"Open-air trading conference? What is that?" Zhao Qiankun said curiously.

"This is a long story!" Stanley explained: "At first, when the East and West Continents just started trading, because the language and currency were not in common, many misunderstandings occurred during trade, and even many battles occurred. Later, my ancestors, Marquis Sandro at that time, mediated and held an open-air trading conference. At this conference, all currencies were not allowed to circulate, and everyone could only barter and judge the value based on their own experience. Once both parties confirmed the transaction, they were not allowed to repent, and even if they were beaten up, they could only admit that they were unlucky."

"This is a simple and direct way!" Zhao Qiankun nodded: "My mule will replace your horse. Do you want to change it or not? You love it and I will do it!"

"But now, the currencies of Dongao Shenzhou and Xikaro have a clear exchange rate..." Xuelian calculated with her fingers: "The copper coins are the same materials, and they can be exchanged one to one. The silver coins in Xikaro are relatively small and can be exchanged for one hundred copper coins; and the silver trays circulating in Dongao Shenzhou are one or two ingots, which can be exchanged for one thousand copper coins, that is, ten general silver coins of Xikaro... The gold coins of Xikaro can be exchanged for twenty general silver coins, and the gold ingots of the Eastern Continent are also one or two, which can be exchanged for ten silver ingots, that is, ten thousand copper coins, and five general silver coins of Xikaro..."

Zhao Qiankun nodded. He didn't know much about the reserves of gold and silver in this world, but even if it was similar to the earth, considering the difficulty of mining, judging from the technological productivity of this world, the price of silver must be higher than that of the earth, and it would be normal for gold and silver to be one to ten.

"Indeed..." Stanley nodded: "Now the currency exchange system has been improved, which is attributed to the frequent trade between the two continents. The smooth progress of trade is thanks to the open-air trading conference that year. In order to commemorate this incident, the custom of open-air trading conference has continued over the years, and until now, it will be held at least once a month!"

"It was to trade fairly and not to make disputes..." Zhao Qiankun touched his chin: "At present, this has become a Shura field that tests eyesight and courage."

"That's right!" Stanley smiled and said, "In the current trading conference, because the goods do not clearly mark the price, it will attract a large number of merchants to participate every time, and compete with eyesight, psychology, and experience here. Some hope to find rare treasures, while others hope to sell those treasures that are inconvenient to price at a good price! Among them, there are those who get rich overnight and those who lose all their money, which is really exciting!"

"Sounds interesting!" Xuelian became interested: "When will it start?"

"The sun will start!" Stanley looked up at the sun: "It's still early. Before that, I'll take you to see something interesting, you can't see anything else!"

Stanley kept a secret and took the two of them out of the market, walked through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived in front of a huge tower!

The tower body of this tall tower is standard cylindrical, with a conical lid at the top and a lightning rod penetrates straight into the sky. The base of the tower is about 30 meters in diameter, and is divided into nine floors, each floor is about ten meters, and the total height is nearly 10 meters. The entire tower does not even have a window, but each floor has a small air outlet, and the scene inside the tower cannot be seen at all.

At the foot of the tower, with the base of the tower as the center, radiating nearly a hundred meters to the north, and a quarter-circle square was also built, with flower beds planted around the square. The dimension of Liberty City is relatively low. Although it is winter, the weather is not so cold and there is still green in the flower beds.

At this time, many people gathered in the square, and some people rushed over. After finding a seat, everyone looked at the tower. The one side facing the square was snow-white, but on the other side, there was a vertical sword painted, with a symmetrical and straight shape, simple and beautiful.

"This sword is the heirloom of my Sandro family!" Stanley proudly introduced: "Because of perfect symmetry, standard center of gravity, and impartiality, it is called the Sword of Judgment, and this tower is called the Tower of Judgment!"

"The Tower of Judgment?" Zhao Qiankun curled his lips: "Why does it sound like the name of the referee?"

"You're half right!" Stanley smiled and said, "In a sense, the Tower of Judgment is the Supreme Courthouse of Liberty City, the East Coast, and even the entire Irion!"

"Ah? There is also such a referee?"

"I've heard of it!" Xuelian said: "It is said that in Irion, no matter how serious the sin you have committed, you can apply to enter the Tower of Judgment. As long as you can climb to the top of the tower, you can be forgiven, right?"

"Miss Anna is really knowledgeable!" Stanley smiled and said, "There are nine floors in this tower of Judgment, and each floor is guarded by people or monsters. If you want to go up the level, you can only defeat the guardians on this level. And you can only move forward, not retreat. Once you enter the tower of Judgment, you can only come out as a corpse unless you climb to the top!"

"Then what are these people here?" Zhao Qiankun pointed at the square. More and more people gathered here, staring at the white tower.

"Because there will be a ruling in a while!" Stanley said: "There are magic projection devices in this tower. Every time the ruling is made, the scene inside the tower will be projected. Therefore, someone breaks into the tower, which is the favorite show for residents here to watch!"

"A group of people who are not serious about watching the fun! Humph, the bad nature of human beings!" Zhao Qiankun looked at the onlookers disdainfully, then pulled Stanley: "You are the Marquis, can you occupy a good position?"

"Don't worry, I will always have a special seat here!"

Stanley brought the two of them to the front position. Soon, a team of guards tied up a strong man with scarred face and muscles all over his body. He opened the iron door on the first floor from the side where the Sword of Judgment was painted and pushed the strong man in. He must be the prisoner who was about to break through the tower today.

After a while, with the sound of a gong, the tower flickered a few times, and a projection screen appeared.

"Good guy, it's like watching a movie!" Zhao Qiankun exclaimed, and in the picture, the scar man had loosened his ties and moved his wrist and walked into the first floor.

"Hey, come here!" Stanley waved his hand and greeted the captain of the guard who had just escorted the prisoner: "Who is the person you are escorting?"

"You said that scar. His name is Ska. He is a serial murderer who was arrested not long ago. Legend has it that he has amazing grip. He never uses weapons to kill people. He can tear people to pieces with just one hand!" The captain of the guard taught the origin of the prisoner: "I heard that in order to capture him, two second-level warriors died! And he also pulled the meat from the living people in front of other soldiers and ate it. It was simply inhumane!"

"Why would this kind of scum give him a chance to survive?" Xue Lian frowned and said, "You should be sentenced to death directly, right?"

"Because this is the tradition of the East Coast!" Stanley waved his hand and signaled the guard captain to go back and continue to guard. He turned to Xuelian and explained: "At that time, an ancestor of my Sandro family was in a desperate situation. By chance, he was rescued by a fleeing death row prisoner. This incident made him realize that even prisoners are valuable, so he established a tower of verdicts, hoping to give prisoners a chance to discover the outstanding talents among them."

"Later, as the territory grew, this strange law spread throughout Irion. At first, the nobles in other territories laughed at this ridiculous rule! But later, they discovered that the existence of the Tower of Judgment not only did not condone criminals, but instead made them less violent and reduced the probability of serious crimes! So gradually, the lords of other territories began to follow suit, and even the royal family built a Tower of Judgment. Over time, this law, which was originally only popular on the East Coast, was actually written into the Code of Erion."

"What's going on?" Xue Lian said in confusion: "Will the chance to survive be more confident?"

"I guess the original law is too strict..." Zhao Qiankun remembered a statement I had heard in his previous life: "If the sentencing scope of the death penalty is too large, it will give the criminal an impression that killing one more person is death, and killing one less is death, then it is better to take a try. But with the Tower of Judgment as a buffer, they have hope of survival and will not be so desperate..."

"Brother Zhao is indeed extraordinary!" Stanley nodded: "It is precisely because of the hope that many vicious criminals will not commit more serious crimes to cover up their crimes. And those ordinary criminals will not be sentenced to death, nor will they use the Tower of Judgment..."

"But there are still many death row prisoners every year..." Xue Lian said curiously: "If everyone asks to climb the tower, wouldn't it be too busy to die?"

"Well, you'll know if you look at it!" Stanley smiled and pointed to the projected screen.

The scar man had already walked into the hall on the first floor. This was not an empty martial arts performance venue, but a lot of stone pillars were randomly distributed, making the venue of hundreds of square meters seem complicated.

The scar man frowned, raised his hands and made a fighting posture, his eyes kept moving, observing every corner he could see. He had also seen others climbing the tower of judgment, and knew what was guarding the first floor, so he didn't dare to take it lightly.

The audience outside the venue also calmed down and stared at the scene.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed behind a stone pillar!

The audience on the court took a breath and then burst into pieces of cheers!

Scar seemed to have noticed the movement, turned his head and looked up, and was on guard, and opened his mouth to say something, as if it was a provocative word. But unfortunately, the magic projection could not transcribe the sound, so he could not hear what he was saying.

Suddenly, a black shadow as fast as lightning appeared in the picture and pounced on the scar man from behind!
Chapter completed!