Chapter 704 Gradually Approaching
After meeting the strongest audience, the "Angel of Imagination" Adam, and witnessing the abilities of the demigod audience, Hvin Rambis, Angel had gained some basic understanding of this approach.
But forgetting the information about the "King of the Black Seat" many times still made her feel a little trembling.
Compared to being right next to someone but not being seen, knowing they exist but always forgetting them is far more terrifying... And this ability obviously doesn't need to be "actively used"; its range can cover a vast area from Loen to Intis, from the Rorsted Islands to the Sonia Sea, practically representing the entire world.
Angel recalled what the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette had said: a Sequence 3 could respond to prayers within a considerable range through the Honored Name, while a Sequence 2 could make their power effective worldwide. He had an estimate of the strength of the "King of the Black Throne."
A Sequence 3 Beyonder couldn't possibly achieve this, unless he possessed a magical item equivalent to a Level 0 Sealed Artifact, or had an angel from the "Audience" path assisting him...
Of course, it is unlikely that the "King of the Black Seat" Barros Hopkins himself is a Sequence 2, otherwise it would not be "King of the Five Seas" Nast who would be at the top of all pirates, but him.
From another perspective, Anne's ability to ignore Hopkins' psychological invisibility also means a huge gap in strength between the two. This pirate king should only be a Sequence 3 Beyonder.
After figuring this out, Angel looked towards the retro-styled "Black Throne", trying to imprint the shape of this seldom-seen ship into his mind. Even after leaving the island, the related memories would be hidden deep in his brain and would hardly see the light of day.
Sadly, like everyone else, this "King of the Black Seat" didn't show up. Well, I'm afraid I'm the only one standing on the deck so foolishly, as a lone commander. Everyone else must have seen my face clearly...
Muttering to himself, Angel suddenly discovered that the outline of the "Death Written" far away at the edge of the fog was gradually becoming clearer. This sloop, shaped like a crescent moon and longer than the two "Queen Anne's Revenge" combined, carefully avoided Angel's position, passed by the "Black Throne" as if it didn't notice it, and headed towards the entrance of the fjord.
The Black Seat King's ship, which was in a state of "psychological invisibility", also tightened its sails and slowly approached the coast.
They were all approaching the Black Emperor. It seemed that the meeting of the pirate kings was about to begin... Angel thought secretly, and realized that his ship had become the one closest to the shore. He was about to let Anne follow and approach the coast, but he saw the black-haired girl's golden eyes looking at the outside of the ship, and then she waved one hand and grasped inside.
At the same time, Angel also sensed slight changes in the mirror world around him and realized that someone was using the space that overlapped with the real world but was independent of it to approach him.
But before she could move, a gray figure emerged from the mist. He seemed to be bound by invisible chains, suspended in the air. He struggled slightly with his limbs, but could not break free from this force.
"Messenger, I am a messenger. The Count sent me to deliver a letter!"
Seeing that the nearest guns on the deck were pointing their muzzles at him without anyone operating them, the gray figure let out a scream that was not human, and his wrists turned wildly, causing an envelope in his hand to shake loudly.
Earl? I remember now. Rumor has it that Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," liked his crew to call him Earl. This might be a family tradition; after all, he claimed to be a descendant of the Solomon Empire...
And this person in front of me, couldn't he be the "ghost" who secretly sent the invitation to the captain's room of the "Red-haired Girl"? Anne actually discovered him directly during the "mirror jump" and brought him back to the real world. Is this some kind of extraordinary ability of the "Balancer" to perceive abnormalities in the surroundings? It seems that if it weren't for her permission, I couldn't get close to this ship in the mirror world... Angel pondered, stretched out several invisible silk threads, took the envelope from the hand of the ghost messenger, pulled it towards himself, and nodded to Anne.
The latter swung his arms as if throwing out a ball of invisible garbage, and the "vengeful spirit" was really thrown far away like garbage. The figure in the mist disappeared rapidly and "jumped" into a mirror somewhere.
Will this offend the "King of the Five Seas"... Don't worry, I have Annie!
Angel forced a smile and opened the envelope in his hand. It was decorated with a triangular seal representing Nast and a gold-stamped pattern. It looked very formal. The letter inside had only a simple sentence:
"Invite 'Golden Queen' Angelica Thatch to the Black Emperor, the palace of Earl White Maple, Nast Solomon, to discuss matters together."
Finally, there is Nast's bold signature.
Regardless of whether he is the real "Earl White Maple", this style should be the best among all pirates... Angel handed the letter to Annie, and came to the side of the ship, looking at the ships of several other pirate kings, and found that they only approached the "Black Emperor" and did not take any further action. So he decided to wait a while and see how others would react - they must have also received the solemn invitation from "Earl White Maple".
Walking straight into the home turf of a demigod, a "ghost ship" controlled by him, is not a wise choice, unless the other kings of the sea have done the same thing last year...
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On the other side of the island with the extinct volcano, next to the dock which is not very big but is crowded with various ships, many pirates are reveling wildly in the houses which are obviously temporary but very solid.
Under the title of "King of the Five Seas", even pirates who usually have hatred and grudges against each other have to put aside their prejudices against each other. In this case, why not drink happily and discuss things that they dare not talk about normally?
Of course, most of the topics revolved around the Loen Navy's brand new ironclad warship and their increasingly "arrogant" attitude. This terrifying warship, which even pirate generals dared not confront head-on and even kings had to avoid, had recently launched a series of attacks, patrolling the main channel between the Rorsted Islands and the Northern Continent, sinking dozens of pirate ships and making that sea area a place of death that pirates feared.
It was said that even a large area of the bulletin board at the Pier in Pritz Harbor where wanted posters were posted had been cleared out, and every torn-down wanted poster meant that a fairly famous pirate and his pirate ship had been sent to the bottom of the sea.
This made the captains who were still able to attend the pirate conference feel sad for the loss of the pirates and worried about their own future. Some of them had already thought about retirement, while others wanted to make a last fortune while there was only one ironclad ship and no time to take care of the Sonia Sea.
Stimulated by cheap but strong beer, they exchanged their ideas with saliva flying.
But all the pirates kept looking at a small black building next to the dock. The five pirate generals who participated in the conference locked themselves inside, and no one knew what they were discussing.
Hopefully, they were discussing how to destroy the "Pritz" - this was the thought that popped into everyone's mind.
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Sensing the gazes falling on him from time to time, the first mate of the "Golden Dream", Blue Walls, who was wearing a monocle, frowned, moved his body, and hid himself in the shadow of the two-story building behind him.
This time he overcame all objections, dealt with several rebellious troublemakers, and obtained the qualification to go off the ship with the captain "Vice Admiral Iceberg", but he did not expect Edwina to turn around and go into the small building, leaving him outside.
I feel like this trip was in vain... he muttered to himself.
After "Flame" Danitz left the "Golden Dream," he initially thought he had lost a secret competitor, but he soon discovered that everyone felt the same way, which only made the competition even more intense. Although he was the first mate, without the flamboyant and attention-grabbing Danitz, he became the target of public criticism and was often obstructed by others, resulting in fewer opportunities to get close to the captain and be alone with her.
Only in his dreams could he, like the crazy adventurer Hermann in the novel, solve all troubles with absolute strength and win the captain's heart...
Although his mind was in a mess, this "mechanical expert" still did not forget his duties and looked vigilantly at every pirate who approached the small building.
He knew that the subordinates brought by other pirate generals, such as the "Dawn Knight" on the rooftop who was over 2 meters tall and obviously had a bit of giant blood, the "Rose Bishop" lurking in the shadows, and the "Wind-Blessed One" who boredly shot tiny wind blades at the nearby beach, creating traces, were all responsible for protecting their captains like him and were ready to deal with other "guards" at any time.
He also focused a lot of his attention on his colleagues.
Suddenly, a scream came from a simple wooden house in the distance. The heart-wrenching scream passed through the noisy dock and reached Bruce's ears, making him shudder. He stood up from the wall and squinted his eyes to look into the distance.
The monocle on his eye socket flashed a pale yellow light, magnifying the distant scene like a telescope and displaying it clearly in his eyes.
But apart from that scream, no other sound came from the wooden house, which made Blue feel a little relieved.
Even with the constraints of the "King of the Five Seas", under the influence of alcohol, pirates inevitably had some fights, and it was not uncommon for people to die. As long as it did not involve the pirate generals, they would usually discuss and resolve the matter privately.
Could it be that some drunkard stabbed his enemy... Just as Blue Walls had this thought, a deep red light flashed across the image magnified by the monocle.
Then, the entire wooden house exploded from the inside out.
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"Elaine, do you think I should set an example and head for the Black Emperor, or wait for a certain pirate king to explore the way first?"
After waiting for half an hour and seeing no other ships approaching the Black Emperor, Angel asked.
The red-haired Elaine looked a little wilted in the sunlight that was gradually rising and could not even cover the fog. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and said:
"The last time I came to the pirate convention, I was locked up on Tracy's ship and had no chance to learn about these things."
Come to think of it... I guess among the people I know, only the "Queen of Mystery" Bernadette can answer this question.
Angel muttered, and suddenly he felt something spiritual and looked up into the sky.
A piece of paper slowly fell and was caught by her with a silk thread.
It's unlikely to be the "King of the Five Seas" who just sent the invitation. I don't know the other pirate kings, only...
She pondered, opened the letter, and sure enough, saw a familiar name on it.
"Be careful, there is a conspiracy against you here."
The signature below is...
Bernadette.
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