Chapter 851 Lightning Speed of Promotion
The "ageless" witch.
The others pondered the name of this sequence, savoring the power contained within it, and remained silent for a long time.
They still remembered that just a month and a half ago, Miss "Queen" was still seeking clues about the "Fountain of Youth" at the Tarot Club, claiming that it was related to the materials for her own promotion... Unexpectedly, after just a few Tarot Club cycles, this member who had been promoted to demigod only four months ago reached a new height!
The "Fountain of Youth" and the "Immortal" Witch... A few members, such as "The Hanged Man", "The Hermit", and "Justice", have already thought of the connection between the two, but most people are just in pure shock.
"Star" Leonard looked straight at his former colleague, not avoiding the exchange of glances, because everyone at the long bronze table did the same.
"Just now, was it really my intuition that warned me not to joke around... Haha, she said she just got promoted, who would believe her! From Sequence 9 to Sequence 3 in a year? That's impossible, absolutely impossible... She must have concealed her strength and pretended to keep improving, gradually 'restoring' herself to the level of an 'ageless' witch. Now this old man has nothing to say..."
He muttered silently, and his sitting posture involuntarily straightened up.
Even more restless than him was the "Hanged Man" Alger who was standing opposite Angel.
The "Ocean Singer" now recalled the day when he obtained information about the "Queen's" true identity with the help of the Storm Church in Tingen City. The document clearly stated that "Angel Granger" was merely a Sequence 7 "Witch", at the same level as him at the time.
But less than a year had passed, and while he was still struggling to digest a Sequence 5 potion, she had already reached Sequence 3, just one step away from becoming a true Earthly Angel...
"The gap between us is widening... A few months ago, I was exploring an unnamed island with the Queen and the World. I never imagined that my Sequence would remain unchanged, while they'd both become demigods...
"Furthermore, this strength isn't fake or tricky. She's selling more than one Demigod Beyonder characteristic in the Tarot Club. They're all piled up from the countless corpses of deceased High-Sequence Beyonders... No, they're all the gems in Miss Queen's crown, representing victory and glory!"
After preparing himself mentally, Alger looked at the other party again. Angel happened to be looking at him. The slightly tilted head and friendly look made him feel relieved.
Thinking that his advancement to Sequence 4 Beyonder characteristics might require the help of this Tarot Club member, he smiled faintly in response.
The "Hermit" Cattleya lowered her head, her mind full of thoughts.
When the Queen mentioned that she was collecting extraordinary materials to advance to Sequence 3, she had already prepared herself mentally for this matter. Based on the information she knew and her understanding of the Golden Queen, she estimated the other party's success probability and the time required. However, even with her wildest and most radical imagination, this process should be calculated in years.
After all, she had been preparing for several years to be promoted to Sequence 4 "Mystic". Just a drop of blood from a mythical creature had stumped her for a long time, and it was only recently that she joined the Tarot Club and was able to solve the problem.
Unexpectedly, after only a month, she had already been promoted to "Immortal"... If the "Golden Queen" was previously considered the Pirate King partly because of the "Ghost Ship" she controlled, now that she has become Sequence 3, she can completely stand on her own and compete with other kings.
With the support of the "Queen of Mystery" and the "Moss Ascetic Order", Cattleya had a certain understanding of this Sequence. She knew that with just the two characteristics of repeatedly shuttling back and forth in the mirror and releasing large-scale mystical plagues, the "Immortal" Witch could completely ignore the mid- and low-sequence Beyonders in battles, forcing all pirate kings to rely on their own abilities to compete with her, rather than assembling troops to increase their own advantages.
In front of her, the sea fleet that was very important to other pirate kings and could almost determine the outcome of the war was completely meaningless.
Of course, Cattleya still believed that the "Queen" was no match for her own "Mysterious Queen". Although the three "0" level seals possessed by the latter had huge and difficult to deal with negative effects, they could compete with real angels for a short period of time.
The battle between the "Golden Queen" and the "Evil God" Suea at the Pirate Conference showed that the opponent lacked means of attacking individuals and could only rely on extremely dangerous methods to launch attacks in a nearly mutually destructive manner. There was a certain gap between the power displayed by the "Mysterious Queen".
Of course, she had recently been promoted to Sequence 3, and her strength had increased, but this was not enough. The gap in rank between angels and saints could not be made up by some high-level talismans or seals... Thinking of the talismans that the "Queen" of the Tarot Club was selling last time, Cattleya was thoughtful.
The other members also fell into a long silence, until Angel couldn't bear to see the time pass in vain and took the initiative to speak:
"So, does anyone need the Beyonder characteristic?"
This question startled the others. They looked at each other, but no one responded first.
This made Angel look for help to "Justice" Audrey beside him, hoping that this member who contributed more than half of the Tarot Club's transaction volume would say a few words.
Don't look at me. Although I am somewhat tempted by the Beyonder characteristics of a demigod, they are not within my reach, and are easily coveted by other Beyonders. Even if they are made into magical items, they may have difficult-to-solve negative effects, causing trouble for me and my family... Audrey, who has joined the Tarot Club and become a Beyonder for more than a year, is no longer the rookie who wants to buy everything and hold everything in her hands. She also has her own considerations.
But she still politely asked about the price:
"How much do they cost?"
"'Winner' is 7,500 pounds, 'Trickster' and 'Despair' are 35,000 pounds each. I can provide the complete potion formula for the latter, 30,000 pounds."
Angel quoted her desired price and did not leave room for bargaining, because this price, especially the price of the demigod characteristic, was slightly higher than the price of the "puppet" characteristic that she had failed to sell before. After all, the latter came from the believers of the "Mother Tree of Desire" and had certain risks in use, while those obtained from the "Trickster" and her secret puppet were relatively safe.
Unfortunately, Angel, who had already prepared an explanation, was soon disappointed to find that no other Tarot Club member accepted the offer. Even Audrey, who asked about the price, shrank her neck and stopped talking.
Although I was mentally prepared, it was still frustrating to actually face such a dull moment... Angel muttered and looked at Ms. Hermit, another member who might purchase these extraordinary characteristics.
The latter sensed her gaze, looked over, and said after a moment:
"You can sell me the characteristics of the 'winner' and trade them after the party. I need to ask my 'channel' about the other two. Can you hold them for me for a while?"
"Sure," Angel replied immediately, speculating whether the channel the "Admiral of the Stars" was referring to was the "Mysterious Queen" or the legendary "Moss Ascetic Order." "If you don't need it, you can also contact the craftsman who can make high-sequence magical items for me. I'll pay the contact fee and the production fee."
"Yes, but it will take some time. I can't contact him for the time being."
Unable to contact... Angel nodded and began to suspect that this "craftsman" might belong to the "mysterious queen" Bernadette. After all, the "hermit" who was closely connected with this pirate king had not submitted a diary for some time, and this coincided with the time when Bernadette left the waters of the Rorsted Archipelago and headed for the Misty Sea west of Intis.
Combining the two things, she even wondered if the craftsman was a saint of the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church headquartered in Trier, or even... an angel!
Benoît Gustav, one of Trier's patron saints... His tall, straight figure and azure eyes emerged in Angel's mind. He inexplicably suspected that the relationship between the Steam Church, which had strongly supported Roselle Gustav but broke with him in his later years, and Bernadette Gustav was not as bad as rumored.
Perhaps there was still some connection between them. The reason why "Angelica's Blade" didn't have such a big negative effect was revealed: it was made by an angel-level craftsman...
After sorting out these relationships in his mind, Angel saw that no one continued to post transactions or commissions, so he continued:
"Also, I'm issuing a commission to find the whereabouts of 'Vice Admiral of Disease' Tracy. Key clues will be rewarded with 1,000 pounds. If they lead directly to her, 2,000 pounds."
For finding someone, this price is not low, even if the person is a Sequence 5 pirate general with a pirate fleet. After all, it is easy for a person to hide, but a fleet always has to dock and resupply, making it almost impossible to conceal its whereabouts.
However, this strange request, issued after the Queen was promoted to Sequence 3, sparked speculation among others:
"Another pirate admiral and her ship are about to become the target of the former 'Shipbreaker', now the 'Golden Queen'!"
No, Lieutenant General of Disease had already been a victim half a year ago, so this time it was his second time… Klein, the Fool, who was sitting at the head of the long table, chuckled secretly and guessed why Angel was looking for Tracy.
Soon, "The Hanged Man" Alger and "The Hermit" Cattleya each took on the commission, secretly harboring the idea of competing against each other.
One of them is the captain of the Storm Church's ghost ship, with sources of information from both the church and the pirates; the other is a pirate general himself with many spies, and neither of them thinks they will lose.
This was a commission from Miss "Queen," who had advanced to Sequence 3 and was once again leading the Tarot Club!
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