Chapter 431: Roselle's Last Mausoleum

Chapter 431: Roselle's Last Mausoleum

When he first heard the beginning of the sentence, Alger's expression almost froze. He held the secret of an undiscovered primitive island, which was his biggest secret.

Upon hearing the latter part, he felt relieved. He could be certain that there was no conspicuous, gigantic black Mausoleum on that island.

Mr. World had such well-informed intelligence about the sea, even knowing things before he did.

Alger felt a sense of crisis. The sea was his most important foothold in the Tarot Club.

Now, the overall strength of the Tarot Club members had caught up, especially Miss Justice, who had not yet entered the mystical world but was already a Sequence 8 Wrathful Citizen.

Yet, under the pursuit of Miss Justice's golden pound power, he was now at the same Sequence 6 level as her.

He even felt that Miss Justice might advance to Sequence 5 before him.

This sense of urgency constantly pressured him to become stronger as quickly as possible.

Now, even his key position on the sea was about to be taken over by Mr. World.

If this continued, his frontline position in the Tarot Club would be replaced, relegating him to a second-line member like Miss Magician and Little Sun.

He absolutely could not allow this to happen. After returning, he would thoroughly investigate this matter.

Sitting at the head of the table, Mr. Fool, who had remained silent, suddenly chuckled and said, "The gigantic black Mausoleum, the last Mausoleum left by Roselle, is on the sea."

Roselle's last Mausoleum had been discovered?

The Tarot Club members were all shocked. Compared to the death of Covington II, the legendary figure of Emperor Roselle was far more significant.

They were not surprised that Mr. Fool knew about this. Among the beings they knew, only Mr. Fool could read Roselle's diary without any obstacles.

"Someone is deliberately spreading this news, seemingly wanting everyone on the sea to search for this mysterious island. There must be an ulterior motive behind this," Mr. World added.

This was why Klein revealed this secret publicly.

Someone on the sea was spreading this news everywhere. Although he had intercepted some people, many others were still spreading it secretly.

The mastermind behind the scenes was evidently using the secret Mausoleum of Emperor Roselle as bait to lure those driven by greed.

As a fellow countryman of Roselle, he did not want too many ambitious people disturbing Roselle's peace in death.

But now, he could only understand the matter first and then contact Bernadette.

He had a hunch that Bernadette might be the big fish the mastermind wanted to catch.

For this reason, he had already written to Bernadette, informing her of the possible conspiracy.

"The last Mausoleum of Emperor Roselle... If Mr. Hastur knew, he would be very happy."

This was the first thought that came to Audrey's mind. After realizing it, her face turned slightly red. She found that since meeting Miss Sharron, she often thought of Mr. Hastur.

Clearly, they were just friends. Yes, just friends...

"I will also fully investigate this matter after I return."

Alger timely displayed his dominance over the sea to prevent Mr. World from truly taking away his glory.

...

After the Tarot Club meeting, Audrey stood by the window, gazing in the direction of the sea.

She also wanted to go to the sea and see the real mystical world. The mysterious treasures on the sea always excited people.

"How should I tell Mr. Hastur about this news?"

While Audrey was pondering, on the other side, Fors was already busy reporting this matter to the Stars.

At the same time, she summoned the Sage's messenger to inform Bernadette about this.

After finishing all this, she came out of her room. Seeing that she had taken such a long nap, Xio, who had always wanted to go out, couldn't help but glance at her, "You didn't drink much last night, so why are you so sleepy today?"

"This is called post-drinking syndrome," Fors explained seriously.

"Wait, what syndrome?" Xio was puzzled.

"I keep telling you to read more books, but you never do, so you don't understand many things."

Susie , who was passing by, heard this and barked in agreement before quietly walking away.

"See, even Susie is mocking you for not reading."

"…"

Xio was stunned and didn't want to argue with Fors about this. She pulled Fors out for a walk.

Before leaving, they passed by Audrey's room and found her still napping.

Xio muttered softly, "Miss Audrey seemed to have a lot on her mind last night and drank quite a bit."

"You're so talkative."

Fors knocked Xio on the head and led her away.

January 4th.

The cold wind of Backlund finally reached Southwell County. The mysterious death of Covington II had spread throughout the Kingdom of Ruen.

The Ruen royal family had already begun preparing for the state funeral, and the next king of the Kingdom of Ruen would be announced after the funeral.

Hastur had no interest in attending Covington II's funeral. He was currently only interested in Roselle's last Mausoleum.

According to Fors and Audrey, the person secretly spreading this news on the sea was likely acting on the orders of the Fallen Mother Goddess or the restless Roselle.

The Fallen Mother Goddess's purpose was easy to guess, but if it was Roselle, the matter became more intriguing.

After thinking for a long time, Hastur decided to take Audrey, who was eager for an extraordinary adventure, to sea. Only by understanding the matter personally could he make a decision.

Upon hearing about the sea adventure, Fors immediately stated that she needed to stay home and write, leaving the adventure to Xio.

After some hesitation, Xio agreed to accompany Audrey to sea. There were many pirates with bounties on the sea, and if she encountered one or two, she could earn a lot of money with Mr. Hastur, which would help her buy extraordinary materials and potion formulas.

Naturally, Susie followed Audrey. Ailsa explicitly stated that she hated water, and Sharron wanted to complete her final puppet act, so she didn't want to go on an adventure at this time and could stay home to take care of Ailsa.

Besides Audrey, Susie , and Xio, Hastur also brought two Sequence 4 demigods from the Yellow Robe Monks organization: a chef with a butcher knife and a maid responsible for cleaning the ancient castle.

He was no longer as wary of the Yellow Robe Monks organization as he was initially.

He himself was a Sequence 4 demigod, and with his special nature, he could easily suppress these two demigods from the Yellow Robe Monks organization.

After a few days of preparation, Hastur finished his chores and led the group to sea on the morning of January 6th.

To prevent any accidents, Hastur secretly arranged the Stars container on the ship.

As the morning sun shone, Sharron stood by the window, gazing at the departing ship, with Ailsa cuddling in her arms.

"Miss Sharron, why didn't you go to sea with the master? That Miss Audrey is with him," Ailsa said in a childlike voice.

Sharron gently tapped Ailsa's nose, "I need to think."

"Think about what?"

"Thinking about when to tell your master that you can talk."

"Meow!"

Ailsa's fur stood on end, and she dared not say anything more.

She also wanted to talk to her master, but her voice was too childish, like a little kid. She decided to wait a few more years.

If only she could speak as pleasantly as that Miss Audrey.

...

Audrey, on her first sea adventure, was evidently very excited about everything on the sea. Standing at the bow, she marveled at the unknown fish leaping out of the water.

Xio tried to act like a mature, experienced adventurer, but she got seasick on the first day.

Her already small, frail body seemed even more shrunken.

It wasn't until the third day at sea that she gradually overcame her seasickness.

Susie , on the other hand, curiously observed everything about the sea, matching what she saw with her knowledge. Hastur even gave her a pair of scholarly glasses.

The ship sailed deeper into the sea. With the Black Emperor card and Hastur's luck, any anomaly on the island where Roselle's Mausoleum was located would naturally lead them there.

More than this, Hastur was concerned about Bernadette's situation.

Regardless of who stirred up this undercurrent, she was the key figure.

Bernadette was inherently confident and proud. She wouldn't pray to the Stars at the first sign of trouble like Fors.

Only in real danger or when she was undecided would she seek the Stars' help.

At night, Hastur entered the Hall of Stars through a dream. His gaze first swept over the Fallen Mother Goddess and Bernadette. Seeing no abnormalities, he descended upon the Stars container.

Hastur had not yet completed the Sequence 4 LOST ONES role of the Stars pathway.

But he already knew how to effectively play the role, and the Stars container was his best choice.

Looking forward, the Stars container was empty; looking back, it was also empty. It was just an empty shell, a true LOST ONES .