Sensing the undisguised scrutiny of Anne's golden eyes, "Artisan" Sharff took two steps back in fear, not daring to continue observing "Queen Anne's Revenge" in the darkness.
He instinctively felt that the girl in front of him who looked like he could knock him down with one hand was stronger than "Golden Queen"!
"I, I am Sharff."
He swallowed and replied.
The wandering life after leaving the church taught him that sometimes proactively revealing one's identity can protect oneself better.
"..."
Anne did not speak, but his real gaze passed over Sharff's messy flaxen short hair, brown eyes surrounded by puffy eye bags, and then his body that was so thin that it looked a little malnourished. He nodded after a moment:
"Bring him up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gangway hung from the side of the ship, swaying in the waves, like a giant black hand waiting for the three of them to take the initiative to step into its palm.
Anne got on the boat without looking back, while Angel looked at Sharff and signaled him to go first with his eyes.
"Do you really want to go up?"
Looking at the dark and silent Ghost Ship, the fear in Sharff's heart was finally magnified, and he asked hesitantly.
After receiving the confirmation, he took a deep breath, put his hand into the Clothing Pocket, held his last remaining Mystical Item, and stepped out with determination, stepping on the swaying gangway.
Behind him, soft footsteps came, and the "Golden Queen" followed closely behind him, like escorting a prisoner.
Strangely, as Sharf continued to advance along the gangway, the fear and uneasiness in his heart gradually subsided, replaced by expectations for the unknown. This reminded him of his thirst for knowledge after taking potions in the Church of Steam when he was young, becoming a "generalist", and his curiosity about the operating logic of various man-made objects.
"Ghost Ship" is the most powerful creation of mankind.
Stepping onto the deck with the salty sea breeze, Sharff's vision instantly broadened. He looked around and found that the wide black wooden floor was empty as he expected. Only the black-haired girl who had just walked in front stood quietly on the side of the ship.
Countless large-caliber artillery were placed chaotically, and the cables hanging from the masts fluttered in the wind, sweeping across the deck from time to time, making a swishing sound.
Sure enough, the ship "Golden Queen" is really a Ghost Ship as the legend says!
Sharff knew that to operate such a giant warship, even if not counting combatants, it would require the cooperation of hundreds of Sailors. However, no Sailors could be seen on the deck of the black warship that had just docked and stranded on its own. The only explanation was that it did not require any pilots or combatants.
Thinking of this, he walked towards the center of the deck with some excitement, his eyes constantly moving on the main mast, the ship's side, and the sail ropes, as if he wanted to see some unusual information from these ordinary things.
At this moment, the uncontrolled ropes tightened and the sails were raised. "Queen Anne's Revenge" backed away from the soft beach in a posture that was extremely difficult for ordinary ships, turned around, and headed towards the open sea.
Since, I moved...
Sharff's eyes were shining, and he wanted to get into the cabin to see if anyone was secretly controlling everything.
Looking at the excited "Artisan", Angel chuckled, confirming that this guy was not only interested in wine and women as "Hanged Man" said, but he was also so... With a little bit of the qualities of "Savant" Pathway, if he comes to the deck and is only interested in Anne instead of "Queen Anne's Revenge", I'm afraid...
Thinking of this, Angel secretly glanced at Anne beside him. The latter just quietly watched Sharff groping around and looking here and there on the deck without stepping forward to stop him, and had no intention of talking to him.
"Is he really a descendant of Emperor Roselle?"
She asked in a low voice, while using "Mirror Substitution" to create a scene where the two were still in a daze, blocking the sound of the conversation.
Anne nodded and said:
"It's him. Of course, his bloodline is already very thin. He only has three children. After so many generations, it should be like this."
Could it be that apart from Bernadette, Ciel and Bornova, the romantic Emperor Roselle actually has no illegitimate children?
Angel was a little surprised, but felt it was very reasonable. After all, for Beyonder, giving birth to offspring is likely to mean the loss of Beyonder Characteristic, and as a person at the pinnacle of power, Roselle would be very cautious about leaving blood.
Moreover, I think Anne's attitude toward Sharff is far worse than when she met "Queen Mystic" Bernadette again, because the latter is Roselle's Daughter, Anne watched her grow up, and Sharff is just the descendant of Prince Ciel who died young for who knows how many generations. The only relationship is blood and... responsibility?
Thinking like this, Angel once again looked at Sharff not far away who was unaware of the conversation between the two, observing his hair color and eye color which were different from Bernadette and Bornova.
At this time, she felt that a dark gaze was also observing the deck and the three people at the same time, but the focus seemed to be on Sharff.
Ha, it should be her, Anne was talking to her before, and then she asked me to bring Sharff here... Angel chuckled secretly, thinking of the two days when he took the "Future" to God War Ruins. After he was promoted to High Sequence, he was finally aware of the other party's prying eyes.
"It's not that I don't pay attention to him," Anne beside him said suddenly, which made Angel's heart tighten, thinking that this "Balancer" had mastered Spectator's mind-reading ability, "But from the moment he stepped onto this beach, I sensed the smell of... evil God on him. He will be in danger until this matter is figured out."
The breath of the evil god? Is it caused by the belief of "Primordial Moon"? Or, it was "Mother Tree of Desire"... Angel subconsciously opened Spirit Vision and looked at Sharff, but did not notice any problem.
"I have the ability to see the hidden power from the imbalance in the surrounding area. Otherwise, only 'Eyes of Mystery Prying' would be able to discover the abnormality in him."
Anne continued to explain.
"Is there a way to clean up this 'contamination'?"
Thinking that next to him was a Angel who was actually walking on the ground, Angel asked curiously.
"It takes some time and corresponding preparations..."
Anne did not agree immediately, but looked to the other side of the deck.
A pile of translucent soap bubbles suddenly appeared there, shining with dreamy colors in the moonlight, and a familiar woman Angel stepped out of them.
"Queen Mystic" Bernadette.
Sure enough, it was her who was peeping... Angel nodded clearly and looked at the woman who fought alongside him just a few days ago. With a rare serious expression on her face, the latter came to Anne and whispered:
"The mutation in his body is the same as that of a believer who has believed in the evil god for many years. It has been difficult to isolate the influence through ordinary methods..."
She also saw it, using "Eyes of Mystery Prying"... Angel thoughtfully took out "Justice" Audrey's "Star Ring Headdress" from "Mirror World", and did not put it on her head, but held it directly in her palm.
Immediately, the world in her eyes turned into countless radiant lights, and the purple in her eyes almost overflowed from her eyes.
Not far away, Sharff was still stroking the main mast of Anne, immersed in the ocean of countless unknown knowledge, but inside his body, a figure made of crimson light that had the same appearance as him but seemed to be smaller was maintaining movements in sync with him.
Under the scarlet Crimson Moon light above his head, this body is growing and growing rapidly. I'm afraid it won't take long before Chairman comes out of Sharff's body.
And what will happen at that time, Angel has already seen it from countless "cases" in the church.
Loosening the forehead ornament, the low whisper in Angel's ears disappeared along with the colorful world.
"Use this item carefully to avoid seeing things you shouldn't see." came the calm tone of Bernadette.
Angel nodded silently. The last time the other party reminded her to pay attention to "Master Key", something happened, and after going to "Forsaken Land of the Gods" to kill Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion, it was her early help that allowed her to find her way back.
This "Clairvoyant" has already proven the gold content of his words.
"What are you going to do with him?"
Putting away "Star Ring Headdress" carefully, Angel asked curiously.
On the edge of the windy and rainy Berserk Sea, "Future" was moving forward against the wind and waves. A faint layer of light appeared on its surface, which isolated most of the heavy rain and strong winds, allowing the Sailors to work normally in bad weather.
In the captain's room, "Admiral of Stars" Cattleya was reading a folded map covering half of the navigation table. Suddenly, his spiritual sense was touched. He raised his head and took off his thick-rimmed glasses, but saw nothing.
But a letter had appeared on the table, as if it had always been there.
It's the queen's messenger... Cattleya felt happy, quickly grabbed the letter, took a deep breath, opened it and started reading.
After a while, all Sailor on the ship heard the captain's order:
"Turn the ship around and head towards Bayam at full speed.
"Frank, come to my room, you are not allowed to bring your animals, not even your plants!"
Soon, Frank, wearing overalls and hairy arms, walked into the captain's room with a puzzled look on his face, and found his captain standing on the other side, looking at him warily.
"Captain, what's the matter?"
He forced out a kind smile and asked, but accidentally exposed a stubborn mushroom stem between his teeth.
This scene made Cattleya feel bad, but she still said solemnly:
"I will arrange an experimental assistant for you later. The only thing you have to ensure is that his life will not be in danger, and...
"Don't expose him to the moonlight."
Frank nodded blankly. The window next to him was blown open by the strong wind. Outside the window, the crimson moonlight floated in like a veil and fell on his rough face.
He looked up at the Crimson Moon that was gradually becoming rounder and almost full. Klein pressed the top hat on his head and followed the passengers down the Passenger Ship and stepped onto the East Balam Gura In City pier.
"We finally arrived at the Southern Continent. Both 'I' and 'Klein' are the first to set foot on this strange land... He and my father in this life died in the colonial conflict here..."
This memory suddenly popped up in his mind, causing Klein's steps to slow down a bit, but he quickly recovered and his steps returned to stability.
Behind him, two Gentlemen who also followed the passengers off the boat, but whose eyes lingered on his back from time to time, secretly exchanged glances, but were immediately discovered by Klein's "clown" intuition.
I must first get rid of these two military stalkers, and then find Marionette, who is full of evildoers, to end my "widowed" career... He muttered, carrying his luggage and cane, and walked towards the city.