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Volume Thirteen: The Increasing Truth Volume Thirty-three: Chapter 4 of the Battle of Restoration

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    Not long after, the three people left Sonali City from the tunnel and emerged from a wilderness outside the city.  Then walked towards a hill in the distance.  "Young Master, I smell the smell of corpses. Those guys are in the woods ahead." Halfway through, Bast said while twitching her nose.  That was the rendezvous point that Depero said. Raymond hummed: "There is probably a large army of the opponent there. When you get close, don't alert them." "Baster, if they want to leave, you  Just follow him secretly and find the place where the Necromancer is hiding. "Meow, I understand." Catwoman nodded.  There are only three people on our side, Lorna is still seriously injured, and Raymond does not intend to conflict with the other party.  But after hearing his words, Depero, who was walking in front, changed his expression slightly.  Soon, the four of them approached the dense forest.  Raymond said to Lorna: "Lorna, you keep an eye on Depero here, Bastet and I will go over and take a look." Lorna nodded, drew her sword and kept Depero where he was.  Depero's hand has been cut off by Bastet, and since he has no magic power, he is no longer a threat.  Then, Raymond and Bastet quietly walked over, hid behind a dense bush, and looked over there.  I saw dozens of tall skeleton soldiers guarding two carriages in a clearing in the woods. There were many wooden boxes stacked on the carriages. They should be the response team Depero mentioned.  After observing for a moment, Raymond determined that the opponent did not have high-level undead soldiers. It seemed that the necromancer had already transferred the elite, leaving only some skeleton soldiers to do the finishing work.  This is a good thing. Bastet won't have too much trouble tracking her later.  However, when the leading necromancer walked out from behind the carriage, Raymond immediately overturned his previous optimism.  Because that person was clearly Edward.  "Damn it, why didn't Depero say that this guy was the leader!" Raymond couldn't help but whisper.  "Young Master, don't worry, I will never be discovered by him." Bast seemed very confident.  I saw Edward couldn't help but look towards the direction of Sonali City, with a faint look of anxiety on his face, obviously waiting for Depero to come and join him.  Just when Raymond was thinking about how to make him less suspicious, suddenly there was a commotion in the forest behind him, followed by Depero's voice: "Sir Edward. It's me! Raymond discovered this place!" At the same time,  Depero was seen emerging from the forest and running towards the undead.  He shouted this, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the undead.  Edward turned to look in Raymond's direction, and the skeleton soldiers also drew their weapons.  Although he lost his hands, Depero was quite capable of escaping. Soon he broke through the bushes and ran to the edge of the clearing.  ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that he would mess up the situation, and Raymond was upset.  At this time.  Lorna also chased after her.  She covered her injured abdomen and said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, Lord Raymond, I was careless" "It doesn't matter, it's not your fault." Raymond shook his head.  Due to Depero's cowardly performance, all three of them relaxed their vigilance, but it turned out that these guys would never submit honestly.  At this time, Depero had already run into the open space and kept shouting at Edward: "Sir Edward, help me. There are only three of them, kill them quickly!" "Young Master. What should I do?" Something happened suddenly, Ba  Ste asked hurriedly.  After a moment of hesitation, Raymond gritted his teeth and said, "There is no other way, let's go!" "Okay." Catwoman simply agreed, immediately pulled out her scimitar and jumped out of the bush, followed by Raymond and Lorna.  Although the whereabouts are exposed.  But Raymond thinks this may not be an opportunity.  The opponent only has dozens of skeleton soldiers, and their combat power is almost negligible. The only trouble is Edward, but we have Bast, the mage killer, plus himself.  It might as well be a fight.  As long as Edward can be captured, he will be a target worth a hundred times more than Depero.  Now that the matter has come to this, let¡¯s fight for it!  ***************************************************  **************** At this time, Edward also discovered the three of them. Looking at Depero, who had no hands and couldn't help but yelling and running towards him, Edward's eyes kept turning.  flash.  Seeing Edward right in front, Depero felt that he could finally escape from Raymond's clutches, and his long-term panic finally calmed down.  Then, he saw Depero raise his hand, several huge bone spears condensed above his head, and then he threw them in this direction.  "Hahaha, Raymond, you asked for this, wait for death!" Depero seemed to have seen the scene where Raymond was stabbed through the body with a bone spear.  Unexpectedly, the next moment, his body shook violently, and then the whole person flew backwards.    "Hey, what's going on?" This was Depero's last thought before he died.  Behind them, Raymond and the other three watched in astonishment as Edward threw the bone spear. The huge bone spears pierced Depero's body one after another, and the strong momentum threw him flying backwards.  When he fell to the ground, Depero was completely dead.  "Hey, what's going on?" At this moment, the three of them had the same idea as Depero.  "Useless idiot, I really can't count on you." Edward glanced at Depero's body with disdain.  "Young Master, is that guy crazy?" Bastet asked in confusion.  Raymond was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Oh no, that guy is killing people and silencing them!" At the same time, Edward sneered at the three of them, ignoring the two carriages, and strode into the woods behind him.  When Raymond and the other three rushed into the open space, the skeleton soldiers had all scattered into skeletons.  Bastet chased into the woods, and walked out dejectedly for a while: "Young Master, let him run away. All the clues in the woods have been destroyed, and I can't follow them at all." Raymond couldn't help but sigh, and thought to himself  Sure enough.  Edward didn't intend to fight with him at all. After silencing Depero, he left immediately, making a decisive decision.  From this point of view, there would be nothing important in those two carriages.  Looking at the empty woods and the scattered skeletons on the ground, he felt confused for a moment.  After all the hard work to get here, I didn't expect that I still fell short. With Edward running away like this, I'm afraid no one will know the whereabouts of those necromancers from now on.  ¡°Then the three of them checked the carriage, which was filled with various belongings.  It should be the last batch of goods smuggled out of the city by the Necromancer.  But Raymond knew that although these things were valuable, they were less than one percent of the value of the missing treasures in the vault. No wonder Edward gave up so simply.  In other words, I suffered a huge loss this time.  ***************************************************  **************** "Young Master, what should we do next?" Bastet asked.  Raymond turned to Lorna and asked: "Lorna. Is your injury okay?" Lorna nodded: "It's nothing serious, I can still hold on." "That's good." Raymond said: "In this way,  Drive these two carriages back to our camp, and if anyone asks, tell them they are our military supplies." "When you get back to the camp, choose a few people to take these things back to Ferelden, and you can go back with them to heal them.  After taking care of other things, I will leave. "Although there were few things, they were better than nothing. Raymond decided to accept them. Anyway, the Sidonis sect had achieved what they wanted.  The city of Sonali was captured.  "Understood." Lorna agreed, then connected the two carriages with a rope, drove the horses out of the woods, and headed towards Raymond and his party's camp outside the city.  After sending Lorna away, Raymond and Bastet returned the same way and picked up the documents Depero left in the tunnel.  These things were of no use to them, so Raymond decided to hand them over to the Sidonis sect as a favor.  Wait for the two of them to leave the tunnel again.  When he returned to Vizsla's mansion, Sirnis was already impatient with waiting.  "Lord Raymond. You are finally back." Seeing Raymond crawling out of the tunnel, the elf breathed a long sigh of relief.  He followed him and said with a change of expression: "Where is Lorna? Could it be that she" "Don't worry, we have captured some things. I sent her back to the camp first." Raymond explained.  "Lord Raymond, what happened to you down there? Did you catch Lorraine?" Hillness asked.  Raymond walked away.  While briefly telling what happened in the tunnel, he finally said: "Edward escaped. We have completely lost the trace of the necromancers." Unexpectedly, there would be so many changes. Sheerness was stunned for a long time.  He couldn't help but said: "Then we didn't get a penny. We have to guard against the revenge of those guys in the future." Raymond nodded: "That's right, no one thought that the Necromancer would be so decisive. This time we  It was indeed a big loss, but they were also severely damaged. Not only did they lose their territory, but they also lost all their elites. I am afraid they would not dare to show up again for a while, otherwise the Sidonis sect would not let them go, so there is no need.  Too worried." With that said, the group left Vizsla's house and returned to the Central Assembly.  At this time, the battle in the Central Council had ended. The sect soldiers were carrying the bodies of the mercenaries and nobles who died in the battle out of the house. The fires set by the resisters before their deaths had also been extinguished, leaving only the remains of smoke rushing into the air.  .  With the end of the battle here, the resistance in Sonali City has completely collapsed.  attack??Sonali means occupying the entire Ravit Federation, and the Sidonis sect finally got its wish and has its own land.  Therefore, along the way, the faces of the officers and soldiers of all sects were filled with joy.  After becoming independent from the Croat Empire, they were finally able to establish their ideal theocracy.  In contrast, the residents of Lavit hiding in their homes are all uneasy and fearful, because no one knows what kind of days are waiting for them in the future.  But all this has nothing to do with Raymond, because the end of the battle with the Necromancer means that the final battle is about to come.  He now urgently needs to finish dealing with things here and rush back to Headington as soon as possible.  Time, time, besides money, what Raymond feels he lacks most now is time!  Not long after, Raymond found the senior officials of the Sidonius sect in a cleared room in the Central Council.  In addition to the commanders of the sectarian army, Archbishop Quaifard, Bishop Endelin and others, Pope Danadel and Bishop Leliana are also here.  "Mr. Raymond, it's great to see you." Seeing Raymond walking in, Danadel greeted him very enthusiastically: "Thanks to your assistance this time, we were able to successfully capture the Lavit Federation.  On behalf of the entire Sidonian sect, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to you. "Perhaps the wish that has been made for many years is about to come true.  Although the people of the sect suffered heavy losses in the attack of the undead not long ago, Danadel seems to be in a good mood at the moment.  "No, you are too polite." Raymond said modestly, while saying hello to Leliana.  Leliana also nodded slightly: "Mr. Raymond, we meet again." "By the way, I just went to track down the escaped Lorraine. I found this from him." Raymond handed the captured documents to Danadel  .  "Oh, have you found Lorraine?" When everyone heard this, they immediately asked: "Where is he now?" Because they did not know the existence of the secret passage, after breaking through the Central Council, the Sidonis sect did not find the escaped Depero.  , and a large number of important documents were also lost, which made Danadel and others very upset.  At this moment, they were all greatly surprised when they heard that Raymond had found the other party.  Raymond explained the whole story, but concealed the existence of Richard.  It is only said that Bast caught up with Lorraine after smelling the breath of the dead and accidentally discovering the secret passage.  Finally, he said: "Actually, the real Lorraine has been killed long ago. It was a guy named Depero who pretended to be controlling the Central Council. All the remaining necromancers had escaped before the city was destroyed, and the belongings in the vault were also stolen.  They took it away. " Unexpectedly, there were such twists and turns, and Danadel and others were shocked.  Endelin hurriedly said: "Lord Raymond, about that secret passage" Raymond understood what he meant. From now on, Sonali City will be under the rule of the sect, and it is naturally impossible for them to ignore such a secret passage that connects the inside and outside of the city.  So he said: "Don't worry. I will let Bast take you there." Enderlin thanked him and left in a hurry with Bast.  Went to find a tunnel.  By this time, everyone in the sect also knew that Sonali¡¯s treasury had been emptied.  Archbishop Quafad said to Raymond apologetically: "Sir Raymond, I'm really sorry, we didn't expect this. Although we cannot fulfill the previous agreement, we are willing to use part of the money from the sect to compensate you, although it is far from the agreement.  So much. But this is our sincerity" Before he could finish speaking, Raymond waved his hand and said, "No, it's not your fault. Our agreement is: No matter how much property there is in the vault, I will take 30%.  Since the treasury has been emptied, naturally I shouldn¡¯t take away a penny.¡± Raymond¡¯s expression surprised Quaifard.  He also wanted to persuade him, but Raymond insisted on admitting that he was unlucky and said that at the beginning of the founding of the country, there were still many places where money needed to be spent, and he would find another way.  In fact, Raymond has already figured it out.  The treasury has been emptied, and Sonali has no money left. Instead of asking for the pitiful compensation from the Sidonis sect, it is better to take a longer-term view and take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with the other party.  After all, we will have to rely on the other party to contain the Crote Empire in the future.  Sure enough, Raymond's generous and forthright actions once again greatly increased the favor of everyone in the sect.  At this time, Danadel looked through the documents brought back by Raymond, and his expression gradually became serious: "I am very grateful to Lord Raymond for your generosity. However, the matter may be more serious than imagined." "What's wrong?  "Quifard asked in surprise.  Danadel handed the document to Leliana. Leliana quickly read it for a while, raised her head and sighed softly: "Not only the treasury, but the entire Lavit Federation has been emptied by the Necromancer." **  ************************************************************** After Leliana¡¯s explanation, Lei  Only then did Meng realize the seriousness of the matter. It seemed that everyone had underestimated the destructive power of the Necromancer.  It turns out that not only Sonali¡¯s treasury, but in fact, almost most of the assets and funds under the name of Ravit Federation have disappearedthat is to say, disappeared from the books.  This includes various bonds; the ownership and profits of mines, ports, factories, workshops, warehouses, etc.; the operating rights of caravans and fleets; various raw materials and goods; and the funds of various franchise towns, etc., either from the books  disappeared, or their whereabouts became difficult to trace.  This is no longer a matter of a mere treasury, but involves various assets accumulated by the Ravit Federation over a long period of time.  The Ravit Federation is like a big tree, and Sonali¡¯s treasury is the fruit of the branches. Although it is a pity to lose it, it is not unacceptable. It will grow again one day in the future.  But those assets are like tree trunks and roots.  and leaves, the foundation of the country of LaVette.  Now it was as if Ravit had had its trunk hollowed out, its roots pulled out, and its leaves cut off. Although it still looked like a tree on the surface, it had actually been completely hollowed out.  And this.  This is the real blow to the Sidonius sect. After all, they will take over the country in the future, but what they get is just an empty shell.  A country with only an empty shell cannot function normally.  Leliana said: "I got some documents from other places before and found that the Necromancer had other actions besides moving the vault, but I didn't expect that the matter would be so serious." Raymond couldn't help but said: "  That being said, the funds and goods can be taken away, but aren't the mines, ports, and factories still there? Where can the Necromancer get them? Since you have occupied the Lavit Federation, aren't they yours?  "Is it true?" Quaifard also said in confusion: "Yeah, I don't believe that the Necromancer can even move mountains." Leliana smiled bitterly and said: "Archbishop, you think too simply. Economic issues have nothing to do with it.  War is completely different. For example, although the factories and mines cannot be moved, their ownership is determined in the form of a contract. " "Originally, after capturing Sonali, we will take them away.  Obtain these contracts and take over them smoothly. But now all the contracts have been transferred, which means that the factories and mines have fallen into the hands of other people, so from a book perspective, they no longer belong to the Lavit Federation.  It doesn't belong to us, so it can be said to have disappeared. " "Humph, what's the problem? This shows that those guys must have something to do with the Necromancer. "Quifard snorted: "Then why should we be polite to them.  , just grab it. Don¡¯t forget that Lavit is in our hands now.¡± Archbishop Quafad is the top military commander of the Sidonis sect, and he thinks in a typical military way.  For him, since he has occupied Lavit, everything in Lavit is sectarian, and he doesn't care about contracts or not.  Leliana shook her head: "Maybe, you can indeed use force. Maybe no one dares to say anything about a mine or a port. But what about all the mines? There are so many factories, can they be snatched? In this way,  This country is in complete chaos." "If we can't produce the corresponding contract, we can only rob, so what is the difference between us and the bandits?" "This" Quaifard was speechless.  Leliana added: "Let's take another example of those bonds. The amount is extremely huge, including both the money lent by Lavit and money borrowed from others. There is a wide range of involvement, and many of them are loans from other countries.  , can it also be taken by force? Not to mention that the whereabouts of these bonds are unknown, like a hidden danger that may break out at any time. No one knows what will happen in the future." After he said this, Quaifard also understood.  The seriousness of the matter.  But he still said forcefully: "Even so, those things will never fall into the hands of the Necromancer. Sooner or later, we will find a way to get them back." However, his voice was much softer than before.  Leliana shook her head and said: "No, the matter is more complicated than imagined. Although the necromancer cannot take away those real estate properties, we cannot be sure whether the people who get them have problems, not to mention that there are many that are difficult for even the owners to take away.  "Definitely. As long as the Necromancer is hiding behind the scenes, it's no different than if they own the assets." "In this case, investigate clearly and forcefully take over any problems." Quaifard's temper broke out again.  "How to investigate? Theoretically, those assets were transferred out through legal procedures, and we have no right to interfere. Moreover, as long as a period of time passes and several resales are carried out, we will not be able to touch those assets at all.?.  " "Wow, how could this happen?  "Being left speechless by Leliana, Quaifard could only yell depressedly. Like Quaifard, Raymond also knew nothing about economic issues, and it was none of his own business, so he never  Speaking. But this method made Raymond feel very familiar. That was the auction held by the pirates on Darko Island. Emil also used extremely clever methods to transfer all the proceeds from the auction without leaving any trace afterwards.  The pirates worked in vain, but they didn't even touch the money. This time it was almost the same, except that the scale was much larger, and it became an asset of a country. However, as long as the Necromancer completely controlled the Central Council.  With strong enough means, it is not difficult to do this. Therefore, Raymond is almost certain that this is Emil¡¯s handiwork. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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