Chapter 528 The Mysterious Queen
Annie...sister?
Angel was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.
The eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle, Bernadette Gustav, was born 200 years ago. In terms of age, she is older than most people currently alive.
But the "Queen Anne's Revenge" is a ghost ship from the Fourth Epoch, and Anne lived for two thousand years!
Not to mention calling her sister, calling her grandma is actually very appropriate... Of course, if Anne really has human thinking, I'm afraid this kind of address will cause a lot of trouble.
The only possibility is that when Bernadette was a child, she knew Anne, who looked like a young girl, and therefore always regarded her as her "sister".
After calming down a bit, Angel nodded and replied:
"Yes, I saw Anne two months ago... and her ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, an ancient ghost warship in the spirit world."
It was obvious that the two parties were old acquaintances, so she did not hide the matter of the ghost ship.
Sure enough, Bernadette's almost expressionless face was filled with joy, not surprise or confusion.
"After his death, Annie and her ghost ship disappeared. She carried the 'Judgment' card, making it impossible to divine or track her. However, there were no reports of her appearing on the Five Seas. Because of their relationship, I once thought Annie had left me forever."
Her indifferent gaze softened a lot, as if she was lost in some memories.
"He" should be referring to Emperor Roselle. As far as I know, this emperor had become an angel before his death, but his daughter obviously regarded him as a father, not an emperor or a high and mighty Extraordinary Being, so she called him "he" instead of "Him"... Moreover, Bernadette also regarded Anne as a real person, not a consciousness attached to the ghost ship "Queen Anne's Revenge". Perhaps the relationship between them is even closer than I imagined?
Thinking quickly in his mind, Angel quickly decided how to answer and respond next.
"Anne was bound by Emperor Roselle's final 'order' and had to hide herself in the depths of the ocean. She was forbidden from taking any action that might endanger her existence. Therefore, she hid on a deserted island far from shipping lanes for many years..."
She briefly told Bernadette about her discovery of the "Queen Anne's Revenge". Of course, she omitted the fact that she possessed the "disaster" spell, and only said that Anne had signed a contract with her to find a way to "end her life".
"He actually gave such an order. No wonder Annie suddenly left without saying goodbye... And why would she want to end her own life?"
The surprise on the face of this High-Sequence Beyonder gave Angel a sense of satisfaction.
"Fortunately, Annie eventually changed her mind and decided to stay in this world for a while longer. Her main motivation was that she wanted to see you after learning that you were still alive." She continued, conveying Annie's expectations to the Emperor's daughter. "If we hadn't met in Backlund before, and I hadn't learned your name, I'm afraid she would have found a way to circumvent Emperor Roselle's orders and end her own life."
"She seems to have become a bit more active since then. Many ships have spotted traces of a ghost ship in the eastern Sonia Sea over the past two months. I think it's most likely the Queen Anne's Revenge. Last night, the Death Warden suffered significant damage while passing the Future, and I'm afraid she was responsible."
Bernadette raised her eyebrows and immediately asked:
"That ghost ship last night, was that Annie?"
This question actually made Angel curious:
"You've probably seen, or even been on board the Queen Anne's Revenge several times. Why didn't you recognize her immediately?"
At the same time, she also confirmed that the High-Sequence Beyonder in front of her had come to this sea area on the "Future".
The relationship between Cattleya, the "Admiral of the Stars," and Bernadette, who concealed this fact from Angel, became extremely suspicious...
"No, the Queen Anne's Revenge I remember was azure blue, like the color of the sea. She said that would make it easier to hide."
Bernadette shook her head and replied.
I don’t think it’s the color of the sea, but rather the color of your eyes. No, it should be the color of Emperor Roselle’s eyes!
It was not until she left the Emperor and returned to the deep sea that Anne transformed herself back into the "Black Death" of the Fourth Epoch. No wonder Bernadette, who was hiding on the "Future", did not recognize her when she appeared yesterday. Perhaps when the image of young Anne appeared on the deck, Bernadette was on guard against this strange ship that suddenly appeared, and even worried that it was related to the "Undead King"... Angel muttered to himself.
Due to a series of coincidences, the two people passed each other by in their closest meeting in a hundred years and failed to recognize each other.
Fortunately, I am still here... Angel sighed softly, stretched out his right hand, and looked at the place where the sword and shield balance mark was hidden on his skin.
"The connection between her and me should allow her to sense my call. Do I need to summon her over?"
——In this way, we have one more trump card to explore this mysterious sea: a Sequence 2 ghost ship.
"No, not here."
Bernadette shook her head again, causing her chestnut hair to sway like waves.
"This sea is filled with the insane whispers of the True Creator. Mid-Sequence Beyonders are almost inaudible, but after reaching High-Sequence, the whispers become extremely dangerous. I have the ability to resist them, but Annie may not... I'll look for her after I leave this God War Ruins."
"The remains of the God War..."
Angel felt like he heard some extraordinary word and repeated it subconsciously.
"An ancient god fell here, and the Creator reclaimed His authority. After the war between gods, this sea area became a land of death where many uncontrolled divine powers mingled. I believe you have already seen some of it."
Bernadette explained patiently, which was completely different from her attitude when she left in a hurry just now. Perhaps it was because she gave Angel some "reward" after learning about Anne's information.
So, the terrifying, lethal power of the "Golden Chariot" encountered that morning, and the seemingly endless noon, were all from some ancient god representing the "sun"? And were those powerful transcendental creatures Cattleya mentioned, whose properties could not be concentrated after death, truly the products of the authority of "fantasy"?
Combining this information, Angel quickly confirmed the ownership of several "divine powers". The sudden entry into darkness and the danger of disappearing if she didn't fall asleep also made her think of the catacombs in Trier, the abandoned land where the "Silver City" was located, and... the authority of the goddess!
Lord of Crimson, Mother of Secrets!
A part of the goddess's name suddenly flashed through her mind.
It turns out that every honorific name of a deity represents supreme authority.
Therefore, "sun" is "eternal blazing sun, immortal light", while "fantasy" may very well belong to the legendary "fantasy dragon"...
Seeing Angel lost in thought, Bernadette gently reached out and lifted up the "Roselle Notebook 5" on the ground, stuffed it back into the bookshelf, glanced at the floor-to-ceiling window not far away, and said:
"The dream is about to end. Return to the 'Future' and do not reveal my existence to Cattleya. Also, do not attempt to explore this dream. You possess the blessing of the 'Night', and being overly active in the dream will only increase the danger."
After hearing so many secrets and knowing that this was the "Ruins of the War of Gods", Angel had long given up the idea of exploring, but the other party's other request made her a little confused.
I thought she boarded the "Future" under the arrangement of "Star Admiral" Cattleya, but it seems she actually boarded the ship secretly? And she specifically mentioned this because she didn't want to see her... Is she the "mysterious queen" that Cattleya once followed, but parted ways with her for some reason?
The mysterious queen with a £650,000 bounty on her head?
Just as he figured this out, a dazzling white light appeared in front of Angel's eyes. It was the midday sun, completely different from the dim sunset here.
She squinted her eyes and looked towards the location of the light, and found that she had returned to the cabin of the "Future". Outside the porthole was the scorching sun that replaced the darkness, and in her ears was the sound of waves hitting the hull.
That strange dream ended.
…
After sitting on the edge of the bed and digesting the knowledge he had just received from the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette, Angel opened the door and walked into the corridor.
She first took a sneak peek at the captain's room and found the door was closed. Then she went to the other side of the corridor and knocked on Klein's door.
After waiting for a few minutes, the door opened and Klein stuck his head out.
"Sorry, I just woke up and fell asleep again. I got some important information."
He said softly, ushering Angel into the room.
This was the same single suite, and Klein didn't have much luggage, so the room remained as it had been when he first moved in. There was only a copper whistle and a nearly folded paper crane on the table.
Will Auceptin... Angel immediately understood why the other party fell asleep again.
"The dream I entered before was very dangerous. If I enter it again..."
"Don't try to explore. I know that too." Klein began to speak, but Angel took over. "I received a similar warning."
"Who is it?" Klein raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.
He had wasted a precious opportunity to make contact before he got a hint from the "Snake of Fate". The piece of paper would be torn if it was used three or four more times at most!
"The one Annie is looking for."
Angel answered vaguely due to concerns about possible surveillance, but the two shared almost everything they knew, so the other person should be able to guess who it was easily.
Sure enough, after a moment of confusion, Klein revealed a look of understanding and stopped talking.
After clearing the items on the table, the two men came to the restaurant of the "Future". The pirates who had just fallen asleep in various places had returned to their posts. The chef reheated the cold lunch and put it on plates, waiting for service. There were also many people sitting in the restaurant and eating voraciously.
Among them was Frank Lee, who was unusually enthusiastic. He invited Angel and Klein to sit at his table and even handed them a glass of red wine from "Red Wine Fish". Klein refused with a serious face, while Angel took it with some interest and took a sip.
Well, it's a little sweeter than normal red wine...
“It tastes good!”
She praised heartily.
Frank seemed even more excited and began to chatter about his "new inventions", such as bacteria that can make bulls produce milk and mushrooms that can grow on fish... Hearing this, Angel put down his glass in fear.
"Once my bacterial research is successful, I hope to be able to use your 'mass spread' method to infect the entire ship's bulls at once!"
Frank looked at Angel with shining eyes.
This was the first pirate on the ship who viewed her this way because of her extraordinary abilities rather than her appearance.
Just as this one-sided "joyful conversation" reached its climax, the voice of the "Admiral of the Stars" amplified by some kind of spell rang out in the restaurant:
"Those who have finished lunch should return to their positions immediately. There is an island one nautical mile ahead. We will wait there for the storm to pass."
storm?
Angel looked out the window in confusion. The invisible but omnipresent sun above his head was emitting a scorching light, and not even a dark cloud could be seen.
The other pirates followed the captain's orders without any compromise. They quickly stuffed toast and bacon into their mouths, finished their lunch, and then returned to the deck to control the sailboat to move forward quickly.
After all, since entering this site of the war between gods, the orders given by the "Admiral of the Stars" have not gone wrong.
“Don’t challenge a storm that’s showing signs.”
In the almost empty restaurant, Klein spoke softly.
Is this also the warning of the "Snake of Fate"?
Angel looked out the window again and suddenly found that a hint of darkness had appeared in the originally cloudless sky.
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