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   Chapter 521: The Future

  Like the "rumor", this is the third flagship of the pirate general that Klein has boarded. Of course, the same is true for Angel, who is hiding behind the rumor and seems to have deliberately concealed his identity.

  Compared with the ordinary "Black Death" and the "Golden Dream" with a cannon on a small boat, the "Future" is more like a classical sailing ship of the old times, but the hull is surprisingly long, but it is not equipped with a corresponding number of masts and steering sails. The deck is engraved with mysterious symbols, as if the whole ship is a huge talisman.

  This reminds Angel of the golden cannon of "Vice Admiral Iceberg". Obviously, this "Future" is also operated by some mysterious ritual magic, not an ordinary ship.

  Of course, compared with the "Queen Anne's Revenge" that can enter the spirit world, this ship is at least at a level that ordinary people can understand... She retracted her scrutiny and looked at Cattleya standing at the bow, nodded slightly and said:

  "Thank you for coming to pick us up, Ms. 'Admiral of the Stars'."

  She did not call the other party "Hermit" because there were quite a few people present.

  In addition to the three members of the Tarot Club, there were many sailors standing on the deck. Their eyes focused on Angel, lingering for a long time on her undisguised face and the protruding parts of her body outlined by her slim-fitting clothes. Even if the "pain" witch's charm ability was not deliberately released, it could still make these sailors who drifted on the sea all day stunned.

  Klein took a step forward, blocked most of the sight, took off his hat, and bowed politely:

  "Good evening, ma'am."

  He could feel that many eyes were shifting from Angel to himself. Soon, these sailors recognized the "famous" Gehrman, and whispered exclamations and discussions reached his ears.

  "Vice Admiral Disease..." "That night on the 'Golden Dream'..." "Keep an eye on him..." Such words made Klein almost unable to hold back his disguised "adventurer" image.

  I'm afraid that before I get a real wanted order and a high reward, this kind of romantic rumor will always accompany me... He muttered helplessly.

  In front of the two, the "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya, with black hair and deep purple eyes, was also looking at the two members of the Tarot Club, the new passengers of the "Future".

  "The Queen", Angelica Thatch, had a bounty of 23,000 pounds. It was said that she killed the bishop of the Church of Storms, so she was wanted. Later, because she destroyed the City Breaker and the Black Death of "Vice Admiral Disease", the bounty gradually increased. She was likely a Sequence 5 Beyonder... She recalled the collected information in her mind, and her eyes gradually became deep. The tall and beautiful woman in front of her gradually turned into a white etheric body, and the endless darkness in the depths.

  On the etheric body, a deep red buried deep in her chest, the deep yellow of her left wrist, the deep right wrist, the bright yellow of her waist and the fiery red between her fingers lit up one by one, and then all over her body, like the bright spots of stars in the sky.

  Five magical items, countless spells, ammunition... The dazzling light made Cattleya look away and look at the "world" Gehrman Sparrow. Soon, she was also dazzled by the various lights on the other party. She squinted her eyes before she recovered.

  Two "Pirate General"-level extraordinary people... Without the Future and other sailors, I don't have enough chances to win against any of them.

  Cattleya quickly assessed the strength of the two people, the depth in her eyes disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face.

  "Good evening, Miss Sachi, Mr. Sparrow."

  She also did not mention the code name of the Tarot Club, but referred to them by their public identities.

  And even if these identities are mostly fake... She thought, raised her right hand, and gently turned it around her head. After

  receiving the order, the "Future" quickly set sail, circled an arc in the shallow sea near the port of Nas, and headed east.

  The light of the lighthouse followed the ship until it disappeared into the sea fog. The sailors and pirates on the dock breathed a sigh of relief and discussed the destination of the "Future" and the identities of the two people who boarded the deck in a gorgeous way.

  The white feathers on the woman's head reminded people of Angelica Thatch, who was called "Shipbreaker" by the pirates on the wanted poster, but no one could be sure because their face was not clear.

  But everyone quickly reached a consensus on the other man:

  the great adventurer Gehrman Sparrow was going to start to harm the last female pirate general!

  ————

  The speed of the Future gradually increased, and a damp and cold wind blew on the deck. Angel and Klein followed Cattleya away from the bow and walked towards the inner cabin.

  In the night, large and small ships gradually approached the flagship, faintly guarding it in the middle, but keeping a certain distance.

  Stepping onto the middle deck, Angel found that there were not many sailors here, at least less than the "Golden Dream" she had been to before. Of course, it is possible that the sailors on the Future were well-trained and most of them stayed at their posts, but they denied this by looking at the visitor recklessly.

  As if seeing her doubts, the "Admiral of the Star" explained:

  "This time, only the "Future" will go to the east of the Sonia Sea, and most of the sailors here will stay on other ships, leaving only the necessary personnel."

  In order to spread the risk and avoid being wiped out due to carelessness, of course, we are originally looking for mermaids, not wanting to fight a naval battle with other fleets... Angel nodded, understanding why the other ships did not get close together, and then followed them forward and came to the entrance of the cabin.

  Swish, a strong man walked out of the cabin. He was wearing dungarees, which were rare on the ship, and his shirt sleeves were pulled up to his elbows. The skin exposed was full of sweat hair.

  Behind the three people, a twisted shadow rose from the deck, and a figure appeared inside. He had a high nose bridge, but his face was full of fatigue, as if he had some serious illness.   

  This battle that seemed like an enemy-like battle made Angel alert. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Cattleya beside her. The latter smiled and introduced:

  "The first officer of the Future, Frank Lee," she pointed at the overalls and said, then looked at the man who appeared in the shadow behind her, "The second officer, Heath Doyle."

  "Toxin Expert" Frank Lee, 7,000 pounds; "Bloodless" Heath Doyle, 7,600 pounds... Angel quickly found the wanted orders for the two of them in her mind, and based on their bounties, she guessed that both of them were probably Sequence 6 Beyonders. Then she took the initiative to smile and greeted them:

  "Good evening, gentlemen."

  After Cattleya's brief introduction, she learned that Frank Lee was originally a believer of the Mother Earth, but because he focused on the advanced "hybridization technology", he caused many dangerous accidents and was almost sent to the court of justice by the church. In the end, he left the church and joined the "Star Pirates". The

  "Bloodless" was an unlucky and lucky "Rose Bishop".

  He was unlucky because he was originally an ordinary person, but he was accidentally sprinkled with the prepared "Rose Bishop" potion, which infected and penetrated him. He was lucky because he successfully survived the effect of the potion and was directly promoted to Sequence 6, becoming the only normal person who did not go through the "Listener" stage and did not go crazy because of the whispers of the "True Creator".

  "This situation is lower than the probability that I successfully hybridized bulls and cows with wheat in the first experiment and made them grow directly from the ground!"

  Frank interjected.

  What, the hybridization you are talking about is such a fantasy?

  Angel was a little stunned. She looked at Cattleya and found that she was also helpless. Obviously, she had gone through the psychological denial and anger of her first mate's various "experiments" and entered the final stage of "acceptance".

  As "Bloodless" Heath re-entered the shadows, Cattleya continued to lead the two into the cabin and came to the superstructure of the deck, where there was the captain's room, a small restaurant dedicated to the captain and senior personnel, and several empty guest rooms.

  "Mr. Sparrow, your room is on the left side. Frank will take you there. The small restaurant is open all day and there are always hot meals. You can go there to eat at any time, or ask Frank to send it to your room."

  She pointed to one side of the corridor and said, then looked at Angel:

  "Miss Sachi, your room is opposite my captain's room. My boatswain Nina lives next to you. You can also find her if you need anything."

  Wait... Angel subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he saw Klein nodded silently from the corner of his eye, so he didn't say anything.

  A moment later, a woman who was half a head taller than Angel, with blonde hair tied into a ponytail and fair skin, who seemed to have Feysac blood, came up at Cattleya's call.

  "Captain."

  She greeted the "Admiral of the Star" first, and then looked at Angel.

  "Hello, Miss Angelica Sachi," she said with a perfunctory smile on her face, and nodded lightly, "I'll take you to your room."

  At this time, Angel remembered the nickname of this boatswain, "Undersea Killer".

  Being able to be the boatswain on the flagship of the pirate general, she might not be as harmless as she looks... Angel thought, followed Nina, and walked to the other side of the corridor.

  "By the way, your room, um, there won't be any prying arrangements."

  Behind the two, Cattleya seemed to remember something and added.

  I always feel that she has thought of something wrong... Well, not really wrong... Angel was awakened by this instruction, and various thoughts flashed through her mind. She followed the tall boatswain to the single room that was not spacious but very tidy.

  She suddenly felt a little warm in the palm of her right hand, as if it was attached to delicate and warm skin. Seeing Nina took out the key and quietly opened the door, she pretended to hold the wide-brimmed hat steady, stretched out her right hand, palm facing inward, and focused her eyes on it.

  The mark left when using "Annie's Blood" on Oravi Island emerged from her skin, and the regular symbol of the sword and shield overlapping and the scale in the middle flickered slightly, as if someone was looking at her and looking around.

  After a while, the warm feeling faded, and the mark disappeared under the skin again.

  Annie?

  Angel was a little dazed. She touched the place where the mark appeared with her fingers, but there was no other movement, as if the flash just now was just an illusion.

  But she knew that Annie, who had signed a contract with her and reached a "mutual assistance relationship", did establish a connection with her through the mark just now.

  Could it be that the "Ghost Empire" that frequently appears in the Sonia Sea and attracts the Storm Church, the military and pirates is actually the "Queen Anne's Revenge"?

  She couldn't help but look at the porthole outside the suite, as if there was a huge ghost ship on the dark sea outside the window.

  (End of this chapter)

   Chapter 522 Journey

  In his temporary single suite, Klein carefully explored every place, put away his not-so-many luggage, and then sat down on the bed.

  Just now, when "Star Admiral" Cattleya said that he and Angel would be arranged to have separate single rooms, he had a slight thought of refusing. After all, the two of them had almost slept in the same bed for the past few months and had long been accustomed to each other's existence.

  Although the "Future" belonged to the "Hermit" lady of the Tarot Club, it did not mean absolute safety. Therefore, Klein still agreed to live separately and spent the first night vigilantly to avoid being caught by some "accidents".

  We did the same on the "Blue Avenger". Fortunately, Angel understood what I meant and did not refuse... He thought with relief, unbuttoned his neatly groomed double-breasted dress, took out the magical items, spells, and spare ammunition one by one, and placed them on the table.

  Among them were Mr. Azik's copper whistle and the thousand paper cranes from Will Auceptin. They were derived from the power of angels and could resist most of the mystical prying.

  Then there were the magical items that didn't need to be carried around, such as the Biotoxin Bottle and the Fire Gloves.

  Klein only kept the "Creeping Hunger" to deal with possible attacks. As long as this magical item was not activated, it had no side effects, which was much better than other things.

  Thinking of this, his throat itched and he couldn't help coughing.

  No, I've been carrying the "Biological Toxin Bottle" with me for more than two hours, and I'm getting sick... He touched his forehead and found that he didn't have a fever, but only had symptoms of pharyngitis, so he prepared to leave the bedroom and go to a nearby restaurant to find a cup of hot water to moisten his throat.

  But I guess there's only beer on this ship, or even strong liquor... Mumbling to himself, Klein stood up from the bed and suddenly heard an illusory prayer in his ear.

  Angel? No, the voice was a little different, it should be Miss Justice...

  He sighed and gave up the plan of "drinking more hot water", returned to the room, and walked four steps backwards under the protection of the spiritual wall and the extraordinary items from the angels, and came to the gray fog.

  "Mr. Fool, I found a notebook from the 'Twenty Years' War' period. It is likely related to the dragon. I want to use your power to perform a magic mirror divination to confirm its origin."

  Miss Justice's voice was rarely filled with fear and hesitation.

  Magic mirror divination... Well, although the audience channel should not have the additional advantage of divination, if you pray to a being that can respond to her, it can indeed constitute a third-party force in divination... Klein subconsciously wanted to maintain Mr. Fool's prestige and put the request on hold for a day or two, but then he thought that he would soon enter the mysterious waters in the eastern part of the Sonia Sea. This is the best time, so he directly gave the other party a positive answer.

  This is the "evil god" in the early days of the business. He will respond to any request and do everything personally... He chuckled a few times in the gray fog, letting the low tone of the fool echo in the palace. Then he waited for a moment and saw the crimson star representing "justice" repeatedly expand and contract, and the honorific name of "the fool" came from inside.

  After the name and the prayer, a dark and deep aura appeared around the stars. They surrounded the area and condensed into a circle of light the size of a dressing mirror. The inside was hazy and blurry, and a figure sitting in front of the mirror could be vaguely seen.

  Is this the scene that the "third party" who receives the prayer sees when the magic mirror is reading?

  Klein was a little stunned, and he immediately remembered the scene every time Angel performed the magic mirror reading.

  Fortunately, she only prayed to the goddess of night, not some evil gods. Well, at most, it only included the fool, that is, myself...

  He was relieved and extended his spirituality to the circle of light.

  It was as if his eyes and vision were extended through the circle of light. Klein soon saw the real world on the other side of the mirror, just like a person with severe myopia wearing his glasses. The haziness and blur faded, and the praying figure became clear.

  It was a girl with blonde hair casually tied behind her head. She was wearing a white lace dress. Her green eyes reflected the candlelight, like a shining gem. Her facial features and oval face shape matched her breathtaking beauty, and her temperament was elegant and pure.

  Witch... Witch?

  Klein, who was quite experienced, immediately thought of Mitis of Tingen, Triss of Backlund, and Tracy of the sea.

  And his Angel.

  Thinking of this, Angel was still much prettier than her. Well, it was mainly the difference in temperament. Miss Justice gave people the feeling of not yet an adult, immature and introverted. Although Angel also restrained the power of "joy" after being promoted to Sequence 5, that was only in front of outsiders. Once on the bed...

  Concentrating his thoughts with difficulty, Klein quickly looked at the environment on the other side of the mirror.

  A luxurious bedroom, it seemed that Miss Justice was doing divination in her bedroom; her blonde hair and face shape matched the hazy appearance at the Tarot Club, and she was not someone else pretending; the diamond necklace on her chest had a subtle connection with me, was it a magical item made by the "Faceless Man" feature?

  "Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me the whereabouts of the owner of this notebook."

  At this moment, the melodious and pleasant voice of "Justice" came from the other side of the mirror.

  Klein, who had been prepared, quickly wrote down the divination statement on a piece of paper and entered the dream to divine. At the same time, he materialized the scene he saw on the "magic mirror".

  This is indeed a notebook related to the dragon!

  ————   

  "This notebook is related to the 'apprentice' path. Specifically, it corresponds to the 'record officer' of Sequence 6. It allows you to record certain extraordinary abilities while witnessing them, so that you can use them later."

  In front of the "magician" Fors, a middle-aged man with broad shoulders pointed to an ancient notebook the size of a palm with a copper-green outer cover and said, "I came, I saw, I recorded" written in ancient Feysac on the cover of the notebook.

  He is Dorian Gray Abraham, a descendant of the ancient Abraham family and Fors's teacher.

  After confirming through divination that Fors could have a positive impact on the fate of the Abraham family, the descendant took her in as a student and taught her carefully. Fors did not disappoint him. She quickly mastered the acting method and safely passed the stages of "apprentice" and "magic master". She did not die inexplicably on a full moon night like other Abrahams.

  This allowed Dorian to safely hand over the Sequence 7 "Astrologer" formula to her, as well as the "Lemano's Travel Notes".

  "It is also called 'Lemano's Magic Book'. It has a high success rate for recording abilities below Demigod, but when it comes to Sequence 4, when trying to record abilities with divine influence, you need to use only three burnt yellow pages, and the success rate is less than 10%."

  Spreading out the "Travel Notes", Dorian introduced the function and usage of this magical item to Fors in detail.

  Recording abilities, which can be used once afterwards, up to Demigod, is this really something that I, a Sequence 8, can possess... Fors's mind was a little confused. She tried hard to remember what her teacher taught her, but she couldn't help but think of the powerful and mysterious members of the Tarot Club, as well as Mr. "The Fool" who was at the top and seemed like a god.

  No, that would be too disrespectful to Mr. Fool... But the other members, the powerful "Queen", the mysterious "Hermit", the cold "World", they may all let me record their abilities, of course, for a fee...

  Fors could hardly hide the smile on her face. She took the notebook from Dorian, stroked the words on the cover, and silently recited the name of "Travel Notes". She couldn't help but imagine the moment when she became powerful.

  Even salted fish who don't like to go out have their own dreams!

  ————

  "Look, when this kind of fish is successfully cultivated, our table will have not only salted fish, but also red wine and Nipos produced by them!"

  Holding a fat sea fish whose tail was still flapping, "Toxin Expert" Frank Lee said excitedly to Klein.

  Then, he touched a knife, accurately stabbed it into the fish's belly, pulled it open with a knife, and brought the incision close to the wine glass.

  The deep red blood flowed out, and what entered Klein's nose was not the fishy smell, but a faint aroma of wine.

  It was really wine. Although he looked like a madman and acted like a madman, the things he made were actually quite magical... Klein watched in silence as Frank poured out a full glass of wine and held it up high as if to show off. He glanced at the sailors beside him and saw that they all took a step back. He also quietly moved and protected everyone in front of him.

  At this moment, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya came from a distance. She was still wearing the black robe and thick glasses that blocked her deep purple eyes.

  "Frank, is Nina ready?"

  She asked, passing the sailors who were huddled together and unwilling to get close to the first mate Frank.

  "She has finished a whole bottle of Nepos, warmed up, and is changing clothes." Seeing his captain coming, Frank put down the wine glass and the red wine fish that had rolled its eyes in dismay, and pointed to the hatch on the other side, "Look, they're here."

  They?

  Klein was stunned and subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction Frank was pointing.

  The boatswain Nina, who was over 1.8 meters tall and had a casually tied high ponytail, walked out of the cabin. She was wearing a black tights made of what looked like whale skin, which was connected from the ankles to the wrists and then to the neck, revealing only a small part of her fair skin.

  This outfit concealed her somewhat broad shoulders and hips, but it outlined her bust that was far larger than that of an ordinary person. The swaying scenery while she walked stunned the sailors on the deck.

  Nina had no intention of hiding it at all. She walked out of the cabin generously, spread her hands, and did stretching exercises before going into the water.

  Klein could hear the heavy breathing of the sailors beside him, and he felt a little uncomfortable, but the pride of a crazy adventurer made him still stare at Nina fiercely, and then he looked away with a guilty look behind the boatswain.

  Angel was also wearing a fish skin tights, and stepped out of the door hesitantly. She was nearly half a head shorter than Nina, and her figure was a whole circle smaller, showing a typical contrast between the body shapes of Loen and Feysac people.

  Her long light golden hair, which had gradually grown to her waist, was carefully tied into a ponytail and then wrapped behind her head. Her fair and translucent skin looked even more delicate against the black tights. Her calves were long and beautiful, and her smooth feet and toes stepped on the rough deck. Her slender fingers were gathered together and protected in front of her chest, covering her breasts, which were slightly smaller than Nina's but more prominent on her somewhat thin body.

  Suddenly, Klein felt that his breathing had become a little heavy.

  (End of this chapter)

   Chapter 523 The Bottomless Abyss

  Except for Klein, the other sailors' eyes also instantly shifted from Nina to Angel, focusing on the face under the golden bangs and the part covered by his hands. The meaning in their eyes was obvious. It was not

  until the boatswain Nina snorted coldly that everyone reacted and left Frank with a bang and returned to their posts. Some wiped the deck and pulled the sails, but from time to time there were still eyes looking from all over. Compared to Nina, who they

  could see on a daily basis, they were obviously more interested in the mysterious and beautiful Angel.

  Seeing that everyone dispersed, Angel put down his arm and walked to Klein generously.

  "They said there is a Quaternary relic on the seabed, and there is also a bottomless well. Nina is going to lead the team to take a look, and I plan to go with her."

  She explained softly, pointing at the ravine on her chest. The "Rose Necklace" was hanging on her neck, resting on the smooth, close-fitting whale skin tights, emitting a faint dark blue light.

  "Wind-loving", ocean-friendly… Klein nodded in understanding, but his eyes were firmly tied to the necklace.

  "Why, does it look good?"

  Feeling where his eyes were focused, Angel chuckled and asked.

  "Very, ahem, average."

  After a moment of debate between Gehrman and Klein in his heart, he maintained the image of a "cold adventurer" under the control of pharyngitis and answered calmly.

  With a snort, Angel turned around and followed Nina to the side of the ship, making the final preparations for launching into the water. Her exposed skin gradually showed illusory scales, reflecting the sunlight, making her look even more dazzling.

  With difficulty moving his eyes away, Klein regretted not following his true heart. He glanced at Frank, who was holding a wine glass and drinking "sea fish red wine" alone. The latter felt his gaze, quietly came over, and said:

  "Do you need medicine?"

  Huh?

  At that moment, Klein felt that his crazy personality was about to break out of his body and devour the inexplicable "toxin expert" in front of him.

  "No need."

  He replied calmly with a cold face.

  "I mean your cold, or pharyngitis, it doesn't matter, it can cure it," Frank said relentlessly, taking out a small green apple from his pocket, rubbing it on his shirt, and handing it to Klein, "I made this by crossbreeding medicine and fruit, so that taking medicine becomes a pleasure, not a pain."

  So it's this medicine, I hope you can forget my reaction just now, otherwise I will help you forget it... Klein suddenly realized, took the apple with a stern face, hesitated for a moment, and took a bite. At

  the end of his sight, Angel stretched his limbs, followed Nina and several other sailors, jumped lightly, and jumped into the deep blue sea.

  ————

  Diving into the sea, Angel squinted his eyes, staring at Nina in front of him, and swam to the deep sea at a nearly vertical angle, led by this experienced "navigator".

  At first, she was a little curious about why Nina, who could condense phantom scales on her body, would wear such a shameful tights. However, as the depth increased rapidly, her exposed skin felt a biting cold that even scales could not resist, as well as the gradually increasing water pressure. Only then did she understand the significance of the preparations she had made before. Of

  course, the boatswain Nina also drank a whole bottle of Nipos, which was said to be used as an incendiary bomb. Although she explained that it was for "warming up", Angel always felt that it was okay if she didn't drink it.

  Maybe it has something to do with the physique of Sequence 5... She pondered and gradually swam towards the dark and deep ocean. Several teammates of the "sailor" path and low sequence stopped diving and supported from above. They could survive underwater for a short time, but the water pressure at depth exceeded the limit of their ability.

  In the cold sea water, only Nina, who was leading the way, and Angel, who was following behind, were left. The sailor's figure above her head and the sunlight above the sea surface quickly dimmed. Below was still an abyss that could not be seen to the bottom. Angel felt as if she was stagnant in the deep sea. Only the cold sea water and the increasing pressure beside her let her know that time was still passing.

  Nina in front suddenly stopped diving, raised her arms, opened her palm with one hand, and put her fingers against the palm of the other hand.

  She meant to stay where she was... Angel, who had communicated with her before going into the water, quickly understood the meaning, hovered behind her, and put his hand on her shoulder.

  "Ocean affinity" covered Angel's eyes with a layer of transparent sclera, and her own "dark vision" allowed her to see things in the deep sea, so she did not have the "deep-sea phobia" that many sailors passed on by word of mouth. She looked at Nina and found that she was just taking a short rest to get used to the pressure of the sea water. After a moment, she made a gesture to continue diving and took the lead to swim down.

  "It's been about 10 minutes. If we dive 50 meters per minute, we've reached a depth of 500 meters..." Angel estimated the time and kept looking around, but his dark vision couldn't penetrate the deep sea water. The deep sea water around him seemed to swallow all the light and objects.

  "Gugu--"

  Nina blew a few bubbles from her mouth and pointed downwards. Angel looked closely and saw a huge ruin standing on the seabed at the outermost edge of the visible range. It

  's not quite right to call it a ruin. This vast "building" has completely collapsed and its original shape can't be seen. It's covered with thick seabed silt and has several deep-sea plants of unknown species. Only the protrusions all over the seabed prove its existence and show its scale thousands of years ago.

  Angel and Nina used their hands and feet to quickly swim to the bottom of the sea and approach the ruins. The two did not separate to improve efficiency, but held hands tightly to avoid being separated on the lightless seabed and explored the ruins together.

  Not until he swam closer did Angel realize that the metal bars protruding from the mud were all rusted by the sea water. The structure they formed had been twisted under the heavy pressure and decayed in the deep sea. They would break if bent or crushed if squeezed. However, one could still see its scale before being submerged by the sea water, which was probably no less than the "Future" above his head.   

  Carefully breaking off two arm-length metal strips as evidence, the two continued to explore the ruins in a circular manner, and soon found the "bottomless" giant well.

  What disappointed Angel was that although the well mouth looked dark and terrifying, and bottomless, it was only about two fists in diameter, and even an adult's head could not fit in, let alone enter to explore.

  She looked at Nina, who also shook her head in disappointment, saying that she was even more helpless with her body size.

  I'm afraid only a newborn baby can enter this "giant" well, and finding a baby born with the ability of a "navigator" is as difficult as turning a tall boatswain into a 50-centimeter-long mini Nina... Angel also spit out a few bubbles in disappointment, and tried to break off an irregular, fist-sized piece of black hard soil from the well mouth, and used invisible silk threads to wrap around its corroded surface, and ejected it like a slingshot, directly through the "giant" well and into the depths.

  Gulu, Gulu.

  Angel waited for a while, but didn't feel any movement.

  The depth of this well is probably no less than the distance between us and the sea surface now... She shook her head, stopped trying, and looked at Nina beside her.

  The latter's limbs were floating in the sea water, with a trance on her face, and her eyes behind her sclera were full of confusion, slowly drifting towards the wellhead.

  Angel's heart tightened, and she immediately grabbed the other's shoulders, but slipped on the whale skin coat and failed to grab it in the first time.

  Without hesitation, she quickly reached out to hug Nina, locked her waist tightly, kicked her feet down, stirred up a cloud of dust on the seabed, and used the reaction force to move away from the narrow and deep wellhead.

  Nina seemed to wake up at this time, broke free from Angel's grip, and gestured that she was fine.

  But the two did not dare to stay any longer, and picked up a black stone next to the wellhead and swam up quickly.

  With the help of "Ocean Affinity", the two did not need to stop during the ascent, but quickly reunited with the waiting sailors, surfaced, saw the bright sunshine again, and breathed the salty air of the sea.

  "Huh, thank you just now," Nina exhaled a breath of turbid air with the smell of alcohol, and said to Angel, "The well seems to have a power that attracts me, making me approach it."

  "Even if you get close, you can't get in."

  Angel joked, watching the "Future" throw down knotted ropes one by one, allowing the sailors to climb onto the deck one by one.

  "But I always feel that something bad will happen... Don't you feel attracted?"

  Nina said with some fear.

  "Not at all."

  Angel answered honestly, still recalling the strange steel ruins and the narrow but bottomless "huge" well in his mind.

  ...

  "The metal strip should have been very strong steel, but after thousands of years of seawater erosion, the original shape can no longer be seen. As for this piece of black mud..."

  "Star Admiral" Cattleya pushed the heavy glasses on her nose, raised the "evidence" that Angel brought back to her eyes and studied it carefully for a moment, shook her head, and explained to Angel, Klein and others beside her.

  "It's hard to tell what caused these marks, and its texture is also very strange. It doesn't look like mud or stone... I have never seen such corrosion marks."

  She muttered in a low voice and told Nina to put them in the warehouse.

  "Since humans can't enter the wellhead, there is no need for us to rush to explore. Wait until I figure out the secrets of these metals and mud and confirm that there is something worth risking in the well, and then come back here."

  Since there was a more important mission for this voyage, she quickly made a decision not to stay any longer.

  Angel had changed out of her somewhat embarrassing tights and put on her women's shirt, jacket and trousers again, which made the nearby sailors look at her in disappointment. Seeing that Cattleya was about to set the Future sail, she asked unwillingly:

  "Captain, what do you think this ruins are?"

  "I have never heard of similar buildings in the Fifth Epoch, and it was not until the Feysac Empire won Sonia Island from Loen in the Twenty Years' War that this sea area was developed... They may really belong to the Fourth Epoch as rumored."

  The Fourth Epoch... Even the steam engine had not been invented, and all ships were made of wood. How could there be such a huge steel building?

  Questions emerged in Angel's mind. She tried to restore the steel wreckage in her memory, and found that no matter how she built it, it didn't look like a ship. Instead, it looked a bit like the huge truss of the offshore platform that had been abandoned due to the depletion of oil in her previous life.

  The empire of the Fourth Epoch could build a ghost ship that shuttled between the spirit world. Could it be that it also built similar buildings?

  She touched her still damp hair and couldn't help wanting to do a magic mirror divination to confirm the origins of the metal and soil, but she found that Nina had already left with them, so she had to give up.

  Forget it, wait until the "Hermit" lady has some results, then ask her from the Tarot Club... Angel saw Klein also staring at Nina's back as she kept going away, chuckled, stretched out his fingers, and sneaked close to the soft flesh on his waist.

  (End of this chapter)

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   Chapter 524 Encounter with the Pirate King

  After leaving the sea area of ​​the "Quaternary Ruins", the Future continued to move eastward. The other ships of the "Star Pirates" had already stopped in the White Whale Sea and watched their flagship leave. However, there were still a large number of fishing boats and whalers in this area, which was close to the limit of the safe sea area, trying to get more harvests in the deep sea where few people went.

  Seeing the conspicuous sign on the "Future", these fishing boats nervously gave way like frightened birds. Cannons and whale harpoons were pointed here, but no one dared to fire. The

  slender and extremely unscientific "Future" was welcomed by them and sailed through the last safe route and entered the mysterious sea area that no one had ever reached.

  Of course, it is not accurate to say that no one has arrived at all. At least it is obviously not the first time that the "Star Admiral" has come here. Under her command, the "Future" plunged into the dark clouds that gradually spread to the horizon and sailed in the sudden storm.

  Hurricanes and thunderstorms ravaged the sea in turn, but there were not obvious gaps in between. The "Future" seemed to be dancing on the edge of a knife, changing its course along this gap like walking through a maze, and moving forward with difficulty.

  In this kind of weather, it was difficult to tell whether it was day or night... Angel hid in her room and looked out through the porthole. A flash of lightning flashed not far away and hit the sea directly, but because it was too far away, there was no thunder, which made the sea area even more weird.

  Shaking her head and no longer caring about the weather outside the window, Angel was going to the restaurant to get a dinner to fill her stomach that was a little shriveled because of the previous "diving exercise", but she found a huge black shadow at the end of her sight.

  Dark clouds? Island?

  She squinted her eyes and looked into the distance, and found that it was a huge monster floating on the sea, approaching the "Future" quickly.

  Is it a ship? Are there other ships in this place?

  With a start in her heart, she walked out of the single suite and headed for the captain's room. She met Klein coming from the other side. The two looked at each other and confirmed that they were here for the same thing.

  With a click, the door of the captain's room opened, and "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya walked out quickly. Angel glanced at the room behind the door and found that it was not luxuriously decorated. The carpet and table were old, but the bookcase was full of large books.

  "A ship is approaching quickly."

  Angel retracted her gaze and briefly explained her purpose, but she guessed that as the captain of this "Future", the other party might have known the situation long ago.

  "It's the 'Death Announcement'."

  Cattleya's face was a little gloomy, and she said slowly.

  The flagship of the "Undying King" Agaritu, the "Death Announcement"?

  Angel quickly recalled the information of this "Pirate King" in his mind.

  The bounty in Loen alone is as high as 100,000 pounds. It is said that he will not die because he has drunk the water of the Fountain of Youth. Being his enemy almost means death, unless you have reached the strength of the "Four Kings". Although he is cruel and bloodthirsty, and even often breaks his promises, and is called "the Faithless", he has never had a direct conflict with the official demigods, and seems to be extremely restrained...

  In any case, he is one of the "Four Kings", and is stronger than the "Pirate General", that is, the "Admiral of the Stars"...

  Now that there are no other ships and the number of sailors is insufficient, can the "Future" really compete with the "Death Announcement"?

  Angel looked at Klein, and felt the same worry under his pretended calm expression.

  As pirates, will the "Undead King" give the "Admiral of the Stars" a favor and live in peace in this dangerous sea?

  But pirates often clash with each other. Vice Admiral Dusk had a big battle with Admiral Blood a few months ago, and both lost a lot of warships. Moreover, who dares to believe the promise of the "Faithless" Agaritu?

  As if she had similar concerns, Cattleya stopped talking and returned to the captain's room. She opened the window and looked at the "Death Announcement" approaching in the storm. Angel and Klein came to the deck and found that Frank, Nina, "Bloodless" Heath Doyle and other mid-sequence Beyonders were gathered here, commanding the sailors to stand on the gun positions or prepare to board on the deck.

  Everyone's face was gloomy, as if facing a great enemy, and their eyes were fixed on the approaching black shadow until it passed through the wind and rain and approached the "Future" almost in a shoulder-to-shoulder posture.

  The surface of the "Death Announcement" was painted black, and the cannons on both sides were divided into three rows, densely pointing outward. The overall length was twice that of the "Future", nearly 200 meters, and the front and back were high up, forming a superstructure protruding from the deck, and the whole was like a crescent moon.

  It had only one mast and a sail, with a black tombstone painted on it.

  This was the flag of the "Undead King".

  But in the eyes of the sailors of the "Future", the giant ship looked extremely embarrassed at this time. There were several large holes in the bulkhead near its waterline, and seawater kept pouring into it. The three rows of artillery facing this side were not controlled at all. The muzzles were either facing the sky or hanging down, and some gun positions were even empty. Fires broke out on the wide deck, and the sailors frantically drew seawater to put out the fires, and had no time to take care of the "Future" that was close at hand.

  "The Undead King" and his flagship were damaged in the attack?

  As soon as this thought came to Angel's mind, joy and excitement followed.

  This not only means that the opponent is unable to attack the "Future", but also on the contrary, the side that is in good condition, with at least two Sequence 5 Beyonders and a mystic warship, can try to kill the "Undead King" with a bounty of 100,000 pounds?

  As long as my "Disaster" spell can hit...

  At the moment she was thinking about this, a sharp laugh came from the "Death Announcement", which had passed by the "Future" and was gradually moving away.

  "Hahahaha, hahahaha——"

  The laughter was full of malice, and it spread across the sea surface for hundreds of meters, reaching the deck of the "Future", and echoing in everyone's ears.

  The idea of ​​killing and getting a reward in Angel's mind was instantly dispersed by countless complex and complicated thoughts, and turned into various extreme emotions such as hunger, violence, and lust.

  Apostle of Desire?

  No, it's much more terrifying than that!

  She instantly remembered the "devil" that Backlund encountered. At that time, she had fallen into the other party's means of detonating desire twice. After leaving behind various memories, she also had some ability to resist such means, so she quickly gathered her thoughts, woke up from the complicated emotions, raised her head with difficulty, and looked around.   

  Klein stretched out his hand to cover his face. Between his fingers, granules of flesh squirmed on the surface of his skin, but they soon returned to normal.

  Frank, Nina, and other sailors beside him were already staggering, holding their heads or plugging their ears in vain. Their expressions were hideous, and all kinds of fish scales and granules grew on their skin. They were about to lose control in the shouting of the "Death Announcement".

  At this moment, the various symbols and patterns engraved on the deck and bulkheads of the "Future" lit up one after another, forming a huge rune with a sense of hierarchy, like the stars in the night sky.

  Suddenly, the malicious laughter was isolated outside the "Future", as if it came from thousands of miles away. Although it could still be heard by everyone, it no longer had the power to cause people to lose control.

  Above everyone, in the window of the captain's room, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya was covered with starlight like the runes on the deck, constantly flashing, echoing the stars all over the hull.

  Whoosh—

  as if a hurricane had struck, the Future suddenly sped up, turned its back to the Death Announcement, and ran forward at a much faster speed than before. Except for Angel and Klein, who were still awake, the sailors rolled to the back of the deck like a table tennis ball that had lost its anchor, crashing into a ball, and screaming in pain.

  This was not the end, but just the beginning.

  The invisible wind blew the sails, causing the Future to continue to accelerate. Finally, it left the sea surface under the support of a starlight, as if flying close to the sea, and moved away from the Death Announcement at a very high speed, leaving behind its terrifying laughter, which gradually became low and illusory.

  Bang—

  after an unknown amount of time, the Future fell into the sea again, slowing down while stirring up huge waves.

  Cattleya, who was controlling the ship with secret methods, had a pale face, lowered her head and drooped her arms, and leaned against the window. The starlight beside her had disappeared along with the dimming of the runes on the deck.

  Below her, Angel, who was stunned, had completely given up the idea of ​​"hunting the pirate king" in his heart.

  She didn't expect that even though the Death Announcer, which had been through war and seemed to have no fighting ability, could almost wipe out the Future with just one cry.

  This is the gap between a "general" and a "king", even greater than the gap between a Sequence 5 and a Sequence 4... She sighed and looked at Frank, who was gradually recovering and trying to get up.

  "Frank, let them recover."

  Cattleya above whispered, then stepped back and left the window. The windows on both sides closed, and no more movement came from the captain's room.

  Angel and Klein, one of them was a Sequence 5 and the other had "rich experience in committing suicide", and recovered the fastest from the attack of the Death Announcer. The two helped Frank up and watched him take out a glass bottle with a needle and a thin tube from his pocket.

  "A sedative made by culturing bacteria and extracting toxins."

  He introduced proudly, looking at his companions who were still rolling around, wailing in pain, and showing all the signs of losing control, and his face was embarrassed.

  Obviously, one potion was not enough for them.

  "There is wine with sedatives in the cabin. Please help me carry it out and feed it to them."

  After thinking for a moment, he arranged the treatment method and was about to walk into the cabin, but the glass bottle in his hand was snatched away by Angel.

  "Let me try."

  Angel recalled the means of eliminating the plague after being temporarily promoted to the "pain" witch in the Backlund smog. He unscrewed the glass bottle and dipped his finger in a drop of light green, strange "medicine". His spirituality spread and he soon sensed the "disease" inside the drop of liquid on his fingertips.

  Sure enough, the medicine made by Frank with bacteria still had considerable "activity" inside... Angel's confidence increased a little.

  She walked quickly to the center of the deck, trying to cover all the sailors. The "disease" was quickly released from her body and spread to the surroundings, avoiding Klein, Frank, Cattleya and others, and eroding the remaining people.

  Then, she replaced the "fatal disease" with the "disease" in her hand that had the ability to calm people.

  Almost instantly, the movements of the wailing sailors beside him, scratching the floor and banging their heads against the ground, slowed down. Soon, from the ordinary sailors who were not extraordinary people to the extraordinary people like Nina who were already losing control, they all stopped struggling under the effect of the sedatives, and their breathing became steady.

  "Huh..."

  The strong Nina was the first to climb up from the deck, shaking her bloody fingers that had just scratched the floor, and looked at Angel who was standing quietly in the middle of the deck with her arms open, her long light golden hair dancing in the wind, like a god in the moonlight.

  "Wait, you knocked them all out, who will steer the boat?"

  She suddenly remembered this and asked sharply.

  "Ah?"

  Angel put away his "disease" and stared blankly at the angry boatswain, speechless for a moment.

  (End of this chapter)

   Chapter 525 Arrival, or Beginning?

  After a flurry of activity, the sailors who had escaped the danger of losing control and gradually regained consciousness under the effect of sedatives controlled the "Future" under Nina's command to avoid the storm and huge waves and return to the correct course.

  Behind them, the "Death Announcement" had completely disappeared in the fog and thunder that flashed from time to time on the sea surface. It was probably that in the short time it took off, the "Future" had already left it far behind.

  As for the purpose of the "Undead King"'s sudden attack on them, Angel speculated for a long time but could not confirm it.

  But the opponent's ship was obviously seriously damaged. It was probably after a big battle. The attack on the "Future" might just be to force the flagship of the pirate general to retreat, so as not to be attacked by others. The

  "Death Announcement" was in the opposite direction of our advance. Did they just return from the dangerous waters east of the Sonia Sea?

  Thinking about it, she and Klein returned to the cabin and stood at the door of the captain's room.

  The two rooms were at the two ends of the corridor. If there were no "special circumstances", they should separate now.

  "Um... good night?"

  After staring at each other for a moment, Klein squeezed out two words, then found his hesitation funny and smiled again.

  "Good night,"

  Angel responded, and took advantage of Klein's inattention to lean over and gently hug him, then slightly distanced herself and walked towards her room, leaving Klein stunned. As

  she turned around, she glanced at the door of the captain's room and found that there seemed to be countless green leaves and vines in the crack of the door, filling the entire room without revealing a single bit.

  "Star Admiral" Cattleya was probably seriously injured when she drove the "Future" to escape just now... Angel understood and looked away, pushed open the door and returned to her suite.

  After a moment, she opened the door again, holding her rumbling stomach and walked towards the restaurant - she forgot to eat dinner.

  Fortunately, the sailors were quickly cured by "sedation disease". In addition to some personnel who were still busy operating the ship on the deck, the chef in the restaurant was also at her post. She brought a cold muffin, a few slices of bacon and fried fish, and found a seat by the window.

  In addition to the sickly "Bloodless" Heath, there were also several Beyonder sailors who had previously shown some tendency to lose control. When they saw Angel, they nodded and greeted him. Although their eyes were still aggressive, they were no longer reckless, but instead showed a hint of respect.

  Strength is the pass to the five seas... Angel concluded, grabbed a muffin, spread butter on it and stuffed it into his mouth, looking out the window, looking at the dark sky and the surging sea, as well as the rainstorm that was not far from the safe channel.

  Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in the rain, as if it was thunder connecting the sky and the earth. As the light dissipated, phosphorescence lit up, forming a shape that was narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, with several protrusions.

  The light traveled through the rainstorm at a very fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it approached the "Future", causing the busy sailors on the deck below to exclaim.

  Just after the "Death Announcement" left, what else came?

  Angel's muffin had fallen back onto the plate. She stared at the phosphorescent light in amazement. Because she had dark vision, she was not blocked by the darkness outside the window, so she could clearly see the dark hull, deck, mast and sail not far away.

  This three-masted sailing ship was nearly 100 meters long, with cannons and ammunition boxes neatly placed on the deck, but no sailors were seen. It split the waves in front of it in an extremely unscientific way, as if gliding on the sea. It crossed with the "Future" in a few seconds, leaving behind a proud back, and quickly disappeared in the storm.

  As they passed by, Angel seemed to see a petite figure with black hair and bare feet appearing between the ammunition boxes lined up on the deck. The pair of golden eyes indifferently scanned the "Future" from head to toe, and paused for a moment at the window where Angel was.

  That was Anne, and her ghost ship "Queen Anne's Revenge".

  As it passed by, the various runes engraved on the deck and side of the "Future" lit up one after another, as regular as an army counting numbers one after another, but not as strong as when it was avoiding the "Death Announcement" before. Instead, it seemed to be passively responding to something.

  Angel in the restaurant also felt that the positive and negative effects of the various passive magical items on his body almost completely disappeared, as if they were out of his control.

  Is that Anne's extraordinary ability? Some kind of compulsory "observance of rules"?

  Angel stuck his head out, tracking the traces of the ghost ship, but he had a doubt in his heart.

  Could it be that the "Death Announcement", which had fled from the east of the Sonia Sea in a panic and was covered with scars, was beaten up by the "Queen Anne's Revenge"?

  ————

  After everyone was nearly out of control, the "Admiral of the Stars" was injured and escaped the attack of the "Death Announcement", and encountered a mysterious ghost ship at night, the "Future" finally did not encounter any other accidents. After a night of detours, it sailed out of the safe channel and came to a calm sea.

  At dawn, the "Future" returned to the normal state that only required very few sailors to control. Angel guessed that the "Admiral of the Stars" had returned to normal after a night.

  Sure enough, in the restaurant that was quite lively at breakfast, she saw Cattleya, whose face had returned to ruddy and whose purple eyes were deep behind her thick-framed glasses. The latter stood in front of the table of Angel and Klein who were dining together, and said calmly:

  "We are almost reaching that sea area."   

  Arrived so soon? I thought it would take two or three days... Angel swallowed the toast in her mouth in surprise. Just as she was about to ask, she remembered that the ship flew at a very fast speed for a long time last night, which might have saved most of the voyage time.

  Why didn't she use such a convenient "flight" directly? Maybe it was because it would damage her strength, and there were two "dangerous factors" on the ship, me and Klein, so she would rather spend a few more days in the storm and waves. It was not until the "Undead King" appeared as a greater threat that she had to activate this ability of the "Future"...

  Angel nodded silently and changed her topic to ask:

  "How long will it take? Do we need to prepare in advance?"

  She still remembered that she had heard Klein talk about the dangers of this sea area more than once, so she wanted to make the best response.

  "No, and I'm afraid it's too late."

  Cattleya pressed the frame on her nose with one hand and raised her hand lightly, and dots of stars appeared around her.

  What?

  As soon as Angel had an ominous premonition in her mind, she felt the ground under her feet rise and fall violently, and then she flew into the air.

  No, it wasn't her who was flying, it was the "Future" that was falling!

  Glancing out the window, Angel quickly confirmed the current situation.

  A huge crack suddenly appeared in the originally calm sea, like butter cut by a hot knife. The rushing sea water poured down into the bottomless abyss. The lone boat in the sea was naturally unable to avoid it. The entire ship rushed out of the sea like a waterfall and fell from the sea surface. The

  feeling of weightlessness quickly appeared on everyone and every object in the restaurant. Except for Cattleya, who was protected by the stars and seemed unaffected, everyone's feet were dangling in the air, dancing with their hands, either hitting the ceiling or scratching in vain between toast, butter and salted fish. The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

  Swish, swish.

  Almost invisible threads appeared around Angel. Most of them were wrapped around her and Klein, who regained his balance with two simple movements, firmly fixing the two of them in the middle of the restaurant. The remaining threads stretched to other helpless sailors, hanging them up and hanging them on the ceiling or bulkhead like cocoons.

  However, this treatment did not eliminate the danger. The "Future" was still facing down, falling into the deep and dark gap. Just as it was about to be swallowed by the darkness, a strong stream of water surged up from the bottom, supporting the ship, sending it back to the sea level, and throwing it to the other end of the "cliff".

  Bang -

  after a low muffled sound, the "Future" landed steadily on the sea. After Angel felt that the hull was no longer shaking, he retracted the threads and let the sailors down.

  The morning sun in the mist outside the window had become hot and bright without anyone noticing. The subtle sounds of the waves hitting the hull had disappeared. The only sounds in the restaurant were the sailors' breathing.

  "Have we reached our destination?"

  Angel murmured, looking at Cattleya beside him. The latter had dispersed the starlight that protected her body, and her face was calm, as if the chaos just now was within her expectations.

  "Arriving in the most dangerous sea in the world is just the beginning."

  She replied softly.

  "More dangerous than the Raging Sea?"

  Klein suddenly asked back, his expression still maintaining the indifference of a "crazy adventurer", but Angel noticed that his eyes quietly looked at the toast on the ground, which was mixed with cream and thick soup and stepped on by someone. That was his breakfast that he had not had time to swallow.

  "I haven't been here many times, and it was a long time ago, but I can confirm that this place is much more dangerous than the Raging Sea."

  After answering solemnly, Cattleya ordered the chef to make breakfast again, and then walked out of the restaurant with small steps, avoiding the breakfast that was spilled on the ground.

  I'm afraid the fall just now was not entirely in her plan... Angel chuckled, and before the other sailors could react, he helped Klein get a freshly baked breakfast.

  (End of this chapter)