Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 183 Wake up
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Klein sat woodenly on the sofa for a long time. His face began to change and turned into Gehrman Sparrow.

Medici, who was idly sharpening a dagger, noticed his movements and said, "Hey, you're back to your spirit?"

Klein did not respond. He remained silent for a long time with his cold and polite face, and finally spoke hoarsely:
"Do you know what 'Source Castle' is?"

"Source Castle... What a name that makes me miss you. Boy, you asked the right person."

Just as Klein was trying to concentrate and listen carefully, Medici changed the subject: "But you are too weak now. You will die if you listen to some of the knowledge. You must be at least a demigod before asking this question."

"I can only tell you that it is an incredible thing, a very strong 'symbol'. The fact that you are protected by the gray fog means that you have a certain mystical connection with 'Source Castle'. This is the first time I have seen such a person."

Medici's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia, as if he saw a scene from the past: "Before you, countless strong men broke their heads and tried to find it, wanting to establish contact with it, but they couldn't even touch a hair, and some even went crazy!"

Klein lowered his eyes again and said slowly, "Really..."

Could "Source Castle" be the reason why I traveled through time and space?

No, judging from what this strong man said, Sefirah Castle itself is just a "symbol", a prop, just treat it as an extremely powerful and high-ranking seal. If I was chosen by this seal without the characteristics of life, it proves that I meet some of its standards, thus triggering the "selection"...

Just like Russell's patterned silver plate and Edward's mysterious pendulum, they all seemed to be related to "divination" and "fortune-telling", and were all related to the "divine teller" path! After many twists and turns, the problem still lies in the "Records of Qin and Han Secret Alchemy" bought from the local stall, or in other words, in the luck-changing ritual that he tried on a whim!

Perhaps in the past Earth, Sefirah Castle already existed and was operating covertly as a seal, sending humans who accidentally met its requirements to the future world!
But - but this doesn't make sense!

Klein racked his brains, trying to use thinking to temporarily escape the pain and helplessness, so his mind was working at full speed -

First of all, he himself did not discover that Sefirah Castle had authority over "time". It was not a concept independent of time, but a high-level seal that did exist but was difficult to find. Sefirah Castle could not send items to the future or the past, and if it was just "moving", it would mean that the "past" and "future" were two timelines that existed at the same time. Sefirah Castle was just moving some unlucky people.

However, the world map and city ruins all prove that the past world has been destroyed. There are no similar legends in the rumors of the ancient era. It is impossible to know when the modern civilization of the past was destroyed and what destroyed it...

Could it be that before the world was destroyed, Sefirah Castle had been collecting people who met its requirements and waiting? It had been waiting and hiding in the world until now before it began to release people?

But Sefirah Castle itself is not active! Who is doing this? What is His purpose?
What does the "True Creator" mean when he says, "My fate is heavier than I thought"? Should I be annoyed that the gods are playing tricks on me, or should I be thankful that they didn't tell me the knowledge and inside information that could have killed me on the spot...

He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

My survival might be part of some huge conspiracy—Klein's already heavy mood became even worse when he thought of this.

The sound of the clock striking broke his thoughts. Ding, ding... the clock struck eleven, and it was already late at night.

Medici had been paying attention to his behavior, observing what was so special about this man whom the Lord considered to be "the one who had been waiting for thousands of years." After a moment, He read emotions other than sadness, numbness, and helplessness from Klein's body language, so He spoke:

"You want to leave?"

Klein nodded slowly.

Medici thought about it and felt that there was no need to bring him along for the meeting with the witch tomorrow morning, so he asked casually:
"Why did you want to assassinate the little witch?"

Little Witch——"Lieutenant General of Disease", Klein was now in a state of slow thinking. He believed that his identity and Azik's Bronze Whistle had been known by the other party, and that this evil spirit did not seem to be very willing to be an enemy of Mr. Azik, so he considered it for a while:
"Tracy may have ancient documents related to the god of death unearthed from the royal mausoleum of the Balam Empire."

Medici looked at Tracy.

Tracy was forced to start thinking. She narrowed her eyes and quickly recalled:

"I remember that I got it from a man named Jimmy Neck. The documents unearthed from the royal mausoleum of the Balam Empire did fall into my hands."

"But I wasn't interested in them, so I simply flipped through two pages and handed them over to the sect."

She even felt like gloating again: "Hey, even if you succeeded in the assassination before, you couldn't get them. I haven't seen them at all. Even if I could communicate with the spirit world, I couldn't repeat them."

Elaine asked doubtfully, "Sect?"

Tracy suddenly became hesitant and her eyes shifted unnaturally.

Medici's focus was still strange: "The tombs of his Eggers family have been dug up by the Northern Continent? The royal mausoleum can be discovered by merchants, and the Death God Documents can be taken away. Is there no one left in the Eggers family except him?"

"There are living people." Trena joined the conversation. "The Spiritual Cult also has a Pale Queen, and the Iron Cross has some cooperation with the Spiritual Cult. I guess you didn't read the intelligence records of the southern continent last week."

Medici raised his head confidently and said, "I didn't see it. Why, if I have to do everything, what do I need subordinates for?"

Treanor said calmly, "You are right. Have you seen the latest news about Bansy Harbor being cleansed by the Church of Storms?"

Medici disagreed: "Just destroy them, they are just some descendants of thin bloodline, and they are all crazy."

Is the evil spirit related to Bansy Harbor? Klein got some information.

At the same time, Medici seemed to have found an interesting topic and turned to Klein again:

"Why does Azik Eggers want you to collect these things? No one knows the God of Death better than him."

This sentence seemed to have some deep meaning... In his mind, Mr. Azik was a person who had a close connection with the God of Death? Mr. Azik was once an angel under the throne of the God of Death? If the God of Death had fallen, why was Mr. Azik still alive? Why was he (Klein still preferred to call Azik now "he") spared by the enemies of the God of Death?
Is this endless reincarnation a punishment? But why not just kill him, but let him wander the world in this way?
Klein cautiously did not answer. He believed that Mr. Azik's identity as an angel was the main reason why the other party was unwilling to be his enemy. Once his answer exposed Azik's current state, it would be hard to say what this strange strong man would do.

He was wary of Medici, but Medici was not as curious as he thought. He was more interested in the small-scale war in the southern continent than in the Eggers family's affairs. Seeing that Klein was unwilling to answer, he was too lazy to ask more questions.

"You can leave if you want."

Medici waved his hand lazily: "Since the Lord has approved of you, I will reluctantly let you go."

"Thank you."

Upon hearing this, Klein quickly stood up, thanked him, and immediately ran out of the window.

Medici watched him disappear from his sight in a flash, and said with a little regret: "How could he resist asking me who I belong to?"

After saying that, He stood up with big strides, turned around, picked up the cat that Treanor was petting, and stroked it hard from side to side twice, making the fur that Riel had just licked smooth all run in a mess, and then put the furious Riel back on the table.

Dissatisfaction will not disappear out of thin air, it will only be transferred from the wicked angel to the evil cat.

Seeing Rui Er licking his fur again in anger, Medici clapped his hands contentedly, "I feel much better."

Traynor had nothing to say.

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Klein appeared and disappeared on the streets of Bayam.

He didn't want to be favored by the "True Creator" at all, and even wanted to turn back and go to the gray fog to disinfect himself immediately.

But it must be said that the information that "the real creator is suspected to be a contemporary" immediately increased Klein's favorable impression of Him a lot, and he even couldn't help but wonder if there was a reason for the other party's madness.

It was as if the evil god would look more pleasing to the eye as long as he had the label of a fellow countryman... Why were all the fellow countrymen I met either dead or bad... Klein shook his head and gave a bitter smile at his own naivety.

In order to prevent others from discovering that he was a pervert who went out in only boxer briefs, he quickly made a set of clothes for himself with his flesh and blood, then prayed and went to Sefirah Castle to get some money. He used the "Master Key" to enter a closed men's formal clothing store and bought a complete set of formal clothes including shoes and socks. After getting dressed in the locker room, he left the store with 2 pounds. The "True Creator" hinted at Sefirah Castle to me, but did not show any intention of snatching it, although it could also be because my strength was not good enough to protect Sefirah Castle. Anyway, at least I was safe.

Judging from what the evil spirit said, those strong men who need Sefirah Castle are likely to come and kill people and seize the castle... In the end, Sefirah Castle is not of much use to me, but at least I still need it before I kill Ince Zangwill...

After getting dressed, Klein walked silently on the deserted streets for a while, came to the quiet harbor, sat beside the empty boat and looked out at the peaceful and calm sea for a few minutes, then blew the whistle.

The Serpent-Tailed Demigod showed up as always, working tirelessly. He looked at Klein, waiting for a letter or instructions.

Klein suddenly felt unmotivated. After the tension he felt before disappeared, he finally realized that he was exhausted both physically and mentally. He looked at the snake-tailed demigod and said:

"I hope to meet Mr. Azik."

——After realizing that the Serpent Tail Demigod had the interesting ability to record mystical things, Klein began to be lazy and stopped writing letters, instead conveying unimportant matters verbally.

Then, he described in detail the relationship between the wealthy businessman Jimmy Neck, the Death God documents unearthed in the tomb of the Balam Empire in the southern continent, "Vice Admiral Hurricane" Qilingos, and "Vice Admiral Disease" Tracy, and mentioned the thrilling changes that happened tonight. Although his assassination failed, and unfortunately learned from Tracy that the documents had all been handed over to the Witch Cult, Klein felt that the hints of the "True Creator" and the information revealed by the evil spirits were still worth exploring.

By the way, he planned to try to get clues about the identity of the evil spirit from Azik, so as to find out the purpose of the two high-sequence members of the Iron Cross appearing at sea at the same time.

After saying all this, Klein and the Serpent Tail Demigod looked at each other for a while, and suddenly asked:
"Were you human in your previous life?"

Before he finished speaking, Klein immediately felt that his question was extremely boring and even a little embarrassing.

The snake-tailed demigod remained motionless, then slowly answered Klein in his mind: Not exactly.

Natural born demigods are indeed not completely human... Klein felt that he still had to chat with a pure human, so he quickly expressed his gratitude and let him leave.

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"Blue Wind" Hotel, in the luxury suite.

Danitz opened the door and saw that it was Gehrman Sparrow. He looked around vigilantly before making way for him.

"How was it? Was the hunt successful?" he asked curiously and excitedly after the door was closed.

Vice Admiral Disease is a famous beauty. When I saw her before, she was more attractive than I thought. If she died like this, it would be a bit of a waste. She should be locked up and imprisoned forever, life imprisonment... Bah, can she be as beautiful as the captain? There are many people like this in the Red Theater! Danitz thought with a rather contradictory look.

Klein thought of the Black Death, which had become a ruin at sea. He thought that the fire on the ship should have been extinguished by now. He had not received any intelligence in the past two hours. Danitz's intelligence network was not doing well.

"Almost." He responded coldly.

“What a pity…” Danitz sighed.

What he was thinking was:
This madman Gehrman Sparrow is really strong!
Sneaking into the Black Death and assassinating Vice Admiral Disease was only a step away from success, and even if it failed, he could return safely with almost no damage!

You know, the reason why every pirate general is famous throughout the five seas and second only to the Four Kings is not only because they are strong themselves, but also because they represent a team and a force with a large number of extraordinary people under their command. They were able to escape from the Black Death after the assassination failed, which was enough to show that Gehrman Sparrow was no worse than any other pirate general!

“Is ‘Creeping Hunger’ really that powerful? No, if it were me, even with ‘Creeping Hunger’, I wouldn’t be able to do something like that…” Danitz felt more and more that his decision not to try to resist when facing Gehrman Sparrow was really wise.

So Danitz quickly took out the paper bag, walked over, and said with a flattering smile:
"This is the 700 pounds of bounty I received."

At this moment, he and Klein heard someone knocking on the door at the same time. The visitor was Captain Ireland.

The captain flashed into the house, took a deep look at German Sparrow, and said in a low voice:
"I was about to return to Pritz Harbor, but I received another message."

"It seems something big happened over at Bansi Harbor."

The Church of Storms has finally taken action against Bansy Harbor? Klein asked calmly without any guilt:

"what's the situation?"

Ellan did not notice any unusual reaction from Gehrman Sparrow. He retracted his gaze, looked around and said:

"I don't know exactly what happened, I just know that it might involve high-level forces from the Church of Storms."

"And for some time before that, all routes to Bansi Port were cancelled. This may be the so-called sign."

Involving the high-level forces of the Church of the Storm? No, it should be the top-level forces. I suspect that the Pope of the Church of the Storm and the angel on earth have personally taken action, and even used a "0" level seal. After all, there may be an Angel King on the other side, an Angel King older than the Fourth Epoch, and his descendants... Klein nodded and asked calmly:
"what's the result?"

Ellan couldn't tell Gehrman Sparrow's true emotions, so he sighed and laughed:
“There won’t be a Bansi Harbor for a long time.”

...As expected of the Church of Storms... Klein was secretly amazed, and was curious about the more detailed process.

He wanted to know what happened in the process, what the "crazy descendants with thin blood" mentioned by the evil spirit meant, and whether they had been eliminated by the Storm Church. He wanted to know what was going on with the indigenous people in Bansy Port, what the intermittent way of speaking meant, and what secrets were hidden in the Green Lemon Restaurant and the telegraph office.

Unfortunately, with the destruction of Bansy Harbor, he could no longer get a definite answer.

"Also, there is one more thing."

Ellan then dropped a bombshell: "For a long time, there won't be any 'Lieutenant General of Disease'."

Danitz, who was drinking water, started coughing madly.

Ellan gave him a strange look, but didn't take the pirate's strange behavior to heart. His reaction to the news tonight was also quite unstable.

"Just tonight, a few hours ago, a military informant reported that he witnessed what appeared to be the wreckage of the Black Death at the dock."

"The entire ship was completely destroyed, and Vice Admiral Disease Tracy is missing. This news will spread quickly on the sea. If no one else takes over in a short period of time, the Five Seas will return to the four kings and six generals."

After Ellan left, Klein turned his head to look at Danitz and saw the other person's expression change from fear to fear and then to admiration. Klein, who had taken advantage of the Iron Cross's strong record, coughed unnaturally. He knew that Danitz would definitely want to know more details, but he deliberately did not bring up the topic.

Klein asked him, "How long have you been away from home?"

Danitz was stunned by this question. He didn't understand Hermann's purpose. He scratched his head and said honestly:
"Almost, it's been almost twenty years, right? The old man and mom still live there. They want to write to me but don't know where I am. Sometimes I go back to see them secretly..."

Klein was silent for a while, then asked, "Do you miss them?"

“Uh… well…” Danitz frowned, “I sometimes think about my mother, because she always quarrels with me…” He was somewhat embarrassed when it came to topics like family affection. Danitz didn’t want to cry like some young sailors who left home unwillingly. He was worried that German would look down on him if he shed tears, so he interrupted his answer uncomfortably, thinking that German asked me this because he thought I had not made any achievements in more than ten years, and was indirectly suggesting that I should go back to my hometown to farm?

He waited anxiously for Master Hermann's decision, but all he heard was the sound of Hermann turning around and leaving, returning to his room and closing the door.

The pirate touched the back of his head in confusion, but these two sentences suddenly reminded him of the desire to go home.

"This madman is quite humane...?"

Danitz returned to his room while wondering about it. He wanted to write another letter home.

TBC
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Most of the time, there isn’t much reaction to sadness, but the aftereffects are always strong enough.

(End of this chapter)