Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

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At the Tarot Club.

After the transaction between "The Hermit" and "The World" was completed, "The World" finally said, "I have no more transactions."

The meeting fell silent for a few seconds, then "The Moon" Emlyn said to "The Magician" Fors, "I will give you the fee for the clues you provided today."

He has now obtained a total of three clues, one clue can lock onto the target, and the other two have clues about the target's general area of activity.

Fors nodded and said, "Okay."

Hugh will have another income, but she will also collect about 10% of the "brokerage fee" from it.

Emlyn then turned to look at "The Sun": "I have the 'Elder Tree' rhizomes and auxiliary materials you wanted.

Give me the list of monsters around Silver City, and I will pick a few items of equivalent value.

Well, they cost me a total of 2,000 pounds, plus my reward of 200 pounds, totaling 2,200 pounds."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. 'Moon'." "The Sun" Derrick was overjoyed, and suddenly felt that Mr. "Moon" didn't seem so annoying.

He quickly materialized the corresponding list and handed it to "The Moon" Emlyn.

Emlyn glanced through it, then cleared his throat and said, "This one, this one, and this one."

Derrick carefully noted them down, indicating that he could gather them all for Emlyn in two days at most.

With this transaction concluded, the meeting fell silent again.

Just as everyone was wondering why "Little Sun" didn't ask "The Hermit" to purchase Extraordinary weapons at this gathering, "The Sun" Derrick looked at "The Hermit" and said, "Mr. 'Hermit', during our return journey, we seemed to have seen the anomaly you mentioned before."

The other members immediately recalled that at the last gathering, "The Hermit" had made a strange request, asking "The Sun" to pay attention to the anomalies in the "Land of the Forsaken".

At the time, everyone was quite puzzled, wondering if "The Hermit" could do anything that would affect the "Land of the Forsaken"?

"The Sun's" words immediately aroused everyone's curiosity, and they pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between the two.

Audrey asked, "What was that anomaly like?"

"A glowing object suddenly appeared and quickly rose into the air." Derrick described, "There seemed to be flashes of light within that glow, looking a bit like the stars described in books."

The sky above the "Land of the Forsaken" only has lightning and has never had a normal night sky.

Audrey nodded, confirming that it was the "Gus' Staff". He hoped that Amon's avatar hadn't seen the staff.

He thought for a moment and said, "I would like to issue you a commission to find that light source and obtain what I need."

Derrick guessed that Mr. "Hermit" might issue such a commission. He wasn't surprised, but instead asked, "Will this task be dangerous? What does the light source look like?"

"There may be some danger." Audrey said, "I will also continue to follow up on this matter. If it is very dangerous, I will notify you immediately."

For example, if it was taken by Amon's avatar, he wouldn't let "Little Sun" go to his death.

The other members were all sighing inwardly, realizing the benefits of having a member from the "Land of the Forsaken" in the Tarot Club, as other members could even issue missions related to that continent.

"You should need a few helpers." Audrey said, "That light source is called 'Gus' Staff'."

Then, Audrey asked Mr. "Fool" to materialize the appearance of "Gus' Staff": "This is its appearance."

Klein, Alger, and the others, upon seeing the simple staff, recalled that "The Hermit" had such a staff.

The other members could also roughly guess that this should be a very good mystical item.

However, they were rather puzzled as to why "The Hermit" knew that this mystical item would be in the "Land of the Forsaken"?

Audrey continued, "Besides you, many monsters were probably attracted by the 'Gus' Staff' at the time. You may have to retrieve the staff from the monsters."

Before attending the Tarot Club, when Audrey went to confirm the situation of that "Gus' Staff", he noticed that many monsters were searching for the previous light source near Gus' Staff.

However, when the "Gus' Staff" is not infused with spirituality, it is not eye-catching, and it has not yet been found by those monsters.

Derrick nodded: "I understand."

Audrey asked, "What reward do you hope to receive?"

Derrick hesitated for a moment and said, "100 various Extraordinary weapons."

Seeing "The Hermit" stunned, he immediately changed his words: "80 will do too."

"No, no, no," Audrey smiled, "I just didn't expect you to want so many weapons.

"Just 100, deal!"

This transaction amount is ostensibly as high as 5,000 pounds, but in fact, Audrey's cost is only about 460 pounds.

Of course, this price is so low now, the biggest of which is labor costs, but when "Knowledge Moor" has those two "intelligent puppets", labor costs can almost be ignored.

Derrick "phew"ed and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"However, I still hope to continue the previous Extraordinary characteristic transaction with you." Audrey said, "Otherwise, how about this, I will pay you 'The Moon's' 2,200 pounds, and you convert it into Extraordinary materials for me."

He now has a stable sales channel, and selling Extraordinary materials is already an important source of income.

Now is the time to spend money, and Audrey certainly doesn't want this business to have problems.

Derrick was stunned for a moment before asking "The Moon": "Mr. 'Moon', is this okay?"

Emlyn said: "It's best to receive gold pounds."

This can save the time and risk of selling Extraordinary materials.

Audrey smiled and said to Derrick: "Then we will conduct a three-way transaction, and you can give me the 2,200 pounds of Extraordinary materials in two weeks."

Then he looked at "The Moon" Emlyn again: "That 2,200 pounds can be given to you today."

With all three parties satisfied, this transaction ended.

After that, no new members initiated transactions, so the "transaction session" ended and the "exchange session" arrived.

"The Hanged Man" Alger first pondered and said: "The Pope of the Church of Storms has fallen."

As he spoke, the corner of his eye glanced at Audrey.

The other members were stunned for a moment, then each showed a surprised expression.

The Pope's fall is definitely a major event in the Extraordinary world, but why didn't they receive any news?

Especially Klein and Cattleya, who are also at sea. In theory, the fall of the Pope of the Church of Storms should have a huge impact on the Extraordinary forces of the entire Furious Sea.

At this time, Alger continued: "However, on the same day, 'The Lord of Storms' appointed a new Pope. When the new Pope is ready, he should announce this matter."

"The Priestess" Cattleya seemed to understand what was going on: Cattleya II's characteristics were recovered by the Church of Storms, and on the same day, a Sequence 3 was promoted to an angel and became the new Pope. After this new Pope stabilizes his state, he will announce this matter to the outside world.

In Extraordinary organizations like the Church, there should always be one or two "reserve Popes" to deal with situations like this.

They must have digested the potion and prepared the ritual, waiting for an Extraordinary characteristic to be promoted to an angel.

Klein also had similar guesses as Cattleya, and at the same time, he recalled: Some time ago, "The Hanged Man" was still tracking "The Hermit", competing with other churches for a demigod-level Extraordinary characteristic.

Then he thought: Could it be that the three churches were fighting so fiercely that the angels all came down to fight?

Then he denied his idea, because the Church would not be so irrational. Even if a battle at the angel level really occurred, even if the angel of the Church of Storms couldn't win, he could always run away.

Then it's strange, why did the Pope of the Church of Storms fall?

Could it have triggered a war of gods?

At this time, Audrey had just recovered from her surprise: "Mr. 'Hanged Man', why did this happen? I mean... I mean, how did the Pope of the Church of Storms fall?"

"I'm not very clear about the specific situation." Alger said.

He only remembered that he was lucky that day, and the hurricane blew the "Azure Avenger" into the mist, and he successfully escaped.

However, the "Wave" which was a little later than him, sank in the "Dangerous Waters", and no one on board survived.

Later, Alger carefully recalled the feeling of spirituality at the time, and from the Church's reaction, he inferred the fact that the Pope might have fallen.

"I do know some of the inside story about this matter." "The Hermit" Audrey suddenly said.

Alger breathed a sigh of relief. He mentioned this matter just now in the hope of learning the inside story from "The Hermit".

Everyone looked at "The Hermit", and Klein said in his heart: Sure enough, it is related to the previous battle for demigod characteristics.

"The whole process was a conspiracy of Adam." Audrey said without reservation: "Even I have become one of the roles in the story written by Adam."

What?

Adam's conspiracy?

Klein seemed to recall the fear of being dominated by "0-08" all of a sudden.

Alger did not expect that the actions of the three churches would be related to that "King of Angels" Adam.

After a brief surprise, Cattleya immediately thought of the logic behind this: Adam and "The Lord of Storms" and other three gods are adjacent pathways!

"The Sun" Derrick sized up "The Hermit": "Mr. Hermit, then you... how did you escape that story?"

Audrey smiled and replied, "Of course, I received help from a Great Existence."

Cattleya was stunned: "The Hermit" wouldn't refer to "The Queen" as a "Great Existence," so he didn't receive help from "The Queen"?

However, she quickly understood: He must have received help from Mr. "Fool."

The other members also had similar guesses. "The Fool," Klein, sitting at the head of the table, saw everyone's expressions and realized what they were thinking, which made him smile wryly: I don't even know who he asked for help!

"Adam hopes to intensify the conflict between the Storm Church and the other two churches," Audrey continued, "His plan was very successful. In this battle, in addition to the Pope of the Storm Church falling, the Knowledge Church and the Eternal Blazing Sun Church each lost a demigod."

"Well, everyone, don't pay too much attention to the details of this event, because this is Adam's story. Whether it's reasonable or not, the ending is already destined."

Saying this, he thought to himself: Especially don't pay attention to the fact that I obtained a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. I'm also a victim!

Everyone opened their mouths, and then they understood "The Hermit's" meaning: That angel and two demigods were written to die!

Klein sighed inwardly: This is the "King of Angels," even angels can be written to die!

The other members also gained a concrete understanding of the power of the "King of Angels."

Audrey was the first to calm her emotions, and then asked, "Mr. Hermit, Adam... what is Adam's purpose in doing this?"

She organized her words and then said, "In the past few hundred years, Adam has not provoked disputes between the three major churches. Why did he suddenly take action? Could it be because he found an opportunity?"

Audrey paused for a moment before saying, "I don't know."

Audrey looked at "The Hermit's" movements and expression for a second or two before saying "Oh." Judging from "The Hermit's" reaction just now, he should know some inside information, but he said "I don't know" without any concealment, which meant it probably wasn't convenient to say.

Now Audrey's thinking was no longer as simple as before. She quickly realized: Since "The Hermit" knew that I was likely to see some of his inner thoughts, but he still said "I don't know" without concealing it, it must be inconvenient to say.

At this time, "The Magician" Forsi asked, "Will the three major churches start a full-scale war because of this?"

"Probably not," Audrey said. "When Gard II fell, the 'Lord of Storms' and the other three gods sensed Adam's plan, so the three churches were very restrained afterward.

"However, after the Storm Church announces the appointment of a new Pope, the three parties will definitely engage in a series of struggles in the open and in the dark."

Forsi nodded. She also felt that the three churches couldn't just let it go.

Cattleya then asked, "Won't the three churches look for Adam and take some revenge?"

"They probably won't be able to find him," Audrey said with a smile. "If they could find him, Adam would have fallen in the Fourth Epoch."

Klein manipulated "The World" to join the topic: "In recent years, the extraordinary world seems to be developing in an unstable direction."

"After all, it's almost time for the transition of epochs," Audrey said with a smile.

For a time, everyone fell into contemplation, and the topic ended here.

A dozen seconds later, "Justice" Audrey said again, "Last week, Duke Negan was assassinated and killed."

Even Cattleya, who was at sea, knew: "The leader of the conservative party in the Loen Kingdom?"

Forsi had also heard about this matter. It was said that it was done by the "Aurora Order."

Audrey nodded: "Yes."

Alger, who had also participated in the investigation of "Hurricane Admiral" Qilangos before, said as if it was none of his business, "He still died."

Then he asked, "Having had the experience of the last assassination, didn't he hire some extraordinary powers to protect himself?"

"I'm not very clear about the specific situation," Audrey glanced at "The Hermit" out of the corner of her eye.

Audrey smiled and said, "As far as I know, he did hire them."

"First of all, Duke Negan himself is Sequence 6. Although he doesn't have much combat experience, he is indeed a 'Middle Sequence' extraordinary."

"And his secretary is a Sequence 5. Since the last incident, he has been by his side.

"In addition, there are at least two Sequence 5 and two Sequence 6 extraordinary bodyguards, which means that Duke Negan can call on a Sequence 5 and a Sequence 6 at any time.

"It is said that 'God of Song' Ace Snake also gave Duke Negan a conch. As long as the conch is blown in Backlund, 'God of Song' can arrive within half a minute."

Alger was stunned: "This is much stronger than the previous protection!"

Especially the conch of "God of Song", with the ability of this demigod, he can definitely arrive at the scene within ten seconds.

Then Alger seemed to realize something and asked "The Hermit," "How do you know so clearly?"

Audrey smiled and said, "Because I killed Duke Negan."

In his opinion, this was not a secret, and there was no need to hide it, because two members of the Tarot Club already knew about it.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the news. Cattleya asked, "Why did you kill a duke?"

In her opinion, it didn't matter whether the duke was fat or thin, or what his character was. She was more concerned about Audrey's purpose.

"Someone offered a reward that I couldn't refuse," Audrey said with a smile.

Audrey looked at "The Hermit." She didn't know there was such a thing.

Then, for her, the context of the matter became clear. Someone hired "The Hermit" to assassinate Duke Negan, and "The Hermit" knew that the Duke was not a good person, so he accepted the task and completed the assassination.

Klein also felt that this was more reasonable, otherwise, if there was no hatred, there was no need to run to Backlund to kill someone.

Cattleya confirmed, "It's that simple?"

Audrey replied, "It's that simple."

Cattleya basically ruled out that this was a task issued by "The Queen," and wanted to ask who issued the task to Audrey?

However, she then realized that this should be considered confidential information in the task, and Audrey would not say even if she asked, so she thought that she could write a letter to ask "The Queen."

Forsi was more curious: "How did you disguise yourself as a member of the 'Aurora Order'?"

She noticed that Mr. "Hanged Man" and Ms. "Priest" were also looking at her, so she explained, "According to the preliminary investigation by the official extraordinaries, it is believed that the 'Aurora Order' killed the Duke."

"It's very simple," Audrey said with a smile. "As long as you use a magical item from the 'Seer' pathway, and then a few 'Flesh Bombs,' you can disguise the scene as a work of the 'Aurora Order.'"

In fact, the main thing was the interference of "True Creator's Whisper", otherwise "God of Song" would definitely have found some clues.

At this time, Audrey, who initiated the topic, asked again, "Who wants to kill Duke Negan so much? What benefits can they get after Duke Negan's death?"

Alger looked at "The Hermit." He had the same question.

In fact, he had the same question when Qilangos was assassinated last time.

Cattleya also looked at "The Hermit." Although she didn't ask just now, she was also looking forward to the answer to this question.

Audrey thought for a moment before saying to Audrey, "I can answer your question, which is equivalent to returning your favor from before."

Everyone was stunned. When did "The Hermit" owe "Justice" a favor?

Do they know each other in the real world?

Only Audrey understood that the favor "The Hermit" was talking about was not exposing his stalking behavior at the time.

Before "Justice" Audrey could say anything, Audrey said, "The member who issued this task is a member of the 'Twilight Hermits.'"

The other members were somewhat surprised when they heard this answer.

At the Tarot Club last week, when they exchanged information about Emperor Rosell, they learned that the suspected leader of the "Twilight Hermits" was likely to be Adam.

Unexpectedly, such a high-level organization issued this task.

"As for what benefits they can get," Audrey said with a smile, "It has something to do with the ideas they have always adhered to.

"In their eyes, Duke Negan seems to be hindering the world from developing in the direction they expect."

Hearing this, Klein recalled a movie he had seen before, which told the story of an organization manipulating the world behind the scenes.

Hearing this, Alger opened his mouth and said, "It really is an evil secret organization."

They actually want to control the world?

"Justice" Audrey then asked, "What kind of direction do they want the world to develop in?"

Audrey spread his hands and smiled, "I'm not too sure."

Cattleya's focus was: "The reward given by the 'Twilight Hermits' should be quite generous."

However, it is not easy to ask such questions.

The magnificent hall was quiet for a few seconds, and then they talked about a few other topics, and Klein announced the end of the Tarot Club.

...

Back in the real world, Audrey was in a daze for a while before sitting up, taking out bundles of gold pounds from the "Knowledge Wilderness." If he decided to buy the "Biological Toxin Bottle," then the reward for exchanging information at this Tarot Club would not be enough to pay for it.

Soon, using the granting ritual, Audrey obtained the "Biological Toxin Bottle" and designed an experiment to see if the toxin of this magical item could be used in scrolls.

...

"God Forsaken Land," Silver City.

Derrick jolted awake, sat up in bed, jumped to the ground, fastened the "Hurricane Axe" to his waist, and rushed towards the Round Tower where the "Council of Six" was located.

After informing the guard that he was seeking an audience with the "Chief," and waiting for several dozen breaths, the guard led Derrick to the top of the Round Tower.

"Chief" Colin, with a head of graying hair, said expressionlessly, "What business do you have with me?"

Derrick saluted before saying, "Your Excellency, Chief, during a previous mission, I discovered several methods for creating disposable Extraordinary weapons.

"After continuous experimentation recently, I have completely mastered the method of creating these weapons. I only need some 'Low-Sequence' Extraordinary materials that we rarely use to continuously produce Extraordinary weapons."

He felt the time was ripe and he should "confess" this matter to the "Chief."

Colin nodded and said, "Very good.

"You will receive a reward of merit for this. Also, in the future, you can freely use those unused materials in the warehouse without needing to exchange them for merit."

The Council of Six had long noticed those disposable Extraordinary weapons and had even had people exchange several of them from Derrick Berg for merit to study them carefully.

After confirming that these weapons were very practical and posed no threat to Silver City, they maintained their attention while allowing Derrick to trade with other residents.

And they didn't plan to ask where these weapons came from.

After a period of use, these weapons gradually became indispensable to the residents of Silver City. The price had risen from the initial 10 merit points to the current 50 merit points.

Many people had suggested to the Council of Six that Derrick should simply be put in charge of producing these Extraordinary weapons full-time.

However, because Derrick had certain peculiarities, the Council of Six had never taken the initiative to inquire about this matter.

Today, Colin didn't believe a single word of what Derrick said, but he understood what the other party meant: as long as there were enough Extraordinary materials, he could supply those Extraordinary weapons in large quantities in the future.

Therefore, Colin said that he could take any of the unused materials in the warehouse.

This result made Derrick slightly stunned. Initially, when the Extraordinary weapons were only worth 10 merit points, he could earn a certain amount of merit from each weapon. Later, the price completely spiraled out of control, increasing higher and higher. As a result, Derrick lived a relatively affluent life in Silver City and made many friends.

He didn't expect that in the future, when exchanging for unused Extraordinary materials, he wouldn't need merit points anymore!

In addition to being happy, Derrick did not forget the other main purpose of this trip: "I can provide 100 such Extraordinary weapons soon.

"However, my spirituality senses that the previous glowing object would be of great help in the production process of Extraordinary weapons, so I hope to go and find that item."

"Chief" Colin did not respond immediately but quietly looked at Derrick.

This made Derrick somewhat guilty. Of course, he knew that the "Chief" must know that he was lying in many places, so he first stated what he could provide to make the "Chief" understand that this was a transaction.

After looking at Derrick for a while, Colin said, "Go back and prepare, and you can set off."

Derrick breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I also need a few companions."

"The exploration team has already been formed, and you are the last member of those teams," Colin said. "I will lead this mission."

Even without Audace's commission, Silver City planned to explore the light source. However, the initial plan was to have Elder Lovia lead the team, but now Colin planned to lead the team himself.

… …

Krus Island, inside the captain's cabin of the "Argo."

After a simple experiment, Audace confirmed that the ability of the "Biological Toxin Bottle" could be combined with scrolls, and he had already designed the "Influenza Scroll," "Itching Scroll," "Dehydration Scroll," and "Aphrodisiac Scroll."

Through research, he should be able to design some other scrolls as well.

Therefore, Audace finally decided to buy the "Biological Toxin Bottle."

So, at this Tarot Gathering, Audace had a total of three expenses: the "Biological Toxin Bottle" cost 4500 pounds, the "Justiciar" characteristic cost 1200 pounds, and 2200 pounds were paid to "The Moon" Emlyn.

A total of 7900 pounds needed to be paid.

However, the reward for the intelligence transaction at this Tarot Gathering was only 2700 pounds in cash. In the end, Audace still had to sacrifice 5200 pounds.

This was the first time he had held a Tarot Gathering without making money and even spending so much.

In addition, Audace also obtained 20 Sequence 9 level Extraordinary materials, and there were more than a dozen others that "Little Sun" would pay for at the next Tarot Gathering.

After completing the transaction, Audace wrote a letter to Edwina to discuss the matter of going to Lenburg. Before he could finish the letter, he received a letter first.

Audace was stunned for a moment. Without having time to read the letter, he asked the messenger to wait. He quickly finished writing the letter and asked the messenger to send it to "Iceberg Zhongjiang."

At this time, he opened the letter he had just received. It was sent by First Mate Basel, saying that "Black Hand" Alva had come to Krus Island.

Alva served "King of the Five Seas" Nast, and he was currently preparing for the new Pirate Conference.

Audace had talked to him before, hoping that the new Pirate Conference would be held on Krus Island.

At that time, Alva did not immediately agree. Now that he had come to Krus Island, he should be here to investigate whether the island had the strength to hold this Pirate Conference.

After all, many pirates would come at that time, and just the wine and food alone would not be something a small island could provide.

Audace did not plan to come forward immediately, but first let Basel receive him.

… …

"Black Hand" Alva arrived on Krus Island in the afternoon.

After talking to Audace once before, Alva immediately reported the situation to "King of the Five Seas." Soon, Nast responded: if the conditions on Krus Island allowed, it could be held there.

Only then did Alva begin to prepare, bring some gifts, and set off to talk to "Admiral of Mystery" in person.

He had obtained the news from "Dawn of the Elements" that "Admiral of Mystery" had a stronghold on Krus Island, so he sent his subordinates to the island to deliver invitations.

At that time, Alva didn't pay much attention to this matter, because it was normal for great pirates to have their own strongholds.

Before setting off on this mission, Alva inquired about the situation on Krus Island from his subordinates and learned that the island was now a huge construction site, undergoing various constructions.

This made Alva a little strange, not understanding why "Admiral of Mystery" would make such a large investment on such a remote island?

After arriving on Krus Island, Alva was first shocked by the port, because it was too big. Even the ports of ordinary small cities were not this big.

Immediately afterward, a large cruiser named "General" rushed over from the east side of the island at an extremely fast speed and used flag language to inquire about Alva's purpose.

After using flag language to indicate that he had no malice, Alva saw "Sword of Dawn's" First Mate Basel standing on the deck of the "General."

Looking at the giant ship in front of him, Alva now completely believed that "Sword of Dawn" had once defeated a navy fleet.

After stating his intentions, Basel said that the captain was not on the island now, and they could wait on Krus Island, but it was not clear when he would return.

Since he had already come, he would definitely wait a few days before making a decision.

So Alva and several subordinates, accompanied by Basel, came to Port Town.

In Alva's view, compared to the huge port, this small town was too shabby.

But what he didn't expect was that such a small port actually had street lights!

Alva looked left and right, wanting to see what else was strange here. At this moment, he saw a huge figure in the distance.

That figure was more than four meters tall and had huge vertical pupils. At this time, he was in the middle of the mountainside, seemingly helping to cut down trees.

At this time, Basel seemed to say casually: "That is our captain's guest."

"Gue... guest." Alva then reacted: "That's a giant, right?"

"That's right, that's a giant." Looking at "Black Hand's" surprised face, Basel said with a smile.

Alva breathed out a sigh: "This is the first time I've seen a giant."

"This way, please." Basel did not continue this topic, but instead arranged a room for Alva and immediately tried to contact the captain using the crystal ball. When he couldn't get in touch, he wrote a letter to the captain.

At this time, Alva wanted to look around the island, but he was rejected by Boatswain Sarina, who accompanied him. She said that before obtaining the captain's approval, she could only accompany him to stroll around the town.

Alva actually wanted to see the giant up close and also go to see the construction site on the hill to see the scale of the construction.

Since he was not allowed, he patiently chatted with Sarina, hoping to obtain more information.

But to Alva's surprise, Boatswain Sarina seemed very talkative, but she was very alert and did not reveal any important information.

In this kind of one-sentence-at-a-time chat, time quickly came to evening.

Alva's subordinate suddenly walked in quickly and said: "Captain, a big ship is entering the port."

Alva was about to say, what's so strange about docking? What's the fuss about?

But he immediately thought again, it must not be an ordinary ship, so he asked: "Whose ship is it?"

"It seems to be the 'Nuyens' and the 'Black Octopus'."

"What?" Of course, Alva knew that those were the flagship of "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" and one of his important ships.

Alva strode to the door and saw two ships entering the harbor, both flying flags with sea monster elements, which were indeed the flags of the "Deep Sea Admiral."

He watched the harbor until the ships docked, then thoughtfully returned to his room.

Not long after, Rupert, the first mate of the "Dawn Sword," hurried over: "Captain Alva, good evening. Dinner time. I'll accompany you."

"Would you prefer to eat here, or in the restaurant?"

"Let's go to the restaurant." Alva smiled politely and asked, "Are those two large ships in the harbor from the 'Deep Sea Admiral'?"

Could they also be guests of the "Arcane Admiral?"

Rupert smiled and said, "Yes, the chief mate is receiving them at the dock."

Alva nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly noticed the street had become brighter.

… …

After receiving the mission to "actively contact Audis," Hal Constantine, the "Deep Sea Admiral," began searching for the location of Cruz Island on the charts.

After changing several charts, he finally found the approximate location of the island.

After searching the surrounding waters for more than a day, he finally found it.

But upon arriving at Cruz Island, Hal Constantine was also surprised by the port. Just from the fact that the "Nieuwiness" and "Black Octopus," such hundred-meter giant ships, were docked, and the port was still very spacious, it was clear that the "Arcane Admiral" had spent a lot of money on it.

If it were to establish a secret base, it might also build a decent deep-water port, but it would definitely not build it so large.

After some communication, Hal Constantine learned that he had come at a bad time; the "Arcane Admiral" was actually not here.

However, he didn't have any urgent tasks recently, so he took a few crew members ashore, intending to stay here for two days to see if he could wait for the "Arcane Admiral."

Accompanied by Bazell, they had just arrived in town when they saw the main street suddenly light up.

It was just beginning to get dark, and you could still see the sunset clouds on the horizon. The light seemed to return a section of the street to midday.

Hal Constantine looked towards the light and saw a local native pressing a button on a street lamp, the lampshade suddenly retracted, and the second lamp lit up!

The "Deep Sea Admiral" couldn't help but ask, "Those wouldn't be 'Illumination Crystals,' would they?"

"No." Bazell had already noticed that the "Deep Sea Admiral" was attracted by the street lamps, but he waited for the other party to ask before answering, "That is a kind of spiritual material our captain found."

"It can emit light for a long time, but it needs to be injected with spirituality frequently."

Hal stopped and smiled. "Such high-grade spiritual materials are used on street lamps. Aren't you afraid of being stolen?"

"The locals don't dare to steal." Bazell smiled. "Miss Noelle behind me can easily find out who the thief is and where the stolen goods are hidden."

"Only ignorant outsiders would steal."

The "Deep Sea Admiral" nodded slowly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the person who turned on the lights should be an ordinary person, right?"

"Yes." Bazell smiled. "These street lamps were personally designed by the captain. The crystal's light is blocked by the lampshade during the day, and opened in the evening."

"The button to open the lampshade is on the pillar. This work is easy to do and doesn't require spirituality, so it's generally given to sanitation workers."

Hal Constantine: "You have sanitation workers here?"

"Environmental sanitation" is a concept proposed by Emperor Rosell, but currently, only large cities have sanitation workers. Even Bayam only has some districts with them.

Unexpectedly, such a small island, such a small town, even has sanitation workers.

"Yes, there are 'sanitation workers' in the town." Bazell gave a brief introduction.

Hal nodded and stood there watching the street lamps light up one by one.

After both rows of street lamps were lit, he sighed, "The 'Arcane Admiral' is very wealthy."

In his opinion, even if these glowing materials were not as expensive as "Illumination Crystals," they should still be costly.

Then the group went to the restaurant for dinner. Halfway through the meal, Hal Constantine saw "Blackhand" Alva come to the restaurant to eat.

He was slightly stunned, not expecting to meet a confidant of the "King of the Five Seas" here.

The two simply nodded to each other as a greeting.

The "Deep Sea Admiral" rarely came to the Rage Sea, and "Blackhand" Alva was not very familiar with him.