Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 263 is more than halfway done.
Soon, Roger received the "Veil Finger" and the meteorite with strange colors sent by "Sun" Derrick, and stared at the latter in a daze.

This meteorite was somewhat unexpected for Roger.

First, it is indeed a meteorite from outside the solar system, but that's not all.

In fact, its origin seems to be much farther than Roger imagined, possibly dating back to the middle of the dinosaur era.

This era is so ancient that even with his current Sequence 5 "Star of Judgment" ability, he cannot determine the exact origin of this thing.

Roger speculated that this might be because a star, at the end of its evolution, during a supernova explosion, pushed out some of the outermost matter of its star system. After a long period of wandering, it finally arrived at Earth in the Tertiary period and fell into what is now known as the "Forsaken Land."

This was truly an unexpected delight—because with this background, this meteorite could definitely play a significant role in Roger's "Living Star Chart" ascension ceremony!
Because the purpose of these stellar cores is to help Roger's consciousness become compatible with the astral plane, just as a "psychic" can connect their own frequency with the spirits of the dead, these stellar cores can also help Roger establish a mystical connection with the celestial bodies.

The wider the source of the meteorites and the larger the cosmic map they cover, the more likely this will be achieved, and the stronger Roger will be able to exert his power in the early stages after taking the "Living Star Disk" potion.

Roger gently stroked the meteorite for a while, feeling the mysterious power it contained, and then very satisfiedly put it into the cabinet in his captain's cabin, placing it together with two other meteorites.

"In this way, the meteorite collection is more than halfway complete."

Roger was in high spirits. If nothing unexpected happened, Klein should have already obtained the Scepter of the Sea God formed by "Sea God" Kavituwa. He just needed to wait for the next "Tarot Meeting" and then see if there was a chance to ask Mr. Fool for permission to borrow the scepter.

If all goes well, Roger can travel to the sea area between the Raging Sea and Byron at any time, and use the "Scepter of the Sea God" and his own sense of celestial bodies to find the meteorite.

If he succeeds, Roger will possess four meteorites. Once he can verify that the meteorite's origin meets the requirement of "coming from different interstellar spaces," he will be close to completing the collection of the potion ingredients for the "Living Star Chart."

Then he can contact Amon and prepare to advance to "Black Knight" by exploiting a bug, thereby gaining divinity and preparing to enter outer space.

Of course, Roger still had a lot to do during this time. He needed to acquire enough resources to ensure he had the best chance of landing on a suitable planet when he entered space, take the potion and survive, and return to Earth.

After thinking about his next plan, Roger washed up and went to bed to rest.

The next morning, Roger got up early and inspected the four sailboats that had recently entered the port, which were equipped with steam turbines and had brand-new paint.

These ships are almost unrecognizable from their original appearance; they look like ordinary cargo ships. Even all the gun barrels have been blocked up with baffles and painted with the same color as the hull.

Roger was very satisfied with this.

These were the four sailboats that he had previously had his men modify on Longtail Island, originally belonging to "Twilight Admiral" Bratov.

At this moment, the four ships nominally belonged to another commercial company. Matteo used his connections to forge the port entry documents, which allowed the four unregistered ships to dock smoothly.

In terms of naming, the three combat ships were named Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus, while the supply ship was named "Giant," which not only suggests that it was a spoil of war taken from the giant-blooded Bratov, but also corresponds to Saturn's sixth moon, Titan.

"There are too many ships at once, and we don't have enough manpower."

Roger stared blankly at the vast "Fleet of Stars" before him for a moment.

Even including the sailors under "Twilight Admiral" Bulatov whom he had previously recruited and subdued, it was still somewhat difficult to control a fleet of seven ships.

Most importantly, Roger's close confidants were no longer sufficient—at least two or three loyal Extraordinary confidants were needed on each ship to truly steer the four new ships.

So he summoned Lindsay, Philip, and Zeus, who had become a “raging people,” to his meeting room and said:
"We have another mission tonight. Once it's done, we can prepare to leave Bayam."

"No problem, Captain. Who are you going to kill today?"

Zeus has been busy with the fleet lately, and he has become much more stable and mature, unlike his previous frivolous self.

However, he was still very excited when it came to going on a mission as a team again, because it meant he would have the opportunity to stretch his muscles and test his newly acquired power in actual combat.

"All this fighting and killing all day long, what kind of behavior is this?"

Roger shook his head:

"Our fight today is secondary; our main purpose is to select talent."

"Selecting talent? For the four newly joined ships?"

Philip, who had been silent until now, spoke up with some suspicion.

"Correct."

Roger nodded:

"Let's go find 'Siren' Ophina King."

In fact, he had been thinking about this matter for the past two days. Previously, the "Siren" Ophina King had sent three people to try to kidnap the passengers on the "Obsidian". Now, he had eliminated one of them, and the other two were still alive.

He could use these two as a starting point to contact Ophina King and see if the captain of the "Tide Whirl" was willing to cooperate.

Ultimately, Ophina King was also controlled by "Twilight Admiral" Bratov, and Roger indirectly helped her take revenge by giving the demon box that killed Captain Bonova Stone IV of the "Mad Blade" to the Church of Storms for safekeeping.

If Ophina King were willing to surrender and have her men join Roger's fleet, he might spare her and give her a chance to redeem herself.

The specific situation depends on the outcome of the negotiations between the two parties. If Ofina refuses to cooperate, Roger would not mind eliminating her as a remnant of the Bratov clique.

After the whole story was explained, all three had no further objections.

"Captain, I think we have a very high chance of recruiting Ophina King."

Suddenly, Zeus spoke to Roger.

"Oh? What do you say?"

Roger looked at Zeus with interest. This guy had been hanging out with "The Executioner" Ludwig Sergei, so he knew a lot about what had happened in the "Twilight Fleet".

“I was there when Bratov took over the ‘Tide Whirl’ in the Sea of ​​Moby. At that time, Ophina King resisted fiercely, and it wasn’t until Bratov killed her second mate that the ‘sirens’ finally gave up resistance, seemingly because she didn’t want any more people to die.”

He paused for a moment before saying:

"In fact, when we attacked the 'Twilight Fleet' earlier, some of the crew members who escaped from that ship were former crew members of the 'Tide Whirlwind' who were held hostage by Bratov."

"I see."

Roger listened and nodded.

If, as Zeus said, Ophina King, the "sirens," was indeed coerced, then the room for negotiation between the two sides would be enormous, and they might not even need to fight.

"However, in any case, we should still be prepared for battle, as the battle itself is also part of demonstrating our strength."

Roger looked around and then at Zeus, saying:
"Zeus, I'd like to borrow something from you."

"what?"

Zeus asked with some curiosity.

Roger smiled slightly, then took out the "Dawn Armguard" from his cabinet and handed it to him.

"You should be able to handle this now."

"What is this? A sealed artifact?"

Zeus took it and asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, like the 'Crimson Gem of Pantax,' it is a Sequence 6 sealed artifact, corresponding to the 'Dawn Knight' of the 'Warrior' pathway Sequence 6."

"It can grant you the ability to use the 'Sword of Dawn', improve your physical fitness, speed, and combat skills, but the side effect is that it will quickly drain your mental energy, and the duration of use depends on the total amount of your mental energy."

"Therefore, during the battle, you must always pay attention to your remaining mental energy and stop using it in advance when necessary."

"If your spiritual energy is completely drained, your astral body and etheric body will lose their balance with your spiritual body, causing an explosive proliferation of flesh and blood and loss of control at the spiritual level."

Afterwards, Roger gave Zeus a very detailed account of his experience using the "Dawn Gauntlets" since he obtained them. When he talked about the "Storm of Light," Zeus was completely absorbed and wished he could plunge the sword into the ground in Roger's captain's cabin and take everyone present down with him.

In fact, Roger said he was lending the item to Zeus, but it was practically the same as distributing it, because the "Dawn Armguards" offered him very limited benefits at the moment.

Firstly, Roger had been researching how to use the "Demon Slayer" and had already made some progress.

He discovered that he could use the "Rose Bishop's" physical regeneration ability to offset the side effects of the "Demon Slayer" draining his lifespan—but this was only true when the "Demon Slayer" was not fully unleashed. Once the broken sword became a complete greatsword, Roger still could not completely offset its negative effects and would experience a large amount of cellular degeneration, which was difficult to completely compensate for even with flesh magic.

Even so, Roger is now capable of fulfilling some of his functions and is more than sufficient for emergency situations in combat.

Secondly, in terms of fighting skills, he has the Sequence 6 level "Fighting Scholar" ability, which has almost no side effects. Although its explosive power is slightly weaker than "Light Storm", Roger doesn't need to use this move to make up for damage at all now - he has too many attack skills, the damage is high enough, and the means are so rich that there are some that he himself has hardly ever used.

Rather than using sealed artifacts, Roger believed that he should squeeze out as much of his own abilities as possible, such as further exploring the fusion of the "Leaker" and "Shepherd" abilities. After all, Adam had said that these two paths were adjacent, so there must be potential in terms of ability fusion that Roger had not yet discovered.

After he finished making the arrangements, the three of them responded in unison and returned to their respective rooms to prepare for battle.

As evening approached, Roger took Bendit and the other three aboard the ship and went to an Intis-style restaurant, where he treated them to a large meal.

In fact, it was Bandit who made the suggestion. He said that he had been eating too much fish lately and wanted to try some other meats. Zeus and the others had similar ideas, so Roger simply sent Zeus to make a reservation and select two bottles of fine Olmir wine.

So the four of them and the cat had a hearty meal at the restaurant, and after the sun went down, Roger finished the water in his glass, called his companions, and headed northwest toward the west bank of Bayam.

According to information Roger had previously obtained, the Siren had previously had the Tide Whirl modified at a small ship repair shop in Bayam, and then moored the ship near the coastline without entering the harbor or approaching the regular ship berthing area of ​​the dock area.

However, this made the journey difficult for the three of them, requiring them to traverse a large area of ​​sand. Finally, after Zeus emptied the sand from his boots three times, Roger gave up and used the "Traveler's Dice" and Chunus Korg's "Twisting" ability multiple times to teleport them directly to the designated location.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at their destination, they saw a boat that had clearly been painted a dark brown color and was drifting alone about a nautical mile away.

"It's really cautious to moor the boat so far away."

Upon seeing this, Roger couldn't help but sigh, "Ophina must have known that one of her subordinates had been killed and had already made preparations to run away."

If Roger hadn't bought information about her beforehand at the "Fragrant Leaf Bar," she probably would have gotten away. "Captain, what do we do now?"

Philip frowned, because Roger had mentioned the travel distance limit of the "Traveler's Dice" on the way. According to his understanding, the only options now were to find a boat or swim there.

"so."

Roger said to Philip:
"Hold my waist tight, Lynseia, hold Zeus tight."

Although Lindsay didn't understand why Roger said that, she still instinctively raised her hand:
"Captain, can we change it?"

"What to change?"

Roger didn't quite understand the meaning of "Pleasure Witch".

"Zeus smells sweaty, I want to hold little Philip."

Linssaya giggled, seemingly enjoying Philip's smug expression, while Zeus looked extremely embarrassed, unsure of what to say.

Roger looked helpless. He could see that Lindsay had a particular fondness for teasing the serious-looking Philip, and he didn't know why she was so fond of him.

"Then forget it. I originally thought that Zeus was a 'sailor' and would be more stable on the deck, which is why I had you team up like this."

Roger shrugged.

"deck?"

The other three were puzzled by what they heard.

Where is the deck?

"here."

As he spoke, Roger's eyes suddenly turned glassy, ​​and then a large patch of sand beneath his feet quickly solidified, lifting him into the air and startling many crabs and clams that were lying on the sand.

At first glance, the sand appears as a thin, plate-like structure with a pointed top, resembling a miniature ship deck.

As Roger maneuvered the "skateboard" into the air, large amounts of flesh and blood split off from beneath his feet, forming a basket below in a short time.

"You can just sit in the gondola, I'll take you."

Roger greeted him.

This move left the other three dumbfounded; they never expected that the manipulation of inanimate matter could be done in such a way.

But I have to say, it's really cool.

So the three of them immediately rushed into the gondola, with Linssaya even holding Bandit in her arms so the cat could see the view of the sea.

"Hold on tight."

After Roger finished speaking, he propelled the sandboard that formed the water onto the sea like a shooting star.

The speed was so fast, at least 60 knots per hour, that it immediately filled Lynseya's mouth with wind, making a "bu-ru-ru" sound.

Finally, Bandit couldn't bear to watch any longer and stretched out his cat paw to gag her, which barely stopped the witch from drinking the wind.

Both Philip and Zeus shouted, but one was worried about safety and hoped Roger would slow down, while Zeus was excited and kept yelling for him to go faster.

Roger smiled slightly, and poured all his spiritual energy into the "little duck," increasing the speed of the skateboard's flight by about 30% again.

A few minutes later, Roger finally brought the skateboard to a stop, hovering on the sea surface not far from the Tide Whirl.

Lindsaya snapped out of her daze and immediately rubbed her face, while Philip, unable to bear it any longer, leaned over the hanging basket and began to vomit.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at you, you're not even as good as Mr. Bandit."

Zeus then took the opportunity to mock Philip.

"Keep your voices down, we're about to board the ship."

Roger whispered:
"Remember, do not kill everyone. Avoid killing if possible. If the negotiations are successful, this ship will be full of our people."

"Yes, Captain."

The three replied in different tones, and then Philip lay down on the side and dry heaved again.

Five minutes later, Roger finally managed to maneuver his skateboard and fly onto the ship under the moonlight.

"Who are you?"

The two men patrolling on the deck were astonished to see four people and a cat fly onto the ship and blurted out.

"Call your captain out."

Unlike before, Roger flew directly onto the deck this time in order to attract as much attention as possible, minimize fighting, and thus reduce casualties as much as possible.

"Who the hell do you think you are, daring to face our captain?"

Upon hearing this, one of the two patrolmen immediately glared angrily at Roger.

This guy is at least 1.9 meters tall, with a body full of bulging muscles, and his voice is as loud as a bell.

Roger glanced at it, then gave Bandit a wink.

Two seconds later, the two sailors who were about to step forward to teach Roger a lesson fell flat on their backs to the ground.

Roger placed his foot on the big man's chest:
"I'll say it again, call your captain out here, or I'll throw you into the Sunia Sea to feed the fish."

The big man struggled desperately and still seemed defiant, but he had stopped cursing.

He clearly sensed danger from Roger; the young man wasn't joking, and he truly possessed the power to kill him instantly.

Just as the stalemate was at hand, gunshots suddenly rang out from the watchtower.

Roger simply raised his hand, stopping all the incoming bullets in mid-air, then turned them around and fired them back.

He used "magnification" during the bullet's flight.

The power of those bullets was immediately amplified to the level of coastal artillery, directly creating huge waves on the water surface next to the "Tide Whirl".

This move terrified the young man standing on the observation platform, causing his legs to buckle. If he hadn't been so determined, he probably would have lost control of his bladder and bowels on the spot.

After causing such a commotion, the deck gradually filled with people.

There were nearly fifty of them, of all shapes and sizes, including some women. They surrounded Roger and his men, but none of them dared to step forward.

Because at this moment, indescribable spatial distortions were appearing all around Roger, which made them all feel great terror and danger.

If these people were to rush forward at this moment, they would most likely be torn to pieces by the distortion of this space.

"stop."

Suddenly, a woman's voice rang out on the deck.

The crowd parted to make way for a woman in her early twenties, dressed in leather jacket and pants, with a ponytail, black hair, fair skin, and a figure and appearance only slightly inferior to Linssaya's, who stepped out from the crowd and looked at Roger through the distorted space.

"Ofina King?"

Roger spoke in a deep voice and asked the question.

"Yes, you released my men. If you have any problems, come at me."

Ofina King did not show much fear, and her voice and breathing were very steady.

"have to."

Roger released the person beneath his feet and then dispelled the spatial distortion around him.

Then he released his hand and pointed his gloved left hand at Ophina King.

The next second, Ophina was horrified!
Because she sensed that three different extraordinary abilities within her had been "stolen"!

"Do you know what this means?"

Roger smiled slightly. As a "fire-stealer," Ophina should immediately understand that he possessed the abilities of a "fire-stealer" of a higher rank than her.

This is a silent deterrent, letting the other party know their level of power so that they can better discuss the next steps.

"What's your business?"

Those extraordinary individuals who have survived to the middle sequence without being killed are generally not stupid. Of course, Ophina understood the hidden meaning behind Roger's actions: if he wanted to, he could kill everyone on her ship without bothering to talk to her.

"Very refreshing."

Roger nodded and spoke again:

Do you want to know about Bonois Stone IV?

Just as he expected, Ophina King's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)