Fandersal's urging caused Annete's face to turn a little stiff.
Even though as the heir of a noble and a wealthy merchant family, he was very familiar with the ancient and cruel 'law of the sea', including the procedures, and was also filled with hatred towards the dozens of rioting sailors who had almost insulted his own sister, when it came to the real trial and execution, this teenage boy could not help but flinch.
However, the situation at this moment did not allow him to hesitate anymore. Hanino, who was responsible for the teenager's education, whispered anxiously beside him, "Don't be afraid, my child. Since you've chosen to punish the rioters with the 'law of the sea', you're the 'judge' today!
From this moment on, as one of the heirs of the Bailile family, you have the right and must make your own judgment on the rioters who have offended the dignity of the Bailile family according to the ancient custom. Do what you should do and don't bring shame to the family. "
"Yes, Teacher!" The sense of family honor made Annete finally regain his courage. He took a few deep breaths and took a step forward. With a slightly trembling voice, he shouted solemnly, "I, Annete Bailile, the Lord of Venis City, am here to convene a trial at sea according to the order of the Kattaman City State and the 'Law of the Sea'."
The instant the teenager's words left his mouth, Fandersal took a step forward and stood beside him before saying loudly, "I, Fandersal Tantorn, the Lord of Venis City, am here to respond to the summons of Sir Annete Bailile and am willing to become one of the adjudicators."
Then, Helena also took a step forward and stood on the other side of her brother before saying, "I, Helena Bailile, the Lady of Venis City, am here to respond … to become one of the adjudicators."
After the girl finished speaking, Hanino quickly walked up to the three knights and took out a charcoal pen and paper roll that he had already prepared. Standing up, he wrote for a while before handing the paper roll to Annete, Helena and Fandersal respectively for signature before shouting in a deep voice, "In the name of the order of the Kattaman City State and the 'Law of the Sea', I hereby announce the establishment of the 'Three Noble Court'!"
Zhang Lisheng stood on the deck not far away and watched this drama that was like a stage performance. Puzzled, he quietly walked up to Hanoo, who was watching everything expressionlessly, and asked, "Hanoo, what are Annete and the rest doing?"
"They're carrying out a trial to execute all the rioting sailors," Hanoo said in a dry voice. "The Kattaman City State was founded on maritime trade. Navigation is the link between the various city-states of this country and the foundation of the establishment of the country.
On the other hand, at sea, the fleet was far away from the order and laws of civilization on land. Often, a small disturbance could turn into a huge disaster. Therefore, once a sailor committed a crime, he must be punished immediately to eliminate the cause of the disaster.
But it was not practical to have one court in every fleet, so the House of Commons mutated the old maritime custom into the Law of the Sea, which provided that when a crime was committed, a captain could order ten lashes every seven days for the offending sailor;
The three captains could then form a 'fleet court' at sea and sentence criminals to have their limbs broken.
The three knights, on the other hand, could set up a 'three-baron court' at sea and have all the rights of the court on land. They could sentence anyone below the captain with any punishment, including the death penalty … Even though … this is still several dozens of lives after all.
Although … this is still dozens of human lives. I really didn't expect Annete to have such courage … "His last sentence was already close to a moan.
"So that's how it is. A law that can turn a prominent victim into a judge? This is really strange …" Zhang Lisheng did not know that the western societies on Earth had actually had similar customary laws since the Middle Ages until modern times. He muttered to himself.
At the same time, Annete's voice that was getting more and more manic and excited resonated in his ears. "As the convener of the court, I, Annete Bailile, propose a sentence of 'sea punishment' for all the rebels."
"I, Helena Bailile, agree with this sentence." The girl looked at the rioting sailor who was still unbridled in front of her not long ago and clenched her teeth before saying without mercy.
"I, Fandersar Tantorn, agree with the 'sea punishment' sentence!" Upon seeing his sweetheart's cold gaze, Fandersar immediately shouted.
As the last Knight expressed his opinion, the verdict was established. After they signed the verdict recorded by Hanino, the seemingly sloppy and absurd performance turned into a tragedy in reality. The warriors of the Tantorn Family began to cruelly whip the rioting sailors who had their hands tied. They pushed them onto the wooden planks and drove them to their deaths step by step.
"No, no, please spare us! I beg you, Young Master Annete, Miss Helena, Miss! I've served the Bailile Family for eight years and I've never made a small mistake. This time, I've only followed them to protest against the maid beating Old Werther for no reason. I've done nothing else! I've done nothing at all …"
"I still have elderly parents and young children at home! Have mercy, Young Master, Miss! Have mercy! Have mercy …"
"I'm a citizen of the Kattaman City State! I'm a free man who is voluntarily employed by the Bailile Trading Firm! You can't sentence me to death so hastily! This is a lynching! This is a crime …" Before they fell into the cold sea with a plop, many of the rioting sailors shouted loudly in an attempt to save their own miserable fate. However, all of this was in vain.
Very soon, all of the rioters were driven into the sea. After shouting and struggling for a while, they sank to the bottom of the sea one by one.
As the last shouts of the rioting sailors lingered in his ears, Annete, who had a pale face, struggled to put on a firm expression that he had never had before. By the time the screams gradually disappeared, the corner of his mouth twitched and smiled at Fandersar. "Thank you for helping me wash away the shame of the Bailile, dear brother."
"This is what I should do, Annete. The Bailile Trading Firm and the Tantorn Family are almost one family." Fandersar smiled and patted the young man's shoulder. "I'm glad that you've persevered, brother. You've used 87 lives in this adulthood 'baptism' of yours. It's much more exciting than mine at that time. It's really amazing that you can persevere until now."
Annete was stunned for a moment before replying in a whisper, "Is that so?" When he looked around at the vast sea again, he felt that his mind had broadened right away. The Tantorn Family's guards and sailors who were swept by his gaze no longer looked away casually like they did just now. Instead, they lowered their heads to express the respect in their hearts.
"Less than 100 lives are enough for a good-for-nothing rich kid to win respect? The lives of mainlanders are really expensive …" Not far away, Zhang Lisheng saw the change in the surrounding people's attitude towards Annete. With a curl of his lips, he muttered to himself and wanted to sneak back to his cabin quietly to wait for the night to arrive patiently. However, he had only taken a few steps when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Mr. Lisheng, please stay for a while."
"Young Master Fandersar, I didn't expect you to know my name." Looking in the direction of the voice, Zhang Lisheng, who had stopped, saw a tall and sturdy figure in gorgeous clothes walking towards him. With a smile on his face, he said, "Thank you for your fleet's rescue …"
"I should be the one thanking you instead, Mr. Lisheng. You've saved Helena twice. As one of her admirers, I can't express my gratitude in words," Fandersal said sincerely. "I heard from Annete that you're a spellcaster and your future dream is to become a maritime merchant. If that's the case, please let me know if there's anything that I can help with."
"Thank you," Zhang Lisheng casually replied and felt that he had nothing to say anymore.
It was fortunate that the wooden ship was not far from the shore. At this time, Fandersar was also anxious to seize the opportunity to be alone with his sweetheart at sea, so he was not in the mood to talk nonsense with a caster from a foreign mainland. After hastily expressing his gratitude, he turned around and left.
Upon seeing that he had left, Zhang Lisheng slowly returned to his cabin and jumped onto the hammock to shake. Looking out of the window in silence, he fell into deep thought. It was only until a young maid knocked on the door with a wooden plate filled with food and came to his side that he finally snapped back to reality. "Mr. Lisheng, I've brought you the food." She said in a grateful voice, "Mr. Lisheng, I've brought you the food."
Salted fish soup that was not too fresh, warm pancakes, a plate of fried browned bird eggs, and sweet dipping sauce. The food was not rich or delicious, but it had a completely different meaning to a person who had been starving for an entire day at sea.
"This must be the lunch that Young Master Fandersar sent, right? Please thank him for me." After sniffing the fragrance of the fish soup and fried eggs, Zhang Lisheng turned over and got off the hammock. After taking the wooden plate, he sat directly on the ground without any manners and began to gulp down the food.
"The food was sent by Young Master Fandersar's fleet, but it was Miss Helena who asked me to come." Upon seeing the young man's rude behavior, the maid smiled unnaturally. "Thank you for saving us today, Mr. Lisheng."
"It's nothing. Looks like Miss Helena's prejudice against me has reduced a lot after being saved by me for the second time. Please thank her on my behalf." Zhang Lisheng stuffed his mouth full of food and said casually.
"Y-Please eat slowly. I'll take my leave first." The young man's wolfing down the food and straightforward words made the maid lose the desire to continue chatting, so she immediately fled.
After Zhang Lisheng, who was left in the cabin, gorged himself, he continued to lie on the hammock to pass the time.
Finally, in the evening, after eating the dinner that Helena ordered, he quietly took off his clothes and held it in his hand. Using the wyrmdragon's transformation power, he condensed a thick fog on the sea and shrouded the entire wooden ship. Riding on the fog, he floated out of the cabin and flew towards the three iron ships that had been following closely behind the fugitives.
Like an immortal, Zhang Lisheng flew across the sea at a low altitude and breathed in the wet and salty air. The long distance was covered in just a blink of an eye, and Zhang Lisheng soon landed on the deck of the Wizard Li's iron ship's flagship.
After realizing that there was a cloud drifting towards them for no reason, the young native captain of the iron ship smartly hurriedly ran out of the steering room and kneeled on the deck. Mixing with a group of worshiping sailors, the two feathers on his head were exceptionally eye-catching.
Looking at the bright feathers, Zhang Lisheng silently walked up to the youngest Wizard Li tribesman who had learned to sail a wooden ship.
The first to know how to use the sextant.
The first to figure out how to sail according to the latitude and longitude of the Shrimp World No. 2.
The first native who had learned to sail an iron ship asked, "Bansaru, how's the progress of your nautical chart?"
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