"A Cardinal of the Church of Storms..."
Lorne did not know much about the Church of Storms' internal structure, but he could roughly guess the visitor's identity.
This was Jahn Kottman, the Cardinal in charge of all church affairs in the Rorsted Archipelago.
Lorne had heard of him on his first trip to sea. According to Danitz, he was the true overlord of the Rorsted Archipelago's Beyonder world.
Now that Lorne saw him in person, this "Sea King" was even more intimidating than the rumors suggested. He was about as tall as "Vice Admiral Dusk" Ivan, but both his presence and his Sequence far surpassed Ivan's.
As for the other man beside Kottman, Lorne had little impression of him. Still, judging by his immaculate general's uniform and rigid, stern demeanor, he was undoubtedly a senior officer of the Loen Navy.
After exchanging greetings, Lorne learned that the man was Amyrius Levitt, an admiral of the Loen Navy and the kingdom's supreme naval commander in the Central Sonia Sea.
The military and the church-two big shots coming to see me together...
Lorne weighed the situation inwardly. On the one hand, this certainly showed how much importance the authorities attached to "Viscount Scott." On the other, these two were powerful demigods who wielded tremendous authority. Naturally, they had no need to worry about Lorne throwing his weight around or putting on airs as a noble. As demigods, they were also absolutely confident that this newly rescued, still-shaken viscount would not dare deceive them.
After a few brief pleasantries, they got down to business. The two important visitors displayed considerable curiosity about Lorne's experiences and the abnormalities in these waters.
After discovering the abnormalities, both the Church of Storms and the Loen Navy had sent people to conduct preliminary investigations. Strangely, however, whether