965 We Hit It With A Club From The Back And Then Drag It Away"The family of red dragon Jenson was found guilty of disorderly behavior and committing a serious crime against public safety with conclusive evidence. Their sentences will be carried out concurrently. Their penalty is: three years of imprisonment in the Bastie Prison and being banned from entering Chaos City for three years after the completion of the imprisonment."Inside the Gray Temple, the judge announced the sentence publicly.
"We don't belong to Chaos City. You have no right to punish us! I want to see your city lord! Have you thought about the consequences if you do this? The red dragon tribe is not going to accept this kind of punishment!" Jenson shouted hysterically, and the chains on his body jingled loudly.
A hint of panic also flashed through the faces of Chown and his mother. The trauma of almost getting killed the day before was still there, and now they were going to be humiliated by three years of imprisonment. To noble giant dragons, this felt no different from death sentence.
"The laws of Chaos City are established to protect the Chaos City residents' safety. Once you step into Chaos City, you have to obey the rules regardless of your race and status. If the red dragon tribe has any complaints, you are welcome to bring it up to Chaos City. But, this would not have any effect on the verdict. Your objection is moot," the judge said calmly to Jenson before he turned and left.
Knights from the Gray Temple stepped forward and escorted the three red dragons away to Bastie Prison.
They would be spending three years there. Since it was only for reformation, they wouldn't die, but they would definitely suffer.
Chown finally broke down as he cried, and said, "I was wrong! I shouldn't have dined and dashed... I will never dine and dash ever again... Wooo..."
One of the knights in charge of escorting them mumbled, "You guys actually dared to dine and dash at Mamy Restaurant. You must be sick of living."
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"Inform the red dragon tribe not to waste their time and effort. It would be a three years sentence, and not a day shorter. Also, tell them it was already very lucky that they survived an altercation with the Lord of Ice and the Lord of Fire. Don't antagonize Mamy Restaurant ever again if they don't want their tribe to be exterminated totally. It would be a hassle to clean up their bodies," Brandli told a staff member outside of the court.
"Yes." That staff member acknowledged and left quickly.
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"Chown! Look at me. As true red dragons, we will not lose our pride and ideals because of this kind of event. A mere three years' time is only equivalent to a nap for us giant dragons. You should remember this humiliation. When you are strong enough in the future, return this humiliation to them in double," Jenson shouted at Chown, who slumped in a corner with a depressed look, in a deep voice.
Chown was still a little depressed as he softly said, "But Father, the chest of treasures that you gave me is... all gone."
The mother dragon stroked Chown's head as she smiled, and said, "Silly boy. That's only one small chest of treasures. In the extreme long lifespan of a giant dragon, you would be able to collect far more treasures than that. After we get back to Red Dragon Island, Father will give you a bigger chest of treasures."
"Y-yes," Jenson said with a forced smile.
"That's wonderful! I will be having treasures again!" A hint of surprise appeared in Chown's eyes.
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Fire Dragon Island was situated at the periphery of the Dragon Island Archipelago. The Fire Dragon Tribe was not a very powerful tribe among the dragon tribes, so they had lived at the border area of the Dragon Islands for many years.
