Under the watchful eyes of numerous miners, Jerome and Muer were finally beheaded. The sight of spraying blood brought both satisfaction and fear to those they had once bullied.
For some time to come, this incident was bound to spread throughout Grey Soil Village and even the entire Wubei Territory, serving as a powerful deterrent.
But Ronin was considering the problem this incident had exposed: Wubei Territory lacked a comprehensive legal code.
As a result, for incidents bordering on insurrection, the outcome could vary drastically in severity depending on who was in charge of handling it.
In fact, it wasn't just Wubei Territory; Wushan Territory and the domains of many nobles throughout the Kingdom lacked a comprehensive legal code.
When punishing criminals, if the offender was a commoner, the sentence was usually based on the unwritten experience passed down among legal officers, or on the decision of the local lord.
