At the end of September, the wine grapes grown by the major wineries near Backlund have entered the harvest season. Although people in the city are panicked and prices are soaring, along Tussock River to the suburbs, the vineyards present a busy and peaceful scene.
Looking away from the workers outside the window who were working hard to continue to earn Gold Pound for themselves, Angel sighed with emotion and looked at the exquisite stationery with the royal emblem printed on it on the table.
It was a letter sent from the Georgina Augustus Duchess mansion to Iris Flower Winery. Of course, it was not sent to Angel, but to "Golden Queen" Angelica Zaki. It was sent by the other party's butler, expressing Georgina's apology for not being in the mansion temporarily due to busy military affairs.
Duchess, who was eager to contact her before but now quietly left Backlund without knowing whereabouts, was going to do something. Angel already had some guesses in his heart.
From Bernadette, Angel learned that one of Loen's three armored ships currently in service was missing, and only two were left to fight against Feysac's fleet along the coast. This resulted in the originally dominant coalition forces of Loen Navy and Church of Storms being able to barely maintain the front line.
Now adding that Demigod, a long-retired "Arbiter", has disappeared, Angel can almost confirm that Georgina is following, or leading this ironclad, to find the legendary "Ghost Empire" on the sea.
This behavior seems a bit unreasonable at the moment when Loen and Feysac are at war, but if you think about it carefully, this is the perfect time to look for this ancient Ghost Ship.
In normal times, pirates are rampant on the sea, and Feysac's fleet is also cruising in the Sonia Sea area. The ships controlled privately by Church of Storms will report all abnormalities to the church. What Loen Military can do is very limited.
Now that the war has begun, both Feysac and Church of Storms warships are concentrated in the offshore area. Although pirates have become rampant again, most of them are hunting merchant ships in the Berserk Sea's areas suitable for navigation. Sonia Sea where "Ghost Empire" has been haunted has been quiet.
The royal family plans to explore Ghost Empire, either until the war is over and the colonies are re-divided, or the war situation is stalemate, no one pays attention to the sea, and Church of Storms and Feysac Empire cannot take action now!
This war involves the gods and the promotion of George III. The royal family can no longer wait for the war to be over. They may want to obtain another copy of Sequence 1's Beyonder Characteristic on the premise of having a "Hand of Order" and master the second rule to become a god Pathway... Angel gradually came to this conclusion in his mind.
She decided to immediately contact "King of the Five Seas" Nast who had also left Berserk Sea and was probably rushing to the Sonia Sea. The latter must have noticed the royal family's movements and was unwilling to let Beyonder Characteristic, which she had coveted for a long time, be taken away, so she had to take action in advance.
Although Angel doesn't want Pirate King, who is stubborn about order, but deep down he actually wants to build his own empire, to get involved in the secrets in Ghost Ship, but compared to leaving these to the royal family, to George III, cooperation with Nast is an option.
Of course, it would be best if they both lose and Anne can get a big advantage. After all, this "Balancer" has cooperated with Angel many times and saved her many times. Both parties have a foundation of trust.
Therefore, she first activated the mark on her palm, chanted "Lovely Anne Gustav" Honorific Name, and told Angel, who could respond to worldwide prayers, that the royal family had probably set out to find "Ghost Empire".
Subsequently, Angel went to Saint Samuel Cathedral, and in the Prayer Hall, he reported to Evernight Goddess his plan to leave Backlund for the sea through prayer.
This prayer did not receive any answer, but in Angel's opinion, this was equivalent to acquiescence.
Perhaps, from the perspective of Zarathus who is hiding in the dark, my sudden departure from Backlund, the beloved one who has been hiding under the protection of Goddess, is like a trap to tempt him to take action. Therefore, he will observe carefully, test carefully, or even not do anything at all to avoid attracting attention?
Angel left the church and looked at the figure reflected on the stained glass on the exterior wall of the church with some self-mockery, as if he saw a bait used for fishing.
After a moment, her figure disappeared from both sides of the mirror at the same time, entering Mirror World's intricate and deep passages, quickly leaving the city and flying towards the Berserk Sea.
During this period, she didn't notice any prying eyes or tracking, and she became more and more certain of her guess.
There is always the feeling of being a chess piece on a chessboard where God and Angel are playing and competing. It seems that only by improving one's Sequence as quickly as possible can one truly get off the chessboard. Even if he is not a chess player, he can still be a bystander... Angel's inner desire to get rid of the current situation is extremely strong, and he can't help but sigh.
Of course, she understands that compared to Katarina, who has been waiting for thousands of years in the "Unaging" Demoness stage, and who was "Affliction" with her less than half a year ago, now she has Tracy, who was left far behind, had been promoted at a terrifying speed. Perhaps only Trissy, who was also favored by God and received more favors, could barely catch up with him.
Her "Unaging" Potion entrance was less than two months old, but she had already digested most of it with the help of "Premature Acting", especially mastered it with the help of Goddess After "resurrection from the dead" Acting Rule, Angel can feel that Potion in the body may be just one large-scale performance, or there may be a similar target to provide corresponding feedback, and then it can be completely digested.
Or just like Katarina, continue your long life, slowly digesting Potion while constantly changing friends and partners, but I don't have so much time. George III may have already begun to prepare for Promotion Ritual. The war will soon expand after the Feynapotter Kingdom joins. Let alone a hundred years, I can't afford to wait even for a year...
Thinking of Klein's apologetic eyes and expression five days ago, Angel felt heartbroken.
Why isn't she anxious about her strength and worried about her current situation?
"If Klein hadn't known that I could be resurrected, would I have tried to experience the planned death and resurrection in front of him and complete the role of 'Ageless Immortality'?"
Angel would occasionally have such thoughts in her mind, so when Klein digested Potion by pretending to be Amon, she did not criticize him too harshly.
This may also be the influence of the spiritual mark remaining in Beyonder Characteristic, which will make High Sequence Beyonder closer to an inhuman state, with humanity gradually annihilated and heading towards madness.
This is probably why some Beyonder's actions can no longer be called human beings.
"According to some information provided by Mr. Fool, this situation will become more serious after becoming Angel from Sequence 2. An 'anchor' is needed to stabilize the self and maintain humanity... No, it cannot be said to be human nature. It just maintains the nature and consciousness before promotion. After all, there are a small number of Beyonder. Even if they are not promoted to High Sequence, they have long lost their humanity..."
The figure of Angel moved forward quickly in Mirror Tunnel, but various thoughts were wandering in his mind.
She suddenly realized that her current "anchor" was not very stable, and could even be said to be lacking.
The only people who maintain her nature and self are Klein and a few close people, except for her previous life which has only "traveled" for a year and has already become blurred in her memory.
Of course, the increasingly famous "Golden Queen" has also provided her with Anchor to stabilize herself to a certain extent, at sea, in the colony, and even where Angel is located In the social circle, although Queen Feared by Pirates and Master of the Spirit World Boat cannot be compared with "King of the Five Seas", they are almost as famous as "Queen Mystic".
Unfortunately, a large part of this reputation was created by "The Great Pirate Angelica series", which had a large circulation and included rare illustrations of this era. Many readers regard this young, beautiful, and heroic female pirate as their idol or dream lover. What makes Angel even more angry and puzzled is that a set of "complete versions" with extraordinarily rich content and descriptions have been secretly circulated on the market. These obviously pirated works are more popular than the original versions.
Recently, Angel discovered that the name "Ship Breaker" has reappeared in everyone's field of vision. Some tabloids that like to publish rumors even put The loss of Fosac Conquest Fleet outside Constant City was linked to this Pirate Queen. The evidence was actually that someone witnessed a young woman abandoning the body of fleet commander Candidate Einhorn.
At that time, I was clearly dressed as "Irene Watson"... Although Angel was quite critical of this speculation, there was still a hint of joy deep in my heart.
The feeling of doing good deeds and leaving a mark is always much better than silently contributing...
While thinking, she gradually approached Bayam, the capital of the Rhoside Islands. This largest city on the sea, which is still firmly controlled by Loen, has almost all the secret contact points of Pirate Admiral and Pirate King, including of course "King of the Five Seas" Nast.
Quickly finding her target today, her figure appeared on a piece of glass window with a missing corner. Her eyes were fixed and she immediately locked onto a familiar figure.
In a tavern thousands of miles away from Backlund, she actually found an acquaintance!
In the "Pelican and Fish" bar, Fors, who was wearing a hood and hiding his face that was too delicate for a colony like Bayam in the shadows, put down his pen and hesitantly picked up a wooden cup in front of him. He took a sip of the light yellow liquid inside with half expectation and half worry, and his facial features immediately relaxed.
"Compared with Lielangqi, which only focuses on alcohol content and ignores taste, Zalha has a softer taste and retains a certain malt aroma, which is more popular with Travel readers who come from the North Continent..."
She picked up the pen again and wrote in the notebook open in front of her.
"... In addition, I also discovered that the increasingly popular Black Bear Cola from Backlund is also sold at Bayam. The price is actually the same as that of the country of origin. It is hard to believe that a new beverage with a unique glass bottle shape, separate sealing, and a shelf life of up to half a year only costs three pence a bottle at Bayam, which is the same price as low-quality malt liquor!"
The more he wrote, the more excited he became. Fors picked up the glass bottle placed next to Zalha, and instantly condensed Frost in his hand. He took a swig of ice-cold Carbonated Drink, hiccoughed regardless of the image, and then seemed to wake up. He frowned and looked at what he had just written, reluctantly crossed them out, and wrote with emotion below:
"Gehrman Sparrow, who was wearing a black windbreaker, put down his wine glass disdainfully. In his mind, low-alcohol ale wine like Zalha is a 'soft drink' and is only suitable for women to drink. On the sea, if you are a man, you have to drink Lielangqi, and you have to drink Nibos!
"Suddenly, the crazy the Great Adventurer seemed to sense something and looked towards the door of the tavern..."
Suddenly, Bayam was picked up by Gehrman and left alone. The uneasy big Author seemed to sense something and looked towards the door of the tavern...
A woman with long pale golden hair draped behind her like satin and purple eyes that seemed to hide Vortex appeared there. The seductive aura she exuded instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the entire tavern.
That's the Great Adventurer Sparrow's lover... no, partner, "Golden Queen" Angelica Zaki!
Fors's face hidden under the shadow of the hood froze for an instant. He quietly gathered the notes filled with various inspirations with his hands and stuffed them into his cloak. The light in his eyes condensed and he did not hesitate to select the only "record" "Travel". He was about to escape to the ends of the world to save his life!
——Thanks to the leader duck "How Does a Light Rain Become a Stream" for the reward~
Thanks to the leader duck "How Does a Light Rain Become a Stream" for the reward~