Chapter 752: A Trial Court
Just as Ornn had originally thought, the law was just a game within the rules.
But when the power beyond the rules comes, everything must serve the source of power.
Beloberg was not in the right in the first place, and even if he was right it would be useless after the fleet from the original domain arrived.
Therefore, in this kind of game that is sure to win, Ornn feels that he only needs to go through the motions...
Klipperburg, Court of Inquiry.
In the courtroom on the third underground floor of Klippe Castle, the ice crystal lamps on the stone pillars glowed coldly.
Orn Kevic sat in the center of the trial bench, projecting on the holographic paper in his hand what Beloberg called "evidence of rebellion" - a few lines of blurry conversation recordings. Under the technical analysis of the original domain, even the voiceprints of the speakers could not match those of Funina and her group.
"According to Article 13 of the Galactic Civilization Evidence Act, blurred recordings below level 2 cannot be used as the basis for criminal charges." Orne pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and glanced at Funina, who was sitting in the dock with a gentle smile on her face. The latter was observing the ice sculpture decorations of the courtroom with interest.
"Do you have any more substantial evidence? For example...existing witnesses? Physical evidence?"
Cocolia's expression was very calm, like a pool of stagnant water. She didn't move at all, as if she had lost her mind.
How could there be evidence for something that is false?
Bronya stared down at the thick file she had prepared. Every page seemed pale and powerless under the laws of the original domain. Those so-called "signs of rebellion" were nothing more than the normal curiosity of travelers about the world outside the city walls.
What's more, this trial itself is just a formality.
"We..." Bronya suddenly stood up, her back straightened under her uniform, "We withdraw all accusations. This incident was caused by a misjudgment of intelligence. Beloberg expresses his most sincere apologies to Miss Funina and her companions."
She turned to Cocolia. Her mother seemed to have lost her former dignity under the pressure of the fleet and could only nod mechanically.
In fact, she was communicating with the Star Core Will, trying to calm the emotional Star Core Will at the moment.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of Orn's mouth, and his fingertips quickly tapped on the holographic paper: "Since the accuser has voluntarily admitted that the evidence is insufficient, the Tribunal has ruled that the charges are invalid in accordance with the Regulations for Rapid Mediation of Interstellar Disputes. Please announce the results of the trial to all of Beloberg within 72 hours and apologize on the planetary communication channel."
He closed the leather notebook, and the "click" sound of the metal buckle was particularly clear in the empty courtroom. "Also, Commander Dino has nine hours of hot drink reserves left. I suggest you speed up the process."
When Finina and her party left the Tribunal, the fleet of warships outside the window were slowly adjusting the angles of their guns, and the blue light of the Elemental Annihilation Cannon quietly went out.
March Seven leaned over the stone railing and looked down, and saw the Silver Mane Iron Guards using ice picks to chisel away the ice crystals on the ground of the square - those were the energy remnants left behind when the warships dissipated heat, glowing with tiny rainbow light in the morning light.
"So... is this the end?" San Yue Qi held the camera, still a little dazed. Dan Heng looked at the melting snow in the distance, the tassel of the Cloud Rifle swaying gently in the cold wind: "When the power disparity reaches a certain level, the balance of law will naturally tilt towards the stronger one."
Finina suddenly stopped and turned to look at the Beloberg flag flying on top of Klipper Castle: "In fact, they already knew that the accusation was not established, they just needed a step."
"After the incident became a big deal this time, the first people to feel regret were actually themselves."
At this time, Bronya came to Furninda and seemed to want to apologize again.
"terribly sorry……"
Finina waved her hand, and the elemental patterns on her skirt flowed under the light: "Don't be so hard on yourself. The laws of Beloberg have been upheld for hundreds of years in the extreme cold, which in itself deserves respect."
She turned to Bronya, "But next time if there is a 'misunderstanding', I hope to receive a cup of hot cocoa as an apology."
Sanyueqi, who heard these words, secretly poked Xing's waist and said, "Funina really doesn't seem to be angry anymore?"
Xing looked at the blue light of the gun muzzle gradually dimming outside the window, and suddenly remembered a sentence he had seen by chance in the Black Tower Space Station: "The laws of the original domain are poems written on the star tracks by fleets."
Hearing what March Seven said, Xing whispered, "In fact, from the beginning, Funina was never angry."
“The ones who are really angry are actually other people.”
Seeing that Fernina was not angry or blaming her, Bronya breathed a sigh of relief and turned to go to Krippenburg's office.
Next, she needs to draft the official copy. The time is tight and the task is heavy. If she is not careful, it is easy to cause disaster.
Just as Bronya was looking at the public notice being drafted on the terminal, she suddenly heard Ornn's communication request -
"Sir, please remind your boilerman to inspect the heating system. I was so cold in the courtroom that I almost shivered." Orne's voice was full of laughter. "Also, Dino said your black tea is good. I want to take two boxes back to the fleet before I leave."
Above Beloberg, the searchlights of the Original Domain warships went out one after another, leaving only the elemental emblem on the flagship, hanging in the night sky of Beloberg like a never-extinguished star.
That night, countless residents walked out of the shelters and saw the blue signal rising from the top of the Tribunal - that was a sign that the Original Domain Fleet had lifted its deterrence.
In the flagship command room, Dino looked at the city gradually returning to calm in the surveillance video and suddenly said, "Owen, you deliberately shortened the trial time. Did you discover something?"
Orne played with the newly acquired Beloberg tea can and raised his eyebrows. "I found out that they really have no evidence, and..."
He looked out the window at the planet. "It's more interesting to teach a civilization to respect in fear than to crush it directly, isn't it?"
Dino was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled: "You still like playing games so much, Aoun."
"After all," Ornn unscrewed the tea can, and the aroma of tea mixed with the chill of the starship's air circulation system rushed into his nostrils, "the law itself is a grand game about power and rules."
"Besides, this matter itself is a misunderstanding. Even Her Highness the Goddess chose to forgive them. If we usurp the right to judge... wouldn't we be making a mistake?"
"Just give them a little warning. If there was really any ruling, I probably wouldn't be here at all."
"In that case..." Dino was about to say something when he seemed to have noticed something and suddenly took out his communicator.
When he saw the name of the person who came, his originally cold eyes suddenly softened a lot.
"Hey~ Let me see who's calling..."
Seeing Dino's sudden change in expression, Ornn stood up with a little surprise, wanting to see who could move this cold guy.
But when I saw the message above...Lucas!
"So it's him..." Ornn said with a look of sudden enlightenment, "In that case, I won't interfere with you two old friends reminiscing about the past."
After he finished speaking, he happily left with his hot drink.
I had the opportunity to see a bold and daring civilization during this funded trip, which enriched my knowledge. It was worth it to go out this way.
In the reception room of the Goethe Hotel, the fireplace crackled, dispelling the coldness from everyone.
Dan Heng leaned against the windowsill, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the tassel of the Yunqi Lance, his eyes passing through the icy glass and falling on the afterimage of the fleet in the distance that had not yet completely dissipated.
San Yue Qi was banging his camera on the table, and more than a dozen photos popped out - all of them were scenes of people fleeing in panic outside the courtroom just now.
Although this behavior is extremely immoral, but... for March 7th, it is really an unforgettable memory.
This was her first time experiencing such ups and downs.
They were originally planning to make a good explanation or run away, but the sudden arrival of the fleet directly and roughly "solved" the person who caused the problem.
This was so sudden that she was caught off guard.
"So Danheng, you're saying that although the charges have been dropped, the issue of the star core is still stuck in Beloberg's throat?" March Seven was holding a lollipop that he had picked up from somewhere and spoke unclearly.
"Like Yalilo 6, which is covered with snow on the surface and has frozen ice underneath?"
Dan Heng turned around, his clothes bringing up a gust of cold wind. "The abnormal energy of the star core is still affecting the ecology, and the residents of Beloberg are still trapped in eternal winter. Just now in the Tribunal, I noticed that the Great Guardian's body resonated with the energy of the star core. The 'cold' of this planet cannot be cured by an apology."
"The problem of the star core has not been solved, so we still have to stay here."
As for how the original fleet came to this place and left afterwards...
Elemental Technology is so unreasonable.
The crew of the Starry Sky Train had long been aware of the various outrageous settings of the original domain.
"If we want to solve the star core, we still have to have a good talk with the great guardian." Xing said thoughtfully.
As she said this, her eyes unconsciously turned to Funina.
"But with Funina here, these are not a problem."
"After all, the fleet of the original domain has just left for a while. The Great Guardian will not be so unwise as to make another stupid move."
"I'm just not sure how she plans to deal with the issue of the star core..."
Having said that, a hint of worry flashed in her eyes again.
Finina suddenly jumped up from the sofa, her skirt sweeping across the trial documents piled on the coffee table: "Oh my, I should have asked Ornn to include the star core issue in the trial terms! But it doesn't matter——"
In fact, if she really wanted to ask Orn to talk about this issue, she would find it difficult to handle.
She blinked, and a drop of water element that would not melt formed on her fingertips. "My pioneering journey is to break all the frozen puzzles into the shape of spring!"
Now that her family from the original domain are no longer watching over her, she doesn't need to maintain that goddess look and can be a lively girl.
Her condition is an intermittent epilepsy caused by depression, which is the same type of "disease" as the occasional abstraction of the star core spirit.
"In that case, let's go visit the Great Guardian later." March 7 raised his hand and made his suggestion.
Everyone nodded in response, including Xin Hai who didn't speak much.
Meanwhile, in Kripalberg, the office of the Grand Guardian.
Standing by the window, Cocolia was silently communicating with the will of the star core.
"How long can you stay here?"
[Not long...]
The voice of the Star Core Will sounded a little discouraged. The originally overlapping voices were exactly the same as Cocolia at this moment.
"Who is that person you are talking about?"
Cocolia was a little curious about what kind of existence could frighten the star core will that she once regarded as a god.
[God! The real God! ]
The voice of the star core was decisive.
In this world, the only ones who can truly be called “gods” are the star gods who are above all living beings.
"…Is he the same being as the Amber King?"
【Yes】
"Who is it?" Although Cocolia was asking, she already had the answer in her heart.
All the goddesses of the original domain are here...
Then God will naturally appear here.
[The ruler of the elements, the original god]
After the Star Core Will finished answering, it couldn't help sighing.
[Cocolia, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to come back this time...]
【You will miss me, right? 】
"No." Cocolia shook her head gently. "After you leave, the cold wave will disappear, and Beloberg will no longer need to hide in the city wall and can walk on the snowfield."
【…】
The will of the star core fell silent.
[But, have you ever thought that after I leave and the cold wave ends, the antimatter legions that I once froze will wake up again and bring more suffering to the people of Beloberg? ]
"Have you ever thought about this..." Kokolia placed her hand on the window, gently stroking the marks on it, "But compared to the endless cold wave and the increasingly approaching cracking erosion, those enemies that can be seen and touched are easier to deal with?"
[The Antimatter Army can only destroy! ]
"We will fight with all our might before they destroy Beloberg."
Kokolia replied softly, "It's enough to take the wrong path once. You can't make the same mistake again."
【actually……】
"Think about your own affairs first, Star Core Will."
Before the Star Core Will could continue to say anything, Cocolia interrupted it.
“How to face the next question from God.”
"Because of you, I issued the wrong decree, which indirectly led to the goddess being treated unfairly."
"Beloberg's story has been revealed, but yours has not."
"Don't forget, you are the source of all these problems."
【…】
This time, the Star Core Will did not speak again. It seemed that it was... autistic?
Just then, the door opened and footsteps were heard.
Cocolia turned around and found that it was the people from the Star Train.
She was silent for a few seconds, then her mind worked rapidly and she quickly got the answer. Then she asked with a smile:
"… Are you guys here for something important to discuss?"