Section 219

"The real can not be fake, the fake can not be real."

"Let's get started, I'm already looking forward to it."

Facing the remarks of the people present, Fu Nina said proudly: "Humph~ Of course I did it on purpose. In order to cooperate with the trial, I pretended to look weak as the defendant, but in the end you didn't have any suspicion at all... Forget it, after all, I am the great demon god Fukalos, so it is natural for me to be fooled by my performance."

After saying that, she looked at Arya opposite, raised her head and said: "Ms. Arya, since you have the guts to send me to the trial, you should have been mentally prepared for it, right? In that case, let's do it. , don’t care about your victory or defeat, show your best to everyone, and let me appreciate it too!”

"ooooh! As expected of Lady Funina, such a small scene can't trouble her at all!"

The atmosphere became lively again.

Seeing this, Funina also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I was not fully prepared to deal with this trial, the process of acting is inherently unpredictable. Since it cannot be changed, just accept it, and then use all your strength to crush the predicament.

Come on, Funina, you said you would save Fontaine, how could you fall here? ...The girl encouraged herself secretly, and at the same time, her eyes were searching the audience, trying to find the figure standing on her side.

"quiet."

Villette said in a calm voice.

Order was restored at the scene.

Arya felt a little weak when she saw Fu Nina's eyes shining in the spotlight, and the pride she felt just now was gone. After all, her opponent was a god, and no matter how weak she was, she could not be defeated so easily.

"Huh~" Arya breathed a sigh of relief, "Lady Funina, as I just said, I have to send you to the court because your behavior has pushed Fontaine to the brink of collapse. If I don't If you stand up, Fontaine will be in a huge crisis!"

"Yeah." Funina nodded, "Go on, what did I do?"

"That's the 'Opécle Opera House' that will be started soon!" Arya said loudly, "As we all know, the situation in Fontaine is not good recently, especially the people in the lower districts have made trouble many times, and the people in Fontaine have been The public security and economy have had a great impact. The economy is in decline and the people are suffering. In this case, you do not solve the current problems, but you have to spend unimaginable money to build a redundant opera house. This is not to make Fontaine better. Pushed into the abyss?"

Is this really what happened... After calming down, Funina gradually figured out that the reason why she was being tried was only because of this incident.

Moreover, Su Chen had previously reminded her of the difficulties she would face and asked her if she was prepared.

Thinking about it now, Funina felt that she had been a little naive before, and the predicament she had imagined was nothing compared to the current situation.

She was probably the only god who was put on trial in all of Teyvat!

It’s really embarrassing to be thrown into the Throne of the Seven Gods.

"Okay, okay, I knew it was like this, and I thought there was something new." Funina held her forehead and shook her head, "Miss Arya, before you did this, have you ever thought about what it would be like to do this to a person? What kind of crime will you suffer if the judgment of the gods is not established?"

Arya's expression paused.

"It seems you don't understand." Funina turned her eyes and said with a smile: "Villette, please explain."

Navilette nodded slightly: "According to the law, those who are tried for slandering others will be convicted depending on the circumstances and will be sent to Merlot Petersburg to serve. Considering Ms. Funina's identity and the seriousness of this trial, she will be given at least Ten years in prison. Before that, Ms. Arya, you still have a chance to withdraw your application for trial.”

Arya looked a little panicked, but she still pretended to be calm and said: "I made it very clear and I will never go back on it!"

"Okay, then Ms. Fonina, do you have anything to say about the crime Arya just accused?"

"Of course, although God should love his people, in the trial court that symbolizes justice, our status is equal now." Funina nodded, "What you just said is indeed true. This proves that you are not unreasonable. Accusation. But you seem to have overlooked one point. I have already mentioned the purpose of the Opéra Opéra in the information submitted to the Privy Council. It is not just an ordinary opera house, but an innovation and a judicial decision. progress!"

She spread her hands, faced the people in the audience, and said loudly: "O people, you should be lucky to witness the coming of this era, under the leadership of Cardinal Fukas, the God of Justice. , Fontaine’s trial will reach an unprecedented climax, and no crime will be able to escape under the Cardinal’s decree!”

"oooooooh!"

"Cardinal Judgment, this is it! A masterpiece of the God of Justice!"

The machine made to judge crimes can even collect energy for Fontaine to use. It is not an exaggeration to call this a miracle.

Of course, without seeing it with their own eyes, more people just kept a wait-and-see attitude towards it. Their excitement came from Funina's 'wonderful performance'.

Being loud means being right. Although this argument has no effect in the court, it is the best weapon for Funina. She uses her identity as the water god to intimidate and incite the emotions of her people to crush her opponents. That's the most Funina can do.

What else?

Let her clench her little fist to give the enemy a fatal blow?

She only has momentum when she sings loudly. Under normal circumstances, if her opponent knows that she is the Water Goddess, they will definitely run away.

But it was useless for Arya to escape, so she could only retort: ​​"Who knows if it is really useful? And even if you have time, building such a big project at this time will definitely waste people and money."

"Hahaha~ Miss Arya, you actually doubt the ability of God? This crime alone will probably add ten years to your slanderous crime." Funina waved her hand gracefully, "But mortals can't I understand the wisdom of God, but anyone with any brain should know that if the decree cannot work, wouldn’t it be a lifelong shame for me?”

"As for wasting money and wasting people, on the contrary, it is precisely because of the suffering of some Fontaine people that I proposed to build an opera house. The amount of work is enough to provide these people with a relatively stable position."

Funina has gradually begun to get used to the identity of the defendant.

And she had imagined being questioned about this from the beginning, so she had practiced it countless times in her mind.

The people present seemed to be gradually convinced by her.

Villette's eyes changed: "Ms. Arya, do you have anything to refute?"

"I..."

Arya panicked.

At this time, a middle-aged man accompanying her said respectfully: "Lord Villette, as Dean Arya's secretary, please allow me to speak on her behalf."

Villette nodded: "Okay."

"It's Wilt."

"It turned out to be him. This guy was actually hired by the Academy of Sciences."

Wilt, a famous lawyer in Fontaine.

At this time, he opened the document in his hand and said in a calm voice: "Everyone, before accusing Lady Funina of her crimes, I need to publish a piece of data... According to calculations, the construction funds of the Opicile Opera House It requires at least 15 billion molad, and this is just the cost of materials and labor.”

"The new opera house is located on Irie Island. Everyone knows the situation there. The mountains there are dangerous. If we go inland from Fontainebleau, the journey is far away and dangerous, so we can only build waterways. This is another problem. It’s a huge expense. Coupled with the land clearance and daily maintenance expenses, the final total amount may exceed 30 billion.”

"Thirty billion molas?!" There were exclamations from the audience.

"Really? Is it such an exaggeration?"

Wilt nodded and said: "This report comes from the strict calculation and verification of the Academy of Sciences, and you must know that this is without considering the time cost. Dean Arya does not deny the original intention of Lord Water God to build the opera house. It may bring great changes to Fontaine, but at least not now. Have you ever thought about where so much money should come from? I'm afraid that Lady Funina will issue a new law to require those who are not rich. We came up with extra money.”

"this..."

Everyone looked at each other.

Thirty billion molas is not a fixed price.

There will always be losses in construction, and the losses in such a large project will be quite high. Coupled with the time cost and some unpredictable accidents, even if Wilt didn't say it, they could imagine it.

Where does the money come from?

Naturally, it wouldn't come from the pocket of the aristocratic grandfather.

Although justice is beautiful, it is not relevant to most people.

"As for the so-called energy supply." Wilt turned to another page of information. "Everyone should know that any technological innovation cannot be completed in a short time. The replacement of equipment connected to new energy sources alone is an extremely terrifying figure. In The Academy of Sciences has the absolute right to speak on this point, and no one knows better than them how to calculate the cost... Well, if it were to replace equipment within the entire Fontainebleau, the cost might exceed 100 billion. "

"Hundreds of billions?!"

"Isn't it more than 10 billion? How come there are so many calculations?"

"More than 100 billion molas, who can come up with so much money?"

"You're not going to ask us to pay again, are you?"

"I think...actually it's pretty good like this."

"Yes, with Lord Villette here, there won't be any problems in the trial."

"There is no need to create a special ruling cardinal. It is too unreliable to leave justice to a machine, and the machine is not human."

Listening to the doubts, Arya said proudly: "Yes, that's what I want to say, Lady Funina, your considerations are too long-term, and your wisdom is too shocking, so you can't understand us little ones. Humanity’s troubles?”

Hey, hey, hey! Do you actually have to spend so much money? ...Funina looked dull and was frightened by this number. Although her intuition told her that the other party must have poured a lot of water into it, she did not calculate it carefully.

It is simply too difficult to require a water god to be good at performing as well as proficient in arithmetic and civil engineering!

...correct! Ryder, he should know!

Funina immediately said: "Of course I know, don't forget that Ryder is my envoy. He is in charge of Fontaine's finances and knows these things very well. Do you think that I have been with him recently just to be with you?" Want to chat over tea? I can say responsibly that what you just said is definitely wrong, otherwise Ryder, who is from the logistics department, would have mentioned it long ago. "

"Sir Ryder." Wilt smiled slightly, "I'm sorry, Lady Funina, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. As far as I know, Lady Ryder will be coming later... Well, to submit the application for withdrawal of funds for approval. Report. Lord Villette, I think that report should be enough to prove the problem I just stated? "

Villatte pondered for a moment, looked at Funina who was showing a surprised expression, and nodded: "If what is said in the report is consistent with what you said, it is indeed possible."

His job is to judge whether the accusation is established, and other things are not within the scope of his duties.

As long as there is enough evidence, he will make a judgment according to the normal process.

But Villette didn't believe that Funina, the water god, was defeated just like that. Because of what happened just now, he was a little unsure whether Funina was performing now, deliberately creating a dramatic turn, or was really surprised.

Speaking of which, his interpretation of human nature has never been his strong point, perhaps because of this, he can become the position of the highest judge.

He attaches more importance to or even completely looks at the problem from a rational perspective than to emotions.

"Will Reid... withdraw the funding approval?"

In the dock.

Funina stood there blankly.

"Yes, Lady Fininna." Arya laughed, "Ryder told me personally that he agreed entirely because of the pressure you put on him, but after talking to us, he still made a decision. Compared to the duties of a divine messenger, making the people of Fontaine happy is what the administrator should do."

"..."

"Lady Fininna, you are a high god, and we have no intention of offending you, but as nobles, seeing our people in crisis, this sense of mission drives us forward. If you can agree to cancel the construction of the opera house, we will also consider withdrawing the lawsuit."

That Villette said calmly: "Once the trial begins, it cannot be stopped before the result comes out."

Arya regretted: "Oh, that's a pity, Lady Fininna, before Villette makes the final judgment, you can refute me... Although it may be useless, I am really sorry for this trial."

Finina remained silent.

The entire theater was also strangely quiet.

Everyone was watching. If the gods were defeated in this historic trial, the result itself would be dramatic and unimaginable.

"Ah~ Really."

Funina raised her head, and a pale light fell from above her head. She stretched out her hand to catch the light, and a shadow appeared on the ground.

"Where there is light, darkness will go with it." She looked up and said.

"What?" Arya frowned.

Funina did not answer, but suddenly hummed a song. I don't know what the tune is. Maybe she herself doesn't know it. It's just the song of children passing by during the parade.

"Hum~hum hum hum~hum hum~hum hum~..."