Chapter 1018: Chapter 627, Let’s Visit Groot
Li Rong?
Dark Elf?
The words of Xu Haide made everyone present change their complexion.
After a brief silence, chaos erupted with noisy clamor.
Li Rong, that Mage from the Mage Association…
Even though previously, not many knew this name,
after this campaign against Odys, Li Rong’s prestige had rapidly increased.
Not only was the Mage Association heavily grooming her, but the Hall of Justice was also paying great attention.
Moreover, after the death of Xu Haide, they planned to have Li Rong represent the council to unify the transmigrators within the territory.
Her status was incomparable to before.
To think that such a person could actually be the murderer who killed Xu Haide.
“How do you figure it was one of Li Rong’s guards?” the Archbishop asked.
The bishops and high-ranking officials of the church behind him instantly fell silent,
waiting for the reply from the other side.
Seemingly recalling the moments before his death, Xu Haide’s complexion changed.
Taking a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, he finally said, “I saw the silhouette of the dagger, although it was only a blurry glimpse, but it greatly resembled that Dark Elf’s weapon.”
At that time, Xu Haide was broadcasting in the regional channel.
Before his death, he spotted a serrated dagger resting against his neck.
Without giving him any chance to act, it had already slit his throat.
There were no wasted words.
After coming back to life, he still retained the memories from that moment, which were deeply etched in his mind.
A purple-skinned female hero of an exotic race, an object of great envy and jealousy for Xu Haide.
Therefore, he had paid extra attention to her, including the weapons she used.
After calming down and reflecting carefully, he felt that the style of the weapon greatly resembled that of the Dark Elf’s.
After all, serrated daggers were very rare throughout the whole Federation.
It was easy to peg it on the Dark Elf.
After hearing this, the Archbishop and the other bishops fell silent.
A bishop spoke up, “Do you have any other clues?”
“Not at the moment, everything happened too quickly,” Xu Haide answered.
“Basing the accusation on the appearance of a weapon would likely make it difficult for the Mage Association to hand her over,” said the bishop.
The appearance of the weapon, indeed, was rare.
But could you say there were none like it elsewhere?
Could it possibly be a frame-up?
The Archbishop asked, “Do you have any grudge or conflict with Li Rong?”
Xu Haide thought about it; he had organized people to deal with Li Rong before, but she likely did not know about it.
During their time at ‘Fort Santé,’ they got along well, with no dire hatred strong enough to kill him.
After all, being a woman, murder still carried a heavy psychological burden.
There really were no grudges strong enough to make her want to kill him.
But in his heart, he still felt that the murderer was Li Rong.
Unable to figure it out, he could only shake his head, “No significant grudge, I don’t understand why she would want to kill me, but I am fairly certain, it is highly likely that Dark Elf guard.”
The Archbishop nodded, falling into deep thought.
No grudge, yet killing at this time,
it was likely motivated by profits.
Recalling the death of Xu Haide and Li Rong’s hopeful position to unify the transmigrators served as a possible motive,
but it was a bit far-fetched.
“Archbishop, should we not just arrest her and ‘interrogate’ her to clear things up?” a bishop suggested.
The church, stabbed in the back by one of its own, had never suffered such indignity.
“Exactly, the truth will be clear once we catch her and ask,” another bishop agreed.
“The Mage Association definitely won’t hand over Li Rong,”
“First, arrest her; once it’s confirmed she’s the murderer, the Mage Association won’t dare to cover it up, will they?”
“The Federation has just restored peace, the Hall of Justice is also occupied with border issues and reparations, having a dispute with the Mage Association is not the right timing,”
“Even if we bring her in, if really nothing substantial can be interrogated, and Grigorya starts causing trouble, it would be hard to settle.”
An Orange Mage, no one dares to endure her wrath.
With just two skills, she’d tear down the church.
Especially being a Fire Elemental Mage, very difficult to communicate with.
The bishops were discussing fervently when the Archbishop once again gently tapped his staff, still focusing on Xu Haide, and asked, “Xu Haide, what do you think we should do?”
“I completely defer to the Archbishop’s arrangement.”
“Hmm, Groot was arrested recently, and the Marshall family visited a few times wanting me to release him. You go see him…”
Xu Haide frowned.
Why suddenly switch to Groot?
But his expression quickly lit up, the Archbishop was still intent on avenging him.
“As you command, Archbishop. I will take care of it.”
“Also, focus on the matter of unifying the transmigrators, Dordy will announce this in the council in the coming days,” the Archbishop continued.
“Understood, Archbishop.”
“Hmm, go rest, and make sure to arrange some more people around you.”
“Yes!”
Xu Haide bowed again and left the room.
Exiting the church.
Looking up at the night sky filled with stars, he breathed deeply.
He boarded the carriage for his return trip.
The taverns along the road were now open, and as the carriage passed, he could hear the noisy sounds emanating from inside.
Being alive…, it’s good.
…
The next day.
Aerial ships outside the city dispersed in various directions towards different powers.
The speed of the aerial ships couldn’t match that of a Bone Dragon, but aside from taking off and turning around, their speed was not slow once they reached cruising velocity.
Aside from the farthest ‘Supreme Saint Golden City,’ other places could be reached in at most three to four days.
Places nearby like Pruell City could be reached in an hour.
The speed was still quite fast.
Outside the city.
Anjia was leading Lorrey, Little White, and a few rabbit maids.
Standing on the aerial ship she had chosen, they chattered excitedly.
“Let’s paint the ship blue, so when it flies in the sky, it will appear as if it has no body.”
“What about pink? Pink is prettier, right?”
“How about tying some ribbons on the edges? Wouldn’t that be pretty?”
“In my opinion, we could modify it a bit by adding spikes and decks on the outside.”
The women chattered on with their opinions.
Anjia then knocked loudly on the frame of the control room door and said to the Skeleton Technician inside, “Start the ship, take us for a spin first.”
The Skeleton Technician, whose body had been motionless, suddenly sprang into action.
He swiftly pulled on the control lever.
The aerial ship instantly took off from the ground and as it reached a certain height, amid the screams of the women, it flew off into the distance.
Inside the Lord’s Mansion.
Fang Hao sat at the head of the hall.
His gaze looked down at the people below.
At the center below, a considerable number of people had already gathered by now.
They included humans arranged from Lyss City and Pruell City, as well as representatives from Orc City, Troll City, Dreamy Forest, Dwarf City, and City of Undead—people from various species.
There were also two transmigrators, who had worked in legal fields, summoned from the territory’s channels.
Fang Hao had called these people together for one purpose.
To study and draft the Kingdom’s laws.
Unlike ordinary areas, his territory included many species, and it might include additional species in the future.
Thus, the laws had to be quite comprehensive.
Each city and species had also sent their representatives.
“Alright, I won’t elaborate on the purpose of your coming here, but let me emphasize one thing—we need laws that are suitable for the current situation of our territory to ensure stability and protect the safety and interests of everyone within the territory, not laws aimed at benefiting the nobles or any particular side. Understand?”
“Understood.”
“Understood…”
The people below, somewhat nervously, responded.
“Good, that’s it for now. You all will stay in the city for the time being. Food, clothing, and lodging will be provided for you,” Fang Hao stated.
“Yes, my Lord,” the crowd replied, bowing once again.
Fang Hao nodded and asked the maids to first take them to their residences, then he headed to the Law Institute.
He started to work on researching and drafting the laws.
The reason he was so hasty was actually due to the movement of different species within the territory; currently, various forces were trading.
After a while, it was feared that private merchant caravans would also travel to other species’ cities for trade.
This required a unified law to serve as a standard and to restrict everyone.
Otherwise, if humans went to the Bloody Mountains and got eaten,
the Trolls might consider it normal, but it wouldn’t seem fair to the Human Clan.
Therefore, the standards must be unified.
…
In the afternoon,
Fang Hao took Demitrija and activated a teleportation screen, heading towards the Dreamy Forest.
Walking on a shady, tree-lined path,
Fang Hao asked, “How was your interaction with the queen ‘Anastasia’?”
He said that name slowly, recalling it carefully as he was afraid of getting it wrong.
Demitrija, without looking sideways, replied, “It’s been quite good, Her Majesty is amiable and doesn’t put on airs of royalty.”
The living state of his own territory was entirely different.
The maids giggled all day long, chasing and joking around, Anjia found someone to practice martial arts or spar every two or three days, never settling down.
Fang Hao didn’t really intervene.
The entire city felt more like a large courtyard.
There weren’t any stringent rules, and life was quite relaxed.
It was different among the Lizardmen, who claimed to be a Holy Dynasty and had a clear hierarchical system; rules must be strict there.
Only because Demitrija was a guest and valued by the queen, was it not apparent.
If you were an ordinary Lizardman and tried something, even farting, they’d chop you down.
Seeing that Demitrija also found it not bad,
Fang Hao continued, “Well, if there isn’t much to do in these next few days, you don’t need to always stay in the territory, heading out is also good.”
“Thank you, my Lord,” Demitrija said.
The two passed through the pathway and arrived beneath a huge oak tree.
The tree-like being, Shinisara, came forward to greet them.
“Lord,” Shinisara bowed.
Fang Hao nodded, “Take me to see the farmland you’ve been cultivating; let me know what you need.”
“Right this way, Lord,” Shinisara led the way with Fang Hao and Demitrija following behind.
…
At Silver Wing City,
the dim dungeon reeked with the smell of mold and dampness.
A few attendants of the Holy See covered their noses and mouths, cursing as they descended the stone steps towards the inside of the dungeon.
Just a few steps in, cries for help echoed from either side.
But after only a couple of shouts, upon noticing the Church’s attire on the newcomers, they backed off as if their throats had been choked.
The entire dungeon fell eerily silent.
The Holy See attendants proceeded to the deepest part, stopping in front of a cell.
After confirming that the person inside was Grigorya, one said, “Take him away!”
Grigorya was taken aback, then overjoyed, allowing himself to be escorted away.
As he was led out, he whispered, “Thank you, thank you. My Marshall family will never forget the Church’s favor.”
“Stop talking, move it,” he was pushed along and led out of the dungeon.
Outside the dungeon gates, a carriage waited.
The carriage door opened.
The first thing seen was the attire of a holy saint.
A saint?
What’s going on?
Grigorya was shoved into the carriage and when he saw the saint sitting inside, his eyes widened with disbelief and fear.
“Xu Haide…, you, you’re still alive?”
Xu Haide tapped the carriage wall, and the carriage slowly started moving forward.
Only then did he speak, “It’s me; otherwise, who do you think would bear the pressure from the Hall of Justice to come rescue you?”