Chapter 626 A Clear Conscience

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The door of the solitary room opened, and two believers dragged Taksis, who was unable to walk, into the room and threw her on the hard wooden bed.

After soul-searching and interrogation, she seemed to have been fished out of the water. Her whole body was soaked with sweat, and her skin had a delicate sheen.

It was by no means a comfortable experience. The severe stinging pain still lingered in her mind, and even the most basic thoughts would make her twitch. All the contents in her stomach had been vomited long ago, but even so, she still made retching sounds from time to time, as if the entire intestine had been twisted into a hemp rope.

After lying there for a long time, Taksis felt that the control of her body gradually returned to her own hands.

This is the secret technique of searching for souls...

I have read in books before that this method is the most powerful way to prove innocence. Several church legends have used the Soul Searching Technique to prove their loyalty. She was also mentally prepared for the pain of the technique, but she did not expect it to actually work. The experience far exceeded expectations.

She now understood why the interrogation room needed to be located deep in the basement, and why the interrogation room had to be firmly fixed on the stone platform with iron buckles before questioning. Under the kind of pain that tears apart the soul, struggling with all one's strength is almost an instinctive reaction. Even the noblest person will inevitably show various gaffes.

She even suspected that if she were not a Dragonborn, she might die directly on the interrogation table.

Suddenly, there was a soft click at the entrance, and someone walked in.

Taxis tried her best to arch her body and sit upright against the wall - she didn't want to show her weak side to the other party.

With the help of a ray of light coming from the door, the girl could clearly see the appearance of the person coming.

"Captain..." Taxis was a little surprised. She didn't expect Sedaro Bava to come see her at this time. When the turmoil has just started, the other party should avoid suspicion.

After a moment of silence, Sedaro said, "I checked with the Department of Canon Law to see the results. You don't have any symptoms of being controlled by illusions or corrupted by evil spirits."

"I've said this a long time ago." Taxis smiled reluctantly and replied softly.

"Then why didn't you tell me first and have to raise it at the Temple of the Sun?" The leader's tone was more excited, "Do you know how much expectations everyone has placed on bringing back the gods?"

"If I spoke to you privately, would you trust my judgment?"

"This -" the other party was momentarily stuck.

"Actually, I have thought about this matter for a long time... It is because it is too difficult to accept abandoning the gods, so I chose to speak out in public." The girl shook her head, "If you plot in secret, it will be inefficient, but once you are discovered, it will be a complete disaster. On the contrary, if you say it in front of most believers, it will become an idea even if people cannot accept it for the time being."

"Your consideration... is to sacrifice yourself?" Sedaro frowned.

"In order to defeat the evil devil, Des Moines sacrificed himself." Taxis closed her eyes. "Now I need to defeat a more powerful enemy. What can't I sacrifice? But I guess the church will not do that - and The all-out war in the Mage Tower is imminent, and every dragonborn is precious. Your Majesty, I should stay here to repent for a while until Hera returns to the world."

She... actually got it all right.

Sedaro couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He originally wanted to come over to comfort his capable subordinate, but he didn't expect that the other person didn't need to be comforted at all. Not only that, she also considered all the consequences. She was not depressed about being imprisoned at all, but was happy with it. This kind of mentality simply surpassed all the dragonborn of her age.

"You guy..." While he was relieved, he also felt a sense of irritation, "Do you think you can get through the soul-searching interrogation casually? That thing will destroy your memory if you don't do it right. Turn you into a complete idiot! Even if you want to prove your innocence, don't talk about soul searching, okay?"

"I'm sorry, Captain..." Taxis smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect it to be so exciting. I wouldn't want to experience it a second time unless necessary."

"Hmph, it's good to know. You can just face the wall here and think about it!" Sedaro suddenly stopped halfway, "By the way, you said you don't rule out the use of evil magic... do you really mean it?"

Taxis sighed softly.

"Suppose there is such a button. When pressed, it will kill many people on the Islands, but it can instantly eliminate all enemies. Now that the enemy has attacked the Holy Wing Islands, they are about to destroy the church and enslave the entire kingdom... Will you choose to kneel down and surrender, or will you? Push that button?"

Sedaro turned his head and looked at her deeply, then left the solitary room in silence.

Hearing the sound of the iron door being re-locked, the dragon girl slowly slid down the wall - just sitting like this for a while had already consumed most of her energy.

Although the group leader did not answer, she knew the answer clearly.

No qualified member of the jury would have the second option.

That's enough...Taksis thought to herself that she had done her best according to the conclusion she had come to. As for the future trend, that was something she could not predict.

No matter what the final outcome was, she had a clear conscience.

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"This is the Salerni Noble Academy?" Xia Fan smacked his lips. The First Academy of the Archipelago is indeed well-deserved. Just by looking at the area, the first and second-level schools in Jinxia can cry with envy.

Brick-red low walls and black fences line the long street, almost as far as the eye can see. Through the fence, you can see that the academy has everything from flower beds, playgrounds and garden landscapes. The design is no less than that of St. Blaney in the Azure Castle, but the area is many times larger. Rather than being a college, it is more like a large-scale holiday villa.

No wonder the tuition here can be as high as thousands of gold kerns.

It can be said that this expense alone kicks ordinary people out of the social circle of the upper class.

"Well... not only the nobles of the capital, but also the lords of other fiefdoms will send their children here to train if they have the ability." Olena replied, "Learning things is one thing, but mainly you can meet many descendants of celebrities here, and it is not difficult to establish relationships with the royal family or the church."

Because it is a closed academy, the two can only make appointments with the people they want to meet through the reception. Now is the end of the month holiday, most of the students will leave school and go home to enjoy this hard-earned indulgence time. Only those students whose territories are far from Shira or whose families have suffered misfortunes will choose to stay in the academy dormitory to spend the holidays.

"I see, you are the descendant of the Okan family." The receptionist quickly found the corresponding person in the list, "Oren Okan, right? He has indeed not left the school. You two wait here for a while, I will notify him to come over."