Chapter 455 The Fool is also the "Sea God"?
Wasn't Elaine supposed to have returned to Bayam and then Intis a week ago? Why did she "lose contact" again?
Angel wanted to ask, but he felt that it would reveal his relationship with her and his recent movements in the Rorsted Archipelago.
Fortunately, the 1,500-pound bounty quickly piqued everyone's interest. After a brief silence, the magician asked:
"Who is she? Why is Bayam's Intis Embassy offering such a high reward?"
If the other party's background is average and their strength is not strong, could Xio try to go to sea... She captures wanted criminals worth less than a hundred pounds every day, and she can't save much money in a year. If...
Fors's imagination ran wild.
"This is not a bounty, but a reward. This Ms. Elaine is not a wanted criminal."
The Hanged Man emphasized.
"Soren of Intis, is she from that family?"
"Justice" Audrey also joined the conversation. She was not very interested in the bounties, but she was curious about the stories behind the bounties.
"Yes, it's the one you're thinking of. It's the Royal Family of Lutis, the Soran family that has been active in the political arena since the beginning of the Fourth Epoch. Of course, their current strength is not as great as before, but they still have the ability to influence the embassy and even get the local Loen Kingdom garrison and church to help find someone."
The Hanged Man introduced slowly, but to Angel it had another meaning: the Church of Storms behind him was also helping to find Elaine.
"I heard the pirate who captured her was 'Admiral Disease' Tracy."
Mr. World's voice was somewhat low and hoarse. He moved behind the gray fog and sat up straighter, as if he was also interested in this huge sum of money.
Is he also near Bayam? No, everyone seems quite interested, not necessarily for the bounty... Angel pondered.
The love-hate relationship between a pirate general and a royal princess? She fled, he chased, and she couldn't escape even if she had wings... Fors's eyes lit up, and her mind conjured up one thrilling and gripping story after another. In an instant, she forgot the idea of working with Xio to earn the 1,500 pounds.
Pirates... the sea? Derrick, the Sun, had his thoughts shifted to another angle entirely.
"My information channels don't have those details."
The Hanged Man said that all he had obtained was a photo that was taken several years ago and a small amount of true and false information. He was disgusted with the decline in efficiency caused by the detailed level of information within the Church of Storms.
If he had not wanted to accumulate enough merits within the church and be promoted to the rank of "Wind-loved One" in a legitimate manner, he would not have been willing to risk exposing his identity by seeking clues at the Tarot Club.
Seeing that this Storm believer didn't seem to know the details of Elaine's disappearance, Angel stopped herself from explaining anything further. Unsure of the role the Storm Church would play in this matter, she planned to try to find Elaine herself after the Tarot meeting, rather than handing over important clues to others.
He still had a small bottle of the other party's blood. In the eyes of a divination master, this was almost a perfect signpost!
Seeing no one asked again, the Hanged Man waved away the floating photo of Elaine. His eyes involuntarily glanced at Mr. Fool at the top of the table. After a moment, he said in a probing tone:
"Recently, specifically on January 8th, a major event occurred in the Rorsted Archipelago." Having been entrusted with the task of finding Elaine, Alger no longer intended to pretend he wasn't in Bayam. "The local primitive belief in Bayam, the 'Sea God' Kalvetuva, suddenly became violent and began to affect the entire archipelago. Storms and tsunamis swept across the land, even heading towards Blue Mountain Island, threatening to engulf the archipelago's capital, the 'City of Generosity', Bayam."
So that's what I just heard from Klein... Angel almost thought he was going to talk about Pala Island. He was a little nervous for a moment and subconsciously looked at the others. He found that everyone was holding their breath and listening carefully to the Hanged Man's sharing. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"When the tsunami and storm struck Bayam, the 'Sea King' of the Church of the Storm prevented the disaster. After two days of confrontation, he defeated the false god and quelled the threat. Laetitia, the false archaeologist and 'Sea God' believer who caused the changes in Kalvetuva, was found and killed by an official Beyonder after losing control. The local fanatics suffered a major blow, and everything seemed to be over, but..."
The Hanged Man glanced at Mr. Fool again.
"But until now, devout believers of the 'Sea God' are still able to receive responses from the gods they believe in."
Why was he looking at Mr. Fool? Was he expecting an answer? Or was he...
Angel curiously followed his gaze towards the head of the long table. Behind the gray fog, only the silhouette of the Fool was sitting there, silent and oblivious to their conversation.
Could it be that Klein's collaboration with "The Hanged Man" Alger led him to believe that Mr. Fool was also involved? Hmm, even after the "Poseidon" died, believers could still receive a response...
It was as if thunder exploded in Angel's head.
Mr. Fool, are you exercising the authority of "Sea God" now?
This means that one of the Sea God's followers made an important contribution to the death of Kalvetuwa.
Angel's first thought was Mr. Azik, who had been wandering around the Rorsted Archipelago. Although he claimed to be recovering his memories, as a High-Sequence Beyonder, he was the most likely candidate to do so. Furthermore... there was Mr. "World." Considering his previous actions and statements, the possibility that he was in Bayam was also not low. However, based on previous inferences, he was most likely only a Mid-Sequence, like me and Klein. Could he really intervene in the death of even a pseudo-god, the "Sea God"?
Thinking quickly in his mind, Angel completely forgot that he had been staring at Mr. Fool with his eyes wide open for a long time, until the other members looked in the direction of his gaze in confusion, creating a scene where everyone present was staring at the Fool, waiting for Him to clarify their confusion.
Enjoying the intense gazes from everyone in the room, especially Angel, who was closest to him, Klein, relying on the protection of the gray fog, grinned and spoke in a calm tone:
"Heh, Kalvetuwa only became a demigod by relying on the relics of the 'natural disaster' Cosinamu."
Hinting, but not stating it explicitly, because this is just a trivial matter to the "Fool", leaving the rest to their own imagination. This is the way to control people... Klein feels that he is becoming more and more experienced in being a god.
How was he going to explain this kind of thing to Angel later… Thinking of this, his somewhat complacent face fell again.
Sure enough, "He" didn't deny it. It seemed the authority of "Sea God" had fallen into the hands of Mr. Fool and the Tarot Club... But who was Cosinaum? Was "Natural Scourge" his title, or was it some kind of potion sequence?
Angel got the response and immediately looked away to avoid being considered disrespectful to the gods.
The Hanged Man across from her widened his eyes, recalling the full name of the Storm Lord in his mind:
"King of the Sky, Emperor of the Sea, Lord of Natural Disasters, God of Storms!"
The word "natural disaster" was included in the short but deafening name that he recited countless times in his prayers every day!
Sequence 3, Aquaman, Sequence 2, is that a "natural disaster"? This also explains why Kalvetuva, known as the "Sea God," is less powerful than Sequence 3 Yann Cortman. After all, the former is close to collapse and his strength has declined, while Aquaman has various Sealed Artifacts as a backup and the support of the entire Church... Alger pursed his lips, gaining a deeper understanding of the power of the Sequence and a greater yearning for it.
Furthermore, the Tarot Club's "Queen," the Fool's Favored One, Gehrman Sparrow, had come to Bayam to fulfill His mission... and was operating in secret, truly facilitating the death of the Sea God and allowing the Fool to steal... no, reclaim authority. This meant she must be a Favored One of a higher order!
After understanding all this, Alger's eyes became even more fiery.
When he returned, he would sell the Blood Baron's extraordinary characteristics to "Moon", buy the "Queen's" magic pocket watch, and prepare a plan to hunt the Blue Shadow Falcon!
Next time I encounter such a big thing, I can't stay out of it.
He secretly made up his mind.
The other members looked at each other in bewilderment. They seemed to have heard something from Mr. Fool's answer, but also seemed to have understood nothing. Audrey, "Justice," had been promoted to "Psychologist." She saw the shock of the Hanged Man and the Queen from their emotional changes, and guessed that the death of "Poseidon" might be related to the Fool. The others felt as if they had heard a little story to massage their brains. Their scalps tingled a little, but that was all.
Afterwards, everyone shared interesting things that happened to them, as well as various news after the New Year. The Tarot Club ended with a series of "goodbyes".
Led by the polite Miss Justice, everyone became more friendly.
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The crimson light faded, and in front of Angel appeared the bedroom of the luxurious suite of the "Blue Wind" Hotel. She was lying on the bed pretending to take a nap. She did not get up immediately, but listened carefully to the sounds in the living room. After finding that there was no other movement, she got up and pushed open the door.
"Luckily, he hasn't come back yet. Otherwise, if he saw me stiff all over in the bedroom, he might think something had happened..."
She murmured.
Klein went out this afternoon to look for replacement parts for the damaged radio receiver, which gave Angel time to attend the Tarot Club. However, the meeting lasted so long that she was always a little nervous, fearing that she would be caught by the other party if he came back early.
Why not just confess? It doesn't really matter. We are all believers in the Fool. Besides, there is no additional loss for him after he believes in the Fool... Angel was torn between his conscience and his desires.
Of course, her inner drama did not interfere with the work at hand. After quickly setting up a simple altar, she sacrificed the "magic pocket watch" to the Fool and soon received 1,800 pounds in cash from the Hanged Man.
Looking at the thick stack of ten-pound and five-pound notes, Angel counted them again and again, his heart filled with joy.
Combined with her original savings, her assets finally broke through 6,000 pounds again, which was equivalent to having a "Flame" Danitz in her pocket, giving her a heavy feeling of money.
I'll find a chance to sell the Beyonder I gained from sinking the City Breaker, and then I'll collect the money for the main ingredient of the "Despair" potion. It's best to sell Beyonder at a Tarot Club, so my identity isn't easily exposed.
After planning her fame beautifully, she put the banknotes away, took out the preserved blood of Elaine, and prepared to perform a magic mirror divination.
Elaine, who should have returned to Intis, disappeared again, and even the embassy offered a reward for clues, which made her a little worried about this unfortunate lady.
Placing the vial, which was wrapped in ice and invisible threads to prevent the escape of spiritual energy, on the table, Angel stroked the magic mirror and chanted:
"Mirror, Mirror, tell me where Elaine Soren is right now."
The mirror surface turned from pitch black to transparent, and a picture gradually emerged from within:
In the narrow and cramped cabin, the red-haired lady sat on a chair with some caution, looking out the porthole. She was wearing a suit of ill-fitting men's clothes, and her hair was hanging down her back in disarray.
Outside the window was a port that was gradually moving away. Angel looked carefully and was surprised to find that it was the mid-range island she had visited just last week. The storm brewing in the distance was approaching, and the blue sea was gradually turning into a terrifying black.
Then the picture blurred, fragmented, and returned to calm.
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