Chapter 6

"Sir! We half-goats have been herding sheep for generations. That day, we finally found a fertile pasture. We had just untied our precious ones when these devils came!"

"Yes, they took our precious ones and even tried to rob us. Sir, look, they even claimed to be law enforcers. Where in the world are there such bandit-like law enforcers?"

Before me was a group of indignant half-goats. These short, half-human, half-animal beings were known for their talkative and cunning nature. At this moment, their cheeks were wet with tears, and their expressions were filled with indignation, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

"Sir, you must do something for us! All our possessions have been taken by these demons."

"Yes, my poor little Char, who was only two months old and still nursing, was taken away from his mother by these demons. How can he survive?"

"The north wind blows, the snowflakes fall, my little lamb is so small, and the heartless wolves have come to our home..."

I have seen many heart-wrenching scenes in court, but it was rare to see such a chorus of crying and singing. The half-goats, known for their artistic talent, were already preparing to sing.

I was moved, but after watching for a while, I found their level of performance was not high. They kept repeating the same two lines, so I lost interest, yawned, and made my judgment.

"The law enforcers did not act improperly. After the Kamsin half-goat tribe pays the fine, they can retrieve the seized lambs. This is the final judgment, and no appeal is allowed."

"Sir!!"

"Injustice!!"

The deputy team leader of the city management, Yawen, sighed with relief, but the plaintiffs were crying and wailing. However, I remained unmoved.

"Bailiffs, take them away. Next case."

"Corrupt officials and unfair justice!! Indeed, fools protect the wicked!!"

Sigh, it's always like this, but being called a fool in court made me somewhat annoyed.

"Malicious attack on a judge, fined 10 gold coins. By the way, if you graze your sheep on the city's green lawns again, they will be confiscated."

Yes, they do have the right to graze, but grazing on the city's green lawns of Sulfur Mountain City has turned from a personal freedom into a crime of damaging public property.

In the past six months, the cost of repairing and maintaining the damaged lawns and gardens has amounted to hundreds of thousands of gold coins, while they have only saved a few hundred gold coins on feed.

The half-goats are particularly skilled at distorting the truth. Now they are even accusing the city management of malicious law enforcement, as if I were a fool.

"By the way, the one who called me a fool must report to the community for two months of free labor. Anyone who argues will receive the same punishment. In the future, if you buy feed from the pasture or graze outside the city, and if you graze randomly again, your entire tribe will be expelled from Sulfur Mountain City."

For the cunning and lazy half-goats, herding sheep while sleeping nearby is already the hardest work they do.

Making them work like other races is already a form of torture, and making the greedy and selfish half-goats work for free is worse than the death penalty.

The talkative ones were severely punished, and instantly, the crying and singing stopped. They lined up and left.

Thus, I nodded in satisfaction.

"Next case!"

Then, I looked at the case file and the smiling defendant before me, but I frowned. No wonder the lower court judge passed this case to me; it was indeed a difficult one to judge.

"Defendant, Ero Bifeng, a half-dragon hunter, charged with abduction and sexual offenses."

The evidence of his crime was clear, and he had confessed, but the judgment was quite a headache.

Although his methods were despicable, the hunter Bifeng had achieved the dream of a hunter by successfully capturing a druid as a pet. However, after his success, he repeatedly molested his "pet" in public, and the pet would transform into a bear, a leopard, a bird, but never into a human form... Moreover, the druid was male, and Bifeng himself was also male...

"Too filthy! Too disgusting, seriously affecting the social morals of Sulfur Mountain City. We strongly demand the execution of this beastophile and homosexual to correct the morals of Sulfur Mountain City!" The goblin prosecutor, Lovi Goldcoin, was passionate in the plaintiff's seat. This case had been appealed layer by layer, and it had finally reached the highest judge, the final and crucial moment.

"We must consider the identity of the defendant, the half-dragon. In their eyes, 'traveling with beasts' is a tradition, something taken for granted. Tolerating the traditions of other races is a proud tradition of the citizens of Sulfur Mountain City. Moreover, the principle that 'no crime without a law' is the most basic principle of our legal code. Does our legal code prohibit sexual acts with animals or the same sex? Since there is no prohibition, it is not a crime, and cannot be punished, let alone executed!" The elven defense attorney, Keros, took the upper hand again, although his eyes were full of disdain and contempt for his client.

In the eyes of the nature-worshipping elves, the hunter Bifeng's actions deserved death a thousand times over, but now, in court, he could not let his personal preferences affect his duty as a defense attorney.

As Keros pointed out, without a specific law, the prosecution could not even determine the charges, let alone the final punishment.

"What law would specify such a disgusting crime as beastophilia!! If such scoundrels are not guilty, how can we maintain the dignity and fairness of the law!"

Upon hearing this, the goblin prosecutor Lovi Goldcoin was furious. Even though he was wearing a silver iron mask, his extreme anger and the veins bulging under the mask showed how enraged he was.

Indeed, he had spent countless efforts on this case, and after two trials, it had finally reached the highest judge. He was not about to let this criminal escape legal punishment.

I looked at the lizard-headed criminal, who also looked at me, his expression calm and free of the usual tension and unease of a defendant.

My sub-artifact robe was still in effect, and the hunter Bifeng's calmness under the power of the artifact only indicated that he truly did not believe he was wrong and felt no guilt, rendering the artifact ineffective.

"Different values? No, other half-dragons are not like this. He must know the law or have been informed that he cannot be found guilty here. Heh, indeed, in this different world, one can always encounter interesting crimes. How interesting."

"Heh, can I go now? My pets are waiting for me to feed them."

I chuckled, and the half-dragon also laughed foolishly.

To me, his seemingly calm expression and laughter were a rather interesting provocation.

"Bang!"

The gavel fell, and I made my judgment.

"Not guilty, released immediately."

Since the law does not explicitly prohibit it, and since the law I created has this loophole, I will admit defeat this time.

Upon hearing this, Ero Bifeng smiled foolishly, his smile full of satisfaction.

"Indeed, the justice of Sulfur Mountain City is the fairest."

But...

"Lovi, don't be angry. You should have known that if the law does not specify a crime, we cannot unjustly find him guilty."

Lovi, of course, knew this. That was why he was so angry. Letting a criminal go free was a mockery of the highest court and the law itself.

"But, sir..."

"Is the legislative meeting of the Law King Hall next week prepared?"

"Huh?! Oh, I understand!!"

I suddenly asked about an unrelated matter, and Lovi was initially stunned, then suddenly enlightened, his face full of joy.

Our highest court is not just a judicial body. The Law King Hall, one of its four departments, is responsible for drafting new laws. The highest court, besides handling final appeals, also has the power to legislate and interpret laws.

"Indeed, since this Ero has helped us find a loophole in the law, let's fix it. Keros, once the new law is passed, send a few great infiltrators to chat with this young friend regularly. Let him come back in early so we can thank him."

These words did not escape Ero Bifeng, and at that moment, his face turned ashen, as if he could already imagine the day he would be caught again.

As for never doing such disgusting acts again? That was never an option for someone who considered "traveling with beasts" his greatest passion.

Even the victorious defense attorney Keros was delighted upon hearing this.

"Yes, sir, I will act immediately. 'Traveling with beasts' is an unnatural and disgusting act that should be severely punished! Public acts should receive even harsher penalties!"

"Right, remember to include a law against animal cruelty. Such behavior should result in the loss of the right to keep pets. Let's create a double safeguard to block these despicable acts from another angle."

As an honorary member of the Sulfur Mountain City Pet Lovers Association, I would not let such a person continue to abuse cute animals. I would directly revoke his right to keep pets.

Finally, Ero Bifeng burst into tears. If he chose to stay in Sulfur Mountain City, his passion for "traveling with beasts" would be banned from now on.

Thus, under my control, the dignity of the law was maintained.

If he reforms? I personally doubt he can correct his sexual preferences, but if he does, it would be a good thing.

"Next case..." Although these cases are tedious and uninteresting, isn't work like this?

Boring, uninteresting, but sometimes, it has meaning and significance.

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