Chapter 62: The Deterrent Power of the Knights of the Great Order
"Greetings, people of Britain. I am the new king of Britain, Noah Blake—though you may also call me King Arthur."
Noah had Morgan capture several typical nobles and bring them back to Camelot precisely for this public execution.
Not opening those nobles' treasuries in advance, capturing them alive, and even collecting only part of their crimes—all these circumstances served this public execution.
Morgan had set up magecraft in these nobles' castles or manors.
Then, relying on the island's power she possessed, the images transmitted by that magecraft could be freely projected throughout all of Britain!
This was what Noah called a public execution.
So now, after Morgan activated the spells she had set up, all of Britain saw the figure of their new king, Noah and heard his voice.
"You must all be quite disturbed by what you're seeing now. For this, I personally offer my deepest apologies. However, certain matters have been too shocking for me to ignore, so I believe everyone should know the relevant circumstances."
"Because only this is fair."
With just a few words, Noah stated the most important thing he wanted the people of Britain to see in this public execution.
This public execution served both as an explanation for his order sending Morgan with the Enforcement Knights to massacre the southern nobles, and as his means of using these nobles' crimes to tell the British people something crucially important.
That thing was fairness!
After all, Noah's ultimate goal wasn't just the southern nobles.
His true ultimate goal was actually to eradicate the nobility entirely!
He wasn't the kind of king who, while occupying the throne, would hypocritically spout foolish words pretending to understand the people while actually rubbing salt in their wounds.
Some things he knew he couldn't accomplish in the short term—he simply couldn't, and needed time.
But the British framework he needed was one where the king does what kings should do, officials do what officials should do, knights do what knights should do, merchants do what merchants should do, workers do what workers should do, and farmers do what farmers should do.
Under this division of labor, systems like civil examinations, military examinations, and academy training would provide upward mobility.
At the very least, this was what Britain should look like in Noah's mind.
And the nobility—was something completely unnecessary in this system.
Perhaps in the earliest days, even a local baron among the first nobles had the awareness that, as someone enjoying privileges locally, they must intervene when seeing people being oppressed.
But these current nobles were no longer capable of that.
And what the first nobles did spontaneously, Noah would replace with more complete systems and professions.
Thus, the nobility became unnecessary.
After all, those who don't engage in production, don't fight in wars, don't operate legally, and don't farm... such creatures are the embodiment of parasites sucking the blood of the people!
They are dregs more corrupt than so-called established families, with even stronger blood-sucking capabilities!
But this cannot be easily accomplished.
It wasn't that these nobles were particularly powerful, but rather that to eliminate them, what truly needed to be eradicated wasn't just the lives of these worthless individuals, but also a portion of the people's mindset.
Thus, today Noah aimed to make all of Britain's people understand the meaning of "fairness"!
To make them realize that those nobles were no more noble than themselves!
To make them understand that they were not lowly existences!
To make them aware that the people were the true main body of this nation!
Simultaneously, Noah wanted these largely illiterate, poorly educated masses to comprehend, at least partially, the laws of Britain that he had compiled based on simulated memories and later revised with Mary and Morgan!
This was Noah's true expectation for this public execution.
"Bring them up."
Following Noah's words, the Enforcement Knights who had returned to Camelot with Morgan escorted over a dozen nobles who had been forcibly brought back onto the execution ground.
The people of Britain, who had already understood what the suddenly appearing light screen represented, along with Camelot's citizens who had gathered early around the execution site, now turned their attention to these individuals.
Some southern residents recognized them.
Some avoided eye contact, while others who had suffered under their persecution felt momentary amusement, yet... didn't dare express it.
After all... these were nobles.
Meanwhile, the Six Northern Kings of the Northern Six Territories focused less on these worthless southern nobles and more on the Enforcement Knights!
The Enforcement Knights were fundamentally different from the patrol troops temporarily led by Kay.
The Enforcement Knights were truly elite forces.
These knights were initially selected from the strongest young men in Britain during this late Age of Gods, then Noah had them consume alchemical potions, granting them physical capabilities far surpassing ordinary people.
Furthermore, their alchemical equipment possessed unique characteristics beyond mere cold weapons.
Though certainly not as refined as the Enforcement Knights from the simulations used against Vortigern, they were still far superior to the patrol troops.
It's worth noting that with only about 1,330 members under Morgan's leadership, they managed to slaughter southern nobles within days.
This standardized, extremely elite force made the Six Northern Kings view King Arthur Noah with greater respect even before meeting him.
After all, the Northern Six Territories had always valued martial prowess.
Their requirements differed from the south's—they were more pure.
They only needed a king strong enough to make them genuinely submit, capable of bringing them victory—that was sufficient!
As for the Six Southern Kings in Camelot, after witnessing this elite force surpassing even the patrol troops, they gained deeper understanding of new King Noah's power.
They had previously wondered why such refined troops as the patrol units served merely as patrols, honor guards, and emergency response teams in Camelot.
Now they understood... In the eyes of this new king, the Enforcement Knights were what he considered true military forces!
Compared to the Enforcement Knights, the patrol squads were nothing more than ceremonial guards!
Noah's move left many people in solemn silence.
After the Enforcement Knights escorted these dozen nobles forward, he directly addressed all the people of Britain with a smile:
"Thus, this public execution officially begins!"