Chapter 506: Public Outrage and Trial
Chapter 506: Public Outrage and Trial
【Vision】
"Each of those Space Marines is a battle-hardened killer who has experienced hundreds of battles. Once they are confronted, it is usually the Tau warriors who will die.
So you must keep your distance, suppress the enemy's advance speed with firepower, and make sure they don't get close to you easily."
"But you are different. You have never been defeated in close combat. It was those steel cans that died."
The high-ranking commander sat opposite Yuanjian and kept sighing.
Faced with such a legend, they must meet and communicate. Previously, due to the instructions of Commander-in-Chief Yingyang, no one was allowed to communicate with him.
However, ever since receiving the news that the Ether Council was heading to this planet, President Ying Yang has been engaged in a political confrontation with the local Ether team.
As the local etheric mentor, she is also able to block the other party's actions and prevent them from having any communication with Vision.
But once the United Galaxy Ether team arrives, not only will they be punished for concealing the crime, but obstructing the trial of the criminals will also cause dissatisfaction among many people.
Of course, no one thought that Shadowsun would protect Farsight, but this situation would still make others feel deeply confused, especially the Fire Caste warriors who knew the inside story.
"It's just my luck. It's so chaotic outside. Are they going to take me to the execution platform?"
The high-ranking commander sighed, nodded, and stood up.
Yuanjian signaled the other party to calm down, turned his back and put his hands behind his back.
Today he will face the real trial, and he will not have Lin Heng's help behind him.
The elevator took him to the platform, and the howling of the huge crowd became clearer and clearer.
But this was not a welcome, but an excited sound that could not help but curse the traitor.
As the kneeling figure with shackles on his hands appeared, the shouts of the Tau people reached their peak at the same time.
The crowd was bustling, and people from all the major clans were infuriated by the words of the Water Clan ambassador. For a moment, the sound of the huge crowds made the entire building tremble noticeably.
The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he squinted his eyes and tried to turn his head to look at Yingyang sitting on the high chair, but the honor guard next to him hit his face with a crutch.
"No action is allowed without permission."
Several video drones circled around Farsighted, showing each other to the world without leaving any blind spots.
When the old face appeared on the major screens and the transferred holographic projections, the noisy voices suddenly weakened by 8 degrees.
The history of traitors is something that every member of the Tau Empire must learn. Even though 99% of them have never seen a traitor, they know through what they have seen and heard that the Farsighted Enclave is a tumor of the Empire.
But like Yingyang, who was sitting on the high platform with a grim face, they did not expect that the leader of the traitors who established the Farsighted Enclave would be so old.
They were so outraged that they thought that the one who showed up would be a big villain who stood tall and proud, would rather break than bend, looked down upon everyone, and would never fall.
But now, that guy was kneeling on the ground, swaying in the wind, his face full of wrinkles and hunched over. This weak contrast was really disappointing.
The biggest enemy promoted by the Titanium Star is actually an old man who is about to die. Such an old and frail guy is actually the crux of the problem that has plagued the Titanium Empire's expansion for many years.
Of course, the Ethers noticed the sound gradually fading away, and they certainly could not just sit there and do nothing.
"Ambassador, that's enough. It's time to explain his unspeakable crimes."
"Yes."
The Water Clan ambassador bowed and nodded, then gave up his seat and stepped back to his own elemental seat.
Teacher Ether stood in front of Yuanjian and looked at the crowd. Yingyang, who was sitting in the back seat, felt a tightness in his heart.
Although Yuan Jian's hands and feet were shackled, if the opponent found the right opportunity, he could knock the Grand Master off the platform. At a height of more than 30 meters, there was no chance of survival for the Grand Master wearing only a formal dress.
"To the Tau people of Sharnasqua, I have heard your voices: doubts, questions, and confusion!
I actually share your feelings, and I felt the same way when I saw this traitor."
The words of the Great Master of Ether seemed to have some kind of magic, which gradually calmed down the tens of thousands of Titanium people.
This is probably true, as every adjective accurately captures the confusion in people's minds.
“But it is precisely this aging body that deceived you and me. The preconceived impression made it impossible for you to associate the term traitor with it.
Aging is also the cancer that monopolizes the resources of the Tau Empire. In recent years, he has robbed the slipstream module engine on the gate world of Kor'tal.
And he used the method of confession to deceive the Ethers. When the mutiny occurred, the Ethers begged to spare the crowd, but Farsight was so murderous that he chopped them into pieces! "
When these words were spoken, everyone gasped in shock and became furious. The Fire Clan soldiers tried to stop the surging crowd, fearing that they would climb up the platform and tear Yuanjian apart alive.
Yingyang also had to frown and stare, but he saw Farsight silently shaking his head, as if he did not agree with the crime expressed by Ether.
What does it matter whether he agrees or not? Yingyang raised his head and closed his eyes. The almost forgotten past lessons began to appear in his confused mind.
Even the teacher hated Yuanjian's bad temper. He was always stubborn no matter what...
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound made Yingyang's whole body tense. She looked up and saw that the shackles were hung separately on the pillars on both sides.
His casual clothes had been pulled down to his waist, and there were faint red scratches on the upper back.
Although the skin was not torn apart, the pain caused by the neural whip was much more serious than physical damage. This was the kind of mental torture that Ether wanted.
Farsight gritted his teeth, his head pressed against his shoulder, trying to share the pain caused by the neural whip.
Yin Yang took a deep breath and adjusted her sitting position. She had experienced such punishment before.
The nerve pain from each blow was unbearable, and she only lasted until the third whip before she had to let out a low roar.
"Evidence 2 - Attracting the Tyranids to besiege the Fuyi Pojiamen world, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of millions of people."
"Snapped!"
Another blow, this time it seemed to strike Shadowsun, who made a muffled sound of pain for Farsight.
The crowd was noisy again, but Yuan Jian remained silent. He twisted his body, but the pain was not a big deal to him.
What really made him sad was that in front of so many Tai people, every time he was hit, the crowd cheered louder.
Yingyang felt a little uneasy. The evidence that Ether described seemed completely different from what Farsight said, but she couldn't interrupt him.
She could only allow a lot of time to be wasted in this political quagmire.
This spiritual attribute of Farsightedness will inevitably cause him to suffer endless torture, and every bit of value will be squeezed out of him before he dies.
She is a warrior and a commander, not a politician who manipulates people's hearts. What she wants to do is to expand the territory, not to enumerate the crimes of traitors.
"Commander-in-Chief Yingyang, you look anxious." The Air Clan's chief captain tilted his body and said with concern.
Yingyang rested his elbows on his knees, swirled his fingers around his forehead, and responded to the other person with his heavy breathing.
The Grand Master on the high platform continued to describe the situation. Listening to the other party's words, the Captain-General leaned in and said:
"Shadow Sun, didn't the Great Master ask you why you didn't report the traitor immediately?"
In fact, because their faces are too flat and they don't have many muscles, the expressions that the Titans can make are not obvious.
But the captain of the Air Caste still saw a dangerous message from the deflected eyes, as if he was locked by the enemy's black artillery and was about to be killed in the next moment.
The captain shuddered and sat back in his seat angrily.
Yingyang withdrew his gaze and was secretly distressed. With just a glance, he had taken in all the people around him.
The Tu clan craftsman standing nearby was calm and silent, probably lost in his own scientific research ideas.
The solemn-looking Water Clan ambassador sat upright next door, his eyes fixed on the group of Ether Mentors in front of him.
There were a few alien allies behind them, who didn't care about this kind of occasion at all, and they were just trying to save face for the Ethers.
She was tired of and hated every occasion, but what he didn't want to see even more was the situation that the sinner being judged had to face.
The crackling sound and the cheering of the crowd lasted for 6 hours, and the hoarse-voiced crowd was still very enthusiastic.
However, Yuanjian, whose body was covered in redness and swelling, was completely exhausted and fainted. If it weren't for the shackles on the pillars locking him, he would have collapsed to the ground and unable to get up.
"Today, the crimes of recent years have been declared complete. Tomorrow, the story of their treasonous past will be told. I hope that today, when the people go back, they will be able to review the past and learn from the present, and think twice before they act."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Water Clan ambassador stood up and applauded, and leaders of other clans also gradually stood up. The remaining Ethers remained seated in their seats without making a sound.
Amid the cheers of thousands of people, the Ethers were the first to go down in suspended chairs.
Afterwards, the ceremonial personnel led the clan leaders back to their homes, and Yingyang was the last to leave.
She watched as Farsight was taken down from the pillar and thrown into a prison van and taken to the prison.
They would never meet alone again after today, and he was leaving her.
Three hours after the trial, Yingyang, who was tossing and turning, received a notice from the soldiers.
She immediately went to the Elemental Council, sitting in the same position as when she judged crimes, but with one seat missing.
"Is it time for my trial tonight?"
There was no emotion in Yingyang's words. She glanced at everyone present and looked at them.
"No, Commander-in-Chief O'Shasela. I called you here tonight to give you a task." The Great Mentor of Ether raised his head slightly and said.
"We have already discussed the plan of attack on the planet Vorcus in the Cassandra system. Taking down that super weapon will surely greatly boost the morale of the Tau.
After completing the trial execution on the fifth day, you can go to the planet to fight with other clan leaders.
For the interrogation at night, we will let the Earth Clan craftsmen do it, using the latest developed psychoanalyzer for precise positioning. "
Yingyang frowned, clenched his hands unnaturally and said:
"Vision..."
"It's a criminal."
Yingyang took a deep breath and tried not to let himself be affected by the expressions of those guys.
"He can withstand such high intensity..."
"The fate of the criminal is death. Are you sympathizing with him? After committing so many heinous crimes, do you still think it is unacceptable to treat him like this?
If your interrogation can yield useful information, then why would we need to go through the trouble of holding multiple meetings?"
The council hall was in complete silence, everyone was silent but had their own ideas.
“There is one more task. After the trial is completed, Farsight’s body will be handed over to the Air Caste’s ships and transported to the Tau Planet.
As for the honor of being the executioner, after discussion, we all agreed that you, the commander-in-chief, are the most suitable. Cleansing out the traitors for the sect is what you have always hoped for, isn't it?"
Yingyang's pupils dilated a little, and she felt as if the whole hall was spinning.
Her head is constantly expanding, and the surrounding environment is gradually shrinking, turning over, spreading, folding, and collapsing...
"Meeting dismissed."
The next day, the trial went on as scheduled. The number of people attending was even larger, and even the surrounding buildings were filled with spectators.
However, some careful people noticed an unusual scene on the execution platform. This time, the person sitting in the clan leadership seat was not Commander-in-Chief Yingyang.
This episode did not cause much commotion. Perhaps the other party had more important things to do, such as conquering more territory for the Tau Empire.
For three days in a row, Yuanjian was hung there like a dead dog, being tortured. In fact, after the first day, Yuanjian was almost unconscious.
Now that he was dying, it was extremely difficult for him to even open his eyes, and there seemed to be some different noises in the crowd.
pity...
After all, not everyone is a brave and fearless Fire Clan warrior. Ordinary residents still have a soft spot deep in their hearts.
Their mouths no longer opened, their palms began to gradually close, and they became hesitant in answering the traitor's questions.
Different noises seemed to begin to emerge from the crowd.
The ether mentors seemed to have heard the discordant fluctuations in the ocean currents. They all stood up and stood on the edge of the platform, examining everyone.
And with their arrival, the crowd's cheers became unanimous, without any change, and the undercurrents were shattered.
"Confess! Traitor!"
The Great Master of Ether questioned.
"Confess! Traitor!"
Tens of thousands of people cheered.
"...No..."
...
"Traitor, traitor! You should be left to die in pain. Tell me your purpose quickly, or I will pour all the painkillers on the floor!"
The soldiers in charge of escorting him continued to torture Yuan Jian who had returned to the cell. The other party no longer had the strength to speak.
He could only let the other party beat his weak body, listen to those irrefutable words, and wait for the turning point of his fate.
"Oh!"
The soldier fell to the ground in response. Yuanjian opened his slightly swollen eyes and watched the leading soldier in a face-covering uniform inject painkillers into his body.
Several figures occupied the corridor, and it looked like a prison break... Were they his men coming to rescue him?
"What Ether said is false?"
Farsight couldn't believe what he heard, but at this moment he suddenly remembered the prophecy of the elf Caroline.
"I told you...what happened...I never lied to you from beginning to end.
Aether's death...is related to the 'Blood Contract' in the Subspace...that human being I mentioned before."
After hearing these words, the leading soldier lifted his visor, revealing the sad-looking face of the Fire Clan's commander-in-chief.
“I will have someone take you away from the Cassandra system. They still have a good impression of you. Please take good care of them in the future.
Go to Cardinal Astorgius in the Balor system, which is the best place for you right now."
"what would you do?"
"Hear me out first. There has been a large-scale plague infection in that world recently, which is a pollution released by the Beyond Death Guard.
You have experience fighting that thing, trying to find ways to resist or erase it.
If you still have troops, take out the alien believers who are resisting there.
The Ether Mentor team could no longer be deflected, but the leaders of the other clans and those auxiliary legions could fight for it.
Don't ask me why I did this, I don't know... Take him away!"
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