Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 106 I am the indomitable Patch!

"..."

Patch was somewhat speechless, but could only continue the conversation, "There's only so much I can tell you. After you extinguished the fire... well, after the usurpation of the fire, the world was plunged into darkness. But fortunately, most people successfully transferred to the world of paintings, waiting for the day when the world will regain its light. Well, if that day ever comes."

Patch shrugged, nonchalantly saying, "Anyway, I didn't see it, but I don't care."

I don't think I'll invite you.

I glanced at Patch and said indifferently.

Although I have no related memories, but—

He would invite a dog into his art world, but he would never invite Patch!

"really."

Patch nodded, looking serious, and said, "I didn't think you would invite me either, and I'm really sad that I didn't receive your invitation..."

Patch changed the subject, chuckled, and said, "So I chose to do it myself and sneak in."

"And then you saw it too."

Patch shrugged and sighed, "I was kicked out and never got back. Everyone rejects me as if I ever offended them."

"But it is also for this reason that I have no idea about the situation in the world of painting right now."

Patch started muttering complaints again.

"You really should keep an eye on them. I'm your good brother, aren't I? You're their king, and I'm practically a prince, right? How dare you kick me, a prince, out of the house..."

Patch's voice stopped abruptly, because the greatsword was already at his neck.

"Fine, I won't say anything more."

Patch instinctively shrank his neck.

Ember didn't strike directly because he planned to ask a few more questions.

"Are you the one asking about our whereabouts?"

Yes and no.

Even with a knife to his throat, Patch still had that cheeky look on his face, chuckling, "I just heard someone was looking for you, so I thought I'd check it out too."

"As for the group that initially contacted you, it was 'Silver Coin Viper' Odel. And the people behind him are most likely from the Rose School."

"But don't worry, I didn't tell Odel your information."

"besides……"

Patch paused for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a rusty gold coin and tossed it to Ember.

"Snapped!"

Ember held the sword in one hand and caught the rusty gold coin with the other.

An old gold coin with rust spots.

After crushing it, it can temporarily and significantly enhance your treasure-hunting ability.

Those who lose their wealth will one day encounter even greater wealth.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to lose as much as possible?

"Can you let me go now?"

Patch looked at Ember with a sincere expression, but when Ember remained unmoved, his expression changed to a threat, "If you don't agree, I'll kneel down!"

"..."

Alger was initially confused by the conversation between the two, but when he heard Patch's menacing words at the end, he almost stopped in his tracks.

But upon hearing this, Ember suddenly sheathed his weapon and walked past him toward the Azure Avenger.

Seeing this, Alger immediately followed and began communicating with the Azure Avenger.

Let's get this ghost ship moving.

Soon, the anchor was tightened with the creaking of the chains, and the white sails unfurled automatically without any human intervention.

With the wind blowing, the Azure Avenger, carrying its two passengers, slowly sailed away from the port.

Patch remained crouched at the harbor, squinting as he watched the ghost ship sail away.

"I'm a very simple and uninhibited person."

"I have nothing to gain and nothing to lose, which is why I have been able to live until now."

"But you..."

"I've seen people like you, time and time again..."

"You want to save everyone? How pathetic. You can't even save yourself."

"The more you help, the more you lose."

"Will you fight with everything for honor? Or will you give your all?"

"I will never understand what drives you."

"Is it a thirst for knowledge? A sacred mission? Or pure revenge?"

"No matter what, you are shouldering a mission that is beyond your capabilities."

"After passing all the trials, I realized... you were finally qualified."

"Even the gods are in despair and are shirking their responsibilities."

"The first flame is dying out, and the abyss has seized your courage."

"You hold tightly to the burning embers in your hand, face the end, and believe in yourself even when you are deceived."

"There's only one thing I don't understand..."

Why?

"never mind."

He shook his head, his tone incredibly relaxed. "That's not something I care about."

He was just an ordinary immortal.

Whether it's passing on the fire or usurping it, whether it's a conspiracy or a trick, or even a confrontation with the gods.

Ultimately, none of this had anything to do with him.

He was ultimately just an outsider.

Just as he, even if he managed to enter the world of painting, was ultimately discovered and expelled—

Seriously, what happened to the homeland that was supposed to accommodate those who have forbidden things and those who have lost everything?

What happened to this supposedly final refuge?

Does Patch, a man of great stature, not even qualify to be a native?

Gan!

Patch cursed inwardly indignantly.

"Boss, what do we do next?"

Shortly after the Azure Avenger departed, a figure in a black trench coat silently approached Patch from behind and respectfully inquired.

Patch suddenly turned around and said leisurely, "Go and tell Odell that we have found the person wearing ten rings."

"this……"

The person behind him looked surprised and said with a strange expression, "Didn't you tell us, boss, not to notify Odel?"

Patch came to meet the person without telling Odel and the others. He thought he should cover up the other person's whereabouts to avoid being tracked by Odel and the people behind him, but who would have thought that Patch would say something like this.

"I've changed my mind."

Patch stood up, chuckled, and said, "Who am I? I'm the indomitable Patch!"

"I thought you were friends..."

"Friends? I guess so, but that doesn't stop me from doing anything, does it?"

Patch paused, but merely shrugged and said casually.

"No matter how dynasties change, human desires remain the same."

This is really hard for someone like me, who has no desires or wants, to understand.

……

"Is there anything you'd like to ask?"

On the deck of the Azure Avenger, Ember suddenly asked.

"No, it's just..."

Alger shook his head. "I thought you were friends."

"friend?"

Ember shook his head expressionlessly. "If you're friends with him, you have to be careful that you might get tricked by him at any time. I'll give you a piece of advice: never trust Patch."

"You don't believe what he just told you?"

Alger looked slightly surprised and said with a strange expression.

"certainly."

Yu Jin calmly said, "Be careful, the journey ahead may not be peaceful."

As he spoke, Ember suddenly tossed a gold coin to Alger.

Alger reached out and caught it, only to find upon closer inspection that the gold coin was very old.

Not only is the surface covered with a lot of rust spots, but even the rounded corners are chipped and bumped, making it look extremely shabby.

The gold coin depicts a woman with obscured features and wings on her back.

Alger found the corresponding image almost instantly—

Angel.

From the perspective of extraordinary beings, those who are Sequence 2 or higher are called angels.

Alger had never seen a real angel, but he had a feeling that these angels should look no different from ordinary people.

After all, they all rose up step by step from the lower sequence. There's no reason why they would suddenly turn into another race with wings on their backs when they reached sequence 2, right?

Of course, in the scriptures of various religions, angels who serve the gods are always depicted in this way.

Moreover, some angels have more than one pair of wings; the highest-ranking angels even have 12 pairs of wings!

To ordinary people, these angels are the embodiment of God. They have unwavering faith in their existence and are extremely devout.

While Alger had doubts about the authenticity of these religious texts, he had no doubt about the power of the angels.

In any case, angels are the ultimate symbol of power in all major religions!

Right now, the gold coin that Yu Jin threw to him looks ordinary.

But Alger instinctively felt that it was definitely not that simple!

"This thing..."

Alger hesitated.

"It's yours."

Yu Jin waved his hand and said, "Crush it when you need to, and it can temporarily and greatly increase your luck value."

He has too many of these things: rusted coins, rusted gold coins.

Even the space for souls can't hold them all.

"A one-time use magical item? Or perhaps some kind of talisman?"

Alger was somewhat surprised, as all those who could increase luck were monsters.

Moreover, it is at least sequence 7, and possibly even sequence 5.

You just give away something this important like that?

and.

Based on his understanding of the embers,

After all, most of the other party's magical items have no side effects.

Even those with side effects are spoils of war.

Meanwhile, Alger became increasingly curious about Ember's identity.

"What exactly is Mr. 'Lover'?"

"Judging from his conversation with the man named 'Patch,' they must have known each other for a long time."

"Moreover, 'Patch' seems to have come from the world of painting, but was driven out by the ruler of the world of painting."

"Furthermore, he seems to possess the characteristic of 'immortality.' It's because he appears to have been killed many times by his 'lover'?"

"So this is why 'lovers' are so dismissive of sacrifice rings?"

"Because he was meant to be immortal?"

"But what kind of sequence of abilities is this? What kind of sequence can possess the ability of immortality?"

"This is no longer the realm of mortals; even ordinary demigods cannot do it! Otherwise, demigods would not have fallen."

"But no matter what, even for a high-sequence Extraordinary, being immortal is just too exaggerated, isn't it?"

"And what does Mr. Fool know about 'lovers'?"

"Mr. Fool should know a lot. He invited 'The Lovers' to join the Tarot Club because of his special status."

"..."

Alger was filled with questions and wanted to find out the truth.

But he always knew how to be tactful and knew that asking questions rashly would only make him extremely embarrassed.

After all, Ember had no obligation to answer his questions.

"never mind."

Alger shook his head, dismissing these thoughts from his mind.

If Ember wanted him to know, he would have told him long ago.

Since the other party isn't going to say anything, there's no need for him to keep dwelling on it.

Instead of pondering these unsolvable problems, we should reflect more on the current situation.

Ember said that Patch was untrustworthy, which meant that he would betray the two of them.

Although he didn't understand why Yu Jin didn't kill him.

But these are not the issues he should be considering; what he should be thinking about is the consequences of being betrayed.

And if what "Patch" said is true, then it is "Silver Coin Viper" Odel who is investigating them.

So, who hired the "Silver Coin Viper" to investigate?

Could it really be the Rose School, just as Patch said?

Alger's eyes flickered slightly.

He knew "Silver Coin Viper" Odel, a notorious information broker.

He associated with many pirates, but he was not a pirate himself.

It has never been listed as a bounty, and the bounty remains zero.

Although "Silver Coin Viper" claims to be the master of the Dawn and serves the "Mysterious Queen," one of the Five Seas Kings, this can only fool fools.

Anyone familiar with them knows that such intelligence brokers cannot serve only one person.

Moreover, Alger believed that they had no connection with the "Mysterious Queen".

The most likely candidate is the Ruen royal family.

But that doesn't make sense either.

Although the Roside Islands were only colonies, they were still under the control of the Kingdom of Rune.

If they need to find someone, they can do it themselves.

But if it's not the Kingdom of Rune, but truly the Rose School...

But what does the other party want with Yu Jin?

They only arrived in Bayam yesterday, so they shouldn't have much interaction with the Rose School!

However, it's always better to be cautious than not.

……

Bayam, the city of generosity.

Inside a villa not far from the Governor's Mansion.

"Silver Coin Viper" Odel walked up the stairs and carefully approached a bedroom on the second floor.

With a slightly trembling body, she knocked on the door and said in a shaky voice:

"Lord Señor, I may have information about the person you are looking for."

"Snapped!"

The bedroom door was quickly opened, and Señor appeared before him, naked.

Even though he was naked, Señor's attitude remained aggressive.

"Where?"

Señor, disregarding the fact that this was the Odel family home, asked in a condescending tone.

He has already left Bayam.

Odel said something, then, fearing that Senor might misunderstand, he explained, "I just received the intelligence; someone saw the man wearing ten rings at the port."

"But before he could see the man's face clearly, the man had already left by boat."

Whose ship is it?

"Señor asked in a deep voice."

"have no idea."

Odel looked somewhat nervous and hurriedly said, "That ship has white sails, making it difficult to determine which faction it belongs to."

"waste!"

Señor's face was gloomy, and his light brown eyes coldly swept over Odell's face, causing the renowned adventurer to lower his head involuntarily.

Señor snorted coldly.

But since he still needed Odell's help, he didn't kill him.

She simply picked up the clothes scattered on the ground and put them on as she walked downstairs.

During this time, Odel stood still with his head down.

Until Señor pushed open the door and completely disappeared into the villa.

Odel breathed a silent sigh of relief, his gaze passing through the open doorway into the room.

A woman with a graceful figure and delicate features, completely naked, was fast asleep on the bed. The bruises on her body indicated that she had been thoroughly exhausted the previous night.

The room was filled with a distinctive heather scent, and the woman wore a satisfied, happy smile.

This woman was Vivian, Odell's mistress.

But the man she spent the night with last night was not Odell.

A flash of anger crossed Odell's eyes. He turned and went into the room, closing the door behind him.

"You bitch! If I can't deal with him, can't I at least deal with you?"

……

The Sunia Sea, north of the Cargas Islands.

A clean and tidy sailboat, several tens of meters long, reflecting a golden hue in the sunlight, is sailing through the waves, breaking out of the dangerous waters and entering a nearby safe shipping lane.

When the people on the ship noticed the land faintly visible in the distance, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

After a nearly ten-day voyage, they are finally about to arrive at Sonia Island.

To avoid a possible search by the Kingdom of Rune, they didn't even dare to take the safe route.

Instead, they traveled through turbulent and dangerous waters, all to reach Sonia Island as discreetly as possible.

Although the Kingdom of Rune may not necessarily cause them trouble.

But it's always good to be cautious.

"Once we reach Sonia Island, the henchmen of the Kingdom of Rune won't dare to cause us any trouble!"

"Hahaha, the Kingdom of Rune, is nothing special!"

Danitz, as if he had finally gotten his revenge, stood on the deck at the bow of the ship and burst into laughter.

The sailors around him seemed to have gotten used to it and ignored his erratic behavior.

not to mention.

Their feelings at this moment were not much different from Danitz's.

They had been living in fear for a long time in order to avoid possible pursuit by the Kingdom of Rune.

"Speaking of which, it seems like the captain hasn't come out for a long time."

Second Officer Orvers stroked his chin, asking somewhat puzzledly, "Has something happened?"

"I'll go take a look."

The three men with floral bow ties showed a slight change in expression and immediately spoke.

"roll."

First mate Blue and second mate Orvers spoke in unison, with Orvers even kicking him in the process.

Meanwhile, inside the captain's cabin of the Golden Dream.

The beautiful woman, with an oval face, a high nose bridge, and thin lips, had a troubled expression on her delicate face at this moment.

Those once clear, light blue eyes were now filled with embarrassment.

She had just entered a safe passage today when she received both good and bad news.

The good news is.

Ms. Clara replied to her, which means that Ms. Clara has awakened from her long slumber.

This is a good thing.

The bad news was that Ms. Clara instructed her in her letter to bring the "Ash Black" she had found back to Remburg.

Teacher Krana even specifically stated that it is absolutely forbidden to pass through the territory of the Kingdom of Rune!

Do not travel through the Sunya Sea, and especially do not travel through the turbulent Sea—

The route would take you from the North Sea through the Vorsac Empire, around to the Misty Sea, and back to Remnburg.

But the problem is...

Is there a possibility, I mean, a possibility?

Ash Black had already disembarked in Toscart ten days ago?

"..."

The woman's beautiful face was filled with distress; she had absolutely no idea how to handle the situation.

"Bang bang bang!"

Just then, there was a knock on the captain's door.

After hesitating for a long time, Edwina finally got up, went to the door, and opened it.

"Snapped!"

The moment the door opened, three figures stumbled and fell into the captain's cabin.

But Edwina seemed to be prepared and deftly dodged, thus avoiding being caught in the crossfire by the three.

"captain."

The three first mates all looked somewhat embarrassed, greeting him with awkward smiles.

"Blue".

Edwina looked at the three of them and instructed them, "Have the sailors change course; we're not going to Sonia Island."

"Not going to Sonia? Then where to go?"

Bru looked surprised and asked curiously.

Edwina was silent for a moment, then parted her lips slightly and uttered a single word.

"Port Pritzker"

"hiss!"

The three first mates gasped simultaneously, with "Flower Bowtie" exclaiming incredulously, "Captain, are you mistaken? Even without that incident, we're wanted criminals in the Kingdom of Loen! The bounty on the entire ship should be at least 100,000 pounds, right?"

"Yes, Captain! Going to Pulitzer is like walking into a trap!"

"Captain, would you like to reconsider?"

Tell the sailors that if they don't want to go, they can disembark now.

Edwina, who had previously been very respectful of the crew's wishes, was now unusually firm, stating decisively, "It's not far from Sonia Island; we can get there by small boat. But the Golden Dream is my ship, and it must go to Pulitzer!"

The three first mates exchanged glances, knowing that the captain was unlikely to listen to any advice at this point.

"Should we use this as an excuse to attend the pirate convention?"

First Mate Blue hesitated for a moment before offering his suggestion.

"No."

Edwina gently shook her head. "Tell them the truth."

Blue hesitated, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Because he knew that the captain had always been that kind of person.

"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away, but I won't be disembarking."

Orpheus took a deep breath and said in a low voice.

After saying that, he turned and left, preparing to inform the sailors.

Although the woman in the bow tie looked conflicted, she didn't say she wanted to leave.

He sighed helplessly and turned to leave the captain's cabin.

Edwina watched the three first mates' retreating figures, a hint of worry on her delicate face.

Although the Sunia Sea belongs to the Fusak Empire, it is actually very far from the capital of the Fusak Empire.

This island was originally occupied by the Kingdom of Rune, but the Kingdom of Rune suffered a crushing defeat in the Twenty Years' War, and was forced to hand over Sonia Island to the Fusak Empire.

Therefore, the distance between Sonia Island and the capital of the Kingdom of Rune is much closer than the distance between it and the capital of the Fusak Empire.

The closest point on Sunia Island to the Kingdom of Rune is less than a day's flight away.

And if you want to travel from Sonia Island to Priz Port in the Kingdom of Rune, the nearest point only takes less than four days.

Given their current location, it should only take them less than a week.

It would take at least half a month for the embers to travel from Toscart to Port Pritz.

If the ships stop for supplies at places like Bayam along the way, it will take several more days.

Including the time they spent coming to the Sunia Sea after parting ways with Ember, it took them about eighteen days.

In other words.

If we set off now, there's still a chance we can intercept them before we reach Pulitzer Port!

"There should be enough time."

"Adeline murmured softly."

Although the teacher has regained consciousness, it is impossible for her to leave the world of painting to come in person given her condition.

The headquarters of the Church of Knowledge is in Remnburg, and even if they send someone over now, it will take at least a month.

Therefore, she is the only one who has the chance to turn things around!

"Phew! Hopefully I can make it in time."

……

Backlund, 117 Burningham Road, Hillston.

"If the lover is Ember, then could justice be Miss Audrey?"

Hugh sat on the single sofa to the side, carefully analyzing the information about the Tarot Club members.

"Fors, what do you think?"

Hugh hesitated before turning his questioning gaze to Fors on the main sofa.

Why think so much?

Fors lay listlessly on the sofa, her voice as weak as if she hadn't eaten, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Do you really want to confront Miss Audrey face to face?"

"I'm serious."

Hugh rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "Aren't you a detective novelist? Help me analyze this!"

"All right."

Fors sighed softly and sat down on the sofa.

His previous languid demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a serious expression.

"If I were to analyze it,"

Fors thought carefully for a moment, then said confidently, "Miss Justice is definitely Miss Audrey. After all, Miss Audrey is the only blonde noblewoman I know. If you want other evidence..."

Fors paused for a moment, then continued, "Although 'Justice' deliberately disguised herself, her voice was still very similar to Miss Audrey's."

"The most obvious example is Ambassador Beckeron of the Republic of Intis. You know, it was Miss Audrey who personally entrusted us to find Mr. A. This cannot be explained by coincidence."

"Although it is also possible that Miss 'Justice' is actually a noble friend of another Miss Audrey, and she asked Miss Audrey to entrust us with the task of finding Mr. A to assassinate the ambassador."

"But isn't that a very small possibility?"

"And if I'm not mistaken, Miss Justice, like us, was invited by Ember."

"But……"

Hugh thought Fors's words made sense, but still asked with some doubt, "The extraordinary materials that Miss 'Justice' bought at the Tarot Meeting were all priced at seven hundred pounds each. That's the price of a Sequence 7 extraordinary material."

"That is to say, she is at least a Sequence 8 Extraordinary."

"But Miss Audrey has only been an Extraordinary for a short time, less than a month..."

"It's fake."

Fors rolled her eyes. "It's quite possible that when we met Miss Audrey, she was already an Extraordinary. The reason she still wanted to buy the 'Audience' potion from us might be to cover up the existence of the Tarot Society."

"Although this would mean she would have to spend an extra 200 pounds to buy the potion again, it would be nothing to Miss Audrey."

The more Xiu listened, the more sense it made, but the more uncertain he felt. He whispered:

"Should I continue collecting information on impoverished nobles?"

"The Hugh I know has never been this timid!"

Seeing her friend's hesitant expression, Fors said somewhat helplessly, "Besides, the information you've gathered might not be as complete as Miss Audrey's. After all, she's a noblewoman, and the information she has is definitely much more detailed than yours."

"That's not necessarily true."

Hearing this, Hugh became somewhat unconvinced. "The kingdom doesn't value these impoverished nobles, and the files they can obtain are just official statements. But my intelligence network can get to them directly, perhaps even more detailed than the kingdom's own records?"

"Then go do it."

Fors encouraged, "What's there to be afraid of? Our chances of establishing ourselves in the Tarot Club depend entirely on you, Hugh!"

"And what about you?"

Xiu asked back, somewhat speechless.

"What can I do?"

Fors said matter-of-factly, "I don't have the strength of others, nor do I have your extensive network of contacts and intelligence in the East District. But don't worry, I'll cheer you on from home."

Xiu rolled his eyes, speechless at the sight of the salted fish.

……

Backlund, Queens, the Earl of Hall's luxurious villa.

"Information on impoverished nobles should be obtained from the royal heraldry officials."

Audrey sat on the piano bench, her hands on the keys but she didn't play; instead, she seemed a little distracted.

Each nobleman would have his own coat of arms and family crest, and the royal family would have officials specifically responsible for recording these.

If you approach those officials under the guise of learning history, they shouldn't suspect you.

"but……"

Audrey hesitated.

Yesterday's tarot reading revealed a lot.

She had also considered bringing Miss Fors and Miss Hugh up to the gray fog, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

They should have realized that they are "justice".

Well, Mr. "Lover's" identity should have been exposed by now.

However, this may not necessarily be a bad thing.

Because if that's the case...

Excluding Mr. Fool, there are seven people in the Tarot Club.

The four of them could form a small group, which might give them a significant advantage...

"Ah~ Audrey... what are you thinking about, Audrey!"

Audrey suddenly blushed and quickly shook her head to put those thoughts to the back of her mind.

The Tarot Club was established by Mr. Fool to provide convenience for them, and it was originally intended to help each other. How could she possibly think of forming cliques within the Tarot Club?

It's really wrong to have such thoughts.

How could anyone have such blasphemous thoughts? We must pray to the gods.

"Hmm~"

Audrey thought about it, then suddenly hesitated.

Should she pray to Mr. Fool or to the Goddess of Night?

……

City of Silver.

Derrick sat on the bed, looking somewhat conflicted.

On one hand, he obtained the potion recipe for the Lightbringers from Mr. World.

In addition, his own potion has been largely digested, so he should be able to advance soon.

So he thought he could first accumulate merits and rewards to obtain the two main ingredients for the Prayer of Light potion recipe from the official or private trading markets of Silver City.

According to the original plan, he should be able to obtain the main material just when the potion is digested, thus seamlessly advancing to Sequence 8, the Lightbringer.

On the other hand, Derrick also felt uneasy about his conscience.

After all, Mr. World had already given him the potion formula and even compensated him with an additional 150 pounds to pay off his debts.

However, the Mist Tree Roots he promised would have to wait until he himself advanced to the Lightbringer.

This only made Derrick feel guilty, as if he had taken advantage of the other party and then just gave them a little money to get rid of them.

That's why he was torn between getting the main material for the Lightbringer first, or getting the roots and sap of the Mist Treeman for Mr. World first.

"perhaps……"

Derrick hesitated for a while, then murmured hesitantly, "Could I borrow some from my friends first?"

Miss Audrey's proposal inspired him.

He doesn't have enough merit to acquire all the extraordinary materials, but he should be able to borrow them from friends.

This way, perhaps we can give Mr. World what he needs in the next Tarot reading.

……

The Azure Avenger slowly sailed away from Bayam and entered the vast sea.

In the captain's cabin, Alger pointed to the spread-out map and said succinctly,

"We now have two options. One is to head directly north, but there is a certain chance that we will be surrounded and intercepted."

"The other route is to detour through the raging sea, which will add four or five days to the voyage, but it is safer."

"Then let's go with the second one."

Ember glanced at Alger and casually said, "It's better to play it safe."

"OK."

Alger breathed a sigh of relief, because he was also preparing for the second route, which would involve circling around the raging sea first.

The Sunia Sea lies to the east of the North and South continents, while the Raging Sea is located between the South and North continents, so these two oceans are actually connected.

Even the southernmost islands of the Roside Islands are less than a day's voyage from the raging sea.

If you want to travel from the Northern Continent to the Southern Continent, the raging sea is undoubtedly the shortest route.

However, the raging sea has always been known for its numerous natural disasters and treacherous currents.

If an ordinary ship were to accidentally wander into this area, it would most likely end up with the ship destroyed and all its crew killed.

Therefore, most people prefer to travel through the Misty Sea to the west of the northern and southern continents, or through the Sunya Sea to the east.

Even pirates wouldn't easily set foot in the raging seas—

Unless they have a safe passage through the raging sea.

Fortunately, Alger happened to have such a route at his disposal.

This is also why he dared to take the detour through the raging sea.

Even if someone is chasing them, even if the person chasing them happens to have a route that allows them to safely enter and exit the raging sea.

However, the waterway they control may not be the same as the one Alger controls.

As Emperor Roselle said: A small difference can lead to a huge error.

Once they enter the raging sea, no one can catch up with them.

……

Where are they?

On the docks of Bayam, Senor, barely suppressing his anger, asked.

"I just left an hour ago."

The man in the black trench coat glanced at Señor, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then slowly said, "If you go after him now, you should still be able to catch up."

Señor's face was incredibly grim as he asked in a cold voice, "What kind of boat did he sail? Where did he go?"

"have no idea."

The man in the trench coat said calmly, "It's just an ordinary sailboat, with white sails. How could I possibly recognize what kind of ship it is? As for where it's going, it should be Backlund."

Are you sure?

"Señor asked in a deep voice."

Even if you don't know what the other party's captain is like, it's not bad to know their destination.

At least there's still a chance to intercept them.

This was divine guidance, and he dared not be ambiguous about it in the slightest.

"uncertain."

The man in the trench coat shrugged. "I was just guessing. Believe it if you want, but don't blame me if I'm wrong."

Señor's eyes were unusually cold, as if he wanted to devour someone.

But the man in the trench coat remained completely calm, as if he couldn't sense Señor's surging killing intent at all.

Señor's expression was incredibly cold, but in the end he still did not choose to make a move.

He took a deep breath, turned around, boarded his flagship, and coldly ordered, "Set sail for Tiana Island. Perhaps we can still intercept them."

"captain."

Second Mate "Iron" McVitie stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Is this information reliable? Should we ask others? Quite a few people at the docks should have seen the messenger's appearance..."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Señor glanced at him indifferently and said coldly.

"I wouldn't dare."

Maivitt trembled violently and said in a panic, "I'll go and tell the sailors to set sail right away."

Señor withdrew his gaze and stared coldly at the man in the trench coat on the dock who was waving at him with a big smile.

Of course he knew he could ask other people.

But he knew even better that he didn't have time.

If the other party's destination is Backlund, then we must intercept him before he arrives at Pulitzer Port.

An hour has already been wasted.

As long as the other ship isn't going too fast, there might still be hope of catching up.

But if a few more hours are wasted, catching up with the other person will only become more difficult.

Once the other party arrives at Bansi Island or even Damir Island, his hopes will only become increasingly slim.

Even if God doesn't punish him for it then.

Lord Jax will not let him off the hook either!

So he had no choice but to make the best of a bad situation and start searching along the route to Backlund.

Even if you still fail to catch up with the person by then, or even if you chased in the wrong direction from the start, and the other person is not actually heading to Backlund, there is still room for redemption.

Because he could also say that it was Odell's problem.

It was the false information given by Odel that caused him to make a mistake.

But whatever he chooses is better than staying put and waiting idly.

Didn't he know it would have been better to wait for more accurate intelligence from the investigation department before setting off?

But that is impossible.

Señor knew the trench coat man and the person behind him very well, because this wasn't their first "cooperation".

Since the other party dared to sell information to me, they must have ensured that it was "exclusive intelligence".

Even if it wasn't originally, it is now.

Even if someone had seen the ship or even remembered what it looked like, he and the people behind him would have surely taken care of everything.

In this situation, even if he stayed at the dock and investigated for another day, he wouldn't find any clues.

So he chose to leave.

First, search along the main shipping lanes, and in the meantime, send people to conduct a covert investigation.

After all, even though he's gone, Odel is still in Bayam.

Odel's intelligence network will continue to track down the messenger's whereabouts and will promptly inform him of the information via radio.

By then, if the course goes astray, he can adjust it in time.

Since this is Bayam, unless the other side goes to Backlund, they can only venture deep into the Sunia Sea or the Raging Sea.

Either way, he has ample time to make adjustments.

(End of this chapter)