Chapter 443 "Hypocrisy"
Gently putting on a gold ring with an exaggerated shape, Angel felt the new ability he gained through this magical item. His facial skin and facial features seemed to melt and wriggle, and soon turned into a face with a completely different style.
It was the somewhat androgynous face of Cole Granger.
Not only her face, but also her body under the dress has undergone significant changes. Her shoulders have become wider, her hips have shrunk, and her limbs and abdomen have become slightly angular. Except for the fat on her chest that cannot completely disappear, she has basically become a man in appearance.
Of course, that part that can't change is fatal. No one would think of me as a man now...
She tried hard to control her body, and with the help of the "Faceless Man"'s ability, she distributed the extra fat all over her body, barely forming a decent shape, but she soon sighed, and her face changed again, revealing a slightly weathered, but energetic face.
Angel Grey... I almost forgot about this face, even though it's only been half a year...
Reaching out to touch herself in the mirror, the coldness of her fingertips startled Angel. She slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had turned back into Angelica Sage, with light blonde hair and deep, seductive purple eyes.
In just this short moment, I'm almost as confused about my identity as Klein was that day... She chuckled secretly, took off the newly acquired magical item, and held it in her palm for closer inspection.
The ring seemed to be made of gold, but it was not as cold as gold. Instead, it was as warm as jade. Complex patterns flashed across its surface from time to time, but once worn on the finger, it became inconspicuous, and even the color of its surface became similar to that of the skin, making it almost difficult to see.
The extraordinary properties of the "Faceless Man" finally turned into a truly magical item in the hands of craftsmen.
At yesterday's Tarot meeting, the Hanged Man told Angel that the magical item was completed, but it was not until early this morning that he successfully communicated with Mr. Fool and sent the magical item to the Medium-Range Island thousands of miles away through sacrifice and gift, and delivered it to Angel.
As for his £300 referral fee, the warm-hearted and kindhearted Hanged Man Alger happily agreed to pay it after she returned to Bayam. This was because Angel had left most of his cash with Klein, and only brought a small amount for necessary expenses.
With this new ring, the "Ring of Madness" with obvious negative effects can be retired. Even the "Magic Pocket Watch", another item whose negative effects far outweigh its use value, has lost its original status because of another ability of the new magical item, "Flame Jump".
Through the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 6, the flame jumping distance provided by this ring is greatly improved compared to the magic pocket watch, reaching more than 50 meters. The pocket watch's unique "paper man substitute" and "damage transfer" are better than nothing for Angel at the moment. On the contrary, the 12-hour fear of fire will cause her more trouble. Therefore, Angel did not hesitate to put it on the sale list to accompany the "Frenzy Ring".
In contrast to her two practical abilities, there's a less disturbing side effect: if she uses the Faceless Man ability for more than twelve hours continuously, she will intermittently fall into a state of diminished intelligence, unconsciously committing foolish acts. This becomes more frequent the longer the period, until she completely loses her intelligence and becomes demented. This effect completely disappears four hours after she removes the ring.
I always feel that this is not the characteristic of the "Faceless Man" itself... She complained in her heart, but still looked at and touched the beautiful ring in her palm again and again, marveling at the skillful hands of the craftsman behind the Hanged Man.
The three magical items on her body originated from the opponent. All of them were ingenious works that retained key extraordinary abilities, reduced useless additional abilities, and suppressed negative effects as much as possible.
"I'll just call you 'hypocrisy'."
Angel chuckled as he flipped the hypocrisy ring up with a ding and caught it with his other hand.
What made her happy was not only that she had obtained another practical magical item, but also the changes in the strength of everyone at the Tarot Conference yesterday.
After several weeks of trading potion formulas and materials, many Tarot Club members got what they needed and obtained the items they desperately needed.
The Hanged Man bought the potion formula for "Wind's Blessing" from Justice, and even sought to purchase the ingredient "Dragon's Eye Sea Eagle's Eye" at the meeting. Considering that the potion formulas all have two main ingredients, he may have already prepared the other ingredient, or at least learned how to obtain it.
Mr. Sun, in the far-off, unknown Silver City, also obtained the recipe for the "Sun Priest" from the Hanged Man through a three-way transaction. He explained that the ingredients could be obtained in the city through contributions or barter. Perhaps within this month, he could be promoted to Sequence 7.
The magician lady who also joined the deal got the stomach of the soul eater. After the Tarot meeting last week, she couldn't wait to mix the potion and was promoted to "Master of Magic".
Miss Justice took a potion three days ago and was promoted to Sequence 7 "Psychologist". Her potion formula came from the "Psychological Alchemy Society", and she has begun preparing for the next sequence.
After a tug-of-war bargaining match, Emlyn the Moon reserved the Beyonder attribute of the Bloodline Baron for a total of 4,500 pounds, including the reward for the Hanged Man. However, the latter seemed to be busy with his own promotion, and it was likely that he would not have the opportunity to get the attribute back until the end of the month.
The most mysterious Mr. "World" has also begun to acquire various Beyonder materials from the Tarot Club, presumably preparing for his own path to advancement. Angel deduced from the fact that "World" had once made magical items with the Beyonder properties of Sequence 6 and sold them to Miss Justice that she likely possessed the strength of Sequence 6, or even Sequence 5. Perhaps, apart from himself, the one who would soonest become a Demigod would be this mysterious Tarot Club member.
Sequence 6...
Angel thought of Klein, who was also a Sequence 6 and was seeking opportunities to play a role in finding the whereabouts of the "mermaid." She became even more eager to find the "Gazer." She was determined to return to Bayam in a week, regardless of whether there were any clues about these extraordinary creatures near the Mid-Range Island.
"Also, I need to find a way to speed up my role-playing progress... Through this experiment aboard the City Breaker, I've been able to verify one of my own 'role-playing rules,' which is to bring real pain to your enemies. Mental pain is more important than physical pain..."
She had already digested nearly half of the potion in her body, most of which was caused by her early experience in the Backlund fog. After entering the ocean, although the digestion progress had not stagnated, it was still relatively slow. Perhaps she needed to summarize new rules to achieve additional improvement. Otherwise, at the current rate, it might take a whole year to digest Sequence 5.
"Fortunately, there's no rush. The ingredients for the potion are still unavailable, and the promotion ceremony is incredibly difficult..."
She murmured, put on the "Hypocrisy" ring, and transformed into the passerby face originally provided by the Madness Ring. She quickly packed her luggage in the bedroom, preparing to take the first step on the road to finding potion materials: to go to Pala Island.
Angel collected several clues about strange events nearby from the bartender at the bar downstairs. After sorting out most of the useless information in the past few days, he finally decided to go to the island where many disappearances had occurred to explore.
Another unnamed island where several pirate ships sank was also a candidate, but according to her speculation, this was most likely a rumor trap set by some pirates to lure adventurers who hoped to get rich overnight and other companions to dangerous waters to commit robbery or even murder.
She had tried to divine these two areas, but unfortunately, the magic mirror divination lacked sufficient clues and yielded nothing. Perhaps only a sealed object like Arrodes could perform accurate divination without any clues.
Missing the polite and somewhat humble "servant" Arrodes, Angel came to the dock and bought a boat ticket to Pala Island in the morning. While waiting for the departure, he bought a piece of Dixie pie and sweet iced tea for breakfast to fill his stomach.
Standing on the dock and burping, she looked at the sea in the distance.
This place is undoubtedly the busiest area on the north-south continental shipping route. Ships, some pulling thick smoke and some with sails hoisted high, enter and exit the harbor in an orderly manner. Further away, dark clouds are brewing a rainstorm, revealing the true face of the raging sea.
I hope the upcoming short trip won't be delayed because of the storm... She withdrew her gaze and looked at the bulletin board next to the pier, which was also filled with new and old notices, wanted posters and other information. Angel's attention was quickly attracted by a familiar name.
"'Flame' Danitz... 6,000 pounds? Why did the price go up again?"
Just half a month ago, the fourth boatswain of the "Golden Dream" was only worth 3,000 pounds. Now, because of his participation in the hunt for "Iron" McVitie, his value has doubled. Angel was tempted and wanted to find an excuse to send him to the Church of Storms in exchange for a huge reward.
However, I have also registered with the Storm Church, and the price is also 6,000 pounds. Does this count as door-to-door delivery?
The corners of her mouth twitched, and her eyes wandered to look at the information of other pirates.
The information about "Iron" McVitie and "Red Thorn" Huntley is still there, but the news of their bounties being claimed hasn't reached us yet? "Lucky William" isn't wanted. Perhaps, as he claimed before his death, another unlucky individual, who resembled him, had their heads borrowed and the bounty claimed...
Vice Admiral "Disease" Tracy had a bounty of 25,000 pounds, more than double that of fellow pirate general "Admiral Hell" Ludwell, who received a full 55,000 pounds. Was it because of her brutality and the resulting higher number of murders? However, Tracy seemed unlike any other pirate. She even stopped the bloodthirsty "Lucky William" from killing any more...
Browsing the bounty amount as if appreciating a restaurant menu, Angel felt that she could hardly suppress the smile on her lips. She casually estimated that if all the pirate generals and pirates under them were arrested, the total amount would be more than 400,000 pounds.
This is simply a mountain of gold floating on the sea!
No wonder so many adventurers flock to the sea; there truly is a chance to get rich overnight...
She sighed.
At this moment, a sea breeze blew gently, blowing up the wanted poster of "Flame" that had just been posted. Angel's gaze instantly froze on another piece of white paper below him.
"'Angelica Thatch', suspected of murdering the Church of Storms bishop and stealing high-value items. Reward... 8,000 pounds?"
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