Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 176 The Four Kings of the Sea

Alger, the "Hanged Man," gradually began to pay attention to what the "Sun" said and the records in the ancient books.

There are only eight ancient gods in total, and three of them died in one war between gods!
This is definitely a turning point event in the Second Age!
But Derrick, the "Little Sun," was clearly unaware of this and continued, "The other two fallen ancient gods were the Destruction Wolf and the Alien King."

This made Audrey, the “Justice”, sigh: “These long histories always fill people with endless imagination.

"I really want to know the cause and process of this battle."

"I'm sorry," Derrick said with a touch of shame. "I've searched many ancient books, but I haven't found any relevant information. I can't meet your needs."

"It's okay." Audrey smiled and said, "The information you provided is enough for you to pay the compensation you deserve."

"Little Sun" breathed a sigh of relief, sat there obediently, and continued to listen to others "paying the reward".

Magician Fors continued, "I will offer the second chapter of 'Spiritual World Observations' to Mr. Fool at the end of the party."

Audrey nodded: "Okay."

At this time, Alger cleared his throat and said, "Of the four kings of the sea, the one I know best is Nast Solomon, the 'King of the Five Seas.'

"It is said that he is a descendant of the royal family of the Solomon Empire. His father was once named earl by Emperor Roselle, and he later inherited the title."

"Emperor Roselle!" Audrey smiled and said, "I didn't expect the Emperor..."

At this point, she suddenly thought: "That was more than a hundred years ago!"

Alger smiled and repeated, "Yes, that was over a hundred years ago."

Audrey opened her mouth and said, "That's... an angel?"

"No, as far as I know, the 'King of the Five Seas' is a demigod!" Alger replied.

Fors exclaimed, "I didn't expect a demigod to have such a long lifespan."

Little Sun had a say on this point: "Our Silver City's chief is already over ninety years old, but his fighting ability is still very strong. He looks only in his forties."

Audrey and Fors nodded together, gaining a new understanding of "demigod, half human".

Alger continued, "The bounty on 'King of the Five Seas' is a whopping £80!"

Audrey thought to herself: Compared to this reward, the dowry I can get is only 30 pounds.

"He adheres to the virtue of not killing prisoners and is recognized as the 'Pirate King.'" Alger said, "His deeds are the most widely circulated on the sea.

"His flagship is the 'Black Emperor,' and last week, Mr. 'World' told me that this ship originally belonged to Emperor Roselle."

Fors said, "I heard that during the Age of Exploration, various countries enfeoffed many pirates in order to compete for the wealth of the southern continent. It seems this is true."

Audrey also sighed, "The Emperor must have had good vision. The person he conferred upon has become the current King of the Sea."

Klein the Fool thought to himself: That guy might have mainly valued the other person's royal bloodline, or perhaps his fate.

After a brief discussion, Alger continued, "The second king of the sea is the 'Mysterious Queen.' It is said that she is also the leader of the 'Elemental Dawn,' but because she is so mysterious, people don't even know her name.

"All I know is that she's a very beautiful woman, a demigod of the Mystery Voyeur path.

"But some people also speculate that the 'Mysterious Queen' holds a very powerful seal, because the 'Elemental Dawn' has been fighting against the 'Moss Ascetic Order'.

"The Moss Ascetic Order believes in the evil god, the Hidden Sage. If the Mysterious Queen were merely a demigod, the Dawn of the Elements would have been destroyed by the Moss Ascetic Order long ago."

Audrey's focus was on something else: "I didn't expect there were women among the pirate kings."

Generally speaking, women seem to have nothing to do with pirates, and women are often the victims of pirate raids.

Alger was stunned for a moment before saying, "Yes.

"The Mysterious Queen's flagship is the Dawn, and her bounty is 80 pounds."

He paused and continued, "There is another king of the sea, the 'Immortal King' Agaritu. His flagship is the 'Death Notice', and the bounty on his head is 10 pounds.

"This was a very evil pirate who had committed many heinous and bloody crimes.

"But generally speaking, very few ships would encounter it on their own initiative, especially those with powerful navy or church members. They have never encountered the Death Announcement.

"And most of the ships that encountered the Death Notice were sunk by the Undead King.

"Some people suspect that this pirate king has the ability to foresee danger."

Klein, who was listening nearby, thought to himself: This is very much like the power of a "devil"!
Alger continued, "There are also rumors that the 'Undying King' once drank from the 'Fountain of Youth,' which is why he has a nearly infinite lifespan."

Audrey's eyes lit up again: "Is there really a 'Fountain of Youth'?"

"I don't know," Alger said, "but the legend of the 'Undying King' has been circulating for decades."

After saying this, Alger leaned back in his chair, seemingly waiting for the "world" to pay him.

Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Hanged Man, aren't there four Pirate Kings? Why did you only mention three?"

"I only mentioned three?" Alger thought for a moment before saying, "Sorry, I forgot to mention 'King of the Black Throne'.

"Well, this king is very mysterious. There is basically no news about him at sea. We don't know his name, or even the name of his flagship."

Klein thought: How did such a low-key person become the "Pirate King"?

That is the king of the sea, not everyone can do it, or in other words, it is impossible to become the king without strong power.

The title of "Four Kings" has been used for decades, and each king should be a widely recognized strong man.

In other words, a person whose name and strength are unknown to everyone cannot become the king of the sea?
He also noticed that the "Hanged Man"'s reaction seemed a little strange. He was a cautious and smart person and would not make such a low-level mistake.

Regarding the final "King of the Black Seat", Audrey also felt that Mr. "The Hanged Man"'s description was too simple.

However, because the previous descriptions were quite detailed, she still said, "Thank you for the information you provided. It has given me a new understanding of the forces on the sea." At this time, Odysseus said, "I have heard some information about this 'King of the Black Throne'."

Everyone looked at the Hermit, especially Alger, who attached great importance to intelligence about the sea.

Audrey asked, "Mr. Hermit, what reward do you hope to get?"

"No reward is needed," Odysseus said. "I don't know much either, so let's just consider it an exchange of ideas."

He paused and continued, "I heard that this 'King of the Black Throne' is a demigod of the 'Audience' path.

"The power of this path's demigods has a characteristic that is easily overlooked. Some say that anyone who has heard of the name 'King of the Black Throne' will easily overlook him."

Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "Then, no one will remember his detailed information?"

People who have heard of the "King of the Black Seat" tend to ignore him. Those who have not heard of this name don't know the existence of this pirate king, so this "pirate king" becomes very "low-key".

However, the demigods and "high-sequence" extraordinary people among the official extraordinary people will definitely not ignore the existence of the "King of the Black Seat", so although he has always been ignored, he is still one of the "Four Kings".

Audrey seemed to understand something. "No wonder Mr. 'The Hanged Man' only mentioned three kings. It turns out he heard about the 'King of the Black Throne,' so he ignored him."

Fors sighed, "What a strange ability."

Alger pinched his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "I didn't notice that at all."

Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "This is the most terrifying aspect of the 'audience' approach."

As he spoke, he glanced at Justice.

Audrey was surprised but also somewhat pleased. A demigod from the "Audience" path already possessed such terrifying abilities! Well, with the resources provided by the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and the help of the "Tarot Club" members, perhaps I too could become a demigod!
However, Audrey soon woke up from her vision of the future: "Mr. Hermit, thank you for the information you provided. It allowed us to understand the truth about the 'King of the Black Throne'."

Alger nodded slowly. If it weren't for the Hermit's reminder, he might never have noticed the Black Seat King's strange abilities.

Odysseus smiled slightly to indicate that it was nothing.

The transaction continues and everyone looks at the "world" together.

Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "Last week, I learned that the master of the serial killer sent threatening letters to the detectives who were investigating the case."

Everyone knew that the serial killer was a Sequence 6 Beyonder, so there was no need for "The World" to explain further; everyone understood what he meant.

While letting The World tell the story, Klein kept staring at The Hermit.

In fact, there is a certain risk in his description of this information, as it is very likely to expose the fact that "the world" is Sherlock.

But this is exactly the role of the "trumpet". If you sacrifice the "world" to test the truth about the "hermit", it is worth it. At worst, you can just make a new "trumpet".

But Odysseus didn't react at all, so Klein's test had to stop there.

What he didn't know was that Odysseus actually didn't know how to react to this. When Odysseus heard Klein talk about this, he wondered whether he should use this opportunity to "recognize" Klein?
But Odysseus then thought that there was no point in letting Klein know that the "Hermit" was Mr. Gar at this time. It would be better to establish contact when needed in the future.

Hearing this, Fors commented, "So brazen?"

"Later, some people analyzed that he did it on purpose." The World continued, "The mastermind behind this is the 'criminal,' the familiar Sequence 5 'Apostle of Desire' from the 'Devil' pathway.

"Several Beyonders among the detectives, along with a righteous man from Backlund, apprehended the 'Apostle of Desire' and severely injured him.

"But the 'Apostle of Desire' still escaped. However, he encountered the official Beyonder who arrived and was killed by him."

Odysseus scratched his head. "Backlund's Righteous Man"? This description was a bit speechless. How much better would "Backlund's Hero" be?

Fors thought to herself, "The description of the 'world' was too emotionally stable. It sounded like a fierce battle, but he made it sound like a cultural report, rather dull." Fortunately, Backlund's hidden danger had been eliminated.

Alger was wondering: Was "World" one of those "Extraordinary Detectives," or was it the "Justice of Backlund"? He couldn't possibly be one of the official Beyonders, could he?

Audrey was also very interested in the so-called "righteous man": "Mr. World, who are those detectives? And who is that righteous man?"

Klein didn't elaborate further, but simply manipulated the "world" to say, "The information I have is limited. This is all I know."

Audrey was somewhat disappointed: "Oh."

Then she smiled and said, "At least we know that the danger to Backlund is gone."

At this time, Alger asked "The World": "Can you tell me what the 'Apostle of Desire' is capable of?"

When they were communicating at the Tarot Club before, they only knew that the ritual to be promoted to "Apostle of Desire" was to commit a serial murder, but they were not very clear about the ability of this path.

"The 'Apostle of Desire' can manipulate their emotions and desires, or use them to sow the seeds of corruption and detonate them at a critical moment," Klein said, manipulating the "world."

"In addition, he has a special ability that allows him to sense actions or plots that are detrimental to him, and to know who is doing it to him."

"This ability is somewhat similar to some of the manifestations of the 'Undead King,'" Alger said immediately.

"The World" just nodded and said nothing.

Audrey asked, "So, the 'Undying King' is an 'Apostle of Desire'?"

"Perhaps a demigod of the 'Demon' path." Fors said, "The other three kings are all demigods."

Audrey nodded, indicating that she agreed with Fors's guess.

Alger, the "Hanged Man" with extensive combat experience, paused and continued, "Then, when fighting the 'Apostle of Desire,' you must avoid excessive emotions and desires."

"Yes," Klein said, manipulating the "world." "But it's difficult to do."

Alger smiled and said, "Fortunately, there aren't many Beyonders of this path."

The entire transaction and information exchange concluded here. Seeing that everyone in the hall had quieted down, Fors initiated a new transaction. She said to Little Sun, "You can help me hunt the Soul Eater."

(End of this chapter)