The next morning, a stage was set up in the middle of North Pine Town, making the townspeople curious about what it was meant for.


    "Is there a performance today?"


    "I don''t think so. I haven''t heard of a troupe visiting the town."


    "House Silversword must have set this stage to announce something important."


    While the townspeople were curiously chatting between themselves, a few warriors suddenly appeared carrying something covered by a cloth.


    "Look! They areing!"


    "What''s that thing?"


    "I have no idea."


    Everyone watched as the warriors set up the item on the stage.


    When the warriors removed the cloth, a guillotine was revealed, shocking everyone to their core.


    "Holy shit!"


    "Who is going to be executed today?"


    More and more townspeople gathered at the venue when news spread that there would be a public execution.


    An hourter, hundreds of people had already gathered at the site, waiting for the execution to begin.


    At this moment, more warriors appeared and they were dragging a few people whose hands were chained.


    The townspeople were curious to know the identities of these individuals, but their faces were covered by a cloth, making it impossible for everyone to guess who they were.


    "It''s Lord ric!" Someone eximed.


    Everyone turned their head when they heard this.


    ric calmly walked towards the stage under the heated gazes of the crowd.


    The mission is still set at normal so I need to be careful.


    To ensure a smooth process, ric invited William to watch the execution. With the old man around, he could rest assured that no ident would ur.


    Upon stepping foot on the stage, ric raised his hand, signaling to the audience to keep quiet.


    "Everyone, I have an important announcement to make." ric scanned the crowd with a solemn look.


    "Today, we will be executing the criminals who had attempted to poison the baron!"


    When the townspeople heard his words, they almost flew into rage.


    Lucas was their lord, an important symbol of North Pine Town. Everyone respected him for he was a great leader who had never oppressed the poor. They would never forgive those who would attempt to take his life!


    ric sent a signal to the warriors to remove the cloth that covered the criminals'' faces.


    As soon as their faces were revealed, the townspeople immediately rained curses at them. Many even started throwing stones and other objects at the criminals.


    Everyone was furious.


    The first person sent to the guillotine was Pam. Her face was covered in bruises and there were all sorts of wounds on her body, but no one felt pity for her.


    It looked like she wanted to say something, but because of the bruises on her face, she could only emit unintelligible words.


    ric announced her crimes as the warriors ced her on the guillotine.


    "Die bitch!"


    "Kill that bitch!"


    After announcing her crimes, ric nodded at the executioner.


    Swoosh!


    The guillotine cleanly chopped off Pam''s head, sending it rolling onto the stage.


    Everyone cheered upon witnessing her death.


    Meanwhile, a warrior came to dispose of her corpse and another one grabbed her fallen head.


    In the next moment, the second criminal was sent to the guillotine. It was one of Charles''s subordinates.


    ric stated his crimes before he sent a signal to the executioner.


    Swoosh!


    A few more criminals were beheaded. Some of them pleaded for mercy, but no one listened. There was also someone who tried to escape, but he was cut down in half by Gnar who was at the scene.


    Soon, only two criminals remained.


    "The next person is Gerard…" ric announced the man''s crimes which were even worse than the criminals who died before him.


    ric nced deeply at Gerard. This man was an Elite Knight so he had Gnar pin him down on the guillotine to ensure that he wouldn''t escape.


    Surprisingly, Gerard didn''t take any action. He just obedientlyid down on the guillotine without saying a word.


    After announcing his crimes, ric asked him. "Do you have anyst words?"


    Gerard lifted his head and muttered. "Please forgive me, Aru."


    ric sighed.


    This man was unlucky. He was a loyal subordinate, but he followed the wrong lord.


    ric sent a signal to the executioner.


    Swoosh!


    Gerard didn''t activate his mana so the de cleanly cut off his head.


    Now, only one criminal remained. For some reason, the townspeople felt that this person looked strangely familiar.


    "Thest person is the main culprit behind this incident. Please don''t be surprised everyone…"


    "…This is Charles Silversword! Because of his greed, he plotted to poison the baron!"


    As soon as they heard this name, the audience was stunned. They even thought that there was something wrong with their ears. However, when Gnar grabbed his hair, they saw his face.


    "It''s indeed Sir Charles! How could this be?"


    "I thought he was a good man. It turns out he was a devil!"


    "Kill him!"


    "Kill!"


    Everyone felt betrayed.


    "Wait!" Charles shouted while looking at ric.


    Gnar immediately pushed his shoulder, forcing him to kneel.


    ric raised his hand to silence the furious crowd. "Speak." He uttered coldly.


    Charles knew that his death was imminent so he no longer bothered to conceal his true face.@@novelbin@@


    The kind face that he always had was now filled with loathing and insanity.


    "Don''t regret this ric! You don''t know anything! The town may look peaceful on the surface, but this ce will soon be engulfed in mes! Hahaha!"


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    Heughed contemptuously.


    "The people at the capital are getting restless with the emperor''s declining health! Soon, there will be a great war and North Pine Town will be forced to participate! Hahaha!"


    "I will watch you guys suffer and I will wait for you in hell!"


    Charles was like a deranged beast as he uttered those words.


    ric''s expression darkened.


    How does he know about this? Did one of the princes approach him already?


    He realized that the two princes might have already started gathering their forces in preparation for the emperor''s passing.


    With a cold look on his face, ric nodded to Gnar.


    Thetter understood his intentions and grabbed Charles by the neck. He then pinned Charles to the guillotine.


    Swoosh!


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    Mission Complete!


    Rewards: 500 Battle Points, 30 EXP, 30 Stat Points, Random Trait Card x1


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