Should I raise you too?

Fortunately, he gave Alysander a light screen.

"Simon affirmed your judgment and told you..."

"Stop, don't tell me yet!" Alexandra intervened promptly. "From now on, don't tell me anything exceeding 1% unless I ask!"

Last time, in order to recharge her account, she overdrafted her spirit body to draw power from the "Soul Realm," and it took her a whole day to recover.

Even being a slave wasn't this hard!

Simon reminds you that this is a free service, and the coffin is your spare.

“My coffin?” Alysand was taken aback. “It does look very similar. They prepared many coffins for me back then.”

Simon is curious, what's in the coffin now?

"Ha, no wonder you told me for free, you were trying to trick me into telling you how to open the coffin!" Alexandra laughed angrily.

She continued, “Telling you won’t hurt. Recite ‘Goddess of Death’ in Old English or Hermes, and sprinkle it with my blood. It has to be a relatively pure bloodline, at least at Elizabeth’s level. You can’t find the latter; I’ve already sensed it. There’s none on the ship… Where did you get your blood?”

Alexandra was shocked to find that Simon had crouched down and a few drops of blood had appeared on his hand. The familiar feeling in the blood droplets was clearly her own blood!

She quickly identified the owner of the blood.

“This is Elizabeth’s blood, and it’s her heart’s blood. Where did you get it?” Alysander asked.

Simon recalled that when he was still an ordinary person, Elisa gave him a tampered [spellboard] containing a pool of blood.

Alysander stared in astonishment at the light screen.

The ritual of "embracing" is the act of placing one's heart's blood into a "ritual tray" and bestowing it upon the recipient. This ritual forcibly changes the recipient's bloodline, making them a child of one's own bloodline.

Did Elizabeth want to turn this mysterious guy into her son?

That was incredibly audacious; unfortunately, Elizabeth's plan failed.

Sigh, if it succeeds, this guy will have to call me his ancestor, and I can call him my dear grandson.

Why didn't it succeed?

As Alysander was filled with remorse, Simon uttered "Goddess of Death" in Hermes, and the rose pattern on the coffin flashed with a blood-red light.

A blood-red crack appeared in the center, and the coffin opened.

Elsie, Edward, and Owen all peered into the coffin.

Beneath the coffin lid lay a red-haired woman in a red dress, nestled among rose petals, her chest rising and falling slightly.

"This is my bloodline!"

Alexandra was initially delighted, but upon sensing the object the woman was holding, her emotions immediately turned to anger: "They actually used her as a sealing box!"

The red-haired woman placed her hands on her abdomen, holding a crown made of blue coral.

Even without activating their "spiritual vision," all the extraordinary beings present could sense the immense power contained within the "Coral Crown," the frantic warnings from their "spiritual beings," the roaring of the sea, and the violent shaking of the Kingdom Star.

Like Elisa's "Fire Stealer", the "Coral Crown" is an artifact, an artifact of the "Ocean and Storm" domain.

This is also why Simon traveled on the Kingdom Star.

Because it was a divine artifact, ordinary methods could not seal it. The person who set up the seal first captured the red-haired girl in the coffin and used the bloodline of Alysander in her body to create the first layer of seal. Then, they used Alysander's coffin to create the outer layer of seal.

The sacrifice of living blood was not a requirement of the "Coral Crown," but rather a requirement to sustain the life of the red-haired woman inside the coffin.

“Give her to me,” Alysander said, suppressing her anger. “I’ll give you whatever you want.”

Simon refused.

He reached into the coffin and took out the "coral crown" from the woman, placing it backstage.

The rocking ship immediately stabilized, and the sea returned to calm.

He closed the coffin again, and the red-haired woman continued to sleep inside. To open it, the two previous conditions would have to be met again.

Simon turned to Captain Edward: "Please hand over the coffin to Queen Elizabeth upon your return. I'll take the Coral Crown."

Edward had no idea what the coffin, the red-haired woman, and the crown were, and he wouldn't object even if Simon took them all... He dared not object, as the priest's body was still lying next to him!

These three items must be very precious. Now Mr. Simon has only taken the crown and left two items for him to present to the new queen. How generous of him!

Captain Owen had no objections either. Captain Edward had promised him benefits beforehand, but compared to his current injuries, he seemed to have lost out.

Captain Owen clutched his shoulder, filled with regret.

Elsie, being a criminal, had an excellent eye and immediately realized that the coffin was the outer box, the red-haired woman was the inner box, and the "Coral Crown" was the real treasure.

Now, Mr. Simon has taken the treasure and instructed the captain to deliver the two empty boxes to Queen Elizabeth…

As expected of our master, so arrogant and domineering! After taking the treasure, he still has the audacity to mock the new queen!

No wonder the new queen swore to drink the blood of the sages!

Elsie prayed for Queen Elizabeth's heart, hoping she wouldn't be too angry.

……

Simon walked toward the cargo hold exit: "Ms. Elsie will tell you the rest. I'll go first."

Elsie strode forward, tore off a piece of cloth covering her face, bent down, and tried to dip her fingers in blood to write down the list of enemy members, but found the ship's deck to be perfectly clean.

The priest died from the power of the "Soul Realm," but his body was unharmed. Captain Owen was injured, but the fireball blast stopped his bleeding due to the intense heat.

Elsie drew the dagger from her waist and stabbed the priest's corpse, happily obtaining blood.

She quickly wrote down two names: one was the passenger she had thrown into the sea, the starting point of everything, and the other was a colonial merchant, the leader of the enemy.

“Here,” she tossed the rag to Edward, “Ask him any questions you have. I’m leaving too.”

With the intention of maintaining good relations with her colleagues, she clenched her fist and waved to Edward and Owen: "Good luck, Mr. Simon."

Edward and Captain Owen, still somewhat dazed, instinctively echoed Elsie, "For Mr. Simon."

They only realized something was wrong after Elsie left.

"Bullshit, I'm not his subordinate!" Captain Owen cursed.

“You can go after him and tell him,” Edward said, glancing at him sideways.

"...He saved our lives, so it's no big deal to be his subordinate for a few days."

"Heh," Edward chuckled.

Ignoring the laughter, Owen glanced at the three corpses on the ground, squatted down, and examined the two besides Pastor Hughes, who were the coffin guards.

Before they arrived with Simon, the two guards had already fallen to one side, their bodies thoughtfully placed in a corner, presumably moved by the young woman.

The captain pressed the muscles of the corpses, looked at the calluses on their hands, and then activated "Spirit Vision" to take a look, letting out a long hiss.

He looked at Edward: "These two are both veterans, and the supernatural marks on their bodies should be at the second level. Did that little girl take care of these two?"

Edward nodded: "Without a doubt."

The captain cursed again. He was only a second-tier officer! Two of him wouldn't be enough for that little girl to kill!

“Ms. Elsie is at least at level three, and Mr. Simon should be at level four or five.” Edward sighed. “Fortunately, we have them. Otherwise, I can’t imagine what terrible things would happen on the ship when we pass through the Misty Sea.”

Chapter 108 You're Actually Like This, Simon

The air in the cargo hold was stuffy and damp, and the smell was very unpleasant. Elsie followed Simon all the way to the deck.

She took a deep breath, expelling the stuffy smell from her lungs.

Simon is very pleased with your work; you have completed a main quest.

"You have received Simon's reward."

Elsie sighed inwardly: I've helped the evil god again, and I feel like I'm going further and further down this path.

What will the reward be this time? Will it be "Affection +1" like last time? It doesn't seem very useful. I want something else.

Just then, she saw Simon turn around and raise his hand to her.

She suppressed her fear and watched as the hand drew closer and closer until its fingers touched her forehead.

A picture and a series of ritual texts appeared in her mind.

“You did a good job, this is a reward.” Simon put down his hand, turned around, and walked towards the waiter carrying the champagne.

"You have received the Mystic Ritual: [The Small Door in the Forest]"

"Forest Gate: A ritual to communicate with a mysterious spirit world. Completing the challenge increases your spirituality. Entering the Forest Gate requires a key and can only be done once per week. You currently possess [Key*1]"

Mysterious rituals? Enhancing spirituality?

Elsie instantly envisioned a scene: a crazed cultist performing a ritual where an evil god bestowed a black worm upon him, which burrowed into the cultist's head, granting him extra power.

No, I don't need this! Just exchange it for my favorability rating instead!

It's important to understand that in the occult, the enhancement of "spirituality" depends entirely on oneself. Potions and rituals can only increase the efficiency and upper limit of acquiring spirituality.

The only known method to directly enhance "spirituality" is the parasitism of evil worms!

I don't want to be the insect lord!

Elsie decided that she would never use this ritual again.

She dared not walk on the deck anymore, and the idea of ​​going through the back door to upgrade her cabin had vanished. She wanted to stay away from Simon!