Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

Chapter 258 An old man wants to see his grandson

"How long will we be detained?"

"Why should we be imprisoned? We have not committed any crime!"

"Let us out, we are noble Augustus!"

Deep in the dimly lit dungeon, only a few moonstones embedded on the top of the cell provide weak illumination, and the air is filled with the smell of moisture and rust.

Although the cell is generally clean, to these members of the royal family who are usually extravagant and lustful, this place is no different from a cesspool, at least that's what they think.

They were born into wealth and have been in high positions for a long time. They were born with extremely strong confidence, which made them fearless. Even in the dungeon, they were unscrupulous and even dared to insult the guards guarding the dungeon.

However, these guards were quickly notified, and they withdrew from the dungeon one by one. The dungeon specially used to house the Augustus family was suddenly empty and unguarded.

"Does this mean we can leave?"

Seeing the empty corridor outside the cell door, several Augustus extraordinary men looked at each other, but soon someone started shouting carelessly,

"Let us escape from prison like fugitives? Huh? How did those goblins capture us? We need to get us out now, otherwise I will never leave!"

"That's right, you dare to arrest us like criminals. This is contempt for the majesty of the Augustus family!"

"Even the Holy Dragon cannot treat us like this, let alone a group of mongrel goblins."

Just when this group of Augustus family members were excited and filled with righteous indignation, outside the underground palace gate, there was the sound of armor clashing with each other. The sound of the cells near the gate suddenly became much quieter, and everyone headed towards the ground. Looking at the passage entrance.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, a snow-white cloak embroidered with golden dragon patterns came into view, and under the flying cloak, there were righteous warriors wearing silver-white armor and long swords at their waists.

"Paladin!"

A high-pitched and sharp voice sounded, with unconcealed panic and fear in the voice.

"What do you want to do?"

As the steps of the paladin gradually approached, even the arrogant members of the royal family could not help but panic. The profession that they, the usually domineering dignitaries, feared most was the paladin, because the paladin was a real warrior. Dare to cut.

"Your Excellency Augustus, don't be nervous. We are just here to change defenses. This is just a normal work handover. Don't get excited!"

The middle-aged paladin who headed them saw the embarrassment shown by these normally aloof dignitaries in front of them. An extremely ugly smile appeared on his tough face, and he comforted them in a soft voice.

But obviously, his rhetoric was not accepted by the royal family, because as the paladins gradually entered, the dimly lit underground palace gradually became brighter.

"Do we look like fools who are being fooled? Since when have paladins been reduced to guarding dungeons?"

"That's because you have a distinguished status and are just ordinary guards, which is beneath your dignity. Therefore, under the orders of Lord Holy Dragon, we are responsible for guarding you and ensuring your safety."

The leader of the paladin, who had just received the Holy Dragon and accepted the task, tried hard to suppress the expression on his face and prevent himself from smiling too much, otherwise he would lose the dignity of the Shield of Dawn.

"We don't need your guards, let alone your guarantee of safety. We want to see the Holy Dragon."

"Yes, we want to see the Holy Dragon."

"Let us out. How can the noble Augustus be imprisoned in the dungeon? We have not committed a crime. Even if we have committed a crime, you have no right to deal with us!"

Seeing that the paladin in front of them was so talkative, the royal family who had just seen the paladin being frightened suddenly began to make noise again.

"Please be patient. I have understood your needs and will release you from here one by one soon. Please line up first."

"Why queue?"

Questions soon emerged.

"We need to verify your identity to prevent anyone from pretending to be a member of the royal family."

It sounded like a very reasonable and legitimate reason, so the noise was much quieter.

"There are groups of ten people, please line up."

Under the command and arrangement of the paladin, although they felt extremely dissatisfied and impatient, the Augustus could only cooperate. There was no powerful person who wanted to anger the paladin, let alone a group in front of them.

When the first group of royals were brought out of the dungeon, they were obviously a little confused when they saw the paladin brewing a spell in front of them, but some people reacted.

"Wait, you are..."

Identify evil

As one of the paladin's signature spells blooms, a bloody and dark light also rises. It shows the numerous evil deeds this person has committed in his life.

The first batch of royal families were all without exception, and they all had blood that symbolized evil, and a dark black color that represented the seriousness of their sins. The holy warriors who escorted them out pounced on them like wolves and tigers.

"What do you want to do? We are the royal family!"

"Let us go, do you want to rebel?"

When the shackles came, all the royal families shouted, but obviously, their struggle and resistance were of no use, and they were soon overwhelmed by the violent suppression of the paladin.

The paladin has never been polite to evil. Once his blood is exposed, the paladin will no longer care about his identity.

"You are a bunch of evil people, and you dare to pretend to be a royal family. Now confess your crimes!"

The leader of the holy warriors showed a stern look on his face. He looked at the royal family in front of him with a cold expression. He was either very ashen-faced or excited and cursing. He announced on the spot that they were pretending to be royal family.

This is a small tacit agreement reached between the holy warrior profession and various forces in the process of punishing evil and eliminating evil since its birth.

Those who are identified as evil by the holy warrior will no longer be recognized by their family. Otherwise, they will be regarded as accomplices and be attacked by the holy warriors together.

It sounds like the holy warriors are very domineering, they can ignore the status of nobles and trample on the powerful, but in fact, in many territories ruled by nobles, the holy warriors can't even enter the city gate. Even if they enter, they will be treated harshly and there is no way to stay for a long time.

"Take them to the interrogation, and make a final judgment on them according to the crimes they committed!"

Detecting lies also came in handy at this moment. Those royal families couldn't even make up lies, because the power that protected them from doing evil had been isolated.

The royal family with blood on their bodies, once they lost the immunity brought by their royal status, their fate was certain, hanging, beheading, beheading, anyway, there was always a death penalty that suited them.

Brought out in batches, tried in batches, and finally executed. When the number of people in the prison began to decrease, the remaining royal family soon felt the danger from the increasingly bloody holy warriors.

"What did you do to the people in front?"

Faced with the question, a young-faced holy warrior glanced at the royal family, with a cold look in his eyes, with an undisguised killing intent.

He had just witnessed and heard too many crimes committed by the royal family. He had no good feelings for these powerful people who harmed innocent and kind people, and just wanted to kill them happily.

Silence is more powerful than words at this moment

"No, I don't want to go out, I don't want to leave here."

"I don't want to see the Holy Dragon, I want to go home, let me go."

"I am a royal family, who dares to offend me?"

When they realized the danger, Augustus, who originally thought they could leave, immediately began to resist, but their resistance seemed so weak at this moment.

"Be honest!"

"What royal family, a bunch of fakes."

The holy warriors who had witnessed many rounds of trials were not polite, picked up the sheathed swords, shields, or flails in their hands, and smashed them directly. For the royal family who stubbornly resisted and refused to move, they were directly shackled and chained, and dragged out.

From this moment on, the scene in the dungeon became bloody, and the royal family could no longer maintain the so-called decency, let alone maintain their due dignity and majesty.

"Holy warriors, you dare to trample on the royal family, do you know what you are doing?"

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"This is the Kingdom of Atlas, we are the royal family of Atlas!"

Facing the royal family who struggled desperately, kept swearing, and even dared to threaten, no paladin was polite at this moment. Their gentle side was not for these insects.

"Shut up!"

The fist wrapped in iron armor smashed down directly, and the bloody teeth flew in the air. Before the royal family who was dizzy from the hammer could react, a bloodstained chain was put on.

The royal family, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was dragged out of the dungeon like wild dogs. When they were dragged out of the dungeon, along with the soft sunlight, there was also the brilliance of the identification spell.

Identification, interrogation, judgment, execution

A set of procedures flowed smoothly, and the paladins became more and more proficient, and even began to teach the new ones... Because more paladins heard that they could judge the royal family, they rushed over excitedly.

Although one of the charges against these royal families in the final verdict must be impersonation of the royal family, everyone knows their true identity, including those who gathered around the execution ground to watch the excitement when the verdict was executed.

That's right, Noah personally ordered the holy warriors to clean up the Augustus royal family and dignitaries, which has become a grand event in the city of Elishim.

Although in this city, we often hear that senior officials and nobles are being interrogated, and every now and then we can see with our own eyes that the big figures who used to be high and mighty are executed for some seemingly minor crimes, but no one has ever seen the royal family being executed collectively.

Not to mention that the city of Elishim has become a spectacle of thousands of people emptying the streets because of the execution of the royal family in batches, when this incident spread to the Kingdom of Atlas, it also caused a sensation everywhere.

Judging from the incident alone, this is a massacre against the Augustus family, which can be regarded as a provocation to the royal power.

But strangely, when this matter was widely spread throughout the kingdom and everyone knew about it, the second-generation monarch Urnos remained silent and did not express any opinion on it, as if the executed criminals were really a group of lawless lunatics who offended the royal family.

This is obviously impossible. The only explanation is that the King of Atlas has reached an agreement with the Holy Dragon and carried out a bloody cleansing of the family with the Holy Warriors.

Urnos's reputation as a tyrant became more secure, but it was precisely because of his cruelty and cold-bloodedness that the new policy he implemented within the family was quickly implemented.

A large number of royal families were deprived of the surname of the Augustus family, and only a few members who had followed him on the battlefield and made military achievements were spared.

During this period, most of the Augustus members who did not meet the requirements but were still able to keep their surnames were grateful to this harsh and ungrateful monarch. Although this was the surname they originally had, being able to keep it was already the supreme gift given by this monarch.

After all, in such a large kingdom, there are less than 200 people who can still use Augustus as their surname. Those whose surnames have not been deprived have a different status from before, and their honor is thus reflected.

Unlike the name of Augustus the tyrant, Noah, who executed nearly 30,000 royal family members in just two months, made his name of the Holy Dragon even more brilliant, which was simply dazzling.

A group of holy warriors gathered in the city of Elishim. They praised the wisdom of the holy dragon and its zero tolerance for evil and injustice. They all admired this wise dragon lord.

"Tsk, you are really cruel!"

"Aunt, I don't think you have the confidence to say such words. You watched all this happen under your nose without stopping it. As long as you speak, I will let them go."

"This matter has nothing to do with me. Why should I stop it?"

Selena, who sat on Eliade's shoulders with her two slender and straight thighs and shook her little feet, said disapprovingly.

"You are the mistress of the Augustus family."

"It's not the same anymore. I am just an ordinary little wizard now."

Selena didn't want to discuss this topic with Noah. In her opinion, this matter was over, so she changed her tone.

"By the way, I want to take my little grandson out for a walk."

"Where do you want to take him?"

Noah narrowed his dragon pupils.

"Of course we're going to a good place. An old man also wants to see his grandson."

Selena had already made it clear.

"Can he go now?"

Noah was startled, and then he asked back unconvincedly,