Chapter 4: 2
A New BeginningChapter 146 A New Beginning
Under the light of the fireworks, a smile appeared on his face. Although this table was not luxurious, it gave Klein a very familiar feeling.
At this moment, he felt like he had returned to the time when he was still in Tingen City. No one needed to use all kinds of strange items to plot against him, and he didn't need to worry about being attacked by others or Amon when he was not paying attention.
Klein knew that his life had changed a lot compared to before. But he was still willing to indulge in this moment, indulge in the short-lived happiness, and become the cold and crazy adventurer Gehrman Sparrow after leaving here.
No matter who I play, I am still myself... Klein, who had played the role of Sherlock Moriarty before, suddenly understood. He sat at the table, and his mind became clearer.
Perhaps, this is one of the Faceless Man's rules of acting… Klein picked up the chopsticks next to him and smiled a little.
Since Zhou Mingrui came to this world, he has actually been playing someone else, playing the phantom of a person once called Klein Moretti. And if he wants to perfectly play the "Faceless Man", this rule is essential.
If you regard yourself as someone else in the process of repeated changes, or indulge in the role of a person who is more perfect than yourself, you will eventually lose your anchor in yourself and gradually step into the abyss of losing control.
Therefore, I must always remember who I am. I am Zhou Mingrui, and I am also Klein... Klein secretly reminded himself of the things he should pay attention to, and then he looked at the table in front of him.
After just one glance, Klein couldn't help but be surprised by the dishes above. Compared to the people in this world, they were more inclined to the Chinese style of dishes before he traveled through time.
Thinking of this, Klein was moved. While listening to the sound of fireworks outside the window, Klein looked at Gao Wei in front of him.
"This is an elven-style dish. Klein and I both like it very much. I hope you will like it too." Gao Wei introduced it to the three people in front of him with a smile on his face - mainly to Benson and Melissa.
This was to prevent Benson and Melissa from noticing Klein's familiarity and nostalgia for these dishes. Once he said this, even if the two of them were familiar with Klein's dishes, they wouldn't react too much.
"Gao Wei, can you tell us what these are called?" Benson said to Gao Wei in front of him quite easily. For him, he and his sister have now come to the southern continent, and Gao Wei has also arranged a house equivalent to a single-family villa for him.
Although the population in some places in the southern continent is smaller and the housing prices are far lower than those in Loen, this is enough to prove Gao Wei's friendliness.
Benson certainly knew the relationship between his brother and Gao Wei. At the same time, he was determined to continue working hard for Gao Wei in the company and create more profits for him.
This is a small tacit understanding between people. A person's quality is generally linked to his living conditions. After his basic living conditions are guaranteed, Benson will have the energy to think about other things.
"Of course." Gao Wei smiled and looked at the dish in front of him: "This is tomato beef brisket soup. Klein told me that when he made this dish for you before, there was no rice here."
"But even if it's eaten with bread, the tomato oxtail soup that Klein made earlier left a deep impression on us. It was really delicious." Melissa pouted and clumsily tried to pick up some rice with the chopsticks in her hand, but failed in the end.
"Come on, Melissa, you can try this." Klein tried the method of using chopsticks on his sister several times, and Melissa finally succeeded after many attempts.
Just as she was excitedly picking up a piece of beef brisket and preparing to put it into her mouth, she found that her brother Klein had already picked up the spoon beside him and scooped up a large spoonful of beef with soup and tomatoes, and "slapped" it on the rice in her bowl.
This... After comparing the amount of food between the two, Melissa was stunned. Then she said to Klein sitting opposite her angrily:
"Klein is so cunning!"
"Haha…" Klein laughed awkwardly and quickly argued, "This is called being good at using tools. Melissa… ahem, try this. You should like it."
The direction Klein pointed with his chopsticks was a dish of tenderloin topped with sweet and sour sauce and sprinkled with white sesame seeds, which looked quite appetizing. Here, the tenderloin looked like it was covered with a layer of sugar shell, but if you looked closely, you would find that it was a thick layer of sauce formed by a mixture of golden fat and sweet and sour sauce.
"Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin, a sweet and sour dish, I think you would like it."
"Klein, you don't want to see me make a fool of myself again, do you?" Melissa looked at her brother with some suspicion. She vaguely felt that since Klein became a Beyonder, he had become a bit more mischievous.
"How could this be?" Klein asked back with some grievance. He stretched out his chopsticks and put a piece of tenderloin that reflected the luster under the light into his mouth.
Klein closed his eyes, chewed it with some enjoyment, and swallowed it. Melissa hesitated for a moment, and finally picked it up with her chopsticks. Before she started eating, she found that her other brother Benson next to her reached out with a fork and picked up a large piece of meat.
"Benson?"
Melissa looked at her other brother in disbelief. Benson also smiled awkwardly and said to his sister,
"Klein is right. I think we should be good at using tools. Ahem - I haven't learned how to use these tools yet. I can only rely on my previous habits to eat."
"…" Melissa was stunned for a moment, and decided not to argue with the two men, and continued to eat the rice in her bowl.
Looking at her two brothers who were "bullying" her at the table in front of her, Melissa suddenly found Gao Wei, who was quietly eating the "New Year's Eve dinner" with chopsticks next to her, quite pleasing to the eye.
…
It smells really good.
Melissa sighed as she picked up a piece of fish that was arranged in an arch shape next to her with a fork in a self-abandoned manner.
Klein looked at Gao Wei beside him, and as if he suddenly remembered something, he said a few words to Gao Wei beside him. Hearing Klein's words, Gao Wei nodded slightly and snapped his fingers.
...
In the dim cabin, waves of seawater hit the hull of the ghost ship. Leonard, who had just sorted his things into categories and put them in his room, wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat on the bed with his mind somewhat distracted.
What is Klein doing now? Is he looking at the sea chart or thinking about how to avoid pirates?
Listening to the sound of the waves, Leonard's mind gradually sank into the darkness. He remembered the mission he had received before leaving. In order to chase the culprit who caused direct losses in the Backlund smog and Ince Zangwill who was hiding behind the scenes, he and Klein set out on the journey to the sea.
Suddenly, the door in front of him opened with a snap. A shadow twisted in front of him, and a little green flame burned along both sides of the narrow corridor, as if guiding Leonard in the direction.
"What is this?" Leonard asked in confusion, and the door opposite opened, and Maric and Leonard looked at each other.
"It - this ship seems to want to guide us somewhere." Maric said gloomily. He glanced at Leonard beside him and said, "Aren't you the first mate here? You should know what this ship wants to say."
"Uh..." Leonard thought for a moment, "Let's follow it."
"..." Maric was silent for two seconds: "Isn't this your first time on this ship?"
"...Um."
Leonard nodded: "Captain Sparrow brought me here."
"Okay..." Maric's voice became low. He looked sharply in front of him, where a squirming shadow appeared.
"Be careful. I don't know if this ship itself has any abnormal tendencies. Some things are very dangerous, even those that we can use." Maric whispered, and he and Leonard on the side were ready for battle.
Although the ship belonged to both of them as captains, he still felt that there might be unknown dangers lurking on it.
However, the expected abnormality did not occur. Against the backdrop of the green flame, a creeping shadow held two suspended lunch boxes in its hands and handed them to Leonard and Maric in front of it.
He murmured:
"New Year's Eve dinner, eat, New Year's Eve dinner, eat..."
His intelligence level seems to be very low.
Urged by the shadow, the two subconsciously took the lunch boxes, and watched in bewilderment as the creeping shadow completely disappeared from the spot. Leonard and Maric stared at each other for a moment, and both could see the confusion in each other's eyes.
"...I think we can still trust Captain Sparrow." Maric said to Leonard beside him with some seriousness. Leonard also nodded slightly:
"really."
"…"
After saying this, the corridor of the Lost Homeland fell into a long silence again. Leonard coughed lightly and said to Maric in front of him:
"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."
...
"Melissa, remember to take care of yourself." Klein touched Melissa's head opposite him, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. Melissa pursed her lips and said to Klein,
"Klein, I will live a good life in the Southern Continent. Gao Wei told me that I might be able to be a teacher here. Miskatonic University will also open a charitable branch here, and I can teach general education courses there."
"The southern continent may be a little dangerous."
Klein solemnly warned his sister, "Don't force yourself when you encounter danger. You must escape in time and don't put yourself in danger. Some Beyonders can curse you remotely based on something on your body or your remaining blood. You and Benson must be careful sometimes and don't leave too many traces."
"I understand, Klein." Melissa raised her head and looked at her brother. "I am now a Sequence 8 Ranger. My physical strength is much better than before. I won't be unable to run like before."
"That's a good thing, but you have to be careful about your Beyonder characteristics. Remember, you're just acting—there's also madness in the potion." Klein sighed when he said this: "Unfortunately, this world ultimately belongs to the Beyonders. If you don't have strong power, you may still be affected…"
Klein was deeply shocked by the innocent people who died during the Backlund smog. They did nothing wrong, nor did they take the initiative to provoke those terrible opponents, but they died, their deaths were worthless, and no one cared.
Because those who cared about them almost died as well, and the gods at the center of the storm would not pay attention to ordinary anchors. In Backlund, almost all the "people" who could empathize died in that disaster without any resistance.
Those could be their family members, they could be their friends.
"I know." Melissa tiptoed and looked into Klein's eyes. "Klein, I know you have great talent in the extraordinary path, but you should not feel burdened by your talent. For us, the most important thing is that you can live well and have a good life."
"I know."
The corners of Klein's mouth curled up slightly. He looked at his sister and touched his head gently: "It's the same for me, Melissa."
He also wanted to live a normal life. But he knew that the end of the world was approaching. If he didn't improve his sequence, who could he rely on to help them resist the terrible end of the world? Klein knew that the purpose of gaining power was to enable himself and his important people to survive the end of the world.
He had taken on the fate of the "gray fog" and therefore naturally bore its fate. Amon would hunt him down because of this, and those disasters that would cause the end of the world would also become hostile to him because of this - under the memory seal of the "Source Castle", this was the limit of Klein's understanding of the starry sky.
He had no choice. He had to provide himself with enough strength to resist Amon's pursuit before Amon found him, and bring Ince Zangwill to justice before he could make a bigger plan.
Klein stood up and walked in the direction he came from. As he walked, his expression became colder. As the muscles on his face moved, Klein turned into Gehrman Sparrow.
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Klein stood in the captain's room and looked at the nautical chart spread out on the table in front of him. Klein had already drawn a series of pre-set routes on the chart.
After tonight, it would be January of 1350. Klein planned to take advantage of the New Year to go to the southern continent and the sea, on the one hand to find the extraordinary materials he needed, and on the other hand to hunt down Ince Zangwill and the "Super Star Overlord" who had entered the earth.
Klein still held a wait-and-see attitude towards the part of the will of the Fallen Mother Goddess that was trapped in the gray fog. In the Roselle diary that he had collected before, there were many places that made him feel the evil and terrifying nature of the Fallen Mother Goddess. Even if the Fallen Mother Goddess really helped him, he could not take it lightly.
After all, in Klein's investigation, he seriously suspected that the reason why his good fellow countryman Huang Tao had not yet been successfully resurrected was because of the Fallen Mother Goddess.
During this period of time, Klein had already figured out what extraordinary characteristics the "Lost Homeland" was made of.
Putting aside the "Mystic" feature that made the door, the "Lost Homeland" itself uses a sequence 4 "Black Knight" feature provided by the real creator. Because of this, it also has the ability to transform into a shadow and graze, which can be regarded as an enhanced version of "Creeping Hunger".
But at the same time, as a price to pay, the "Lost Homeland", which was endowed with the characteristic of life by the true Creator, had to bear the complete characteristics of a demigod. Compared to other magical objects, its size was unusually large, and it also lost the ability to travel through the spiritual world like the "Black Emperor".
But in general, if the Lost Homeland had the opportunity to herd a demigod-level "mystic master" in the future, Klein might be able to give the Lost Homeland the extraordinary ability to travel through the spirit world. If it had this ability, then when being hunted, he would not have to rely solely on the "anywhere door" embedded in the captain's room to leave the Lost Homeland.
The Anywhere Door refers to the door that led to the small world created by Gao Wei last night. But in fact, it is called a small world, but in fact, it is only as big as a house. Gao Wei created that world specifically to protect Klein's two most important anchors in this world, Benson and Melissa.
Only the "veil world" that is directly attached to the material world and has the source as a shelter can allow the brother and sister to avoid Amon's pursuit.
Otherwise, according to Amon's status, after just one divination, the brother and sister would appear directly in Amon's sight, and then happily receive two monocles.
Klein's destination was Bansi Island, which was located near the Sea of Rage. Before setting off from Damia Island, in order to shake off the military's pursuit - after all, the "Lost Homeland" made too much noise when it was first launched, and it was hard not to notice it - he spent quite a long time making a big circle.
After a day and a night of sailing, the ghost ship "Lost Homeland" finally arrived. The main reason for coming to Bansi Port was that Klein's ship was short of supplies and needed to purchase some simple items locally. Klein happened to need to head towards Dainos Island and Gargas Island, and Bansi Port was the nearest supply option on this route.
This was because, before he left the Church of the Night in Backlund, Archbishop Anthony had mentioned to him that there were mermaids in these two places. These mermaids were all believers of the Goddess of Night, and they obviously would not refuse to sing a song for Klein, who was a follower of the Goddess of Night.
This is the convenience brought by the identity of a God-favored One. If an ordinary "Faceless Man" wants to be promoted to a Secret Puppet Master, he can only continue to go east to the God War Ruins to find a way to find the mermaid. The higher you advance, the more difficult it is...
Klein sighed faintly and drew a check mark on the nearby Bansi Island with the pen in his hand. His plan was to complete the supply at Bansi Port and then continue sailing southeast, crossing Tiana Island and directly entering the vicinity of the Rorsted Islands.
There were often many pirates wandering around this place. Klein came here because he could kill these pirates in exchange for the bounty, and he could also use this chaotic place to play the role of the Faceless Man and completely digest the potion of the Faceless Man.
After digesting it, he could go directly to the Dormition Church of the Church of the Night on Dainos Island to complete his promotion. Of course, he could also get news about Ince Zangwill and the mysterious queen more quickly in the Rorsted Islands.
The reason why Klein was interested in the mysterious queen was not only because of the mission to hunt down the evil god issued by the Church of Evernight. At the same time, the mysterious queen Bernadette Gustave was also the eldest daughter of his fellow villager Huang Tao who stayed in this world. In terms of finding Roselle, he and Bernadette might have the same interests.
And the key point is that now that Klein has calmed down, he can't help but feel that when he killed Mr. X before, the phantom that appeared around him and forced Mr. X back was created by Bernadette.
Although Klein did not see it directly at the time, through subsequent psychic divination, the more he looked at those things, the more they resembled the fairy tales that appeared in Andersen's fairy tales.
Apart from a certain senior time traveler, Klein couldn't think of anyone else who would know these things and spread them.
Klein tapped the table in front of him with his fingers. Taking advantage of the darkness, he used his will to suppress the green flames that kept coming out of the ghost ship, causing the ghost ship to approach Bansy Harbor like a dark shadow.
I remember that the red-haired young man who was very close to Lao Gao in the Aurora Club and was suspected to be the "Angel of War" Medici mentioned during a casual chat that there might be some risks in Bansi Port... Well, I hope nothing will happen this time.
Klein mobilized the gray fog that he could drive ahead of time because of the magical crystal ball-shaped item that Gao Wei gave him to cover the area around his right hand fingers. This was the maximum amount of gray fog he could mobilize at this stage. When he was promoted to Sequence Five, he should be able to further expand the gray fog, allowing it to protect him in the real world to a certain extent.
Klein flicked his right finger, and a gold coin bounced into the air under the cover of gray fog, and was caught by Klein as it fell. With the gray fog covering the gold coin, it was basically equivalent to Klein fortune-telling on Sefirah Castle. With the support of Sefirah Castle, there would be almost no unexpected situations in Klein's fortune-telling at this moment.
He looked up and found that the head portrait on the coin was flickering with a strange luster under the dim green candlelight.
The coin looked somewhat scary when illuminated by the dark green flame, just like the cursed coin in the legend.
There is danger, but I don't know how serious it is yet... I will go directly to the gray fog and use the pendulum to divine!
Klein made a quick judgment and gave the ship an order:
"Seal off the captain's cabin."
As Klein finished his words, shadows appeared on the door of the captain's room. These shadows moved rapidly and soon sealed off the entire captain's room, isolating the inside from the outside. Under the influence of the Beyonder characteristics, these shadows acted as a spiritual wall.
It's really useful. Although there is no oil in this world, and there are many industrial products that cannot be successfully produced in this world, but relying on the ability of extraordinary characteristics, maybe a different civilization can really be developed here...
Klein secretly exclaimed in admiration, and couldn't help but sigh at the convenience and practicality of extraordinary items.
He walked four steps backwards and entered the Sefirah Castle. Memories came flooding back like a tide, and Klein couldn't help but frown. He suddenly remembered what the possible danger here was. He hesitated for a moment and reached out to pick up the crystal ball next to him.
Compared to the disasters he might encounter, Klein felt that he could still draw on the knowledge of professionals to help him resist the dangers he might encounter next.
With the help of this crystal ball, he mobilized the power of Source Castle on a large scale, built layers of "walls" in front of him, and built quite sufficient protection for himself.
After covering his head with another layer of gray mist out of concern, he stretched out his right hand and slowly removed the seal on the seat engraved with the "Mother" pattern.
That is the seat that seals the "Fallen Mother Goddess"!
The black mist squirmed, and as the gray fog dissipated, the black curse that had turned into mist solidified here again, forming tentacle-like things.
These tentacles entangled and changed, and turned into a woman with a face that was highly similar to the portrait that Maric had shown before. Unlike "Sharon", this girl looked younger, with jet-black hair and crimson eyes.
These eyes were like a beautiful and alluring crimson moon. Even with the protection of Sefirah Castle, Klein almost became addicted to them. They seemed to be the most primitive impulse of human beings, the instinct of reproduction.
It's really scary... If I'm really bewitched by Him, maybe my desire to reproduce will continue to grow - the Fallen Mother Goddess actually has such authority... Klein used his willpower to force his head open and shifted his gaze to the side. He looked at the Fallen Mother Goddess in front of him and brewed what he was going to say next.
"Long time no see, Mother Goddess."
"Long time no see, Klein." The Fallen Mother Goddess spoke softly, with tenderness in her tone: "You seem to have used up your chance to revive before. Hmm... It's a good thing that it wasn't Amon who killed you, otherwise you wouldn't be standing in front of me now."
The Fallen Mother Goddess looked at Klein in front of her and said.
"Amon?" Klein asked with some confusion. He didn't expect the Fallen Mother Goddess to say that.
"He is a thief, a Trojan horse of fate. You should know what this word means." The Fallen Mother Goddess chuckled, "His character is exactly the same as Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun. If you are killed by Amon, everything you have will be stolen by him and held in his hands."
"For the Angel King under Sefirah Castle, the resurrection given to you by Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun cannot really allow you to escape the fate of death. Amon has too many ways to steal Sefirah Castle."
This, this is the Angel of Time, Amon the Blasphemer? No wonder he is called the Blasphemer... Klein half opened his mouth, feeling somewhat fortunate that he was killed by Panatia. He was silent for a moment, calming his mind, and looked at the Fallen Mother Goddess beside him:
"Do you think I can stay in Bansi? According to the memories I sealed before, this place may be sealed with things related to the source material, or it may be contaminated by the source material."
"It is impossible for the source substance to completely penetrate into the real world now, otherwise I would have recovered all my strength long ago." The Fallen Mother Goddess smiled gently, but there was a hint of disdain in her tone:
"I don't know which source exists here, but you can trust the seal of Tianzun."
Tianzun? Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun? The source essence was sealed by Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun? Doesn't this mean that "He" indirectly sealed the power of nine, no, ten Old Ones? Is the difference between Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun's strength and that of ordinary Old Ones really that big? The Fallen
Mother Goddess seemed to have seen through Klein's thoughts and smiled:
"Not really."
"Although the strength of the pillars is enough to crush most of the Old Ones, the situation at that time was special. We were the first to be gathered together. Moreover, Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun took the lead and accommodated more than one source essence. It is precisely because of this that Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun made the other Old Ones so wary."
"I see..." Klein thought things through and nodded. He looked at the Fallen Mother Goddess across from him and couldn't help but ask,
"Is the consciousness of the Celestial Lord still hidden in Sefirah Castle?"
"It has become a little weaker now."
"Of course, our will will last forever. Even if it becomes weaker, it will not disappear completely." The Fallen Mother Goddess smiled and answered every question: "We are different aspects of the original. Inheriting the source is equivalent to inheriting the old days."
Maybe I can have a chance to test whether the anchor will have an effect on the gods of the old days... If I use many wills to divide the influence of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun on me, will it make it easier for me to ascend? No, that's not necessarily the case...
Perhaps the role-playing that the role-playing method refers to is actually the original owner of Sefirah Castle, the Blessing of Xuanhuang Tianzun... That's why I say, you are just playing...
"...Thanks."
Klein looked at the Fallen Mother Goddess and nodded solemnly. The Fallen Mother Goddess smiled, but found that her will was blocked by the Sefirah Castle again. She frowned, then relaxed.
He believed that after a while, Klein would trust him. In fact, he could see that Klein already trusted him.
Klein let out a long sigh. He prepared to quickly complete the supply and leave Bansi Port.
As for releasing the will of the Fallen Mother Goddess? Klein would not do such a thing as courting death Abnormalities in Bansi HarborChapter 148: Abnormalities in Bansi Harbor
"We are ready to dock." Klein completed the sealing of his memory in Sefirah Castle, used his spirit to simulate the feeling of falling, and left Sefirah Castle.
His expression turned grim again, and he pushed open the door of the captain's room and walked out to say to Maric and Leonard. The shadow on the "Lost Homeland" slightly shrank, as if it had turned into an ordinary ship.
A zombie crew member controlled by Maric jumped off the boat with great foresight and took the initiative to secure the boat of the three people here. Klein grabbed the rope made of shadows and swung down in the air with the help of the rope.
He let go of his hands in the air and bent his knees slightly to give himself a cushion when he landed.
"Shall we have a meal here? Captain... Ahem, Captain Sparrow?" Leonard subconsciously wanted to call out Klein's real name, but he changed it to the name of Gehrman, the person Klein was currently disguising himself as.
"No, thanks."
Klein moved his wrist slightly, picked up the lantern burning with a faint green flame beside him, slightly adjusted the captain's hat on his head, and walked forward.
There are few street lamps around Bansi Island, and there are only some candles inside. In colonies like Bansi, there are not many gas pipelines laid, so the only street lamps here are classic candle lanterns.
Klein walked forward calmly, followed by Leonard and Maric.
Leonard held a cane in one hand and a dagger in the other. He was wearing a dark suit, and inside of Leonard's suit was engraved a pattern from the Holy Emblem of Night.
On the other side, Maric was wearing a pair of loose brown trousers on his lower body, with his trouser legs bound by riding boots; his upper body was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with a black vest on the outside.
Maric's eyes seemed to be filled with suppressed malice, and he looked a little crazy. In his hand was a huge pistol, but it had a large caliber, which was more like a hand cannon than a pistol.
In order to reduce the risk of being noticed by the authorities, they did not bring the zombie crew members off the ship, and only three people came to Bansi Port.
"Leonard, prepare for the requiem."
Klein used his spiritual intuition as a "Faceless Man" to sense the hidden malice around him. He raised his left hand slightly and activated the "Raging Eye of Rosago" embedded on it.
With the help of the magical item of the "Master of Secret Dolls", Klein was able to see the location of the spirit thread.
And as long as it is a living creature - it doesn't even need to be a living creature, as long as it has a spiritual body, he can see the spiritual line within it!
This is the ability of the "Master of Secret Dolls". With the help of magical items, Klein can use this ability in advance.
"Okay, I understand."
Leonard cleared his throat and placed his right hand on his chest. An invisible wave dissipated unsmoothly around him, making the surroundings even darker, so that the sparse candlelight could not illuminate the surrounding ground.
It was already close to sunrise, but with Leonard's ability, the surroundings seemed to have suddenly turned into night, and a feeling of tranquility and peace descended with the twinkling stars.
The spirits around them suddenly became quiet. This was the "soul-soothing" of the Sequence Six "soul-soothing Master" of the Dark Path, which had a strong ability to soothe spirits.
Although the spiritual creatures here are closer to evil spirits than natural spirits, their movements quickly slowed down under the soul-soothing ability of Sequence Six.
Is he a "requiem master"... I wonder if he is a Beyonder of the church, or a Beyonder who got this formula by chance?
These thoughts popped up in Maric's mind, because the Dark Path is mainly controlled by the Church of Night, so Maric naturally thought of the Night Watchers of the Church of Night.
Unfortunately, I am not a "ghost" yet, so I can't attack the spirit directly... Maric thought with a little regret in his heart. He raised his right hand and pointed the huge revolver in his hand at the spirit that was gradually emerging next to him.
After accepting Gehrman Sparrow's invitation, Maric went out of his way to buy some exorcism bullets to prevent encountering extraordinary creatures and spirits that could not be attacked by normal means at sea.
After Sharon was taken away, Maric became more cautious.
Maric followed Klein and Leonard out to sea, partly to find Sharon, and partly because he wanted to return to the southern continent to fight against the Rose School while improving his extraordinary sequence.
After all, Sharon's life or death is uncertain, and with the pressure from the Rose School, Maric himself cannot just sit there and wait for death.
But before Maric could fire, Klein, who was standing next to him, stretched out his left hand. The Creeping Hunger turned from its original pitch black to gold, and it seemed to be emitting a pure glow.
This is the "herding" ability of "Creeping Hunger". The spirit that Klein is herding now is a "priest of light" that Qilingos had hunted before!
The ability of the "sun" path that restrains evil spirits and spiritual creatures is particularly useful at this moment. Klein gently waved his left hand, and a halo appeared beside him. As a halo that seemed to be condensed by the sun spread to the side, the evil spirits around him that were hit began to twist as if they were burned by flames, and then instantly dissipated under the sunlight.
"Captain Sparrow is a Beyonder from the Sun Path? No, it doesn't seem like it..." Maric muttered to himself. Seeing this, he retracted the gun in his hand and became alert to his surroundings.
The spirits here were no longer a threat to them, but there might be other terrifying monsters, like out-of-control Beyonders, or monsters hiding in the darkness.
If they are not on guard, they may be ambushed at any time.
"..." Klein hesitated for a moment and returned the "Creeping Hunger" on his hand to its original appearance. The eye embedded on it became flat, like a decorative pattern on a glove.
"There should be a Storm Church here?"
Klein turned to look at Leonard beside him. Leonard had worked in the Church of Evernight for many years and knew more about these things.
The reason why Klein suddenly changed his mind was because his spiritual intuition detected that there might be more serious dangers in the streets ahead. Therefore, even though he and Leonard had the identity of the Church of Night, Klein still chose to hide in the church.
Although this church is not the church of the Goddess of Night, it is not a big problem for them.
Generally speaking, there are corresponding Beyonders in the church to manage the local situation. If even the local church falls, then the situation here will be completely unpredictable. At that time, Klein will run away with his crew without hesitation.
"Let's stay in the Storm Church for one night. Tomorrow morning we will go buy the necessary supplies and then leave directly."
Klein immediately said to the other two. In just one night, the Storm Church was unable to find out whether the ship they were on was related to the Aurora Society.
Even the Church of the Storm itself has a captain of a privateer. As a member of the Church of the Night, although Klein's identity is sensitive and cannot withstand the investigation of the Church of the Storm, compared to the abnormal situation in Bansy Port, Klein can still accept this danger.
After tonight, in two hours at most, he and Maric would be able to command the zombie crew members strengthened by the "Azik Bronze Whistle" to move the supplies back to the "Lost Homeland". By that time, he would be ready to sail away from Bansi and directly cross the port of Tiana to Bayam.
Because there are many broken islands around Bayam, and the "Lost Homeland" itself has the characteristics of being alive and the glass bottle that can seal the "Lost Homeland", Klein is confident that he can sneak into Bayam before the military discovers him.
It is too difficult to capture a "Faceless Man" who can change his appearance in the chaotic city of Bayam, and Klein actually has a legal identity in the Church of Evernight.
What he needed to worry about now was whether his true identity as the Creator's follower would be exposed to the Storm Church, and whether the appearance of Klein Moretti and Sherlock Moriarty would attract the attention of Ince Zangwill and the Loen military that colonized here.
After all, with the existence of 0-08, Klein felt that he should be more cautious in doing things.
"Are you going to the Storm Church? Our current identities are not..." Maric looked at the two of them and couldn't help asking.
Klein smiled. He reached into his windbreaker pocket and took out a dark holy emblem. He said stiffly,
"Disguise."
Following Klein's movements, Leonard took out the badge of the Church of Evernight from his pocket and added to Maric beside him,
"We can disguise ourselves as members of the church. In just half a day, the Church of Storms won't be able to find out our true identity."
This was the way he and Klein had agreed on to explain to others why they had the Holy Emblem of Night.
Maric took the badge and put it on silently.
After wearing the holy emblem of the Church of Evernight, the three of them walked forward. Soon, the Church of Storms came into their sight. Klein walked through the solemn corridor of the church and saw the holy emblem of Storms hanging in the center of the church town.
Klein cleared his throat and looked at the member of the Church of Storms sitting in the middle of the church in front of him. He said to him from a distance:
"Is there a bishop here? We are members of the Church of Night and are coming here to resupply. Something seems to have happened here."
Although his face still maintained the look of Gehrman Sparrow, Klein obviously explained more when communicating with the grumpy brother of the Church of Storms.
As the saying goes, less trouble is worse than more trouble. Klein was also afraid that the brothers in Storm Path would directly attack him with an axe and then a leap.
"Who are you?" The member of the Storm Church turned around. He was wearing a dark blue bishop's robe embroidered with storm and lightning patterns, and looked to be in his thirties or forties.
"I'm a deacon of the Church of Night, and I'm out on a mission for the church." Klein stretched out his right hand and showed the bright red glove on it. "Here are our certification documents."
"Ahem...you are the Red Gloves of the Church of Evernight?"
The bishop coughed twice, then stood up with the help of the chair next to him. "My name is Miller, and I'm the bishop here. How many days do you plan to rest here? Although we have different beliefs, we are all friends of the church. If you need anything, I can help you make arrangements."
"We'll make some temporary supplies here and leave tomorrow morning." Klein frowned slightly. This bishop seemed a little too enthusiastic, which was not in line with the usual characteristics of the Church of Storms.
"Just now I found some spirits that looked like evil spirits and monsters outside. What happened here?"
"Monster..." Bishop Miller frowned. He paced back and forth, muttering something. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Klein in front of him:
"It's possible that some cultists here have started to worship the 'Weather God' again. Alas, even after so long, some evil beliefs have not been expelled..."
Klein listened to the bishop's narration in silence, and did not offer to help the Storm Church investigate the situation here. First, the Storm Church might find out that he was related to the Aurora Society, and second, the situation here was really a bit strange.
Klein knew that he had sealed his memory above the gray fog before, and there might be something very dangerous lurking here that could not be known to others.
"...That's it. Don't go out for now. Wait until tomorrow morning to buy supplies." Bishop Miller emphasized: "I can also help you prepare the basic things you will encounter when sailing - when it comes to the sea, we, the Storm Church, are favored people! We go to sea frequently, so we should be more professional than you in purchasing by yourselves."
"...Then thank you for your help. We will leave early tomorrow morning."
Klein bowed his head slightly and said to Bishop Miller, "Wait a minute, I will ask the people who went to sea with us to move the supplies, and then I will pay you according to the market price."
"good."
"May the storm be with you." Bishop Miller made a gesture of praise to the Lord of Storms on his chest and said to the few people, "You should take a rest first. The sun will come out in a few hours, and you can leave then."
Klein nodded slightly and sat on the chair next to him. He looked at Leonard and Maric beside him and lowered his voice:
"Don't make it public."
"He has a problem!"
The bishop of the Storm Church was too enthusiastic, and it was totally unlike the attitude between members of different churches.
He seemed to be trying hard to hide something and didn't want outsiders to interfere.
This is the biggest problem