Chapter 1341 Cruelty

Just when I was about to ask the next question, the Lord of Ivy City suddenly said: "Although it is very rude, I still hope you can tell me why you want to ask such a question."

I narrowed my eyes at him: "As a city lord, is it really okay to be so curious?"

"I have never thought that I am a qualified city lord, but I have always worked hard to become a good city lord." The city lord of Ivy City said sincerely: "I just heard the elder's question. I don't know why, but I suddenly feel worried. , so I dare to, no matter what, please the elder to inform your subordinates of the intention of your question."

"Hey, meeting a subordinate like you is also very troublesome." I sighed and said: "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you. The reason why I asked you that question is to confirm that this Do the residents of the town still need to stay?"

"You said... is it necessary to stay?"

Judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was stunned, and even subconsciously said this sentence, unable to speak for a long time.

"No, Sir Elder, please don't give up on the residents here," he said seriously and sincerely: "Although only half of the residents were forced to join the rebels, a considerable number of the residents who actively joined the rebels were forced to do so by the nobles in various ways. They have been brainwashed by despicable means, but in their hearts, they are still loyal to the two queens!"

"fact."

"Huh?" He looked confused.

"I said, I want to see the facts, I want to get evidence, I want them to prove that they are indeed loyal to the two empresses. If you only have one side of the story and no conclusive evidence, the people I brought will choose to eliminate them. All rebels, whether they join voluntarily or are forced to join, will be treated the same."

"Sir Elder, what you are doing is too arbitrary and cruel!"

The lord of Ivy City said angrily.

Looking at his angry expression, I said calmly: "I can tolerate a person who jumps and scolds the two queens, as long as he can give me the exact reason, and I can also forgive a person who spits at me, as long as he can Tell him what made him dissatisfied with me, so he spit on me. However, I will never tolerate betrayal, especially since the two empresses who are tolerant and wise are the ones in power. For such people, I will not listen to any of their reasons. They will only be given two endings, either death or punishment.”

I picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and continued: "However, whether it is death or punishment, it is not decided by me, but by the rebels themselves."

The Ivy City Lord's lips trembled, and he kept changing his sitting position, as if there was an upward-pointing nail under his butt.

After being restless for a while, he said, "Sir, elder, can you make your decision in the city in front of those traitors?"

Then, he added: "I will personally lead people to protect your safety."

"Okay," I said, "If you think it's necessary, I can satisfy you even if you stand on the roof of the City Lord's Mansion, but I have to tell you that time is running out."

"What time?" the city lord asked uneasily.

"There are still a little more than two hours. As soon as my people see that I have not returned, or if anything happens in the city, they will immediately rush back to Violet City and lead a heavy army to massacre the city."

"What!" He was shocked again. After a few seconds, he quickly stood up, grabbed me, and said, "Sir Elder, please leave the city quickly and withdraw this military order."

"How can it be possible for the military order to withdraw immediately?" I said coldly: "Until the purpose is completed, the military order will continue to be implemented until all the instructions I gave are completely implemented."

"You, you are just..." He pointed at me and was speechless for a long time.

I chuckled: "Cruel, or inhumane? You are right, I am not only cruel, many times, I also act unhumanly. As I just said, I can tolerate some justified anger, but I will never Not the slightest bit of betrayal will be tolerated.”

He stopped talking and quickly gathered people to escort me to the adventurer base.

At this moment, that position was already filled with people, lining up on both sides.

On one side are the residents and adventurers who swear to protect the city lord to the death, and on the other side are the rebels and rebels who want to take down the city lord's mansion.

The two waves of people seemed to be still arguing, and had not yet escalated to the point of resorting to violence.

"Please be quiet, everyone, please be quiet," the city lord said loudly under layers of guards.

In an instant, the venue became quiet. It must be said that both our subjects and the enemy's traitors were of high quality.

I slowly walked up to the high platform and said, "Hello everyone, I am the new elder of Moonlight City. My name is An Xiaoyi."

The crowd was in an uproar, especially the rebel side. I even saw a few elves pointing crossbows, arrows, and magic wands at me.

I ignored it completely and continued: "I am here to give you my final persuasion, which can be regarded as my last act of kindness."

"There is no need for mercy!" shouted a rebel elf.

"Yes, we don't want mercy, we want independence and freedom!" A certain rebel elf agreed.

"The last mercy? How is it different from a threat?" A certain rebel elf questioned.

I waved my hands, and soon the rebel side became quiet. I continued: "I have heard all your questions. Yes, the so-called last mercy can be regarded as the initial threat. I just want to threaten you and leave the rebels." Army, return to our side and I will not hold you responsible for anything."

"You want to persuade everyone to give up their freedom and independence so that we can catch all of us who pursue these, right?" a certain rebel shouted.

"If you understand it this way, it's not wrong. I will forgive those who return, but I will never forgive those who are stubborn. Here, I can say that any people who take the initiative to surrender within the time I set will , except for the chief culprit of this rebellion, I will let the past go."

On the other end of the rebel army, there was instant turmoil. Some elders said that those who were forced to join the rebel army would not die in vain in the rebel camp.

Not long after the turmoil, another person in the rebel camp said: "Don't worry about what the foreigner said. What we pursue is freedom, independence, and lofty ideals and beliefs. Don't worry, as long as we work together, we will definitely win. Moreover, He would never dare to kill so many of us!"

I smiled coldly and waved my hand. After everyone was quiet again, I said: "You must have seen the methods I used against human traffickers before. They are all human beings. According to your words, they are my compatriots. According to your words, I think compatriots shouldn't kill each other, right? But I still took action and tortured them to death in the most cruel way. I want to say that I can do this to my so-called compatriots, and even more so. How much more about you who are guilty of rebellion?”