Chapter 274

On the Grey-faced Buzzard, Y'lisabet frowned slightly. She knew very well that the Congress must have reacted to her leaving the Royal Capital Star Sector. As expected, her encrypted mailbox soon received a death penalty application from the Federal Government from the Speaker of Parliament. The Speaker, Senna, had also copied the application letter to her.

She read the contents of the letter carefully. The gist of it was that Gu Ding's crew's act of kidnapping a lord was unforgivable and must be severely punished. To prevent such a situation from happening again in the future, they must kill one to warn the others. Therefore, they applied for the Federal Government to approve the death penalty for all members of Gu Ding's crew.

After reading the letter, Y'lisabet hesitated for a moment before forwarding it to Gu Ding.

Gu Ding's expression did not look too good after reading it. He was not worried about his own safety, but because Dockett was still on Forget Sorrow. If Dockett was caught, he would most likely be sentenced to death.

However, Neptune was still shrouded in the divine light and could not check on Dockett's current condition. This made Gu Ding feel slightly uneasy.

As for this encrypted request, Neptune did not have enough authority to block it, so he could not stop it from happening.

"I think it's necessary to tell you in detail about the death penalty application. The more complete the information you have, the lower the risk factor. "Y'lisabet decided to explain in detail to Gu Ding.

"Due to the Federal Government's excessive hunting of Interstellar Pirates in the last era, the Federal Government could not compete well with other forces. This led to a sharp decline in the number of geniuses and monsters among the entire human race. Humans almost fell out of the ranks of the first-tier races. Therefore, before this era even began, the Federal Government changed their attitude toward all Interstellar Pirates and adopted the strategy of capturing them alive. Anyone who deliberately slaughters Interstellar Pirates, regardless of their identity, will be severely punished. For some of the heinous fellows, every Cosmic Nation's lord and Congress has the authority to apply for the death penalty.

"An application for the death penalty usually requires sufficient reason for the Federal Government to approve it after looking at it. Although this is not essentially a kidnapping, it looks no different from a kidnapping to outsiders. Moreover, my identity is very special. For a crime like kidnapping a lord, the probability of a death penalty application being approved is basically one hundred percent. This is because the Federal Government will not investigate these incidents in depth. At most, they will see if there is such a thing. They will not care about the process and reason of the incident. So, just the title of the crime of kidnapping the monarch is enough for them to issue a death sentence. "

"Once the death penalty application is approved, under normal circumstances, it will be reviewed by the federal court after the culprit is apprehended. Only then will it be decided whether to execute the death penalty or change it to imprisonment. However, in the past few years, the federal court was basically just going through the motions. No matter how eloquent the lawyer was, the result was the death penalty. Furthermore, once the death warrant is issued, all members of the federal government can kill suspects on the spot without being held accountable. "

"There's also the possibility that you'll run into trouble. Usually, after the death warrant was issued, the Congress would often issue a ban on the landing of suspects at the ports of all administrative planets within its jurisdiction. More than 90% of the administrative planets strictly followed this order and refused to allow the suspect's spacecraft to land. When necessary, they would use armor-piercing cannons and other weapons to drive and attack. You won't be able to land on the administrative planet, and your spaceship won't be able to replenish its energy. You won't be able to carry out long-distance teleportation, and it will be much easier for the Federation Government to capture you. Furthermore, your Golden Eagle wouldn't be able to gain any advantage in a battle in space. I'm afraid it would be blown to smithereens in a matter of seconds. Your crew doesn't even have a demigod. All of you are made of flesh and blood. Once your spaceship is destroyed, no one will survive. "

"Taking a step back, even if you really forcefully land on an administrative planet to replenish your spaceship's energy. All the powerhouses in the nearby star sectors will immediately rush to your landing spot in an attempt to kill you. That's because they're no longer after money, but fame. The last death penalty application from Faye Cosmic Nation was more than three thousand years ago. The previous one was more than eight thousand years ago. The next one might be a few thousand years later. Whoever manages to kill your crew will be a legend that will be passed down for thousands of years. Furthermore, every time the death penalty is issued, all the powerhouses from all the departments of the Federation Government in Faye Cosmic Nation will be mobilized. Just the demigods alone, there are hundreds of them … "

"So you're saying that as soon as the death penalty application is approved and the death warrant is issued? All members of our crew have become the public enemy of the entire Faye Cosmic Nation, just like the members of the Dark Sectors? "Gu Ding frowned slightly. He did not expect the death warrant to be so powerful.

"To be precise, you're worse off than the Dark Sectors. Members of the Dark Sectors at least had a force behind them, and the Federal Government could not be without scruples. After their arrest, about 20% of their members were not sentenced to death, but to long prison terms. "

After listening to Elizabeth's description, Gu Ding was speechless. Neptune chose to remain silent as well.

At that moment, Biggie, who was in the cell repair cabin, opened his eyes. Before he could do anything, Neptune whispered in Gu Ding's ear, "Biggie is awake!"

Gu Ding quickly appeared next to the repair pod in a flash. "Biggie, are you alright?"

Biggie held onto the wall of the repair cabin and sat up. He looked around suspiciously. "Gu Ding, this spaceship … Where are the others?"

"We're only using this Grey-faced Buzzard for temporary use. Lili and the others are still on the Golden Eagle. We're rushing over to meet them now." Gu Ding knew that Biggie had a lot of questions.

"We escaped from Bobbi's realm?" Biggie's memory before he fainted was of being hit by the deity's corpse dummy. At that time, everyone was trapped in Bobbi's realm.

"Yes, Bobbi is dead." Gu Ding smiled bitterly as he spoke. "Unfortunately, we paid a heavy price."

"That deity level corpse dummy …" Biggie could not understand how Gu Ding had managed to escape with everyone. The strength of that corpse dummy was simply unsurpassable.

"That corpse dummy was also killed." Gu Ding nodded.

"A deity level corpse dummy?" Elizabeth walked over. "That's why Biggie was injured, right?"

"Yes." Gu Ding did not deny it.

"But that corpse dummy's God Source was stronger than mine. It was obviously a lower 5-star deity. How did you kill such a powerful being?" Elizabeth was a little puzzled.

"I have taboo power. Don't you know that?" Gu Ding did not tell the truth. He did not know what secrets were hidden in his body. During the battle with Potie, his sealing ability had been in a state of ineffectiveness, but outsiders didn't know about this.

"No wonder …" Elizabeth thought about it. This was the only way for Gu Ding to kill a lower 5-star deity.

"You're the Lord of Faye Cosmic Nation?!" Biggie recognized Elizabeth as well. He was a little shocked. "You … You're not a new member of our crew, are you?"

"Gu Ding extended an invitation." Elizabeth smiled. "But I didn't accept it."

"Oh …" Biggie did not know how to strike up a conversation. He scratched his head awkwardly.

Instead, it was Elizabeth who praised him. "Your body is really strong. That kind of terrifying God Source remained in your body for more than a month, but you're still able to sit up now. After I refined the God Source for you, I thought you'd need at least two or three days to wake up. But you woke up in less than ten minutes. "

"You treated this injury for me? Thank you! "Biggie finally knew why Elizabeth was here.

"You're welcome. Rest well." Elizabeth turned around and whispered to Gu Ding, "He can't participate in the battle in the short term in his current condition. Otherwise, there will be serious sequelae."

"I understand. I'll try my best to avoid conflict with the Federal Government during this period." Gu Ding nodded.

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On Dragon Cove, Senna's communicator suddenly rang again. He had just applied for the death penalty and was thinking about how to free his daughter from the impact of this incident. When he heard the ringtone, he looked down at the number and pressed the answer button.

"Senna, I have good news here." Kane's voice was on the other end of the communicator.

"What good news? Y'lisabet is no longer on Forget-Me-Not. Have you determined their location and made a new projection of your will? "Senna felt that the possibility was not high.

"No, but we've caught a member of Gu Ding's crew. Once your death penalty application is approved, we'll send him to the Federal Court. After setting the time and place of execution, we'll leak the news and lure Gu Ding's crew here. Then, we'll catch them all in one fell swoop. Isn't that a good idea? "Kane smiled a little proudly.

"It's a good idea, but will they fall into such an obvious trap?" Senna felt that if it were him, he would definitely choose to give up a dying member and not fall into such a trap.

"Your daughter said that as long as it involves his companions, no matter how obvious the trap is, Gu Ding will fall into it without hesitation. I've also looked at the kid's behavior pattern. It's just as your daughter said, his companions are his biggest weakness. However, I've also looked at the growth of this crew. If they're allowed to grow, their crew will become quite terrifying. As long as they're given enough time, it's possible for them to dominate a part of the Cosmic Sea. "Kane's evaluation was not low.

At that moment, before the call ended, Senna received a reply to his death penalty application. The Federal Government's reply was only two words. "Approved!"