RELEASE THAT WITCH

Chapters 241-245

Chapter 241 Liberation

At the moment, there were undoubtedly 2000 or more people gathered in the public square, yet their excitement didn't differ much to that of a large gatherings of more than 10'000 people of the later eras. Roland inwardly sighed, Echo's ability was indeed extremely handy.

The reason why he had chosen these three people was mainly in order to set an example for the masses – of the three of them not one was a noble, Iron Axe belonged to the Sandpeople and had came from the other side of the Southern Border; even though Kyle was an alchemist, he had been born in a common family and reached his rank after starting as an apprentice and climbing up the ladder step by step; while Nana, was a witch.

They were an alien, a civilian, and a witch; putting it in a way that modern civilization would have, this choice had been inspired by an impeccable sense of of 'political correctness'.

Roland hoped that through this ceremony he would be able to impart his concept to all of his people – Border Town only focuses on your merits, it doesn't pay any attention to where you might have come from.

The first person to come forward and receive his medal was Iron Axe, Roland had personally engraved the gold medal with an insignia of Graycastle's tower surrounded by wheat ears and with an edge of pinions. The moment Iron Axe took the medal the members of the First Army in the audience, raised their hands in applause and many other people began to whistling.

"His name should already be known to all of you, Commander of the First Army's Firearm Team, Iron Axe!" Roland turned to face everyone, "Before the arrival of the Months of Demons, he was just one of the many hunters in the town. But whenever there was a fight endangering Border Town, Iron Axe would never be absent, and in the previous month, he has also led the First Army soldiers to King's City, saving those refugees besieged by the demonic plague from the Eastern Region! The recent 6000 people temporarily living outside of the city wall had all been brought back by him!"

Most people on the square were either Border Town's natives or member of the First Army, while the number of serfs and refugees only accounted for a few hundred people, but under Echo's sound transmission, the mood of the corw didn't become awkwardly silent. The moment Roland paused his speech, the fugitives at the scene all immediately began to cheering out loudly, and their intensity wasn't the least bit weaker compared to the First Army's.

Iron Axe also appeared to be very excited, most probably, with his identity as a member of the Mojin Clan living in another kingdom he would never have thought that he would ever obtain the Prince's favor. He first presented Roland with the First Army's military salute and then went down on one knee in Graycastle's knight ceremony. In case Roland hadn't stopped him with his hand, he would most likely also have gone through with the ceremony of the Sandpeople.

"Get up, as a soldier, just using a military salute is already enough," Roland laughingly stated.

"Thank you... Your Highness," he answered with a slightly trembling voice as if was making supreme effort to suppress his emotions.

The Prince patted Iron Axe's shoulder in a consoling manner, placed a bag with 100 gold royals into his hand then signalled Kyle Sichi to come over.

"This one, you may be seeing for the first time, he came to Border Town from the kingdom's Central Region, the former chief alchemist of Redwater City's Alchemic Workshop, Mr. Kyle Sichi!"

Hearing his words, let the people exclaim in wonder.

"A chief Alchemist? Aren't they people who even the king has to treat with respect and courtesy?"