Bayam, Wave Church of Church of Storms.
"Hanged Man" Alger Wilson was wearing a common linen shirt in the port area. In the name of confession, he met the bishop of the diocese, Jogoli.
The two came to the secret room behind the church, and Alger reported his whereabouts near Gargas Archipelago for more than a month to his superiors.
Of course, there was actually no useful information. More than a dozen Church of Storms ships were scurrying around like headless flies on the Sonia Sea. They visited almost every inch of the sea and could not find the "Ghost Empire".
"Jogoli Your Excellency, is there any point in doing this?"
After the report, he saw that the bishop's expression was still calm and did not change due to the failure of the mission. After thinking about it for a while, he hesitated and asked.
No matter how pious Storm Believer is, he should not ask anything after wasting more than a month at sea. This would make him look even more abnormal.
Jogoli's face darkened:
"Whether it makes sense or not is not up to you and me."
Seeing Alger lowering his head in fear, he softened his tone and continued:
"Whether the legendary Ghost Ship has been found or not is not important. What is important is that other forces have not found it either."
Other forces...Feysac's garrison in Gargas, Church of Evernight's Beyonder, Loen's fleet, or even other pirates? As long as no one finds it, the situation on Five Seas will not change, and this is what Church of Storms is happy to see!
The guess in his heart was confirmed, Alger raised his head, his face showed surprise at first, and then understanding.
"You have completed your mission well this time. 'Blue Avenger' will rest at Bayam for a week. After that, you must be ready to go to Pasu Island."
Jogoli continued. There was no noticeable change in his voice, but it was like thunder in Alger's ears.
Pasu Island, that is where the altar of Church of Storms is located, and it is also the headquarters of the church.
When you go there, either you have become a believer of "Fool", and what awaits you is Judgment and severe punishment, or... your achievements have been noticed by the church's senior leaders, and you are ready to conduct a deeper examination.
And telling myself so generously is almost a clear statement...
"Yes, Jogoli Your Excellency!"
He reacted in time, made a surprised expression on his face, punched his left chest with his right fist, and saluted.
Then, as if he remembered something, he frowned slightly, his face hesitated, and after a moment he asked softly:
"Your Excellency, when I was in Gargas, I saw someone selling a special bullet. It is said to be derived from the inside of Church of Storms. It is expensive, but can add higher damage in repeated attacks. I have never heard that we have such an item."
The gray-haired bishop had already turned back. When he heard Alger's question, he turned to look at him again. His face was not solemn or angry as expected, but an expression of curiosity.
"Special bullets?"
he asked rhetorically.
Entering April, the coldness of winter has completely disappeared. In the warmer south, many young sailors are even wearing short-sleeves. However, experienced people know that exposure to the sun is more terrifying than the cold. Protecting every inch of skin is the secret to living longer at sea.
"Red Haired Woman" raised its sails, its bow split the waves, and headed east. This small boat, whose tonnage was not even high in the private port of Bayam, was now fully loaded with spices and spirits produced in Blue Mountain Island, and was sailing to the capital of Gargas Archipelago, Nass.
In addition to this cargo worth thousands of pounds, Red Haired Woman also carried two special passengers.
Angel pressed the wide-brimmed hat on his head with one hand, the white feather swaying in the wind, almost blowing away. The other hand grasped the side of the ship and looked around warily.
She didn't want to experience the tragedy of being attacked by a pirate ship during the last "trial voyage" and causing the main mast to break.
Maintenance and cost were secondary. What was more important was that the strength of the mast that had been repaired after it broke was no longer as strong as before, causing the sailboat's top speed to drop by two knots.
Leaving Oravi Island and heading east to the sea area near Nass, it is also known as the "pirate paradise". After the ironclad ship Loen Kingdom was launched and the huge naval fleet compressed the pirates' living space, more and more pirate ships gathered here, making the waterway extremely dangerous.
This increased the profits from the trade of goods between Nas and other colonies, allowing many ships that dared to take huge risks to transport goods to earn a lot of gold pounds. It also made pirates flock to them, treating each cargo ship as a piece of meat that came to their doorstep.
Just when she squinted her eyes and looked at a black spot in the distance, and was about to take out her binoculars to identify it carefully, a strong Gray Fog suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
Then, a figure with dark blue hair as messy as seaweed appeared in Gray Fog.
"Dear Mr. Fool, please tell 'Empress' Miss that I have received the exact information..."
Angel's heart immediately stood up, his ears pricked up, and he listened carefully.
"... The bullets you mentioned that can gradually add damage are called 'Thunder Bullets'. Due to the difficulty in making them, they are not as powerful as the Charm made with the same amount of work. They are rarely used in combat."
The words "Hanged Man" ended, and Gray Fog gradually dispersed, but Angel still stood blankly on the bow of the ship, looking forward unfocused.
The small black dot gradually expanded, and a black and white sail became clear, with the symbol of two overlapping scimitars painted on it.
The Sailors on "Red Haired Woman" panicked. Under the command of captains Helene and Sailor Chief William, they pushed the artillery one by one to the muzzle, opened the ammunition box, and were ready to load at any time.
No one dares to bet that the other party is a "good pirate" who abides by the rules of "King of the Five Seas" Nast and only robs goods but does not kill anyone.
After setting up a few artillery pieces and getting ready to face the enemy, "Red Haired Woman" turned sideways and changed its direction, trying to avoid the murderous pirate ship. At the same time, it exposed its own artillery in front of it in a futile attempt Intimidation.
But something surprising happened. The giant the Great Pirate ship, which was carrying black sails and had its artillery pushed to the gun position, slowly slowed down, as if hesitating whether to continue the pursuit.
A few minutes later, the opponent's mast turned, the ship's bow swung to the other side, and it actually left the sea faster than before.
Illusory Scales was attached to her face and she was about to jump into the sea to deal with the pirate ship. Angel was stunned for a moment. She roughly estimated the distance. If she launched the chase now, it would most likely delay "Red Haired Woman"'s schedule, so she had to give up.
"What's going on?"
She murmured, looking back, and her eyes met Klein who walked out of the cabin.
"Maybe their captain saw you standing on the bow and was scared away. Just like when we first arrived at sea, we hung the 'Flame' Danitz outside the cabin."
Klein replied with a chuckle, tossed up a gold coin, and did a simple divination. The result surprised him beyond measure.
Is my guess actually true?
Angel, who also saw the divination results, forced a smile on his face and said:
"It seems that my bounty, which is similar to Iceberg Admiral, is really effective."
He mentioned that after learning the "truth" from Adam more than a month ago, he gave up on himself and raised the reward. Angel unnaturally moved his eyes away from Klein and looked at Helene at the stern of the ship who was steering the sailboat back to the course.
After Klein forcibly stopped those gloomy and dark thoughts that day, she temporarily settled down and tried to find some loopholes in the words "Adam" said and confirm the authenticity of her memory.
After Oldest One's panic passed, she had found many problems that she could not explain, such as her resurrection from death twice, the "Calamity" Charm that could kill Demigod, and Church of Evernight's abnormal attention to herself.
If, as Adam said, all of this came from "Imagination", then he is probably no longer "King of Angel", but True God.
Even so, He still needs the cooperation of another True God——Evernight Goddess to achieve this.
One King of Angel and one True God, plotting against me, a small character, is ridiculous just thinking about it...Angel's mouth twitched, but he couldn't laugh.
Because of the information about "Hanged Man" Alger, Adam's statement becomes somewhat true again:
Church of Storms does have the production method of the special bullet "Storm Convergence".
Of course, she can continue to deceive herself, thinking that "Thunder Bullets" is not "Storm Convergence", and that it is a complete coincidence that the earth's production technology can continue to be used in the "different world", or even think that "Adam" and His words do not exist at all, and it is dark when she closes her eyes.
However, this kind of self-deception and inability to look straight into the heart may leave a sharp thorn in her heart that will pierce her heart at some point and cause fatal harm.
Fortunately, after that short period of Affliction passed, even if she faced reality again, Angel believed that she would not have the idea of "self-destruction", because she now understood Klein's intentions, and her life no longer belonged to more than just herself.
Thinking of this, she smiled again, opened her arms, and hugged Klein.
The latter was a little shocked at first, and then felt a little uncomfortable under the burning eyes of many Sailor and Helene on the deck, but in the end he accepted the enthusiasm.
"Even Mad Adventurer has a soft place in his heart..."
He silently supplemented his character design in his mind, but was surprised to find that Potion, which originally took several weeks to be fully digested, actually showed some signs of loosening.
Behind him, Helene, who was holding the steering wheel with both hands, was looking over in stunned silence.
In broad daylight, so many Sailor are watching, they, they actually...
The captain, who had a heroic appearance and had already established prestige in Sailor's heart, had hot cheeks, and he didn't know which way to look.
"He, he is actually on the deck, doing such a thing?"
A hoarse voice came from behind Helene. She turned around and found that it was her tall, bronze-skinned First Mate, William Jones.
The latter didn't notice the gaze of his captain at all, but looked at the two people clinging to each other on the bow of the ship, especially Gehrman, whose back was facing here, but his eyes seemed to be a little fearful, and he didn't dare to face each other at all.
"Gehrman Sparrow, after 'Iceberg Admiral' and 'Vice Admiral of Ailment', is he going to harm other women again?"
He lowered his voice, murmuring as if he was afraid of being heard by others, and his face gradually became Distortion.
"What? Vice Admiral of Ailment?"
Helene, who heard a certain keyword, subconsciously asked.
"Yes, Captain, haven't you heard yet? Some crazy Adventurer Gehrman Sparrow, and the secret story of two women Pirate Admiral?"
William covered his mouth with his hands and whispered.
He saw with satisfaction that his captain's expression became Distortion.