Sequence 4, in the original Mystery series, is already an absolutely High Sequence, and can be referred to as a "Demigod".
Sig estimated that once the true advancement to Sequence 4 is achieved, the Paths of the Divine will be vastly different from what it is now...
Just like the Demigod in the original Mysterious series, the emphasis on the "playing process" has been greatly reduced, with the "extraordinary characteristics required for advancement," the "ritual," and the "confrontation with madness" becoming more important.
As for the "Beyonder Characteristic required for promotion," Sig probably still has nothing to do with him—after all, he has never needed to absorb any external Beyonder Characteristic when he is promoted.
Sig was completely convinced of this the moment he discovered that his offspring would inherit some Beyonder Characteristic...
I am more like a disseminator of Beyonder Characteristic, which is completely different from the situation in the original Mystery series where Beyonder excrete some of their abandoned Beyonder Characteristic through their offspring.
Sig's Beyonder Characteristic don't diminish because he has offspring, yet his offspring do indeed acquire Beyonder Characteristic. Sig feels like he's a device for creating and disseminating Beyonder Characteristic...
In the original Mysterious Works, "fighting madness" is a problem that all Beyonder must face, not just those of Low Sequence, but even Beyonder of High Sequence. The closer one gets to madness, the more one must fight against madness—that is, fight against the "loss of control" of the Paths of the Divine.
Sig's Paths of the Divine, while exhibiting "madness" or "loss of control," is not particularly strong; compared to the original Mysterious Works, it's like the difference between a wild Siberian tiger and a sick cat.
However, it cannot be ignored that as the Sequence advances, Sig's Paths of the Divine does indeed exhibit some uncontrollability—such as the previous "Ocean Songster" ritual!
Needless to say, "ritual" is of paramount importance, and the High Sequence, the more the importance of "ritual" surpasses that of "performance."
Sig estimated that there would be even more changes after promotion to Sequence 4, but...
Sig had already made up his mind and would not hesitate because of this, nor did he have the idea of delaying his role to make himself "safer".
At the very least... I need to be promoted to Sequence 3!
"This is obviously fake too. Look at the emblem on this gold coin... It looks like the style of the Tagi Kingdom, but actually here, and here, there are signs of recasting. It should actually be a commemorative gold coin from the founding of the Baleu Kingdom... How long has the Baleu Kingdom been established? How could it be related to a treasure from three hundred years ago?"
Once again, Sig used his "knowledge" to end an "adventure" before it even began.
After hearing Sig's explanation, Shanks looked dejected and slumped his head on the table, muttering to himself, "It was better when you weren't around; at least we could all have fun on our adventures..."
"And then nothing was gained," Sig added bluntly.
This is probably what they mean by "if you don't study math, physics, and chemistry, you'll find myths everywhere!"
At this moment, Sig has become Shanks ' "greatest enemy" on his adventure. A whole bunch of treasure maps, clues, and even legends are easily deconstructed and explained by Sig.
"Ah, this is worth a look. If I'm not mistaken, this map depicts the sea area near the Flower Country. The secret poems here are in the style of the Flower Country's second dynasty five hundred years ago, meaning..."
Sig picked up the mysterious treasure map again, analyzed it for a while, and said, "In the end, we should be able to find the treasure of this pirate group from five hundred years ago on some deserted island here!"
I'm guessing there should be a lot of gold and diamonds... and flower seeds too. Hopefully, the proportion of flower seeds is small. Back then, these flower seeds were incredibly expensive and were used as a large-denomination currency in the Flower Country, but now they're so abundant they're worthless."
Shanks was even more devastated. He slumped back in his chair, half-dead, and threw his cloak over his head...
Although Sig's guidance did significantly improve accuracy, and each "adventure" meant some reward, Shanks felt incredibly unenthusiastic about the fact that Sig could predict even what kind of "treasure" he would find!
The other officers watched as the Captain's dream shattered—one by one, the items Shanks had placed so much hope in were explained Sig, and the light in Shanks' eyes dimmed.
Beckman then smiled slightly...
"Perfect timing. It seems Captain doesn't have anything 'important' to do lately. How about we return to Worlingot and settle this little matter of 'establishing authority'? Is that alright?" Beckman asked Shanks with a somewhat dangerous tone.
Worlingot, now nominally the "headquarters" of the Red-Hair, is an uninhabited island without a magnetic field.
Clearly, Beckman had been concerned about whether Shanks could truly be considered one of the "Four Emperors".
Shanks himself was obsessed with treasure hunting and had no interest in establishing any authority...
They even felt that the concept of a "base camp" was unnecessary—after all, they were pirates! When exploring a sea, they could simply find a small island to dock on the spot, right?
Having a base of operations would confine them to a fixed area of sea, wouldn't that make them pirates?
However, Shanks didn't dare to completely refute Beckman, otherwise Beckman would definitely start nagging again, and now... Sig has "cracked" all of Shanks' excuses.
After that, Beckman began to arrange for his officers to act separately—although there were few officers, few crew members, and little territory, they still had to act separately to establish the "flag".
"You've finally gotten back, how about you stretch your legs?" Beckman said, looking at Sig.
Sig sensed that Big Fool was trying to shirk a lot of responsibility, so he immediately shook his head and said, "Once we get to the base camp, I have a dangerous training session... I'll need more protection then than those small islands."
"What are you up to now?" Beckman looked at Sig suspiciously, wondering if he was trying to slack off—training is fine, what's so dangerous about it? Are you planning to try eating multiple Devil Fruit or something?
"Here," Sig said, taking several test tubes from his pocket.
"What is this?" Lucky Roo asked curiously.
Even non- Devil Fruit ability users like Lucky Roo, as well as others with Devil Fruit ability, instinctively felt the stickiness of this substance and found it unpleasant to look at.
"A high-concentration water-soluble Seastone solution... one vial is equivalent to dozens of cubic meters of Seastone. I have some special needs afterward, so I need to inject a few vials to try it out," Sig said matter-of-factly.
Beckman:...
Even though Beckman isn't Devil Fruit ability, it still sounds pretty creepy!
Although I don't know what kind of cultivation this is, but...
If Beckman went to this extent simply to be lazy, then there's nothing more to say about him.