The Approved Death Sentence Request
On the Grey Eagle, Elizabeth frowned slightly. She knew very well that Congress must have already reacted to her departure from the Royal Capital Star Region. Sure enough, her encrypted email soon received Death Penalty Application submitted by the Senate Speaker of the Council to the Federal Government, and Speaker of the Council Sen Na also copied the application to her.
She carefully read the letter's contents, which essentially stated that the Gu Ding Team's act of kidnapping the king was unforgivable and must be severely punished. To prevent such a recurrence, it was necessary to make an example of them. Therefore, she requested Federal Government approval to execute all members of the Gu Ding Team.
After reading the letter, Elizabeth hesitated for a moment, but still forwarded it to Gu Ding.
After reading it, Gu Ding's expression also turned grim. He wasn't worried about his own safety, but rather that Dokter was still on Forget-Worry Star, and if Dokter were captured, he would likely be sentenced to death.
Sea Emperor, however, remained shrouded in divine radiance and was unable to perceive Dokter's current condition, a fact that made Gu Ding vaguely uneasy.
Sea Emperor did not have sufficient authority to block this encrypted application and could not prevent it from happening.
"I think it's necessary to explain the Death Penalty Application to you in detail. The more complete your information, the lower the risk might be." Elizabeth decided to explain everything to Gu Ding in detail.
"Due to the excessive hunting of Interstellar Pirate by the Federal Government in the previous era, the Federal Government and other forces did not have good competition, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of geniuses and prodigies in the entire Human Race. Humanity almost fell out of the ranks of first-class races. Therefore, even before this era began, the Federal Government changed its attitude towards all Interstellar Pirate and adopted a strategy of capturing them alive. Anyone who deliberately slaughters Interstellar Pirate, regardless of their identity, will be severely punished. And for some heinous criminals, the rulers and parliaments of each Universe Country have the authority to apply for the Death Penalty Application."
"Death Penalty Application generally require sufficiently compelling reasons for approval by the Federal Government headquarters. While your case wasn't technically a kidnapping, to outsiders it was practically indistinguishable, and my identity is quite unique. For a crime like kidnapping the monarch, the probability of Death Penalty Application being approved is practically 100%. This is because the Federal Government doesn't conduct in-depth investigations into these incidents; they merely check if it happened, without concern for the details or reasons. Therefore, the very title of the charge of kidnapping the monarch is enough to warrant a death sentence."
"Once Death Penalty Application is approved, under normal circumstances, after the murderer is arrested, the Federal Court will review the case and determine whether to carry out the death penalty or commutate it to imprisonment. But in recent years, the Federal Court has basically just gone through the motions. No matter how eloquent the lawyers are, the result is always the death penalty. Moreover, once the death sentence is issued, all members of the Federal Government can kill the suspect on the spot without being held accountable afterward."
"There's another problem you might encounter. Usually, after a death sentence is issued, Congress will issue a notice prohibiting the suspect from landing at the ports of all Administrative Star within its jurisdiction. More than 90% of Administrative Star strictly enforce this order, refusing landing to the suspect's ship. And if necessary, they will use weapons such as Armor-Piercing Cannon to drive them away and attack them. If you can't land on Administrative Star, your ship will not be able to recharge its energy, will be unable to conduct long-distance teleportation, and will be much easier for the Federal Government to capture. Moreover, in space combat, your Golden Eagle will be at a complete disadvantage and will probably be blasted into dust in seconds. Your team doesn't even have a single demigod; they are all flesh and blood beings. Once the ship is destroyed, no one will survive."
"To take it a step further, even if you manage to land on a certain Administrative Star to recharge your spaceship, all the experts in the nearby star system will immediately rush towards your location, eager to kill you. Because at that point, they won't be after money, but fame. The last time the Fei Me Universe Country Death Penalty Application was over three thousand years ago, and the time before that was over eight thousand years ago. The next one might be several thousand years from now. Whoever manages to take your team's head will have a legendary story that will be passed down for thousands of years. Furthermore, every time a death sentence is issued, all the experts from all departments of the Federal Government within the Fei Me Universe Country will be mobilized. There are hundreds of demigods alone..."
"You mean that once the Death Penalty Application is approved and the death warrant is issued, all members of our team will become the common enemy of all humanity in the entire Fei Me Universe Country, just like the members of the Dark Magic Domain?" Gu Ding frowned slightly; he hadn't expected the death warrant to have such power.
"To be precise, you are in a worse situation than the Dark Magic Domain. At least the members of the Dark Magic Domain have a powerful force backing them, so the Federal Government cannot act without restraint. After their members are arrested, about 20% of them are not sentenced to death, but are instead sentenced to long-term imprisonment."
After hearing Elizabeth's description, Gu Ding was speechless, and the Sea Emperor also chose to remain silent.
Just then, Bigge opened his eyes in the Cell Repair Pod. Before he could do anything, Sea Emperor whispered in Gu Ding's ear, "Bigge is awake!"
Gu Ding quickly appeared beside the repair pod. "Bigge, are you alright?"
Bigge sat up, supporting himself against the wall of the repair bay. He looked around with some confusion. "Gu Ding, is there anyone else on this spaceship?"
"We're only using this Grey Eagle temporarily. Lily and the others are still on the Golden Eagle. We're on our way to meet them." Gu Ding knew that Bigge had many questions.
"We escaped from Boti's domain?" Bigge's memory before he lost consciousness was being struck by the corpse puppet of that god, at which time everyone was trapped in Boti's domain.
"Yes, Boti is dead," Gu Ding said with a bitter smile. "Unfortunately, we paid a heavy price."
"That god-level corpse puppet..." Bigge couldn't understand how Gu Ding had managed to lead everyone to safety; the power of that corpse puppet was simply unmatched.
"That corpse puppet has also been killed." Gu Ding nodded.
"A god-level corpse puppet?" Elizabeth walked over. "Is this why Bigge was injured?"
"Yes." Gu Ding did not deny it.
"But that corpse puppet's divine source was even stronger than mine; it was clearly Five-Star Low-rank God. How did you manage to kill such a powerful being?" Elizabeth, somewhat puzzled.
"You know I possess Taboo Power?" Gu Ding wasn't telling the truth; he himself didn't know what secrets were hidden within him. During his battle with Boti, his sealing abilities were unusable, a fact unknown to outsiders.
"No wonder..." Elizabeth thought for a moment, realizing that this was probably the only way that Gu Ding could kill Five-Star Low-rank God.
"You're the ruler of the Fei Me Universe Country?!" Bigge recognized Elizabeth and was somewhat startled. "You... you wouldn't happen to be a new member of our team, would you?"
"Gu Ding did extend an invitation," Elizabeth said with a smile, "But I didn't accept."
"Oh..." Bigge didn't know how to strike up a conversation, and scratched his head awkwardly.
Instead, Elizabeth praised him, "Your body is really strong. That terrifying divine source has been in your body for more than a month, and you can still sit up now. After I refined the divine source for you, I thought it would take at least two or three days for you to wake up, but you woke up in less than ten minutes."
"Did you heal my injury? Thank you!" Bigge then realized why Elizabeth was there.
"You're welcome. Take good care of your injuries." Elizabeth turned around and whispered to Gu Ding, "With his physical condition, he can't participate in the war in the short term, otherwise he will suffer serious aftereffects."
"I understand. I will try my best to avoid conflict with the Federal Government during this period." Gu Ding nodded.
On Dragon Dock Star, Sen Na's communicator suddenly rang again. Having just Death Penalty Application, he was pondering how to extricate his daughter from the consequences of this incident. Hearing the ringtone, he glanced at the communicator number and pressed the answer button.
"Sen Na, I have some good news." It was Queen's voice on the other end of the communicator.
"What good news? Elizabeth is no longer on Forget-Worry Star. Did you confirm their location and re -Will Projection?" Sen Na thought that this possibility was unlikely.
"No, but we've captured one of Gu Ding Team members. Once your Death Penalty Application is approved, we'll send him to Federal Court. After setting the time and place for the execution, we'll leak the news to lure Gu Ding Team there, and then wipe them all out. Isn't that a good idea?" Queen said with a smug smile.
"The idea is good, but will they fall into such an obvious trap?" Sen Na thought that if it were him, he would definitely choose to abandon a dying member rather than fall into such a trap.
"Your daughter said that as long as it involves his companions, no matter how obvious the trap, Gu Ding will walk into it without hesitation. I've also looked at some information about that kid's behavior, and it's indeed as your daughter said; his companions are his biggest weakness. But I've also looked at this team's growth trajectory, and if they're allowed to grow unchecked, this team will become quite formidable. Given enough time, they could potentially dominate a region in the Universe Sea." Queen's assessment was undeniably high.
At that moment, before the call was even disconnected, Sen Na's Death Penalty Application received a response. The Federal Government's reply was only two words: "Approved!" (To be continued.)