Reborn as the Lord of Another World

third chapter

Roland swallowed the last piece of fried egg and wiped his mouth with his meal, "Having said all that, you are worried that the Witch Women's Association will run over to save herwhen they hear the news that she is not dead?"

"That's right, Your Highness," Barlov said suddenly, "They were moving in a hurry, they must be on their way. It would be fine if the witch died., but now she is still alive! Those crazy people even stole babies, so I'm afraid they won't let go of a fallen friend. "

Roland was a little confused. He always felt that something was wrong. Why do the chief assistant and chief knight feel like they are facing an enemy when talking aboutwitches?

The girl who is going to be hanged is a witch, right? He was so thin that he seemed to fall down if he shaved his head. If she has terrible power, whyDo you want to stand there and let others s*******r you? No, she will not be caught at all. According to the church, she is the incarnation of the devil. In addition to the trial army,

the mortal army will also pay a heavy price in front of the witch. However, this demon was caught by the residents of Border Town and tortured in every possible way until he wassent to the gallows. His terrifying power was nowhere to be seen.

"How did she get caught?""I heard that when the Beipo Mining Area collapsed, she exposed her identity in order to escape and was caught by the angry villagers."

Roland thought for a moment, well, I have an impression of this incident. It happened the day before he traveled through time."How was it exposed?"

"I don't know... I don't know," the assistant shook his head. "The situation was very confusing. Someone must have seen her using witchcraft."Roland frowned, "You don't even know how to investigate this kind of thing?"

“Your Highness, the priority is to resume production in the mining area,” the assistant protested. “Half of Border Town’s financial revenue depends on this iron.The mine was opened, and the prosecutor confirmed that someone died at the scene due to witchcraft. "

What kind of witchcraft?" Roland became interested.

"As if melted, the head and most of the body were spread flat on the ground, reminding people of a burned-out black candle." The other party said with a disgusted look on his face.You don't want to see a scene like that. "

Roland played with the silver fork in his hand, thoughtfully. Historically, most of the victims of witch hunts were innocent people. They were used by the church and theunknown people as tools to vent their anger, while a small number of them committed suicide themselves. These people dress themselves up in weird ways and throw all kinds

of strange materials into the pot all day long, claiming that they can predict the future and determine life and death.And they did come up with some ideas, such as using the flame reaction to claim that they had obtained the power of the gods.

To modern eyes, these are just chemical tricks, but at the time, they could easily have been misrepresented as incredible phenomena.As for melting people, Roland immediately thought of chromic acid washing solution, but the preparation of this thing is cumbersome and the human body needs to be completely soaked to use it.

The alkaline effect is also far from that of candles, let alone other strong acids.So how did this witch do this?

If she relies on alchemy, she is a rare chemist in the territory. If not...Roland thought of this and made up his mind.

"Take me to see her.""Wait... wait, Your Highness, are you going to see a witch?" Barov stood up in a panic and knocked over the undrinkable glass of milk.

"Yes, this is an order." Roland turned back and smiled at the assistant. Now he was really grateful to the fourth prince for his unreasonable behavior.When he reached the door, he suddenly paused, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask, why hanging?"

"What?"

Why hanging? Aren't witches supposed to be burned at the stake?"

Barov's face was full of confusion, "Really? But she is not afraid of fire."*******************

There is only one dungeon in Border Town. The barren land cannot support too many prisoners. Most criminals will face trial within a few days of moving in. OrRelease, or put to death.

In addition to Barov, the people who followed the prince into the dungeon were also the chief knight, the warden, the cell leader and two guards.There are four floors in the dungeon, and the walls are all made of hard granite. It was Roland's first time to come back to such a place. He noticed that as he went down the passage,

As it gets narrower, the number of cells shrinks. He probably dug a large pit with an inverted cone and then built it up layer by layer with stone heads, he thought.Naturally, such a rough project does not have good drainage measures. The ground is extremely damp, and the turbid water is flowing along the stairs.

ÿSeeing down step by step.The witch girl was imprisoned at the bottom of the dungeon, and with each floor she went down, the fishy smell in the air became stronger.

"Your Highness, it is too dangerous for you to do this. Even if she is trapped by the Chains of Divine Punishment, she cannot be guaranteed to be safe."The person who spoke was none other than Carter Lannis. This chief knight knew that the prince was going to visit the witch and rushed over as soon as possible. He continued to dissuade her

all the way. And the king's order was ineffective on him - he refused to accept any order that put the prince's life at risk, and it was impossible to get him to leave.He obviously has a cold and handsome face, but why is he such a talkative person? Roland really wanted to ask someone to sew his mouth shut. “Don’t dare to face evil

Evil, how can we have the courage to defeat evil? I thought you understood this. "“When fighting against evil, we must also act with strength. Recklessness does not mean bravery.”

"In other words, you can uphold justice when you encounter an enemy who is weaker than yourself, but you should turn a blind eye when you encounter an enemy who is stronger than yourself?"

No, Your Highness, I mean..."

"I used to be afraid of witches plundering the prison, but now I'm afraid of seeing a little girl. My first knight is truly unique."Although the knight talks a lot, he is not good at arguing. When he encounters Roland, a strong talker, he is naturally helpless. Taking advantage of this time, a group of people had already

Arrive at the bottom of the dungeon.The area here is much smaller than the previous floors, with only two cells in total.

The prison head lit the torch on the wall, the darkness faded, and Roland saw the witch curled up against the wall.It was late autumn now, and the temperature in the dungeon was so low that one could see the white air he breathed out. He was wearing a velvet coat with a silk lining, so he naturally

didn't feel cold. But the opponent only had a single piece of clothing, which could not completely cover his body. His exposed arms and soles were so cold that they turned bloody.The sudden light of fire made her turn her head sideways and close her eyes slightly. But soon, she opened her eyes and looked directly over.

They were a pair of light blue eyes, as calm as a lake before a storm. There was no fear on her face, nor was there any anger or hatred.Roland had the illusion that what he saw was not a weak little girl, but a shadow that was swallowing the flames. For a moment,

He felt that the light from the torches on the wall was dimmed a bit.She struggled to stand up against the wall, her movements so slow that she seemed about to fall down at any moment. But eventually she stood up completely and staggered from the fall into the light

A place that can be covered.Such a simple action made everyone take a breath of cold air and take two steps back. Only the rider stood in front of him.

"What's your name?" Roland patted the rider on the shoulder, telling him not to be so nervous.

”Anna