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In the courtroom, traditional wooden paneling and heavy red curtains stand tall. The statue of the God of Light and Law stands at the end of the hall, as if her eyes are also watching the upcoming hearing.
On this solemn morning, Loren had already stood alone in the center of the court.
He is now a frequent visitor to the trial bench. The rare stubble on his tired and weathered face adds a touch of earthly smoke to his former gentleness and handsomeness.
As an eighth-level great priest, he is like walking on thin ice.
"This seventh-level shadow world is basically hopeless. Let alone one percent, even 0.1 percent is out of reach."
"Judging from the video that Student Loren opened last time, it's all nonsense."
There was little natural light outside the courthouse windows, and the chatter in the jury box echoed like ghostly whispers in my ears.
"This may be the last hearing today. Are you ready, Loren?"
The presiding judge's gavel struck, and the discussions stopped abruptly, and a dead silence enveloped every corner.
The presiding judge, Duke Akares, waved his hand gently, and the crystal ball-shaped magic instrument on the side of the trial court lit up at the same moment, projecting the last scene of the shadow world.
In the thick mist, the outline of Helsalem, the capital of Pollant, was looming.
The bells of Hull's clock tower rang in the quiet and tense atmosphere, reminding the Polant people that the darkest hour had arrived.
The scene then shifts to the Polant Capitol, where the tension is almost palpable.
Politicians no longer argued fiercely, and their faces looked particularly serious in the dim light.
There were heavy clouds in the sky, and occasionally the flying dragon warriors of the Horning Empire could be seen passing through the sky. The streets were already filled with trenches.
This is the information about the shadow world left by Loren’s students when they started the live broadcast for the last time——
[Mission Objective 1: Find the key to defeating the Vampires, completed. 】
[Mission Objective 2: At the end of the Shadow World, increase the human side’s winning chance against the vampire side to more than 1%. The current winning rate is 0.0007%. 】
[Mission goal 3: All challengers will survive until the 45-day time limit ends, and the current survival rate is 3/3. 】
Mission objective 1 has been completed.
But the most core task 2 has not only made no progress, but has also regressed.
[Current status of the Pollante Empire]
[Popularity: 586→705/1000 (popular support rate and cohesion)]
[House of Representatives: 175→32/1000 (support rate of high-level officials within the Pollant Empire)]
[Military strength: 199/1000 (using the Horning Empire as a reference)]
[Finance: 325→337/1000 (the current productivity status of the Polante Empire)]
[Diplomacy: 232/1000 (diplomatic relations with the demon world and surrounding countries that have not yet surrendered)]
[Comprehensive odds of winning: 0.0007%]
After Lanqi returned to the Paulante Empire, [Public Support] was still growing steadily, but it didn't help.
[Military power], [Finance], and [Diplomacy] basically remain unchanged.
The most fatal thing is that the [House] item directly fell below the warning line of 100, which means that the shadow world has entered an uncontrollable rampage mode.
The odds of winning dropped from 0.0074% back to 0.0007%.
As expected, the helpless student Loren will soon be impeached, and by then this seventh-order shadow world will come to an end!
And a terrible natural disaster will come somewhere in this world.
"I...know it well."
Loren looked at the cold reflection, took a deep breath, and tried to calm the waves in his heart.
"Loren, your student has now completely collapsed this shadow world. Do you admit that he was taught by you, and that you have an unshirkable responsibility for his rash entry into the shadow world and his failure?"
The Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Hutton, Duke Akares, had a serious expression.
"……Yes."
Loren choked up a little.
In fact, Lan Qi was really not taught by him, but at this time, it was even more impossible for him to shirk the responsibility to the students, because Lan Qi could not bear this responsibility, and he did not want to ruin Lan Qi's future.
"Everything was ordered by me."
Loren lowered his head and said.
His words seemed to be arguing with reality, and every word was as heavy as a thousand stones.
"Okay, Loren, since you said so, I will not ask you any more or state too many causes, processes, and results. The United Parliament of the Southern Continent Kingdom, the Shadow World Management Association, the Southern Continent Disaster Prevention Agency, and the Kingdom of Hutton The joint investigation team composed of the Security Bureau and other departments has produced a very detailed investigation report."
The presiding judge, Duke Akares, continued.
The conclusion was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone in the Tribunal again and again.
The trial bell rang at Old Bree Court, and the thin light mingled with the heavy air.
People's eyes were focused on Loren, as if the weight of the hearing was entirely on him.
The entire Hutton Kingdom was also waiting with bated breath at this moment. Even early in the morning, the broadcast of the crucial hearing began.
Even in the trial court and the audience, there were still a few eyes full of concern for him, but these were just a drop in the ocean and could not reverse the torrent of public opinion.
At the trial seat, the Holy Knight Commander of the Goddess of Destiny Church who came all the way from the Kingdom of Canberra clenched his hands tightly.
At this moment, she was not wearing the heavy armor of the past, but a light dress, and Loren didn't recognize her at all.
"Best friend..."
Until now, the Holy Knight Commander believed that her best friend was a mature and stable person who would not make such a mistake. Although she wanted to stand up and say a few words to Loren, she came to the United Kingdom with the important task of investigating the mysterious cardinal by the United Kingdom Council. She from the Hutton Kingdom couldn't favor her own people regardless of public or private matters at this moment and bring down the entire Church of Destiny.
She turned her head sideways with great inner struggle and stopped looking at Loren.
At this moment, I just feel like everything is over, like I'm sitting on pins and needles.
The hearing came to an end before the first ray of sunshine in the morning came, and everything fell silent again.
Just when people thought that a generation of noble priests would be ruined.
The giant open-air screen that had been showing the morning news in the Hutton Kingdom turned pitch black, and then began to show an emergency movie world scene.
It immediately attracted some attention.
Being able to insert the film world at this time will definitely not be a trivial matter.
Hearing the sound, more and more people in the court looked at the projection screen.
I saw that it was indeed Lan Qi who started the Shadow World live broadcast again!
"This should be the last Shadow World live broadcast."
"I think Loren's students probably mean the same thing."
“With a winning rate of 0.0007%, is there any need to struggle?”
The hearing was temporarily suspended, and whispers gradually filled the courtroom and the audience.
In the picture, the setting sun gradually sets in the west, and the afterglow shines on the Helsalem River. The golden light and the river surface are sparkling. Next to it, the spire of the Parliament Building is still shrouded in a layer of uneasiness against the sunset. Under the shadow.
The sound of air raid sirens came from time to time, bringing a bit of horror and uncertainty to this quiet evening.
Around the Capitol, the usual bustling scene was no longer replaced by heavy troops and a sparse presence of reporters.
They either stopped and gazed at the afterglow of the setting sun on the Helsalem River, or silently looked up at the Parliament Building, praying for the Empire in their hearts.
This afternoon, in the House of Commons in Helsalem, there will be a speech by Prime Minister Will Forte, which will be broadcast nationwide.
Three days before the lecture, various media began to report enthusiastically, and people from all walks of life were eagerly waiting for its arrival.
The prime minister's plight in the war cabinet was now well known to everyone in the Pollant empire.
this speech.
Also called by the media as a possible prime minister——
The last speech.
Chapter 602 Loren is composing an immortal epic
Paulant Empire, capital Helsalem.
In the Capitol Building, a long and wide grand hall unfolds behind doors several meters high.
The congressmen on the seats were talking in low voices, with complex expressions of nervousness, confusion and curiosity on their faces.
Under the dim light, the air seemed to be frozen, with only gray dust dancing in the interplay of light and shadow.
When the Prime Minister entered the hall, the atmosphere in the parliamentary chamber suddenly reached a climax of urgency.
Behind the Prime Minister, followed closely by his political friends and several cronies, their expressions were equally serious, but deep in their eyes, one could see their infinite trust and support for the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister's figure looked firm and decisive, and he was wearing a formal black suit. What was different from the past was that there was a golden cross on his collar, or the Holy Mark of the Church.
He walked through the crowd toward the podium.
When he stood on the podium, there was still a low noise in the audience.
Waited for a long time.
"Although we have lost this battle, we will never surrender or give in. We will fight to the end."
Prime Minister Wilford looked around, took a deep breath, and began his opening remarks.
"In this battle, our army lost 30,000 casualties and nearly a thousand magic cannons. The ports on both sides of the strait also fell into the hands of the Horning Empire. The Horning Empire will launch a new offensive against our country or neighboring countries. It has become a Established fact. The fall of the neighboring Kingdom of Bliss has become an eternal regret. The power of the Kingdom of Fuklo has been weakened, and the army of the Kingdom of Bliss has been annihilated. In comparison, our army is relatively strong."
"Now is the time to test the frontal combat effectiveness of our allies and the Horning Empire. Our soldiers who have experienced the first battle all believe that our army has failed to play its due role and still has potential and remaining strength! In the future, Within, we may suffer more significant challenges and more serious losses. Most of the defense lines in the northern continent that we had confidence in have been breached, and many valuable industries and mines have been occupied by the enemy. From now on, we will do So be fully prepared and prepare to withstand a brutal war."
His smooth, calm voice was heard above all the noise in the House of Commons.
The tragic facts made all the members' expressions tense, and they did not dare to discuss it.
"The northern strait of the continent is our natural trench and battlement. It is the widest waters that the distinguished guests from the southern continent of the Horning Empire have never seen. We have the advantages of experience and geography. Even the blood clan dare not fight us in person at sea. If it were not on land, these guys who cannot stand the sunlight would no longer have absolute safety guarantees during the day."
"The purpose of the Horning Empire is to make it impossible for us to fight from the water and to block us from all sides. In addition to this, can you imagine that they have a bigger purpose? In addition, from the entire In terms of the purpose of the war, is there any greater military importance and significance? They tried their best, but now it is impossible for them to achieve it, because the demon world and the orc city-states are now on our side!"
Lanci's voice started out slow, but became more powerful and impassioned as the speech progressed.