church, and the church had not done so for many years. A certain believer was sentenced to death.
Mixed in the crowd, Ma Wei also came to the north bank of the Thames River. The damaged embankment was full of people, and some even ran to the bridge to watch.
Several witchers carried the trembling Deirdre to the center of the bridge, tied her to a wooden stake, and raised her high.
Countless firewood and haystacks were piled at her feet, and the wooden branches poured with kerosene had already pierced the soles of her feet. Deirdre kept struggling, her eyes full of fear, and she muttered words, as if begging the goddess for forgiveness, but Her response was the excited and angry shouts of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
"Burn her to death!!!"
"Burn this vicious woman to ashes!!!"
"She doesn't deserve to be a saint!!!"
At this moment, it was as if the fear, panic, and all negative emotions from last night had turned into a source of contempt and insults. Many people looked ferocious and waved their fists to vent their anger at Deirdre, who was tied to a wooden stake and could not move.
Ma Wei stood in the crowd with a calm face, which was completely different from the angry people around him. He quietly looked at Deirdre who was twisting on the wooden stake and wanted to beg for forgiveness.
How old is Deirdre?
Mawei was suddenly very curious about this question. He asked the equally indignant Bishop Memet beside him, and the answer he got was 15 years old.
15 years old.
What should boys and girls of this age do?
Is it really appropriate for them to shoulder such a heavy burden?
Mawei thought of the saint Constance who was reduced to ashes in the flames under the city of Tver, and felt some pity in his heart, and his mood was very complicated.
Yunia tiptoed in the crowd. She was completely blocked by the tall crowd and could only seek help from her father.
Ma Wei picked her up, let her ride on his shoulders, and looked at the center of the bridge.
Amidst the sound of killing, the demon hunter lit the haystack, and the flames instantly took off, and thick black smoke billowed into the sky.
The intense heat and poisonous smoke choked Deirdre's mouth and nose, destroying the fragile mucous membranes. Heart-rending cries resounded through the sky, and soon stopped, replaced by violent coughs.
For a moment, Mavi suddenly felt that he should not let Yunia see such a cruel scene. Yunia is four years old, younger than Deirdre. Is it really appropriate to show her such a scene?
With this thought in his mind, Ma Wei did not move his steps, nor did he intend to put down Yunia, even if Yunia pulled his hair and made him feel pain.
The flames spread to Deirdre's feet, began to burn the soles of her feet, and ignited her clothes. The flames spread again. This time, Deirdre let out a piercing scream again, and soon, her body was covered in flames. Completely wrapped, the sound is getting smaller and smaller
Looking at this scene, Ma Wei felt that the shouts around him were a bit noisy. He silently took out his revolver, pointed it at the sky and pulled the trigger.
boom!
boom!
Several gunshots were fired one after another, and an open space suddenly vacated beside Ma Wei. The residents who had been shouting just now looked at him in horror. Ma Wei put away the wheel and said expressionlessly: "It's much quieter now."
Bishop Memet didn't know what was wrong with Mavey, so he quietly took two steps back and asked tentatively: "Mr. Nicholas, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. They made my eardrums hurt with the noise. It's like someone shouting in your ear with a loudspeaker. Aren't you annoyed?"
"Oh oh oh"
Bishop Memet took two steps back again and looked towards the center of the bridge. At this moment, Deirdre had completely lost her voice. The flames burned her delicate body, and her originally fair skin turned black, and the blackness was mixed with The blood-red shreds of meat were like an undercooked steak.
The dragging sound of the iron chain sounded, and the seducer emerged from the gray mist, hooked Deirdre's soul, and pulled her out of the body. Deirdre's soul was bigger than any soul Ma Wei had ever seen. Bright, she tightly grasped the iron chain that bound her neck, her mouth opened wide, and her legs kept swinging, as if she wanted to hook something to prevent herself from entering the kingdom of death.
The seductress disappeared, Deirdre failed to break free from the chains and was taken into the realm of death.
"dad."
Junia held Ma Wei's head and asked doubtfully: "What did she do wrong?"
"Abandoning her companions and escaping alone, she is a deserter."
“Should deserters be put to death?”
"It depends on the situation. If serious consequences are caused, the death penalty will be imposed."
"But wasn't it the higher-ups who caused the failure?" Yunia said in Frederick: "If Ubli I had not chosen to confront the Kuroshio head-on, there would not have been a crisis in St. Paul's Cathedral! Why did the upper-levels make mistakes? What if the soldiers who escaped were not punished but were executed?”
"Because commanders are much more valuable than soldiers. As long as they don't make extremely serious mistakes, they usually won't be executed directly." Ma Wei thought for a while and said: "The battlefield is like this, the war is like this, a game started by a group of old men, but Let young people die, and it is not the soldiers who enjoy the fruits of victory in the end."
"I hate war." Yunia wrinkled her nose and said.
"I also hate war, but there are always some people who like to use war to gain benefits."
Ma Wei looked up at the sky and the scorching sun at noon:
"The real war has not come yet, it is coming soon."
(End of chapter)
