Regnar stood expressionlessly on the high platform. He lowered his head and stared at the tall man who had been pushed to the guillotine, but he only felt slightly sorry in his heart.
This time Regnar didn't call Irene and Inelise, because they definitely didn't want to see this kind of scene. And Annelotte... This girl has been angry ever since she had a quarrel with Regnar for the first time. Regnar estimated that after this incident was over, he would inevitably run over and bow his head to her to admit her mistake or something. But now Annelotte has lost a lot of memory, and now even Regnar is not sure whether he can coax that girl as well as he did in the past.
The huge blade of the guillotine has been raised to its highest point. The tall man in the center of the execution ground was kneeling on the guillotine. He looked up and found Regna.
After noticing the gaze, Regnar lowered his head to look at him, and then nodded.
"It's worth it." The tall man thought silently in his heart after seeing Regna's actions.
Immediately afterwards, a huge knife fell from the sky and cut his neck in two. Blood immediately spurted out from his arteries, dyeing the entire ground red.
Perhaps he was frightened, or perhaps there were still people who remembered Kordak's great contributions to the empire. In short, when Kordak was beheaded, the residents of Merindl who came to watch did not let out any special cheers. They were just silent for a moment, and then they unanimously turned their attention to Regnar on the high platform.
Contempt, disgust, fear...
All in all, there is absolutely no kindness in their eyes. Because they feel that cunning and cunning are acceptable for leaders who control the lifeblood of the empire's intelligence. But this person must not be completely ruthless, and must not have no sense of honor. Because this kind of person seems to be your ally now, but no one can guarantee when he will stab you back. And if Regnar really did something like betray the empire, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, the people of Merindel are now not only afraid of Regnar, they are even wary and hostile. At this time, their eyes were like steel needles piercing Regnar. Although no one dared to jump out and loudly accuse Regnar of adding insult to injury, this strange silence also made people feel oppressive.
But Regnar, as the person standing at the forefront of the storm, was surprisingly calm, and there wasn't even any look of guilt on his face. Because he felt he was doing the right thing.
If Kordak would rather face the incomprehension or even anger of the person he protects to protect that person. Then Regnar also has his own persistence, and he will also find ways to protect the person he values. And his price is different from Kordak's.
The price he paid was the contempt and disgust of everyone in the entire empire and even the entire world. But Regner didn't care, as long as the people he valued could live well, what if he was abandoned by the world and hated by the world
But Regnar never imagined that when a person is abandoned by the world, he is definitely not the only one who will be implicated. Because the people he valued also valued him, they paid a lot of money to bring him back to the world after being abandoned...
At this time, Regnar just glanced at everyone coldly. In fact, not only the people hated him, Regnar also gradually began to hate these ignorant people. They know nothing, but they think they know everything; they give almost nothing, but they confidently ask others to give their own blood and even lives to help them. These people are like puppets on strings. They will do whatever the higher-ups tell them to do.
So Regnar was disgusted with them, and he didn't bother to argue with such people.
"Hmph!" Regnar sneered disdainfully, and then disappeared from the high platform.
…
At night, Regnar returned to his residence. It can be seen that Irene and Inelise seem to be very satisfied with Regnar's final approach. Irene was responsible for boiling water for Regnar's feet, while Inelise stood behind Regnar and gave him a massage. These two girls didn't look as verbose and overbearing as they did a few days ago. They were as obedient as little sheep now.
"Don't think that this will happen every day in the future!" Inelis warned from behind Regnar: "Today is a reward for my brother!"
"Yeah, I know..." Regnar smiled.
I don't know why, but in the past, Regnar would always feel relaxed after everything was resolved. But this time, Regnar did not...
Kordak was not dead. The person who was beheaded on the execution ground today was just a death row inmate with a similar stature to Kordak. That guy was originally a coolie from the slums. He took the risk and started stealing because he wanted to buy a decent birthday gift for his daughter. However, due to his unfamiliar skills, someone discovered that the two men had a fight, and the coolie finally accidentally killed the man.
Regnar later found him and bought his death in exchange for five hundred gold coins for his family. So the coolie became Kordak, who endured everyone's rebuke and was beheaded in public. The price was only an insignificant five hundred gold coins in Regnar's eyes.
In fact, the price offered by this prisoner was only ten gold coins. He was a death row prisoner himself, so death itself was inevitable. It was just a question of whether he would be reviled before he died.
But Regnar felt sorry for him, so he increased the price fifty times. Anyway, he can use the funds in the Military Intelligence Department at will. It doesn't make much difference to him whether it's ten gold coins or five hundred gold coins.
This is the gap. What is insignificant in one person's eyes can cost another person his life and dignity. Even if they are the same human beings, even if they are of the same race, even if they are in the same country, sometimes the gap between people is even wider than the gap between people and pigs.
Regnar couldn't figure out what caused this gap. Both he and the prisoner just wanted the people they valued to live a better life. But all he had to do was throw out a few pieces of metal, and the other person had to pay with his life. He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, and in the end he could only attribute it to his good luck.
"I don't know how uncle and the others are doing?" Inelise said worriedly.
"Don't worry." Regnar reached out and patted Enelise's little hand to express comfort: "Boss, they are not ordinary people. They are just crossing the sea. Nothing big will happen."
Let's go back a few days.
…
Late winter nights would always be bitingly cold, whether it was snowing or not, and Enelise couldn't help but shiver slightly. But not long after, she thought about it, and then tentatively cast a spell on herself.
It was a spell that Regnar had never seen before. Judging from the shape of the magic circle and the energy properties of the magic, it seemed like a frost protective barrier. However, the magic circle is not exactly the same as the frost protection barrier, which makes Regnar, who knows only a little about magic, a little confused.
Inelise's spell recitation was also very unfamiliar. It took her almost half a second to pronounce a syllable, and sometimes she would even close her mouth and think for a moment before continuing to recite the spell. So the magic circle on her palm flickered on and off, looking quite unstable.
Then a strong light shone from the magic circle, and Regnar was shocked. Through Annelotte's influence, he also knew that this was a precursor to the uneven energy distribution of the magic circle and it was about to break. As for the shattering of the magic circle, it's hard to say what the consequences would be.
"Be careful!" Regnar rushed to Inelis' side, preparing to use his fighting spirit to suppress the energy explosion.
But a magical light reached Inelis's magic circle one step ahead of Regnar. This magic power was not particularly strong, nor did it have any destructive power, but it was easily integrated into the magic circle, and then Enelise's magic circle on the verge of fragmentation started running smoothly in an instant.
"Annie, you're here." Regnar breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he could completely suppress the energy burst of Inelise's magic circle, Regnar was not confident enough to guarantee that the little girl would not be injured at all. Because magic is always linked to the human spirit, there is no telling whether that kind of thing would harm Regnar.
Annelotte ignored Regnar at all. She rolled her eyes at the guy, and then walked up to Inelise with a little excitement on her face.
"Sister Anne, my transformation of the magic circle was almost successful!" Inelise said with some pride.
"How many times have I told you!" Annelotte had no time to appreciate Inelise's joy. She wrinkled her icy blue eyebrows, and then scolded: "Spell modification itself is a very dangerous thing. If you are not completely sure, you must not change it randomly! If the magic circle was broken due to instability just now, it would be Do you know how dangerous the situation is?!"
On the contrary, Enelise was not afraid of Annelotte at all. She stuck out her little pink tongue playfully, and then said coquettishly: "Oh, I just learned the magic and was a little excited, so I did some unconsciously. Try it, Sister Anne, don’t be angry~~!”
"..." Annelotte looked at Inelise, her eyes seemed very helpless. This girl has very good theoretical magic knowledge, but it would be nice if that was all. It just so happened that Enelise had also gained the power to control magic recently. Now that she finally got the opportunity, she naturally wanted to realize some of the fantastic ideas in her mind.
This spirit of experimentation is certainly very valuable, but equally, its dangers are unquestionable. Without protective measures, even Annelotte would not dare to modify some spells easily. But Enelise completely ignored this and did whatever she thought of!
Annelotte had no choice but to turn her head towards Regnar, who was a little embarrassed: "What Yini is doing is very dangerous. If you still want her to be safe, you must stop it immediately when you see it!"
"Okay..." Regnar replied stupidly. In his impression, this seemed to be the first time Annelotte had spoken to her since she was angry.
At the far end of the street, a carriage creaked over.