Future Plans and a New Tarot Club Meeting

A Concealment island in the Sonia Sea.

Luther ordered the Fleet to anchor in this natural harbor, announced that everyone else should rest, and then called over First Mate Anderson, Sailor Walter, and a group of extraordinary individuals to hold a meeting with them.

Let me briefly explain a few things.

Luther said, "First, from today onwards, the Black Throne's will become the Fleet's Flagship. The person next to me is its Ship Spirit, essentially a Sequence 2 Angel."

He pointed to Antiya beside him, who was holding Luna with a satisfied expression, ignoring the astonished stares of the crowd.

"Secondly, we need to expand our Fleet."

Although this shocking statement took a toll on his men, Luther continued, turning to his Sailor, "Walter, select a group of Sailor who have performed exceptionally well recently, demonstrating positive combat attitudes and stable morale. They will be the core members, assigned to other ships, and as a reward, I will help them become Extraordinary."

"Also, Anderson, you need to make sure you recruit more people for me in the future. However, our hiring standards must remain unchanged:"

We don't want pirates with criminal records; we only recruit people from the lower classes with clean backgrounds and a fighting Consciousness.

"As for those of you who are already extraordinary, I also plan to help you improve your strength. Potion, Beyonder Item, or materials... it depends on what each of you specifically needs."

Becoming the undisputed king of the seas is a good thing, but it also brings trouble— Luther's Fleet has a much weaker foundation compared to other kings, and the number and quality of extraordinary individuals are severely lacking. In order to quickly change this situation, it is necessary to accelerate the training of personnel.

Luther tossed out one reward after another, leaving everyone stunned. Walter, Darkwill, and the others were naturally delighted, but Sophia Einhorn looked up, hesitant to speak.

Third, the Fleet's future goals.

Luther noticed the Princess's strange behavior but didn't ask any questions. Instead, he continued, "It's the same as before: resist the colonial government, liberate the slaves... In addition, we'll add a new objective: eradicate the remnants of the King of Immortality.'"

The "Death Announcer" and the "King of Immortality" have been Destruction, but his Fleet was vast. Only a portion of them attended the Pirate Assembly; the rest of the pirates are still at sea. These pirates are influenced by Devil Pathway, making them ferocious and cold-blooded. Keeping them alive would be a significant threat.

The good news is that these pirates had sworn allegiance to the "Death Announcer" and still have traces of that blood-red crystal in their bodies. And since the "Death Announcer" is now Luther's Lamb, it should be possible to find their trail and take control of them.

"As for the last thing."

Luther said, glancing at everyone's faces, pausing slightly, and then continued, "I will be leaving the Fleet for a while to handle some business on the Northern Continent. From now on, the Fleet will be managed by First Mate Anderson."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then their expressions turned panicked.

"Captain!"

Anderson was especially nervous, "Everyone trusts you, I really can't manage the Fleet on my own!"

His recent experiences had already given him a lot of headaches, and now Luther wanted to throw more things at him, which he was naturally very unwilling to do.

"Alright, you did a great job while I was away from the ship, didn't you?"

Luther said, casually taking an item from his pocket and tossing it to Anderson. The latter caught it Consciousness and found it to be a charred arm bone burning with flames, shimmering with a strong Spirituality light, and faintly attracting the Beyonder Characteristic within his own body.

Without a doubt, this is Beyonder Characteristic of Hunter Pathway Sequence 4!

The Beyonder Item carried by Major Intis was extracted under the [Sun].

"Captain, I can't accept this! It's far too precious..."

Anderson's eyes widened.

"Alright, consider this an advance reward for you."

Luther interrupted the other person calmly, "I have many things to do and can't stay on the ship forever. You will manage the daily affairs for me. If anything happens, you can contact me using the talisman I left you. Just like at the Pirate Assembly, I will be there immediately."

This was actually something Luther had planned long ago.

He had almost finished what he needed to do at sea. Next, he planned to return to Loen to continue hunting down the Aurora Order's Lunatic and seeking revenge on Ince Will. He couldn't stay on the ship forever. And if Anderson successfully advanced to Sequence 4, he would be able to protect himself against other Kings, enough to support the Fleet.

"Alright, that covers the general direction going forward. Everyone can disperse now and get on with the things I asked you to do."

Luther didn't give them time to think; instead, he quickly sent them away. Their heads, swamped with information, dazed and confused, returned to camp. When they finally came to their senses and tried to contact the captain again, they couldn't find him anywhere.

Deep within the island.

Luther dismissed Antiya, who was petting the cat, and summoned the phantom of M. It was Monday, almost afternoon, and the new Tarot Club about to begin.

"Haven't seen you for a long time."

M's voluptuous figure was clad in a pure white robe, her golden eyes filled with amusement. "It feels like it was ages ago when you last summoned me... Anyway, congratulations on becoming the new king of the Five Seas."

Don't you know everything?

Stop talking nonsense.

Luther glanced at her. "Get to work."

"What a heartless main personality! She only wants to use me."

Although she said that, her expression didn't seem to care. She walked up to Luther, pierced his head with both hands, and created a false personality for him to ascend to the Gray Fog and participate in the Tarot Club.

Come to think of it, M has indeed been appearing less frequently lately. Is it because I haven't called out to her, or is it because the Angel Antiya is right beside her, and she doesn't want to come out?

Amidst the swirling Consciousness within his mind, Luther saw a crimson expanse suddenly emerge from the void before him.

Above the Gray Fog.

Red Light surged forth like a fountain, outlining blurry figures on the Bronze High-Backed Chair. When the light faded, the members of the Tarot Club had appeared behind the Bronze Long Table.

Good afternoon, Mr. Fool.

[Justice] Audrey's cheerful voice rang out immediately. She stood up from the bench, greeted everyone in turn, and instinctively observed everyone's behavior.

Everyone seemed to be in good spirits... Wait, why does the [Hermit] lady look so strange? She's not only very silent, but she also seems terrified?

Before Audrey could figure out the reason, just as she finished greeting everyone and hadn't even started her next move, Mr. Fool sat at the head of the Bronze Long Table, spoke.

He looked at [the Hermit] Cattleya and calmly said, "This is the second time."