Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

（Brothers, the previous chapter didn't pass until it was halfway done. I don't know what went wrong! This is the second half of the chapter.）

“They do, but their influence is extremely weak. They believe in gods, but only when they need something... If their requests aren't met, they'll even curse and complain to the gods...”

What the hell? These Easterners are incredibly skilled at creating things, but when it comes to their spirit, they seem no different from barbarians.

Duke Alvis covered his forehead: “Such ignorance!”

Carlo Mei's face fell, and he glared at him secretly.

You're the ignorant one, using bloodletting to treat and save people.

When I was shipwrecked, I almost died at sea, wasn't I saved by the people of Da Jing?

When I prayed to God, where was God!

People who don't believe in God live ten thousand times better than in this broken place. It's all fake!

“Duke, if there's nothing else, can I go back now?”

Duke Alvis snapped back to reality, a sinister smile appearing on his face: “Go back? You lowly rogue, blasphemer, you still want to continue being a lackey for the Easterners?!”

“It's because your intentions are impure that you've encouraged evil demons and caused the king's death. The Archbishop has ordered that you be tied to the stake and publicly executed in seven days. Guards, take him to the dungeon!”

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The next day, news of the culprit who murdered the king spread through the streets.

A low-class sailor blasphemed in public while the king was cleansing his body, leading to the king's failure in his battle against the evil demon.

The murderer will be publicly executed in the city square in seven days!

Posters were put up on the streets, and the news reached the Da Jing fleet immediately.

Lai Gou'er relayed the news with a solemn expression... Zheng Hui listened with a bewildered look.

“Who is this Biller you're talking about?”

“It's Carlo Mei, that's his real name!”

“What? Damn! Does this small Western country want to declare war on us!”

Zheng Hui instantly flew into a rage. Although Carlo Mei was a Fica native, he was also his sailor and subordinate. Moreover, after spending so much time together, they had developed some feelings.

These damned foreigners, pretending to be decent on the surface, actually want to execute Carlo Mei.

Isn't this blatant provocation? And they even found such a disgusting reason.

Zheng Hui didn't think much about it and stood up, ready to gather his men.

With his battle-hardened sailors, he was confident he could overturn this broken port, then set sail and return home!

As for establishing diplomatic relations? Next time, he'd bring more men to wipe out Fica and find another country further inland.

Lai Gou'er stopped him, saying, “Brother Zheng, don't be hasty. I'm afraid things aren't that simple.”

“The customs and culture here are different from those of Da Jing. It's probably not what you think.”

“We've seen their culture these past few days. Everyone here believes in God. And I know they advocate bloodletting for medical treatment. Carlo Mei also told us when he first returned from the palace that the former king died from bloodletting. Perhaps Carlo Mei spoke out against it, which is why the king's death was attributed to him.”

Zheng Hui said angrily: “Impossible, they should have taken him down then, instead of delaying until after we had already entered the palace and talked with them. This is blatant provocation!”

“They have no reason to offend us. Moreover, Duke Alvis has treated us with courtesy and may even value us highly... The reason why they didn't take him down immediately is probably because they lacked an interpreter!” As Lai Gou'er spoke, he began to feel a little uneasy. “Now that this has happened, they may have realized that I can communicate with them, so the interpreter... is no longer valuable.”

After Lai Gou'er's analysis, Zheng Hui calmed down a lot. After thinking about it, he felt that it made more and more sense, and sighed: “Such ignorance!”

“Right now, we should enter the palace as soon as possible and rescue him. That's the right thing to do,” Lai Gou'er said.

“Good! You come with me to see Duke Alvis and ask him to explain clearly.”

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Inside the palace, Duke Alvis had been waiting for a long time.

When Zheng Hui led Lai Gou'er, full of imposing manner, Duke Alvis had already opened his arms, with a smile on his face: “Lord Zheng, what important matter brings you to see me so urgently?”

“Yes! The person you released news on the street about executing is one of our people. Duke, what do you mean by this? Give me an explanation.” Zheng Hui said with a serious face.

The other party's tone was very aggressive, but Duke Alvis was not angry. After all, this person in front of him might bring him endless wealth in the future.

“My friend, hear me out. This is a decision made by the church, not by the king, or by me personally. He has violated the laws of the church, and this is a deserved punishment.”

“But I know you will be angry because of this, and I don't want to affect the harmony between us, so I have personally prepared some gold and silver as compensation, and after you set sail, the church has decided to send two hundred more clerics to accompany you back to Da Jing.”

Zheng Hui remained unmoved: “What if I insist on getting the person?”

Duke Alvis said regretfully: “I'm afraid I can't do anything about that. That sailor did commit the crime of blasphemy.”

“Impossible, he studied and learned principles in my Da Jing, how could he blaspheme when he returned to his own country?”

“He talked to us about science.”

Zheng Hui was furious: “Science? That's a proper and good thing, our Da Jing is promoting and supporting science from top to bottom! What, does it conflict with your God?”

Duke Alvis shook his head: “Lord Zheng, I have to say something. Real good things never need promotion or support, people welcome them too late. As for whether science conflicts with the church, I don't know. But I think business is business, and these things won't affect our friendship.”

“So… there's no room for negotiation?” Zheng Hui frowned.

Duke Alvis sighed softly, took two steps towards Lai Gou'er, and said in a low voice: “To demand the person, I think it's impossible. But please think about it, it's just the death of one person, and a citizen of my Fica country. Is it appropriate for such a trivial matter to affect the friendship between our two countries, the friendship between us friends?”

Zheng Hui's eyes widened: “Trivial matter? Whether he is a citizen of your country is up to him to decide. Do you know what his identity is? He was a member of my Da Jing's Embroidered Uniform Guard. If you dare to kill an Embroidered Uniform Guard, you are slapping the face of my Da Jing!”

“I don't care about your church or any dog-shit gods and ghosts. I'm warning you one last time, quickly return the person to me!”

Lai Gou'er remained silent.

Brother Zheng is out of his mind. Just the two of them making a scene on their territory… Even if they could fight a hundred, they couldn't break through.

“Interpreter! Why aren't you translating yet?!” Zheng Hui urged.

Lai Gou'er translated: “Duke Alvis, if the church insists on killing him, I hope your country can replace the accompanying clerics the church is sending us with gold. On the day of the execution, we would also like to attend the ceremony.”

“Also, if there is any room for change, we hope you can contact us before the execution. We will return now, goodbye!”

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