Rankins's speech won him many supporters. They did not even know that they were being used to deal with some terrifying people. They were even happy that a big shot had stepped forward to help them and consider their interests.
They did not even know the purpose of this voyage. They were all kept in the dark and treated as sacrifices in the game between the Union and the Empire. The Demon King looked at the people around Rankins and could not help but smile.
Why was there such a huge difference between them even though they were all humans?
"Master, will we give up our rooms?"
Reina asked softly. She was a little scared in front of so many people.
"Do you want to sleep on the deck?"
Hearing this, she shook her head.
"What a coincidence. I don't want to either," the Demon King said indifferently.
At this time, Rankins had repeatedly refused and had become the temporary person in charge in the eyes of everyone. In other words, his plan had partially succeeded. The first group of people were already his chess pieces. He would use them to deal with the people in the other rooms.
It seemed that this murder was related to him. After all, he was now the biggest beneficiary.
"Then I'll go and discuss with Lord Hubble."
After saying this, Rankins bravely walked to the first room in front of everyone. He slightly tidied his collar, then smiled and pretended to be calm as he knocked on the door.
"Lord Hubble, I'm Rankins from the Sea Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Can I discuss something with you?"
He said to the door.
Hearing this, the people who supported him all looked at him with admiration. They would probably see Rankins as their savior.
Door 01 opened, and Hubble let him in without saying anything. The people did not dare to get too close. They stood two to three meters away from the room and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop. Of course, the room's soundproofing was not that bad. They could not hear anything from outside.
After a short while, Rankins came out. He frowned, making everyone think that his negotiation had failed. Then he said, "Sorry, everyone. I tried my best."
Everyone lowered their heads and comforted him.
However, Rankins changed the topic and said, "Lord Hubble has agreed to give up three rooms, but there is a condition, and that is that all the rooms must be distributed fairly."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
"What? Did he really say that he could give up his room? "
"Long live Rankins!!"
Some people cheered, but Rankins still maintained that melancholy expression. Suddenly, the people around him cleverly thought of something, and they all fell silent.
Would those who already had rooms be willing to obediently vacate them?
At this moment, the people without rooms suddenly formed a line. This time, the people with rooms were in trouble. Regardless of whether they handed over their rooms or not, Rankins had achieved his goal.
The Demon King's face darkened. As one of the people who owned a room, he was also being stared at with malicious eyes.
"Then let's discuss it with them. If it doesn't work, then we'll discuss it again. We're all in the same boat, so we should help each other!"
"That's right! We should cooperate! "
The people without rooms all agreed. It seemed that they had to make a decision. They could either take the risk of being ambushed at night and give up their rooms, or directly refuse and become enemies with this group of people who knew nothing.
Of course, they could also kill all of them.
They began to knock on the door and discuss with the room owner. At this moment, the two people who were beaten up by the Demon King last night walked in front of the Demon King. They even brought a few people with them, as if they wanted to use numbers to intimidate the Demon King.
"You should have heard what we said just now. So, can you give up your room and let Rankins distribute the rooms fairly?"
They asked.
"Sorry, this room is already full." The Demon King glanced at Reina who was hiding behind him and poking out half of her head.
"Two people in a room is not allowed! We can guarantee that the two of you will be assigned to a room, or let the women stay in a room. What do you think? "
They became reasonable, but sorry, the Demon King was very stubborn.
"Are you willing to stay with the others?"
The Demon King, Reina asked.
At this moment, Reina looked at them with uncomfortable gazes.
"No, I want to stay with Master."
Reina shook her head and said.
"You heard it too."
The other party showed a distressed expression and said, "For everyone's benefit, it is inevitable to sacrifice some personal benefits. Little girl, you should know this. Although your master did not teach you, you must understand this principle."
"Yes, yes, yes! Moreover, you are a girl. No matter what, your master is still a man. Furthermore, he is not that old. You look to be around thirteen or fourteen years old. You should know that a man and a woman alone in a room will cause a bad influence. "
They all said so.
Reina laughed and said, "Is that so? What's the bad influence? "
Everyone was stunned. They did not know what was so funny. The way they looked at the Demon King seemed to have changed, as if they were looking at trash.
Another vein popped out on the Demon King's forehead.
"Before catching the culprit, I will not agree. I will not take the risk of handing my disciple over to a murderer."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. When the people in the other rooms heard this, they all said loudly, "I will not take this risk either, unless you can find the murderer."
Everyone was in a difficult situation. At this moment, Rankins gritted his teeth. His eyes became incomparably fierce for a moment, but no one noticed except for the Demon King.
"Everyone, listen to me. I think it's precisely because we can't find the murderer that we need to allocate rooms. You all know that the victim was killed in the room, which means that the door can't stop the murderer. So, several people in a room can take care of each other and monitor each other. I can guarantee that we can at least prevent similar things from happening again. Even if it does happen again, we can immediately identify the murderer."
Rankins' words were very reasonable and convinced everyone in an instant. Of course, they only needed an excuse to chase the room owner out.
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
They began to clamor one after another.
It seemed that if they did not give up the room, they would definitely arouse public anger.
However, this might also be an opportunity to train. No one knew what the Demon King was planning.
After a long debate, everyone in the room finally compromised to the majority, but each of them put forward their own request. After a long discussion, the rooms were allocated. For those who originally had rooms, they were all arranged together and took care of with the special treatment of three people in a room.
The corpse was moved out of the ship and thrown into the sea by Mad Burt. Although everyone felt that this was very inappropriate, no one stood up to say anything, afraid that the next person to be thrown into the sea would be them.
In short, everyone was worried that someone else was the murderer. No one could sleep well if left alone. Of course, this was also part of Rankins' plan.
Reina and the white-robed woman were in the same room. There were only two women present.
"Master ~"
Reina held the harpoon in both hands and looked at the Demon King pitifully.
The Demon King took out a bottle from his pocket and handed it to Reina. It was something he made in the room before.
"If you are in danger, drink this bottle."
After the Demon King finished speaking, he went to another room. A white-robed woman came into the room. She and the Demon King brushed past each other. The two of them looked at each other and then said nothing.
She walked into the room and looked at Reina. She obviously did not touch the door behind her, but the door closed by itself.
Magician!
Reina frowned and could not help but be vigilant.
"Hi, hello ~"
Reina timidly greeted her. She felt that the other party was not easy to get along with, and she herself did not have much experience in getting along with people.
"Relax, I won't eat people. Whew ~ why is there a fishy smell here?"
The other party suddenly said, her voice was somewhat pleasant. The white-robed woman took off her hat, and dark blue hair fell down like a waterfall. She had delicate and charming facial features, fair skin, and a very approachable smile.
"My name is Gianna. What about you?"
"Zero, Reina." Reina stuttered.
"Ling Reina?"
Gianna tilted her head in confusion.
"No, my name is Reina." Reina immediately replied.
"I know, Nai Zero."
"It's Reina ~ ~ ~"
The other party laughed. Reina realized that she was joking with her.
It seemed that Gianna was a very easy to get along with big sister. Reina could not help but let down her guard.
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