The Traveler Chapter 230 – The Loyal Alger
”The Golden Dream was out of the storm, and the scarlet moonlight shone through the thin layer of clouds and into the dark room above where there were no candles.
Danitz stood by the bed, motionless, as if he had encountered Medusa’s gaze or a petrifying type of extraordinary ability.
He couldn’t stop his teeth from chattering, his legs trembled unnoticeably but uncontrollably, and all that echoed in his mind was the infinite gray mist, the blurry figure towering above everything else, and the low, majestic voice of “Chant my name in your heart”.
”This, this will really have a response …… will really have a response!” Daniz’s lips opened and closed as he muttered silently to himself, only to realize that his calves had become visibly weak.
It was the first time he had ever encountered a situation where his prayers were answered!
It scared him so much that his soul almost left his body!
Although he had long known that the “Fool” was an unknown being, the object of belief of the secretive organization behind Germaine Sparrow, and that because he had chanted the other party’s name, he had already had a connection that would lead to an inexplicable and violent death in the event of any lack of veneration or betrayal, all of these understandings stemmed from the fact that But these understandings came from the knowledge taught by Admiral Edwina “Iceberg”, who had never actually encountered anything like this, nor had he ever imagined that an unknown being would respond to him.
It was only when the mist, the figure and the voice suddenly appeared in front of his eyes and ears that he realized for the first time that there really was such a thing as a great being responding directly to a believer!
Yes, Dhaniz had unconsciously changed the unknown being to the Great Being in his mind.
His shocked and appalled feelings subsided a little, and he hastily took deep breaths before attempting to pace back and forth to dissolve the remaining panic within him, but as soon as he stepped out on his right foot, he realized that he had literally gone weak in the knees, and he could only fall backwards down to the side of the bed, barely turning around to sit down.
”It’s true Great Being, it’s true ……,” Danez muttered and whispered, clearly recognizing that he was really in a big mess.
While in the world of the book, he had not noticed anything else out of the ordinary due to the mere chanting of the Honorable Name, so he had only been scared by the knowledge of what the consequences would be, but now he was faced with hidden dangers that were finally presenting their outlines, as well as more and more unseen unknowns that were impossible to see clearly, which made it impossible for him not to fall into extreme fear and be unable to pull himself out of it.
After an unknown amount of time, Daniz exhaled and mentally reassured himself:
”That’s not necessarily a bad thing, at least Germaine Sparrow is not only alive, he’s alive and well!”
With that thought, he forced a smile and said wordlessly:
”I’ll be a member of the Hidden Organization from now on, someone who is blessed by a great being ……”
As his thoughts spun, Daniz decided that from now on, he would wake up in the morning and say a prayer as well, believing that there was no existence that didn’t like believers to be pious.
Of course, he would keep the oracle in mind and usually pray only in his heart.
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The next morning, a depleted Klein slept until he woke up naturally.
He slowly and leisurely got up and saw the sky green and blue outside the window, the ground was wet, the houses left water stains, the whole world seemed to have been washed by water, unusually fresh, but the messy leaves, broken branches, and all sorts of garbage indicated that last night was not peaceful.
After washing up, Klein, with a plain face of Rune, ordered a cup of “Guru Tree Sap” originating from the island of Simeon and a portion of “Teativa”, which is relatively strong compared to breakfast, to make up for last night’s consumption.
Drinking a drink that tasted like lemonade with sugar and milk, and eating a mixture of fish and mutton that was deliciously flavorful and had a sweet, slightly acidic taste of fruit, Kraven comfortably picked up the several newspapers provided by the inn and browsed through them one page at a time, beginning with the Sunia Morning News and the Newspaper.
Toward the end of his breakfast, he flipped to the last copy of the Curious News, which was quite popular with adventurers, and saw a striking story:
”Bloody Infighting in the Storm:
”According to valid sources, late last night, pirates aboard ‘Mad Captain’ Connors Victor’s ‘One-Eyed Skull’ engaged in violent infighting, executing ‘Mad Captain ‘ and brutally murdering each other, with seemingly no one surviving.
”The evil of it all was obscured by a horrible storm, and no one knew the truth, not even until the ‘One-Eyed Skull’ drifted near the Simeon Docks did things come to light.”
There is a not-so-clear photo attached to the bottom of the story, which appears to have originated from a sneak peek at the dock location.
In the photo, the One-Eyed Skull is distinctive and instantly recognizable; it is badly damaged and scorched everywhere, with only one mast still intact, but with the figure of a man in a three-cornered hat nailed to the mid-range.
”It’s Connors Victor …… He died like that?” Klein’s pupils shrunk slightly as he thought gruffly, “It’s almost certain now that there was a demigod on board last night …… He saw that the ‘Mad Captain’ was already being watched, or was being ‘Sea King ‘ chasing him to the point where he could only take care of himself and couldn’t take Connors with him, so he decisively silenced him and destroyed all the evidence?”
Klein, who had originally planned to continue tracking down the “Mad Captain”, was downcast, realizing that although the trail hadn’t been completely broken, there wasn’t much left either.
The only thing he had so far was that the demigod probably belonged to the “Black Emperor” path!
”With the intensity of last night’s storm, the ‘One-Eyed Skull’ should have been sent to the pier by ‘Sea King’ Yarn Kautman in order to do a follow-up investigation, and I wonder if they have any additional gains! …… Well, you can let Mr. ‘Inverted Man’ inquire within the Storm Church …… This doesn’t need to be relayed, the afternoon is the Tarot meeting, and the ‘World ‘The world’ will be able to directly propose the commission …… “Klein quickly had an idea, the last bit of “Gollum Tree Sap” sip drink.
Then, he returned to his room, ready to take out the radio receiver, which had been placed above the gray fog for a long time, in order to contact the “Magic Mirror” Aroldus, to see if it knows any other clues about the formula of the “Trickster’s” magic potion.
–After leaving the sea east of Olavi, the place that was targeted by the demigods of the Aurora Society, Klein dared to use something with a gray mist scent, but he knew very well that he couldn’t use it too often, and couldn’t maintain it for too long each time, or else it might be captured by the “Real Creator”. He knew very well that he couldn’t use it too often and couldn’t maintain it for too long each time, or else he might be caught by the “Real Creator”.
Based on this reason and the wariness of “Magic Mirror” Arodes, he intends to do everything by himself, consult others if he can, and play the question and answer game only if he really has no other way to do so.
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The Blue Avenger docks at the Resistance’s private harbor.
Alger planned to make one last supply run before returning to Pasu Island.
After instructing the crew on what items to purchase, he changed into his native style clothing and made his way into Bayam, circling around a few times to the Church of the Waves, where he was to report back to Bishop Jogori on what he had recently done.
Although he returned to Pasu Island this time, to report to the church hierarchy, but he knows very clearly, his current boss is who, know that the gesture must be done enough, not let the other side to generate the feeling that his men want to bypass him, and the top of the direct establishment of contact.
Qiaogoli spirit is still hale and hearty, to Alger initiative report is very satisfied, after listening to it, the speed of speech is quite fast, said:
”This is a normal debriefing, you don’t have to worry about anything, I’ve already informed His Excellency Courtman that you’re devout to the Lord, loyal to the Church, and one of the most trustworthy ‘Captains’, and His Excellency Courtman will convey that to the Council of Cardinals.”
He paused, giving Alger no room to speak, and continued speaking:
”There is also a mission to investigate those closely associated with ‘Mad Captain’ Connors Victor.
”This is a task directly handed down by His Excellency Courtman, and you must pay attention to it.”
Investigating those related to the ‘Mad Captain’? Alger was slightly puzzled, but did not ask, directly holding his right fist and striking his left chest, he said:
”Yes, Sir Jogori.”
The gray-haired Jogori nodded, thought for two seconds, and turned to ask:
”Do you know Germaine Sparrow?”
This question was like a bolt from the blue, hearing Alger’s pupils darken, he nearly lost control on the spot, fortunately, he had excellent mental quality and barely maintained his normal state.
”I’ve heard of him, he’s been getting a lot of fame lately, not only did he hunt the ‘Coquette’ Mithril and seriously injure Tressie, but he also boarded Gadelia’s ‘Future’ ship.” Alger hid his inner turmoil with rambling words.
Jogori said with a “hmmm”:
”You’re a bit behind on news when you’re at sea.
”Germaine Sparrow killed Gilhias last week in Tuscarte and collected the bounty, heh, that pirate really is a demon, a Sequence 5 demon.”
”Gilhiais? The second mate of Agaritu?” Alger asked rhetorically with a very real emotion.
He knew that Gilhias was suspected to be a Sequence 5, but he didn’t know that the other party belonged to the “Demon” pathway, and the combination of “Sequence 5” and “Demon” meant that it was powerful, and that it was difficult to In other words, Germaine Sparrow probably killed Gilthias in a sudden encounter!
This meant that Germaine Sparrow was already at the top in Sequence 5!
If it wasn’t for the fact that he’s still begging for Sequence 4’s magic potion formula, I’d suspect that he’s become a demigod …… Alger thought inwardly without any peace at all.
He was shocked to realize that in just a week’s time, the “world” had gotten the Sequence 5 “Ocean Singer” magic potion formula and the main material, killed a Sequence 5 demon, and most likely had gotten the Sequence 6 “Notary Public” magic potion formula! “Notary Public”!
How did this happen? Alger realized that he was a little afraid of the “world” Germaine Sparrow.
Of course, it was not impossible for him to accept these things, because he knew that “The World” was the representative of Mr. Fool’s dependents, and Mr. Fool’s dependents obviously could not be just one! If one of them is responsible for the “Notary” potion formula and the other one is responsible for the “Ocean Singer”, then Germaine Sparrow has only killed Gilthias.
Although this is also equally daunting, but at least it will not seem like making up stories.
Jogori nodded solemnly:
”Yes, the fact that Agaritu didn’t react says something.
”You keep an eye out for information on Germaine Sparrow.”
”Yes, Sir Chogori.” Alger saluted respectfully while already deciding that this mission was as much of a bluff as possible.
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Inside the hotel, Klein set the radio receiver on the table.
It didn’t take long for the sound of clattering to come on sharply.