Then, the raw materials of the special Greek fire from Byzantium were poured on the wood, and the air was immediately filled with the special smell of Greek fire. The people around couldn't help but cover their noses, but still looked at the stake curiously. Only fifteen minutes later, all eighty-nine nobles involved in the incident were cross-staffed, with flammable firewood and Greek fire piled under their feet.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
These nobles are still trying to struggle.
The strong instinct for survival made them tremble with fear.
They could all predict what happened next.
Even before the fire was lit, many nobles had already wet their pants in fear. They could smell the unpleasant smell of urine from afar. Hilde also covered her nose and quickly stepped back several steps to the stands. At this time, Sophia looked at these nobles curiously and couldn't help asking, "If these people were burned to death by the flames, how long would it take for them to die?"
"Hard to say."
Hilde had never tried it before.
"The flames burn from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, so it will only be very painful at first. The flames must at least burn to the lower body so that the scorching air waves can be inhaled into the lungs, destroying the respiratory system and causing suffocation and death. Of course, there is also a high possibility of death from painful shock... Ah, you probably don't understand what I'm saying."
"not understand."
"Anyway, just watch."
Hilde raised the torch beside her.
Then he raised his right hand towards the Athenians around him.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for what would happen next.
"bring it on."
Hilde threw the torch high into the air.
The torch spun in the air, and in front of the horrified gazes of the nobles, it landed in the center of the stake. Soon, the flames on the torches immediately ignited the Greek fire on the wood, and the burning of the Greek fire immediately connected to the surrounding stakes. In just a few breaths, all eighty-nine stakes were ignited, and the blazing fire engulfed the bottoms of all the stakes at once.
"Well--!!!"
The fire has not yet started.
The noble tied to the stake could only feel heat coming from the soles of his feet.
The fear of jealousy was so great that some people even fainted.
But this warmth now will soon turn into a deadly heat wave.
Soon, the heat from the burning Greek fire also ignited the firewood, and once the firewood started burning, flames immediately rose from the bottom. The flames visible to the naked eye first climbed up the stake, and then devoured the feet of the nobles.
Chapter 5, Section 2: Action to Eliminate the Roots
When the burning pain came, the nobles on the stake began to struggle violently, but they were tied up so tightly that they could hardly move at all. They could only watch in fear as the flames climbed up along their feet little by little and finally burned their legs. The desperate pain made all the onlookers in Athens tremble with fear. Sophia had turned her head away now. She obviously didn't want to see this cruel scene. Only Hilde and Tomyris were still watching these people who deserved the punishment accepting the cruel punishment.
“This is the punishment by burning at the stake.”
It was the first time that Tomyris had seen such a cruel execution.
"How do you Scythians carry out the death penalty?"
"Skinning."
"Isn't that even more cruel..."
"In the Kingdom of Scythia, there was a custom of skinning captives and hanging them on horses as trophies."
Tomyris seemed to sense Sophia's look at her with some concern when she said this, so she quickly explained: "Ah, that, actually I have never done that. After I went to the battlefield, I did not order my soldiers to treat prisoners like that because of the teachings of Lady Artemis. Of course, I don't know whether others would do that."
"fine."
Hilde shook her head.
It seems that the Scythians were considered barbarians by the Greeks.
It does contain some barbaric elements.
For example, the Thracians were also like this. They treated prisoners or criminals by beheading them directly and then piling up their heads. When Hilde led his army into Thrace, he could see many skulls piled together. Later, when he asked, he found out that those skulls were from the captured Scythian soldiers during the war between the Scythians and Thracians. At first, Hilde thought that this was the act of the cruel Thracian king, but later he learned that beheading was just a custom of the Thracians.
The Greeks, in fact, seemed somewhat out of place in this era, especially Athens. Although the death penalty existed, crimes such as murder and blasphemy would also be sentenced to death. However, the death penalty in Athens was more humane. Generally, it was poisoning or hanging. In areas like Sparta, stoning and chariot-chopping, which were also relatively cruel punishments, were also popular.
The Athenians considered themselves a civilized nation.
They are indeed more civilized when it comes to death and the death penalty.
But in this case, the deterrent effect will be too small.
This time, Hilde hoped that these nobles would know one thing, that is, if they offended the writer, they would not have a good ending. If they wanted to live well, they had to be humble and behave themselves.
The burning lasted nearly twenty minutes.
When the air was filled with the smell of burning protein and fat.
This means that these people have basically been burned to death.
The nobles on the cross could no longer be distinguished from each other. They were all burned black. No one was moving, but the flames were still burning on their bodies. At this time, Hilde felt that the time had come, so she stepped down from the stage and came in front of the Athenians. Now, the Athenians who had witnessed the execution were filled with fear and anxiety. Hilde's swift and decisive punishment method really gave enough shock.
"Next, I will announce--"
"The whereabouts of the families of these nobles."
Generally speaking, in Athens, even if a prisoner was sentenced to death, his family would not be harmed.
But when Hilde said this, everyone understood that the families of these nobles would probably suffer as well.
"His Majesty."
At this time, a noble stood up and asked tremblingly:
"My family, they are innocent."
"innocent?"
Hilde sneered.
"Who provides them with food, clothing and other necessities? Who provides them with a comfortable life? These civilians suffer in exchange for the wealth and glory of these people. However, you can rest assured that these prisoners have paid the price for their stupidity, so I will not kill their families."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
Hilde said so.
The noble had no choice but to sit down quickly.
"The immediate family members of these prisoners, including their wives, children, and parents, were all sentenced to exile."
"From today on, they will be expelled from Athens!"
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Hilde's vigorous criminal law.
This left a small scar in the hearts of the Athenians.
The self-proclaimed civilized Athenians had never seen such a degree of punishment. Although the nobles had indeed done something very stupid, what they had done, even in the previous Athens, would have been punishable by death or exile. However, the horrific scene of being tortured by the fire for more than ten minutes, struggling and finally dying in the fire, made everyone feel the fear from the bottom of their hearts. This was no joke... If they went against Hilde, the final outcome would probably be worse than death.
The families of these criminals were also sentenced to exile.
After knowing the news.
Those people's legs went weak and they fell to their knees.
Men, women, young and old, all burst into tears.
For the Athenians, exile was a terrible punishment, which meant that they lost their proud Athenian identity. When Hilde saw them crying and even looked at her with a hint of hatred, Hilde said nothing, but patted Alcibiades on the shoulder and gave him some hints. Alcibiades also understood, and he immediately ordered his soldiers to put hundreds of men, women, old and young, on prison carts, and then left Athens directly.
Arrived at an uninhabited valley outside the city.
The men were released from the prison van.
They don't know yet what their fate will be.
"Everyone, I'm so sorry."
Alcibiades smiled wryly and said:
"Although His Majesty ordered me to exile you, I think that if I let you go, it will only sow trouble for His Majesty. The seeds of hatred have already been planted in your hearts, so you are very likely to come back to seek revenge on His Majesty in the future."
"No, we won't!"
"We'll go far!"
Only then did these people realize that the soldiers had drawn their swords.
Hundreds of people were surrounded by soldiers and could not move.
Alcibiades clapped his hands and said coldly: "Be quick."
"Yes!"
The killing lasted for dozens of minutes before it was considered over.
From the elderly in their seventies and eighties to the children who still have memories, everyone fell in the valley, covered in blood.
The third section of the fifth tune: Sophia's little worries
The soldiers began to dig pits to bury the bodies.
Alcibiades watched all this calmly.
Is this kind of thing cruel?
It is indeed cruel.
However, political matters are far more cruel than this.
Alcibiades could see the hateful eyes of these people, although the possibility of revenge was small, and even if revenge was sought, they would not approach Hilde, the oracle. However, hundreds of people who hated Hilde would create the risk of instability, and what Alcibiades wanted to avoid was these risks, which would eventually evolve into unnecessary things. Except for the babies who were still in their cradles, they knew nothing, so they were naturally innocent.
Those who already have memories, already have hatred.
Naturally, they will disappear from this world forever along with their hatred.
“Wow! Wow!”
Alcibiades holds a baby.
The way she cried was really heartbreaking.
Now, the future fate of these babies is probably to be sent to an orphanage. They will never know who their biological parents are, and they will grow up in the orphanage with gratitude to Hilde and loyalty to the kingdom. This is really ironic, but there are so many ironic things in this world.
Soon, all the bodies in the valley were buried. Usually, except for hunters, few tourists came here, and it would not be long before these bodies disappeared into the soil. The Athenians would never know where these exiled people would end up. After all, the Athenians who witnessed the burning at the stake were still in shock and panic.
As for Hilde.
After resolving this matter, she felt relieved.
Then, you can’t sit idle anymore.
When it was night time, Hilde was still standing in front of the map, looking at the layout on it.
These days, with the establishment of the Greek Empire and the announcements sent to all parts of the world, Hilde has received more and more responses from other Greek city-states. Faced with the powerful military strength of the Greek Empire and its determination to fight against the Persian Empire, many city-states made the "right" choice. First, the city-states on the island of Euboea have chosen to submit to Hilde. Chalcis, the largest city-state on the island of Euboea, has now announced that it will become part of the Greek Empire and is willing to hand over all power.
Euboea is the second largest island in Greece, after Crete, with a total population of approximately 300,000.
After the largest city-state, Chalcis, chose to surrender.
Other city-states, such as Eletria in the center and Callustos in the south, also chose to surrender.
After Euboea was taken.
The Athens province of the Greek Empire suddenly expanded a lot.
In addition, other city-states in the Boeotia region, such as the one where Thebes was located, also surrendered. After all, the largest city-state in the area, Thebes, had been occupied and completely destroyed by Hilder, so no city-state was bold enough to directly resist Hilder. Therefore, the entire northern part of the Greek peninsula was basically taken over by Hilder.
Hilde's next task is to integrate the resources of these places as much as possible. After conquering Athens, Attica and Athens can provide Hilde with about 10,000 soldiers. Hilde plans to build a new legion with Athens as the center. At the same time, the same is true for Euboea. With a population of 300,000, Euboea can also build a new legion, but this matter is not a high priority. It is still time to establish the rule of Euboea first and then consider building a new legion.
And now, Hilde is considering it.
The Peloponnese region.
Now, Megara has been taken, and Corinth's attitude is still unclear.
If the army wanted to launch an attack, Corinth would be stuck at the isthmus. To enter the Peloponnese, they had to attack Corinth. However, Hilde knew that the Corinthians were always good at changing their attitudes according to the situation. They would not necessarily sacrifice themselves to buy time for the Spartans. Similarly, the Spartans would not sit idly by. Once the Corinthians defected to the Greek Empire, the last barrier of the Peloponnese would disappear completely, which was equivalent to opening a channel in the peninsula for Hilde to enter.
Therefore, Collins' attitude is very important.
And Hilde felt that.
If it can be resolved peacefully.
Naturally, a peaceful solution is best.
