Hobart's words plunged the other three into even deeper contemplation.
Klein finally understood why the Churches did not make the "Acting Method" public. Beyonder characteristics were conserved! There were only so many of them. If everyone rapidly digested their Potions and wanted to advance, obtaining Beyonder characteristics from others would be easier than searching for increasingly scarce Extraordinary Materials.
Even as a simple hypothetical, it was an extremely bloody and terrifying prospect.
Hobart continued, "Let us return to Mr. Hanged Man's question.
"That skeleton left behind this secret in the hope that, one day, someone would retrieve the Beyonder characteristics left behind by those three High Elves.
"Back then, the Elven King's authority was taken away. The surviving Elven Race had always harbored resentment. Whoever held the authority of storms was hated by the Elven Race.
"That was why they wanted more pirates to learn of those three locations. So long as those three Beyonder characteristics did not belong to the Church of Storms, whoever obtained them would certainly become an enemy of the Church of Storms.
"Of course, this secret might very well fall into the hands of the Church of Storms. But even if someone from the Church of Storms obtained such important information, there was a high chance they would not report it upward.
"This was a perfect opportunity to establish their own faction! So long as they could obtain one of those Beyonder characteristics, the Four Kings of the sea would become the Five Kings."
Klein looked thoughtfully at Alger. Upon hearing this, Alger naturally felt his blood surge with excitement. What the Emperor had described was precisely what he sought.
Hobart said, "Since there is a high probability of causing trouble for the Church of Storms—or rather, the Lord of Storms—the skeleton would naturally do