The constant screams and whispers surged like a tide, and after passing through layers of illusory roars, Klein had already arrived Above the Gray Mist, sitting on Fool's high-backed chair.
Grayish-white mist drifted in the majestic, giant-like palace, and deep red 'Stars' appeared near and far. One of them was contracting and expanding, which was the Star representing The Chariot.
The Chariot needs me?
Klein unfurled his spirituality, extending it towards the deep red. The moment he made contact, he saw a somewhat blurry, distorted image and heard illusory, constantly echoing, and overlapping prayers.
"Fool who does not belong to this era;"
"You are the mysterious Ruler Above the Gray Mist;"
"You are the Yellow-Black King who controls good luck."
"I pray for your listening."
"Due to some sudden events, I will be unable to attend the Tarot Club this afternoon. I am very sorry."
"...Very sorry."
"...Sorry."
In the image, which looked like a bad signal reception, Klein saw a man wearing a striped shirt, a dark vest, and matching trousers. He seemed to be in a washroom, bowing respectfully and continuously chanting.
Because it was a washroom, it was impossible to determine The Chariot's current environment or his approximate location.
However, in some ways, we are very similar. As expected, gentlemen love to run to the washroom.
Hmm, a sudden event? That doesn't matter. Anyway, I haven't found any clues about the Conspirer's formula or related information for now. Klein shrugged his shoulders. Now he was the only one in the palace, so he wasn't afraid of being seen.
Then, he responded.
"I know."
On the Wavebreaker, Lex came out of the washroom and saw Frank. Wearing a shirt with a floral pattern, dark shorts, and a turban on his head, Frank looked like a big boy of fifteen or sixteen.
He stared at Lex, saying without much emotion, "You seem to go to the washroom often. Perhaps, you should let Natalie help you with some diagnoses."
The muscles in Lex's cheeks twitched slightly for a moment. He gave a few dry laughs, tidied his vest, and then walked to his room.
Back in his room, suddenly, layers of gray mist spread before Lex's eyes. He saw a distorted figure sitting on a blurry, tall back. His eyes glowed deep red, and his voice echoed repeatedly like an empty valley.
"I know."
"I know."
"I know."
The anomaly quickly disappeared again.
"Is this, saying important things three times?"
Lex muttered to himself, then picked up a dossier about a Seer organization and began to read: "The Rose School, this is a very ancient Seer organization located on the South Continent. This organization can be traced back to the Early Stage of the Fifth Epoch, but this is only the information currently obtained."
"Perhaps, the history of this organization can be traced back even further."
"With the support of a large amount of information and documents, we have reason to believe that this organization worships an evil deity. They believe that magic is the science and art of changing things through one's own will, requiring the establishment of a religious ritual System, including order and law. Clues related to this organization, including books and ruins, have been found in the Pass River Valley and on the Star Highlands."
"In addition, they believe that their will mainly comes from various desires, and when combined with Beyonder power, this can accomplish all sorts of incredible things."
"Even in modern times, they still retain ancient and bloody primitive sacrificial traditions, and from time to time, ritual objects such as human skin, human pillars, and child skulls are still found, which is quite cruel."
"The Rose School encourages its followers to fanatically release various desires. This unrestrained indulgence allows this organization to be labeled as 'evil'."
"The Rose School controls the Prisoner pathway, and the starting Sequence of this pathway is 'Prisoner'."
Reading this, Lex suddenly remembered many things.
He had often dealt with Beyonder of this pathway.
That 'lunatic' from Enki Town.
The two men who came from Tingen City to track Bridge.
And Eugene and Maggie, the siblings!
They were all Beyonder of this pathway, and among them, except for the 'lunatic' from Enki Town who came from Oravi Island, the others all seemed to be from the South Continent.
Especially Maggie and her brother, both their attire and appearance had distinct South Continent characteristics.
Lex continued to flip through the dossier, perfecting his knowledge System of mysticism. In the middle, the Boatswain delivered the information on the target merchant ship.
Unknowingly, time came to noon.
Suddenly.
Someone knocked on the door, and then the person outside called out, "Mr. Lex, the Captain wants you to gather on the deck."
"Okay."
Lex answered calmly, checked his equipment, and then pushed the door open to go to the deck.
On the deck, a 'clang clang clang' sound constantly rang out, and the Sailor were busy running around. The Sea wind was strong, and Lex saw a merchant ship on the Sea ahead.
That was their target for today's plunder.
It was an invitation to the pirate world.
Lex recalled the information the Boatswain had delivered.
This Intis merchant ship was a sailing ship. If it were a hybrid-powered vessel, it probably wouldn't have been targeted by the Captain.
After all, the Wavebreaker was just a wind-powered ship, and even with a tailwind, it couldn't outrun the new-era ships powered by steam internal combustion engines.
This Intis merchant ship was involved in colonial trade. They purchased various exotic spices from "City of Generosity" Bayam and transported them to Feynapotter for resale, then brought local specialties like tobacco, coffee, and cocoa back to Intis.
From Feynapotter to Intis, one could use the coastal route, which would be relatively safe. But from Bayam to Feynapotter, it was not so safe.
The information showed that on this merchant ship, there was a Sequence 8 'Rage Folk', a Sequence 8 'Physician', and a Sequence 9 'Warrior'.
Among them, the 'Rage Folk' was both the Captain and a merchant, but he was not an Intis person, but a Feynapotter person who went to Intis for business.
A Feynapotter person choosing to become a Beyonder of the 'Sailor' pathway was truly puzzling. Lex guessed that it was probably to facilitate activities on the Sea, which is why he made such a choice.
In addition, there were more than a dozen Sailor equipped with rifles.
With such firepower, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary pirates. But for the Wavebreaker, it was a bit underwhelming.
However...
Lex raised his hand, feeling the direction of the Sea wind.
The wind was blowing from the bow, which meant that the Wavebreaker was currently in a headwind position. In this situation, it was almost impossible to catch up with the merchant ship ahead.
But at this moment, Ken Angus pulled at his long coat to prevent it from being blown away, then shouted loudly, "Furl the sails, open the bottom plates, the flywheels are going into the water!"
Flywheels?
Lex was stunned. What was that?