"Okay, I won't say any more. Let Kandel make the final speech and see why he did such a cruel thing!"
After saying that, Arnold retreated to the rear, while Kandel was tied up and guarded by four soldiers.
Kandel seemed to be in very bad spirits, a little listless and decadent.
Among the civilians below, most of them looked at him with anger and hatred.
Obviously, what Kandel did last night completely angered these civilians.
If nothing else happens, Kandel will most likely have no chance of survival.
After waiting for a long time, Kandel did not speak.
Seeing this, Arnold stood behind and shouted loudly: "Kander, this is your last chance. If you don't want to defend yourself, then we will let the civilians vote immediately."
After hearing Arnold's words, Kandel finally raised his head.
There was a self-deprecating smile on his face.
"Death, I, Kandel, must die today. After all, not only did Sim die in time because of me, but also many civilians died because of me."
"So, actually I don't want to defend myself, because I deserve to die, and only by dying can I be worthy of the people who have died in the city these days."
"However, before I die, I want to say this to you."
"You can hate me, but I, Kandel, promise that I am not crazy, nor do I want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. It's just that I want to defend the city of Machile too much."
"Actually, when I came to Machile City, the God of Fire personally met me."
"The Lord God of Fire has warned me that as a leader, in addition to protecting Machile City, my duty is to protect the believers in the city!"
"Yesterday, after you learned that the intruders would give you one day to escape, you chose to leave without hesitation."
"But civilians, where do you think you can escape?"
"Our God of Fire Continent has been exposed to the invasion of the four major divine kingdoms, and everyone knows the cruelty of those divine kingdom invaders."
"Even if you leave Machile City, you will still encounter a more dangerous and painful situation in the future."
"But it is different here in Machile City. As long as we unite as one and completely defend Machile City, then we can live with peace of mind."
"With the strength of those divine kingdoms, it will definitely not be easy to capture the city of Machile."
"As for the invaders in front of us, their only means of attack is rain."
"But have you ever thought about it? We were caught off guard by the previous rainfall, so we were not prepared."
"But later on, the invaders gave us one day, which was our chance to turn defeat into victory."
"Because I have prepared to send people to secretly collect planks and make a large number of rafts."
"Although these rafts are simple and not a long-term solution, they can ensure that we will not be flooded in the city."
"It is also possible to load a large amount of food on these rafts."
"At that time, even if the enemy starts raining again, we will be able to sit back and relax."
"But unfortunately, before my plan could be implemented, Priest Sim came to persuade me to open the city gate."
"Even in the end, the city gate was opened directly at the instigation of a group of wealthy households."
"And you will know what happens next."
"Not only did the wealthy households open the city gates, they also began to attack the guards."
"And in order to avoid chaos in the city, I can only send the soldier captain to maintain order."
"I didn't expect that I would be betrayed by Goode and Poole, the two people I trusted most."
"Ignorantly, they opened the city gate directly, although it was finally verified that the invaders did not immediately launch a full-scale attack."
"But this also ultimately led to the failure of our Machile City!"
"Haha, it's my fault, it's my persistence. In fact, the city of Maqile cannot be defended. It's just that I lost the city and I don't know how to explain it to the God of Fire!"
Kandel laughed and cried as he spoke.
Sometimes he showed regret, and sometimes he showed sadness.
Suddenly, the civilians in the field became silent.
Because Kandel really vividly performed a commander who only wanted to serve the city of Maqile and the common people, but he got things wrong due to various chances and coincidences.
"Kander, if it's what you said, why didn't you tell the civilians in the city about your plan before?"
"After all, if they knew they could survive in the city, the civilians wouldn't be in a hurry to escape."
At this time, Arnold asked Kandel.
"Haha, do you think that if I announce this immediately, Chief Nalant will immediately start raining again."
"You have to know that there are nearly tens of millions of civilians in the city, so the number of wooden boards that need to be prepared is absolutely massive."
"Originally, one day is still absolutely not enough. If the rains are brought forward by the invaders, it will be equivalent to me harming all the civilians."
"So, I am actually planning to announce this news today, and then the civilians will join in preparing the raft on their own."
"Then all civilians in the entire city will probably have rafts to hide in."
A calm smile appeared on Kandel's face.
"Commander Kandel, these words of yours are all your own words, and we are not sure that you have really started to prepare. What if it is your excuse?"
At this moment, a wealthy man suddenly raised a question in the square ahead.
When Kandel heard this, he said with disdain: "I, Kandel, just want to die today so that I can confess before the God of Fire. Do I need to make up lies to deceive you?"
"All civilians in Machle City, listen up. Although the kindness of this invader commander exceeds my imagination, he actually handed me, a failed commander, over to you for trial."
"But I, Kandel, don't want to live, so you must choose to execute me later. This will not only help avenge the innocent civilians who died last night, but also allow me to go to the side of the God of Fire."
With Kandel's sonorous words of death, the civilians who were still full of hatred towards Kandel have changed.
Most of the civilians have given up their hatred because they themselves have not been harmed.
Instead, he heard about what the defenders and Kandel did last night, so he felt angry.
Although there are still a few parts with a little hatred, most of them are replaced by sadness.
They had relatives and friends who lost their lives in the turmoil last night.
But hearing that Kandel actually had good intentions and did bad things, they couldn't hate him anymore.
At this moment, a man in a linen gown said, "No, everyone, you cannot let Lord Kandel die."
"Because...because what Master Kandel just said is absolutely true, and I can testify."
"How do you testify?" Following the man's words, the rich man from before immediately questioned.
"Because, I am actually Lord Kandel's subordinate. It was Kandel who sent me to prepare the raft!"
"It's just that because of the turmoil last night and I finally found out that the enemy had entered Machile City, I stopped the operation. And because I saw that all the other defenders were captured, I hid it. After all, I didn't know the final outcome of the invaders.
What will happen to us?"
"But in the face of Lord Kandel's injustice, I really could no longer remain silent, so I chose to confess. I don't care even if I am caught by the intruder in the end!"
The civilian had tears in his eyes at this moment and was extremely excited.
"Mirol, why are you doing this? I just want to die now, why did you choose to stand up!" When Kandel saw Mirol, he suddenly became excited and blamed him.
"Lord Commander, I can't just watch you die!" The soldier captain named Mirok shook his head and replied.
At this time, as expected, soldiers from the Io continent had captured Mirok.
However, Mirok did not resist and allowed the soldiers to tie him up.
With this touching scene completed, Kandel's self-defense time is over.
Because even the civilians who had some hatred before finally gave up their hatred completely at this moment.
If everyone were to vote on Kandel's life or death now.
I am afraid that more than 95% of people will choose to let Kandel live.
However, Nalant naturally would not give this choice a chance.
Then he suddenly stood up and started clapping his hands.
To be continued...