February 17th, 13th year of the Federal Calendar, cloudy.

Since the Yan Kingdom's army arrived in Saliviya three days ago, many things have happened in those three days, the most important of which was, of course, the surrender document signed that night.

Because it was a complete defeat, all the people knew that it was an unconditional surrender. However, the people still did not know what conditions the victorious Yan Kingdom had put forward. But the government would surely post an announcement in the next few days to inform all the citizens.

The second thing was that the large-scale arrests before the surrender intensified over the next three days. Before the surrender, the people already knew that there was civil unrest in the country and a number of high-ranking officials had been arrested and imprisoned.

Among those arrested, the highest-ranking officer was Siram Bowerman, the head of the Storm Special Combat Team, and among those arrested in the past three days was another high-ranking official with a distinguished reputation.

Former Admiral Edel Gustav.

But the day after his arrest, he committed suicide in prison.

There are reports that he was not the only one to commit suicide, but because Gustav held the highest official position, news of his suicide spread throughout Salibia.

These officials, who are still in prison and have not yet been executed, have committed crimes that are new offenses never before seen in the federal code.

They committed war crimes.

Among these officials who committed war crimes, whether it was Gustav who had already committed suicide or Bowerman who was awaiting execution, there was another more important figure who was also convicted of war crimes in terms of rank.

Former Emperor of the Delta Federation Empire – Hadra X. von Palen.

This is a name that resounds throughout the empire; everyone on the entire continent of Salisnor knows it.

His name wasn't even limited to the continent of Salisno; people in every country on the continents of Feni and Leon knew him.

Those enemies he had defeated in the past were now just corpses, while potential "enemies" saw him as the greatest threat, and some were even terrified of him.

On the continent of Salisno, everyone knows that in just twelve years, he transformed a weak Kingdom of Golt into a powerful nation, conquered and annexed all the countries on the continent, unified the entire continent, and created the Delta Federation Empire of today.

He was a tough leader with strict discipline, and his troops were brave and skilled in battle. Under his influence, everyone considered it an honor to join the army, and even dying on the battlefield was considered the highest honor.

Whether soldiers or ordinary civilians, almost everyone held him in high esteem, regarding him as the savior who liberated the Gothic people from oppression and a well-deserved national hero.

But now, this man is a criminal.

By launching a war of aggression, he caused the deaths of millions of people. In addition to these deaths, the war's impact affected tens of millions of families, causing immense trauma to the entire nation and casting a shadow of suffering over everyone's hearts.

This is an unforgivable crime; all the crimes in the Federal Code combined cannot compare to this newly added "war crime."

The man who committed war crimes will be executed at noon on February 17th, 13th year of the Federal New Calendar, according to the calendar he personally promulgated.

He and his accomplices served their sentences in St. Marienplatz.

The execution was overseen by former Field Marshal Albert Wolfgang, who had stepped down two days earlier but had become a member of parliament and would temporarily assume state affairs until a new emperor was elected.

But people knew that he would most likely be the next emperor.

People from the Yan Kingdom were also present to oversee the execution. They had not yet left Salivia, and it was only today that the people learned that the commander of the Yan Kingdom's army was none other than the Yan Kingdom's emperor.

At noon today, the Emperor of Yan and Albert Wolfgang will jointly oversee the execution.

The sinner Hadra X. von Palen, along with his accomplices, will be hanged in front of everyone.

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Before noon, the huge St. Marienplatz was already packed with people.

The soldiers guarding the square have all been replaced by fully armed Yan people. They carry steel guns with expressionless faces, their bodies as straight as walls. Residents entering the square don't even dare to breathe when passing by them.

Compared to the equally tense Storm Special Combat Team, these victors from Yan Kingdom possess a completely different kind of oppressive force.

Therefore, even as the square gradually filled with people, the entire venue was almost completely silent. People stood stiffly on the ground, looking at the two-story platform with complicated expressions.

In the past, that high platform was that man's speaking platform, but today it is an execution platform, with more than a dozen gallows placed on it, the hanging ropes swaying slightly in the wind, as if waiting for someone to stick their head in.

In the somber atmosphere, time ticked by, and the people present hung their heads, their faces growing paler, their minds in turmoil with complex emotions.

"Ring ring..."

As eleven o'clock approached, the sound of bells grew louder as it reached the square. People with their heads down looked up at the road leading from the Royal Castle to the center of St. Marienplatz.

A long caravan of horses came into view, and in the lead caravan, in a cage made of fine iron, a man with iron chains on his feet and shackles on his hands, dressed in prison clothes, stared blankly ahead.

It was Hadra X. von Palen, the former emperor of the Federal Empire and now a sinner.

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