In the ancient palace that stood above the gray fog, The Hanging Man Alger wasn't in a hurry to mention the matter regarding Crazy Captain Connors Viktor. He turned his head and looked at Sun.
"Are you still in Afternoon Town?"
Derrick nodded honestly.
"Yes, we used a long period of time to set up the camp. Then, we worked in small groups to clear the remaining monsters street by street, searching for any ancient traces that might exist. Although it's very slow, it's sufficiently safe."
He answered in great detail, and he expressed the attitude that it wasn't a problem for Mr. The Hanging Man to know more if he wished to know.
Audrey listened with piqued interest as she slightly raised her hand.
"What do you rely on for food after being in Afternoon Town for so long? Is there Black-Faced Grass nearby? "
She had long heard from Little Sun that the City of Silver relied on the Black-Faced Grass planted in the surrounding areas to survive.
"We carry a portion of the powder ground from Black-Faced Grass, but our main source of food comes from the monsters we kill. Most of them can be eaten as long as their Beyonder characteristics are extracted, their fur is stripped, and they are burned with flames. However, they all have a certain level of contamination that will cause mental problems. We can't continuously ingest them, and we need sufficient intervals," Derrick answered Miss Justice's question seriously.
Audrey recalled the few monsters that Little Sun had mentioned in the depths of the darkness. Thinking back to the gloomy and terrifying style of the City of Silver, she couldn't help but ask,
"Isn't that disgusting?"
Magicians Fors, who was focused on listening to the conversation of the other members, was inspired by this question. She deliberately didn't look at Emlyn as she curiously asked Sun, "I remember you saying that the monsters in the depths of the darkness include vampires.
"I remember you saying that the monsters in the depths of darkness include vampires. They are covered in pus and are extremely ugly. Then, after killing such vampires, will you use them as food?"
After hearing this question, Emlyn completely forgot to correct her that she was a Sanguine and not a vampire. His face turned green as he felt an indescribable sense of horror.
Derrick was silent for two seconds.
"Some monsters are indeed disgusting, very disgusting, just like the vampires that Miss Magicians mentioned, but we don't have a choice. As long as we can eat them, we'll eat them."
His voice gradually deepened, as if he had once again deeply felt the cursed tragedy that enveloped the entire City of Silver.
The palace that resembled a giant's residence fell silent once again. Even Emlyn, who wanted to refute the Sun's words, didn't say a word. All he did was curl his lips and shrink his arms.
A few seconds later, The World broke the silence and chuckled.
"Let's go back to the sea. Recently, there's something worth paying attention to. The 'Crazy Captain' Connors Victor's' Single-eyed Skull 'drifted to the dock after a storm. The mast on it was broken, and there were traces of scorch everywhere. All the crew members, including Connors Victor himself, were dead."
Audrey and the others didn't know who the "Crazy Captain" was, so they weren't too interested in the news. They were just a little curious as to why such a tragic shipwreck would happen.
The Hanging Man Alger's feelings were completely different from theirs.
The World is actually paying attention to the Crazy Captain's matter. There's quite a big secret behind this! It's no wonder His Excellency Kottman had solemnly issued the order for the Mandated Punishers and Captain's Sailors to investigate the relevant situation! Alger's eyes flickered as he thought for a moment.
"In Bayam, the Church of the Storm is actively investigating the people and matters related to Crazy Captain Connors Victor."
Heh, I don't even need another commission … Klein chuckled inwardly and made The World directly ask:
"What clues does the Church of the Storm have?"
"I don't know. I'll try my best to understand." The Hanging Man Alger shook his head frankly.
He believed that The World could understand what he was implying — I really don't know now, but I'll find out internally.
Audrey, who was listening out of curiosity, felt that the matter with Crazy Captain wasn't simple. She probed,
She probed, "Mr. World, isn't this a common infighting among pirates?"
Klein was just about to give a perfunctory reply to Miss Justice without divulging more when he suddenly thought of a problem.
The Great Smog of Baekeland and the missing persons might be a faction of the royal family, as well as some military personnel. As for Miss Justice, she's naturally biased towards the nobles and the royal family in terms of emotions and stance. If there's a day in the future when I entrust her with a mission to deal with those who deserve to be hanged and cursed, she might not be willing to accept it. She might even fall into a dilemma …
Therefore, I have to instill in her the impression that there are many bad people in the royal family and the military, so as to subtly change her stance and emotional bias. For this, I can bear the risk of exposing a portion of The World's information … Klein thought for a moment and made The World say in a relaxed tone with a hint of mockery.
"Crazy Captain is related to the missing persons case that Mr. The Hanging Man had previously investigated.
"The Demoness Sect handed the people they had tricked or plundered over to Vice Admiral Ailment Tracy and other external factions. They would then transport them to the Northern Continent's East Coast, and with the help of Crazy Captain Connors Victor, they would complete the final distance. This pirate has close ties with many human traffickers and slave merchants in Rouen.
"In January, I told Mr. The Hanging Man a piece of news. Someone witnessed Barran, who was involved in the missing persons case, meeting with MI9 personnel loyal to the royal family.
"Also, the biggest human trafficker in Baekeland, Capim, has an Arbiter pathway protector by his side.
"With so many things added together, do you still think that Crazy Captain's death was a simple case of infighting among pirates?
"Heh heh, I've always been wondering why the person behind the scenes needs so many slaves."
The clear connection between the clues appeared in the minds of Justice Audrey, The Hanging Man Alger, and company, making them suddenly understand many things.
Mr. World had left Baekeland and headed out to sea to pursue clues. He had been investigating the truth behind the Great Smog and Prince Edessak's death all this time! According to the information he provided, it was obvious that the real murderer had yet to be punished. He was still hiding within the royal family, and a number of military personnel were working for him. How despicable! Such a person should be thrown into hell! Hmm … How does Mr. World know that Capim's protector is a Beyonder of the Arbiter pathway? They've crossed paths before? As Audrey's thoughts raced, she suddenly made a connection.
Capim was killed by Hero Bandit Black Emperor, and the latter clearly knew which pathway Capim's protectors belonged to.
Hero Bandit Black Emperor is Mr. Fool's Blessed.
Mr. World is suspected to have a certain connection with Mr. Fool. He has never collected Rosell The Great's diary.
Therefore, Mr. World is Hero Bandit Black Emperor, Mr. Fool's Blessed?
He didn't submit Rosell The Great's diary because he had submitted it in private? His previous actions were to hide his identity as a Blessed? Is this Mr. Fool's test? It's really hard to connect Mr. World to Hero Bandit Black Emperor. The latter is more like a hero … Audrey felt that she had found the truth and began to wonder what kind of person Mr. World, who was also Hero Bandit Black Emperor, was in reality.
The Hanging Man Alger and The Hermit Cattleya immediately understood why German Sparrow had attacked Vice Admiral Ailment Tracy.
This Blessed was investigating the truth behind the Great Smog of Baekeland!
And what was hidden behind this was something that Mr. Fool was interested in!
Magicians Fors and Emlyn, who lived in Baekeland, also vaguely sensed something from World's mention of Capim. After all, the legend of Hero Bandit Black Emperor had been rather popular in the past half a year. He had become an important character in many popular novels. Even Fors herself wanted to write a love story between a hero bandit and a noble lady with him as the main character.
They finally understood why World had been able to detect in time that something major was brewing in Baekeland. It was very likely that a tragedy would happen. This was because this gentleman had always been pursuing the corresponding clues.
From the looks of it, the matter in Baekeland is far from over. There might be more accidents in the future … I really want to leave immediately, but Xio definitely isn't willing. There's no way for me to explain it to her … Fors instantly had the thought of escaping Baekeland.
Emlyn wasn't too afraid. From his point of view, if a disaster really happened, the Sanguine had important figures in Baekeland. They would definitely be able to provide protection.
After two seconds of silence, The Hanging Man Alger said solemnly, "I'll do my best to investigate this matter.
I'll do my best to investigate this matter. "
He already had a premonition that a rather terrifying storm was lurking behind Crazy Captain's death. Therefore, he was a little afraid and fearful, but he didn't lack the excitement and trembling of participating in the most important matter in the Northern and Southern Continents.
Cattleya listened quietly and nodded.
"I'll also gather the corresponding information.
"If you can provide more clues, I might be able to help."
Klein thought for a moment and made The World say frankly, "That's right.
"On the night of Crazy Captain's death, there was a High-Sequence Beyonder suspected to be of the Black Emperor pathway on his ship, but this demigod successfully escaped before Jahn Kottman arrived."
Black Emperor pathway, demigod … Alger and Cattleya ruminated over these words as they considered how they could proceed.
Audrey and company were amazed that Tarot had gone from discussing demigods to directly participating in matters related to demigods. It was really getting more and more sophisticated. As for Sun, he didn't understand the entire conversation.
After the matter with Crazy Captain came to an end, Cattleya glanced at The World and deliberately mentioned, "There's another matter at sea.
Last week, the crazy adventurer, German Sparrow, hunted the second mate of the King of Immortality, Slaughterer Kircheis. He's a Sequence 5 Beyonder. "
"How impressive …" Magicians Fors, who was only a Sequence 8, praised sincerely. She knew very well what Sequence 5 represented.
"Yes, what a legendary adventurer," Audrey added.
Emlyn opened his mouth before closing it again. He felt that he was still very far from such a level.
The Hanging Man, Alger, said without any abnormalities,
"Because of this, investigating the origins of German Sparrow has become an important task for all the major organizations."
You mean the Church of the Storm also asked you to investigate me? Klein instantly understood the meaning behind Mr. The Hanging Man's words. He made The World chuckle in a deep voice.
"Where can I get this commission? I want to exchange some unimportant information for money. I have a certain understanding of the German Sparrow. "
Hmm, does Mr. World mean that he doesn't mind me submitting some seemingly important but actually meaningless German Sparrow intelligence in exchange for rewards and trust? The Hanging Man nodded in understanding.
The free exchange continued for a while until Derrick finished learning the week's worth of ancient Hermes words. Only then did everything come to an end.
After watching Miss Justice and company leave in a bowing state, Klein cast his gaze at Rosell's Travels on the table.
PS: After some thought last night, I felt that changing an idiom without any historical allusions would be a little jarring to Chinese readers. Therefore, I plan on using another method to deal with it. There's no need to use the ingenious method of expanding or translating the content. Instead, I'll use the meaning and abandon the form. For example, using "Ravenous and Thirsty" is like a person who has been starving for days seeing food. That might be better.
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