"I always feel that Ms. Lieyan's back was a little embarrassed when she left..."
On the wide deck, looking at the Bayam dock that was gradually disappearing, Christina said to his sister Dorothy beside him.
"Really? I saw her smiling stupidly, and I thought she was happy because she saw us off."
Dorothy replied, turning to look at the deck, which was dark black in color and a little hot in the sun, and the integrated turret, which was several times taller than them and was equivalent to a giant building in itself.
She became more and more curious about this ironclad ship that seemed to have no driver at all, and no crew members were seen after boarding the ship. However, the "magic lamp" in Tina's satchel quietly told them when they first arrived at the dock that they could reach the next destination as soon as possible by taking this ship, so she did not refuse because of her vigilance and caution.
Now that we have left the dock, it is time to ask Genie.
As if probing her thoughts, a golden, viscous liquid-like light emerged from the satchel that Tina had been holding tightly, and quickly formed a silhouette with condensed edges in front of the two of them.
After arriving at the third destination and further unlocking the seal, this existence seemed to be able to voluntarily leave Sealed Artifact and appear in the outside world without being summoned!
"Fortunately, we left that city," Genie also looked at the outline of "City of Generosity" Bayam on the horizon, and said in a less majestic and majestic tone, "Do you know that more than one Angel has been eyeing us just now?"
During today's short but fulfilling journey, Tina has received a lot of occult knowledge education that was directly imprinted in her mind. She knows that "Angel" is no longer an honorific name in religion referring to some great believers, but Beyonder who has stepped into the Sequence 2 level in Paths of the Divine. It is a powerful existence whose life form is different from human beings.
But after thinking about it, she didn't know why she was targeted by such a being, or even more than one?
"Is that 'Flame' lady actually Angel, just lying to us?"
she asked confused.
"Of course not. That guy was obviously kept in the dark and must have fallen into a nightmare by now. If I hadn't reminded you to leave on this ship as soon as possible, I'm afraid you would have been blocked and forced to enter 'Night Theater' to watch various interesting dramas and magic shows, enjoy local food, and be reluctant to leave."
Genie responded with a sneer, not sure if he was laughing at the unlucky Denise, or because he felt that his quick reaction prevented a "Calamity".
Magic performances and delicious food, can that be called compulsion... By the way, this guy wants to get rid of the seal and leave the magic lamp as soon as possible. If Dorothy and I are reluctant to leave, it is indeed a show for him Catastrophe... Tina muttered, realizing The Magician who just distributed free tickets to himself is probably the "Angel" in the mouth of Genie. As for who the other one is, judging from the birth experience of Night Theater, there is a high probability that he is one of the "siblings".
Dorothy on the side had obviously thought of this as well, pointing at the black iron-clad ship under his feet that was moving fast through the wind and waves, but no crew members could be seen:
"But if the owner of Night Theater is really Angel and wants to keep us, there is no point in getting on this ship, right? Isn't Angel a powerful Beyonder that can easily destroy a city?"
The golden Genie shook his head and said:
"No other ship can stop those two Angel, except this one.
"Because it's a...Ghost Ship."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tina felt a strong sense of weightlessness, and his body couldn't stop falling, and even spun.
The black turrets in front of her, the tall superstructures, the blue sky above her head, and the surrounding sea all disappeared in an instant, and thick darkness came in like a tide.
At this moment, Tina seemed to be back in a dark and humid basement, listening to his heartbeat and breathing in an absolutely quiet environment, counting the seconds and looking forward to the end of Imprisonment's time, looking forward to the wooden door being opened and the light pouring in.
Before landing from the weightlessness, she curled up and hugged her knees, entering a state of stress. Her eyes were closed tightly, and a few tears were squeezed out of her eyes and floated into the air.
I hope it won't be too long this time... she prayed in her heart.
But the expected impact did not occur. Tina was supported by a force and slowly stopped falling as if being held in the palm of his hand. His feet landed on the hard ground.
She slowly opened her eyes and found that the surroundings were indeed as invisible as she had guessed, but the environment was not the cold and damp atmosphere of the basement, but a dry and scorching heat.
Did I... fall into the interior of that ironclad ship? Just now Genie said this was a Ghost Ship... She reacted, touched her satchel, and found that the magic lamp made of gold and with good texture was missing again.
Genie?
She shouted in her head, but got no response.
"Dorothy, are you there? "Tina shouted loudly, and some broken shouts echoed in the small cabin, "Mom? dad?"
No one answered her.
Calm down, calm down, Tina, you are still on this ship now, and Dorothy must be too. Maybe she just fell into the cabin next door and will come over soon... She Rian caressed herself in her heart, but her body trembled involuntarily, and she groped to hide towards the edge and corner of the cabin.
Only by leaning against a hard wall and shrinking into a corner where no one would notice could she feel at ease.
Then, she waits for her mother, who seems stern and ruthless, but will not truly abandon her, to open the basement door...
At this moment, there was a low roar from a certain direction not far away that made the entire cabin tremble, followed by the crunching sounds of metal collision and friction.
Bang——
The hatch was opened from the outside, and a silvery-white light illuminated the surroundings. Only then did Tina find himself in a small room without any furnishings. The round portholes were tightly sealed, and pipes of different thicknesses passed near the ceiling. The only hatch was in the shape of a ring with straight sides and a semicircle up and down, which could only barely accommodate one person.
At this time, Dorothy stood by the door, holding a simple silver mirror in his hand, surrounded by electric light that kept flashing and illuminating the surroundings, just like Angel who pushed away the darkness and brought light.
"Sister!"
Tina had tears in his eyes, and he rushed towards the other party with surprise in his heart, and hugged him. However, he had to let go because the two hugged him tightly and suppressed Arodes's Mirror, causing the surrounding light to dissipate. He explained with red cheeks:
"I just, just..."
"Okay, I know, don't be afraid."
Dorothy did not respond coldly as usual, but instead comforted his sister, who had been afraid of the dark since she was a child, with a smile until she truly calmed down.
"But..." sniffing and wiping tears on Dorothy's clothes, Tina calmed down his emotions and said intermittently, "Genie, Genie is missing, and we are also locked up in this ship..."
Although her sister appeared and brought light, the disappearance of Sealed Artifact still made her feel very disappointed, and she felt a sense of grievance that she had to give up halfway through the task.
"If this ship is really malicious, it can just throw us into the sea. In the sea far away from Bayam, we can't survive even if we can swim. "Dorothy calmly analyzed, "It must have some intention to lock us in the cabin."
As if to verify her guess, there was a patter of footsteps outside the cabin where the two were, and soon, a white figure appeared at the edge of the light brought by Arrodes.
It was a black-haired girl who looked to be about the same age as Tina and was even more petite. She was wearing a simple white dress. She had a pretty face and no expression. Her golden eyes shone at the edge of darkness, but her feet were naked on the cold metal floor. She walked step by step, making the same slapping sound as before.
White skirt, bare feet, expressionless face...Tina immediately thought of the female ghosts in various novels and rumors, and the emotions that had just been comforted by her sister became aroused again.
Just when she could hardly help but drag Dorothy away, the girl who was only a few meters away from them finally stopped.
"She's right, I really don't have any ill intentions," the girl suddenly said, with a clear and childish voice, "I invite you here just to isolate the induction of 'Magic Wishing Lamp' so that our conversation will not be known to him.
"When I passed by Bayam, I noticed you and the existence of this Sealed Artifact, so I docked at the dock. Sure enough, you came here and boarded the ship."
Magic Wishing Lamp... are you talking about Sealed Artifact who is imprisoning Genie? Wait, this girl said "Him"? That is the reference to Angel or God of a higher level. Could it be that Genie is of such a high level... Tina's mind, which had gone blank because the female ghost was getting closer and closer to him, began to spin, and thoughts emerged one after another.
"Then who are you? Why are you afraid of being discovered by that Genie?" Thinking of the meaning of the other party's words, Tina guessed, "Could it be that you are the captain of this Ghost Ship?"
The girl shook her head:
"I'm not the captain of this ship.
"I am this Ghost Ship."
The scene fell into an awkward silence for a moment.
"You mean, you are the armored ship under our feet? Rather than a, um, living person?"
After a long time, Dorothy, who reacted faster, repeated in a low voice.
"Both are. After being promoted to Sequence 1 and becoming 'Prince of Abolition', I already have a real body, but my body is still this living battleship. Both are part of my body."
The girl replied with a serious look on her face.
Sequence 1, Lawyer, or "Black Emperor" Pathway's "Prince of Abolition"... Tina feels like his head is Her skin was numb, and she couldn't believe that the most powerful existence under High Sequence Beyonder, God was standing in front of her, and said that she was a Ghost Ship sailing on the sea.
But she has encountered too many magical things in this day, such as the Golden Lamp that can realize people's wishes, the silver mirror that can play Magic Mirror Divination and quiz games, the door that can instantly Teleportation people thousands of miles away, and the Beyonder that can change the size of men and women anywhere.
A Ghost Ship that can take the form of a human does not seem to be an unacceptable existence.
As for the Angel of a Sequence 1, or according to the concept of the occult world, a Archangel just appeared. After only one day of contact with this world, a strong relationship between Beyonder has not yet formed. For Tina, who has a weak concept, this is not the biggest problem. On the contrary, it also verifies what Genie said before. After getting on this ship, the two Angel of Bayam could not leave their own opinions.
After all, 1 is greater than 2, and there are differences between Angel.
After completing these psychological preparations, Tina plucked up the courage and asked the indifferent girl:
"Then what shall we call you?"
"I am Adele Trensuost, you can call me Adele, after all, I look about the same age as you now."
The girl who called herself Ghost Ship did not hide anything and said her name.
They look about the same age, which means they are actually quite different... As soon as Tina reacted, Dorothy on the side repeated in surprise:
"Trunsoest?
"Is it the powerful Trensoest Empire from Fourth Epoch? This should be the surname of the royal family at that time, right?"
Why would a ship be called that? Does it originate from Fourth Epoch, is it owned by the Empire, or is it due to other, deeper reasons?
Hearing this name, Dorothy, who is more interested in history and cultures of various countries than Adventure Novel, which my younger sister loves to watch, can't help but think a little too much.
Adele nodded slightly and answered in a somewhat erratic tone:
"This surname has gone through a long time. It was originally the Angel family of the Solomon Empire, and then established the United Empire family with the 'Blood Emperor' Tudor. In the end, the two parties parted ways, each Occupying half of the North Continent, it was not until Four Emperors War broke out and paleness swept across Earth Mother that all mortal God were buried, and Fifth Epoch, ruled by the seven gods, arrived, was lost in the long river of history.
"I was born in the chaotic period when Black Emperor Solomon first fell, and Trensuost Family inherited part of the inheritance. I inherited the extra 'Balancer' characteristic in my father's body. Of course, it also became his insurance and a means of resurrection.
"The Ghost Ship manufacturing method derived from the Solomon Empire requires building the hull first, and then using the power of Demigod's 'alchemist' to seal the required Beyonder Characteristic into it to create a ship-shaped Sealed Artifact with living characteristics. But the more special few are formed by combining the Spirit Body, Beyonder Characteristic and power of the most powerful battleship and the most powerful Saint or even Angel. This kind of Ghost Ship may give birth to self-awareness and even self-recognition, forming the appearance of life."
I always feel that I have heard many different descriptions from those in historical records... Is Adele the latter Ghost Ship that He said, so it has the power of Archangel? Dorothy's pupils widened slightly, and when he was about to ask about the part he didn't understand, Adele changed the topic as if he didn't want to continue talking about his background in depth:
"In the past, I have seen the powerful Sealed Artifact you carry many times. It is called 'Magic Wishing Lamp'. In Fifth Epoch, it is classified as Grade 0 Sealed Artifact by the Church of the Seven Gods, numbered '05'.
"It has had multiple owners, but none of them had a good end. They either died of Distortion's wishes or the terrible consequences, or they were deceived by the 'Genie' inside and encountered unexpected events, even if Angel or True God is inevitable. In fact, the fall of my father, Emperor Trensoest Empire, and the outbreak of Four Emperors War are closely related to this Sealed Artifact."
Is this lamp really Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, or the one with a particularly early number...Tina, who felt a little confused because of the historical knowledge he had come into contact with, suddenly heard the familiar keywords, and straightened up as if he woke up in an instant. The question he had been worried about in his heart became a reality, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Encountered an accident? Will 'Genie' deceive its owner? He once promised to fulfill one, no, three wishes of mine!"
Adele nodded first, then shook his head, and said in a complicated tone:
"Normally, this Sealed Artifact can grant the owner up to ten wishes, but only the first two wishes can avoid harm through advance preparation. Starting from the third one, the unpreventable and unavoidable Distortion will appear.
"If you wish to have endless money, you are likely to be turned into a money printing machine that works forever, and if you wish to have a long life, you may be transformed into an undead creature.
"But Magic Wishing Lamp has the characteristic of being alive, or the 'Genie' in the seal has its own thoughts, and his biggest wish is to get rid of the seal and return to the starry sky, so if the holder is willing to fulfill this wish, he should cooperate to a certain extent, including the promised additional wishes, which will also be realized in a normal form."
Therefore, although "0-05" is dangerous, the Genie inside it can be communicated and negotiated... Tina is slightly relieved. This statement is very consistent with the obsession of Genie that she felt along the way. The other party has indeed tried every means to unlock the seal as soon as possible and get rid of the shackles of the magic lamp.
If so, then her three wishes may really come true.
But another doubt immediately emerged in her heart:
If Genie's "subjective initiative" is so strong, why would he stay quietly in the basement of his home instead of leaving early by taking advantage of his parents or even a passing thief?
It can't be that I'm worried about being discovered by my parents. He's not me. He's more afraid of his mother's stern gaze than he is afraid of the dark... Tina muttered and continued to ask:
"So, to us, Genie is a friendly and kind-hearted being. As long as his wishes are fulfilled, he is willing to fulfill ours?"
Adele smiled slightly, and his expression instantly became vivid:
"This is indeed true from the perspective of transactions and commitments, but it does not mean that He is good. For this kind of person, simple good and evil can no longer be distinguished. He only has the drive of divinity. He does not have this concept of humanity and will not follow human morality. If He did not symbolize order, he would not even have the instinct to 'obey the agreement'.
"It would be better to say that the God and Great Existence currently existing on this planet are both full of humanity and generally good, but they are anomalies in the universe."
Humanity, divinity... Words that Tina knew one by one, but whose true meanings were unknown, came into her mind, making her feel dizzy as she had just come into contact with the world of mysticism for the first time today.
"Genie" hasn't had time to teach her this knowledge, or is unwilling to teach it to her.
Dorothy, who had been frowning next to him, nodded in understanding and asked:
"You mean, those God of mainstream beliefs, as well as those of declining religious beliefs, are all good?"
"This is indeed the case at present. They all ascended to the status of gods from mortals step by step. Compared with the natural Mythical Creature, they have more abundant humanity, and the anchor of faith provided by their believers is the key to maintaining their humanity. "Adele replied at a very fast speed as if he wanted to teach the two people this knowledge as soon as possible, "The quantity and quality of believers are equally important, so high-ranking Saint and Angel all have God of their own beliefs. This is their obligation to exist. Of course, God's feedback is equally generous."
God also needs believers, and not only ordinary, billions of mortals, but also high-level beings... No wonder the battle between faiths has never stopped, and it seems to have eased in recent years... Tina suddenly understood many things that she didn't understand before, which made her feel a little guilty for not being sure of her own beliefs.
As for God being born from a mortal, "Genie" had already mentioned it when he taught her the knowledge of Paths of the Divine.
It seems that we should believe in a God as soon as possible. On the one hand, we can accept shelter and on the other hand, we can also provide some anchors of faith to the kind-hearted people. If we have to choose, is it the "Eternal Darkness" that both parents believe in, or the "Fool" of Mr. Azik? Goddess of Calamity believers also seem to have done many good things...
While thinking, Adele, who was wearing white clothes, black hair, and shining golden eyes, tilted his head and suddenly said:
"Your destination has arrived."