Angel had anticipated this.
After completing the investigation of "Mirror Person" on Trier, in Goddess Church's view, her "Goddess Shadow" was almost in a state of doing nothing. Of course, she secretly investigated The whereabouts of Ince Zangwill, as well as the many discussions on tactics between Grey Mist and Klein with the help of Mr. "Fool", and the final successful resolution of the defection of Archbishop should not have been expected by the church.
This made Angel, who had already booked Beyonder Characteristic of "Unaging", feel a sense of guilt for "not doing enough work", and then thought that the church's top management would put forward new requirements when delivering the reward. At this time, hearing Anthony's words, his heart calmed down.
"Is it about the Demoness Sect, or the real culprit behind Great Smog?"
In order to show her enthusiasm, she took the initiative to ask.
"Actually, there are both," Archbishop showed a smile on his smooth, beardless face, and then looked at Cesimir who was sitting aside, "Next, let Crestet introduce the situation we are facing."
"That's right, after Ince Zangwill died, Ms. 'Goddess Eye' Iliya who rushed to the scene conducted Spirit Channeling on him and learned a lot of important information from his remaining memories."
"Goddess's Sword" Cesimir changed into a more comfortable position, crossing his legs and placing his hands flat on his knees. The bright red gloves were a little dazzling in the darkness.
"First of all, Zangwill stole '0-08' and betrayed the church because Sealed Artifact took advantage of the psychological vulnerability after his promotion failed. This does not alleviate his sin, but it also reminds us that even for senior deacons and Archbishop, regular psychological consultation and review are necessary...
"Secondly, his cooperation with the royal family and Demoness Sect began after he was promoted to Demigod. The Great Smog that occurred in Backlund at the end of last year was just a result of the cooperation between the three parties. 'Nightingale of Despair' Panacea needs to take advantage of this desperate Calamity digests Potion, and Aurora Order's 'Mr. A' wants the souls of the deceased in Harvest as fuel for him to summon 'True Creator' to come. As for the royal family, they plan to use this to cover up the truth about the disappearance of a large number of people in East Borough..."
Sure enough, as Mr. "Fool" said after that incident, the root of the problem has not yet been discovered... The purpose of Great Smog, which caused more than 100,000 deaths, was to cover up the truth about human trafficking? The number of missing people is probably beyond imagination...
As if he had guessed what Angel was thinking, Cesimir continued:
"According to speculation, the number of people missing in East Borough in the past three years has exceeded 20,000, and it is impossible to study earlier. With the help of Great Smog, which had a larger death toll, the royal family succeeded in creating chaos in East Borough that has not been completely calmed down to this day. Statistics of the existing population are even more difficult. If these clues had not been found in Ince Zangwill's head, Three Great Churches might still be kept in the dark."
Thanks to the efforts of "Goddess Eye", Klein and I just wanted to leave the scene as soon as possible and completely forgot to do routine divination and Spirit Channeling... Angel sighed with emotion and asked:
"Which faction of the royal family is working with them? Is it related to the silenced Prince Edessak?"
"This is the crux of the problem," Anthony's expression rarely showed a trace of solemnity. "According to normal logic, regardless of whether the royal family member who cooperates with the Demoness Sect or Zangwill is disguised, it will leave memories in his remaining Spirit Body, but these All traces seemed to have been erased by some kind of force. Iliya only found an underground ruin located outside Backlund west of Northern Suburbs and beside Tussock River. Crestet's mission to Backlund was to find it."
The ruins... could it be the place Underground Area that Klein and Mr. Azik accidentally fell into? But the latter had fallen into a deep sleep, and Klein was only passively Spirit World Shuttle at that time, with no way of knowing where he was going... Angel recalled what happened before and after Great Smog, and sighed helplessly.
She also thought about how she tracked the human trafficker Baelen in East Borough and attracted the "Judge" Harras behind it, the who was suspected to be related to the royal family. When Beyonder died, Spirit Channeling also touched some kind of "Secret Keeping" power, which directly caused Spirit Body to be destroyed. This is very similar to the description of Cesimir.
"It seems that this is some kind of contract power of 'Arbiter' High Sequence, which is consistent with the Potion Pathway controlled by the royal family, which also shows that they are concealing some ulterior secrets."
After listening to Angel's narration, "Goddess's Sword" nodded thoughtfully and continued:
"I will search for the location of the ruins on the outskirts of Backlund, and investigating the royal family's movements will easily lead to unnecessary confrontation between the church and secular forces. It can only be done in secret, so Holy Cathedral has assigned you."
So in the end, we still have to rely on the plan that Klein and I made, to get close to the military, and start with Qonas Kilgor, who has been exposed, and Viscount Stratford, who Trissy is staring at... Angel muttered, nodded, and then asked:
"What about the other side? You said it's also related to 'Demoness Sect'?"
She does know that Katarina of "Demoness Sect" is still in Backlund, and is likely to continue to cooperate with the faction of the royal family. However, judging from the success rate of the investigation, looking for a missing "Unaging" Demoness is completely unequal to staring at military personnel whose identities have been exposed. The former may only have the chance to capture the opponent alive if Grounded Angel of Goddess Church comes in person, while Qonas Kilgor may only need two Demigod to capture it...
"Yes, this is also the information Iliya obtained from the memory fragments of Ince Zangwill," the speaker this time was Archbishop Anthony, "In the preparation stage of Great Smog, 'Demoness Sect' used the power of '0-08' to control one Demoness, allowing her to get close to Edessak Augustus and serve as their hostage. This eventually led to Edessak being silenced, and Demoness also disappeared in the chaos."
"Trissy Cheek."
Angel read out the name in the surprised eyes of the two people.
"In fact, I have already contacted her, and what is touching is that she is sacrificing everything for the dead Prince Edessak, for the man she tried so hard to escape from before, setting Flames of Revenge on fire."
On the sea not far away from Harman Port, a Steam Sail hybrid Passenger Ship was pressed tightly against the black giant ship with a Pure Black three-masted sail, almost reaching the distance where it could be docked. Cries and screams continued to come from Passenger Ship.
But the Sailors on the latter's deck seemed to be blind, turning a blind eye to the Passenger Ships who were so close at hand. They kept turning their bodies and necks, looking around, curious as to why the target that had been approaching just now suddenly disappeared.
In the captain's cabin at the rear of the huge black ship, "King of the Five Seas" Nast was sitting on his Iron Black Seat, staring at the intruder in front of him who was wearing a top hat, a long windbreaker, gold-rimmed glasses, and a body as thin as a cicada's wings with his eyes flowing with dark red light.
"A very good illusion that keeps my crew spinning," his low tone echoed in the captain's cabin, which seemed completely inconsistent with the space from the outside. "How should I call you, Mr. 'Trick Sorcerer', or... Gehrman Sparrow?" "
I didn't expect that a Pirate King would actually recognize me. Of course, this is related to the fact that I deliberately did not pretend to be disguised and just picked a Luck seagull to look like me, but it also means that Mad Adventurer's name has been completely established... Klein smiled slightly, took off his hat and pressed it on his chest, said:
"That's all me."
He originally wanted to create a "weird" atmosphere and let Marionette, who was almost as thin as Paper Figurine due to his body size, give the crew of "The Black Emperor" a small shock, but now that Nast recognized him, he couldn't pretend anymore.
"So, why did Adventurer, who has been promoted to Demigod, come to see me?"
The words "King of the Five Seas" have a kind of pressure that makes people want to kneel down and obey, but with Spirit Body Threads, the effect on Klein is really limited. He smiled and said:
"I want to know something about Emperor Roselle in his later years. After all, everyone knows that both White Maple Earl have met this legendary figure more than once.
"What's your impression of him?"
Impression... "King of the Five Seas" Nast was silent, seeming to be chewing on the meaning of this word. After a moment, he snorted coldly and said:
"I have indeed met him many times, but what does this have to do with you?"
This is asking for a price. If I weren't tracing the identity of the third "traveler" and wanted to know more about the life of Roselle, that is, "Huang Tao", I wouldn't bother to communicate with you... Klein muttered, but acted politely. He bowed again, letting the thin upper body of Marionette keep shaking, and said:
"I can agree to a condition that's not too extreme."
He threw the problem of asking price back to Pirate King.
Haha - he seemed to hear Nast's silent sneer. The latter's Red Light eyes remained motionless, staring closely at Klein's Marionette.
"Then, tell 'Golden Queen' Angelica Zaki that she and her Ghost Ship are invited to participate in my fleet's search operation for 'Ghost Empire'. She should be there, with everything you need, including everything He left behind."
Him? Does it mean Emperor Roselle? But what does this have to do with "Ghost Empire", which disappeared more than a thousand years ago? Also, why do you assume that I have a relationship with Angelica...
Klein's body hidden behind Spirit Body Threads frowned in confusion, causing Marionette to ask:
"What exactly does it mean?"
"I don't know, but when His daughter, Bernadette Gustav, came to me and asked similar questions to you, she revealed one thing: Emperor Roselle's last hope may be hidden on the Ghost Ship hidden in the depths of the sea..." Nast's answer also contained a hint of doubt, "I think this may be a treasure that He values, or a legacy that He wants to give to his descendants."
No, if this is the case, he will mention it in the diary, because it is not a vital secret... Klein has a different view. In his mind, he quickly recalled all Roselle's diaries, as well as the other party's later years. When trying to get promoted to "Black Emperor", Bernadette asked several questions to "Fool" through "Hermit", and a possibility came to mind:
In that Ghost Ship, perhaps there is hidden the last resort for "Black Emperor" to resurrect: a mausoleum belonging to Him!