Sassen tapped the gavel, officially announcing,

"The arguments are over. We now enter the judicial deliberation phase. The verdict will be announced in fifteen minutes."

Delison and the others wiped the cold sweat from their brows. They hadn't expected their airtight defense to backfire in the end.

They quickly huddled around Commander Kaires and whispered, "Commander Kaires, don't worry. Although the debate didn't go perfectly, the judges won't necessarily believe their words. No matter how eloquent they are, the facts remain."

"Hmph, you don't need to tell me that."

Although Commander Kaires was unhappy with the outcome of the debate, he wasn't overly panicked.

So what if they had silver tongues? Before absolute power, everything was trash.

At this time, Sun Duoxiang and the others were beaming and said to Su Mo,

"Boss, we won the debate."

Su Mo suppressed his joy and said to Winnie and the other lawyers,

"Thank you all. You've worked hard."

Winnie shook her head and said to Su Mo, "Mr. Su Mo, we won the debate, but the final decision still rests with the judges. They'll only be slightly more cautious."

"It's okay. You've already done an excellent job."

Su Mo actually wanted to say, "I almost believed it myself. Turns out I'm innocent! I was framed!"

Qiancheng Xue said to Su Mo with a solemn expression, "Su Mo, look."

Su Mo turned his head and saw Commander Kaires glance towards a corner of the audience.

People wearing the uniforms of high-ranking Star Ring City officials were quietly leaving their seats. They approached the judges in the courtroom, exchanged a few words in low voices, and then left.

"When the overt doesn't work, they resort to the covert."

Qiancheng Xue said with some concern.

"Just do your best, it's fine. If I really become penniless, will you despise me?"

Su Mo asked with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking about? No matter what you become, I won't despise you."

Qiancheng Xue replied with a touch of annoyance. She wasn't really angry, just a little resentful of Su Mo for being in the mood to joke at a time like this.

"Okay, okay, I won't say it, I won't say it."

Su Mo replied warmly in his heart.

Time passed second by second. Soon, the judges' deliberation time was over, and it was time for the final verdict to be announced.

Sassen, after exchanging opinions with all the judges, formally stood up.

At this moment, everyone in the courtroom, not just Su Mo and his group, but everyone in the audience, felt their hearts clench.

"I hereby formally announce the verdict regarding the civil lawsuit filed by Commander Kaires as follows: Commander Kaires's accusations are invalid. There is no evidence to prove that Su Mo deliberately lured the monsters. However, because Su Mo did cause heavy losses to the Gedora Planet Fortress, although not intentional, he is still guilty of negligence. Therefore, the final verdict is that Commander Kaires must bear ninety percent of the responsibility for this incident, and Su Mo must bear ten percent of the responsibility for negligence. Considering the large amount of money involved, a ten-year grace period is granted, and the fine is not mandatory. This verdict takes effect immediately and no appeals are allowed!"

The moment the result was announced!

"Damn it!"

Commander Kaires suddenly stood up, his bones cracking, his eyes bloodshot, looking like a man-eating lion!

Delison, Langke, and Attorney Mu Weng, on the other hand, slumped into their chairs in disbelief, as if they had been hit by a dimensional strike, their faces filled with incredulity.

In contrast, Su Mo's side immediately cheered.

"Great, we won!"

At the same time, many representatives from various countries in the Cradle of Civilization in the audience applauded enthusiastically.

At that moment, Arles finally felt relieved. Ten trillion star coins was a lot, but it was nothing compared to Su Mo.

Then he said to Su Mo, "Congratulations! This is the best possible outcome."

"Thank you! Council Speaker."

Su Mo replied gratefully.

"No need to thank me. I didn't contribute much. It seems the Federation is not strong enough yet, but don't worry, the Federation will definitely not let you down in the future."

Arles promised with great confidence.

"Yes, I believe it!"

Su Mo nodded emphatically.

At this time, Sassen and the other judges, after announcing the verdict, packed their things and prepared to leave the courtroom through the back door.

Delison and the other two trembled as they looked at Commander Kaires.

"Commander, sir..."

They never expected such a terrible outcome.

Commander Kaires ignored the three of them and strode after them.

He stopped Sassen, who was about to slip away, and shouted in a deep voice with a furious expression,

"Chief Judge Sassen!"

Chief Judge Sassen stopped, a bitter smile on his face. He knew he couldn't escape.

"Commander Kaires."

"You actually dared to rule against me?"

"Oh, I wouldn't dare to rule against you. Do you think I would dare to offend you? Even if you didn't ask someone to intercede, I would have sided with you."

Sassen explained with a wry smile.

"Then you still dared to rule against me?"

"Oh, I don't have the guts to do that. It was..."

Sassen stopped abruptly, hesitating.

Kaires suddenly realized, "Someone was listening in the back? Who is it? It couldn't be Lord City Lord, could it?"

"No, it's Lady Gory."

Sassen said in a low voice.

Kaires's eyes widened, and he quickly walked towards the back.

When Commander Kaires arrived at the listening room in the back, he saw Gory standing there, waiting for him.

"Lord Dorogory."

Kaires quickly greeted her respectfully.

"Kaires, you're here. Are you very dissatisfied with the result?"

Gory asked softly.

As soon as the verdict was mentioned, Kaires became anxious and quickly said, "Lord Dorogory, how could you let me lose? I can't clean this up. The Gedora Planet Fortress has been damaged so badly..."

"Kaires, why are you so confused? It's not that I wanted you to lose, but my sister wanted you to lose."

"Lord Icaroya? How could this be? The Gedora Planet Fortress incident really isn't my fault?"

Kaires was immediately anxious.

"Don't you see the problem yet? Isn't it absurd that the Gedora Planet Fortress was damaged so badly? That fortress was built based on the Gandora Planet Fortress. Although it hasn't been completely completed, isn't it just a shoddy project to be so badly damaged by a horde of monsters? Others may not see it, but can't Icaroya see it? You should be grateful that it was damaged before it was completed, allowing you to repair it on time. If something happened after it was completed, your head would already be gone."

Gory said calmly.

"Lord Dorogory, listen to me. I am truly loyal to Lord Icaroya and have absolutely no bad intentions. I really did my best to build that fortress."

Kaires replied, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"I have never doubted your loyalty, but to tell you the truth, the reason you haven't lost your head yet is because my sister is giving you a chance because you came from the White Moon Starfall Empire and are one of her most trusted guards. But if you can't demonstrate your own value, then you are destined to be abandoned."

Gory warned him with great certainty.

"Lord Dorogory, Princess Dorogory, please, help me because I am also an old minister of the White Moon Starfall Empire. I really know I was wrong."

Kaires pleaded through gritted teeth.

Gory sighed slightly and said to Kaires, "It's really hard on you. I also know that commanding is not your forte. The Gedora Planet Fortress incident really can't be entirely blamed on you. But the most urgent thing is to repair the planet fortress with guaranteed quality and hand it over. Only then will my sister approve of you and will you be valuable."

"But now that I've lost the lawsuit, where am I going to get the money?"

Kaires had no idea what to do. Just kidding, a hundred trillion star coins, that number is astronomical for him too.

"Hey, why are you so clueless? Star Ring City has allocated plenty of money for you to build the Gedora Planet Fortress. Since the project quality is substandard, it must be the materials suppliers, contractors, and the parasites under you who are eating it up. Just squeeze the money back from them, right? Of course, I know that's not enough, but it doesn't matter. You can change your thinking and collect the money from those newly promoted twelve civilizations for ore and materials. They are now desperately mining various materials on Vesta. In a sense, they are not qualified to bargain with you at all. Whatever price you say is the price. All the ore materials are actually no different from cabbage."

Gory said indifferently.

After listening, Kaires's eyes lit up, and he showed a look of great joy. He bowed deeply to Gory and thanked her, "I understand!"

"Okay, go!"

Gory waved her hand casually.

"Yes!"