On the muddy field, a lone figure was running.
Running barefoot on a track made of cinders was painful. Furthermore, she was carrying a hundred kilograms of heavy armor on her back. This was no longer a training exercise but a punishment.
Although the cinders that had been sprinkled with water wouldn't stir up any black ash, it was filled with malicious mud. Her originally smooth bare feet were now covered in wounds.
Every few hundred meters, the slender figure would fall once. Even though her entire body was covered in wounds and mud, the young lady would struggle to get up and continue running. Then …
She fell again …
The blood that flowed from her bare feet formed a trail of blood that extended all the way …
To her, the physical pain wasn't much. The piercing gazes of the people around her were the most painful.
The passersby couldn't bear it, but no one stopped her.
This was because this was the Supreme Court of Sulfur Mountain City. In the eyes of the citizens, this was the most sacred and just place. If someone was being punished, there would naturally be a corresponding crime.
At the side of the track, two silver-masked judges were discussing softly.
"Is that Captain Diana of the Town Security? Why is she running around here barefoot and carrying heavy armor? It looks like she's being punished. "
"Didn't Lord Wumianzhe order for the track to be watered in the morning? It seems like it was prepared for her?"
"What did she do?"
"Didn't the Town Security take action on their own a few days ago? They launched a new wave of crackdown without reporting to Lord Wumianzhe. It seems like Lord Wumianzhe caught them red-handed. "
"Take action on their own? Isn't that a super heavy crime? At the very least, they would be banished … Oh, I understand! "
"Yes, banishing them all is obviously too heavy, but it's impossible for them to not be punished at all. Thus, this lady came to make up for the paperwork these few days, but Lord Wumianzhe didn't meet her. Today, he was willing to meet her. He just 'casually' mentioned that he wanted to see the Town Security's heavy running training and the lady went to run. "
"… If we follow the procedure and leave it to the court to decide, using violence without permission would at least result in banishment. But it's obvious that the punishment is too heavy. But if she doesn't get punished at all, there will definitely be others who imitate her and they won't have the confidence to punish others in the future."
"Yeah, the best way to deal with it is probably like this. Let's give her the cold shoulder for a few days and let her know the seriousness of the matter. Then, let her 'consciously' accept the punishment as a warning to others. The law is dead, but people are alive. This way, not only does he maintain the dignity of the law, but he also doesn't punish wrongly, allowing the guilty to escape punishment. The balance between this is worth studying. Lord Wumianzhe is truly amazing. "
"… Let's hurry up and get to work. I feel that Lord Wumianzhe is currently observing us from the top of the tower. If we leave any traces of him not working hard, we'll be in trouble."
The two of them left in a hurry. It was already time to go to work. Dressed in robes, they had their own cases to deal with.
The ears of Dark Elves were very sensitive. The discussion between the two judges did not escape Diana's ears. So, she gritted her teeth and stood up once again. She was on the verge of collapsing as she propped up the heavy armor and continued to be punished.
Not too far away, at the top of the tower, in Wumianzhe's office, the heartless Supreme Judge was currently raising his binoculars to look over here. Just that, different from what the judges guessed, he wasn't supervising but admiring the beautiful scenery.
"As expected, the wet clothes completely exposed the figure of the beauty. On the contrary, the mud accentuated the figure of the exercising body, making it look even more voluptuous. Next time, no matter how much those fellows object to it! I will definitely make Beauty Mud Wrestling a part of the Sports Meet!! "
Putting down the binoculars, I seriously considered the possibility of letting this policy pass through the Council.
As for the punishment? The dignity of the law? Is that something important?
"Although those stubborn old men in the Council might not allow it, I will approve it!!"
The one who was admiring the beautiful scenery with me was a middle-aged man with a lecherous smile on his face. Although his looks weren't bad, he exuded a sense of exhaustion from his bones.
Red light armor, a fiery red two-handed greatsword, fiery red hair that seemed to be on fire. His entire body seemed to be on fire. Although he was in a peaceful city, he was fully armed as usual. The broken silver sword at his waist was perhaps the only other color on his body.
'Phoenix of the East', 'Undying Man', there were a lot of nicknames like that. But, the one that people were most familiar with was his identity as the Red Lotus Sword Saint, a hero.
130 years ago, he brought his adventurer group and ambushed Lord Yongye's Undead Army and successfully beheaded the Undead Emperor Lord Yongye, causing the entire Undead Army to collapse. It was basically a classic story of a hero slaying a demon king to save the world.
After that, he rejected the recruitment and gifts from various countries and inconceivably came to the Underground World that no one cared about and built this unique city.
When the unique reputation of Sulfur Mountain City spread to the Surface, the reputation of this hero rose once more.
'Living Epic', 'The Most Perfect Hero', the humans of the Surface already called their hero this.
But at this moment, facing the faintly discernible sexy curves under the wet clothes, that upright square face was also filled with a wretchedness that all men would understand.
"Why don't we just organize a marathon and let the Town Security, the Dark Elves, the Church's female Priests participate. They are only allowed to wear underwear. Haha, just the tickets alone would be enough to earn a fortune."
Red Lotus Sword Saint Adam Han, as my direct superior, the City Lord of Sulfur Mountain, his greatest joy was to cause trouble for his subordinates and the Civil Council. My proposal would definitely make those old fellows in the Council furious, so how could he not like it?
Don't look at how old and frivolous he is. In my System, this fellow is actually a LV262 SemiGod existence. If placed in the Surface World, he would at least be the ruler of a country.
"Aiyo, old bachelor, you have gotten stronger again."
When I met him last week, he was only LV260. For an existence of this level, it was difficult to advance even further. To rise by 2 levels in a week, it was simply inconceivable.
"Yeah, old bachelor, your eyes are still as sharp as ever. Things like the Fire Phoenix, the older it gets, the stronger it gets. The current me, my Heart of the Phoenix has already been ignited to the extreme. I should be able to beat you at your peak by myself. "
"Hehe, even if you are already invincible, you are still a chuunibyou old bachelor."
"That's right, just like you, an old bachelor who uses skeletons as pets."
After the two old fellows who had been single for a few hundred years habitually hurt each other, they both sighed.
"When will these days of being single come to an end, if I want to find a girlfriend …"
"I am already numb to Little Left (Left) and Little Right. If it wasn't for you two messing things up, I would have already gotten a woman. Perhaps, I might even have a son or grandson."
"Are you showing off? Is having a physical body that worth showing off? My Little Left and Little Right are only bones left! "
"Showing off? Show off your face. And those rumors of yours, saying that I am destined to be alone, causing all the beauties in the city to avoid me! Last week, the beauty I 'accidentally' bumped into, even though it was a beautiful acquaintance, she actually went to the Holy Church to dispel her curse, thinking that she was being possessed … Do you know how I felt at that moment! "
"Of course I know, this is the reason why I told that desert beauty that you are destined to be alone!"
"I was wondering how an outsider would know about these rumors, as expected, it was you bastard!!"
Alright, next, the most perfect human hero Adam and Sulfur Mountain City's most dignified Supreme Judge Wumianzhe start a fight like two kids fighting.
But as usual, this kind of meaningless battle ended quickly.
Although the SemiGod warrior easily dealt with me, a trash with less than 5 fighting strength, why would I be afraid of him since I don't feel pain? All kinds of mockery about being single came one after another.
"Serves you right for being a bachelor for your entire life."
"Legend has it that a bachelor becomes a Great Mage at the age of 30. You are almost 200 years old, could it be that you have already become a Great Mage? Come, release a fireball for me to see."
"Do you need me to use magic to help you turn Little Left and Little Right into girls? I guarantee that they will be super cute. Ohhhh, you wavered, you actually wavered. Don't be silly, if magic could do this, would I still be single now? "
Of course, while I was using my words to hurt him, my heart was also dripping blood.
"I am already 376 years old and I am still single … I want to revive!!"
When we remembered that we still have official matters to settle today, it was already sunset. As expected, just like what a certain philosopher said, after hurting each other, only emptiness remains.
"Hey, you aren't here to fight with me, are you?"
"Of course not, Marguerite wanted me to settle official matters, what is it? Let me think! "
"As expected, you are suffering from dementia."
"Stop arguing! I was just about to figure it out! Oh right, there are two matters today, no, it is actually one matter. "
"Un?"
"I am about to die, you should know that right?"
Even though he was talking about his own death, this blockhead played it down as though he was talking about where he was going to play tomorrow.
"Of course, the shortest is a year, the longest is 3 years, then you should die."
Of course I knew, in the character information of the System, there was a red border beside his name (lifespan nearing its end), he was not far from death.
"157 years, I have already lived long enough, I have no regrets."
Is that so? No regrets? That's right, the lifespan of a normal human on the Aichy continent is 60-80 years, this fellow relied on his astonishing strength to forcefully live to almost 200 years, he can indeed be considered as having a long lifespan.
"If you want to live longer, it isn't difficult at all."
Of course, it isn't difficult. For such a powerful warrior, as long as he is willing to believe in the Gods, any random identity as an apostle would be able to extend his lifespan indefinitely. And if he doesn't want to work for others, he can reincarnate into other long-lived races, such as angels, demons, or undead. To him, it isn't difficult at all.
However, Adam smiled, a casual smile, a smile without any worries. Even though he is still young, he seems like an old man who has already seen through the vicissitudes of life.
"No, 150 years is too long for a short-lived human, I have already lived long enough. A village youth who gained nothing has already completed his dream of being a hero. Now that most of the people I know are dead and I have done what I wanted to do, it is time for me to rest. Besides, it is quite unsightly for an old man to always be at the top, it is about time for a newcomer to take over. "
"… You are still thinking about Lisa, huh." His sudden realization couldn't fool me.
Lisa Grant, Adam's past companion and also his crush. However, she died in a battle against Lord Yongye more than a hundred years ago.
Given this fellow's ability, if he really wanted to find a girlfriend, how could he not find one? If he really persevered through those two weddings, given his fighting prowess, how could he have just watched us cause a ruckus?
"Aiyo, you really are a Casanova. But, aren't you a little too selfish? "
"Yes, I am very selfish." He actually nodded his head and admitted it. "I have let Marguerite down. As an undying, she is still young, she should have better choices."
The Great Saint Marguerite is infatuated with Adam, but Adam is unable to let go of his dead ex-girlfriend. This is already an open secret among the upper echelons of Sulfur Mountain City.
That so-called two weddings, it is more likely that he hopes that Marguerite would give up on him. Of course, Marguerite contacted me without hesitation, asking me to give a 'gift' to Adam's wedding. This shows that she is unwilling to give up on him.
Something like rumors can be spread, naturally, it can be dispelled. The reason why it became a secret that everyone knows is probably because Adam, as the City Lord, is happy to see it.
"What a foolish triangle relationship. Alright, as an outsider, I don't want to butt in on such matters. But, since you want to die, then, I have guessed another matter. "
"Of course, since I, the jailer, am about to die, then it is time for you, the prisoner, to be released. Congratulations, Lord Yongye, how does it feel to be about to regain your freedom? "
Yes, this Sulfur Mountain City is actually a prison. The Hero Adam, the Great Saint Marguerite and the Ancient Red Dragon Little Red are the jailers.
And I, the former Undead Emperor Lord Yongye, am the only prisoner in this prison!
"Then, Hero Adam, are you sure you want to release me to destroy the world?"
"Up to you. A world without Lisa, if you want to destroy it, then destroy it."
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