Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1202: Exploring the "Blue Avenger"

Communicate alone...

Alger was not too surprised. After everyone in the Tarot Club became demigods or even angels, the weekly gatherings had basically become an occasion for exchanging intelligence. As for specific transactions or commissions, they were more inclined to ask Mr. Fool to temporarily pull people up into the gray fog for individual communication to ensure timeliness and confidentiality.

Recently, Mr. Fool has been responding to requests of this kind, like a "wishing machine" from above. This gave Alger a bold guess: Mr. Fool is probably busy with other matters most of the time, and the one above the gray fog is just one of His clones, a puppet that automatically responds to the prayers of believers and followers.

After all, how could an ancient, powerful, and recently revived god possibly devote his attention to such a small gathering every day?
Ten minutes later, Alger saw a deep red light flash before his eyes, and he appeared in the majestic palace. As he expected, the figure of Mr. Fool at the head of the long table was obscured by the mist, motionless like a statue, and sitting opposite him was Miss Queen, with blonde hair draped over her shoulders, exuding a charm that even the gray mist could not conceal.

Is this the end of the female "assassin"... Alger secretly sighed, cleared his throat, and took the initiative to ask:
"Good evening, Miss Queen, what may I do for you?"

He had always been able to clearly distinguish the "status" of the members of the Tarot Club below Mr. Fool, which was vaguely divided by strength and order of joining. The "Queen" and "World" who became angels were in the first tier, followed by several senior demigods represented by "Hermit", and finally several who had just become or had not yet become high-sequence, such as "Judgement".

Of course, this is not disrespect to the latter, but they will not be given priority when it comes to commissions or cooperation.

On the other hand, when a Tarot Club member like the Queen asked for a private conversation late at night, he was full of questions and did not dare to neglect it at all.

"It's nothing important. I'm just worried about accidents, so I want to confirm it as soon as possible..."

The Queen's gentle and graceful voice came from behind the gray fog. After the routine politeness, she quickly got to the point:
"I have received accurate information that your ghost ship, the Blue Avenger, is very likely one of Tudor's legacies."

Blue Avenger?
Alger frowned and immediately thought of the ancient three-masted sailing ship that was currently anchored in the Bayam Harbor.

It was seized by him during an operation against the Psychological Alchemy Society two years ago. On the same day, because of a mysterious glass bottle on the ship, Alger was dragged into the gray fog by the Fool and became a member of the Tarot Club.

After the war ended and he was appointed as the cardinal of the Bayam Diocese, the ghost ship no longer belonged to him. Instead, it was taken over by a member of the Storm Church who was also disguised as a pirate. He continued to lurk among the pirates and secretly serve the church.

Why would Miss Queen mention this... After pondering for a moment, Alger said:
"That ship is indeed a creation of the Tudor era... You should have seen it up close."

The Queen shook her head and added:

"I am referring to the 'Blood Emperor' Alistair Tudor, his legacy, a ghost ship carrying the treasure of the true God, or in other words, another 'Ghost Empire'."

The treasure of the true God... Alger's heart immediately tensed up, but with it came a deep sense of doubt:

I served as captain of a ghost ship belonging to the "Blood Emperor" for two years. I walked through every cabin inside it, led it into many battles, and even nearly sunk it several times. Yet, I didn't notice anything unusual about the ship?
The information can't be wrong, right?
Thinking of this, he suppressed his inner excitement and asked calmly:

"Do you want to go to that ship and take a look?"

He thought about it and thought that the only reason an angel came to him was to board the "Blue Avenger" to explore without making enemies with the Storm Church.

Sure enough, the "Queen" nodded immediately and said:
"I hope you can temporarily transfer all the sailors on the ship so that I can have a chance to explore alone. In return, all the gains from the exploration that do not belong to the 'Witch' and 'Hunter' paths will belong to you."

Such generous conditions? If the Blue Avenger contained a large amount of gold pounds, or some other high-level sealed object... Alger was stunned, and then immediately understood the Queen's plan.

As a secret treasure left by "Blood Emperor" Tudor, who is Sequence 0 of the "Hunter" Path, most of the valuable objects should be related to the "Hunter" Path, with the adjacent "Witch" at most, and there may not be many other valuable gains.

But if it really isn't my turn, the "Queen" should give me some compensation. She has demonstrated this excellent quality in the previous collaborations... Alger agreed without much hesitation.

Although he is not the captain of the "Blue Avenger" now, as a cardinal, he has many ways to send away all the sailors on the ship without leaving any trace.

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On a cloudy night, Angel followed the passages throughout the mirror world and arrived at Bayam, the capital of the Rorsted Archipelago.

After the war, this place is no longer a colony of the Kingdom of Loen. Instead, it is taken over by the local rebels and the Church of the Sea God. The Loen government and the Church of the Storm only retain a small number of forces to protect the interests of their own residents and believers.

Through various mirrors, Angel could see that most of the industries, government departments, and military and police forces that were originally occupied by the Loen people had been replaced by people from the Rhoside Islands. There were even many half-giants who came here from the New Silver City in search of job opportunities.

Of course, there is also the gray industry that has emerged as the old forces withdraw and the new forces have not yet stabilized. At least the business of the "Red Theater" has expanded a lot.

Compared to before the war, this place has become more chaotic, but also more vibrant. Looking at everything quietly in the mirror world, Angel's excitement about exploring the "Tudor Legacy" slowly calmed down.

Later, she noticed that sailors had disembarked from several ships docked at the port. They slowly walked into the city and headed towards the "Sea Wave Church", the only remaining building of the Storm Church.

Even if he had to say mass and then return to the ship, it would take at least two hours, which was plenty of time... Angel estimated that without further delay, he used the passage in the mirror to get to the dock and boarded the "Blue Avenger" which was completely black with gray sails.

Just like the last time I boarded the ship, this ancient ghost ship was silent, as if it had no life at all. It was just an ordinary three-masted sailing ship.

But Angel noticed that several thick ropes curled up at the corners of the deck were trembling slightly in the windless night.

Humph... She chuckled and looked towards the trapdoor leading to the depths of the cabin.

With a swish, the tightly closed door opened automatically, and the oil lamps inside were lit one by one, illuminating the narrow and deep passage.

"It seems you haven't forgotten me yet."

Angel muttered to himself, and walked directly into the corridor, exploring every room quickly and carefully, leaving no corner untouched.

She walked through the crew dining area, the single rooms that were quite luxurious for such a small ship, the warehouse where light beer and bacon were stored, and finally came to the bottom of the ship and carefully checked all the ballast.

She even thoroughly checked the corresponding area in the mirror and found nothing abnormal.

Apart from being alive and not requiring any sailors to operate it, it was just an ordinary ghost ship... Of course, I had never been on any other ghost ship except Annie... Angel muttered silently and returned to the deck which was dark due to the cloudy sky and no moon.

The fruitless result of this exploration was within her expectations. If she could discover the secret of the "Blood Emperor" just by walking around, then the angels and saints of the Church of Storms, or Alger who had become the "High Priest of Disaster", would have discovered it long ago. Why would they wait for her?

Fortunately, I have another way... She took a deep breath, turned her wrist, and the "Secret Holy Emblem" hidden in the mirror space appeared in her hand.

The dark red light shrouded in the alternating black and white mist became deeper, and the violent, cruel and scorching breath almost broke through the seal and came to the outside world, but was tightly trapped by the power left by the "Underworld Man", rolling inside the narrow holy emblem like powerless rage.

I don't know if Tudor's breath can still play a role after being sealed. If not, I can only try to break the outer sealing power, but this may cause other hidden dangers... Angel pinched the mark, feeling the heat wrapped in coldness, re-entered the cabin, and explored the room one by one.

This time, she had new gains.

The staircase leading to the basement was shrouded in a deep darkness that even her darkvision could not penetrate, as if it led to another world.

This is impossible in a small base warehouse.

"'Grafted' to some other place? Or is it some kind of 'mistake'? Or is it 'sealed' of a real space?"

Angel thought to himself, quickly thinking of a similar experience to this situation.

Those were the nine tombs of the "Blood Emperors" used by George III to become a god. They were also hidden in the mountains, cliffs or underground by similar forces. Only by using the correct method could one find the entrance and enter.

They are all Tudor's legacy... But this ghost ship should have been built later, when he was an emperor with angel kings such as "Fortune Teller", "Apprentice" and "Thief" as his subordinates. It is not surprising that he has such power...

She pondered for a moment, holding the secret holy symbol, and walked down the dark stairs.

This distance was much longer than she had imagined. Without using any abilities and relying only on her feet, it took her a full minute to step on solid ground.

At this moment, the ground under Angel's feet was no longer creaking wooden boards, but some kind of stone slabs as cold as metal, and the surroundings became a hall so wide that it could almost accommodate the entire "Blue Avengers".

Under the illumination of the self-igniting wall lamps, a huge throne made of black iron was placed in the center, and in front of it were five mottled stone chairs, two on the left and three on the right.

Corresponding to the Blood Emperor and his five nobles...Angel's eyes flashed and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

In her sight, the hall, the throne and the stone chair were all illusory mirrors. She was in a long and narrow corridor with closed doors on both sides. At the end of the corridor stood a full-length silver mirror with a classical shape.

In the mirror, another Angel was looking at her quietly!
(End of this chapter)