Byam, the Church of the Waves of the Storm Church.

Alger Wilson, the "hanged man," wore a linen shirt common to the port district, and in the name of confession, met the bishop of the diocese, Jogory.

The two went to the secret room behind the church, and Alger reported to his superiors his whereabouts near the Gargas Islands for more than a month.

Of course, there was no useful news, and more than a dozen ships of the Church of the Storm were scurrying around like headless flies in the Sunia Sea, almost every inch of the sea was tread, and the "Ghost Empire" was not found.

"Your Excellency Chogori, what's the point of us doing this?"

After the report, he saw that the bishop's face was still indifferent, and there was no change because of the failure of the mission, and after a little thought, he hesitated and asked.

Even the most devout Storm believer should not ask nothing if he wasted more than a month at sea, which would make him even more abnormal.

Qiao Ge's color sank:

"Whether it makes sense or not, it's not up to you and me to decide."

Seeing that Alger lowered his head in panic, his tone softened and continued:

"It doesn't matter if the legendary ghost ship has been found or not, the important thing is that other forces have not found it either."

Other forces...... Fersak's garrison in Gargas, the Extraordinaires of the Church of the Night, Rune's fleet, or, even, other pirates? As long as no one finds it, the situation on the five seas will not change, and this is what the Storm Church is happy to see!

The suspicion in his mind was confirmed, and Alger looked up, his face first surprised, then real.

"You've done a good job this time, the Blue Avengers are resting in Byam for a week, and then you're ready to head to Passu Island."

Chogory continued, his voice inaudible but thunderous to Alger's ears.

Passu Island, where the altar of the Church of the Storm is located, is also the headquarters of the church.

When you go there, you will either become a believer of the "fool" yourself, and what awaits you is judgment and severe punishment, or you will ...... It is his own merits that are seen by the church's top brass and ready for a deeper examination.

And telling yourself so generously is almost explicit......

"Yes, Lord Jogori!"

He reacted in time, with a look of surprise on his face, and slammed his right fist into his left chest in a salute.

Then, as if remembering something, he frowned slightly, looked hesitant, and asked softly after a moment:

"Your Excellency, when I was in Gargas, I saw someone peddling a special bullet that is said to originate within the Church of the Storm, which is expensive but can stack higher damage with repeated attacks, and I have never heard of us owning such an item."

The gray-haired bishop, who had already turned his head and heard Alger's question, turned to look at him again, his face not solemn or angry as expected, but a curious expression.

"Special bullets?"

He asked rhetorically.

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Entering April, the cold of winter has completely disappeared, and in the warmer south, there are even many young sailors who wear short sleeves, but experienced people know that the sun is more terrifying than the cold, and protecting every inch of skin is the trick to living longer at sea.

The "Redhead" sailed eastward, the small ship of tonnage, which was not even numbered in the private port of Byam, laden with spices and spirits from the Blue Mountains Island, on its way to Nas, the capital of the Gargas Islands.

In addition to the shipment, which was worth thousands of pounds, the redhead also carried two special passengers.

Angel pressed the wide-brimmed hat on his head with one hand, the white feather swaying in the wind, almost blown away, and the other hand grasping the side of the boat, looking around warily.

She didn't want to go through the last time she was attacked by a pirate ship during a "sea trial" and her mainmast broke.

Repairs and costs were secondary, but the most important thing was the mast that was repaired after the break, which was not as strong as before, and allowed the top speed of the sailboat to drop by two knots.

After leaving the island of Olavi and heading east to the area near Nas, also known as the "Pirate's Paradise", after the launch of the ironclad ships of the Kingdom of Rune and the huge naval fleet compressed the living space of the pirates, more and more pirate ships gathered here, making the shipping lane extremely dangerous.

This inflated the profits of the trade of goods between Naas and the other colonies, making many ships that dared to take huge risks to transport goods worth a lot of gold pounds, and pirates flocking to them as fat to deliver to their doors.

Just as she squinted her eyes and looked at a black dot in the distance, and was about to take out her binoculars to take a closer look, a thick gray mist suddenly appeared in front of her.

Then, a figure with dark blue hair like seaweed appeared in the gray mist.

"Dear Mr. Fool, please tell Miss 'Queen' that I have received the exact news......"

Angel's heart immediately hung in the air, and he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

“…… The kind of bullets you are talking about that can gradually stack damage, called 'thunder bullets', are not as powerful as spells made in the same amount of labor due to their difficulty in crafting, and are rarely used in battle. ”

The words of "Hangman upside down" ended, and the gray fog gradually dissipated, but Angel still stood at the bow of the boat, staring out of focus.

The small black dot gradually expanded, and a monochrome black and white sail became clear, with two scimitars overlapping on it.

The sailors on the "Redhead" panicked, and under the command of Captain Elaine and Boatswain William, they pushed one cannon after another to the muzzle, opened the ammunition box, and were ready to reload at any moment.

No one dares to bet that the other party is a "good pirate" who abides by the rules of Nast, the "king of the five seas", and only robs goods and does not kill people.

After setting up the modest artillery and preparing for the enemy, the Redhead turned to the side of the ship and changed the direction of its head, trying to avoid the murderous pirate ship while exposing her own artillery in a futile deterrent.

But something surprising happened, the huge pirate ship, which had also pushed its guns to the gun position against the black sails, slowly slowed down, as if it was hesitating to continue the pursuit.

A few minutes later, the other man's mast turned, and the bow of the ship swung to the other side, leaving the sea area faster than before.

Angel, who had phantom scales attached to her face and was about to jump into the sea to solve the pirate ship, was stunned, she roughly estimated the distance, and now she went into the water to pursue, it was very likely to delay the trip of the "redhead", so she had to give up.

"What's going on?"

She muttered, looking back to meet Klein as he stepped out of the cabin.

"Maybe their captain saw you standing at the bow and was scared away, just like when we first got to sea, we hoisted 'Blaze' Daniz outside the cabin."

Crane replied with a chuckle, tossed a gold coin and did a simple divination, to his astonishment.

Is your guess true?

Angel, who also saw the divination results, squeezed out a smile on his face and said:

"It seems that my bounty, which is similar to that of the Lieutenant General of the Iceberg, has really effected it."

Referring to the fact that after learning the "truth" in Adam's mouth more than a month ago, Angel unnaturally looked away from Klein and looked at Elaine, who was steering the sailboat back to course.

After being forcefully suppressed by Klein that day, she had settled down for a while, trying to find some loopholes in the words spoken by "Adam" and confirm the authenticity of her memories.

After the initial panic had passed, she had found a number of unjustified questions, such as her resurrection from death twice, the "Calamity" charm that killed the demigods, and the Night Church's unusual attention to herself.

If, as Adam said, all this is "utopian", then he is probably not the "king of angels", but the true God.

Even so, he needed the cooperation of another true god, the goddess of the night, to get to this point.

A king of angels, a true god, to calculate my little role together, it's ridiculous to think about it...... The corners of Angel's mouth twitched, but she couldn't laugh.

Because of the information of the "hanged man" Alger just now, Adam's statement became a little more true:

The Storm Church does have a special bullet crafted called "Storm Convergence".

Of course, she can continue to deceive herself, thinking that the "Thunder Bullet" is not a "storm convergence", and that it is a complete coincidence that the earth's craftsmanship can continue to be used in the "other world", and even as if "Adam" and His Word do not exist at all, it is dark when you close your eyes.

However, this self-deception, the inability to look directly into the heart, I am afraid that it will leave a sharp thorn in her heart, and at some point, pierce the heart, causing fatal harm.

Fortunately, after that brief period of pain has passed, even if she faces reality again, Angel believes that she will not have the idea of "self-destruction", because she has now understood Klein's heart, and her life is not only her own.

Thinking of this, she smiled again, opened her arms, and hugged Klein.

The latter was stunned at first, then uncomfortable under the burning gaze of the many sailors and Elaine on deck, but finally accepted the enthusiasm.

"Even a crazy adventurer has a soft place in his heart......"

He silently replenished himself in his mind, but was surprised to find that the potion that had taken a few weeks to fully digest was actually showing some signs of loosening.

Behind him, Elaine, holding the steering wheel in both hands, was staring at him in amazement.

In broad daylight, so many sailors were watching, they, they turned out to be ......

The cheeks of the captain, who had already established his prestige in the hearts of the sailors, were hot, and he did not know which way to look.

"He, he's actually on the deck, doing this kind of thing?"

A somewhat hoarse voice came from behind Elaine, and she looked back to find that it was her burly, bronzed first mate, William Jones.

The latter didn't notice his captain's gaze at all, but looked at the two people snuggling in the bow of the boat, especially Gelman with his back to this side, but his eyes seemed to be a little afraid, and he didn't dare to face each other at all.

"Gelman Sparrow, after 'Lieutenant General Iceberg' and 'Lieutenant General of Disease', is he going to plague other women?"

He lowered his voice, muttering as if afraid of being heard, his face distorted.

"What? Sick lieutenant general? ”

Elaine, who heard a certain keyword, subconsciously asked.

"Yes, Captain, haven't you heard? The secret story of some crazy adventurer Gelman Sparrow, and two female pirate generals? ”

William put his hand to his mouth and whispered.

He watched with satisfaction as his captain's expression became distorted.

(End of chapter)