Ring of Fate

Chapter 786 Boarding the Ship
Port Panama, on a street near the pier.

Janna hid in the shadows and watched Anthony blend in with the crowd and fight with the pirates.

She did not deliberately follow the well-known pirates that entered the port on the "News" to confirm their whereabouts. On the one hand, she was worried that if such behavior was discovered, it would make "Admiral Deep Sea" completely alert and believe that there was a huge conspiracy waiting for him in Panamore Port. On the other hand, she could get the current information of the first mate, second mate, boatswain and others of the "News" in the first place without her following them:
The pirates in Panamore Port are all looking forward to "Admiral of the Deep Sea" or his capable men coming to teach the unknown adventurer a lesson. Naturally, they will always pay attention to the movements of the relevant personnel and pass the news to their companions and friends!
In other words, with such high attention, most of the pirates in Panamo Port spontaneously became reporters, and Admiral Deep's capable subordinates would be noticed and widely publicized wherever they went.

If they use their abilities to sneak or enter stealth mode, they can avoid the busybodies scattered in every corner of Panamore Port, but the problem is that they are currently collecting supplies and completing replenishment, so there are so many things that they can't hide.

As a result, one piece of news after another reached Anthony's ears in a timely manner:

"'Big Shark' has arrived at Feis Trading Company."

"'Ship Destroyer' is heading towards the Rave Bar!"

"Oh, Storm above, those guys have met up at Blackstone Square!"

“They’re just one street away from the rave bar!
"They stopped temporarily to discuss something!"

"It seems they're going to buy a big barrel of lager from old Dent first!"

"..."

Anthony sensed the commotion of the pirates and saw them leaving the current street one after another and flocking to the revelry bar.

He also stood up to avoid being too conspicuous.

In the process, he winked at the shadow where Janna was hiding.

Janna understood what he meant and immediately used the shadows on both sides of the street to rush to the carnival bar from the increasingly crowded road.

…………

Lumian held the newly poured amber-colored bottle of Relanci and nodded in self-admiration.

He then looked at the bartender at the bar and said with a smile:

"You might consider moving the valuable wine and items away temporarily, and it's best not to leave people here."

The bartender was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds he quickly replied:
"it is good!"

No one passed the message to him, for fear that Lumian would hear it and affect subsequent events, but he roughly guessed from the group of pirates gradually gathering outside the bar that something was brewing and about to happen.

This made him quite excited, but also very nervous. After all, the place where the conflict was about to take place was a carnival bar, and he was directly at the scene!

Seeing the bartender instructing the waiter to move the valuables out the back door, Lumian took out a blank sketchbook and a fountain pen, and asked casually while writing:

"How much is your bar worth, including this two-story house?"

"Uh..." The bartender was stunned again.

What does this mean?
Does this mean that the conflict that follows might destroy the bar and cause the entire building to collapse?

Thinking of the powerful red and nearly white fireballs, the bartender suddenly became trembling with fear. He forced a smile and said:

"You want compensation? You can give it as you see fit, or let the loser compensate..."

"This house is a simple building built by local residents. It must be very cheap. Your bar is facing low-level pirates. Whether it is decoration or tables and chairs, they are all the cheapest ones..." Lumian made an assessment without even looking up and continued to draw something on the blank sketchbook.

"Yes, it is." The bartender nodded quickly in approval.

Lumian raised his head, shook his head and smiled:

"You always answer yes or yes to whatever I say, which makes me feel embarrassed."

“…” The bartender closed his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

Lumian lowered his head again:
"How about 2000 Felkin?"

"Okay." The bartender changed the word and showed no intention of bargaining at all.

Lumian continued to use the fountain pen in his hand without stopping, and said calmly:

"I will pay after confirming the exact damage. If the big pirates who will come later are willing to help me with the compensation, that's fine too."

"Okay." The bartender responded quickly.

He looked around, wishing he could grow wings and fly out of the bar right now.

Based on the conversation just now, he was worried that if he stayed at the scene, he would become a mutilated corpse.

After a few minutes, the waiters removed the few valuable items, leaving the remaining cheap goods in the bar.

The bartender then left through the back door, and all the pirates, real or fake, including Mason, walked out of the carnival bar, waiting and watching outside.

They didn't dare to stay in this preset battlefield.

This is a summary of experience.

Lumian drew for a while, then stopped writing with the pen in his hand and slowly drank the remaining amber-colored Relanci.

After waiting for a few more minutes, Franka sneaked into the shadow of the bar and whispered:

"'Admiral Deep Sea' hasn't come yet, but his first mate 'Giant Shark' and others are almost here. They will arrive in about two minutes."

Lumian picked up the fountain pen again and continued to sketch on the page of the album.

He laughed softly:
"Remember to prepare 2000 Felkins as compensation. Also, return the 1000 Felkins reward for summoning the messenger when you return."

"Ah?" Franca was a little surprised.

Lumian laughed:
"This is to help you digest the 'joy'. Of course, all expenses must be paid by you, including the extraordinary items consumed."

"No problem." Franca was not resisting just now, but she didn't expect Lumian to suddenly bring up this matter.

At this time, she saw that Lumian was almost done drawing on the blank sketchbook, and asked curiously:

"Why not just bring out the 'Armor of Pride', dress it in robes, disguise it as a human, and have it sit in this chair with its back to the incoming pirates?"

Since it was impossible to use the "Arrogance Armor" with Lumian present anyway, it might as well be left here to make it useful.

“Do you really want this house to be destroyed?” Lumian laughed. “Besides, the ‘Arrogant Armor’ can’t use ‘Lies’ to disguise me. The subordinates of ‘Admiral of the Deep’ will find out something is wrong before they even enter the house.”

As he spoke, Lumian finished drawing the last stroke on the blank sketchbook.

It was a sketch drawn in dark blue ink, and the person in the painting was Lumian himself.

The paper gradually faded, and Lumian in the painting suddenly moved, growing rapidly and thicker, expanding like a balloon.

In the blink of an eye, a dull-faced Lumian appeared in front of the bar, blocked by Lumian's body.

It has the instincts to fight for several minutes and some of Lumian's abilities, and will follow the orders of the one who depicted it.

While arranging Lumian in the painting to sit with his back to the bar door, Lumian transformed into a shadow creature and disappeared in front of the bar.

Not long after, Jorg, the first mate of the "News", nicknamed "Giant Shark", and several of his companions with similar strength arrived at the carnival bar surrounded by a large number of pirates.

Looking at the unknown adventurer sitting calmly in front of the bar, the tall and strong "Giant Shark" with a shaved head waved his hand and was the first to pass through the door.

By the time the extraordinary people on the "News" entered the carnival bar, Lumian, who had changed his appearance and had already squeezed to the window to watch, pressed his right hand against the glass.

A certain black mark hidden by his clothes lit up.

"Bottle of fiction"!
He put the carnival bar into the "Bottle of Fiction", and the condition for entering and exiting is not to be an extraordinary person.

Then, Lumian turned around, squeezed out of the crowd in the chaos as the pirates suddenly lost sight of what they were seeing, came to a nearby alley, and "teleported" directly to the dock with Franka.

The two met with Janna and Anthony at the agreed location, and with the help of shadows and psychological invisibility, they boarded the alchemical ship named "News".

Compared to when they first arrived, there were far fewer pirates on this ship, and they could only maintain the most basic vigilance.

Lumian was not worried that his actions would give Admiral of the Deep Sea a sense of danger, because from the intelligence collected from all sides, Hal Constantine was not a Beyonder from the Devil Path and had no perception of malice. What he had shown before was more like a Sequence 5 "Ocean Singer" from the Storm Path. According to the feedback from the Tarot Club, Admiral of the Deep Sea had nothing to do with the Church of the Storm.

Therefore, Lumian asked Janna to confirm whether the "Black Octopus" followed the "News" to Panamore Port this time - the captain of the "Black Octopus" "Bonebreaker" Basil is a "devil".

Considering that the changes in the situation in the carnival bar might make the "Admiral of the Deep Sea" highly alert after being transmitted back to the "News", Lumian and others did not delay and quickly sneaked into the cabin.

In less than a minute, they found a lone pirate in a room in the corridor.

Franka checked whether the surrounding mechanical devices had warning functions, and after several seconds, she whispered to Lumian in the shadow creature state:

"You can do it."

Lumian immediately sneaked into the room, swam behind the lone pirate, emerged, and snorted.

Two white lights flashed and the pirate fell into coma.

Anthony walked into the room and quickly began hypnosis.

Janna and Franca were standing in the shadows outside the door, and soon heard friendly conversations coming from inside:
"Where is the Admiral?"

"In the captain's cabin."

"For the Admiral to become one of the most famous pirates, there must be some powerful force behind him, right?"

"I don't know, but the Admiral is certainly a bit mysterious."

"..."

After a brief inquiry, Anthony made the pirate forget that such a friend was on board.

They immediately sneaked to the upper cabin and stopped outside the door of the captain's room.

Looking at the silver-white metal door, Lumian's eyelids suddenly jumped.

He was thinking of the possible path and sequence of "Admiral of the Deep Sea".

On such an alchemical ship, the power that the "Sea Singer" can exert may be no less than in the deep sea and in the air!

While Lumian was lost in thought, two pirates pushed a dining cart and came to the outside of the captain's room via a mechanical elevator.

(End of this chapter)