Chapter 435: The Birth of the Dog of Fantasy

Chapter 435: The Birth of the Dog of Fantasy

After ending her conversation with the Fool and leaving the gray fog to return to the real world, Cattleya quietly stared at her reflection in the mirror for a long time.

Today's encounter was too surreal; she saw the stars and the Fool.

"The Queen was right, I am truly insignificant..."

Cattleya finally recognized her own insignificance. Her previous dissatisfaction and rebellion now seemed laughably childish in retrospect. No wonder the Queen always thought of her as an immature child.

After a long silence, she picked up her pen again and began writing a letter to the Queen, detailing her experiences of the day and stating that she would follow the Queen's orders to leave and return to safer waters.

The ever-busy messenger of the spirit world carried the letter across the vast ocean.

Although the sea appeared vast and distances seemed great, news spread just as quickly as it did on land.

News of the discovery of what was suspected to be the last tomb of Emperor Roselle quickly reached various pirate groups, and the Storm Church and other orthodox churches also received the information.

Some powerful pirate groups had already set sail, viewing the tomb of Emperor Roselle as their prize.

Smaller, lesser-known pirate groups also hoped to make a name for themselves through Roselle's treasure or simply to gain some experience.

Currently, there are two main speculations about Emperor Roselle's tomb.

The first speculation is that Emperor Roselle foresaw his assassination and ordered his trusted Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to secretly transport his vast wealth to an uninhabited island for future use.

The second speculation is that Emperor Roselle did not completely perish; he has been in a deep sleep in a secret tomb, waiting for someone to resurrect him. If someone can help him revive, he will grant their wishes.

On the ship named *Hope*, Audrey was attentively listening to Xio describe various legends of the sea.

"Those treasures are too far from us, and there will definitely be many famous pirate groups vying for them. We should set our sights elsewhere," Xio said with an enthusiastic and excited expression.

"What new target?" Audrey asked, giving Xio a platform to continue her speech.

"Those pirates with bounties on their heads!" Xio clenched her fist in excitement. "We will definitely encounter many pirates along the way. If we are careful, we can earn a large bounty by hunting them. Plus, we will be reducing the threat to coastal residents."

Audrey's eyes lit up. Earning money by hunting pirates was indeed a good suggestion.

She had never earned money this way before, and she always felt she needed some real combat to test her strength.

"Don't look at me; I'll only provide some assistance," Fors stated her stance decisively.

Earning some money was fine, but it shouldn't be too risky.

Xio quickly explained, "Don't worry, I'm not that ambitious. We'll target pirates with bounties under 1,000 gold pounds. Most of them are Sequence 8 or Sequence 9, and some are even ordinary people."

Audrey was even more tempted. She was now a Sequence 6 Hypnotist, and with Susie, they were two Hypnotists.

According to the strength classification of pirates at sea, she was just one step away from being a Pirate General.

"Miss Audrey, what do you think? This is a great business opportunity!"

Xio blinked her bright eyes, urging her.

She mainly wanted to get Audrey to involve Mr. Hastur to help.

"Mr. Hastur, what do you think?" Audrey looked at Hastur, who had been silent all morning.

"It's indeed a good idea, but 1,000 gold pounds is too little. Let's target pirates with bounties under 10,000 gold pounds."

Xio couldn't hide her surprise. "Mr. Hastur, your appetite is quite big!"

Audrey also looked at Hastur curiously. She didn't have much concept of 10,000 gold pounds; she just thought Mr. Hastur shouldn't be short of money, right?

"Audrey, Xio, you can come up with a catchy codename for yourselves. With each bounty you complete, your reputation will spread across the sea."

Even Fors was a bit tempted. After all, they were finally at sea, and with Mr. Hastur backing them, they could indeed make a name for themselves.

Audrey was a bit troubled. She liked the name Miss Justice, but using it as a codename in front of Fors would be revealing her true identity.

But soon, Audrey's frown relaxed. She looked at Susie, who was lazily basking in the sun on the deck.

She could come up with a brilliant codename combining Susie.

Susie shook herself, turned over, and continued basking in the sun in another direction.

Soon, Xio decided on her codename: Hammer of Judgment.

Fors couldn't help but facepalm and tease, "Your name would sound better as Three-Inch Judge."

"..." Xio was stunned for a moment, then angrily pounced on Fors, muttering, "I'm just a little shorter than you, why do you always emphasize my height!"

"Isn't it vivid and descriptive?"

"Ah, I'm going to fight you!"

Audrey watched Xio and Fors bicker and also came up with her codename: Dog of Mind.

It was a combination of Mind Dragon and Susie, simple, memorable, and distinctive.

Hastur smiled after hearing it. "I think Dog of Fantasy is more fitting."

"Dog of Fantasy, Dog of Fantasy..."

Audrey murmured a few times, feeling that the word *fantasy* was more specific and had a higher sense of oppression than *mind*.

"Woof?"

Susie, with her keen ears, heard Audrey and Hastur discussing her and quickly ran over.

"Susie, what do you think of the codename Dog of Fantasy?"

"Woof?" Susie looked at Audrey in confusion.

"You also think this codename is fitting, right? Then it's decided."

Audrey smiled, making Susie look to Hastur for help.

"Don't worry, the codename Dog of Fantasy will definitely resound across the sea."

"Woof?"

Susie wanted to ask, do you even care about a dog's opinion?

Although the codename Dog of Fantasy sounded nice, she still wanted to resist this forced decision!

In the end, after some playful banter with Fors, Xio changed her codename from Hammer of Judgment to Whip of Judgment.

Audrey and Fors exchanged glances, holding back their laughter and showing approving smiles.

Seeing Xio's satisfied face, Fors didn't ask the harsh question, "Can you even wield a whip with your height? Won't you end up entangled in it?"

"Fors, don't you want to join our pirate hunting team? If you don't contribute, you won't get any bounty."

"Brain of Wisdom, that's my codename."

Xio disdainfully said, "You, full of wisdom? You're just a lazy salted fish."

Fors blushed slightly and glared at Hastur. Ever since Hastur casually mentioned that her temperament was like a salted fish, Xio had loved using it to refer to her, and even Miss Audrey almost called her Miss Salted Fish.

Susie, who had retreated to a shady spot, glanced at the playful group and sighed heavily.

The joys and sorrows of humans and dogs are not connected; I just find them noisy.

...

At night, Hastur returned to the Hall of Stars. This time, he didn't immediately descend but observed the star container without any abnormalities.

When he entered the star container last night to play the role of the Lost One, he sealed his memory, and at dawn, he naturally remembered what had happened.

What surprised him the most was that the star container had established contact with the King in Yellow.

He imitated the King in Yellow's attire, read the purchased *Children of the Stars*, and acted similarly to the King in Yellow.

If he played the Lost One through the King in Yellow, then the King in Yellow played the King in Yellow through him.

Apart from the Yellow Robe Monks, Hastur had not encountered any traces related to the King in Yellow, so he relaxed his vigilance a bit.

But he didn't expect that his entanglement with the King in Yellow would extend to the star container.

Could it be that his memory-sealed self instinctively became the King in Yellow?

Hastur had been pondering this question all day but couldn't confirm his hypothesis.

After observing for a while, Hastur decided to try again to see if the star container with sealed memory would follow a similar path to the King in Yellow tonight.

As he was about to descend, he suddenly sensed two pirate ships approaching the nearby waters.

Were they here to deliver bounties to Audrey and Xio?

Hastur decided to observe from the Hall of Stars for a while to see how Audrey and Xio would hunt pirates for the first time.

After a while, the ship's cook and maid also noticed the approaching ships, but they didn't raise the alarm or alert anyone, acting as if nothing had happened.

Next, Susie was the first to notice something unusual. Her nose picked up the unfamiliar scent carried by the sea breeze.

She woke Audrey, who then knocked on the doors of Xio and Fors. Once they were all gathered, Hastur pretended to be asleep, leaving them to handle the situation on their own.

In such a situation, Fors and Xio understood that Hastur was deliberately testing them.

Audrey said seriously, "Susie, our real adventure begins now!"

"Woof!"

Susie raised her head and wagged her tail enthusiastically.