Public Execution Starting from the Saber
Chapter 231

Is King Solomon Wise?

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Standing before the Orléans Cathedral, Jeanne d'Arc Alter was stunned, completely bewildered for a while before finally piecing together the events in her mind. Her expression twisted in disbelief. "These guys, how come they're all so good at playing tricks? They're all clearly strong, why can't they just stand up and fight openly? It's disgusting! I hate these trick-playing bastards the most!"

"Just like those disgusting Britain and Gaul! A bunch of bastards who should be burned at the stake!"

Upon hearing this, the sycophantic Bluebeard immediately responded respectfully, "Yes, Joan of Arc, these fellows deserve to be burned at the stake by you! Oh! Great Joan of Arc, only you can truly purify these disgusting and despicable beings!"

Jeanne d'Arc Alter replied matter-of-factly, "Of course! I am the Dragon Witch, the woman destined to burn the entire world!"

That's what I say, but actually I'm quite guilty right now.

What kind of monsters are in the Light Screen images?

Especially that King Solomon, who supposedly possesses the power to wipe out all of humanity? What kind of international joke is that? Are you sure you didn't wander onto the wrong set?

Although the Light Screen screen mentioned that Solomon needed a Grand Spirit Origin to exterminate humanity, King Solomon with an ordinary Spirit Origin could only destroy one city at most, and he needed to prepare five days in advance.

But to be fair, this level of power still exceeds Jeanne d'Arc Alter's imagination. Although modern humans have also created extermination weapons that can destroy a city in one blow, they can also rely on multiple extermination weapons to carry out self-destruction.

But that requires the combined efforts of countless people, and it cannot be used arbitrarily, unlike Solomon who could do it all by himself.

This is no longer a humanoid nuclear bomb; it's a humanoid extermination device for civilization.

To be honest, if she were really facing King Solomon, Jeanne d'Arc Alter felt she should be more cautious and make a tactical retreat first.

But when Joan of Arc suddenly appeared and took Solomon into custody in an unexpected way, Jeanne d'Arc Alter could no longer sit still.

That wretched white guy actually managed to control even a monster like King Solomon and prevent him from destroying the city.

This was a huge overreaction, which deeply annoyed and angered Jeanne d'Arc Alter.

It doesn't matter who we lose to, but we absolutely cannot let that girl in white win!

Immediately, Jeanne d'Arc Alter used her not-so-bright mind to think about how she could stop Solomon if she and Joan of Arc Alter switched places.

Then, very quickly, Jeanne d'Arc Alter felt her brain overloaded, and her eyes were almost turning into mosquito coils.

It must be said that this kind of thought-provoking question is far too difficult for Jeanne d'Arc Alter, whose intelligence is not much higher than that of a 6-year-old girl.

On the other side of Orléans, Artoria breathed a sigh of relief.

When she saw that Solomon was about to turn the entire city into ruins, she gripped the Sword in the Stone tightly, her expression a mixture of horror and rage.

She doesn't mind using some means to win, but directly launching a sweeping attack that drags hundreds of thousands of people into the mess is absolutely unacceptable.

This guy is even more despicable than evil spirits and heretics; he's a complete inhuman butcher.

Most importantly, Artoria truly couldn't imagine that King Solomon would do such a thing.

Because the legendary King Solomon was a very wise and benevolent ruler, Solomon, who possessed omniscience and omnipotence, was a rare sage king in that dark age.

Even when facing his enemies, King Solomon was very lenient. Even if he defeated and captured an enemy, he would respect him and would redeem him as long as a sufficient ransom was paid.

Yes, that's a very Jewish approach.

However, this act of destroying the city without warning completely contradicts the legends, making him even more tyrannical than a tyrant.

Compared to Solomon's actions, even the arrogant and ruthless King of Heroes seems like a wise ruler.

On the plane, Diarmuid voice, " King Solomon is nothing like the wise and virtuous ruler of legend; he's a complete tyrant!"

Those around him nodded in agreement. One commented, "This Solomon is just like those war maniacs! Winning by destroying a city—this guy doesn't deserve to be called Holy King!"

This reflects the thoughts of most people under universal values. However, for a minority, Solomon's approach, while somewhat extreme, is understandable.

At the Chaldea headquarters, Yao Guang Murata Himeko crossed her arms, her brows furrowed deeply before relaxing. "So, is the legendary Holy King merely an ancient monarch? It seems that for this Jewish Holy King, destroying cities and nations is nothing special."

Morgan nodded. "In that era, human civilization was like this. We don't even need to go back three thousand years. Just a few hundred years ago, during the Age of Exploration, our ancestors caused countless deaths and destruction, both in the East and the West."

"Destroying cities and destroying kingdoms? Such things were too common in ancient times to be worth mentioning, especially before the Common Era. While King Solomon's actions might seem like those of a ruthless butcher by modern standards, they were undoubtedly a wise decision for a ruler three thousand years ago."

"After all, so what if hundreds of thousands die? They're not citizens of their own country! As long as they can achieve final victory, it doesn't matter if all the people of other countries die—for the rulers of that era, such thinking was wise, it was the mark of an enlightened monarch, it was the true right thing to do."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

After a long silence, Murata Himeko said in a deep voice, "As expected, these Heroic Spirit are a dangerous group. Their moral values are fundamentally different from ours. Unless they are reincarnations like Artoria and the others, it might not be a good thing for us for true Heroic Spirit to descend directly upon us."

Morgan nodded in deep agreement. Those ancient heroes and valiant warriors would be ruthless criminals in modern times, and those heroic and domineering monarchs would be anti-human war madmen in modern society.

It can only be said that once the overall moral standard of human civilization rises, the deeds of those ancient heroes will simply remain in historical and mythological records. If they were to be reenacted in modern society, most of them would definitely become wanted criminals by various countries, and could be executed immediately upon capture.

Many political leaders and dignitaries in various countries share this view and do not consider King Solomon's destruction of the city to be an act of tyranny.

He's not a citizen of his own country, so how can he be called a tyrant?

The Jewish capitalists were even more so. After all, they were capitalists, and their way of thinking was completely different from that of normal people. They thought King Solomon had done a great job and was indeed worthy of being the Holy King they admired and believed in.

Only such Holy King is the totem of their faith!

Many Jews even lamented that King Solomon hadn't unleashed his ultimate move, and as a result, they developed a deep aversion and even hatred towards Joan of Joan of Arc.

In simpler terms, these Jews all wanted to see King Solomon show off, so they hated Joan of Arc of King Solomon for stopping him.

Many Jews were so excited at this moment that they sincerely hoped King Solomon would rise from the dead on the spot, go to Israel, go to Jerusalem, and become the ruler of modern Israel.

With this king, who can be described as a human nuclear bomb, in existence, it wouldn't be difficult for Israel to unify the entire Middle East, defeat the New Roman Holy Alliance, and become a new Middle East empire.

The dream of a superpower is a national dream that the Jewish people have always longed for!

Of course, that's just wishful thinking.

Even if King Solomon were to actually appear, he would absolutely not allow the Jews to achieve their dream of becoming a superpower.

After all, that certain pink-haired, lazy doctor was on the side of opposing and abhorring King Solomon's act of destroying the city.

The Light Screen image, accompanied by a changing background music, shows Solomon's index finger bleeding, injured by the backlash of True Magic.

However, the bleeding stopped quickly, and after one of the ten rings flashed with light, even the injury was healed.

This is clearly healing True Magic, and as the True Magic King, it's not surprising that King Solomon possesses healing abilities.

Despite the destruction of his great True Magic, the complete failure of his meticulously planned scheme, and the backlash he suffered from the destruction of his True Magic, Solomon remained remarkably calm.

Yes, it's peace.

His expression remained unchanged, his eyes calm and still, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with him, and he was just a cold bystander.

This complete calm gave the impression that King Solomon was very strange, like an emotionless robot.

Solomon's only reaction was to look at Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc of Arc, her expression grave, declared loudly, "This is the end. You, the second Caster of this Holy Grail War, your very existence is the greatest violation of the rules of the Holy Grail War."

"Only one Caster is allowed in the Holy Grail War, and that Caster has already left the stage. I don't know why there would be a second Caster. But without a doubt, you, as the second Caster, are a violator, so any action you take must be stopped!"

These words explained the reason for taking action and also clarified the stance taken.

Many people in the real world burst into laughter at this moment, because as spectators, they had watched the whole thing and knew that Solomon was the true Caster of this Holy Grail War.

Bluebeard and Uryu Ryunosuke were nothing but imposters created by Marisbury and Solomon, but now, with Joan of Arc' Arc, Solomon and Marisbury have become imposters.

This is really bad, I've become a substitute!

Classic works must indeed be declared in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

However, some people noticed another layer of meaning in Joan of Arc's words: if it weren't for the two Casters, even if Solomon had launched an attack that destroyed the entire Fuyuki City, it wouldn't seem to have violated the rules of the Holy Grail War that Joan of Arc was protecting.

So the question is, if that were the case, would Joan of Arc still have intervened in time to stop Solomon?

This is terrifying to think about!

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