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Volume Thirteen: The Increasing Truth Volume Thirty: An Unexpected Turn Chapter Nine: Convincing Sophia

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    I saw a square hole automatically expanding on the deck, and then a set of stairs appeared step by step, leading directly to the interior of the ghost ship.  Like Raymond¡¯s performance last time, Thor also had some doubts about entering the body of the undead.  However, Raymond had already experienced it once, so he walked down first. Seeing this, Saul and others followed.  As they entered, the cabin inside the ghost ship lit up with a soft light, and at the same time, a warm and fresh breath hit their faces, not at all dull or unpleasant as imagined.  In the cabin, Dusan has made corresponding modifications for their arrival.  Facing the front is a spacious guest cabin. There is a large dining table in the cabin, but there is no food yet. Next to it is a set of comfortable benches for people to rest.  There are several huge portholes on the walls on both sides of the cabin. The portholes actually show the scenery below the sea. Watching various fish swimming leisurely outside the window is enough to make people forget that they are in the belly of a ghost ship.  .  Further back is a corridor with three rooms on each side for Raymond and his party to rest and live.  It has only been a moment since Raymond and others boarded the ship, and Dusan has already arranged everything. Only he who can control his body at will can do it.  "Then, please rest for a while, and I'll prepare the food." Dusan said respectfully to everyone, and then left the cabin.  Immediately afterwards, groups of sailors dressed as attendants walked in.  The first few people were carrying trays filled with various fine wines of different colors.  They put the wine on the table, and the waiters behind brought them wash basins and clean towels. Some people took off Raymond's coat, someone massaged Saul's shoulders, and someone took Kress's heavy iron weight.  To relieve him of the burden.  There were also attendants who wanted to serve Chip, but were given a cold look by Chip and were so frightened that they quickly stepped aside.  "Meow, young master, this wine is delicious." Over there, Bastet couldn't wait to pick up a glass of wine and start drinking it, while exclaiming in admiration.  Raymond couldn¡¯t help but wonder. The last time he took a boat, Dusan had said that there was no wine on the ship because there was no reserve. Where did the wine come from?  Seemingly seeing his doubts, an attendant beside him said: "Lord Raymond, don't be surprised. I was deeply uneasy when I didn't have any wine to entertain you last time, so I bought a lot of wine and hid it after that.  So that you can have some good wine with you on your next ride. Now it will finally come in handy." Hearing the voice and tone of the attendant, Thor was startled.  After Raymond explained it, he realized that the entire ship was Dusan himself, and these attendants were Dusan's incarnations from the hull. In other words, although everyone looked different, they were all Dusan.  Here, the "Dusangs" were waiting for everyone to rest and taste wine, and soon they saw another group of attendants filing in.  These people carried various foods and fruits and placed them on the table at a reasonable price. Soon the huge dining table was piled up like a hill, colorful and fragrant, giving people a huge sense of excitement.  Especially the gluttonous Kress and Bastet, their eyes almost went straight.  Dusan walked into the cabin again, and he was greatly satisfied with everyone's reaction.  He said proudly: "In order to better entertain Lord Raymond, I hijacked a luxurious travel ship and asked the chef on the ship to teach him his skills before letting them go." "So, this  This is my freshly prepared meal, I hope it will suit your taste." Before she finished speaking, Kress and Bastet couldn't wait to pounce on it. They grabbed it and put it in their mouths, eating so much.  Make a mountain call and the water sound.  While eating, he kept praising: "It's delicious, it's so delicious." Thor looked disgusted and sighed repeatedly: "Shame, shame, Kress, you are also a noble noble, don't you think so?"  Do you know how to behave?" Raymond also said apologetically to Dusan: "This is how my followers are, please don't take offense." But it's not the fault of the two.  Ever since they went to Ferelden to fight against the Necromancer, they had traveled with the troops and ate rough meals from a large pot. Sometimes they could only eat and go hungry when they encountered emergencies. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they had to sleep in the open air.  At this time, seeing the table full of delicious food with great visual impact, how can I hold back.  On the contrary, Dusan was very happy: "If your distinguished guests like it, that would be the best." "You guys eat slowly. I have prepared desserts after the meal. In addition, everyone's cabins are equipped with hot water. You  You can take a shower at any time. Then please enjoy it slowly." He slapped his hands and said, "Music, singing and dancing!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of light music in the cabin, and at the same time, several people covered their faces with gauze.  With a graceful figure, she stepped out in extremely cool clothes and swayed to the music.    There are beauties on this boat!  ?  Thor¡¯s eyes immediately shone, and his body was ready to move.  But he immediately remembered that Raymond said that everyone on the boat was the incarnation of Dusan, which meant As expected, Dusan said: "You see, my dancing is not bad, right?" "Ah poof!  "The wine that Sol had just drank into his mouth immediately spat it out.  After waving his hand and telling Dusan to evacuate these veritable "transvestites", Saul began to concentrate on eating.  But seeing him retching from time to time, it was obvious that the lethality just now was not over yet.  Dusan was quite aggrieved by this: "In order to have some entertainment during the meal, I have rehearsed for a long time, but why are the guests not satisfied?" Raymond could only respond with a wry smile.  This super pirate who roamed the world hundreds of years ago, under the influence of his owner, the weird female dragon Nesserys, has turned into what he is now, which really makes people speechless.  However, his persistent service spirit is still worthy of recognition.  If one day in the future he loses control, he can turn into a traveling boat and be guaranteed to make a lot of money.  No matter what, everyone had a delicious meal, then took a shower, fell into a comfortable dream, and got the best rest in this period of time.  And Dusan turned on full power, and the ghost ship sailed towards Headington at full speed.  .  ***************************************************  **************** The next day, the ghost ship carried everyone to Headington smoothly, completing a journey that took nearly 10 days by land.  "I'm waiting for you, Master Raymond. You must call me again next time." After Raymond and his party came ashore, Dusan waved a handkerchief on the boat and said, "I will definitely rehearse the dance better." "  You are working in the wrong direction!" No one in Headington thought that Raymond would come back from the sea. They were all shocked, and soldiers immediately went to the town to report it.  When the group entered the town, they saw Sophia and others rushing over after hearing the news.  "Raymond, Mr. Saul, when did you come back?" she asked in surprise.  ¡°Lord Raymond, is there something wrong with Ferelden?¡± Freddy asked.  Raymond nodded: "Yes, something happened, but it's a good thing. Anyway, you all come to the conference room, I have something to say." He also specially warned: "Sofia, you come too."  Seeing that Raymond specifically mentioned her, Sofia nodded despite not knowing why.  Here, Saul said to Raymond: "Then, I should go back and tell Reed about Emil. Alas, I don't know how sad he will be." After saying this, Saul shook his head and sighed.  , walked towards Lovell's residence with Chip and Kress.  And Headington and his party came to the reception room of the city hall together with Raymond.  I didn¡¯t know what Raymond had to say, and he came back in such a hurry. Everyone was surprised, waiting for Raymond to announce.  Since the information about the battle in Ferelden has always been reported back to Headington, Raymond no longer has to waste time repeating it to everyone.  He first briefly talked about the failure to save Emil.  Raymond finally said: "Although it is a pity, Emil has now joined the Necromancer Guild." As soon as these words came out, everyone in Headington was in an uproar.  Especially Sofia, Freddy and other people who had fought with Emil on Darko Island were particularly shocked.  "The rest of the people have also had contact with Emil and know that he is the leader of the Chamber of Commerce who was carefully trained by Reed. They are also deeply impressed by Emil's business talents.  ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that he would fall into darkness and join the Necromancer Guild.  Sofia couldn't help but said with a look of horror: "It's really terrifying. A person so smart can have his mind completely changed. Those necromancers are really demons." "No, they are something more terrifying than demons." Freddy  said in a deep voice.  When the Necromancer was still rampant in the Mojina Continent 20 years ago, he was already sensible, so he still remembered the terrifying situation at that time.  Rickett also said: "I have also heard my parents talk about the horror of necromancers, but this time I have a real understanding. No matter what, we must not let those guys continue to do evil." Raymond  He said: "Put Emil's matter aside for now, I have one more important thing to say." Knowing that this must be related to his rush back to Headington, everyone showed attention.  "I have agreed to the request of the Sidonis sect and decided to cooperate with them to fight against the Necromancer." "Sidonis sect?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion.    Charlotte couldn't help but said: "Lord Raymond, didn't we fight with the Sidonian sect? Why did they come to us to cooperate?" His question represented the voice of most people, and for Veroni  Freddy, who had a better understanding of the current situation in the Card Continent, clapped his hands and sighed: "This is really wonderful." But he then asked: "But Mr. Raymond, as far as I know, their current situation is  It¡¯s very bad, why do you do such a useless thing for us?¡± ¡°Could it be that you want us to help fight against the Croat Empire¡¯s military?¡± Charlotte guessed.  Rickett immediately shook his head: "How is this possible? Not to mention that we are so far apart, the other party will not know, we do not have the strength at all." Raymond nodded: "That's right. In fact, in exchange, Xi  The Donis sect hopes to obtain the current territory of the Lavit Federation after annihilating the Necromancer. " "Stupid!" Freddy snorted: "Do they think that the struggle with the royal family and the military has reached this point?  Can the expansion of the Krote Empire's territory dispel the other party's doubts? Doing so has no meaning except consuming its own strength. "Although Freddy has extraordinary insight, he does not know the ultimate goal of the Sidonis sect.  Therefore this judgment was made.  Others are also very puzzled. Normally, the other party should not be so naive.  Since all the people present were his own, Raymond did not hide anything from Thorz. He said simply: "No, that's because the Sidonius sect has a higher goal, which is to establish a stronghold in the Lavit Federation."  Establish your own Theocracy on this land.¡± ¡°Jianguo!?¡± Just like Raymond¡¯s reaction when he heard Leliana say this, everyone present was also shocked.  "Founding a country?" Sophia murmured: "It turns out that the Sidonis sect has such ambitions." She is a princess of a country and is the most sensitive to such things. At the same time, she also knows how difficult it is to build a country out of thin air.  It can be said that all countries on this continent are unwilling to see a new opponent appear.  Freddie was on the contrary, his eyes were shining and he looked extremely excited: "Founding a countryfounding a countrythis is admirable courage. There is no greater achievement than building your own country with your own hands." Freddy  I am so ambitious that I would even go to another continent in order to become a noble.  For him, establishing a country is equivalent to becoming a founding father. This is naturally a nobler cause than mere nobles.  In fact, his thoughts may have drifted to Headington's future.  The Sidonian sect is obviously a good revelation Not knowing what Freddy was thinking, Raymond said: "Because of this, the Sidonian sect decided to give it a go, so they came to us, hoping to cooperate to eliminate the dead."  "The power of the necromancer is beyond our previous expectations. Thorz and I are also deeply troubled. In order to escape from that war as soon as possible and help Sophia recover before Leonard takes the throne, I decided to do it."  They agreed to their request. " Now Raymond is the actual person in charge of Headington, the highest military commander, and he has the right to decide all matters related to Headington.  Therefore, he agreed to the request of the Sidonis sect, and everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with it, including Sophia.  Therefore, they didn¡¯t understand why Raymond had to come back all the way.  Wouldn't it be enough to send a messenger back to inform us of such a thing?  At this time, Raymond turned his head and said solemnly to Sophia: "Sofia, I came back this time to explain another thing to you." At this point, he said slowly: "Sofia, Gruactually  People from the Sidonis sect. In other words, after cooperating with the Sidonis sect, we need to temporarily join forces with Gru to deal with Hailong." Sophia's eyes widened.  ***************************************************  **************** Only then did everyone realize that this was the purpose of Raymond¡¯s special return.  Sophia is Headington¡¯s nominal allegiance, while Gru is Sophia¡¯s father-killing enemy. Raymond must take Sophia¡¯s feelings into consideration when he agrees to the request of the Sidonius sect.  For a moment, the eyes of everyone in the room fell on Sophia.  After a moment of silence, Sophia took a breath: "Does Lorna know?" Unexpectedly, this was the first thing she asked. Raymond nodded: "I have already told her." "Then what did she say?"  "Lorna has no objection." "Then" Sophia raised her head, looked at Raymond and said, "Do you think I will object?" Looking at??Fia's eyes were shining, and a strange feeling arose in Raymond's heart.  This girl is really stronger than imagined.  Before coming, Raymond had anticipated various reactions that Sophia might have when she heard the news.  They ranged from being surprised, crying, hiding emotions, being difficult to understand and even objecting. However, he did not expect that Sophia would answer so simply.  So much so that Raymond couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think so?" "Of course." Sophia nodded without hesitation.  Followed her and asked: "Leymond, let me ask you, do you have to cooperate with them to defeat the Necromancer?" "Yes, there is no other way." "Will it help my restoration of the country?" "Yes.  It¡¯s a great help. In addition to getting out of the war as soon as possible, with the control of the Sidonis sect, the Croat Empire can¡¯t get involved with Gaspard.¡± ¡°You think this cooperation is necessary?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.  , It must be done.¡± After receiving this answer, Sophia said seriously: ¡°Then, if this is the judgment you think is correct, I will absolutely believe and support you.¡± This sentence is not just for Raymond.  Trust is so simple, but it contains a deeper level of affection.  Especially as Princess Sofia, these words are extremely bold.  So, everyone looked at Sophia and then all turned to Raymond.  As for Charlotte, who also had a female surname, her eyes flashed, and her heart was obviously filled with excitement.  Even everyone watching knew the meaning of these words. How could Raymond, who was the person involved, not hear it?  That she would say such things in public shows that Sophia is quite aware.  However, this was not the answer Raymond wanted to hear.  He shook his head: "No, what I want to hear is not this, but your own judgment." "My own judgment?" Unexpectedly, Raymond would answer like this, and Sophia couldn't help but be stunned.  Raymond said: "Yes. Apart from your trust in me, your true thoughts. Without what I said just now and you making your own judgment, would you accept temporarily joining forces with Gru?" "In that case"  Raymond's words made Sophia gradually fall into deep thought.  She lowered her head and thought for a while, and when she raised her head again, there was more perseverance in her eyes than before: "I will, I will temporarily put aside my hatred and accept cooperation with them. Because this can allow me to successfully return to the country, and  Only by restoring the country can I have enough strength to take revenge." Raymond couldn't help but laugh.  Yes, this is what I want to hear. If Sophia can make such a judgment, it means that she already knows how to think from the perspective of a superior.  The national interest comes first and everything else takes a back seat!  Even the revenge for killing his father is the same.  Although it is cruel, this is the price you have to pay to be a ruler.  (To be continued.)
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