The Faceless Man Chapter 79 – Exchanging News
”Justice,” Audrey asked cooperatively, quite interested in the matter of the pirate general:
”What’s his name? What is his current title? There’s no similar news circulating in Berkland yet.”
”The Inverted Man,” Alger said with a slow nod:
”She’s a lady who used to be a very famous pirate, ‘Disease Maiden’ Tracy, you’ve heard of her, I think?”
”No, I don’t know much about that.” Audrey shook her head honestly.
I am also …… high at the top of the “Fool” Klein mentally echoed a sentence.
Alger was silent for two seconds, didn’t waste time explaining, and said directly:
”In short, she took over the fleet of Zilingus last month, proving with practical actions that she has the strength of a pirate general, she renamed Zilingus’s ship as ‘Black Death’ and called herself ‘Lieutenant General of Disease’. ”
”She used to be predominantly a loner, specializing in the use of curses, black fire, and frost, and those who were hostile to her would always suffer sudden illnesses, of all kinds, no one knows which pathway she belongs to at the moment, but they are all certain that she is located at the level of Sequence 5.”
”Justice,” Audrey requested curiously, blinking as she listened with interest:
”Mr. ‘Inverted Man’, can you tell us more about the four Pirate Kings and the other six Pirate Generals? I’ve only heard of their names and nicknames, and I’m not sure what extraordinary abilities they possess.”
Alger looked around and saw that both “Sun” and “World” had assumed a listening posture, so he gently nodded his head and said:
”No problem.”
”The most powerful pirate king is the ‘King of the Five Seas’ Nast, who claims to be a descendant of the Solomon Empire of the Fourth Age, not only is he himself a High Sequence powerhouse, but he also owns the terrifying phantom ship left behind by the empire, the ‘Black Emperor Ship’, and he is specializes in utilizing order, able to pull his enemies into fighting in his own best field and create all sorts of unimaginable effects ……”
”He is also the oldest pirate, and is said to have been active in the Five Seas more than a hundred years ago, in the post-Russell era; no one knows exactly how old he is.”
”Of course, compared to the other king among pirates, he has enough information circulated, for the owner of the ‘Dawn’, we only know that she is a beautiful woman, once a sorcerer, now the same has entered the realm of half-gods and half-humans, her title is the ‘ Queen of Mysteries’.”
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After introducing the “Four Kings”, “Inverted Hangman” Alger turned the topic to the remaining six pirate generals:
”The master of the ‘Black Tulip’, Ludwell, used to be a subordinate of the ‘King of the Five Seas’, but later became independent and called himself the ‘Admiral of Hell’. Rumor has it that he has somehow established a connection with the Spirit Order, and that he is a powerful psychic who can drive all sorts of spirit world creatures that are both terrifying and bizarre, and is said to possess a ring left behind by an ancient god of death.”
”‘General above the Stars’ Gadelia used to follow the ‘Mysterious Queen’, but the two sides nearly broke up a long time ago, and for the reason of this matter, the rumors at sea are that she joined some hidden organization that angered the ‘Mysterious Queen’, and according to the information I received, this hidden organization is the ‘Moss Ascetic Society’.”
The Moss Ascetic Order …… “Secret Peeper” Pathway …… Hidden Sage …… Klein haughtily thought of Old Neil’s loss of control, and thought of the evil god who would whisper temptation in the ears of the same pathway low sequence of extraordinary people.
This was the first time he had learned of the Moss Ascetics in reality, not in books!
Then, “Hanged Man” Alger introduced “General Seignior”, who was suspected to be an evil spirit and not a human being, “Admiral Hal Constantine”, who possessed part of the bloodline of sea monsters, and “Iceberg Lieutenant General”, who called himself “Iceberg Lieutenant General”. Hal Constantine, the “Admiral of the Deep” who has part of the bloodline of a sea monster, Edwina Edwards, the self-proclaimed “Admiral of the Iceberg”, and Bratov Ivan, the “Admiral of the Twilight”.
”Thank you so much for sharing, I’m starting to yearn for the sea from what I’ve heard.” “Justice,” Audrey said with anticipation, “I don’t know when I’ll be able to actually go out and travel.”
”No, Ms. ‘Justice’, it’s definitely not as beautiful as you think, in my opinion it’s a combination of blood, chaos, killing, lust, and fear.” Alger splashed cold water sedately.
Audrey nodded her head and turned:
”There was a recent serial murder in Birkeland, eleven in all, but one of them proved to be a copycat, and this one was characterized by targeting women who had worked as streetwalkers but now had regular careers, and the killer would slice open their abdomens and pull out all their internal organs.”
”That sounds like it’s related to devil worship, blood worshippers doing it?” “Inverted hanged men,” Alger made an instant guess.
”I don’t know, no murderer has been found yet.” Audrey could not wait to transform into a detective, take Susie, and catch the abomination out.
Just then, Derek “The Sun” Derek straightened up and blurted out:
”I know the ritual.”
He did? That’s right, before the Cataclysm, especially during the Second Era, demons were active in the real world, active on the ground, and were hated by both the giant and dragon powers, it’s normal for Silver City to have records accordingly …… Their history hasn’t been hidden or tampered with, and there hasn’t been a break in the generations… …Klein looked at “Sun” thoughtfully, waiting for him to say more.
”You know?” “Justice,” Audrey asked back with delight.
Derek nodded:
”It’s mentioned in our ‘Demonology’ textbook, it’s quite old, a ritual demons use to aid in their own advancement, often found in Sequence 6 to Sequence 5.”
”It’s not a ritual to please demons, it’s a ritual demons use to aid in their own promotion?” Audrey asked, rather taken aback.
Derek answered very seriously:
”Yes, Sequence 6 of the ‘Abyssal’ pathway is called ‘Demon’, which is where their clan name comes from.”
”Abyssal” pathway? Before the Cataclysm, the “Demon” pathway was called the “Abyssal” pathway, and “Demon” was just the name of Sequence 6… …Did …… sequence 0, the Abyss? Klein once again discovered the value of the “sun” classmates.
A lot of knowledge and secret secrets that had already dissipated in the river of history were still available in Silver City!
”In that case ……” Audrey nodded her head slightly invisibly, “Mr. ‘Sun’, are you clear about the specifics of this ceremony? ”
Derek nodded and said:
”The minimum is thirteen people, the maximum is forty-nine, and the more complete the ritual, the more hope for promotion.”
”Between kills, there is a minimum of three days between kills, otherwise it can easily get out of hand, but the interval can’t be more than nine days, that would reset the ritual.”
”After every killing, every part of the ritual, the demon will eat the victim’s internal organs, and from that point on, he will remain in a state of violent bloodlust, wanting to hurt others, until that desire is satisfied again.”
”That’s horrible ……,” Audrey sighed heartily, feeling like she couldn’t even bear to imagine it.
Klein sat in the thick gray fog, listening silently, taking notes.
After discussing the serial killings, “Justice” Audrey looked over at Alger and organized her words:
”Mr. ‘Inverted Man’, there is something that I have been a little confused about.”
”I’ve attended several extraordinary gatherings and found that very few people sell magic potion formulas, and even if they do, it’s hard to make a deal, why is that?”
”Inverted hangman,” Alger said with a low laugh:
”Because magic potion formulas are easy to fake, and extraordinary person gatherings are relatively hidden and don’t have much binding power, so no one dares to risk their own lives, could you still prepare two extraordinary materials and do an experiment with animals first? That’s too high a price.”
”……,” Audrey said, suddenly having a moment of weakness.
”Moreover, the extra cost is more than that, after animals take the magic potion, they are more likely to lose control than humans, and you have to hire a few more extraordinarys to protect yourself from dying in the experiment, so for most extraordinarys, even if there is a formula that comes up, they don’t dare to buy it.” Alger added.
”……” Audrey became even more distraught.
”Inverted Hangman,” Alger continued, not paying attention to her reaction:
”Because of this, unless the master of the gathering or one of the members has the ability to identify the authenticity of a magic potion formula and has earned the trust of most of the members themselves, trading of the formula is difficult.”
Well, old Mr. “Wise Eyes” will do …… Mr. A is a shepherd, it should work …… Klein leaned back in his chair and muttered a couple of silent words to himself without opening his mouth.
”Justice,” Audrey, on the other hand, asked in passing with a flash of thought:
”Can’t that be accomplished by entering into an oath?”
”Honorable lady, this is an underground gathering, do you think it is appropriate to enter into an oath in the name of the seven orthodox deities? This is not something that can be solved by simply swearing, there must be a corresponding ceremony.” “Inverted Hanged Man,” Alger let out a low laugh, “As for the ‘Hidden Sage’, ‘Real Creator’ and other evil gods and demons and hidden existences, not the k’s believers, who dares to swear in the name of the k’s, minding that they can’t die fast enough?”
Speaking here, he suddenly sighed:
”Coupled with the fact that without the knowledge of ‘playing the law’, magic potions can easily cause loss of control and easily turn people into monsters, and the corresponding materials are hard to obtain and quite expensive, so as long as the seven churches don’t allow similar transactions to obtain official certification, it doesn’t require deliberate control to keep magic potion formulas from being massively circulated , not to mention popularization.”
”So it’s like this ……,” Audrey whispered to herself, solving a major doubt in her mind.
No wonder …… Klein was also dazed for a while.
Seven orthodox deities? “Sun” Derek, on the other hand, was tempted to ask just which seven there were, but ultimately held back cautiously.
He considered for a moment and said:
”Silver City recently organized an exploration into the depths of darkness and discovered a half-destroyed temple dedicated to a naked man crucified upside down, with quite a bit of blood smeared across the surface of its body.”
”Do you know which deity this was?”
This is the …… “Real Creator.” There was even a temple of the “True Creator” in the Godforsaken Land! Moreover, judging from the meaning of “Sun”, before the Cataclysm, there should be no “Real Creator”, otherwise, it is impossible for Silver City not to recognize it! Klein used his “Joker” ability to control his expression to prevent his shock from showing.
”Justice” Audrey and “Inverted Man” and “World” each looked at each other before shaking their heads:
”We don’t know.”
As soon as their words left their mouths, they heard Mr. “Fool” in the gray mist speak in a low voice:
”This is the ‘Fallen Creator’.”