It's been a long night.
"Lilith, are you hungry?"
"I'm hungry!"
Edward took out the tent and said, "Let's go in and cook."
"What to eat?"
"Grilled fish meat, the same kind of meat we had on the White Agate. I bought all the leftovers last time and put them in ice."
"Yeah!"
...
On the nameless number.
Klein simply ate some toast, and that was enough for dinner.
It had been nearly an hour since Aldridge and the women had left in the boat. The only people left on the huge passenger ship were Klein and three or four crew members who were responsible for driving the boat.
Out of boredom, Klein came to the gray fog again. He summoned himself, used the Card of Blasphemy to transform himself into the Black Emperor, and took the Scepter of Poseidon to a distant place to test its effect.
Overall, he was of course very satisfied. However, without the barrier of the gray fog, the layers of prayers still made it a little difficult for him to bear. Compared with other Beyonders of the same sequence, Klein, who had the bonus of the Blasphemy Card and the Copper Whistle, was much more powerful in spirit.
Even he couldn't endure it for too long. Ordinary extraordinary people would probably lose control and go crazy in a matter of minutes.
After testing the power of Poseidon's Scepter, Klein canceled the summons and returned to the gray fog, starting to think about how to use it to play the Faceless Man.
Just two days ago, Edward said that if he had the chance, he would play the role of the emperor, the pope or even a god. He didn't expect that he would really play a "god" so soon.
Although Klein was already familiar with "playing tricks", it was definitely different in a small circle like the Tarot Club and facing hundreds of thousands of believers.
"So, I have to first learn more about the Poseidon Cult, their rules, doctrines, goals, current situation, etc. But I can only find out these by going to the Dalost Islands and interacting with the locals."
"Before that, I'd better be cautious."
Thinking of this, he extended his spiritual power to touch the countless stars around the scepter, and then the scene in front of him became clear, and the illusory sound buzzing in his ears instantly became real. 'Ru/Wen¢Wang¢/蕪^错¢content\
A woman in plain clothes with a pale face and thin body was kneeling in front of a broken statue, muttering to herself: "Great Sea God, please give me some food..."
She looked weak and sick all over, but the wish she made was very simple and plain.
"...How could a god fulfill such a prayer of his believers? Moreover, according to Edward, the original Sea God was just a mad beast."
He lit up a few more spots of light. Most of the believers were just praying for peace and protection, while some who were suspected to be church members were praying to the sea god for guidance. Of course, there were others who were praying for food like the first woman.
Klein curled his lips and said:
"If it's so easy to pray for food from the gods, then the gods' gift... is too cheap."
...
In a dilapidated house in the Rorsted Archipelago, a frail woman prayed to the sea god as usual, and then took weak steps to go out to find food.
She actually knew that this kind of prayer would not get a response from the gods, but it was the only thing she could do.
Woo——
At this time, a gust of wind blew through, blowing up the dust in the house, forcing the woman to cover her eyes. More than ten seconds later, the wind stopped, and the woman found that there were several long loaves of bread in front of the broken statue.
She was stunned for a moment, then knelt down again with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, thank you for the food, praise you, Sea God."
This scene happened at the same time in various places in the Rorsted Archipelago.
Above the gray fog, Klein put down the Scepter of Poseidon and muttered, "Tsk, the one who gave you food was the great Mr. Fool, okay?"
Chapter 408: Pee on Hand
"I don't know if my behavior will go against the image and habits of the Sea God. I hope... I won't be exposed."
Klein disconnected his spirituality and left the gray fog.
He looked at the missing bread in the kitchen warehouse: I wonder what Aldridge and his men will think when they come back and find that more than half of the bread on the ship is missing.
Well, if I had a phone, I could just send them a text message and ask them to bring some back.
Klein then took out his silver dagger to break through the spiritual wall and walked out of the kitchen warehouse. He chose to sacrifice here because it would be more suspicious if he carried a large pile of bread back to the room at once.
"You haven't come back yet?"
He took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, then walked to the stern of the Nameless and looked towards Bansi Island shrouded in the mist.
"Huh? Isn't the fog on this island a lot heavier than before? And it's getting thicker by the minute."
Before arriving in Bansy, he had heard from Aldridge that Bansy Harbor was known as the Weather Museum because of its unpredictable weather. This legend was related to a weather god that was once believed in on the island. Klein suspected that the "evil god" that Edward mentioned might be referring to this weather god.
"Bansi Harbor is in danger."
Klein held the pendulum crystal and whispered something.
After repeating this over and over again, he opened his eyes and found that although the topaz pendant was rotating clockwise, the amplitude was not large and the speed was not fast.
There is danger, but it is within acceptable range.
It shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Just as I thought of this, a scream of fear pierced the silent night sky, coming from the direction of Bansi Island, followed by a series of gunshots.
Something happened!
Klein's heart trembled, and he tightened his fingers on the guardrail.
The fog on the island grew thicker and thicker. The pier, which was originally brightly lit, suddenly became dark and dull, as if it had turned into a dead zone.
Sure enough, it was the right decision not to go to the island with them!
But...
He immediately thought of a very scary thing:
You haven't given me the money yet!
That's a full 1,500 pounds!
Hell, Aldridge should have been given a partial advance.
Klein looked at Bansy Harbor, which was shrouded in thick fog. He watched the fog slowly spread toward the Nameless along the sea surface, and his fingers unconsciously tapped on the railing:
Should he give up the 1,500 pounds reward and quickly send the crew away, or should he take the risk and go to the island to take a look?
Just as he was struggling with this, Klein suddenly froze and thought of another possibility.
He immediately ran back to the room amid the surprised gazes of several crew members, and then prayed to himself in a familiar way. He responded to himself and summoned himself again, and then transformed into the Black Emperor wearing armor and cloak, and appeared on the sea holding the scepter of Poseidon.
Klein accelerated and flew to a place one kilometer away from the Nameless, then raised the scepter.
"storm!"
As those tiny blue "gems" lit up, the originally calm sea surface suddenly began to surge with waves, each bigger than the last.
Then a strong wind suddenly appeared, driving the dark sea water towards Bansi Harbor.
Woohoo~
With a sharp whistle of the wind, the fog that was spreading toward the sea was suddenly blown back along its original path, and then blew toward the center of the island along with the thick fog that covered Bansi Harbor.
In just half a minute, the port covered by thick fog "saw the light of day again", but the buildings on the island were still dark.
Klein took advantage of the negative effects of Poseidon's Scepter before it appeared and immediately drove his spirit to fly towards Bansy Harbor. He soon saw a group of people on the island being chased by a dozen headless men, but Aldridge and those women were not among them.
So where did they go?
He raised the Scepter of Poseidon again, and the next second, bolts of lightning fell from the sky, striking towards the headless men, turning them into charcoal with a loud roar.
The people being hunted belatedly looked in the direction of Klein. They saw a figure wearing black armor, a black cloak, and holding a scepter floating on the sea.
It was as if a god from above was looking down at them, and then the figure flashed and disappeared.
A woman asked in surprise, "...The Black Emperor, the Thief?"
"You know him?"
"No, I saw his information in the newspaper before, but I didn't expect to see him in Bansy Harbor."
The woman murmured, "He appears when people are in danger, saves everyone from danger, asks nothing in return, and disappears without leaving a word. No wonder so many people like him."
Klein returned to the gray fog and rubbed his aching temple. Even though his spirit was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, he could not bear the continuous use of Poseidon's Scepter.
"Perhaps I need to advance to Sequence 5 before I can carry it on long-term missions."
Muttering something, Klein casually placed the Scepter of Poseidon among a pile of debris, and then materialized a parchment with a divination statement written on it: Aldridge's location.
He closed his eyes and leaned back, entering into an illusory and hazy dream, in which he saw Aldridge lying in a haystack, holding his chest and throat and gasping for breath.
This symptom...it's another witch's disease!
He tried to divine about Olivia again and found that she was being pushed towards the seaside with other women by a group of people dressed as pirates.
How come it's got something to do with pirates again?
Klein's expression changed several times in a short period of time, and he quickly made a decision: Since they are just pirates, there is no need for me to be so cautious.
He immediately returned to reality, ran out of the cabin and shouted, "Ship to Bansi Port."
A crew member was surprised and asked: "But the eldest brother said..."
Klein said coldly, "Your eldest brother still owes me money. I'm going to collect the debt!"
"…"
Soon, the Nameless was approaching Bansi Harbor. When it was about a hundred or two hundred meters away from the port, Klein flicked his fingers to light matches, and turned into flames and jumped several times to the port.
Then he took out his walking stick and used the divination stick technique to run quickly in the direction of Aldridge.
Klein walked through the pitch-black harbor, passed by the only telegraph office with lights on, and then walked into a small path. After a series of twists and turns, the view in front of him suddenly opened up.
This is a hillside behind Bansi Harbor. In the distance is a beach. Not far from the beach is a black sailing ship with a huge flag with a white bone painted on it.
From afar, through the dim moonlight, he saw some figures as small as ants approaching the pirate ship.
After walking another 100 to 200 meters forward, Klein found Aldridge in the haystack. His condition was better than what he had seen during the divination just now.
As expected of a warrior, his physical fitness is great.