After all, he was alone and weak in the huge Golden Feather Palace, and the people on his opposite side were the children of the kingdom's top noble families. If he didn't use the tiger's skin and raise the banner, he might suffer a loss in this matter.

Fortunately, he knew that His Majesty the King wanted to facilitate his marriage with Blanche. In this case, the other party would be more or less biased towards him.

However, King Bruenor's words brought silence to the Hall of Alduin.

Justice Minister Texas was even more stunned. His mind was working rapidly, and he kept guessing what the King's intentions were.

At the same time, he quickly searched for the legal provisions in his mind, and finally hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, this...if it really has such serious consequences as Luo Ning said and endangers national security, the maximum sentence can be...hanging."

Hanging?

Facundo, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly widened his eyes, and then collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball. He was the only one among them who didn't have the blood of the House of Alduin in his body. Would he be the one to bear all the blame in the end?

"Mr. Texas, are you wrong?"

Cross's expression changed, but he was able to remain calm. "Just because of one sentence and Ronin's random analysis, you're going to sentence us to death?"

"Yes, you are the Minister of Justice, you can't say anything careless!"

Gregor and his sister from Ferensburg and Sally from Moonlight Valley also protested.

Although the charges will not be confirmed before the trial, that is only the general situation.

At this moment, they are facing the king, the kingdom's minister of justice. If these two people are initially convicted, this will greatly affect the subsequent trial process and results.

"No, no, no!"

Texas quickly waved his hands, interrupting everyone's protest.

"You have misunderstood. I did not say that I would sentence you to death by hanging. I only said that if your speech really endangers the security of the kingdom and causes serious consequences, the maximum sentence is death by hanging."

At this moment, Facundo finally reacted, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and immediately said: "But now there are no harmful consequences, right?"

"Yes."

Texas nodded and looked towards the King.

In his opinion, this was just an ordinary fight. How could His Majesty push the matter in a serious direction? Bruno laughed, easing the tense atmosphere in the hall.

"Don't be nervous, kids. I just want to let you know that talking nonsense can sometimes bring extremely serious consequences. I won't kill you for this matter."

If he really did that, wouldn't his aunts, sisters, and brothers come to the Golden Feather Palace to cause trouble for him? He didn't want to have a single day of rest in the future.

However, the smile on his face faded a little.

"Facundo, do you realize your mistake?"

Facundo had just been frightened, and now he knew that his life was saved. While feeling fortunate, facing such questioning, how could he dare to argue?

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"

He quickly raised his hand to his chest and bowed his head: "Seven Gods, I will never say such words again in the future."

"What about you?" Bruno looked at Cross and others.

Since Facundo had pleaded guilty, they could no longer keep their composure and they all lowered their heads and said words that resembled admitting their mistakes.

Bruno smiled secretly. These young people in their twenties were easier to deal with. Just scare them.

If it was their father or any elder who came here, they would probably still be arguing fiercely.

"Although I won't sentence you severely, you have slandered the fairness of my father Alduin IV's title, defamed the contributions that the Wushan family has made for Alduin for generations, and deliberately slandered and defamed Rhonin. For these inappropriate words and deeds, I still have to punish you."

Luo Ning's heart moved.

He saw the expressions of Facundo, Cross and others, who seemed to be concerned about what punishment they would receive, but did not care about the characterization of the remarks related to Ronin.

Indeed, compared to discrediting Ronin, the rumor about Alduin IV is more important.

"You can choose either a fine or imprisonment," Bruno said.

Facundo breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and whispered with Cross and others.

They will definitely not choose imprisonment, and the current discussions are also to ensure that each party will contribute a little.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to pay the fine. However, I hope Your Majesty will consider that this is our first offense and please do not set a too high amount."

"Don't worry, I'm not like your business-minded Myron."

Bruno chuckled and told his plan.

"I plan to hold a tournament on Blanche's birthday in four days. All professional knights and magicians who are 25 years old or younger and attend the banquet can participate. In this tournament, the first place winner will be rewarded with 50,000 gold coins, the second place winner will be rewarded with 20,000 gold coins, and the third place winner will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins."

A gleam of light flashed in Ronin's eyes.

At the age of 25, those with high talent can at most just enter the silver level or great magician level. With such strength, as long as Roning performs normally, he will definitely win the championship.

Bruno set up such entry conditions and rewards, which was clearly a secret allocation of funds to him.

At this time, His Majesty the King said again: "For your sake, your three families will be responsible for paying the 80,000 gold coins reward. I will not call it a fine, but the enthusiastic sponsorship of Ferensburg, Moonlight Valley and Screaming Island. What do you think?"

Eighty thousand gold coins.

Facundo, Cross and others looked at each other.

Originally they thought the fine would be tens or hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but they didn't expect it would only be 80,000. After dividing it up, the average for each family would be less than 30,000 gold coins.

They can fully accept this amount of fine.

"As you wish, Your Majesty!"

All five of them agreed.

Bruno looked at Ronin again: "Do you have any other opinions on how to deal with this matter?"

Everyone looked over at the same time. Cross and others clearly remembered that Roning had asked them for a total of 70,000 gold coins for medical treatment and mental damages.

They could accept Bruno's punishment, but they were still very resistant to Ronin's demands.

Looking at the smiling face of His Majesty the King, Roning would not be foolish enough to continue asking for compensation.

"On behalf of myself and the Wushan family, Luo Ning would like to express my sincere gratitude to Your Majesty!"

Luo Ning saluted and said, "Your decision is very fair. Luo Ning has no objection."

He didn't even think about asking for a verbal apology.

Sally cursed in a low voice: "You'd better know what's best for you!"

The others also snorted coldly, obviously still not convinced by Roning and the others.

Bruno nodded slightly. He had already done so much. If Roning continued to ask for so-called medical expenses and reputation loss compensation, it would be unwise.

"Okay, now that the dispute has been resolved, let's end this matter here."

Bruno stood up from the throne: "It's getting late. I have asked the kitchen to prepare a dinner. Everyone, come and join us to celebrate your reunion with each other!" (End of this chapter)