Saint Laurent Prison Warden

Chapter 28 Warden Li!

Saint-Laurent Prison, right side of the cell.

The dwarf Green Ham led Richard up a spiral staircase in the dark.

Green Ham and Richard each held a fire crystal lamp in their hands, illuminating the dim stairs.

This spiral staircase was tall, long and deep, and each section looked extremely similar. Richard followed Green Ham and turned around for more than ten circles. He was a little confused and couldn't tell his exact position.

Suddenly, Green Ham, who was leading the way in front of him, turned around and said to Richard:
"Mr. Warden, there are spike traps buried under the remaining stairs. Remember to watch my feet, remember where my steps fall, and follow my steps to move forward.

Don't go to the wrong place and fall into the needle trap.

If I fell into that trap, I would feel pain all over my body. If you fell into it, you would be half dead."

"Okay, no problem." Richard agreed immediately, then lowered his head and walked forward following Green Ham's footsteps, not missing a step.

He didn't know how long he had been walking, he only knew that the dust and spider webs on the stairs in front of him were increasing and getting thicker.

After a long while, Green Ham suddenly stopped and said:
"Mr. Warden, we are here."

"Huh?" Richard raised his head suddenly and was surprised to find that the seemingly endless spiral staircase had come to an end. In front of him was a hall similar to an ancient watchtower.

A large group of humanoid puppets covered in golden light stood around the hall with swords in their hands, their eyes closed, as if they were sleeping, or as if they were guarding the hall.

On the ceiling, there are more than a dozen bright red gargoyle statues hanging upside down. The material of these statues is very interesting. They are obviously made of stone, but under the reflection of the crystal lamps, they show a vivid fleshy feeling, and look like big bats hanging upside down and sleeping.

"Warden, this is the warden's hall of Saint Laurent Prison. This is also where you will receive this prison."

As Green spoke, he hung the fire crystal lamp in his hand into the groove on the wall.

In an instant, the bright red flame climbed up the wall, slid onto the ceiling, circled around the gargoyle on the ceiling several times, and then drilled into the large torch in the center of the ceiling.

The big torch ignited with a whoosh, and the warm red light illuminated the entire Warden's Hall. In the red light, the gargoyles looked more like bats.

"Mr. Warden, this way please."

Green Ham waved to Richard and walked straight to the center of the hall.

Richard hurriedly followed. He stood behind Green Ham and tiptoed slightly. He could clearly see the sand table on the table through Green Ham.

This sand table is a bird's-eye view of the entire Saint Laurent Prison and its surrounding areas, ranging from messy woods, swamps, mining areas to the headquarters of Saint Laurent Prison.

The gate of Saint Laurent Prison, the South Square, the kennel, the prison headquarters, the meeting hall, the market, the material warehouse, the blacksmith shop, the granary, the farmland, the soldier training camp, the church, the confessional, the prisoner conditioning and education hut...

Richard was stunned by the numerous buildings of all sizes and shapes on the sand table.

No wonder Maher often said that the structure of Saint-Laurent Prison was too complete and more like a small city than a prison.

My goodness, it turns out that the meeting hall and the material warehouse are just the tip of the iceberg, there are even more exaggerated things.

"No...wait a minute..." Richard couldn't stand it any longer. He pointed at the sand table and asked:

"Brothers Grimm, other buildings are fine, but why do we have the Church of Light and the Confessional in Saint Laurent Prison? Aren't these buildings only found in the cities of the Holy See?

This is outrageous.”

"That's not far-fetched." Green Ham spread his hands and said:

"Mr. Warden, this prison of ours used to be a noble international prison. We have imprisoned nuns and angels from the Holy See.

Most of them are fanatics who feel uncomfortable if they don't pray to the Dragon of Light for a day.

Using this Church of Light and the confessional room to deal with them is very effective.

For example, we caught a nun and she confessed everything.

But we can't be sure whether the information the other party said is true or false, so we can take her to the Church of Light."

As Greenham spoke, he played two roles and performed on the spot.

"Is what you just said true?"

"Not a single lie! I'm different from you despicable guys. I don't bother to tell lies."

"Do you promise that you didn't lie? Do you have a clear conscience?"

"I can guarantee this, and I have a clear conscience! As for you, you can believe it or not."

"Then you swear to the Dragon of Light that the information you just told us is true."

"Gu! This is a humiliation to me! This is too much, just kill me."

"Swear now!"

"I do not!"

"Okay, it's confirmed. She gave false information. Let's take her back for retrial."

After the performance, Green Ham smiled and said, "That's probably what it was like."

Richard: ...

Richard didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"So this is what the Church of Light in prison is used for. What a despicable method."

“Haha, there is no magic in Saint Laurent Prison, and the statue of the Dragon of Light in the Church of Light is just a piece of stone.

Even if they swore an oath to the Dragon of Light here, the Dragon of Light would not hear them, and if they really lied, the Dragon of Light would not bring down any divine punishment.

They could have lied freely, but they couldn't get over it in their hearts.

Those fanatics are like this, they are so principled that it is incomprehensible, and they seem a bit stupid. Hahahaha.

We dwarves also have faith, we believe in the fire dragon. But we will not let the gods become a bondage to ourselves. "

"Haha, that's right. This is also the reason why we mages and those fanatics can't get along well."

Richard shrugged his shoulders and asked with a smile:

"What's next? How am I going to take over Saint Laurent Prison?"

Green Ham knocked on a wooden platform on the side of the sand table and said to Richard:
"Warden, please stand on the platform, and the crystal lamp on the ceiling will shine right on your face.

The firelight will shine through the glass around the hall, reflecting your image against the sky of Saint Laurent Prison.

All the gargoyles and puppet guards in Saint Laurent Prison will see your appearance.

From now on, they will only obey your orders and serve you. In this place where magic is forbidden, even legendary heroes will be suppressed by them.

Once you gain their approval, you will have complete control over Saint Laurent Prison and officially become the warden of Saint Laurent Prison.

From now on, your authority in Saint Laurent's prison is even higher than that of Maher."

"Ouch!"

Richard suddenly realized.

"Power is granted by force. The highest force in Saint Laurent Prison is these puppet soldiers. They are the core of Saint Laurent Prison.

Is that what you mean?" "Haha, that's right, but not entirely. Not only does it require force, it also requires legal principles.

Before you, the warden of Saint Laurent Prison was Maher. He gave up the command of the prison guards, so that it could be your turn. "

Richard narrowed his eyes and asked softly:

"Brother Grimm, from what you said, it seems that with the command of these gargoyles and puppets, we will be safe in Saint Laurent Prison? Are they very strong?"

Of course! These are all customized and expensive puppets. Their physical defense is terrifyingly high.

Even if a grown dragon came, as long as it dared to attack the prison, the prison's puppet guards would be able to take it down.

Richard became excited when he heard this.

"Then...if I become the warden, can I take them out? I mean, take them out of Saint Laurent Prison."

Hearing this question, Green Ham scratched his head in annoyance and replied:
"Well, theoretically, it is possible. But I suggest that you, the warden, should not do this.

Most gargoyles and puppet guards are specialized in physical defense, but their magic resistance is almost zero, and some even have negative magic resistance.

If they leave the forbidden magic area, their combat effectiveness will plummet. Even the stronger three-ring mage group can fight them evenly if they are equal in number. "

Richard's eyes widened.

"Ah? Only a stronger group of three-ring mages, with equal numbers, can fight them evenly?!

Brothers Grimm, you are right, aren't you? "

"I'm not wrong, that's it." Green spread his hands in confusion, totally not understanding what Richard was surprised about.

"Okay, I understand."

Richard nodded silently, suppressing his excitement in his heart.

Although it seemed that his idea was rejected by Green Ham, Richard was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was in even more joyful mood!
Normal civilians in the Travel City have a combat power of only level 0 to 9, which is zero ring.

Students who graduate from the magic academy high school can reach level 10, which is a first-ring wizard.

A third-ring wizard can work as a police wizard in a police station, as a magic lecturer at a university, and even meet the minimum standards for joining the army and joining the mage corps!
A three-ring wizard might not be worth mentioning to Green Ham, who has been in Saint Laurent Prison for many years and stays with the prison guards every day, but in the City of Travel, it is already a very high level.

Before I lost my magic, I only had three rings!

Maybe any stone statue in this hall could compete with my previous self.

Having these puppet guards is like having a three-ring army that doesn't need to eat or drink! I went from being a lone man to becoming the head of an army. This is a qualitative change in class!

Thinking of this, Richard nodded deeply and stepped onto the wooden platform.

Just as Graham said, a dazzling fiery red light immediately shone down from the ceiling, shining on Richard's face.

At the same time, a huge fiery red face appeared above Saint Laurent Prison! All the sleeping prison guards woke up from their dreams and knelt down facing the sky.

The prison guards who could speak shouted, "Welcome to the new warden! The warden will take charge of the prison, eradicate evil, and suppress the disobedient!"

For a moment, even the clouds in the sky were dyed red by Richard's face. His face was like a raging fire burning in the sky, slightly distorted, and filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression, just like a demon king hanging high in the sky, domineering and majestic.

Outside Saint Laurent Prison, two black-robed wizards also saw the magnificent scene in the sky and heard the loud cheers coming from the prison.

Take charge of the prison, eradicate evil, and suppress the disobedient!

One of the black-robed wizards knocked hard on the steam locomotive next to him and said indignantly:

"Damn it! Richard is such a lucky guy. He has finally become a phoenix.

My family has worked so hard for the Silver City-State for so long, but now we only have a virtual territory with some salary, while he is already a lord with real power.

The efforts of several generations are not as good as his saving one person.

If only I was by Big Sister’s side at the time. If that stigma came, I would definitely help Big Sister block it!”

"Luck? I don't think so. You are too arrogant to simply attribute Richard's situation to luck."

Another black-robed wizard shook his head and said:
"We were all in the hall at the time, and no one except him noticed the stigmata shackles. Not even my eldest sister herself noticed it.

If it was really you who was standing next to Big Sister at that time, then we shouldn't be waiting for Richard here now, but collecting Big Sister's body.

You and I both know how outrageous the eldest sister's talent is. If she were to be struck by the stigmata, she would surely die, and no one would dare to leave her the possibility of betrayal.

Maybe we killed the eldest sister with our own hands. Speaking of which, we, the eldest sister’s direct descendants, owe Richard a debt.”

"What else can I do?" The criticized black-robed wizard spread his hands and broke down. "I can't admit that I'm not as good as Richard, right?"

At this moment, the driver of the steam locomotive leaned out from behind the two of them with a smile on his face and shouted to them:
"My Lords, has Mr. Richard's handover ceremony ended? If he is about to come out, remember to let me know.

This broken car needs some warming up before it starts.”

"He's almost there."

"Okay! Then I'll start preheating now. Preheating for a while will allow more water to come out of the steam engine, so that the car can run smoothly and smoothly. Once you step on the accelerator, go straight to the bottom."

"Hmm? Driver brother, you understand all this? You're an experienced driver."

"Of course. My family runs an antique car business. I've been playing with steam locomotives since I was a child and I'm very good at it. Give me a wrench and I can take the whole car apart and put it back together again." The purple-robed driver laughed, looking harmless.

……

……

Ten minutes later, Richard stood beside the steam locomotive, exchanging glances with Green Ham, bidding farewell:
"Warden, then we have a deal. When the time comes, we'll be together. Uh-huh!"

"Ahaha, don't worry! I understand! I will never break my promise."

The steam train had already started, and Green was still waving outside the window.

The black-robed wizard looked out the window strangely, then looked at Richard, and asked suspiciously:

"It's only been a short while, and you guys are so close? Not bad, Richard.

Do you have any agreement?"

Richard glanced at him and said bluntly: "Secret."

"Hmm?" The black-robed wizard took out the magic book and looked at Richard in confusion.

"Heh." Richard smiled lightly, and the sound of a whistling wind suddenly sounded.

In the sky in front of the steam train, two powerful gargoyles were flapping their wings and flying along with the steam train.

Richard raised his head slightly and asked the black-robed wizard: "I, Richard, am the warden of Saint Laurent Prison. Can't I have a little secret?"

Black Robe Mage: ...

The black-robed wizard was silent for a while and quietly put away the magic book.

"Of course, Warden Li, I am sorry for the offense."

"I accept your apology, but I don't want it to happen again." Warden Richard straightened his collar and held his head high. From this moment on, he looked at the black-robed wizard in the same direction and no longer bowed his head.

(End of this chapter)