Mystery: A Spark

“Of course, don’t you think so?” Arthas asked with a puzzled look.

“I don’t think so.” Arthur replied after thinking for a few seconds. “In my opinion, retaliation is the greatest justice in the world. No one can alleviate the immense pain and torment suffered by those victims, and they can’t even see a glimmer of hope until they die.”

"In this situation, it seems to me that there is absolutely no need to feel uneasy about making that skinning killer feel the same pain, so I don't feel that what I was going to do was cruel at all, because that was what that person deserved."

Arthas tilted his head, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Well... that's true, but in terms of methods, I think what you did tonight was a little bit better than what you originally planned, at least it was more aesthetically pleasing."

“Uh… okay.” Arthur scratched his head.

He didn't know how to continue, but he knew that he was definitely in a mental state at the time.

Cosplaying the Joker is fine; given his personality, it's not like he couldn't pull it off.

But to open someone's chest cavity, break off their ribs to use as wings, and then use their blood to create "wall paintings" of "the suffering Jesus" is really going too far.

This art form was too advanced for him; he felt he hadn't reached that level yet.

"How about... we ask Miss Audrey to take a look?" Arthas suggested tentatively when Arthur remained silent.

“…That’s one way too.” Arthur sat up, remained silent for a moment, and finally nodded.

“Shall we go back to Backlund?” Arthas suggested again.

“No need, let’s continue our journey.” Arthur shook his head, rejecting the suggestion.

"Well... alright then." Arthas sighed silently. "Where are we going next?"

“Let’s go find Edwina first; I have some things I’d like to discuss with her,” Arthur replied.

……

Meanwhile, in a luxury suite at a hotel in Bayam.

Danitz looked at Klein, who walked out of the room calmly, and asked with some surprise:

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, it's been resolved," Klein replied coldly.

"Phew, that's good." Danitz breathed a sigh of relief, then cursed again, "Shit! Those sons of bitches actually dared to scheme against us."

Just a few days ago, he and Gehrmansparo arrived in Bayam.

At his suggestion, the two of them decided to rest at the Golden Dream's base there and catch up on the latest intelligence.

However, Danitz never expected that his stronghold here had already been discovered by "Iron" Maiviti, one of General Blood's men.

So the two of them walked straight into the ambush.

But even "Iron" McVitie probably didn't expect that Danitz didn't come alone; he had a companion with him, and this companion was incredibly powerful.

So, "Iron" McVitie died just like that, his head blown off by a single shot from Gehrman Sparrow, dying instantly.

His trusted subordinate, "The Calm Squall," was killed by Danitz.

However, because Abe's actions were too disruptive, they decided to be on the safe side and did not pursue the fleeing members of the "Flesh Tree".

Since their attempt to steal a chicken backfired, resulting in the deaths of Maiviti and Squall, and with "Admiral Blood" himself not present, the other members of the "Tree of Flesh and Blood" could only go into hiding and dared not cause any more trouble.

Therefore, Klein and Danitz continued with their own business.

Today, because Klein wanted to know the whereabouts of the extraordinary creatures known as the Ancient Wraiths, Danitz took him to the local resistance to see if they could get some information.

But then the unexpected happened.

During his contact with the rebels, Klein was ambushed and cursed by the sea god Kavituwa.

Danitz realized something was wrong, so he escorted Klein back to the hotel, intending to write to his captain to ask if there was any solution.

After all, he was Arthur's friend, and Danitz didn't want to see him get into trouble in front of him.

However, something surprising happened to Danitz: in just a few minutes, Gehrmansparo resolved the curse from the sea god in the room all by himself.

"How do you plan to take revenge?" Danitz asked, looking at the cold-faced man in sunglasses.

He didn't investigate how this guy solved the curse of the sea god; after all, it was obvious that it must be a huge secret.

“Sea God…” Klein took off his sunglasses and said calmly, “Naturally, we should let Sea King deal with him.”

"You mean, let the Storm Church and that Sea God dog fight each other?" Danitz raised an eyebrow.

“Of course, but there’s a problem with this plan: someone needs to pass the message to the Church of Storms,” Klein said, looking at Danitz.

Danitz grinned and smiled.

"I'll handle this."

Chapter 256 Reunion with Edwina

To understand why Danitz was so proactive, we need to go back to a letter he wrote to Arthur.

Two or three months ago, Danitz traded the "Deathstroke" revolver for several thousand pounds and a "Conspirator" extraordinary trait from Arthur.

Some time later, after Danitz had seriously replayed the three sequences from "Hunter" to "Pyromaniac," he obtained the "Conspirator" recipe from Captain Edwina and successfully concocted a potion to advance to Sequence Six.

But at this point he encountered another problem: he had no idea how to play the role of a "schemer".

Although Danitz could guess that the role of "conspirator" must be related to plotting.

The key problem is that, due to his limited talent (mainly because he wasn't smart enough), Danitz couldn't come up with a decent conspiracy no matter how hard he racked his brains.

So after racking his brains for two days, Danitz finally had to admit that he wasn't cut out for scheming and plotting.

Of course, in his words, he has always acted with integrity and never did anything despicable or insidious.

However, he couldn't completely abandon his role as the potion master, since his former little brother Arthur was now almost as good as him, which made him lose face.

Furthermore, if Danitz successfully advances to Sequence Five, he will hold a pivotal position on the Golden Dream, and Captain Edwina might even treat him differently.

The fact that even someone like Jodson would have to address him as "Your Excellency" was something that Danitz found incredibly satisfying.

So, after realizing he wasn't cut out for intrigue, Danitz finally mustered the courage to ask the captain for advice.

Because in his mind, the captain was a powerful and wise man who would surely be able to come up with a feasible solution for him.

And Edwina did indeed give him a suggestion, which was...

"Why not ask the amazing Arthur?"

Then, Danitz wrote a letter to Arthur.

Of course, he didn't reveal his intentions right away, since he was asking his old friend for help, which made Danitz a little embarrassed.

So Danitz rambled on in his letter for ages, going on and on about various things, before finally expressing his question in a veiled way.

Arthur received the letter shortly after he had experienced the Great Smog Incident and spoken with Klein.

So after understanding Danitz's meaning, he quickly gave his own thoughts.

"The essence of conspiracy is to use information asymmetry to induce and deceive others in order to achieve one's own goals."

"Therefore, the best way for you to play the role is to conceal your promotion while significantly increasing your bounty, thereby luring others to hunt you down, and then using the enemy's preconceived notions about you to turn the tables and kill them."

"As for how to increase your bounty, I already have a solution. A friend of mine is about to embark on an adventure at sea. You just need to follow him and you won't have to worry too much. You'll see your bounty rise rapidly."

After receiving Arthur's reply, Danitz felt that this method seemed somewhat dangerous, because for pirates, if their strength did not match their bounty, they would inevitably attract many fellow pirates and adventurers to hunt them down.

But at this point, whether or not he agreed to the plan was no longer up to him.

On the very night that they received Arthur's reply, the Golden Dream docked on an island.

Then, Danitz was given a holiday.

He was given a holiday by his captain, Edwina.

Of course, this is a nice way of putting it.

To put it bluntly, he was kicked off the ship by Captain Edwina.

“You need to face your destiny, Danitz, and I need to face mine too.” These were Edwina’s parting words to him that night.

Memories of the past flashed through Danitz's mind, and he began to speak:

"Write down the message you need to send out on a piece of paper, and I'll post it for you. Then you can use your gun to attract the attention of the Storm Church, how about that?"

Since the captain wants him to face his fate, then he should face it.

With a powerful henchman like Gehrman Sparrow around, most pirates were no match for the two of them, so what did he have to be afraid of?

Even if his bounty increases, can it really reach the level of a pirate general?

Unless the pirate general personally intervenes, he and Gehrmansparo should be able to handle it.

"Speaking of which, Gehrman, what are your plans to do about the Blood Pirates?" Danitz asked.

"Are you talking about those people who escaped a few days ago, or about Señor himself?" Klein countered.

“Of course it’s those who escaped… Wait, what are you trying to do, Tiseño?” Danitz asked, somewhat surprised.

Klein gradually revealed a smile, and he spoke in a low voice:

“If the opportunity arises, I would like to hunt him.”

"Hunting whom? Señor? He's a pirate general!" Danitz instinctively retorted.

“We killed Maiviti, do you really think he’ll let you go?” Klein asked calmly.

"Hiss~" Danitz couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Although he has been promoted to Sequence Six, it hasn't been long, so a pirate general like Señor still holds considerable sway over him.

But Gehrmansparo also has a point; they had already incurred Señor's wrath after killing Maiviti.

This Blood General was not a magnanimous person, so it was impossible to expect him to let Danitz off the hook.

Therefore, in this situation, striking first is naturally a good choice.

Moreover, Danitz secretly hoped that he would kill Senor.

Although they came out on top in the ambush they encountered a few days ago, killing Maiviti and his men, it didn't mean Daniz was at ease.

He knew very well that if Gehrmansparo hadn't been with him, he would most likely be dead by now.

As a qualified part-time pirate, he had nothing to do with beautiful words such as tolerance, compassion, and benevolence.