On the way to the nearby City Park to look for "Queen Anne's Revenge" parked in the park lake, Angel learned about what happened to Klein and Georgina who appeared in the same place as him last night.
"Sure enough... soon after you showed up, you were also received by a dedicated person..."
After knowing that there was a receptionist dressed similarly to Cliff to greet them, Angel chuckled and was keenly aware of the difference in treatment between the two parties: in addition to Cliff, there was also a short but good-looking woman Valentina who came to look for Angel, while Klein had only one receptionist.
Of course, there were flashy honor guards on both sides.
"After that, Duchess Your Excellency and I were taken to a reasonably well-decorated hotel to stay for one night, and we studied the city's laws all night long..."
Like ordinary people without Beyonder Ability, Angel and Klein, as well as Marionette who followed him, walked on the streets that were not prosperous, but had a sense of relaxation that Backlund did not have, exchanging their experiences last night.
"Have you found any 'loopholes' that can be exploited?"
Although he didn't have high hopes, Angel still asked.
"Not yet. Thanks to the Beyonders who mistakenly entered this city before, the laws regarding extraordinary power are very detailed and cover almost all Pathways and all opportunistic methods. Even if I... let Marionette control the Spirit Body Threads of the residents here, and Marionette who formed Marionette cannot escape the sanction of the law."
Chunas, who was walking outside the two people, suddenly spoke, making it difficult for Angel to tell whether he was Klein who had just "swapped" places and disguised himself again, or Qonas Kilgor who had changed back to his own appearance.
"Are you trying to take advantage of City Law's 'loophole' by letting Marionette change back to its original state?"
Looking over the smiling "Fallen Earl" face, Angel asked with a frown.
"Originally, that was my plan, but the consul Goredolf immediately pointed out the fact that Chunas was Marionette and had irreversibly died... After leaving City Hall, Georgina said that in her eyes, Goredolf is just an ordinary person and does not possess the qualities of Beyonder Ability, so his ability to see through me, Marionette, should come from that 'Hand of Order' characteristic."
Klein smiled and said as if he was mocking himself.
"Now, Chunas belongs to my 'personal belongings', not to a person. Anything he does and any crime he commits will be counted on me."
It sounds like the same situation as my Mirror Substitution... Angel nodded and then asked:
"Is it possible that Goredolf is Saint of Sequence 3, or simply Angel? Georgina is seeing fake When she pretended to be Christine, she did not see through my real Sequence, which shows that her judgment of Beyonder above Sequence 3 is not accurate."
"She mentioned this possibility, but even if Angel is disguised as an ordinary person, 'Imperative Mage' can tell that the 'position' he is in is not an ordinary person, but he cannot see through the specific Sequence."
Klein answered as expected.
So, the person who just punished me was indeed "Hand of Order", which is Archangel equivalent to a Sequence 1... Of course, it does not necessarily have real intelligence, it just follows the rules rigidly The current law is equivalent to a powerful "0" level Sealed Artifact, which affects a city roughly, but its power is difficult for even Angel to resist, just like the "0-08" Quill of Alzuhod...
"So, if we want to get the treasure of 'Ghost Empire', we must find a way to break through the laws created and maintained by 'Hand of Order'. On this basis, we must also solve the 'archons' who can use this characteristic to exercise their power. Only then can we have a chance to get those Beyonder Characteristic who maintain Dream City..."
Angel concluded with a grimace, not having much hope for the outcome of this adventure.
Of course, if she just wanted to escape from here, she already had an immature idea, but thanks to Nast's reminder, Angel didn't plan to say it out until she needed to use it, lest the omniscient "law enforcers" know about it in advance and revise the law to deal with it.
"Don't worry, as long as we don't commit any serious crimes, at least our safety here can be guaranteed." Klein showed a smile, comforted Angel, and then looked forward, "That should be the lake where Anne is."
In front of the two of them, the Fourth Epoch late-style buildings gradually became sparse, and the avenue planted with maple trees led to an artificial lake that was not very large. However, the originally beautiful scenery was ruined by a black sailboat stranded in the middle of the lake, like a ball of black oil paint in the center of a beautiful oil painting.
Although this is not respectful to Anne, a large Ghost Ship parked in the park is really eye-catching, like a misplaced amusement ride... Angel sneered, and Klein walked together through the maple trees that should have lost their leaves in late autumn, but still maintained a dense canopy in the "Dream City" that feels like spring all year round, and came to the bottom of the side of "Queen Anne's Revenge".
Since the artificial lake was not deep, the entire Ghost Ship was tilted to one side. Angel could see that some of the artillery pieces that had slid to this side from the deck were crowded together, making it look chaotic.
Suddenly, a small head emerged from those artillery pieces. It was the humanoid incarnation of Ghost Ship, "Balancer" Anne Gustav.
The girl with long black hair and golden eyes glanced at the two of them and nodded.
"You are finally here, come up quickly," she said, "By the way... I allow you to enter my 'home' in various ways."
This is a legal agreement for us to use Beyonder Ability to "break into" the ship... Angel had this idea in his mind, and then used "Mirror World" to quickly shuttle to the deck, and ignited two black balls of Cursed Flame beside him.
The next second, the flames exploded, bright yellow flames gushing out from inside, and the figures of Klein and Chunas appeared on both sides of her, like bodyguards who were one step behind their master.
"Well, this makes it look a bit like 'Golden Queen'..."
Anne stood in front of them and said, she was still wearing the white dress that seemed to never get dirty, her feet were naked, which presented a very strong contrast on the slightly tilted deck, where the unfixed cannons were all crowded together.
But both of them Marionette knew that most of the combat power of this Ghost Ship built by the Trensoest Empire was actually concentrated on this seemingly fragile girl.
Trensoest Empire...Angel suddenly realized that "Queen Anne's Revenge" also came from the empire controlled by "Night Emperor". Of course, according to The previous description of Anne was that it was built by the Trunsoest side during the period when Trunsoest had not yet become "Night Emperor" and was in joint power with Tudor.
With the help of this information, Angel, with the sensitivity of "Instigator", discovered a trace of loneliness hidden behind Anne's indifferent expression.
Worried that Anne, who would feel homesick after seeing Trensoest Empire's "Hope City", was too depressed, she did not immediately talk about how to find loopholes in the law and try to seize the treasure of "Ghost Empire", but asked in a soft tone:
"You met the consul this morning and gained your own 'resident' status. Have you ever walked around this city and looked at the Fourth Epoch style streets?"
"No."
Anne replied dryly, looking across the woods around Ghost Ship and looking at the street not far away. The people passing by looked here from time to time, their eyes full of curiosity, but no one was nosy or approached here.
"Don't worry, after so many years, I have long forgotten what happened at that time... I am just curious why the 'Consul' asked me...
"...Are you willing to take over his responsibilities?"
He retracted his gaze, frowned slightly, and Anne said in a doubtful tone.
Taking a public carriage, Nast Solomon arrived at the Archives Bureau, not far from the City Hall.
This short journey cost him two Nale, accounting for 1/500 of his current "total assets".
This currency is different from the external currencies such as Gold Pound, Gold Horn, Gold Louis, etc. It is an internal tool used by "Dream City" to calculate everyone's quota. Before leaving City Hall, he and "Golden Queen" Angelica both received their own 1000 Nale, including some convenient copper coins and large-denomination banknotes.
This is their "base quota" for one month after becoming a resident.
"Based on outside prices, one Nale is roughly equivalent to two to three pennies, and a monthly quota is roughly equivalent to ten pounds. No wonder the 'Archon' said that you can survive without working, but you must stay away from extravagant consumption and charged public services...
"The rickshaw driver driving Public Carriage, the people cleaning the streets on the roadside, and even the young people delivering newspapers all have smiles on their faces. They don't think their jobs are low-level or hard. They work according to the needs of the city and allocate the resources produced by the city...
"'Dream City' has existed for more than 1,500 years, which shows that this system has been very complete, but this may have relied on the power of multiple High Sequence characteristics. Even the output of food and water sources depends on certain specific Sequence... Can such social relations operate stably on a larger level?"
With many questions in his mind, Nast walked into the deserted Archives Bureau, came to the department where outsiders' files were kept, and explained his purpose to a young Miss:
"I want to check the archives of outsiders who have entered this city in the past two hundred years."
"Okay, please fill out this application form and come back to borrow it after the City Hall agrees."
Miss, who was wearing a long black dress with retro ruffles on the cuffs and collar, answered in a businesslike manner, then took out a blank form and handed it to Nast.
The latter did not take it, but said in a somewhat eager tone:
"I think this matter is urgent. It's too late to go through the process. The Archon just asked me to discuss some important matters with the foreign 'residents' who are still alive, and this requires immediate access to their files."
As he spoke, he moved the hand hidden behind his back slightly, and used "Distortion" and "zoom in" at the same time. The target was not the staff in front of him, but himself.
This does not violate most Prohibition of attacking and influencing others, and what he said is "truth", so it does not constitute deception or misleading.
This "Madness Sorcerer" just amplified Goredolf's suggestion that he go talk to those foreign Beyonder and Distortion changed it into "find them as soon as possible, so you need to read the files".
The staff member's eyes were distracted for a while, and for some reason he felt that the tall and strong man in front of him was right, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, but you must make up for this application afterwards."
Then, she walked into the inner room, and after a while she returned to Nast holding a not too thick portfolio. She handed the paper bag and the application form to him, pointed to the corner of the room and said:
"This is the file of outsiders who came to 'Dream City' and became new residents within 300 years. They can only be viewed there. They are not allowed to be taken out of this room. Remember to wear gloves."
"Okay, thank you for your accommodation."
Nast replied with a smile, like a polite Gentlemen.
He sat at the table in the corner, took the silk gloves on the table and put them on. He couldn't wait to open the file bag and glanced at the names arranged from newest to oldest on the overview page, skipping the ones with more recent dates and looking at the names of those who entered here more than 100 years ago.
"No Savini Solomon..."
The list was not long, and it took Nast just a few seconds to read it. The corners of his mouth twitched, and they curled up slightly after a moment.
"But there's William Kidd, which is the pseudonym he often uses...
"Sure enough, the entry time was 130 years ago..."
Whispering to himself, Nast quickly turned the file to the pages of William Kidd, pulled them out, and placed them on the table one by one.
The first thing that caught his eye was the logo in red letters on the first page.
"Died of illness."