Chapter 53: Christine's Past
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The battle that took place in the harbor in the afternoon quickly attracted the attention of the Songguo Island garrison, but before the soldiers could arrive in a hurry, Lin Taiping and the others had already driven the medium-sized ship and quickly left the harbor with sails on.
A few hours later, when the sun was slowly setting, the ship was already floating on a desolate sea, and without Lin Taiping saying anything, Tulu took a large group of minotaurs and began to search for extortion.
It only took them ten minutes to loot a group of captives down to the point where there were no copper plates left, and then Tulu felt the horns of the bull and thought about it very seriously, and a large group of minotaurs immediately swarmed up and kicked them all into the sea to feed the sharks.
"No, you can't do this to me!" "Gerberin, who was vomiting blood from a broken bone, screamed in panic, "I am a sixth-level mage, I am a close confidant of Lord Grande, if you dare to hurt me, Lord Grande will definitely ...... you"
"Goodbye!" Lin Taiping waved his hand lazily, and Yege next to him immediately raised his mace, and came unsatisfied, followed by another moment, and then the whole world was pure.
As for the next, of course, it was the habitual partition meeting, Geblin left a few pieces of magic equipment, and a group of armed soldiers contributed a few hundred gold coins, all of which were worth one or two hundred thousand, and everyone distributed them fairly, and then went back to the room to count the money satisfied.
Of course, Lin Taiping is excepted, because he still has to stay on the deck to help take care of a dozen little Loli who have just been frightened...... In fact, even if he didn't want to help, he couldn't do it, because more than a dozen little loli were collectively holding his thighs and looking at him together with big watery eyes.
"Okay, this time, what story do you want to hear?" Lin Taiping could only give in with an innocent face, and began his career as a tragic story repeater, and he had to stop from time to time in the middle to answer those very strange questions, such as the mermaid has no clothes on, so where should the copper coins on her body be placed?
Christine leaned on the side of the boat with her arms crossed, silently drinking a cup of hot coffee, seeing Lin Taiping's hurried appearance, she couldn't help but gently raise the corners of her lips, and suddenly felt warm and calm in her heart.
From the first encounter on the island, to the intimate cooperation in Rhode Island, to the first kiss of this parting, to the unexpected appearance of Songguo Island...... Unconsciously, she suddenly found that she seemed to dislike using her brain more and more, but was used to relying on that guy and leaving all her troubles to him to solve.
"Is it trust, or is it ...... Love?" Christine sighed softly, remembering the sweet, long kiss, and suddenly felt a little crimson and hot on her face.
Okay, maybe it's not love yet, even that sweet first kiss at that time still carries more complicated feelings, but Christine knows very well in her heart that she has become accustomed to that guy's cunning, to his dark belly, to his demonic smile, to his strange plans, and to the unscrupulous spit that always makes people vomit blood......
Well, just talking about complaining, a few seconds later, the vomiting of blood appeared-
On the deck, facing a group of attentive little Lori, Lin Taiping educated seriously: "Do you know? Once upon a time, there was a stupid girl who inexplicably pounced on her first kiss, and then ran away secretly with her brain in the water, and finally carried all the troubles by herself...... Vivian, when you grow up, don't learn from her, or you really won't be able to get married!"
Christine, who was still flushed just now, suddenly had a strong desire to look for magic crystal cannons everywhere: "Boss, this habit is very bad, not good at all!"
"Do I have it?" Lin Taiping turned his head innocently, blinked and said, "I didn't say bad things about you behind my back, I did it in front of you...... Okay, let's get down to business, what's going on with Goblin and Grande behind him?"
This topic shifted in time, Christine was immediately led astray by stupidity, and was silent thoughtfully for a moment, she suddenly looked up into the distance, and sighed in a complicated mood: "Boss, do you know Ivory Island?"
Ivory Island? Lin Taiping nodded thoughtfully, after coming to this world, he had looked at the navigation charts of the Horn Sea, so he had some basic understanding of the famous islands in this sea area, including this Ivory Island.
The so-called Ivory Island is a rich island about 1,000 nautical miles from Rhodes, with a population of nearly 600,000, beautiful and prosperous and rich in resources.
However, what really made Lin Taiping remember Ivory Island was not its prosperity and richness, but the political system practiced on this island, which was completely different from the lordship system of Rhode Island, which practiced a parliamentary system with a democratic spirit.
To be precise, all citizens of Ivory Island, whether commoners, merchants, or aristocrats, have the right to vote by law...... Every five years, they vote for twelve councillors, who will form the Supreme Council and jointly govern the entire Ivory Island.
"That's right, boss, you know it very well. Christine nodded slowly, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head very seriously, "Actually, my father used to be one of the councillors of Ivory Island. β
Poof! Lin Taiping squirted out a mouthful of milk directly, and his eyes widened in disbelief: "Uh, you're not kidding, your father used to be such a big official?"
"What's the joke about this, my family used to be a prominent family on Ivory Island. Christine's eyes suddenly brightened when she remembered the glory of the family, but as if she had thought of something, she quickly sighed gloomily, "But that was all in the past, since my father left office, he suddenly suffered from a very strange ......"
Well, that's the way it is, Christine's father and her mother both suffered from a strange serious illness after leaving office, and finally died after a few months, Christine was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time, although she had terrifying force very early, but after all, she was only a young girl who was just starting out in personnel, and she couldn't support the whole family at all.
Then, as in those traditional plots, her "amiable" uncle, the Marquis Grande, served as the guardian and took care of the Christine sisters...... Next, do you need to say that it is nothing more than the uncle embezzling and stealing assets step by step, and trying to kill these poor orphans.
"Luckily, you finally escaped. "Lin Taiping didn't want to dwell on those details in the middle, and now what made him wonder was that since so many years had passed, why did Marquis Grande suddenly remember now and send someone to arrest you back?"
"Because, he still wants to be a member of parliament. Christine replied calmly, "Becoming a great nobleman can't satisfy him, so he plans to participate in this year's parliamentary election and hold the supreme power on Ivory Island." β
In fact, the Marquis of Grande was on the verge of success, and the combination of his deep pockets and deep connections, combined with his many years of playing the role of a moral gentleman and philanthropist, and the trust and support of the common people, allowed him to lead this year's race, leaving many of his rivals behind.
But at this time, those competitors who were forced to rush suddenly threw a depth charge, and in just a few days, a small rumor circulated throughout Ivory Island - the benevolent, kind, moral, and righteous Marquis had plotted to steal all of his brother's assets and drove a group of nieces out of Ivory Island......
As you can imagine, the Marquis of Grande was so attacked that the good image he had built over the years was crumbling, so in order to salvage his reputation, and to prove that it was just a rumor, he immediately ordered Golblin to take people out to sea to find Christine and her return.
"So, as long as you return to Ivory Island to testify, Grande can solve this crisis of trust?" Hearing this, Lin Taiping finally understood why Golbling didn't dare to kill Christine and them directly, "However, I still don't understand a little, how dare Grande be sure that you will prove his innocence instead of fighting back?"
"Quite simply, because of the curse. Christine tried to calm herself down, but anger burned in her eyes, "Boss, I always thought that the curse on my body was the result of all these years, but I didn't know until a few days ago that before I left Ivory Island, Grande had asked for some help and cast a latent curse on me. β
In fact, it wasn't just Christine who fell under the curse, even Vivien and the others were not spared, and what was even more despicable was that this curse had an incubation period, although it would not explode immediately at that time, but as Vivien and the others grew up, they would suddenly erupt one day, just like Christine......
"Well, this guy is a hypocrite. Lin Taiping couldn't help but be stunned and speechless, because the curse has a long incubation period, so when Christine and the others suddenly had a seizure one day, because a long time had passed, no one would suspect Grande anymore.
In this way, Grandet can receive the assets innocently, and he can also shed a few tears at Christine's funeral...... Well, this was indeed a sinister and vicious plan, and perhaps the only thing Grande didn't expect was that Christine and her family would be able to escape from Ivory Island at that time.
And now, when Goblin found Christine, he used this latent curse as a threat, if Christine didn't do what they said, not only would she die of a serious illness, but even a dozen of her sisters would die one after another, which was obviously a price that Christine couldn't afford.
"Perfect plan, really perfect plan. When Lin Taiping heard this, he really couldn't help but applaud lightly, to be honest, a person can be insidious, despicable, vicious and shameless to this kind of Cheng dΓΉ, and he can really be called a master among hypocrites.
"But, boss, you suddenly appeared......" Christine sighed softly, as if thinking of Vivien's tragic fate, her face couldn't help but darken.
But soon, she perked up and said with a resolute gaze: "No, boss, I don't mean to blame you, on the contrary, I want to thank you, it was you who made me finally make up my mind...... Well, instead of being coerced all the time, it's better to fight, it's a big deal that I sneaked into Ivory Island and put a magic crystal cannon against that bastard's head, and I don't believe that he won't hand over the way to lift the curse. β
"Don't be stupid, do you think he will have no defenses?" Lin Taiping couldn't help but roll his eyes and rubbed Christine's long red hair, "Moreover, you don't need to take such a risk at all, it's just a curse, I can completely help you lift it, but it will take a little time, and it may ...... It's expensive!"
Saying this, he lowered his head with a strange face, looked at the ring on his left hand, Christine's eyes widened, and she looked at his line of sight, and couldn't help but look puzzled: "Very expensive? What do you mean very expensive?"
"Don't explain, in short, we have to work hard to make money and prepare enough magic crystals. Lin Taiping snatched her cup and drank the coffee unceremoniously.
In the dim sunset, he looked at the sunset thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking, but after a long, long time, he suddenly turned his head and showed that standard demonic smile-
"Listen, Christine, as you said, we really should go to Ivory Island...... But not sneaking in, but swaggering!"