Chapter 587 Loren: The Master of Stress Resistance
I think.
You may have forgotten someone.
While Lanqi was in the shadow world, there was another person in the real world who was in dire straits every day.
Lanci had turned off the three-week live broadcast of Shadow World and had not opened it again.
Dean Loren now holds a press conference every two days and bows five times a day on average. Most of the photos in the newspapers show him with sweat on his forehead and a look of despair.
Today is the twenty-eighth day that Ikerit Academy Sage School students Lanci Wilford and Hyperion Aransal, along with a seventh-level bread, have entered the seventh-level shadow world.
Kingdom of Hutton, capital of Ikerita, Old Bri Court.
In this magnificent and ancient trial hall, the light from the high ceiling through the glass windows casts a solemn tone.
Old Brie Court was originally a criminal court established near the walls of Ikerite a hundred years ago.
Its name comes from the name of the street where it is located, Old Bree Street, which stretches for a full two kilometers along the line of the ancient walls of Ikrit.
The history of the court can be traced back to at least 1605 in the solar calendar, but the current building was rebuilt in 1702. In the early days, it mainly handled cases of petty criminals, but gradually developed into a center for handling major criminal cases.
The statue of the God of Light and Law stood at the end of the hall, as if her eyes were also watching the hearing that was about to begin.
In the center of the hall.
Loren stood there wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a gold tie, with diamond-shaped cross holy patterns on the buttons and collar.
His figure seemed particularly isolated.
As the centre of criminal justice in the Kingdom of Hutton, Old Bridgend Court is one of the most important criminal trial centres, handling cases including murder, fraud, terrorism and other serious crimes.
Many famous cases in history have been tried here, covering terrorists, serial killers and important political cases.
The facade of the modern Oldbury Court building is decorated with sculptures of several chief justices, representing justice, courage and wisdom. The interior of the courtroom is decorated with traditional wooden paneling and heavy red curtains, and the judge's seat is tall and authoritative.
Under normal circumstances, Loren was invited to sit on the judge's bench.
Now, he was looking at the judgement seat.
In the audience, Student Union Secretary Lu Weixier put away his pen and notebook, unable to bear to write any more.
As a reporter for the Hutton Times and a senior of Lanqi and Hyperion, she has been paying attention to the content related to the shadow world of Ikerit College every day recently.
The court's hearings are usually open to the public and are an important manifestation of the transparency and fairness of the Kingdom of Hutton's laws.
Due to its handling of many high-profile cases, the Old Bury Court is often closely watched by the media and has even become the focus of many reports and analyses overseas.
Lu Weixier also felt that the people around him were full of reporters from other countries in the United Kingdom Parliament.
She glanced briefly at the notebook of the reporter next to her.
All I saw was - "The Day of Judgment Revealed: Loren, the truth behind the disaster and the mystery of his fate."
Lu Weixier: “…”
Luvisil silently took out his notebook, crossed out the news headline he had originally written, and changed it to: "The Mystery of Judgment Day: The man behind the disaster - Loren, hero or sinner? His secret will shock the entire kingdom!"
Old Bury Court and the cases it heard have appeared frequently in various literary works and dramas across the southern continent, including novels and several detective dramas.
Therefore, this place has become a very good place to collect materials, not only an important landmark in the judicial history of the Kingdom of Hutton.
Finally, the bells began to ring.
The thin light and heavy atmosphere condense into an almost tangible entity.
The walls were no longer a light-colored shelter, but turned into the faces of judges, exerting silent pressure on Loren in the center of the courtroom.
At this hearing, judges from various high-level departments had already taken their seats opposite the semicircular hearing table. Not only officials from the United Parliament of the South Continent Kingdom, the Shadow World Management Association, the South Continent Disaster Prevention Agency, the Hutton Kingdom Security Bureau and other departments, but also the dignitaries of Hutton filled the seats.
"The student from Ikerita Academy is walking on thin ice every step of the way. As an outsider, he has to take charge of the Polant Empire, a giant in ancient history. The people's hearts and the parliament are like two ferocious beasts. No matter how carefully he tries to balance these two forces, he will only lose one while focusing on the other, or even lose both. There is almost no hope of improving the military or finances in a short period of time."
The discussions in the jury box echoed in the dim conference room like the whispers of ghosts.
"There is no simple seventh-order shadow world. The solidified structure of the House of Representatives is like an unshakable fortress. The entire Polant Empire is a cage, and that northern continent looks like a dead end."
"I'm afraid that student Loren has collapsed at the moment and dares not open the Shadow World Recording Program again."
The experts' conclusions were like bombshells that kept exploding in the courtroom, shocking everyone.
As the presiding judge rang the bell to start the meeting, the voices stopped abruptly and an oppressive silence enveloped the entire space.
Loren took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil.
He has learned to withstand doubt.
Although there were many people in the courtroom and in the audience who were close to him and worried about him, they were only a small minority and could not withstand the storm of public opinion.
"Loren, do you know why you are standing here today? The three-week deadline has passed, and we still cannot predict the progress and failure rate of this seventh-order shadow world. As the first person responsible for the accident that may cause a major disaster, how will you be held accountable for your actions?"
At the trial bench, one of the judges, the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Hutton, Duke Akares, spoke solemnly.
As the head of the Hutton Kingdom Security Bureau, he even had to suspect that Loren might be colluding with the overseas Resurrection Church organization.
Because recently more and more evidence has proved that Duke Migaiya has an inseparable connection with the Bishop of Night, and before Duke Migaiya disappeared, he had a close personal relationship with Loren.
If Duke Migaiya is really the Dark Bishop of the Church of Resurrection, it is hard to believe that Loren is actually unaware of it.
Loren's throat seemed to be blocked by something.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Respected Judges, I... I am fully aware of my responsibilities, but please allow me to explain... I am fully aware of the personal abilities of this student, Lanqi Wilford. He has a unique ability in the Shadow World and defeated the Saint of Destruction nearly a year ago..."
He remained calm and discussed his thoughts. "But I promise that if Lanqi really caused any accidents, as his teacher, I was also negligent in not restraining him, and everything is my responsibility."
As Loren answered, a light lit up on one side of the courtroom, and a crystal ball-shaped magic device began to rotate, reflecting the last scene left from the live broadcast of the Shadow World three weeks ago.
The recording projection of magic engineering allows everyone to clearly see the final situation of the shadow world that they currently know.
"The biggest problem now is that if the Shadow World fails halfway, it doesn't have to wait until the estimated forty-five days to fail to meet the success conditions and trigger a natural disaster. In these three weeks, a natural disaster may suddenly occur every day due to the failure of this seventh-order Shadow World. Loren, can you really take on this responsibility?"
Duke Acares asked.
Now, not only Loren, but also many high-level officials of the Hutton Kingdom who are in the same camp as Loren are under the same tremendous pressure from the outside world.
The citizens in the audience held their breath and exchanged glances from time to time. Their expressions changed from suspicion to thinking, and from thinking to confusion.
"I am always ready to do everything in my power to make up for any mistakes, and I will not shirk any responsibility."
Loren's voice echoed in the hall, and every word he said seemed to be fighting against fate.
In this hearing that was both a trial and a defense, the words truth, responsibility, and redemption became extremely heavy.
As the sun rose completely, the hearing held in the early morning finally came to an end.
When the hearing was announced to be closed for the first time, everything fell silent again.
Loren slowly walked down the hearing stand. At this moment, he looked even more tired than after fighting the Cardinal, as if he was numb.
Even the Ice Witch who was disguised as a citizen in the audience couldn't help but feel sorry for Loren.
These days she has been staying in the temple of the Church of the Goddess of Fate in Ikerit, and she and Loren meet every day.
She couldn't bear to put any more pressure on Loren.
Even though she was worried about Hyperion every day these days, the Ice Witch tossed and turned and couldn't sleep when she thought of her missing in the Seventh-Level Shadow World.
But at this moment, she just felt that this guy looked too honest and pitiful.
No matter how those powerful people made things difficult for him, he always tried his best to find a way to take on everything on his own and impress and convince the world with his sincerity.
He is a total good guy.
wrong.
The Ice Witch frowned.
The manipulation of the people's hearts in the northern continent and the crazy last words of the Son of Destruction have exposed Loren's plan.
If you think about it carefully, if Loren is really the mastermind behind all this, his tolerance and impeccable acting skills are completely in line with his overall perspective.
Suppose... all this is within Loren's expectations, and he knows that everything will turn around in the future, then...
The Ice Witch couldn't help but feel a chill on her back and hugged herself.
(End of this chapter)