The Traveler Chapter 235 – The World and Rogue Thieves
Inside the ancient palace that towered above the gray mist, Alger the Hanged Man was in no hurry to mention the matter of Connors Victor, the Mad Captain, and turned his head sideways to look at the Sun next to him:
”You guys still in Afternoon Town?”
Derek nodded honestly:
”Yes, it took us a long time to set up camp, then we worked as a combined group, street by street, clearing out the remnants of the monsters and looking for any kind of ancient traces that might be there, it will be slow, but safe enough.”
He answered in great detail, and showed no problem with Mr. “The Hanged Man” wanting to know more.
”Justice,” said Audrey, listening with interest and lifting her hand a little:
”What have you been relying on for food for so long in Afternoon Town? Is there any black-faced grass around?”
She had heard the little “sun” mention a long time ago that Silver City had survived by relying on the black flour grass grown in the surrounding area as a staple food.
”We carry a portion of blackface grass ground into powder, but the main source of food is the monsters that we hunt and kill, and most of them, as long as they have analyzed the extraordinary properties, been stripped of their skin, and cauterized with fire, are able to be consumed, but they all have a certain amount of contamination, which can lead to mental problems, and can’t be ingested on a continuous basis, and need to be spaced out sufficiently. ” “Derek “The Sun” answered Ms. Justice’s question seriously.
”Justice” Audrey recalled the several monsters of the dark depths that little “Sun” had mentioned, and thinking about the eerie and obscure style of horror in the area where Silver City was located, she couldn’t help but follow up with a question:
”Wouldn’t that be disgusting?”
Inspired by this question, “Magician” Voorhees, who was listening attentively to the conversation of the other members, purposely didn’t look at “Moon” Emlyn, and asked “Sun” Derek with curiosity:
”I remember you said that the monsters in the depths of darkness contain vampires, they are covered with pus and ugly, so, after killing such vampires, will you use them as food?”
After hearing this question Emlyn completely forgot to correct the other party that he was a Blood and not a vampire, his face turned green, and he actually inexplicably had a few indescribable feelings of horror.
Derek was silent for two seconds and said:
”There are monsters that are indeed disgusting, very disgusting, just like the vampires that Ms. ‘Magician’ mentioned, but we have no choice, we will eat whatever we can.”
His voice trailed off as he seemed to once again deeply feel the cursed tragedy that gripped the entire Silver City.
Once again, there was silence in the giant’s palace, and even Emlyn “Moon”, who wanted to refute some of “Sun” Derek’s words, did not speak, but only skimmed his lips and scrunched his arms.
After a few seconds, the World broke the silence with a low chuckle:
”Let’s get back to the sea, there’s been a recent incident of interest, ‘Mad Captain’ Connors Victor’s ‘One-Eyed Skull’ drifted near the docks after a storm, the top mast was snapped off, and there were scorch marks, and all of the crew, including Connors Victor himself, are dead, no survivors.”
Audrey “Justice” and the others didn’t know who the “Mad Captain” was, and weren’t too interested in the news, but were just a little curious as to why such a shipwreck had occurred.
”Inverted man” Alger’s feelings are very different from theirs.
”The world” is concerned about the “crazy captain” incident, there is a lot of secrets behind it! No wonder Lord Courtman had solemnly ordered the “Punishers” and “Captains and Sailors” to investigate the situation! Algernon’s eyes twitched slightly as he thought for a moment:
”In Byam, the Storm Church is actively investigating people and events related to ‘Mad Captain’ Connors Victor.”
Heh, don’t even need me to commission it separately …… Klein laughed darkly and let the “world” ask directly:
”What clues does the Storm Church have?”
”I don’t know, I’ll try to find out.” “Inverted Hangman” Alger shook his head frankly.
He believed that the “world” understood what he was saying, that is, I really don’t know right now, but I will ask around internally.
Curious to listen to the “justice” Audrey more and more feel that the “crazy captain” thing is not simple, test to speak:
”Mr. ‘World’, this is not a common pirate infighting?”
Klein was about to casually perfume Ms. “Justice” with a few sentences without revealing more, when he suddenly considered a question.
”Behind the Beckland Great Haze incident and the missing persons case may be hiding a certain faction of the royal family, as well as some military people, and Miss ‘Justice’ is naturally biased towards the nobles in her emotions and stance biased towards the royal family, so if one day in the future I target those who deserve to be cursed and hanged, and entrust her with a If one day in the future I entrust her with a corresponding mission against those who deserve to be hanged, she may not be happy to accept it, and may even fall into inner conflict as a result ……
”So, now we have to little by little instill in her the impression that there are a lot of bad people in the royal family and the military, subconsciously change her position and emotional bias, and for this reason, we can take the risk of exposing part of the information of the ‘world’ …… “Klein pondered for a moment, letting “The World” say with a bit of sarcasm in its lighthearted tone:
”‘Captain Crazy’ is connected to the missing persons case in the colony that Mr. ‘The Inverted Man’ previously investigated.
”The Cult of the Witch handed over the lured or plundered population to outside forces such as ‘Lieutenant General Disease’ Tracy, who transported it to the North Continent near the east coast to complete the final distance with the aid of ‘Captain Mad’ Connors Victor. , a pirate with close ties to many of Ruin’s human traffickers and slave traders.
”I told Mr. ‘The Inverted Man’ a piece of information back in January, that Baron, who is associated with the disappearance, was witnessed meeting with MI9 officers loyal to the Crown.
”Also, Capin, the biggest trafficker in Birkeland, was surrounded by protectors in the ‘Arbiter’ pathway.
”With so many things added together, do you still think the death of ‘Captain Mad’ was a simple case of pirate infighting?
”Oh, I’ve always wondered what the one behind the curtain wanted so many slaves for.”
The clear connection between the clues presented itself in the minds of “Justice” Audrey and “Hanged Man” Alger, making them suddenly understand a lot of things.
Mr. “World” left Beckland and went to the sea, he was following the clues, he has been investigating the fog incident and the truth of the death of Prince Edzak! Based on what he provided, it was obvious that the real murderer had not yet been punished, and was still hiding within the royal family, with a portion of the military serving him, how abominable! This kind of person should be thrown into hell! Well, how did Mr. …… “World” know that Karpin’s protector was an extraordinary person of the “Arbiter” path? Have they ever dealt with each other? Audrey’s mind wandered, and a sudden realization struck her:
Capin was killed by the Black Emperor, who clearly knew which pathway Capin’s protectors belonged to;
The Black Emperor was a member of Mr. Fool’s family;
”Mr. World is suspected to have some connection with Mr. Fool, as he never collected the diary of Emperor Rossel;
So, Mr. World is the Black Emperor, the bandit, and Mr. Fool’s dependents?
He didn’t submit Rosier’s diary because he did it in private? Did he act in a way to hide his identity as a family member? Is this Mr. Fool’s test? It’s really hard to connect Mr. World with the Black Emperor, who is more of a hero. …… Audrey thought she had found the truth, and began to wonder! “Mr. World, also known as the grand theft “Black Emperor”, what kind of person is in reality.
”Alger, the Hanged Man, and Gadelia, the Hidden One, understood why Germaine Sparrow had attacked Tracy, the Lieutenant General of Disease.
The Familiars were looking for the truth about the haze in Birkeland!
And what was hidden behind it was of interest to Mr. “Fool”!
The magicians “Forsyth” and “Moon” Emlyn, who live in Birkeland, are also aware of something from the “world” that mentions Capin. After all, the legend of the “Black Emperor” in the last half a year is quite hot, and has become an important role in many popular novels, even Forsyth himself wants to use the other as the protagonist to write a chivalrous thief and noble lady love story.
They finally understood why “the world” could detect in time that there would be a big event brewing in Bakerland, and it was likely that there would be a tragedy, because this gentleman had been pursuing the corresponding clues.
So it seems that the things in Birkeland is far from over, there may be accidents in the future …… really want to leave at once ah, but Hugh certainly do not want to, and can not explain to her …… Forsyth instantly had the idea of escaping from Birkeland.
”Moon,” Emlyn was not overly afraid, in his opinion, really appeared disaster, the blood race also has a big figure in Bakerland, can certainly provide shelter.
Silence for two seconds, “inverted hanging man” Alger said solemnly:
”I will try my best to investigate this matter.”
He had already sensed that there was a terrible storm lurking behind the death of the “Mad Captain”, so he was a bit intimidated and scared, but not lacking in the excitement and trembling of being involved in the most important event in the North and South continents.
”The Hidden One,” Gadelia said with a nod as she listened quietly:
”I will also gather the appropriate information.
”If there are more clues to offer, perhaps I can help.”
Klein thought for a moment, letting “The World” speak frankly:
”On the night of the ‘Mad Captain’s’ death, there was a suspected High Sequence powerhouse from the ‘Black Emperor’s’ pathway on board his ship, but the demigod managed to escape before Yarn Courtman arrived.”
”Black Emperor” Pathway, Demigod …… Alger and Gadelia chewed on those words simultaneously, pondering where they could start.
”Justice” Audrey and others marveled at the Tarot Society’s development from discussing demigods to directly participating in demigod-related events, really getting more and more high-end, as for the “sun” Derek, the whole time did not understand much.
After the “crazy captain” matter ended for the time being, the “hermit” Gadelia looked at the “world”, deliberately mentioned:
”One more thing at sea, last week, the mad adventurer Germaine Sparrow hunted the second mate of the ‘Immortal King’, ‘Slaughterer’ Gilthias, a Sequence 5 extraordinary. ”
”Amazing …… ” “Magician” Voorhees, who was currently only a Sequence 8, exclaimed heartily, knowing very well what Sequence 5 actually represented.
”Well, what a legendary adventurer.” “Justice” Audrey followed.
”Moon,” Emlyn opened her mouth and closed it again, feeling like she was still far from such a level.
”The Inverted Man,” Alger said, on the other hand, with nothing unusual:
”Because of this matter, investigating Gelman Sparrow’s origins has become an important task for the major organizations at the moment.”
You mean the Storm Church is asking you to investigate me too? Klein immediately understood the meaning of Mr. “Inverted Man”‘s words, and made the “World” laugh lowly:
”I wonder where I can get this commission? I’d like to get money for some unimportant information, and I know something about Germaine Sparrow.”
Hmm, does Mr. World mean that he doesn’t mind me submitting some seemingly important but actually meaningless information about Germaine Sparrow in exchange for rewards and trust? “The Hanged Man nodded in understanding.
The free-flowing exchange continued for a while, until Derek “The Sun” had finished learning his week’s worth of ancient Hermetic words, and then it was all over.
After seeing the saluting Miss Justice and the others off, Klein turned his attention to the “Groselle’s Travels” on the table.