Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 136 Chapter 135 Witch Sect
This answer seemed to be self-evident between Anjie and Tang.

Don smiled.

Anjie was helpless.

Finally, the newly promoted mystic could only nod. She smoothed the hair around her ears, bowed, and lowered her voice a little: "Okay, I will obey your will."

The puppet can make suggestions, but it can only make suggestions. The one who makes the decisions is always the puppeteer who holds the puppet strings.

After watching his secret doll leave, Tang withdrew his gaze, casually flicked a gold coin, and turned away without caring about the front or back of the coin.

Today was the day he had agreed to meet with the former pirate.

"As you said, a ship that is sturdy enough." Ellis, holding a cigarette in his mouth, pointed with his chin at the empty, unmanned ship docked in the port not far away.

"It certainly looks sturdy enough."

"As long as you can afford it," Ellis raised his chin. "To be frank, even if you want a pirate ship big enough to accommodate a hundred people, I can find it for you."

"But is it really okay to not have sailors? Or do you plan to row the boat yourself? Even a small boat requires a certain number of sailors. Are you planning to use a Marionette instead?"

What can a few marionettes do?
Still thinking that the man in front of him was a newly promoted Master of Secret Puppetry, Ellis laughed at the other party's wild ideas in his heart, but when he thought of the extraordinary and incredible things, he swallowed his words.

There are always various extraordinary people in this world. Even if the opponent is only Sequence 5, there may be ways to deal with him, such as some kind of ritual or some strange seals.

"Ah, that's a question." Tang turned his head and smiled at the former pirate. "No, I don't intend to use marionettes to replace sailors rowing the boat."

Ellistan was stunned. After hearing this and looking at the other party's eyes, the former pirate suddenly had a bad premonition.

And this premonition soon came true.

"If there's nothing else, I think I should leave. Pay me the balance later..." He took a step back, but silently spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth under Tang's gaze.

The other party's attitude at this time gave him a guess that he couldn't think too deeply about. The expression of Ellis, the former pirate, changed several times, but finally settled on a somewhat servile smile.

No, people can’t, or at least shouldn’t!

"Belle is pregnant, and I need to take care of her," he said sincerely, "and the business here also needs me."

Under Tang's 'gentle' and somewhat creepy gaze, the former pirate took two steps back and bumped into the woman who was also walking silently behind him.

"Be, Bailey?" The former pirate turned his head subconsciously. He was startled and then he saw his wife.

"Long time no see, Bailey." Tang greeted the newcomer with a smile, seemingly not surprised at all.

The woman appeared to be a little over 5'7", with a neat ponytail, healthy skin, a slender figure, and a sharp seaside outfit. If it weren't for the slightly bulging belly that hinted at this healthy, well-proportioned woman's pregnancy, it's hard to imagine anyone connecting the two.

"Long time no see, Tang."

Bailey gently pushed Ellis, who was standing in front of her like a fool, and without saying anything, she strode forward and stepped into the boat prepared for Tang.

"Let's go, I can't wait to go out to sea."

Tang glanced at Ellis, who seemed petrified, and then walked onto the boat with a smile.

Obviously, the one who called people over was this damn guy.

Ellis's expression gradually became restrained. He looked at Tang's back expressionlessly, took a deep breath, and seemed to have been conquered by reality. Then he had to board the ship together.

"So, how should we set out? Without any sailors, it would take quite a while for just a few of us to reach the depths of the Sonia Sea, and we would surely encounter countless monster attacks along the way."

Belle was a cheerful former pirate who loved adventures at sea. She had no objection to them and was even eager to try. "Should we go hunting? There's nothing on the ship, and where's the fresh water? We can get food from sea monsters and fish in the sea, but what about those, Don?"

Tang shook his head and took out a crystal carved monocle from his pocket. It was obviously a very valuable monocle and put it in front of his right eye.

"There's no need to think so much. We can use mystical methods to drive this ship."

"As for the sea monster, there are naturally ways to deal with it, and there are also ways to deal with the food problem."

The sea breeze blew, and in an era before the emergence of steam engines, most ships going out to sea could only rely on the sailors' oars and sails to provide power for the ships. The Storm Church would raise special sea monsters to pull the ships.

Beyonders from other paths either travel, bend the rules, charm a ship full of sailors, create hundreds of puppets, or simply imagine a massive ship...

When traveling on the sea, each route naturally has its own method.

For Tang...

"For example, cheating on some of the rules."

The oars, without any human effort, began to move. The rules were deceived, making the oars think they were being pushed. Tang used the uniqueness to create a "mistake".

"I'm such a smartass." Tang sighed.

System: It’s been transformed, it’s been transformed, ahhhhhhhh!

Host, don't lose your mind!

'He was so skilled at it that I even felt like he knew it very well.'

Amon in the monocle was shielded by Tang's spirituality and could only watch the scene.

Even though the diligent system hated Amon, it still monitored the thing in the monocle according to the wishes of its host.

After hearing this, it said: 'Ahhhhh you get out too!'

Amon automatically ignored the system's continued screaming and said to himself: "Well, he really doesn't take the thief's path, I think this is very interesting."

"Question me, understand me, become me." Amon, who was wearing a pointed hat and a monocle, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he found this a very pleasant suggestion.

"It's really interesting. He has a lot of strange knowledge, but neither I nor my brother knew of his existence."

'I wonder if my brother would be interested enough in him, and the organization he founded, huh...'

System: 'Anti-virus! I want to anti-virus!'

The ship slowly sailed out of the port and headed deeper into the Sonia Sea.

This place is still a long distance away from the ruins of the Gods' War, and relying solely on this physical drive will obviously take a considerable amount of time.

But Tang didn't seem to care. After confirming that the extraordinary power of the deception rules worked, he came to the deck, basking in the warm sunlight and baking the cold air on his body, making him feel a little lazy.

In the cold weather, even the worms growing mushrooms in the corner need to come out to bask in the sun.

This is a rare period of leisure time, but I will be busy next.

"It's been quite a while since we last saw each other."

Ellis went to the captain's room, and Bailey walked to Tang's side, looking into the distance together, and said.

"Yes, it has indeed been a long time." Tang sighed. After being promoted to Master of Secret Puppetry through the mermaid's song, he returned to Tingen.

After that, the never-ending theater, the vessel of God's arrival on the dark side of the universe, Euclidean space, the old man, Amon, and the wilderness of knowledge followed one after another, which was indeed compact and fulfilling.

"What are you going to do in the depths of the Sonia Sea this time?"

Bailey asked.

"From the depths of the Sonia Sea, I'll get the answers I need." Tang didn't dwell on this question for too long. He naturally lowered his gaze to Bailey's belly. "How old is the child?"

"Three months."

When talking about the baby, Bailey's mouth was filled with a happy smile. She touched her belly and her voice became gentler. "I have been looking forward to the arrival of this child for a long time."

"The arrival of a new life always brings joy," Tang sighed. "Aren't you planning to leave the sea? Go to the big cities of countries like Loen and Intis. With your accumulated wealth and your own abilities, plus the strong influence of the local authorities, as long as you are determined, you can live a carefree life."

"No," Belle said softly, "Although your proposal is very tempting to me, I still prefer the freedom of the sea to the big city."

Tang shrugged at her idea and didn't say anything more on the issue.

Everyone has his or her own way of living, and he shouldn't get too involved.

Ellis, who had come out of the captain's room at some point, lit another cigarette and seemed to have been watching them for a long time before he said to Tang in a hoarse voice, "Tang, come here."

Hearing this, Tang glanced sideways at the former pirate, touched the bottom rim of his right monocle with his index finger, and said to him with a smile in his voice, "No, I refuse."

Ellis paused as he held the cigarette in his hand, the surprise in his eyes obvious.

It seemed that he never considered that Tang might refuse this matter.

"If you don't tell the truth, I don't think we have anything to talk about."

Tang turned sideways and continued to lazily bask in the sun. Bailey turned her head and glanced at Ellis.

"Belle, you..."

"Why do you want me to stay away?" Bailey asked first.

Ellis choked again.

"Because of some little secrets, oh, these are probably not suitable for you to hear." Tang added.

Bailey nodded and said in agreement, "But I don't think there are any little secrets that I can't hear."

"Maybe. After all, everyone needs some personal space of their own." Tang adjusted the position of his monocle and continued to finish off the opponent.

"But I don't think it's necessary." Bailey spread her hands and looked at her husband.

Tang also looked at him.

Being stared at by the two men, Ellis could only put out his cigarette and turn away.

I'm so angry that I want to curse.

He used the knuckle of his index finger to touch the bottom edge of his monocle, and after getting rid of the person's anger, Tang shifted his gaze back.

"Have you ever been to the depths of the Sonia Sea?"

The Fountain of Youth is located in the ruins of the War of Gods. If Ellis had not been there, he, a Sequence 7, would not have been able to obtain something of this level.

Even if he heard the relevant information, it would not have developed into a completely unreliable rumor that he had obtained food related to the Fountain of Youth.

The ruins of the war of gods are filled with all kinds of whispers, the most dangerous of which are the whispers of the true creator.

However, facing the whispers in that place, mid- and low-sequence Beyonders are not in much danger. On the contrary, the higher the sequence, the more likely they are to hear the various whispers that permeate that place.

The center of the God War Ruins is where the ancient sun god fell. It's actually safe there. However, the closer you get to the center, the greater the danger. Even a Sequence 3 would need over a month to reach it, and would have to face countless dangers.

There are sea monsters, darkness that disappears when you don’t sleep, talking corpses, and all kinds of other things.

The danger level of that place is quite high. Tang had previously planned to go deeper into the ruins of the War of Gods if he couldn't find the mermaid. But at that time, he was just a faceless man. Even though his system space was filled with many high-level talismans from the realm of death, and with the assistance of the system, he still had to be cautious.

"No." Bailey shook her head. "We haven't been out to sea since we came back from looking for mermaids."

"That's a little weird."

Tang replied, "I got some interesting information. It said that Ellis has a clue to the Fountain of Youth."

"The Fountain of Youth?" Bailey had obviously never heard of it. She asked in confusion, "Is this something from the depths of the Sonia Sea?"

"I guess so," Tang said. "According to legend, drinking from the Fountain of Youth grants eternal life."

When Bailey heard this, she asked directly, "It seems that you don't think so."

"Of course." Tang smiled. "There will always be fools who will be attracted to such imaginary things and end up in destruction."

"I suspect the Fountain of Youth is a potion ingredient from a certain sequence of a certain path." He walked to the edge of the deck, gazing at the endless blue sky and sea. "Sequence 3 of the Witch Path is called the Witch of Immortality."

The Fountain of Youth may be the pus that flowed out of the body of the Immortal Witch after her death.

"If a normal person drank this, they'd probably lose control and turn into a monster."

"But Ellis shouldn't be that kind of person. He has always been very cautious."

"So, who spread this rumor?"

Some rumors he heard from the pirate leader of the Storm Church gave Tang some guesses.

Combining the capabilities of the Euclidean space's 'Gate of Heaven', he also roughly sorted out the problems that arose.

Don looked at Bailey, who looked back at him calmly.

They both spoke together.

"Witch Cult."

Tang chuckled, "Compared to that superficially smart idiot Ellis, I really, really like you, Bailey."

He didn't hide anything.

Ellis: “…”

I want to curse even more.

(End of this chapter)