Chapter 796: Section 537: Bright Mirror (Part 4)
After the early meeting at the imperial court, Thomas Six-Toes couldn’t wait to intercept his old friend outside the hall: "Old Hagelberry, hold on a moment."
"I don’t have a friend like you, you damn freak with six toes. What did you just make me say? Do you want to get me killed?" Old Hagelberry glared at him, and although the old man was fierce, Thomas felt relieved—this old man from the Hagelberry family had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, so if he could talk like this, he probably didn’t take it to heart.
So, Thomas hugged the old man’s leg tightly: "Please, Old Hagelberry, I want to know how you got this grandson-in-law. I’ve indeed heard about Lord Malin from my kinsmen, but those are mostly artisan’s tales. I never imagined he would be such a... dangerous High Priest."
"Are you scared?" The old man from the Hagelberry family laughed loudly, patting Thomas’s bald head.
Alright, the old man has forgiven himself!
Thomas was overjoyed and let go of the leg he was clinging to: "Seriously, when he said he’d burn all three families at the stake, I was shocked. I thought the kid was too kind-hearted. Little did I expect his intent to kill to be so strong. Truly terrifying."
The half-human struggled to regain the expression he had when he was frightened.
"He is the most powerful High Priest of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest. Think about it, as a High Priest, if you’re too kind, imagine the criticism you’d face," said Sergei, the military representative who had walked over. He took out a cigarette case and offered a smoke to both Thomas and Hagelberry: "To be honest, with the recent incident involving the former Minister of Finance, our accounting team will undergo the strictest scrutiny. If they’re implicated too, then they’re really doomed."
"Will the military execute those involved?" The words of General Sergei put Thomas on alert, because frankly, he was truly frightened by Malin’s speech. Before today, the Northern Kingdom had never witnessed such a spectacle, let alone a half-human like Thomas—the world of half-humans never had such treacherous scenes.
Although Lord Malin’s proposition was ultimately halted, his bloodthirsty remarks still scared many nobles.