After entering the world above the gray fog, Klein reached out to summon the Sea God Scepter from the junk pile and browsed through the countless points of light that lingered around the Sealed Artifact.
Every point of light corresponded to a believer's prayer. As the light swirled, it was holy and ethereal!
Soon, Klein used his mind to do a preliminary screening. His goal was to focus on the parts that originated from the sea and not the island. After isolating the Sea God Scepter above the gray fog, he was no longer able to directly use this divine artifact to sense the surrounding sea and perform effective operations. He needed to use the scenes of the believers' prayers as a base to expand it by five nautical miles and influence the corresponding seabed creatures.
Klein's spirituality spread out and touched one of the points of light. He saw the daily prayers of the natives on a fishing boat before it returned to port in the evening.
With the change in Klein's mind, the scene's perspective rapidly increased. The surrounding clouds accumulated, and the dark scenes of the undulating waves were included more and more.
There were already signs of a storm brewing a few hours ago? That's right. When I went out previously, I found the environment rather repressive … That's why Erland said that Crazy Captain Connors's ship was likely parked in the shadows of a nearby island. He's trying to avoid the storm … Klein tapped the edge of the long, mottled table as he muttered to himself.
With such an inference, his subsequent "search" would be much easier. This was because he didn't need to search the vast sea. All he needed to do was pay attention to the vicinity of the different islands in the sea.
With a thought, a blue gem suddenly lit up at the tip of the Sea God Scepter in Klein's hand.
In the sea that no longer had any fishing boats, the crimson moonlight illuminated the dark-blue waves that were nearly black. Suddenly, water splashed up silently as a pair of exaggerated eyes that looked up at the sky appeared on the surface of the sea. Beneath the eyes was a massive silhouette.
At the same time, fish floated to the surface of the water, all of them of different species.
They received the blurry light that scattered down from the sky and circled around before sinking down and heading off in different directions.
About ten seconds later, the waters within five nautical miles returned to their previous state. The dark-blue waves that were nearly black grew taller, waiting for the final eruption.
Phew … That's a little exhausting … Klein raised his left hand and rubbed his temples.
Just now, he was not simply driving the sea creatures. He had endowed them with a certain degree of extraordinary spirituality so that when they discovered the ships docked near the island, they could transmit the images they saw back in the form of prayer.
This wasn't something too difficult or complicated for the Sea God Scepter, but for the controller, Klein, it was a huge burden and consumed a lot of energy.
Then, Klein selected prayers around different islands in the archipelago and used the same method to issue "orders" to the marine creatures in the corresponding areas.
After doing all of this, he couldn't be bothered to throw the Sea God Scepter back into the junk pile. He returned to the real World, took off his coat, and fell into bed.
Having exhausted his spirituality to the extreme, he thought he would fall asleep, but to his surprise, his head was empty and painful, making him unable to open his eyes and enter the dream.
Klein could clearly feel that his skin was protruding as if he was having an allergic reaction. And hidden beneath them were countless granules.
Indeed, just as Mr. The Hanging Man had said, if one's spirituality is in a state of exhaustion for two consecutive days, one will definitely experience auditory hallucinations and show signs of losing control. I only reached my limit once, and I didn't maintain it for long. My body is already a little abnormal. Of course, this is also because I've just advanced and haven't digested it. Furthermore, I've consumed extra potions from the previous Sequences … Klein recovered his thoughts bit by bit and attempted to Cogitate the stacked spheres of light to calm his body and spirit's exhaustion.
After his condition was slightly better, he finally fell into a deep sleep. He slept until the middle of the night.
At this moment, the wind howled fiercely outside and the rain poured down. The storm that had been brewing for a long time had finally arrived.
And this wasn't a rare occurrence in Bayam. Apart from that, the night was rather peaceful.
Klein went to the bathroom to deal with his personal hygiene. After washing his hands, he took four steps counterclockwise and once again went above the gray fog.
He picked up the Sea God Scepter that was placed at the end of the long bronze table and began browsing through the "images" sent back by the sea creatures.
There were ships in these scenes, located in different harbors, docks, and the shadows of different islands.
Although Klein had never met Crazy Captain Connors Viktor, he had previously learned about his characteristics and the various symbols of his pirate crew.
Images flashed as Klein patiently distinguished the details of the ships.
Ten minutes later, his eyes revealed an unconcealable joy as he quickly zoomed in on one of the images and zoomed in!
He had found a ship that he suspected to be the target!
The ship was anchored in the lee of Symeem Island at the farthest end of the Rorsted Archipelago. Behind it was a towering stone cliff, and beneath it were undulating waves.
Its sails and flag had been retracted, but on each side of the ship was a white skull wearing a monocle.
This was the symbol of the Crazy Captain Pirates!
Klein casually removed the spirit pendulum from his left wrist cuff and used divination to confirm it.
The answer delighted him. It was indeed Connors Viktor's ship!
And this Crazy Captain only had one ship!
It's no wonder most adventurers at sea know that Crazy Captain has connections with the human traffickers and slave merchants of the kingdom, but the Church of the Storm's investigations into the disappearance of the colonies didn't point to him. A guy with a bounty of only 3,300 pounds and a pirate crew with only one ship can only do a "small business" no matter how I look at it. He can't afford such a large-scale human trafficking operation … What should I do next? Klein sighed silently before he began considering how to investigate.
His first reaction was to directly summon a massive undersea creature and ride something similar to a "whale ship." While the storm was approaching, he could head straight for Symeem Island. Then, he could disguise himself and use his powers as a Marionettist to control Crazy Captain Connors Viktor without causing too much of a stir. But after careful consideration, he felt that this method was too rash.
It wasn't a problem to deal with other pirates that weren't at the admiral level, but since Crazy Captain Connors Viktor was involved in a terrifying matter like the Great Smog of Baekeland, he had to consider the fact that what he usually showed was only a disguise and that he actually had another identity. Furthermore, his ship was likely hiding quite a sizable secret. Therefore, there was a high chance that there was a trap that could deal with a pirate admiral. If he were to rashly sneak in, even if Klein was armed to the teeth, he might not be able to walk out alive.
I'll summon myself in the form of a Spirit Body and head over with the Sea God Scepter? This will prevent any accidents. If there's a problem, I can immediately end the summoning and return. However, the Sea God Scepter is essentially a High-Sequence Beyonder characteristic of the Storm pathway. As long as it appears in the real World, it's very likely that it will attract Sea King Jaan Kottman … This will prevent the matter from proceeding any further … Klein looked at the storm in the scene as he had a preliminary idea.
Before that, he conjured a pen and paper once again and wrote a divination statement:
"Dealing with Connors Viktor will be very dangerous."
Picking up the silver chain of the spirit pendulum, Klein gathered his thoughts and focused on the divination.
Soon, he opened his eyes and saw the topaz pendant spinning clockwise at a very fast speed.
This meant that dealing with Connors Viktor would be extremely dangerous!
Indeed, it's as I expected. Thankfully, I didn't rashly head over … Klein picked up the Sea God Scepter and decided to carry out the plan he had just come up with.
That was to take advantage of the cover of the storm and use the scene of the prayer to directly use the Sea God Scepter to attack Connors Viktor's ship from afar, alerting him and forcing him to reveal his secret!
Once he grasped the corresponding situation, he would end the attack before Sea King Jaan Kottman sensed any abnormal fluctuations or arrived at his destination.
If Connors Viktor were to unfortunately fall into the hands of the Sea King, Klein wouldn't be disappointed. This was because after he investigated the truth behind the Great Smog of Baekeland, he had to think of a way to pass the information to the three Churches.
If Crazy Captain were to successfully escape, Klein would use the secret he had gleaned from alerting him to come up with a follow-up attack plan!
Phew … Klein slowly exhaled as he looked at the ship that was rocking in the dark waves. He raised the Sea God Scepter in his hand.
At the tip of the scepter, the blue gems that circled around it emitted a bright light.
PS: It's a little awkward. There aren't many words, and I haven't corrected any typos.
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