Chapter 422 (1/2)

Shortly after winter began, a wooden stage was built in the center of the square It was the first of its kind for the people of Border Town It wasn't for a theatrical performance but rather to conduct the first public trial

A notice had been issued two days prior On the day of the trial the stage was surrounded by a large crowd The square area was e enough to accommodate the entire co fronored the wind and snow

The atmosphere suddenly reached extre the audience at the botto their arms at hihing stock in the eyes of the nobility and he'd had little influence on his subjects Now, after just one year, the situation was reversed

With shouts froe His facial expressions changed a little while facing the crowd Perhaps this parade was coement from the church They were accustomed to worshi+p from the believers, and could easily influence the lives of these people with a single word or action, Roland thought Except that this tih the brilliance of the past

With excitement in their eyes, the witches froe They had always been slandered, hunted, unjustly treated and tried But this time the roles were reversed Witches were the victims, accusers, and jurors, and the trial object was the church They had always iined such a scene, but never expected that such a day would come so quickly

Roland waved his hands and the people quieted is,is to reveal a shainning I wouldn't have discovered this shocking news if the Priest of the Holy City had not been captured in a rebellion case”

Roland had been thinking about how to reveal the church’s crime effectively for the past two days The rebellion case of Fallen Dragon Ridge shouldn't be the key point, because the story froain their attention; the Battle of Divine Will and the Kingdom of Witches shouldn't be o was irrelevant for theht cause panic if it revealed the existence of de that they cared about in order to arouse the indignation of the masses

In other words, it had to touch their hearts

With no doubt, the witches who lived here shared the same daily lives with the people

”The church has claimed that witches are the devil's minions, persons that are neither clean nor fortunate, but in fact, both the Pope and the Archbishop have been sheltering witches in a surprisingly large scale! This was said by the Priest himself” Roland faced the Priest and said, ”A silence, Campus replied, ”Yes”

Discussions broke out in the crowd

”Your Highness, is he really a priest from the Holy City?” so an expression of praise in the direction of Echo ”He was sent to the Kingdom of Graycastle in the name of the church as a Saint, and all the docuht reveal his identity!” Roland pointed to a se, circular letter, all can be used as evidence”

The croas liable to doubts about these, so he would let Echo ask first and then answer thely Furthermore, these items were real, he didn't need to fake it

”My people, come back to what I said before,” continued the prince ”Take note of the terather female infants and orphans from all over the country to the monastery of the Holy City and these women are treated as animals Only a few turn into witches, and proceed to further their training The rest simply become trinkets for Church believers”

”No, these ” Campus raised his head and opened his et more witches, they shelter female wanderers in the name of relief, and even collude with Black Street Rats to steal infants! Please think, my people, if there were a church in this town, you wouldn't only lose Miss Nana, but also a fa too They claim that the witches are evil spirits, seduced by demons, and drive believers to persecute these innocent women Could you tolerate if Miss Nana was frahness, never!”