The conversation between the two left Charlotte and Rickett stunned, and the two could feel the cruelty and Sophia's maturing queenly majesty.

Freddie's eyes flashed, and he said imperceptibly, "Good job." ”

After Sophia's understanding, the matter was completely settled. Raymond then said: "When I come back this time, the most important thing is to arrange to deal with the necromancer's fleet and sea dragons. ”

"Now that the Sidonis Sect has successfully pinned down the army of the undead, Fereden's side has no worries for the time being. And in order to completely destroy the necromancer, it is necessary to deal with their fleet first, especially the sea dragon. ”

"This was originally a problem, but with the Sidonis cult, it was possible for Gru and Kress to join forces. The only thing that needs to be determined now is, how is Aliana's crystal core ready?"

Hearing him ask, Charlotte and Rickett looked at each other, and the latter said, "This... I don't know what to do. ”

"What?" Raymond was taken aback: "It's been so long, how come you still don't know the way?"

Charlotte was embarrassed and said, "Lord Raymond, since you left, Alina has locked herself in the workshop, and no one is allowed to approach it, so we don't know how the road is going. ”

Raymond got up and said, "This can't be done, this matter is related to whether the sea dragon can be solved smoothly, I have to see that girl." ”

At this point in the meeting, everything that should be said was almost done, so the group went out and left.

Freddie and the others had their own business to do, so they all went back to work, and only Sophia accompanied Raymond to Alina's alchemy workshop.

The two made their way through the town, and everyone they met along the way saluted Sophia respectfully. During her time in Beddington, Sophia had managed to establish herself as a popular figure.

Due to the fact that the workshop is located on the edge of the town, the location is remote. Therefore, after walking for a while, the pedestrians gradually thinned out, and there were only two people left around at the back.

Raymond had been thinking about how to deal with the sea dragon, and he didn't say anything all the way. And Sophia didn't know if she was still affected by joining forces with her father's killer, and silently walked side by side with Raymond without saying a word.

Not far away. You can already see the roof of the alchemy workshop. At this time, Raymond suddenly felt Sophia next to him stop.

Taking two steps forward, he stopped and turned around strangely.

"What's wrong?"

Sophia kept her head down, not knowing what she was thinking. Hearing Raymond's words, she raised her head: "Raymond, I have something to ask you. ”

"What's the matter?" Raymond thought she was trying to say about joining forces with the Sidonis.

Sophia gritted her teeth and said suddenly: "After helping me return to the country, you... Are you going to leave me? ”

I didn't expect her to suddenly talk about this topic. Raymond was surprised and puzzled, women are really elusive creatures.

He had no choice but to ask, "Why do you ask that?"

Sophia said, "Just in the conference room, when you asked me what I had to say about working with the Sidonis Sect. I say I trust your decision, but you want me to make my own judgment, which has never been done before. ”

"Does that mean that you don't want me to rely on your help anymore, but want me to start making my own decisions. In this way, after the restoration of the country. You can leave without worry. ”

Sophia actually thought of so much based on what Raymond had just said. But just look at her to be so good at what she will gain and lose. It shows that she cares about Raymond so much that she almost can't extricate herself.

Raymond was also stunned, he was about to tell Sophia that she was thinking too much. As soon as the words came to my mouth, a thought suddenly flashed in my heart: I really don't think that way?

Sophia is a smart girl, and it's hard to imagine that she would react like this to Raymond's unintentional words. Could it be that she was sensitive, and she really noticed something, such as a hidden meaning that Raymond himself was not aware of?

Raymond decides to help Sophia recover. In addition to sympathy for Sophia and the feelings of suffering, there is also Kailan's request before he died. In other words, Raymond actually took this as an obligation.

Then, when Raymond accomplishes this goal, there is no reason for him to stay with Sophia. Because he came to the continent of Veronica precisely because he was unwilling to be subservient, it was naturally impossible for him to be Sophia's courtier.

It is likely that Raymond was subconsciously influenced by this idea, so that he said those words in the conference room, which was keenly captured by Sophia.

So, am I really going to leave her? Raymond doesn't know the way, at least not yet. He has always been decisive in trouble, but he can't make a judgment on this matter.

If anything, Sophia always thinks too much about things related to Raymond. Then Raymond can't think too much about Sophia.

In this regard, the two have a deep tacit understanding.

Forget it, it's useless to think too much, leave everything to time to decide. Finally, Raymond thought.

He pressed his hands on Sophia's shoulders and said to her, "Sophia, I can't answer what you asked me now." It's not procrastination, it's just the way it is. ”

"Now we have more important things to do than that. So stop thinking nonsense, when we have completed your goal of recovering the country, I think that at that time, whether it is me or you, there will be an answer. ”

Looking into Raymond's eyes, Sophia smiled to herself: "I'm sorry, I thought too much." I... Doesn't it bother you?"

Raymond smiled: "No, it's flattering to be favored by Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"To be honest, I was really scared just now. ”

His words made Sophia sneer, and she slapped Raymond in disgust: "I've been worried to death, and you're still in the mood to laugh." ”

As she spoke, she also regained her straight face and said, "However, I'm very happy to get your answer like that." That means you haven't decided yet, so we still have a chance, doesn't it?"

Sophia's pretty face was close at hand, which made Raymond suddenly feel an impulse. He took Sophia in his arms, and then kissed Sophia before she could react.

Sophia struggled instinctively. But then he also hugged Raymond and responded warmly to his deep kiss. The two hugged each other tightly, their lips and tongues were entangled in their rapid breathing, greedily asking for each other's love.

At this moment, there are no more mundane trivialities, and there are no former princes and current princesses. Some are just two men and women who fall in love with each other, enjoying this moment of pleasure.

After a long time, Sophia's face was already as red as a delicate peach blossom. It's not the first time the two have kissed, but it's never been so intense and full of raw wildness.

Looking at Sophia's shyness, Raymond smiled evilly: "I think such a guarantee is more convincing." ”

It's rare for Raymond to have such a hippie smile on her, but it's more like a lover's mood. Sophia glanced at him, but couldn't help but laugh herself.

Just when the two felt that each other's hearts were one step closer. Suddenly, a strange cry came from the direction of the alchemy workshop, breaking the warm silence.

"My good granddaughter, show Grandpa that thing again. ”

Raymond and Sophia glanced at each other and walked briskly towards the alchemy workshop. After a short time, I came outside the workshop, but saw Reed's father-in-law, Aliana's grandfather, the strange old magician Hikis, pounding on the door outside the workshop. At the same time shouting loudly.

"Good granddaughter, I'm your grandfather. Open the door. ”

"Go away, you're not welcome here!" came Alina's angry voice from inside.

was scolded by his granddaughter, but Hitchis was not angry at all, but said, "Okay, okay, I won't come in, but how about showing me the thing you made recently?"

Crash!

This time there was no answer. Throw a clay pot directly from the window and smash it on the ground.

"Wow, you're such a grandfather. Wait, I'll go back and tell your dad and see how he disciplines you. ”

Hitchis was like a child who had lost a fight, chattering on the other. As he left, he was greeted by another clay pot thrown out of the house.

Turning around and running into Raymond and Sophia, he didn't say hello, and just left with a huff.

I don't know what happened, but the fact just now is kind of funny. Raymond came to the outside of the workshop, and was about to knock on the door, when he heard Alina say, "I said that you were not allowed to come in, what are you doing here?" ”

Raymond coughed dryly: "Alina, I'm Raymond." ”

There was a moment of silence in the room, followed by the sound of footsteps, and the door to the workshop creaked open, and Elina appeared behind it.

I haven't seen her for many days, but I saw the little girl wearing a robe full of stains, the sleeves of which were rolled up to her elbows, her bare feet, her pink face was covered with dust, and her blonde hair was tied back her head indiscriminately, not to mention how sloppy she was.

As soon as Raymond wanted to explain his intentions, Alina pulled him in and said excitedly, "Come on, I have something to show you." ”

Secretly saying that their grandfather and grandson are actually weirdos, Raymond has no choice but to gesture to Sophia and follow Alina into the workshop.

"Close the door!" Sophia had just walked in, and Alina looked back impatiently. She also suffers from the common problem of all great researchers, that is, she does not take the powerful seriously.

Sophia shook her head amusedly, and closed the door as she said, by which time Alina had dragged Raymond to the research room of the workshop.

"Uh... Actually, I'm mainly this time..."Raymond wanted to tell her that he was just here to inquire if the crystal essence core had been completed, and he was not interested in her research results.

Alina didn't give him a chance to speak, so she opened a box and carefully took out a clay pot.

Like a child who can't wait to show someone his favorite toy, Alina eagerly says, "Look, this is what I made recently." Super ———— level is amazing!"

Her hands were exaggerated to show how powerful the thing was.

However, Raymond was still uninterested: "I just wanted to ask, Crystal..."

Once again, before he finished speaking, Alina lifted the lid of the clay pot and grabbed a handful of red sand from it like a baby: "Look, look, I've finally made it." ”

"What is this?" Sophia walked into the research room as well.

As soon as these words came out, Raymond secretly said that it was over, and it seemed that he would not be able to ask about the status of the crystal essence core for a while.

Sure enough, I heard Alina say: "This is a new invention that I have successfully researched with great difficulty, but I haven't decided on a name yet." ”

Raymond couldn't help but feel dizzy: "Then what are you excited about?" ”

Sophia said curiously: "Your grandfather was outside just now." Why don't you let him in?"

Alina pouted, "Don't mention it." My grandfather turned from an alchemist to a magician, and no matter what I did, he didn't care about it, saying that it was better than magic or something, and it was annoying. ”

"But when I was making this the other day, he stumbled upon it. It's like I've changed sex, and I have to give this to him. Hmph, I don't give it, I won't let him get his wish, who told him to always look down on alchemy. ”

It seems that Alina is reluctant to show Hichis, not because she wants to keep it secret, but purely out of anger.

But this thing can make Hitchis take it so seriously, and if Raymond can understand a little bit of Hitchis's perverted obsession with magic, he will know how amazing this is.

But Raymond wasn't interested at all. Finally caught the gap between Alina's words, he quickly asked, "Let's not talk about this first, has the crystal essence core been completed?"

Seeing that Raymond didn't care about his new invention, Alina couldn't help but be disappointed. She sighed: "You said that, it was already done." ”

"When?" said Sophia, surprised. Such an important matter, the people of Headington did not know anything about it.

"Just a week after you're gone. As if to say something insignificant, "I improved the charging method left over from the blue dragon, so it was done quickly." ”

"Compared to that, this is a truly epoch-making invention. He said. She was excited again, and was clearly very proud of her new invention: "It took me a lot of work to succeed. ”

Speaking of which. Raymond remembered. When she asked Alina to learn how to charge crystals with Elibena, she refused, supposedly researching some great invention, could it be this?

However, Raymond was really not very interested, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that the crystal was finished. I thought I would hurry up and get the crystal. Otherwise, God knows what else will happen to her.

So he said to Alina, "Can you give me the crystal first?" ”，

But Alina was completely immersed in the eagerness to quickly show off her new invention, and she would not pay attention to his words.

She held the clay pot in one hand and pulled Raymond in the other and ran out of the workshop: "By the way, what I asked the dwarven craftsman to make is probably finished." Walk. I'll show you. ”

"Wait, I just want crystals..."Raymond wanted to struggle, but he couldn't stop Alina's enthusiasm, so he had no choice but to run after her again.

"Hey, your shoes. Sophia suddenly noticed that Alina was still barefoot, and quickly grabbed a pair of shoes from the ground and chased after her.

A barefoot Alina pulls Raymond along the trot, followed by Sophia, who is carrying a pair of shoes, and this strange combination immediately attracts the attention of everyone along the way. Some good people didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and they followed one after another out of curiosity.

A short time later, Alina dragged Raymond to the Lovel settlement.

Since the destruction of Manas Island, the people who escaped from the island, as well as members of the large merchant fleet of the Lowville Chamber of Commerce, have taken up residence in Hydington.

For this reason, Charlotte set aside an area in the town for them to live in, thus forming this settlement.

There are many people living here, including craftsmen, sailors, craftsmen, etc., who originally belonged to the Lowville Chamber of Commerce, among which there are a number of dwarven craftsmen.

They had gone with the fleet to the Gordan steppes to help the barbarians there, and thus escaped. After returning to Headington, the dwarves, who had never been idle, built a blacksmith shop to make some repairs and general supplies for the inhabitants of Headington, and by the way, satisfied their desire for blacksmithing.

At this time, Alina took Raymond and strode into the blacksmith shop and said loudly, "Ozama, have you done what I entrusted you?"

A strong dwarf who was striking iron raised his head, and when he saw that it was Alina, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Miss Alina, it's done." ”

"Okay, bring it out. Alina instructed.

Ozama and three other dwarven craftsmen walked into the inner hall of the blacksmith's shop, and quickly carried out an object.

At this time, there were already many residents outside the blacksmith who had come to see the excitement, and they saw what the dwarf had carried out. Everyone was in an uproar.

"Wow, what's that?"

I saw that the dwarf carried it out was a huge iron pipe. No, it's not so much an iron pipe as an iron pipe, because it's thick and long. The inner walls were also very thick, a little thicker at one end and a little thinner at the other, and judging by the difficulty of the four dwarves carrying it, the weight was very heavy.

The dwarf carried it outside the blacksmith's shop, and then, as Alina had commanded, placed the barrel on a pedestal made of wood, with the mouth facing upwards, pointing diagonally into the air.

The onlookers automatically formed a circle around the thing. Pointing at it.

At this time, even Raymond, who was dragged hard, became interested: "What are you going to do next?"

"Hmph, look at it, don't be scared later. Alina said confidently.

She opened the jar she was holding, grabbed out the red sand inside, and put it in the iron cylinder.

At this point, the crowd separated. Another group of people came over, but it was Thor and his party. Apparently Alina has made such a big fight. They also heard the news and rushed to come.

"Alian, what are you up to?" said Reed.

His face was very bad, and he was probably in a very bad mood after learning of the fall of the emir, so much so that he scolded Alina as soon as they met.

Thor was visibly stunned when he saw the iron cylinder. And Ron beside him. Lisa, Jessica, and the others, like the others, looked curiously at the strange things that Elina had concocted.

By this time, Alina was completely immersed in the excitement of showing off her invention, and she would not care about Reed's rebuke. I saw that she put some red sand into the iron cylinder, and then let a dwarf throw an iron ball into it.

See here. The crowd became more and more confused about what she was doing, only Thor frowned.

There is a small opening at the end of the iron barrel, and a white twine is inserted in it, as if it has been soaked in oil. I saw Alina look at the people around her with a smug face, then picked up a torch and lit the twine.

The oil-soaked thread soon burst into flames, gradually burning into the inside of the cylinder.

What happened next almost made everyone present tremble.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and a puff of flame and smoke rose from the mouth of the cylinder, followed by what seemed to be something flying out of the cylinder. The onlookers heard a loud whistling roar, and at the same time a strong wind blew in their faces, but nothing could be seen, and some people were even shaken to the ground.

Immediately after, there was another loud bang, only to see the top of a bell tower hundreds of meters away exploded, and suddenly the rocks flew, countless bricks and tiles splashed in the air, and in the rising dust, I saw that the top of the bell tower was blown up a huge gap.

"I, my mother!"

I heard a scream, and the people around exploded the nest. The frightened people cried wolf howls and ran away in private.

But they can't be blamed, this thing is just terrible.

Raymond and the others calmed down, but they were all stunned and didn't dare to move for a long time. Even the dwarves were frightened and hid in the blacksmith's shop.

Of all the people, Alina was the only one who was proud of her invention and was proud of the results of her invention.

"Alina, that's... What is that?" asked Kafir, in a trembling voice.

Alina shook her finger with a sigh: "Hehe, that's a good question, it's a new invention that I have worked on with great difficulty." Some time ago I found some fire crystals in a warehouse in Headington, which seemed to have been transported from the abandoned mines of Farak City. ”

"The amount of magic power of these fire magic crystals is very low, and safety is a waste product. But then I found out that because of the low magic content, it is an advantage, because it can be more stable, and it is not as easy to run away as high-end products. If you grind these magic crystals into powder and add some potions, hehe, the recipe is secret, you can make cheap and efficient explosives, and they are stable, which is more practical than those high-purity magic crystals. ”

Then I thought of ways to use them. It's just to get such a big iron cylinder and use the impact of that powder explosion to blow the iron ball out. The power was exactly as I expected, very big. ”

"How, I can turn those scrap mines into something so powerful, right?" said the last word, and Alina's pride was palpable.

What else can the crowd say about this? There are only three words that can describe their feelings, and that is:

Dick is bursting!

Speaking of which, Raymond remembered. Charlotte had said before that in addition to producing crystals, Farak City also has another specialty, that is, fire magic crystal mines, but they are all waste mines, because the magic content of the crystals is extremely low, and they can't be sold at all.

So Andrew sealed the mine and concentrated on digging crystals. I didn't know that some waste mines were found by Alina, and such a terrible thing was created.

Raymond felt that he would never forget the moment when the iron torch breathed fire and destroyed the bell tower.

At this time, I heard Alina say distressedly: "It's just that I haven't figured out what to name this thing yet..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a weak voice came from the side: "Of course, it's called gunpowder." ”

"Gunpowder?" Alina's eyes lit up: "It's a good name, although I don't know what to call 'medicine', but it sounds very powerful." ”

"Well, the name is it. She slapped her face.

The person who spoke just now was Thor, but unlike the horror of the crowd of onlookers, the surprise of Raymond and the others, or the pride of Alina. His expression was very strange, mixed with complex emotions such as shock, shock, disbelief, and even worry and distress, which was really unusual.

At this time, Ron pointed to the iron cylinder and said, "Then what is this called?"

Alina obviously never thought about it, and couldn't help but stop talking. At this moment, Thor said weakly: "Of course it's called a cannon." ”

"Huh, cannon?" Alina said in surprise, "This name is also very emotional, and it looks very strong when you hear it." Okay, let's call it a cannon in the future. ”

"Uncle Thor, you're really good at names. ”

At this time, everyone noticed Thor's strange appearance, and Jessica nudged him lightly: "What's wrong with you, were you just stunned?"

Thor was indeed dizzy, but not stunned, but in a mess in his mind.

Now there are only two words in his heart: providence!

When he came to this world, in order not to destroy the original system and balance here, even in the most dangerous times, Thor never thought of making gunpowder to change the situation.

Just when he thought that this thing would never appear in this world, only 20 years later, Alina made it in another form. Moreover, the cannon was invented by the way!

In this regard, Saul feels that it can only be described as providence.

It seems that whether it is here or in the world where I came, the process of history is unstoppable after all, and what should come will always come, no matter what form it takes...

Although this thing is only in its infancy, it is still very crude, far from being a cannon in the true sense of the word. But Sol knew that from the moment it exploded just now, this world was destined to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Fortunately, the only consolation is that this change was not brought about by an outsider, but by the people of this worldly realm.

As for the consequences, only God knows.

Just when Thor was full of emotion, a soldier suddenly hurried over: "Lord Raymond!"

"Well, it's okay, it's just Aliana testing out her new invention. Thinking that the soldiers had come to report the destruction of the bell tower, Raymond waved his hand.

But the soldier said, "No, Lord Raymond, the people from the port asked me to inform you that a pirate ship has just entered the port." Here came the female pirate, Katerina. ”

"She wants to see you by name. ”

Katerina?

Raymond suddenly felt that today was really a day full of surprises. (To be continued......)

PS: Volume 30 is over, and at the end of the book, Alina finally invents an invention that spans this era, although this thing is named "gunpowder" by Thor, it is essentially a completely different thing, but the function is the same, it can be seen as the product of the natural "progress" of this era.

So, what changes will it bring to this world, and how will Raymond make use of this new invention? Please look forward to the next volume~~