Hearing such a big accusation dumped on them, the four knights shrank their necks in fright.
But they still refrained from speaking.
Anyway, death was certain either way; when they were caught, they had already prepared themselves to die.
“Traitors can be disposed of entirely by the local lord.”
Levi walked in circles around the knights tied to the execution rack in the prison, causing their pressure to surge dramatically.
“However, this prince focuses on kindness and dislikes killing people.”
“In that case, your knight status will be stripped, and you and your wives and children will be reduced to the humblest Serfs.”
Upon hearing Levi’s words, the hard bones who originally kept their mouths shut were filled with horror in their eyes.
Demoted to Serfs?!
“Your Highness, you cannot do this! Just kill me! Do not make things difficult for my wife and children!”
Levi’s words seemed to show leniency by not executing them.
But as a Serf…
their future would be even more tragic than death.
A Serf is simply not considered a human!
The only right of a Serf is that they cannot be killed or mutilated without trial.
Yet the lord possesses absolute judicial power within the territory.
Therefore, this right of the Serfs was ridiculous to the extreme.
A single thought brings life, a single thought brings death.
These knights could at worst bite their tongues and end it all.
But what about their wives and children?!
Once they became Serfs, they would fall outside the category of human beings.
In certain territories, lords could even enjoy the right of the first night over Serf maidens.
If these Serf maidens did not pay taxes, the lord could take away their purity when they got married.
This was the lamentable aspect of being a Serf; everything you owned belonged to the lord.
You couldn’t even decide your own life and death.
Even Isabella behind him could not help but reveal a hint of fear.
At this moment, she finally believed that everything Levi said about his previous foolish deeds was just him disguising himself.
If she hadn’t just seen the heartfelt smile on Levi’s face after saving the refugees,
Isabella would even suspect whether the current Prince was possessed by a demon.
Such a psychological attack method was simply too vicious.
Isabella asked herself, anyone who cared about their family would be frightened half to death by Levi’s move.
You yourself could endure humiliation or die, but did your wife and children have such awareness?
This move by Levi completely made these knights anxious.
“No! Don’t!”
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! Please spare my wife and children! As long as you promise, I am willing to die to make amends!”
Levi smiled without speaking, just watching them.
Time is running out.
The knights knew that if they didn’t speak up again, there would be completely no chance left.
They all scrambled to speak:
“It was the Knights Order of Winterhold that promised that after the matter succeeded, we could join the Knights Order of Winterhold,”
“As long as we leaked information to the people outside!”
“We were blinded by interests, which is why we did such a thing!”
“Respected, noble Highness, please forgive our humble selves and give our families a way to survive!”
“Territory and money can all be discarded! As long as it’s not a Serf! Let them live as the most ordinary free people!”
When their families were brought to the negotiating table, these knights confessed everything.
The knights spat out all the information they knew, only begging Levi to spare their wives and children.
To be honest, Levi never intended to demote their wives and children to Serfs.
Because this lamentable system of Serfs, he would abolish it.
It wasn’t that Levi wanted to be some kind of saint, it was just that with the Minecraft System, he didn’t need to worry about insufficient resources at all.
Letting the lower-class commoners live a little better, why not?
It’s just that right now he hasn’t firmly planted his feet yet, everything had to be done step by step slowly.
Otherwise, making too rapid a stride would spell disaster.
Levi instructed the interrogator:
“Kill these four traitors, and confiscate their family property. As for their wives and children, demote them to commoners, and they are forbidden from entering politics or doing business within three generations!”
The interrogator indicated he understood: “Yes! Your Highness.”
Hearing Levi’s verdict, the knights were moved to tears:
“Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!”
“Your mercy has granted forgiveness to our dirty souls!”
Heh, they even have to thank us.
After the executioner put the four knights to death, Levi and Isabella walked out of the dungeon.
After confirming there was no one around, Isabella spoke:
“Your Highness, Winterhold is the territory of the Seventh Prince, the most prosperous commercial capital in the north.”
“The disaster relief food also set out from Winterhold, and there is still no news of it until now. It is likely that he is behind the obstruction.”
“As expected.”
Upon hearing Isabella’s words, Levi nodded thoughtfully.
He had guessed that someone who was also a crown prince was targeting him, and in the Northern Frontier, besides Levi, there was only the Seventh Prince left.
Richard Charles!
The dark side of the crown prince selection revealed the tip of the iceberg.