Chapter 231

The protagonist of history is never the player...

(Big cup today!)

No one expected that a prison disaster would be resolved this way. Cheng Shi, a death-match prisoner, was actually sent out by official knights of the Grand Court of Judgment in the very stronghold that "produces" death-match prisoners.

If Cheng Shi hadn't experienced this absurd process himself, no matter who shared it, Cheng Shi would have had to put a clown hat on them and praise them: "That's a really good fabrication!"

But this is reality—a reality far more absurd than any script.

Outside the laboratory gate was a long corridor, and the end of the corridor connected to the underground shaft and warehouse of an abandoned ore mining site.

Melina sent Cheng Shi there and guided him to leave via the underground elevator.

After Cheng Shi left, she returned to the laboratory alone, opened a sealed iron door, and released the Iron Law Knights who had been trapped inside, helpless.

"Melina, you violated the secret laboratory protocol. You have no right to block us from entering!"

"Mm, I have no right, but I closed it."

"You... Melina, Lord Kyn Laoer said that Lady Galiusha is not allowed to come here again..."

"I am just a guard; I cannot influence her decisions. Why don't you go and tell Lady Galiusha yourself?"

"..." The lead knight gritted his teeth, "I was locked in by you!"

"I didn't lock it; I just triggered it by mistake. I am not a guard here, and it is understandable that I am not familiar with the laboratory's situation.

If you don't believe me, you can report me to the Knight's Trust Society and the Court of Just Arbitration. If I have time, I will attend the defense."

"You...

You just wait! I will!"

"And I will truthfully report to Lord Kyn Laoer that you blocked Iron Law Knight reinforcements, delayed the laboratory's emergency strategy, and ignored the secret laboratory protocol..."

"Do as you please." Melina interrupted the guard for the second time, then stood back at the gate with an indifferent expression, quietly waiting for that lord to come out.

At this moment, the helpless guards had no choice but to act more proactively and hurriedly rushed into the experimental workshop to investigate everything that had happened in the laboratory today.

Only then did they have their conversation with Galiusha.

And it was precisely when these guards rushed into the experimental field in a swarm that the tightly closed gate cracked open again, and a figure flashed inside, hiding behind Melina.

Melina frowned slightly and said in a cold voice:

"Why wasn't I notified in advance that the plan was being launched? If I hadn't noticed the explosion in the arena and brought Galiusha here, we might have missed the opportunity.

We don't have that many chances for trial and error, Grinder!"

The hidden figure was none other than Grinder, the deputy captain of the 17th Iron Law Knight squad who had taken a fancy to Cheng Shi in the arena and issued an invitation.

He stiffened upon hearing this, his face turning as dark as water.

"I didn't launch the plan!

I had just found a suitable candidate for the detonation when the explosives I'd buried for three months were triggered ahead of schedule. I was only just rescued from the ruins, and I rushed over as soon as I got away.

What do you mean by that—the plan was launched?"

"?"

Melina widened her eyes in shock, turned to look at Grinder without trying to hide it, and said with an ugly expression:

"A death-match prisoner shouted your name. I thought you had started the plan early!"

Grinder's face turned even darker:

"You let him go? You let Selius go!?

Melina, how dare you! Have you stayed in the Grand Court of Judgment so long that you've forgotten your origins!

The great scholars are all waiting for our news!"

"Shut up, you idiot. It was you who didn't consider everything thoroughly. How could a trap master let someone else trigger your explosive trap?

And have your name known by someone else! Who was the person you found? Was he wearing a red prison uniform?"

Grinder was stunned.

It was him, Red No. 4! How could that be? How could it be such a coincidence?

How did that No. 4 get here?

The Tower of Reason had investigated for years before finally confirming Selius's location. He was just a prisoner; how did he come straight here, and precisely after he had made contact with him...

What kind of script is this?

Countless thoughts flashed through Grinder's mind, and he asked in a low voice:

"What about Selius? Is he dead?"

"Mm."

"Did you do it? Since you did it and completed the mission, why are you questioning me?"

"I didn't do it. I confirmed it with my lance when that death-match prisoner was leaving; there was no parasitic soul on him!

I don't know if Selius was killed by him, but Selius is indeed dead, and that prisoner did indeed walk out of the workshop where Selius was imprisoned!"

Grinder was bewildered again.

"Are you sure?"

"Unless a 【He】 is covering it up, I am sure.

It's truly ironic; you knew nothing about the person you found yourself!"

"He wasn't like this before; he seemed like a different person today."

"What do you mean?"

"Forget it, it doesn't matter anymore. As long as you are sure the real Selius is dead, our mission is complete. I've had enough of these constraints. Damn 【Order】, it's paranoid to the point of madness."

"Watch your tongue. This is His kingdom. If you want to curse, wait until you go back."

"Someone is coming. I'm leaving. I hope the next time we meet, it will be at the academic sharing session in Tusnat.

Peer into the essence, walk to see the truth. Until we meet again."

Grinder disappeared, as invisible and intangible as when he arrived.

Melina felt him leave, opened her mouth, and prayed silently: "Peer into the essence, walk to see the truth. Until we meet again."

When she turned around and looked up, the little girl escorted by the two knights had already reached her.

"Aunt Melina, who were you talking to?"

Facing Galiusha, Melina was no longer indifferent; she smiled and said:

"No one. I was preparing my defense in advance, in case someone reports me to the Knight's Trust Society and the Court of Just Arbitration."

After finishing, she glanced at the two knights behind Galiusha.

The two little knights instantly broke into a sweat.

"That won't happen. Everything you did today was in obedience to my orders. I will ask Lord Kyn Laoer to pardon your crime of ignorance.

Let's go. Grandpa Selius has been harmed; I have no need to come here anymore."

The guard behind the little girl struggled for a moment, then reminded her in a low voice:

"Lady Galiusha, Mr. Selius is still tidying up the data. If you want to go and seek his advice, you still can..."

"Forget it, I don't want to talk to a fake. You know what I mean by fake. Let's go, Aunt Melina."

As she spoke, the little girl took Melina's hand and walked out quietly.

Montrani Court of Notarization.

At the highest point of the Court of Notarization was a suite that could be called luxurious. This was originally the place where the Court of Notarization made pilgrimages to 【Order】, but ever since the death-match penalty was promulgated, it had become the place where the Supreme Judge stayed when visiting Montrani.

It was already evening, and 7 or 8 hours had passed since the explosion that morning. The setting sun lingered on the horizon, not yet home, and the afterglow of the sunset cast a warm yellow filter over the entire Montrani.

Supreme Judge Kyn Laoer stood on the balcony of the suite, looking toward the direction where the Montrani arena had collapsed, his expression solemn.

Before long, a knock sounded in the room, followed by a little girl pushing the door open and walking in.

He didn't turn his head to look, yet he already knew who it was. Even so, his expression remained unchanged, and he said with a serious face:

"Little Galiusha is back. What did you learn today?"

The little girl walked honestly behind Kyn Laoer and said in a soft voice:

"I learned that useless people should be discarded; if they should be killed, they must be killed without hesitation."

"Not bad. Who did you learn that from?"

"You, the noble Supreme Judge, my dear grandfather, Lord Kyn Laoer."

"【Order】 is above, the law is below. Killing also requires following the rules; one cannot act on impulse. I don't seem to have taught you these things."

"But every word and action of yours has been teaching me these things."

"Very good, little Galiusha has grown up." Kyn Laoer's words sounded as if he were very gratified, but his expression remained unchanged, still as serious and cold as ever. "Selius was not a good teacher; he shouldn't have instilled those noises of 【Truth】 into you so early."

"It was my own request."

"You want to pursue 【Truth】?"

"No, I just feel that none of the three lords like 【Order】, so I wanted to seek answers from another of His kind.

【Truth】 peers into the essence; perhaps it can tell me the reason."

"Childish talk. As a divine servant of 【Order】, I believe in Him and worship Him; how could I not like Him?"

"The lords live in lies; it's so tiring.

But Lord Kyn Laoer, I still want to ask a question."

"Mm."

"If one day, 【Order】 is no longer orderly, then what will we do?"

Kyn Laoer watched the sunset gradually disappear into the horizon, the afterglow quietly fading away, and said without joy or sorrow:

"The knowledge you learned today has already written the answer for you.

Go back; I still have some things to deal with."

"Yes." Galiusha lowered her head obediently and left.

After she left, another figure appeared on the suite's balcony. This knight in the shadows knelt respectfully on one knee and reported in a low voice:

"Trap master Grinder has already left Montrani. Scholarly poet Melina has made no moves; she is still staying with Lady Galiusha.

My lord, are we really going to let them go?"

"Why not?

No matter who leads this chaos, there must be someone to bear the crime, right?

The Tower of Reason is already very chaotic; I imagine those old guys in the Scholarly Chair Society won't mind it being a bit more chaotic.

Go, find an opportunity to tell Galiusha about Melina's identity."

"My lord, Lady Galiusha still believes she has let Selius go. In that case...

She is still so young..."

"It doesn't matter. She can bear it, and she must bear it.

Otherwise, after I leave, how will the radiance of 【Order】 shine on places outside the Grand Court of Judgment?"

"Civilization rises, 【Order】 endures." The knight in the shadows struck his left shoulder and retreated quietly.

"Yes, 【Order】 endures. I also hope He can endure, but I have already seen His decline and decay.

So, how can one seek survival?"