Pirate Assembly

After marveling at the Hermit's audacity over the Gray Fog, Klein left the ancient castle and opened his eyes on the toilet.

"Splash..."

After quickly washing up at the sink, he opened the bathroom door, dressed himself, left his Inn room, went down the stairs, and came to the lobby on the first floor. It was morning, and since he had been awakened by Luther's prayers, he didn't plan to go back to sleep. Instead, he wanted to try the local specialty breakfast in Bayam.

After some negotiation with the front desk, he successfully placed his order, and a waiter quickly brought out the food: rice cooked with coconut milk and bay leaves, bananas coated in batter and deep-fried, and a flavorful grilled fish.

Klein carefully tasted the food and found the coconut rice and fried bananas to be too sweet. They were fine to eat occasionally, but he definitely couldn't stand eating them every day. However, the grilled fish was quite good.

Just as he was evaluating the dishes like a gourmet, he suddenly heard people around him whispering about something.

"I heard that the King of the Five Seas' is going to hold another Pirate Assembly?"

Someone started drinking early in the morning and spoke first.

"That's right, I heard the pirates have already been contacted, and even the specific location has been confirmed," another person said. "This is good news for us sailors; with all the pirates attending the conference, the seas will be much safer..."

Everyone showed great interest in these topics concerning major maritime events.

More and more people gathered around, discussing it enthusiastically.

"I wonder how many Kings and Generals will participate this time..."

"Heh, I don't know who will go, but I do know who won't – that Vice Admiral of Ailment definitely won't be able to go; he'll just be locked up deep inside the Sauron Family mansion."

A man with a look of regret and envy on his face told a hellish joke.

"Speaking of which, will the Blood Bishop bring his Fleet over? Although his subordinates claim to be the King of Blood," it seems the other kings haven't acknowledged it... Do you think it's possible they might fight at the tournament to prove their strength?"

"The Blood Bishop is definitely more powerful. He was a notorious Criminal single-handedly stormed the Loen Palace, and he dared to command armored ships to bombard the Sodela Palace back then!"

"Tch, just a newcomer who's recently made a name for himself. 'King of the Five Seas' has been a king of the seas for years, since I was a kid. Many Great Pirate are powerful for a short time, but they fall from grace after a few years. They're either wiped out by the Military or die in battles..."

"Fool, Blood Bishop are different..."

When the drunkards started steer the conversation towards a contest of combat prowess, Klein shook his head, losing interest. In truth, he knew more about the inside story than they did—for example, the location and exact date of the Pirate Assembly.

He received this information from the Hanged Man.

Actually, after the "Red-haired Helene" incident, he originally planned to go to the God War Ruins to find traces of the Mermaid and perform the ascension Ritual. He originally intended to ask the Hanged Man to sail him there, but the latter said he couldn't accept it because the Church of Storms had given him a new mission: to attend the Pirate Assembly and gather intelligence.

Luther went to the Fog Sea, and the Hanged Man is going to participate in the Pirate Assembly. It seems the only person we can ask for a commission from is the Hermit, Cattleya?

Klein thought helplessly.

But that daring woman just leaked information to the "Queen Mystic" and boarded her ship; wouldn't that obviously attract her?

No, perhaps I can look at it from a different angle.

It shouldn't be a bad thing if the "Queen Mystic" Bernadette has a connection with my Tarot Club. Judging from her interactions with Luther, he seems to be a neutral to benevolent being. If we get along well, he could provide a lot of resources.

In addition, she must have many of her father Huang Tao's diaries, which would allow her to access more Concealment knowledge.

Moreover, he couldn't find any obvious fault to teach [the Hermit] a lesson. If he really encountered the "Queen Mystic" on the ship, it would be a perfect opportunity to prove that she was the one who leaked the secret, allowing Mr. Fool to teach her a good lesson!

Since Bernadette couldn't discipline her adopted daughter, then let Uncle Zhou next door—no, Grandpa Zhou—help you...

Sonia Sea, aboard the Doe.

First mate, have you asked the captain?

"Should we go to the Pirate Assembly?"

The Sailor gathered on the deck, asking questions all at once.

To them, the captain was mysterious and authoritative, a reliable figure yet difficult to approach. The Sailor, on the other hand, was fierce and extremely rule-abiding, making him unpopular. The first mate, however, was usually jovial and loved to joke with his men, yet he could speak to the captain with authority.

Although he often liked to provoke people, they were still willing to talk to him more.

With the Pirate Assembly approaching, everyone is itching to see what kind of being the legendary King of the Five Seas really is, and what the Pirate Assembly will be like.

Anderson gave a wry smile to himself.

What are you going to do? The captain isn't even here. You expect me, a Sequence 5, to fill in?

What if I really get into a conflict with that top player?

But he couldn't say that outright, so he cleared his throat Soothing everyone. "Alright, everyone quiet down. Go do what you're supposed to do. I'll go ask the captain what his attitude is."

This was just a formality, since Gascoigne wasn't there, and the Captain's Cabin was just a Flesh Puppet. He only needed to go in, make a show of it, and then come out to tell everyone that the captain hadn't agreed.

So Anderson turned and went into the Captain's Cabin, put on a brief act, and then came out, saying amidst the sighs of the crowd, that the captain wouldn't agree...

He didn't notice that the invitation from the "King of the Five Seas" was in the Captain's Cabin's cabin drawer, faintly glowing.

The next morning, after reporting the intelligence to Mr. Fool, Luther left Midway Island and continued flying westward.

Following the safe route, he sped forward against the Storm. There were still many Spirit World Creature outside the safe route, but upon seeing him approaching, they immediately chose to avoid him, either burrowing into the depths of the dark clouds or diving into the sea, leaving him with only monotonous air currents and waves along the way.

Without the watchful eyes of those creatures, Luther's journey went much more smoothly.

He left the terrifying sea area, filled with Storm and the aura of the dead, around Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Soon, another strange sea appeared before him.

We've arrived at the Fog Sea.