West Bayam, Caesar Pier.
The "Queen Anne's Revenge", which has an ancient three-masted sail, is painted in black, and is more than a hundred meters long, so that the entire hull looks a bit elongated. It is docked at the most conspicuous berth in the busy port.
Next to it, ships carrying Intis colonist troops and some administrative personnel set sail one after another, heading to Midway Island or Partis Island in the north, and then returning to the North Continent.
This was the last batch of Paz Valley colonists of East Balam to evacuate, and long before that, Balam-Pass Import and Export Company, which had a large private army and fleet, had been expelled.
The river valley, which had been occupied and ravaged by outsiders for hundreds of years because of its rich mineral deposits, was finally liberated.
When these colonists who were either downcast or unwilling to leave, they did not notice that there was a woman on the huge black ship who had been observing them.
Of course, even if someone discovered it, it would be difficult to connect this woman with long curly chestnut hair and eyes like the sea with the princess of the Intis Empire more than a hundred years ago. After all, time has changed and Intis no longer has an emperor.
The echo of "The Emperor is back" two years ago was regarded by most people as a mass hysteria.
Watching the fleet with the flag of Tricolor Flag gradually go away, and listening to the merciless ridicule and uncontrollable cheers of the locals coming from the port, Bernadette Gustav closed the window of the captain's cabin and looked back at the door.
After a while, the sound of deliberately lowered footsteps and a gentle knock on the door came.
"Come in."
Bernadette said, as if he already knew who was outside the door.
The door opened, and "Queen of Stars" Cattleya, dressed in a black robe with purple stripes and thick glasses, walked in.
"Good afternoon, Her Majesty the Queen," she, who has long since become Sequence 3, "Clairvoyant", is Above the Five Seas's big shot, still calls Bernadette, "Moses Ascetic Order The last Angel, 'Dragon Scholar' Letitia has died, and his Beyonder Characteristic was contaminated by the madness before his death. I sacrificed it to 'Goddess of Calamity'."
Bernadette nodded slightly and answered calmly:
"Well done.
"Who else is participating in the battle?"
"The two Angels under Mr. Fool, and several Saints from Star Pirates."
Cattleya briefly told the queen in front of her the battle process.
Tracking down the members of "Moses Ascetic Order" who previously had too much faith in "Hidden Sage" and could no longer look back is what Cattleya has been doing in the past two years. The evil god was not around when he died. Most of the "Ten Pillars" members at the headquarters have surrendered or died. Only Sequence 2, "Sage" and Letitia, who faked their own death and escaped, are still missing.
But recently, Cattleya got some clues from Church of Steam and found out in Tarot Club's "Magician" Miss's " With the help of "Secret Keeping" ability, he descended on Letitia's hiding place in a surprise attack and killed Dragon Scholar who was pretending to be Mind Dragon "Lumingweis" in one fell swoop.
With the ability of "Chariot" Miss to kill clones and then attack the main body, Letitia's attempt to escape by feigning death again failed and died on the spot, leaving behind a copy of "Sage" characteristics that had long been contaminated by Hidden Sage.
This characteristic of being able to crush Angel and separate pollution from Reassembly was solemnly sacrificed to Goddess of Calamity by Miss Magician, which surprised Cattleya.
Fortunately, whether it is sacrificed to Fool or "Empress" Miss, this characteristic will belong to Tarot Club. In the end, it can be returned to Cattleya through trading or contribution exchange, which makes her feel relieved.
After listening to her narration, Bernadette did not care about the whereabouts of Beyonder Characteristic, but said thoughtfully:
"So, 'Lumingweis' and Mind Dragon are indeed fake, and the three ancient dragons currently in the world do not include him."
"This is the basis of the dragon magic created by Letitia, and the reason why he can resurrect after death."
Cattleya replied.
A lot of information she found where Letitia was hiding also confirmed this.
Bernadette smiled, looked at the window that had just been closed, and said to himself:
"Then there are only two dragons left from Second Epoch to the present..." Before she finished speaking, she frowned, her tone hesitant as if sensing something, "... and now there is only one left."
At that moment, her Angel-level "prophecy" ability had some vague feelings, which made her make corrections to her words.
But the two existing Mind Dragon are both "Visionary" and Pathway's Angel, which can hide their own existence. I shouldn't be able to predict their status... One of the giant dragons was attacked, and the secretive status was broken by external forces? Bernadette was thinking about it, and seeing Cattleya still standing in front of him, waiting quietly as if expecting praise from him, he smiled and said:
"You stay here for a few days, and I'll see how well you digest the Potion of 'Clairvoyant'."
This sentence immediately made Cattleya smile.
Seeing Saint, who had special feelings for him, leave the captain's room with brisk steps, the smile on Bernadette's face disappeared and was replaced by a worried expression.
She already knew most of what happened in the past few days with her prophecy and divination abilities, and Roselle also informed her of the rest before leaving.
Today, there are only five God left in Astral World, and there are only three "Seven Gods" in the early days of Fifth Epoch.
Compared with the fall of "God of Combat" and "Eternal Blazing Sun", this divine war seemed a bit quiet. "Lord of Storms" and "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" should have fallen directly in Astral World, and the legacy was taken over by other God. Her father, "Black Emperor" Roselle, even directly entered the Astral World support barrier, as if he had a tacit understanding of it.
All this is for the birth of the "Omniscient and Almighty", for the earth to have the power of a Pillar-level Great Old One... But will the Great Old Ones outside the barrier really sit still and wait for death? They cannot wait for another Pillar to be born, otherwise "God Almighty" and "Lord of Mysteries" join forces, plus other Great Old One that may appear, Outer Deity will have no chance...
As his thoughts flowed, Bernadette thought of the two Angel who helped Cattleya kill "Sage" Letitia.
The party organized by Mr. Fool seems to want most members to be promoted to Angel in a short period of time. This means that in War of Doomsday, only by reaching this level can it be possible to withstand the impact of the broken barrier and even have the power to protect ordinary people... But in the war between Great Old One, can Angel really play any role? How to deal with the other Angels under our Outer Deitys?
"Unfortunately, before the arrival of Apocalypse, Cattleya should have little chance of being promoted to 'Sage'. The ceremony requires her to stop a Catastrophe involving high-level power, but at the moment, this opportunity is almost equivalent to the arrival of Apocalypse..."
She muttered and turned back towards the chart table in the center of the captain's cabin. As soon as her eyes moved, she noticed a figure appearing in front of her.
It was Anne Gustav, who was wearing a white dress and was petite but looked extremely majestic.
Bernadette's frown instantly relaxed. Just as he was about to say hello, the latter said:
"I'm going to go back to 'Dream City' and borrow the characteristics of 'Hand of Order'."
Sequence 1 Characteristic of Justiciar Pathway... Bernadette immediately understood that this was the need of "Black Emperor" Roselle, and it was his own His father was promoted to the cornerstone of Great Old One, and the corresponding Uniqueness, "Trunsoest Brass Book" had already fallen into his hands after that "Vortex".
As for the other two copies of "Hand of Order", one is in the hands of the royal family of Feynapotter, that is, Castiya Family, and belongs to Archangel, a Fourth Epoch who survives to this day, and the other belongs to "Protector" William I of the Loen Royal Family.
When Apocalypse was approaching, Bernadette speculated that no God would deliberately force a Angel who was willing to take corresponding responsibilities to give up his characteristics, unless it was a heterogeneous person like "Dragon Scholar" who was corrupted by the evil god.
Therefore, it should be God's tacit understanding to hand over the last "Hand of Order" to his father... She had some guesses, but still asked as if to confirm:
"Will your contractor, Goddess, agree?"
"We can't contact him at the moment, either through contract or prayer, but I guess Roselle has already communicated with Him," Anne shook his head and said, "Just in case, you bring 'Pale Death' with you."
"This is a transaction, not a confrontation."
She added, as if worried about Bernadette misunderstanding.
Sequence 1 for Sequence 1... The latter understood clearly and nodded in agreement.
But before the two of them could take any further action, the half-length mirror used as a decoration in the captain's room became dark and deep, and a figure was outlined in front of the mirror.
She wears a gorgeous crown, has chestnut hair and blue eyes, has a plump and mature figure, and her appearance is somewhat similar to Bernadette.
"Empress Roselle" in the mirror came to reality.
"There is no need to bring that Sealed Artifact," He said in a Gentle Beauty voice, "Master of the Mirror World has agreed to hand over 'Hand of Order', provided that all Special Mirror World who fled Mirror Person surrender, including me."
The origin of Mirror World... Bernadette thought of a section of Goddess Honorific Name, and realized that asking Mirror Person, who should have surrendered to Him, to make a commitment again was equivalent to giving "Hand of Order" to his father for free, and a smile appeared on his face.
She looked at Anne and found that the latter was the same.
Seeing the two of them smiling and looking at each other, Roselle, who was wearing a black skirt, curled her lips rather boringly, feeling that she was a little redundant, so she turned around and prepared to enter Mirror World.
Suddenly, a worried voice from Bernadette came from behind her:
"What about you?"
Empress Roselle immediately showed a pleased smile and replied with satisfaction:
"When Apocalypse is over, Mirror World will also usher in true peace.
"At that time, I may have hope to truly come to reality."
At the end of the sentence, her tone became a little complicated.
"Hmph, he can't even try to monopolize you, Anne, and Bornova."
Church of the Sea God is located in the church of Bayam.
Alger Wilson, wearing a Pope robe and a silver-black mask, was sitting on a high-backed chair decorated with symbols such as lightning and clouds, discussing with Danitz, a fellow believer of "Fool" and also Oracle, about going to the Southern Continent to open New Diocese.
Although the original Storm, Evernight and Earth Mother are still preaching in the Southern Continent, the retreat of colonial power inevitably caused the original faith to waver, which is naturally the best time to spread the "Fool" faith.
"... Not only do we need to build a new church, but we also need to develop the extraordinary power within the church. You'd better be promoted to Saint within half a year, otherwise Southern Continent will not have enough support to spread the faith."
He said solemnly to "Reaper" Danitz, who had blond hair and slightly burnt eyebrows.
When it comes to matters of faith, Danitz, who is usually carefree and often makes rude remarks, looked serious and nodded repeatedly.
He has been stagnant in Sequence 5 for quite some time. Although he knows about "Acting Method" and has no shortage of corresponding materials, his promotion requirement to form a team of at least 30 people who have a tacit understanding with him has never been achieved.
Danitz originally wanted to seek help from the captain of "Golden Dream", who was half his teacher, "Iceberg Admiral", but before he could see Edwina, he was blocked by an old friend on the ship and threw him back, saying that he had been voted out of Sailor Chief's position by the whole crew and was replaced by Exile.
"... I will try my best, Your Majesty Pope."
He answered with some bitterness, bowed his head and left the church, not wanting Alger, who was once Mid Sequence with him but now Saint, to see his expression.
The corners of the latter's mouth hidden under the mask were slightly raised, and he ruthlessly evaluated the strength of Mr. "Fool"'s beloved.
I heard that many Beyonder who wanted to be a member of his team were scared away by his character... Did he learn provocation from that "Fog Sea Strongest Hunter"? If you ask me, he might as well jump to Demoness Pathway, that might be easier... Alger muttered, then thought of his own promotion path, and his smile disappeared again.
He achieved great results in the search for the remains of "Zedus". He showed his ability in front of Two Gods of Tarot Club, and he will surely be promoted to Angel soon. opportunity, and "Sea King" Potion also played Church of the Sea God Pope day after day, digesting it in the process of performing miracles in various places, and made corresponding preparations.
But which Pathway to choose made Alger difficult.
"Storm" Pathway Sequence 2 "Calamity" is naturally the best choice, but there is currently no corresponding Potion Main Materials or Beyonder Characteristic in Tarot Club;
"Hanged Man" Pathway Sequence 2 "Profane Presbyter" Tarot Club has a ready-made Beyonder Characteristic inside, initially Alger was also worried that Mr. "Justice" Miss or "Sun" would compete with him, but now it seems that they should all go to Pathway where they are;
"White Tower" Pathway Sequence 2 "Wisdom Angel" is also a good choice, but Beyonder Characteristic needs to crush a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, which requires him to pay an extra price, and the corresponding ceremony is the most difficult for him, so it is the last option to consider.
Among the three, "Hanged Man" Alger originally wanted to switch to the one Pathway that matches his nickname. "Profane Presbyter" not only has Beyonder Characteristic, but can also get help from "Goddess of Calamity" during the ceremony, which is undoubtedly the best choice. But just recently, Tarot Club's Miss Empress allowed him to wait a little longer, perhaps waiting for the characteristics of "Calamity" before making a final decision.
Fresh "Storm" Pathway Sequence 2 features... Think of "Empress" Miss on Tarot Club Beyonder Characteristic who was being peddled for the first time, Alger couldn't help but suspect that a certain Church of Storms's Angel had fallen in love with the other party's Death List, and felt a little excited and a little uneasy.
But he also felt that "The End Church" who had become Orthodox Church should not directly provoke Storm like this, and denied this possibility.
Could this be related to the weird dream I had a few days ago, and the thunder that woke me up from my dream... Alger recalled the Giant of Light in the dream, as well as the electric light surrounding the giant, and the "White Tower" held in his hand, and he had a terrifying suspicion in his heart.
After "Eternal Blazing Sun" fell, I felt that this day would eventually come... Looking at Sun slanting westward outside the window, Alger decided to discuss this matter later on Tarot Club - if "Empress" Miss allowed such a discussion.
But when the scheduled time passed, "Hanged Man" did not go to Gray Fog, but sat there with a dull expression.
He came to Wall Clock as if confirming, and found that when he pressed Backlund, it was already 3:15 pm.
Tarot Club Didn't go as scheduled?
Alger subconsciously wanted to pray to "Fool", but before the familiar Honorific Name blurted out, there was a burst of Gray Fog in front of his eyes, and a female voice of Gentle Beauty came from his ears.
"...the meeting is changed to once a month, on the first Monday at 3 p. m."
The voice in his ears faded, and the Gray Fog in front of him disappeared. "Moon" Emlyn finally reacted. He sat up from the bed, came to the window, opened the curtains, and looked at the busy street of Backlund in the dazzling sunlight.
The sudden postponement of Tarot Club gave this member an ominous premonition.
The previous Crimson Moon suddenly turned into Blood Moon, and the terrifying night where the stars lit up one after another as if they were about to fall to the ground made Spirituality's abundant Emlyn feel uneasy, and then emerged In his subconscious mind, he who did not have Dream Invasion saw a nightmare-like scene of Giant of Light formed by Sun, which even made him a little panicked, who deeply hated Sun.
What worries Emlyn the most is that the prayers to Mr. "Fool" and "Empress" Miss have not been answered, and the prayers to the ancestors have returned some instructions that he can tell at a glance are misleading.
Could it be that "Apocalypse", which has been discussed many times on Tarot Club, is coming? Isn't there still more than ten years to go... My "savior" is not yet Angel... He paced back and forth in the bedroom where there were many dolls, his eyes briefly scanning the dolls that he cherished in the past but now have little time to accompany.
A moment later, dressed in formal attire, he arrived at Underground Area of a villa and stood in front of a tomb surrounded by many mutated flowers, grass and grains.
This tomb belongs to one Duke of Sanguine, the "full moon" Olmer, who truly stepped into it after he became Sequence 3 "High Summoner" After becoming a senior member of the ethnic group, Emlyn had a lot of contact with Angel, who was said to be over 3,000 years old and had followed the ancestor Lilith, and could feel the other person's goodwill towards him.
After all, he is the youngest Saint of Sanguine, and the "savior" appointed by the ancestor.
"Emlyn," Olmer's mellow voice came from the tomb, "You feel a little confused inside, so you came to see me."
Is it so obvious... Emlyn adjusted his expression. He wanted to express his deepest doubts, but when his words came to his lips, they changed:
"I want to digest Sequence 3's Potion as soon as possible, but I don't know if I should take the risk."
As "High Summoner", he has found a way to digest Potion, which is to use rituals to summon various Spirit World Creature, obtain their help, and perform performances.
The higher the level of the summoned object, the more people watching on the spot, and the better it is for the performance.
After a brief silence, the voice of "Full Moon" Duke came from the tomb again:
"Based on my experience, you can choose to summon the powerful Spirit World Creature that has been determined to be friendly. Of course, if there are Angel in reality that can cooperate with you, summoning them can also speed up the performance, and even directly digest the remaining Potion."
Summoning the real Angel...Emlyn's expression was dull for a moment, feeling that his previous thinking was somewhat limited.
He immediately thought of using the personalities of Sanguine and three Duke to summon these "Life-Giver" who could only lie in graves or coffins to slow down the aging process and accelerate Potion The digestion of, but not only the "Full Moon" Duke in front of him, but the other two Angel are also over two thousand years old, and the summoning process will cause a lot of harm to them.
Although Emlyn is a little eager to promote Angel, it is not to the point of harming Sanguine's interests.
By the way, there are two Angel among Tarot Club, "Magician" Miss and "Chariot" Miss. If I can pay a certain price, I should be able to get their cooperation... He then thought of the postponed party today, and thought about it.
Not only are there two Angel, Tarot Club and two True God... Mr. "Fool" and "Empress" Miss... Mr. "World" bought the kind from me. Medicine, from a certain point of view, I have contributed to Two Gods... A light flashed in Emlyn's mind, but he immediately realized that it was impossible to talk about this kind of thing, otherwise he might be met by Divine Punishment as soon as he went out, and his expression became extremely weird.
Under the comfort of the full moon Duke Olmer, Emlyn's fear was buried deep in his heart. He went to South District's Harvest Church again for routine worship and met several young Sanguine who worshiped him. He did not return home until nightfall.
Although he was in high spirits, Emlyn still lay back on the bed and fell asleep surrounded by the dolls, trying to get some hints in the dream with the help of Spirituality, who was active at night.
In a daze, he heard a familiar female voice:
"Emlyn...
"Emlyn White..."
Opening his eyes, Emlyn found himself in a golden wheat field, and in the mist in front of him was a plump Gentle Beauty figure holding a baby in his arms.
"Ancestor!"
Although he didn't know whether the dream was disturbed by the evil god, he still instinctively called to the other party.
"Emlyn..." The maternal figure came closer, but her voice was a little erratic, as if she was disturbed, "I have an important task for you..."