Chapter 177
Chapter 177: The Judge’s Room ~
Solomon City, High Tower Council.
Zhao Xi sat on an extra-high bar stool, gazing down at the people below, resting her chin in her hand out of boredom.
“To summarize! Grand Judge Zhao Xi of the Inquisition, not only did you fail to stop the Emperor Sequence Organization from seizing the Order Card, but you also fled the battlefield, causing Solomon City to lose an important treasure! I propose to the elders! Strip her of her status! Drive her out of the city!”
A wave of uproar broke out among the council crowd.
Only the few dozen people belonging to the Inquisition side were incomparably furious, wanting to rush out and beat the speaking man to a pulp.
Opposite Zhao Xi, an aged female and a middle-aged man were also sitting.
The former was the Lord of Solomon City, while the latter was the Inspector General of Solomon City.
The three of them were of equal rank.
“Finished speaking?”
Zhao Xi let out a bored yawn, her small figure silencing everyone in the hundreds-strong council with just a single sentence.
That young male gritted his teeth, looking up at Zhao Xi at the very top.
“Of course! Whoever it is, even the Judge of the Inquisition, having committed such a crime, should—!”
“Did I tell you to keep talking?”
Silence…
The piercing chill caused the youth’s body to instinctively take a few steps back.
“The Inquisition’s duty is to Judge evil. What you said is indeed true, so I am indeed guilty.”
The youth’s eyes lit up, but before he could continue speaking, he saw Zhao Xi raise her hand and toss a badge into mid-air.
A Light Screen appeared.
She slowly stood up and let out a cold humph.
“I am the Grand Judge of Solomon City. All sins must be judged by me. Since I am guilty, then I Judge this crime exempt.”
On top of the Light Screen, two large red characters floated up.
[“Not Guilty!”]
“You!”
“And one more thing.”
Zhao Xi hadn’t finished speaking.
“You spoke presumptuously about the Grand Judge. I sentence you right here in court to have your status stripped and be exiled to the wilderness.”
“No! Don’t! Lord Inspector General! Save—”
Bang——!
A gunshot came from the darkness.
That youth collapsed to the ground in response.
Ignoring the commotion below, Zhao Xi frowned slightly and looked at the middle-aged man opposite her.
“Simark, you’ve overstepped.”
The man called Simark wore a smile.
“Miss Zhao, how come I don’t understand what you mean?”
“Tsk, Lord City Lord, I still have matters to attend to, I’ll take my leave first.”
Compared to her dissatisfaction with Simark, Zhao Xi actually showed respect when facing the elderly man.
The smile on Simark’s face gradually faded. Looking at Zhao Xi’s departing back, a flash of murderous intent crossed the depths of his eyes. This murderous intent came and went quickly; Simark put on a smile once more and bowed slightly toward the elderly man.
“Lord City Lord, this humble one also has some matters to deal with.”
Having said that, he turned and left.
In the High Tower Council, only the elderly man was left behind, wordless and motionless.
Resembling… a statue.
Inquisition.
Having returned to her own territory, Zhao Xi walked with a gloomy expression toward a building. The Inquisition members following behind her remained silent, nervous to death for fear that Zhao Xi would vent her anger on them because of what had just happened.
“What are you still standing here for?”
Stopping her steps, her ice-cold gaze swept past, causing everyone’s head to lower even deeper.
“Don’t you all have your own things to do? Or should I teach you what you ought to do?”
Solomon City, after losing that Order Card…
Unlike the relative stability of the City of a Thousand Stars.
This city had fallen into unprecedented riots.
She was very clear that this riot was deliberately orchestrated by someone, and she even knew who that person was.
Simark, this man whom she loathed.
What on earth was he trying to do?
Dispersing the members of the Inquisition, she walked into the building that belonged solely to her.
Pushing open the heavy doors.
Kicking off her shoes, she exhaustively leaped onto a large bed filled with all kinds of plush toys and buried herself inside.
“Phew ~ It’s still best to stay in my own Train…”
This was her Train, docked right here.
If someone could take a photo here and post it out with the title, “Shocking! Grand Judge Zhao Xi of the Inquisition’s room is actually so pink and tender?”, I’m afraid that issue of the newspaper would sell out instantly.
Ding-ding——
The notification sound rang in her ear; this meant someone had sent her a message.
“Hm?”
“Who could it be?”
There were not many names on her friend list.
Those who might send her a message at this time were even fewer.
Reluctantly getting up, she brought up the Light Screen and looked at the private chat interface.
Ye Qiyan: [“Hello, I have a question I’d like to ask for advice on.”]
After sending the message to Zhao Xi, Ye Qiyan had originally thought the other party would take some time to reply.
Unexpectedly, in just a split second, a message was sent right back.
[“Ran into something you don’t understand? Let’s hear it.”]
Zhao Xi swung her two fair calves, hugging several dolls, lying prone on the bed while eating snacks and touching the Light Screen.
“So fast, I thought she would be very busy, oh well.”
Without thinking too much, concealing the part concerning Train Coins, Ye Qiyan explained the guild invitation card and what happened over at Qin Qiang’s side.
[“Oh, it’s normal that you don’t know about that kind of thing. As the name implies, that thing allows guilds from other cities to transfer into the current city. Without that card, changing a guild’s bound city will drop the guild level to level 1, and everything will have to start over from scratch. However, is the City of Eternal Night experiencing riots again…”]
Licking her fingers, Zhao Xi poked her own cheeks and pondered slightly.
[“I can give you that invitation card, but you need to make a trip to Solomon City. I happen to have a small matter where I’d like your Hunting Mechadragon to do me a favor. Of course, I’ll give you the Train Coins for starting up; you won’t have to spend your own money.”]
Having money to earn, Ye Qiyan was naturally quite pleased and at ease.
The other party was also someone who spent money lavishly.
Thinking about it, the Train Coins he could obtain wouldn’t be too few.
Furthermore, he still had the Consumption Great Reduction Module.
If he needed to activate the Transcendent Mode of the Hunting Mechadragon once, he could completely save the required 80 Train Coins.
[“Alright, my next stop will be Solomon City.”]
[“I’ll wait for you. Be a bit careful after entering the city; it hasn’t been very peaceful lately, and there are tons of troublesome things. Geez, it’s just that there’s no order anymore…”]
She had said a bit too much.
She had even started bringing up matters related to order.
Ye Qiyan felt it necessary to pretend to be completely unaware, so he casually brought it up.
[“You don’t know about order? Oh, right, it’s normal that you don’t know about such things.”]
Making a little preparation, Zhao Xi explained simplified matters concerning the card sequence.
[“To summarize, people who possess a card sequence are considered quite formidable among those in the Train. Oh right, there’s also a faction called the Emperor Sequence Organization that is collecting card sequences. Those guys are very dangerous; if you encounter these people on the wanted poster, remember to stay far away.”]
