The Person Who Knew the Law Best in This City

However, Hong Lin's gaze soon fell on the Dice in Cheng Shi's palm. When she discovered that the Dice still only had a 6, her smile became even brighter.

Upon hearing this grating laughter, Cheng Shi's face turned ashen.

What, does having more face count make you special?

Cheng Shi pursed his lips and looked at the 24-sided Dice in Hong Lin's palm. Although he was stubborn, his envious eyes couldn't lie. He was jealous, just like when he heard that Squinty Old Zhang had nine talents.

After a moment, he finally couldn't contain his curiosity and muttered under his breath:

"With so many sides on your Dice, the probability of rolling a perfect score... must be very low, right?"

Hong Lin glanced at him with a smirk, suppressing a laugh as she nodded:

"Indeed, but I haven't used the Dice much. I've only used them three times since I got them."

"One roll was 21, two rolls were 22; I've never rolled a full 21."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi felt an urge to slap himself.

Why would you ask a Believer in "Destiny" who is blessed with good fortune?

Isn't this just making things difficult for myself?

His eye twitched violently twice, then he walked out of the courtroom without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Hong Lin burst into laughter.

She casually summoned the Tree Servant Yu Mu, sending the Hunter outside to scout ahead, and then slowly followed the broken Clown.

Of course, in Hong Lin's eyes, Cheng Shi was not Clown; he was still the Fate Weaver mended Destiny everywhere.

However, this Fate Weaver's Dice had a few fewer faces.

"This should be the East District courtroom. During the day, I saw that the people attending the trials were dressed in fine clothes. Only the wealthy people in the East District dress like this. Cheng Shi, where are you going?"

Hong Lin took long strides and soon caught up with Cheng Shi, asking him questions with curiosity.

Cheng Shi did not answer her immediately, but instead asked, "What are you trying to achieve by asking Afros about Yog?"

Hong Lin was taken aback and frowned, saying:

"This Emissary of [Decay] seems to have awakened from the River of Time. I have seen people mention Him more than once in the Faith Channel of [prosperity]."

He is hunting down the followers of "Prosperity." I initially thought that as Faith Opposition, this behavior, while weakening the influence of "Prosperity," was understandable, given their differing stances.

But after hearing what you and Afros said, I realized that this Yog is indeed a coward.

"How so?" Cheng Shi asked, intrigued.

"He merely hides his cowardice deep within his heart. Even now, he doesn't dare to demand an explanation from [Annihilation], nor does he dare to retaliate against a few [Annihilation] players. He only knows how to vent his anger by hunting down [Prosperity] Believer."

Isn't this precisely exploiting the gap where [Prosperity] won't intervene personally, and there's no Emissary to help?

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi was slightly taken aback. "Hong Lin, is this his idea, or yours?"

Is there a difference?

No?

No, sis, what you're saying sounds like you're trying to label Yog and then use those "crimes" to attack him.

What do you mean by "eager to try"?

You can't beat [Decay], so Emissary to test your strength with a [Decay] envoy first, right?

Is it your undefeated record against [Desolate Walker] that gave you confidence, or is it the Divine Authority [Prosperity] that made you arrogant?

Cheng Shi's expression turned strange. "You... be careful."

Hong Lin was surprised that her thoughts had been seen through. Her face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away, nodding slightly. But she quickly changed the subject.

"You still haven't said where you're going."

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow. "I'm going to ask the most knowledgeable person about law in this city first, to find out the recent legal trends in Kato Court, and see if there's really a problem with the capital of this Grand Inquisition."

"The person who knows the law best?" Hong Lin was slightly taken aback. "You're planning to go find those three Chief Judge?"

"No, why would we go looking for them? What if we get beaten to death?"

"With me here, they can't kill you." Hong Lin said casually, but Cheng Shi a surge of excitement.

See, that's what confidence looks like!

While other players, even some of the Peak Player, would avoid the Chief Judge of the Grand Inquisition, this Chosen of God of [Prosperity]—no, this heir of [Prosperity]—dared to utter harsh words right under the nose of [Order] in Kato Court.

However, Hong Lin didn't really mean that. She immediately asked, puzzled:

"Not them? Is there anyone who knows the law better than the Chief Judge?"

The Grand Executioner? The Grand Justicar? The Grand Investigator?

Neither?

Cheng Shi, if these six supreme members of the Grand Inquisition are not your target... are you sure there's someone within the Grand Inquisition who understands the law better than them?

"Of course!" Cheng Shi laughed, a playful smile tinged with disdain. "Adjudicator only know how to convict, executioners only know how to behead, Justice Official only know how to serve water, and Investigator only know how to arrest people. What do they know about the law?"

"..." Although the words were rough, they seemed to make some sense. Hong Lin blinked and asked again, "So your goal is?"

"Prisoner!

The people who know the law best are locked up in the Grand Inquisition's prison.

Furthermore, the closer a person is to death, the more they understand the law; those on the execution rack understand it best!

The place we were going to was the Wailing Iron Prison under the jurisdiction of the Grand Executioner.

Hong Lin, let's see how much interesting information these eloquent legal experts can bring us.

"..."

The two moved quickly, especially with Tree Servant Yu Mu scouting ahead. They avoided many patrolling knights and silently infiltrated the fortress known as the most fortified in Kato Court.

It's actually quite ironic that the safest place in the capital Grand Inquisition, isn't the Supreme Court itself, but rather this Wailing Iron Prison filled with prisoners about to be executed.

Doesn't this further demonstrate the importance of these prisoners?

When Cheng Shi repeated this theory, Hong Lin shut up.

She knew she could never out-argue this eloquent Fate Weaver.

The two men and their servant followed the few loopholes in the outer perimeter of the Iron Prison, venturing deeper and deeper. After passing through layers of iron walls that resembled a maze, they finally arrived at the heart of the prison, a steel fortress standing halfway up the mountain.

In fact, the city of Kato Court is located on a mountain. In the western part of the center of the Isle of Hope, there is a huge mountain range with three high mountains arranged at equal intervals, which are known as the Tripartite Prelude Sacred Mountain.

Kato Court is a city suspended in mid-air, connecting three high mountains. It lies between the mountainsides, linked by flat bridges and giant cables, and like Balance Beam, it presents the world with an image of Order, fairness, and Justice.

Wailing Iron Prison is located on the northeastern edge of Kato Court, beyond which lie cliffs. Of course, the location was not chosen to take advantage of the terrain to save costs, but simply because the mountain below this hill is the hardest, making it easy to build an infinitely extending downward... dungeon.

The number of prisoners held here is far more than just three or five hundred; this is almost the largest concentration camp for death row inmates in the Grand Inquisition.

Once they reached this place, Cheng Shi was no longer the Cheng Shi leading the way. He quietly followed behind the Big Cat, letting the real Big Cat, which had transformed back into Jungle Leopard, lead the way, while looking for an opportunity to sneak into the dungeon.

While the outer defenses might have a "slight oversight," the dungeon entrance was an impenetrable fortress. To sneak in, one could either force their way in or find a way to disguise oneself as a guard knight, blend into the shift change, and slip in during the change of guards between the inside and outside of the dungeon.

Even if Cheng Shi thought so, there wasn't enough time. The Trials was about to end, and the two of them were still unaware of the dungeon's shift change time.

So, after careful consideration, the Big Cat decided...

Force their way in.