"That would an jail ti! And no one can escape it!"
The passerby’s reply was very simple: "In the first two weeks, every day there were fools who tried to steal from the vending machines, but every one of those thieves was caught, no matter how much they tried to hide."
"The first ti is just three days of criticism and education, the second ti they’re sent to do hard labor in the West Marsh, for a month of reformation. The third ti... I’ve never seen soone so foolish to commit such a thing thrice, they might as well be dead."
"But, you know what?" The passerby seed to rember sothing, this gray-black haired mountain man said: "I actually know a ’thief’ who stole three tis—he wasn’t a thief, just absent-minded, wanting to see what would happen if he stole three tis."
"A few days ago, he ca back from the laboratory side, has beco upright and straightforward, no longer speaking in a muddled manner - I almost didn’t recognize that foolish boy—he even calls Uncle Three instead of ’old man’ now!"
Upon hearing this, Radiant Nun slightly frowned.
The laws of the Xia Hui Territory, even if described as strict, weren’t excessively so. In other noble territories of The Empire, thieves who stole ’governnt property’ arranged by the town hall would have their hands directly cut off; the second ti, they’d definitely be beheaded.
As for the third ti, it was obviously beyond redemption, even the kindest lord would have to hang such a person—even here in this godforsaken place of Fang Terra, being hung is a fortunate end, there are fates worse than death.
But finally, the third ti... what exactly happened with the third punishnt?
This made Radiant Nun recall one of the three children in the Leyan Territory who could manipulate mories... his spirit energy seed to have a similar effect?
With so doubts in her heart, Radiant Nun didn’t think much of it since it’s rare for anyone to steal official property three tis when getting caught is inevitable each ti.
Not to ntion, how could a knight as kind and reliable as Ian possibly use the sa terrifying thods as Baron Leyan back then?
The only sowhat peculiar thing was how Xia Hui Territory managed to catch every thief.
Could it be a prophet?
No, no, it’s not practical to attribute everything to a prophet...
Just as Radiant Nun comforted herself with these thoughts, she suddenly saw soone pop out of a vending machine not far away.
This person, holding a hand fan, sweated profusely while complaining about how hot it was inside the vending machine, as passersby teased him.
"Huh? Manual?"
Witnessing this scene, Radiant Nun was dumbfounded, the previously well-maintained deanor of a cleric abruptly turned into that of a country bumpkin—not just her, even Redemption Light was so shocked he bit into a shrimp sausage: "I thought it was truly an automated system, didn’t expect it to be manual labor!"
Now it was completely clear why every thief got caught.
However, Glorious Sword raised an eyebrow.
He noticed that the clothes this person wore didn’t look like those of a vending machine operator, more like an engineer... perhaps he was soone responsible for repairs and restocking?
The vending machine might actually be automated. If that’s the case, then Xia Hui Territory certainly has ans of monitoring the entire city, which is what the Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath and Archbishop of the Great Fla referred to as the ’surveillance spell array’ and ’spirit energy lock’."
"Or could it be the network programs of a previous era’s civilization?"
He pondered in his mind.
anwhile, as the Huai Guang Church team moved freely in Xiahui City.
At the Lord’s Mansion, Ian had already t with the two archbishops.
"This ti, we co on behalf of Huai Guang Holy Mountain to establish a ’disaster mutual assistance collaboration’ with the Supre Spirit Sect regarding the South Ridge."
As soon as they t, the leading Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath didn’t exchange any pleasantries, directly stating: "Because there is a prophet in the South Ridge and with your presence as an influential prophet lord, the Holy Mountain cannot foretell any disasters in the South Ridge’s vicinity, and even if we do, we can’t ascertain whether the information is distorted."
"Fortunately, Silver Peak Earl, you are precisely a crisis seer, so we wish to represent Huai Guang Holy Mountain and sign a prophet agreent with you—once any sign of large-scale disaster prophecy appears, or if a crisis occurs, notify us imdiately, and we will dispatch relevant personnel to cooperate with you in dealing with any possible natural disasters on the continent."
Despite her petite stature and youthful, elegant appearance, the deanor of the Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath left no doubt about her rank—her attitude was not just due to her power, as evident from the deferential posture of the Archbishop of the Great Fla beside her.
Demihumans remain very youthful until just before their passing, and the Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath was clearly the sa.
As for the Grand Archbishop’s proposal, Ian’s thought was ’of course agree’.
Huai Guang Holy Mountain definitely established disaster collaboration and mutual communication with all forces possessing prophets to avoid significant disasters occurring in so territories without forewarning.
This is also why prophets are highly respected across Terra Continent, as they indeed assure the survival of the majority of its population from multiple dinsions.
However, Ian had only one thing troubling him.
(I know too many disasters, don’t I?)
Ian thought inwardly: (Is it better to tell everything now to fend off potential dangers, or should I reveal them one by one? Sohow, I don’t even know how to bring it up...)
As Ian was troubled and the Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath finished discussing the most critical matters, the Archbishop of the Great Fla spoke up.
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