The voices of the people grew louder and louder, and even the nobles on the stage looked at the pale Barton with disgust. [] A guy like him who takes credit from others will not be popular anywhere. After all, this kind of
The matter related to the vital interests of other nobles, making Barton like a rat crossing the street, everyone was shouting to beat him.
These calls for severe punishment of Button also affected Alonso III's good mood. He frowned and glanced at the pale Button, but remained silent without saying a word.
Barton currently only has a knighthood. Based on his actions in the war, he actually put the credit of other nobles on his own head, which is enough to sentence him to hanging. But Barton is also the heir of the Barton family.
If he was really ordered to be hanged, the Barton family would definitely take action. The kingdom, which had just improved a bit, could not afford this, which was why Alonso III was so hesitant.
Alonso III is in trouble here, and the Button family over there is also having a hard time. Jenson Button's father, Button Sr., was originally very satisfied with the development of things. His son made the first contribution and took advantage of the opportunity to marry into the Hamilton family. When the time comes, his family
They were the first family in the kingdom. Unexpectedly, things suddenly took a turn for the worse. Not only was the son deprived of his credit, he even gained the reputation of a "credit thief."
If this matter was exposed on a small scale, Old Button might still have the possibility to excuse his son. As long as he made some concessions in other aspects, Jenson Button's future would not be greatly affected. However, now it is equivalent to exposing his son in front of the whole country.
The scandal was revealed in front of the public. No matter how powerful the Patton family was, it would be impossible to cover up the matter. In order to show his fairness to the people, Alonso III would most likely order the execution of Patton in public.
Old Button became anxious when he thought of this. In order to save his son's life, he did not care about other things. He hurriedly walked to Alonso III and whispered: "Your Majesty, it is really shocking that the dog did such a thing."
I am embarrassed. In order to apologize to the whole country, I... I am willing to resign from all positions in the kingdom and return to my fiefdom to spend the rest of my life."
The concessions made by Old Barton were not small. Resigning from all positions in the kingdom was tantamount to giving up all the power in his hands. From now on, he was just an ordinary lord. His own efforts over the past few decades, and even several years of the Barton family,
The accumulation of generations disappeared in this moment.
Old Button's statement made Alonso III very satisfied. Since the fall of Walter, the Button family took the opportunity to fill a lot of the power vacuum left by him, and has become the most powerful family in the kingdom. Now Old Button has taken the initiative to leave the kingdom.
The power circle saved Alonso III a lot of trouble. Of course, in return, Alonso III would naturally not take Jenson Button's life.
Alonso III raised his hand to signal the people in the audience to quiet down, and then loudly announced with a righteous face: "The noble expeditionary force Raikkonen was corrupt and perverted the law, deliberately distorting the fact that Count Roger Lee made the first contribution, and first cut off his
title, and be hanged!"
Raikkonen never thought that he was just an accessory and would be punished so severely. Just as he was about to defend himself, two members of the palace guard had already come up and dragged him off. The moment he was dragged off the stage
, Raikkonen happened to see Old Button's relieved expression, and finally realized that he had been sacrificed and became the biggest scapegoat in this incident of snatching credit.
Seeing that a nobleman would sacrifice his life for this matter, the people became even more excited and cheered loudly for the "fair" Alonso III. Of course, Alonso III would not let go of this opportunity to completely bring down the Button family.
Soon followed by the announcement: "Jensen
Barton maliciously seizes the achievements of other nobles, and now he is stripped of his knighthood, deprived of his status as the heir of the Barton family, and ordered the Barton family to hand over their seats in the Senate, give up all positions in the king, and return to their territory to think about their mistakes!"
The punishment imposed by Alonso III on the Button family was not light, but Jenson Button's life was saved at least, and the old Button also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The kingdom's punishment only targets the power that the Barton family puts on the table, and has no effect on their hidden power. Old Barton knows that as long as he waits for a while, after the storm subsides, he can use the family's hidden power to take action.
There is a chance to return to the power circle of the kingdom. As for his son, he has the strength of a super magician anyway, and it will not be a problem to get a knight title again in a few years. The situation in the kingdom will definitely be very different from now.
, you can find a way to regain the identity of his heir.
In fact, all the nobles understood this truth, and they did not expect that this incident alone could completely overthrow the old Barton family. But those civilians did not understand this. After hearing that the Barton family was punished so severely, many people cheered.
The sound became even louder to celebrate that fairness and justice were finally asserted.
If the only people who are unhappy now are undoubtedly the Pattons, they are the Pattons. As the people in the audience cheered for their family to be punished, the nobles on the stage all showed enigmatic smiles. Even the old Pattons were extremely wealthy.
It was so deep that he couldn't help but feel tightness in his chest. He walked to his son with a gloomy face, gritted his teeth and whispered: "Why are you still here? Haven't you made a fool of yourself enough? Come back with me!"
Knowing that he had ruined something big, Barton did not dare to go against his father's wishes, and silently followed old Barton to the audience. When passing Roger, Barton didn't say a word, but his eyes were full of hatred.
But it clearly showed how much he hated Roger. At this time, Barton had already made up his mind. As long as he still had breath, he would never let Roger go, and he would not be willing to let Roger suffer until he died.
!
"His mother, look at this kid's eyes, he hates his brother so much!" Roger noticed Barton's eyes and couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart.
Thinking of the cruel revenge that Barton and his family would launch against him in the future, Roger's mind suddenly became hot at this moment, and he thought viciously in his heart: "Grandma, strike first to gain advantage, and strike later to suffer disaster! Now that it has reached this point, absolutely
We can’t let this guy go so easily!”
As soon as this idea came to Roger's mind, he immediately ran to the magic loudspeaker device and shouted loudly: "Jenson Button, don't leave!"
Roger is the person at the center of this whirlpool. His call immediately silenced the entire scene. Everyone, including Alonso III, was looking at Roger, wondering what he was planning to do.
In the suffocating silence, Roger said word by word: "Jenson Button, you stole my credit and damaged my reputation. As an honorary noble of the kingdom, I, Roger Lee, express my special wishes to you.
Propose a duel before the gods!"
The word "Duel before the Gods" was like magic, making everyone's expressions become excited. Not only the people were crazy, but many nobles on the stage also cheered loudly. This was to be done before the Supreme God.
It was a duel held in a church that was said to be absolutely fair. Just because Roger had the courage to make such a request, he was worthy of being a hero who made great contributions to the war.
In fact, this is not the first time Roger has had a duel in front of others. It's just that the last time it was not brought up in front of so many people as this time, and the target of the duel was not as famous as Button, so it didn't cause any sensation.
.But this time it was completely different. His suggestion immediately received support from the vast majority of people.
Of course, there are a few people who are worried about Roger, and Anna is undoubtedly one of them. Barton is now a super magician, equivalent to the strength of a silver-level powerhouse. It is very dangerous to have a duel with such a dangerous opponent in front of a god.
Although Anna knew that Roger also had advanced silver strength, she still couldn't help but feel uneasy for her lover.
But after hearing Roger's words, Barton showed a cruel smile. He had no chance to retaliate against Roger, and he didn't expect that the other party would come to his door. You must know that in order to ensure fairness, both sides must fight before the gods.
After being inspected by the church clergy, he was not allowed to carry any magic items. Barton didn't know that Roger already had silver strength. Before he came, Roger was going to have a duel with himself as a super magician in front of the gods. It was no different than sending him to death.
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Barton originally wanted to put Roger to death. Since the other party proposed a duel before the gods, he would never let go of this opportunity. At this time, he immediately strode to the magic amplification device and loudly said: "Okay, I accept it."
Your challenge!"
Even Alonso III could not interfere with the duel before the gods, so Roger and Barton each appointed witnesses and made an appointment to have a duel before the gods at the Cathedral of the Supreme God outside the city three days later, and then the celebration ceremony was held in joy and harmony.
The exciting atmosphere is over.
Roger's deeds soon spread throughout Mandos City, and I believe it won't be long before the entire kingdom will know about his deeds. What everyone is most concerned about now is the result of the duel in front of the gods three days later, and many people are betting on who will lose.
Win, and even many nobles participated in it. Although most people have a good impression of Roger, they are even more optimistic that Barton will win. After all, Barton is already a super magician, and few people know about Roger.
Regarding his true strength, everyone thinks he is just a bronze-level strongman.
Roger himself did not take the duel to heart. After the celebration ceremony, he first went to the palace to meet with the king, then went to the Duke's Palace to chat with Duke Hamilton for a while, and finally returned to the Dragon's Nest Hotel to stay.
Roger took a quick shower in the hotel and waited for Anna to come to him. However, before the Duke's daughter arrived, the castle master suddenly shouted excitedly in his head: "What did I find again?!"