Chapter 1569: Execution by Firing Squad

Execution by Firing Squad

By the time Chen Ling passed through the Civilization Embers and returned to the Gray World, it was already late at night.

Chen Ling didn't know how many days had passed since he entered the Civilization Embers. The moment he arrived in the Gray World, he stomped his foot heavily on the ground!

Thud——!

A faint tremor transmitted underground.

After a brief pause, massive giant shadows like ferocious behemoths growing out of the ground directly shattered the surrounding land. Under the hazy moonlight, meandering shadows respectfully prostrated themselves before Chen Ling.

At the very front was the red-and-black Wu Yi. On the left and right sides were the Toad Poison Chief Chan Yi and the Scorpion Poison Chief Xie Yi respectively.

"How long has it been since I entered the Civilization Embers until now?"

The one who answered wasn't Wu Yi, but Xie Yi on the side. After all, Wu Yi itself had also entered the Civilization Embers, so its time was similarly disordered. As for Chan Yi... its brain was slow to begin with. It wasn't good at things like calculating time.

If it was before, it naturally wouldn't matter if Chen Ling went missing for so long. But now he was the Red King of the Dusk Society... The Red King going missing for over a month, that was...

Mm...

Alright, the Fifth Generation Red King seemed to be missing all year round, and it didn't have much impact either.

Through his conversation with Xie Yi, Chen Ling learned that ten days after he entered the Civilization Embers, the other two Poison Chiefs couldn't stop worrying about the Ghost Mockery Abyss, so they took a portion of the weaker Calamities and went back first. Only the two of them remained here the whole time, waiting for the Great King to come out.

With him missing in the Civilization Embers for so long, these underlings seemingly didn't worry at all that any accidents would happen to him. In their eyes, the Great King was naturally a Great King who could walk sideways wherever he went. Not dismantling this whatever Civilization Embers was already pretty good.

"Let's go, let's leave here first."

Chen Ling directly sat down on Wu Yi's head. As the numerous Calamities of the Ghost Mockery Abyss began to crawl, his thoughts immediately began to contact the Grey King and Liu Qingyan.

He wondered what the situation in the Human Domains had become after over a month?

...

Spirit Void Domain.

A figure wearing an amber Knight uniform slowly walked along the corridor of the base.

Unlike other bases, Lingxu Base wasn't buried deep underground, but built against a mountain. Therefore, the structure wasn't completely enclosed. From the outside, it looked more like a dark gray building filled with Russian doomsday aesthetics. One side of the corridor was half-open without windows, allowing the mountain wind to pour inside.

At this time, there were still quite a few figures walking in the base, but every single one of them had a pale complexion and wore thick dark circles under their eyes. They were so haggard it was as if the next one to walk by would faint on the spot... But upon seeing the Knight walking toward them, they still took the initiative to speak:

"Hello, Grand Master."

"Good evening, Grand Master..."

"Mm."

Seeing these people, a trace of complexity flashed deep within the Amber Knight Grand Master's eyes.

The Order of Knights in the Spirit Void Domain was different from the Knights of the Eternal Domain. The latter were ordinary people tightly wrapped in Armor, the enforcers of order. The Knights of the Spirit Void Domain were more like a symbol... He didn't wear Armor, only simply draped a half-hanging cloak that symbolized his status. He had a tall stature, several amber rings worn on his fingertips, and his temperament was deep and reliable.

He went straight to a door and knocked gently. Only when a faint "Enter" sounded did he push the door and walk in.

Inside the office, the Lord of Spirit Void, with his hair in a mess, was sitting in a chair, looking down and fiddling with something. Opposite him stood a man wearing glasses respectfully, seemingly reporting to the Lord of Spirit Void.

"...In short, the Workers' Rights Union has a huge impact on the current project progress. Under their instigation, a large number of workers have chosen to strike. In the past week alone, there have even been over a hundred incidents of workers secretly leaving the construction site to go back and reunite with their families..."

"As for those workers whose hometowns are far away in other domains, they are publicly holding protest marches, even smashing the already built parts of the Akashic Tower. Currently, according to your orders, all personnel involved have been arrested..."

"However, the resentment among the common people regarding this matter is right now. I'm afraid..."

The Lord of Spirit Void didn't mean to let him finish speaking at all. Keeping his head down, he directly interrupted: "How long until the Akashic Tower is completed?"

The man froze for a moment, then replied: "According to the original plan, it should have been completed within fifteen days... But now with the workers striking, plus the smashing of the Akashic Tower, the completion time can no longer be estimated."

The Lord of Spirit Void's brows furrowed slightly.

"Those workers who took the lead in causing trouble and smashing the Akashic Tower, how were they dealt with?"

"They are still locked up in jail."

"How many people?"

"Six."

The Lord of Spirit Void was silent for a long time, slowly closing his eyes.

"Tomorrow morning, drag them to the bottom of the Akashic Tower and execute them by firing squad in public."

"...What?"

Both the man and the Amber Knight who had just walked in jolted violently.

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord, although they caused trouble, but... but they shouldn't be guilty to the point of death, right?"

"Special times call for special measures." The Lord of Spirit Void's tone was frighteningly calm. "My calculations won't be wrong. Although I don't know why, its speed of return this time is unusually fast... The hearts of the people are in turmoil, and order is chaotic. At this time, only absolute deterrence and fear can make the stalled production capacity return to the right track."

"But My Lord, such tyranny will cause public resentment..."

"As long as we find a way out for humanity before the public resentment erupts, everything can be salvaged."

"..."

Since the Lord of Spirit Void had already spoken to this extent, the man naturally didn't say anything more. He merely nodded silently, turned around, and walked out of the office.

After dealing with this matter, the Lord of Spirit Void's gaze didn't look toward the Amber Knight.

"You will supervise the execution by firing squad tomorrow." The Lord of Spirit Void looked down, fiddling with his fingernails, and took the initiative to speak. "If anyone dares to cause trouble at the scene, arrest them all together. If their behavior is too extreme... they can be executed on the spot."

The Amber Knight's cracked lips parted slightly. He seemed to want to say something, but the Lord of Spirit Void didn't even spare him a glance, continuing to speak on his own:

"Besides this, you will take people to patrol the construction site every day. If you find anyone wanting to secretly escape, hit each of them with fifteen lashes of the whip, and then throw them back..."

"This way, in at most two days, everything will be able to return to the right track."

Seeing that the Amber Knight delayed in responding, the Lord of Spirit Void finally raised his head and looked directly into his eyes.

"Do you have any problems?"

"I just feel... this isn't right." The Amber Knight's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"If you are unwilling to do it, then I will find someone else." The Lord of Spirit Void once again lowered his head and fiddled with his fingernails. "However, you must be clear... everything we are doing now is for humanity."

The Amber Knight was silent for a long time, and ultimately still took a deep breath:

"...I understand."

As his words fell, he was unwilling to say even half a word more. He turned around and directly left the office.

Bang——

As the office door was heavily closed, the Lord of Spirit Void's hands trembled slightly...

He still kept his head down, his messy hair falling over his forehead. His hands, which were randomly fiddling, unconsciously sped up with force, even to the point where traces of blood were rubbed out on his fingertips.