Thin, ethereal black threads extended from Senor's body and entered Klein's palms, reacting differently with each leap of his Spirituality.
In fact, Manipulation the " Spirit Body Threads " does not necessarily require both hands; it's just that Klein is used to doing so, which gives him the feeling that he is indeed controlling the Marionette.
"Judging from the current situation, our peers can all detect each other's puppets. The anomalies on the Spirit Body Threads cannot escape their notice, so we must be extremely cautious in this regard." Klein summarized the problems he had initially discovered, and quickly turned his attention back to Senor himself.
This " Admiral of Blood " is essentially dead; his spirit has become an appendage of the puppet, losing its own unique characteristics. Therefore, many Divination methods are no longer effective for him.
Of course, the method of finding the type of corpse is still useful. Klein plans to first let this " Wraith " be "disinfected" by passing through the Gray Fog, then wrap the mirror-like object that it possesses with the " Paper Angel ", and finally put it into the iron cigarette box sealed by the Wall of Spirituality, and keep it with Azik Copper Whistle to create triple interference.
Therefore, Klein believed it was nearly impossible for the Rose School of Thought's Angel to use the " Admiral of Blood " to pinpoint their position through Divination and prophecy.
As for whether the " Mother Tree of Desire " left any "backdoor" in Senor's body, he wasn't too worried. If the " Mother Tree of Desire " had really tampered with the " Admiral of Blood," it could have caused Senor to suddenly mutate and attack him during the previous Demigod battle. Given the situation at the time, it would have definitely succeeded.
"The ' Mother Tree of Desire,' or rather the ' Chained God,' maintains tight control over its members through methods such as vows and contracts that penetrate to the very soul. This can be inferred from Miss Sharron's descriptions and condition, as well as my own experiences after encountering the corresponding characteristics..."
"As long as I don't try to use the secrets of the ' Admiral of Blood ' Divination Rose School of Thought and the Potion recipes of the ' Mutant ' pathway, there won't be any problems. It's normal that the ' Werewolf ' Beyonder Characteristic was left on the Gray Fog for so long..."
"Moreover, there will be another 'disinfection' process with the Gray Fog later. Any hidden problems will be cleared out..." Klein thought for a while and took the Azik Copper Whistle out of his body.
He gently turned his right hand, exposing the less intricate parts of the bronze whistle to the sunlight, where they reflected light like a mirror.
Immediately, Senor's figure appeared on the bronze whistle and quickly became clear.
The " Admiral of Blood " in front of Klein suddenly disappeared.
"Perhaps the ' Mother Tree of Desire ' can still vaguely locate me through oaths and contracts, but that doesn't matter. Anyway, it can sense the Gray Fog on me and detect me within a certain range... Besides, I might use this puppet as a shield to destroy it at any time..." Klein felt like an unemployed person with a lot of debt, and he felt that he had nothing to be afraid of anymore.
Of course, he did indeed owe a lot of debt.
Once you advance to Demigod, you can conceal your special abilities and discard your puppet at will... Klein looked around, bent down to pick up the silver necklace, took four steps backward, and muttered an incantation.
This time he did not use the method of summoning a spirit to enter, so he could not return directly.
The grayish-white mist spread rapidly, and the hysterical mutterings and screams echoed eternally. The Azik Copper Whistle in Klein's hand did not change, which meant that there was no major hidden problem within the " Admiral of Blood ".
After taking his seat at the head of the long bronze table, Klein placed the Azik Copper Whistle in front of him, and Senor, wearing a dark red coat and an old tricorn hat, appeared beside him, like a butler awaiting his master's orders.
"What else do you have on you?" Klein asked, seemingly as if " Admiral of Blood " was still alive.
He's trying to Acting a " Marionettist "!
He then Manipulation Senor, making him search every pocket of his body, and gradually pulled out 325 pounds 16 Soli 8 pence in cash, including thirteen gold coins.
Aside from these, perhaps because he frequently needs to transform into a " Wraith " form, Senor did not carry any other items.
"So poor... A pirate general only has one magical item? Did he hand it over to the Rose School of Thought and distribute it to his pirates?" Klein seriously considered whether to convert " Admiral of Blood " into cash through the black market.
He's worth £42,000 in the country of Loen alone!
"Well, getting a reward from Loen is unrealistic. Both the Church of Storms and the Kingdom's military would be happy to follow this lead to capture Gehrman Sparrow, who caused the conflict between several Demigod, and investigate the organization behind him. They won't offer any money; if they do, it'll be a trap..."
"Similarly, churches and governments in other countries must have similar ideas, only their attitude might be better, and claiming the bounty would involve considerable risk..."
"And there's no rush. I'll send Senor out when I want to change the puppet. Anyway, being Marionette for a few days won't affect his status or value..." Klein pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned his gaze to the silver necklace with the ancient coin-like pendant.
He quickly used Divination to roughly grasp the origin and purpose of the necklace:
It originated from a Sequence 5 " Winner " of the School of Life, who died at the hands of Demigod of the Rose School of Thought. His Beyonder Characteristic, his own spirit, and an ordinary silver necklace he carried with him combined to form a magical item.
Why would a Sequence 5 powerhouse wear that ordinary silver necklace so closely? Because too much time had passed, and things had become corrupted, preventing Klein from gaining any effective inspiration.
This magical item has two functions. First, it passively brings good luck to the wearer: in daily life, the necklace owner will occasionally encounter good things and easily succeed in whatever he does. When faced with fatal blows and terrible disasters, dramatic scenes will occur, and he will be successfully saved, although the latter can only last for ten minutes.
Secondly, it deliberately brings Misfortune to the enemy, making the target unlucky, and making them prone to failure due to minor problems, whether in life or in battle.
The necklace's negative effect is "luck conservation," meaning that good fortune is immediately followed by Misfortune. The luckier you are before, the more unlucky you will be afterward. The owner needs to be very focused and serious about avoiding this, otherwise they may die in a ridiculous way, or even bring misfortune to those around them.
The good fortune gained in daily life often reverses itself a month later, and the user will become unlucky regardless of whether they wear it or not. However, this Misfortune is released in a gentle way and is not dangerous.
And the luck gained in battle will come back to haunt you in the same intense way ten minutes later.
"Overall, it's a pretty good magical item, but not very useful to me. After all, even ' Life Councilor ' Ricciardo couldn't change my luck... Hmm, I'll wear it for now. It has almost no negative effects on me. I'll sell it when I have the chance to pay off the messenger's debt... The messenger wants gold coins, but I only have gold pounds. It's almost impossible to exchange 10,000 gold coins through banks and the formal market. It seems I'll have to divide it up among the members of the Tarot Club, letting each member take charge of a portion..." Klein quickly finalized the plan and casually gave the necklace a name:
" Lucky Scales "!
Then, he turned his gaze once again to " Admiral of Blood " Senor, who stood respectfully beside him, and carefully studied the abilities possessed by the Wraith.
Forced possession, controlling enemies, Wraith Scream, mirror-like flashes, penetrating obstacles, death spells, "invisibility" that cannot be detected by most Low-Sequence individuals... Klein identified them one by one, comparing and verifying them with what Sharron and Maric had told him, as well as what he had experienced in battle.
He quickly ended it all, afraid that the candle in the real world would burn out, and the dimly lit cave was very unfriendly to him, who was currently afraid of the dark.
Klein immediately pulled a paper figure from the pile of clutter, and combined it with the " Black Emperor " card, along with a trace of power from the Gray Fog, transforming it into an anti- Divination " Angel."
The Angel swiftly spread its wings and embraced a gold coin, the reflection of which revealed the image of Senor.
Then, Klein brought the gold coin, the Azik Copper Whistle, the " Death Knell " revolver, the suitcase, and other items back to the real world. As for " Creeping Hunger " and " The Groselle's Travels," one was temporarily without food, and the other had been carried for too long and might swallow Klein's body into the book at any time, so they were left in the pile of junk above the Gray Fog.
Back in the cave, Klein busied himself placing the gold coin and Azik Copper Whistle into the iron cigarette case, sealing it with the " Wall of Spirituality."
He cleaned up the scene, changed into formal attire, picked up his suitcase, and followed the beach to where people lived, only to find himself near Pritz Harbor.
Instead of returning to Backlund immediately, he changed his appearance, took a Steam train to Connaught City in Desi Bay, intending to travel there and change his identity again.
Bansy Harbor.
Alger Wilson gazed at the destroyed city in the afternoon sun.
He saw that all the houses had collapsed, the ground was riddled with deep trenches, and there were charred marks everywhere.
This scene continued deep into the island, where even some mountain peaks collapsed.
At this time, no members of the Church of Storms were guarding the ruins, because there was nothing there, and the plan to rebuild the port was far from being put on the agenda.
Alger jumped off the Blue Avenger and, together with the Sailor, searched the ruins but found nothing of value.
"Let's go," he calmly instructed.
They quickly boarded the ship and sailed away from the island.
After an unknown amount of time, a figure suddenly emerged from the depths of the ruins.
He wore a double-breasted, pure black clerical robe, his hair was dark gold, and his features were like those of a classical sculpture, without a single wrinkle.
One of his pupils was a deep blue, almost black, while the other appeared dull and lifeless, yet was covered with a dense network of tiny blood vessels.
P. S.: Second update thanks to Vikel from the Silver Alliance!