Completely ignoring the verbal agreement with Nast, Angel quickly told the other party everything that had happened in the past two days.
"No wonder I seemed to see you when I went to pick up 'Magician' Miss..."
Klein murmured, sensing the strange gaze from the other party, and quickly changed the topic:
"Are you sure that the one that appeared tonight is 'Ghost Empire' and not some other Spirit World Creature or Mystical Item?"
"It's basically certain that it's not in Mirror World, but it can give me a certain feeling and attract me to get closer. That's at least one of Demoness Pathway Sequence 2's characteristics... and as a 'Madness Sorcerer', Nast is also very sure of his guess. I think he has a similar reaction to Pathway Beyonder Characteristic."
Angel replied.
"But if it is so easy to find 'Ghost Empire', why has no one been able to set foot on this Ghost Ship and get the treasure inside more than a thousand years after the Trensoest Empire was destroyed? Although it is difficult to gather three Pathway and Demigod, it is not impossible."
As expected by Angel, Klein also raised questions similar to those she had when she first learned about this matter.
"It seems simple to put together the conditions to open 'Ghost Empire', but it is actually very difficult... Order and Distortion's Pathway can be converted into each other. There will naturally be opposition between the two, making it difficult to get them together, and Demoness Pathway starts from Fourth Epoch has been in the hands of 'Witch Family' since the beginning. They may have secretly cooperated with some empires, but they definitely do not include Loen and Feynapotter Royal Family who have mastered 'Arbiter'. Until recent years..."
Angel explained patiently.
"It's no use just gathering these three keys. You also have to figure out the route of 'Ghost Empire' and the time and place close to Physical World. Only then can you have a chance to find its traces. Finally, the method of using these three powers to open the last door is still hidden in Nast's mind...
"I think he should have gotten the information left by his father, the Great Pirate Savini Solomon, and then he was able to get out of Oldest One, which is also the most difficult step. Otherwise, even if the three Demigods gathered together and stood on the path where 'Ghost Empire' drove by, it would be almost impossible to find any clues.
"More than a hundred years ago, Nast had not yet been promoted to High Sequence. He did not have enough strength to explore Ghost Empire, and then he could not find anyone to cooperate with. Arbiter'Demigod and High Sequence Witch have been delayed until now, until they have to be promoted to Angel to fight against aging..."
Klein nodded after hearing this, agreeing with Angel's inference, but he immediately frowned and said to himself:
"If Savini is so aware of the operation of 'Ghost Empire', it means that Emperor Roselle at that time also had the ability to find Ghost Ship of this Trunsoest. Could he have already broken into it and looted all the treasures? When we went in with high hopes, we could only find a few pages... notes written in Chinese?"
This is quite in line with the style of the time traveler emperor. He might leave a golden crown mockingly and congratulate the newcomers, "You have found 'Ghost Empire'. Next, wear the crown and become the emperor of this empty ship"... A strange thought flashed through Angel's mind. After a moment, he shook his head and said:
"That Ghost Ship is still operating normally, which at least shows that the main characteristics contained in it have not been lost. As for other treasures, they seem less important when compared with the 'Hand of Order' characteristics of a copy of Sequence 1."
"If that's the case, then I think it's worth taking the risk of cooperating with Nast and going in to find out. This will make the royal family who also covet that characteristic a trip in vain, and also give Queen Anne's Revenge the opportunity to be promoted to Sequence 1. If Anne can become 'Hand of Order', which will be of great help to our next actions. She alone can contain at least one Angel of the royal family, and even attract the main defense forces, leaving other tombs exposed..."
Klein said after considering it, and tapped his right index finger twice on the table, then suddenly stopped.
He still has this habit when thinking... Angel chuckled lightly and then asked:
"Except for 'Ghost Empire', how are you preparing for other things?"
Withdrawing his hands on the long bronze table, Klein replied:
"Most of the 22 Pathways Beyonder blood used in the 'Door Opening' ceremony has been obtained. I will ask Mr. Fool to conduct a thorough quarantine to prevent the ceremony from harming the blood collection. The donor... only the blood of Criminal, that is, Devil Pathway, can only be obtained after Mr. 'Sun' has finished exploring Giant King’s Court and returns to City of Silver."
On this week's Tarot Club, "Sun" Derrick, who is in Forsaken Land of the Gods, reported to everyone that he will go out with the strongest combat power of City of Silver, including the chief, elder Lovia, go to the safe route obtained by Angel and others in "The Travels of Grosell" to explore the ruins of Giant King’s Court. This operation is not only dangerous, but also takes a lot of time, so obtaining the blood of "Devil" can only be put on hold for the time being.
Fortunately, judging from the current battle situation between Loen and Feysac, George III doesn't have many excuses even if he wants to hold a national sacrifice.
This incident has a lot to do with Angel's "efforts". The Fosac Airship troops that invaded North Borough were almost stopped by her alone, and most of the conquest fleet that bombarded Cons ton was destroyed by this "Unaging" Demoness's hands, and the ground troops invading Winter County from the north encountered fierce resistance. It took two weeks since the war began. Apart from soaring prices and panic, Loen miraculously did not suffer much losses.
If possible, George III should be willing to send me a ten-ton medal and hand it to me by smashing it on my head... Angel chuckled secretly and was about to continue to comment on the situation, but Klein looked thoughtful and said slowly:
"It seems that yesterday the news mentioned that Loen Royal Family's big Prince Govington Augustus went to Winter County to participate in the war. Maybe it was also George III's plan..."
Big Prince joins the war, at this time? Isn't he afraid of being beheaded by Feysac's "Hunter" or "warrior" Demigod? As far as I know, the crown prince should abide by Three Great Churches's contract and cannot become Demigod, which means that he is equivalent to a living target on the front line... Hearing this news, Angel was momentarily stunned, but he immediately understood what Klein meant.
"You mean, George III deliberately planned to let Gowenton die in order to change the stalemate of the war and even gain an excuse for nationwide mourning?"
She murmured, even she couldn't believe such a conclusion.
But she immediately thought that in order to get rid of the suspicion of colluding with "Demoness Sect", King could let Prince Edessak "commit suicide" without any psychological burden. Sending another Prince to the front line did not seem to be a big deal.
What's more, in the eyes of King, who is only one step away from "Black Emperor", since he is about to ascend to God's Throne, what's the use of having so many heirs to inherit the throne? They have gradually gained power and will only become a hidden danger to the subsequent ruling of the country. It is better to solve them in a reasonable way. Regeneration These "obedient" and "easy to use" descendants, just like Death Salinger's descendants Mr. Azik...
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this explanation was very close to the truth. Angel couldn't help but look at Klein, and found that the other party also gave a somewhat shocked look.
From the perspective of never treating others as human beings, George III really treats his heirs and people equally, without making any distinction...
"In this way, I quite agree with the words of the evil spirit 'Red Angel'," Angel said again after a moment, "That a piece of trash like him can become 'Black Emperor' is really insulting to Solomon and Roselle, who were both at the top of Pathway."
After a few sharp comments, the two of them returned to the key issue of stopping George III's plan.
Klein first reported the progress of his performance. After threatening Angel and Bernadette last time, Klein's performance of "Trick Sorcerer" is coming to an end. In order to prevent being tracked by Zarathus Clues, he no longer frequently uses "Creeping Hunger" to travel around the world to create more "weird stories". Instead, he is waiting for "Magician" Fors's short stories describing these experiences to be published in newspapers, and uses a large number of people's feedback to digest the last bit of Potion.
"In addition, I also need to prepare Potion materials for 'Scholar of Yore'. Arrodes told me that items related to 'Mist Demon Wolf' can be obtained from Church of Evernight. I plan to conduct a fishing operation on Goddess's Sacrifice Ritual in the near future, switch to this part of the material, and then use the polymerization of Beyonder Characteristic to fish out 'Source Castle Watcher' on Spirit World..."
Source Castle Watcher... By the way, this is another name for Fugen Hound in the "Scholar of Yore" material. I remember Arrodes once said "Sefirah Castle" is one of the nine types of Sefirah. When I was promoted to "Unaging", I saw the clip of Goddess talking to Adam, Goddess once said that he wanted to hide "Sefirah Castle" Tampering from my memory. Based on this, I concluded that this Gray Fog of Mr. Fool is "Sefirah Castle" conclusion... These fragments in Angel's memory suddenly came out, and she couldn't help but look around, trying to find those "Fugen Hound" figures among the diffuse Gray Fog.
Immediately, another thought came to her mind:
Why is Potion of Sequence 3 related to Sefirah... Could it be that the Pathway of Mr. "Fool" is the Sequence 0 of "Seer"?
Angel's pupils shrank, and he felt more and more that this guess was very likely.
If "Sefirah Castle" and Seer Pathway are so closely related, then...
... Is there a possibility that the "travel" that Klein experienced, that is, being wrapped in a cocoon and returning to reality after thousands of years or even longer, was the result of Mr. Fool who was hidden in Gray Fog and controlled "Sefirah Castle"?
For some purpose, before the old world was destroyed, He locked three "travelers" including Klein in the cocoon, waiting for the new civilization to appear, and then released them one by one.
And Klein chose "Seer" and became Fool's favored one. Does it belong to the influence exerted by "Sefirah Castle" on him, just like I fell asleep in "City of Calamity" and then resurrected in the body of "Witch" Cole Granger?
Or to go even further, everything Klein experienced was under the control and surveillance of Mr. "Fool" and was all his arrangement?
Thinking of this, Angel couldn't help but shudder, feeling that the surrounding Gray Fog, which had originally felt extremely safe, became cold, damp, and even a little chilly.
"... If Goddess is not satisfied with the sacrifice, I may need a little help from you...Angel?"
Klein's shout brought Angel back to reality, and her chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down. She remembered that the other party was talking about making a "sacrifice" to Evernight Goddess to obtain some materials.
"Okay, after killing Fosac Fleet Commander last time, I got his 'Iron-Blooded Knight' trait, plus the 'Trick Sorcerer' and 'Despair' that have never been sold. There are three Demigod traits in total, which should be enough to exchange for what you need."
She replied with a vigorous nod of her head to dispel the fear that was slowly rising within her.
At this time, let alone discussing with Klein the topic arranged by Mr. "Fool", she didn't even dare to think about it, lest she anger the being above Gray Fog.
Seeing that Angel quickly recovered after a brief daze, Klein didn't think about it too much. The two discussed for a while about exploring "Ghost Empire" in a few days, and ended the evening's business.
Angel was hesitating whether to ask Mr. Fool to send her back to reality, but then she heard Klein's slightly smiling words:
"I will send you the remaining 'Learning Materials' tomorrow... By the way, now that the business is done, why don't you take the opportunity to learn Chinese now?"
Studying Chinese here? I remember that Mr. "Fool" can also speak this language... Angel was shocked again, as if he saw this mysterious God hidden in Gray Fog and looking at her with a smile, and subconsciously shook his head in rejection.
A moment later, Angel was wrapped in crimson light and returned to her Iris Flower Winery in the suburbs of Backlund. Her stiff body trembled, and she collapsed on the single sofa in the study room, staring at the ceiling blankly, and did not recover for a long time.
Until the personal maid curiously came over to check, Angel's mind kept echoing the "lesson" that Klein crammed into her:
"Remember, caffeine comes from coffee cherries. Fighting a fire is actually putting out a fire. Sashimi is a dead fish slice. Waiting for a red light is waiting for a green light..."