Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

Given her status, no matter how approachable she appears, ordinary people will still feel somewhat reserved when facing her.

After suffering so much hardship, the people of Sumeru have finally ushered in a new era. It is understandable that they would vent their pent-up frustrations.

This is why she held this trial with the participation of the entire population—not only to thoroughly criticize the past, but also to set out as a starting point for moving towards the future by letting go of all burdens.

So let the public vent their frustrations; it's best if she doesn't participate.

Following the spiraling downstairs, Nasita arrived at the trial venue in no time.

At this moment, a platform specifically for the trial has been set up here, along with a row of neat gallows.

As for why not just behead them like before?

All I can say is that Sumeru is, after all, a land of wisdom, and this trial will surely be recorded in history. Under the watchful eyes of countless cameras, it's best to be a little more careful.

Otherwise, if the criminals' dirty blood were splattered everywhere during the execution, it would be somewhat inappropriate.

“Lady Grass God, all the criminals have been brought in. May we begin the trial?” Noticing Narcida’s arrival, Elhesen stepped forward to ask her for permission.

At this historic moment, Nasita will not personally pronounce the sentence on the criminals, but will instead give this honor to the chairman of the Revival Alliance, Elhesen.

On the one hand, it highlights humanity's contribution to this Sumeru Revolution; on the other hand, it can be seen as Nasita's reward to Elhesen.

After all, she was the one who brought Elhesen onto the ship in the first place, and now she's made sure that even the lazybones can't slack off anymore, so she still feels a little guilty.

Yeah, just a little bit.

"Then let's begin. This trial is in your hands."

Nasida nodded to Elhesen, flashed her signature smile, then straightened her badminton-themed outfit before walking to the podium.

"The Grass God has arrived!"

As soon as Nasita appeared, the crowd immediately spotted her and cheered enthusiastically.

She smiled and waved to everyone, raising the atmosphere to a new level, before walking to her seat.

She wasn't the main character in this trial; she just needed to be a VIP spectator.

"Silence! Silence!"

Upon seeing that Narcida had taken her seat, Seno, who was in charge of maintaining order, immediately waved the Crimson Sand Staff in his hand, signaling the soldiers below the stage to begin maintaining order.

As the room gradually quieted down, Al-Hysen took his place in the dock and announced the start of the trial.

"I hereby declare the Xumi People's Special Tribunal open."

"Bring the first prisoner to court!"

Al-Hysen's voice was solemn and authoritative. As soon as he finished speaking, several soldiers escorted an old man in shackles onto the platform.

Upon seeing the old man's appearance, the crowd erupted in cheers once again, for the first prisoner was none other than the former Great Sage of the Order of the Church – Azar.

According to the pre-arranged list of war criminals, the former Great Sage Hazard was undoubtedly at the top.

After all, as the Great Sage of the Order of the Church and the de facto supreme leader of Sumeru, he is absolutely to blame for the current state of affairs in Sumeru.

"War criminal Hazar, your crimes will now be read aloud."

Upon seeing that Hazard was in place, Elhesen picked up the case file and began to read the charges against Hazard to all the people of Sumeru.

"The first charge is blasphemy!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Al-Hysen slowly uttered Hazard's first charge.

Previously, the Restoration Alliance had a debate over establishing the crimes of the Great Sage and others.

The most important issue in this debate is how to choose a primary charge for these criminals.

The reason is actually quite simple. It's not that we can't find evidence of their crimes, but rather that these people have committed so many crimes that we have to find the most representative ones.

As for why blasphemy was ultimately chosen as the sage's primary crime?

Because in the unique international landscape of Teyvat, the "Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm" are the greatest guarantee of legitimacy for each nation. In any country, blasphemy is undoubtedly the most serious crime.

Therefore, considering practical factors, Hazard's primary crime was ultimately established as blasphemy.

"As a great sage of the Council of the Church, Azhar lacked faith. Instead of wholeheartedly assisting Azhar, he colluded with foreign powers for his own selfish interests, attempting to create a new god and replace him."

As expected, after Al-Hysen announced the crime and the corresponding charges, the crowd immediately erupted in uproar and began to discuss it.

Before today, they only knew that Lord Grass God had announced his intention to overthrow the Order of the Church, but they never imagined that the truth behind it would be so explosive.

"The second charge: betraying the country!"

Faced with the discussions of the crowd below, Hazard wanted to speak up to defend himself, but before he could think of any words to say, Al-Hysen immediately brought up his second charge.

"As a great sage of the Church, Azhar not only failed to fight for the country's interests, but instead sold out the country for his own power, betraying the country's sovereignty to the winter."

This is also an extremely serious crime.

Because in any country, traitors are always the most despised.

Moreover, the fact that Hazard betrayed his country in such a position will inevitably bring immeasurable losses to Sumeru.

"Since the signing of the 'Sumeru-Winter Friendship Treaty,' due to the complete relinquishment of national tariff sovereignty, our Sumeru industry and commerce have suffered a devastating blow from the influx of winter goods!"

After recounting the charges, Elhesen began to explain to all the Sumerians the consequences of Hazar's signing of the treaty.

Although some people in Sumeru are highly educated, it is naturally very difficult for the vast majority of workers to see the deeper meaning hidden behind the treaty.

After all, this treaty was deliberately worded in its signing, and even on a purely literal level, it appears to be an equal and mutually beneficial treaty.

However, given the current level of productivity development in Xumi, opening its markets to a highly developed industrial country like Zhidong would essentially place its entire nation in the position of an economic colony of the other.

Judging from the various changes that occurred after the signing of the agreement, it has indeed caused great harm.

In the city, due to the impact of foreign goods, a large number of local enterprises in Xumi went bankrupt, many workers lost their jobs, and the vast number of handicraftsmen also lost all competitiveness under industrialized production.

In vast rural areas, because the value of industrial products is far higher than that of agricultural products, and the price of textiles such as cotton has also plummeted due to the impact of industrial products, farmers' incomes have been greatly reduced.

It can be said that after the treaty was signed, Xumi was immediately and severely exploited.

If the Revival Alliance hadn't acted quickly enough, and if the city had been open for a few more years, the entire Sumeru region might have been bought out by foreign capital.

Therefore, in terms of pure harm, this charge is even more serious than the previous one.

"Damn it, I was wondering why it's been so hard to find a job in the past year, now I know it's because of this."

"Yes, yes, I was wondering why there were so many more items on the market all of a sudden, making it impossible for me to sell my furniture."

After Elhesen's explanation, the crowd quickly understood why they had been living such a difficult year, and they all began to criticize the great sage.

The great sage didn't even dare to respond, but simply lowered his head silently, his back to the angry crowd behind him.

"The third charge: Exploitation of the people!"

After allowing everyone a period of discussion, Al-Hysen then read out Hazard's third charge.

This will also be Hazard's last charge, and during this time, El-Heisen will also conduct a systematic critique of the exploitative system of the past.

"As a great sage of the Church, Azhar has completely deviated from the path set by the Great Tree King. In his hands, the Church, which was once a sacred place of learning, has completely degenerated into a corrupt organization that speaks for the interests of the reactionary class."

Although Rome wasn't built in a day, the current state of Sumeru was certainly not something he could have accomplished alone.

But for something new to emerge, the first thing to do is to negate the old.

Therefore, taking advantage of the current opportunity to try Azhar and criticize all the exploitative relationships in Sumeru over the past five hundred years in front of all Sumeru people is a good choice.

Later, according to the pre-planned scheme, Elhesen began to explain to the crowd in detail the various injustices that had occurred in Sumeru.

From the feudal land exploitation system in rural areas to the large merchant monopoly groups in cities, and now to the corrupted bureaucracy of the Religious Council.

Everything that would be abolished in the new Sumeru was recounted by Elhesen.

It wasn't just a simple storytelling; with Nasita's help, he used the void to tell everyone one real case after another.

Some of these cases even occurred directly among the audience, drawing everyone's attention.

Of course, this was certainly not a coincidence, but rather an example deliberately chosen by Nasita using the void, in order to maximize the people's hostility towards the old Sumeru.

It is believed that after today, when the Revival Alliance truly begins to govern and implements its new policies throughout Sumeru, the resistance it encounters will be greatly reduced.

Because with today's trial, all of this old order, under the watchful eyes of the gods and all the people of Sumeru, has been branded as a symbol of "political error."

Even if some people have different ideas later, they will not be able to openly expose the exploitative relationship as they did in the past.

"Hazard, do you know your crime!"

Finally, after reading out all the charges, Al-Hysen questioned Hazard.

Immediately, all eyes turned to Hazard, who had been silent all along, awaiting his response.

Seemingly realizing that this was his only chance, Hazard remained silent for a long time under the watchful eyes of everyone.

I plead guilty.

After a long silence, to everyone's surprise, Hazard actually chose to plead guilty.

"But I did not do anything wrong."

But what Hazard said next surprised everyone.

"Everything I do is actually in pursuit of true wisdom, because in this present Mount Sumeru, there is no longer any great wisdom to be found!"

Hazar began to justify himself, repeatedly emphasizing the importance of "wisdom" and pursuing the so-called will of the Great Tree King to give a reason for his actions.

"And the accusations you later leveled against me are utterly absurd, because this is how all the great sages of the past have done it, and this is how Mount Sumeru has always operated. If you have someone to blame, you should blame the great sages of the past!"

As he spoke, Hazard became somewhat hysterical, raising his bracelet-clad arm and slamming it against the fence in front of him.

In his eyes, even if those so-called "exploitative" relationships were wrong, they absolutely could not be blamed on him.

If anyone is to blame, blame those who believed in the wisdom of future generations!

"There are certainly reasons behind what you've said, given the work of our predecessors."

This time, it wasn't Elhesen's steady voice that rang out, but a clear and melodious child's voice.

After getting up from her position and placing a grass element block under her feet, Nasita chose to respond to Hazard's words herself this time.

"While our predecessors certainly made mistakes, that doesn't mean you, Hazard, bear no responsibility in this regard!" 33:

The voice, though clearly that of a very young child, sounded surprisingly strong and powerful to everyone present.

"As a great sage, you should have corrected these mistakes, but not only did you not correct them, you made them even worse!"

If Hazard really tries to curb exploitation, reform the ecclesiastical system, and eliminate prejudice against rainforests and deserts, then what he said might make some sense.

The problem is that not only did he not do that, but he also went even further on some issues.

"For your own selfish interests, you suppress dissent, practice nepotism, exclude truly talented people, and ruthlessly reject many promising research projects."

"In order to maintain your rule, you collude with those exploiters, turn a blind eye to the division of the country, do nothing to solve the disease, and are indifferent to the suffering of the people at the bottom."

"In pursuit of your wisdom, you have plundered the people's wealth and concocted a so-called god-making plan to create a divine body for a foreign executive."

"You keep saying you're doing this for Mount Sumeru, for wisdom, but have your actions reflected even the slightest bit of what you say?"

Nasita refuted Azar's arguments point by point, word by word, and with the help of the Void Terminal, her words spread throughout the land of Sumeru.

"From beginning to end, what you are truly interested in is nothing more than the title of sage and the benefits that the title brings you."

After saying that, Nasida sat back down in the chair behind her, ignoring Hazard's reaction.

"But...but..."

Faced with Nasita's accusations, Hazard blushed, but he remained silent until the crowd below the stage began to speak passionately.

Finally, as if all his strength had been drained, under everyone's gaze, Hazard leaned against the fence beneath him and fell silent.

After glancing at Nasita, Al-Hysen took back control of the trial.

He slammed the gavel down and, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, read out the final verdict against Hazard.

“Hazard is a sinner, guilty.”

"Sentenced to death, to be carried out immediately!"

P.S.: Due to jet lag, I have recently had a poor reading experience for everyone, and I apologize for that.

Therefore, for the sake of everyone's reading experience, chapters 95 and 96 have been rewritten. Please refresh the page to see the full article.

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