Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 266: Tribunal, Execution Privilege
"I am a direct subordinate of His Highness Elfino. What right do you have to investigate me? What right do you have to arrest me?"

The great fairy, whose magic power had been sealed by the magic shackles and whose elemental perception had been cut off, was in a desperate situation. However, her momentum was not weakened at all. She loudly scolded and questioned her fellow tribesmen who came to capture her.

"We are investigating you under the order of Her Highness Sifrea. We have discovered that during your tenure as Chief Secretary General of the Mordor City Court, you colluded with local officials and nobles, accepted bribes for a long time, have a large amount of unknown assets in your name, abused your power, fabricated charges, and extorted merchants..."

As many as nineteen charges were pressed down, but the already restrained demon was full of dissatisfaction and shouted loudly,
"This is a false accusation. Someone is trying to murder me. I am being wrongly accused. Let me go!"

"Let's wait until the court to discuss this!"

The big goblin in charge of the capture had a grim look on his face as he ordered the iron golem driven by the goblin behind him to separate the crowd of people who were watching the excitement.

In front of the extremely oppressive iron golems with an average height of five meters, the crowd was separated like a tide, and a group of people with extremely gorgeous clothes stood out.

"Sir, my Lord Viscount would like to invite you to dinner. I wonder if you..."

"Our city lord wants to welcome you and has prepared a feast."

Seeing this group of powerful minions who came to test his words, the big goblin with dragon scales on his face showed undisguised disgust and aversion.

"I have no interest in meeting any viscount or nobleman. Get out of my way. Anyone who interferes with public affairs will be killed on the spot!"

Following the leading fairy's words, the two steel golems following behind her immediately raised their arms, and the miniature magic bomb cannons installed under the golem's arms immediately emitted an alert and extremely dangerous elemental sound.

pop~
On a distant attic, the dragon-like goblin who led the team directly refused his servant before he even finished speaking. He slammed his hand on the railing with anger, and sawdust flew everywhere, shaking the entire building.
"It seems that I am still too young as a viscount. This fairy from the Holy City doesn't take me seriously at all."

"Don't mention that you are a viscount. Even if you are a count, what's the problem? Haven't these goblins captured and killed enough?"

A middle-aged man with a stern face glanced at the furious Viscount and asked indifferently.

"You still have the mood to drink tea now? Don't you want to think about what to do next? That pig-like glutton who only knows how to take and extort has been caught!"

"She'll be fine."

"Of course I know she will be fine. She is a fairy, how could she be in trouble? I mean, what should we do next? Do you think she will keep the secret for us?"

"Since her life is not in any danger, what good will it do her to betray us?"

"That's what I say, but..."

"There is no but. Although Erica is greedy, she is not stupid. According to the rules of the game between fairies, she will be released after being locked up for decades. As long as we are here, we will definitely benefit from her. Even if we are gone, our descendants will still be able to fulfill the promise."

"These damn goblins."

After hearing the city lord's consolation, the Viscount's mood finally calmed down a lot, but he was still upset and couldn't help but curse angrily,
"Why am I not a goblin?"

"Haha, don't think about it."

The investigation and arrest was led by Sifrea, who is recognized as the strongest dragon fairy. In less than seven days, she commanded a group of fairies who, like her, had no interest in politics and only wanted to serve the Holy Dragon. She arrested more than 300 great fairies and two dragon fairies.

This was a disturbance that swept across the entire Holy Dragon Territory. Although fairies were taken away for investigation every year, there had never been such a large number of fairies captured at the same time in such a short period of time.

What is even more remarkable is that the person leading this investigation is actually the dragon fairy, Sylphrea, who has rarely appeared in public and is hailed as the first future fairy queen.

The future Queen has stepped out from behind the scenes to the front stage. There are so many implications that can be interpreted, because this fairy is, to some extent, an extension of the Holy Dragon's will. Her every move can be seen as the Holy Dragon's attitude towards the outside world.

Within seven days, more than 300 powerful demons who were in power and occupied high positions in various places were arrested. Was the Holy Dragon planning to carry out a major purge of his first clan?

This could indeed be considered a good thing. Even some officials and nobles who had connections with the goblins applauded it, but no one had any expectations for the final result.

After all, the principle of not killing is well known among the goblin community, even to children among civilians. When a goblin commits a crime, no matter how serious the crime is, the worst outcome is to be deprived of all assets and driven back to the goblin country, where they can come out and cause trouble again after a while.

The privileges enjoyed by goblins are envied even by the nobles and are criticized by many officials because they do not think the contributions made by goblins are worthy of such honors.

We are all serving His Majesty the Holy Dragon. Why should fairies enjoy special treatment? Is it because you fairies have a good family background? Are you beautiful? Are you close to His Majesty the Holy Dragon? This is not fair at all.

However, things seem to have changed. His Majesty the Holy Dragon's tolerance towards the fairies seems to have been exhausted by this group of greedy guys who make insatiable demands.

A grand trial specifically targeting goblins was held in the central square of the city of Elisim. Both the judges and the inquisitors were goblins.

Although in the eyes of the citizens of the city of Elishim, this was just another drama directed and performed by the goblins themselves, because the goblins have always been strong in attacking external forces, but gentle with those within the tribe.

But even so, the central square was crowded with spectators. After all, fairies of all sizes were very pleasing to the eye and beautiful, not to mention the dragon fairies who were in charge of presiding over the trial. They were the epitome of perfection.

The dragon-like features of the fairies are the highest aesthetic standard in the city of Elisim, where people pursue dragonization and regard dragons as beauty.

"Official Erica, you abused your power and engaged in corruption and bribery during your tenure... Do you plead guilty?"

The big fairy who was pressed down on the square felt the gazes cast at her face from the surroundings and felt her face getting hot. She did not feel any remorse, but just felt a sense of shame.

A day ago, she was the secretary general of the high and mighty court in Modor City, and everyone who came and went was a dignitary who fawned on her. But now, she had to kneel on the ground, accept the interrogation of a dragon fairy, and be pointed at by those untouchables.

"I plead guilty."

Erica responded weakly, without the loud voice she had when she was arrested.

There is no point in quibbling, the truth test and lie detector test are waiting for her. Instead of quibbling and making herself more embarrassed, it is better to confess early, end it early, and retain some dignity. At worst, she will stay in the fairy country for a while, endure for decades, and after she comes out, she can continue to act tyrannically.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, let me announce your punishment!"

"Behead him and throw him into the streets!"

The whole place was in uproar, and many citizens who had no expectations but were just watching the fun couldn't help but start arguing. "Did I hear that correctly?"

"Behead? How is that possible? Isn't this a goblin?"

"what?"

Erica, who was originally listless and unhappy, looked up in shock at the Dragon Fairy who read out the verdict.

She did not know this lord, because the number of dragon fairies now was almost over a hundred, and it was not surprising to see unfamiliar dragon fairies. Since His Majesty the Holy Dragon awakened, the frequency of the birth of dragon fairies was faster than before.

After the verdict was read out, a large fairy holding an axe walked out from behind the dragon fairy. Erica was completely panicked.
"Wait a minute, did you guys make a mistake? How could it be beheading? I'm a fairy, a noble fairy!"

“Shouldn’t the penalty be the confiscation of all my assets?”

"I am willing to go to the Fairyland. I am willing to stay in the Fairyland for a hundred years, no, a thousand years. I am willing to atone my sins in the Fairyland."

When Erica saw her fellow tribesmen holding axes getting closer and closer to her, she was completely panicked, but her magic power was blocked and she couldn't do anything. She could only push her slender legs and keep moving backwards.

"Fairyland has no place for criminals like you!"

The big fairy holding the axe looked at her fellow tribesman who was pale and tearful and about to cry. A trace of pity flashed in her eyes, but she still raised the axe in her hand.

This is a self-rescue, a self-rescue to regain the Holy Dragon's favor to the fairy race.

Why did the fairies rise? No one will forget what kind of situation the fairies would fall into if they lost the favor of the Holy Dragon? No fairy dared to imagine it.

Therefore,
"For the future of the goblin race, I can only ask you scum to die!"

“Ah! No~”

As the axe fell, a rich scent of flowers and plants immediately filled the square. The source of the scent was a giant fairy who was split in half at the waist. She screamed in pain as her body was cut open.

However, the vigorous vitality derived from the plants allowed her to drag half of her body and struggle in the square. However, her internal organs fell out one by one as she struggled. The scene was particularly bloody for a moment, and many big goblins whose magic power was locked by shackles like her were frightened and collapsed to the ground.

The crowd was also boiling with excitement at this moment, because they saw with their own eyes a big demon being chopped in half. Even for the residents, no matter how old they were, this was the first time they had seen such a scene since they were young.

No one had expected that in this trial specifically for goblins, a great goblin had been executed just after it began. It was not a joke or a formality as they subconsciously thought.

"Are these guys really goblins? Are they fake?"

"My goodness, this is the first time I've seen a goblin being executed in my entire life!"

Even though they saw it with their own eyes, many citizens were still unsure and had the illusion that they were in a dream.

Fairies are the first-class citizens under the rule of the Holy Dragon. No one dares to offend even a small fairy the size of a palm. But now some fairies have been executed, and they were executed by their own people.

This made many people realize that the previous self-examination storm initiated by the judicial system was just the beginning, and the dragon that ruled this vast land was really angry.

The execution of the fairy Erica was just the beginning. She was the first, but not the last fairy to be executed here today.

As the captured goblins were examined one by one and their charges were read out, some goblins tried to argue, but with the help of the truth spell, their lies were meaningless.

More and more big goblins were executed, and a pleasant smell coming from grass and trees filled the air above the square. Although there was not a trace of blood, the bright red color was so dazzling.

The most privileged race in the Holy Dragon Territory was also purged today. They were no longer special and were no different from the officials and nobles they had captured.

"Shivreya, what are you doing?"

When the mass execution was halfway through, an angry voice echoed over the city of Elisim. A dragon fairy got the news and rushed back.

Elfino, one of the three great goblins, is the governor of the Valley of Fire appointed by the Kingdom of Atlas. He is also the recognized leader of the secular political faction among the goblins.

"You are finally back!"

Sitting on the judgment floor of the court, looking down from above, Sifrea watched indifferently as the great fairies were executed one after another. When she saw her friend rushing back with hundreds of fairies on the teleportation array, she slowly stood up.

Finally, there were some emotions in her eyes, which were the memories of the good old days and the sadness of the doomed bad outcome.

"What on earth do you want to do? Why did you kill them? What crime did they commit?"

Alfino, who hurried back from the Valley of Fire, looked at the big goblins in the square, whose heads had been chopped off or cut in half, leaving only the upper body struggling. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

"They have too many charges, but I don't think you want to hear them."

Xifula looked up at her friend who had become increasingly unfamiliar under the influence of power.
"Their biggest crime is that they disregarded the favor and trust that His Majesty the Holy Dragon had placed in them. They failed His Majesty's kindness and forgot their responsibilities. They only cared about satisfying their own ugly desires and undermined the order that His Majesty had led."

"Nonsense, who allowed you to do this?"

Alphinault was furious.

"Of course it's Noah, Your Highness. Haven't you woken up yet? Alfino, has power blinded your eyes and made you so stupid?"

Sifrea slowly drew out a long blade that was forged specifically for her.

"In that case, I will execute you personally. You are the source of all sin and corruption."

(End of this chapter)