Chapter 263 - Chapter 263: Chapter 253 Aldrichs Ideal (2/2)

“Actually, I’m quite curious, Lord Aldrich, why don’t you agree with revenge?”

Aldrich looked at him again, seriously explaining his own philosophy.

“Well, to put it simply, I prefer to establish a kingdom with more order and law, whereas private vengeance is a representation of chaos, and chaos is the source of all disasters and destruction.”

Byrne was slightly startled, then immediately asked, “A nation of order and law, are you a follower of the World Order Church?”

However, Aldrich immediately denied this, calmly stating his viewpoint.

“No, I am not a disciple of the World Order Emperor. I just share some similar ideals with them. In fact, the orderly state I want to build is very different from the type that the World Order Church wishes for, which completely serves the Extraordinary people.”

The more Byrne listened, the more intrigued he became, and then he further inquired, “I am quite curious, what exactly are the differences between your envisioned orderly state and that kind of order?”

Aldrich pondered for a moment, then provided an explanation:

“I want to establish a dual-order state where Extraordinary people and commoners can coexist. Because of their power advantage, Extraordinary people will inevitably be the superiors, a fact no one can change. Yet, even commoners who hold no power should retain a certain dignity.”

“Currently, the laws and order of Cyart are often only nominal. Byrne, let me ask you, if a member of a noble family wanders in the slums of a city and takes a fancy to an underage girl, then publicly takes her away and forceful rapes her—”

He paused for a moment, then continued:

“What punishment would he face?”

Byrne didn’t even have to think, he answered very honestly, “If it doesn’t cause too much of a stir and the matter isn’t blown up, it’s very possible he would face no punishment at all.”

Commoners live like weeds, while nobles possess immensely great power, also controlling the military, legal, administrative and other powers of a region, and even the Church tacitly acknowledges the Extraordinary people’s superior status.

Hence, when the Extraordinary nobility commits any wrongdoing against commoners, as long as it is not too excessive, then there is no chance of them being brought to trial.

The status of the extraordinaries is exceedingly transcendent, with no restraint or oversight.

As long as it is well concealed, not to mention raping an ordinary common girl, even human trafficking and massacring villages in private, are actually things that have been done by Extraordinary nobility.

Especially during war times, such atrocious deeds are even more frequent, Byrne has seen far too much already.

Aldrich nodded his head, saying:

“Yes, such vile acts are actually happening every day on the Ouden Continent, you and I are very clear about that. But what’s more obvious to all of us is that even if we feel uncomfortable with evil deeds, if we wanted to intervene, we couldn’t manage it fully, right?”

Yes, everything he said was correct, Byrne was silent for a long time, then inquired:

“Lord Aldrich, there is still something I don’t understand, why do you care so much about the lives of commoners?”

“Good question, but it’s also a question that doesn’t need an answer. Why can’t I care about them?”

Aldrich revealed a smile and drained the red wine from his goblet.

“As a Cyart person, I wish that all my fellow Cyart people can live a bit better, isn’t that very normal?”

Byrne took a deep breath and continued:

“But as you’ve also said, even if we want to take care of it, we absolutely cannot manage it all; it’s difficult even to discover crimes, let alone the subsequent trials.”

“Hmm, that’s why the country of Cyart needs reform.”

Aldrich’s words made Byrne contemplate internally, whether the Romann family remains loyal to the Royal Family.

“Moreover, I have always been searching for a ritual spell or similar power that can strictly monitor criminal behavior in various cities and villages, it’s just that so far, I have found none.”

Byrne listened quietly, his thoughts inevitably drifting to Bast’s ambitions and ideals, thus he maintained a reserved attitude towards Aldrich’s statements.

He felt one should not listen to what a person says, but rather watch what they do, only then can one see with clarity and understanding.

Of course, although that’s what he thought deep down, on the surface Byrne still nodded and smiled, saying:

“I see, Lord Aldrich is a respectable idealist, truly wanting to change Cyart. I admire your thoughts from the bottom of my heart.”

Then, he turned to look at the two pages that contained information about that black dragon, but after only a brief glance, he nodded and set them down.

“I’ve already memorized it, thank you.”

The black dragon’s name was “Black Ash,” and it was a Monarch Level powerhouse…

Byrne took a deep breath; the most important thing now was to see which book Christine had found.

Did it contain any record of a way for them to leave this place?