The Sea is indeed very dangerous.
Hunter Killer.
The King of Immortality Agalito.
Where there is Light, there is darkness; where there are hunters preying on pirates, there are killers preying on hunters.
Bishop Miller told me to keep a low profile, but to make 'Mr. Rayleigh' traceable, I have to do the opposite. It's possible that before I even meet Iceberg Admiral, I might have to face a Hunter Killer because I've become too famous.
But what does it matter? As long as I don't run into The King of Immortality himself, it's fine. And even if I do, I'm not afraid, after all, I still have two chances to summon a 'Projection'.
Even if the summoned projection can't win, it can at least hold them off, right? Then I can use the 'Traveler's Journal' to escape. Hmm, I should take that book out and keep it on me at all times.
After some consideration, Lex smiled and said, "Thank you very much for the information you provided. In fact, besides chasing pirates and bounties, I am also pursuing some extraordinary materials. I wonder if the Storm Church can provide clues about the Human-faced Lion and the Hypnotic Wind Chime Tree."
These two materials are the main ingredients for 'Conspirer' and 'Hypnotist', respectively. Lex added the latter Material, firstly, to confuse the composition of the Conspirer formula, and secondly, if he could obtain the fruit of the Hypnotic Wind Chime Tree, he could sell it to Miss Justice later.
Most importantly, although Miller gave him a storm emblem, a storm emblem can't be eaten. Even if there's a need for the Storm Church in the future, that's a matter for later.
Miller's storm emblem, for Lex at present, provided no substantial help. Moreover, Miller just said that even with this storm emblem, they would only provide help within their capabilities.
But whether it's within their capabilities is not for Lex to decide. Therefore, this storm emblem at most serves as a token, and its actual use is not great.
As a 'pragmatic' person, how could Lex be misled by such empty promises and pie-in-the-sky schemes?
Miller didn't expect Lex to be so blunt, directly asking about Material clues. Just now, he had called him a friend of the Storm Church. Now that a 'friend' has raised a question, he can't just turn around and say he doesn't know, can he?
After thinking for a moment, the Bishop maintained his smile and said, "I do know about the Human-faced Lion. There is a Primitive Island in the Sea near Sonia Island where such extraordinary creatures still exist. The specific coordinates are..."
Lex quickly jotted down the coordinates the Bishop mentioned.
"As for the Hypnotic Wind Tree, I'm not sure."
"It doesn't matter. I'm already very satisfied to have a clue for one Material." Lex stood up, placed his hand on his chest, and bowed slightly, "Thank you again, Your Excellency, for the information."
Miller hastily said, "It's a small matter, don't worry about it."
After some polite exchanges, Lex bid farewell and left. At this moment, a small door in the church opened, and Roldor walked out.
"He's just using us," the Captain of the Punishers said pointedly.
Miller smiled and said, "He's not a follower of the Storm to begin with. Did you expect him to pledge loyalty to the Church?"
Roldor frowned and said, "If that's the case, why did you give him the storm emblem? With all due respect, such a Sea hunter is not worth your effort."
Miller sat down and calmly looked at Roldor: "He has great potential, and on the road, when his companion was in trouble, he was the first to rush out to rescue him. Based on these two points, I believe there's no problem in giving him the storm emblem."
"We need more channels, and a powerful hunter will be a strong ally and a valuable channel. Why not? Besides, we won't lose anything because of it."
"Most importantly..."
Bishop Miller suddenly looked up at the ceiling of the church, then smiled and said, "Storm above."
He stopped explaining, stood up, and walked towards the small door: "Get some rest. We'll return to Bansi Port tomorrow."
The thick-lipped Captain of the Punishers looked at the ceiling of the church in confusion. It was a wooden roof, covered in dust and several cobwebs from being used for some time.
Other than that, Roldor saw nothing that Bishop Miller would find noteworthy.
Perhaps he wasn't looking at the roof?
Then what was he looking at?
Roldor shook his head and followed the Bishop.
Back at the hotel, Lex drank a glass of water and then took out the several pages of the Great Emperor's diary from Klein, reading them by the light of the gas lamp.
'April 8th, tomorrow I'm attending Countess Walin'an's masquerade ball. I need to choose a good formal suit. There will be many ladies at the ball, and I can't just accompany the Countess; I must also give other ladies some opportunities, so that everyone gets a share.'
'Alas, as a popular man, I have more troubles than others.'
Great Emperor, can you be any more narcissistic? Lex's eyebrows raised slightly, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He looked down.
'April 13th, Lady Julia is truly amazing. I didn't expect that she, who married from Loen and usually looks like such a conservative blonde beauty, would be so wild in bed.'
'With her and Countess Walin'an joining forces, even I had to throw down my armor and flee. At that time, Viscount Deryan was in a nearby room. He really should have seen what his wife was like in bed.'
'But I think this Viscount probably doesn't have time, after all, he's also busy dealing with another lady.'
Holy crap!
Lex couldn't help but inwardly complain, is Intis so depraved, so chaotic?
The high society is truly messed up!
'October 3rd, I carefully considered it. Stealing the notebook Zaratul wants from within the Church should be without risk, at least within what I can bear. But why does Zaratul, the old man who is the leader of the Secret Order, go to such lengths to plot for that notebook?'
'Although it belongs to the Antigonus family of the Fourth Epoch and is a '1' sealed artifact, what does that have to do with me? As long as Zaratul fulfills his promise, that's all that matters.'
'Still not at ease. Should I find an opportunity to probe the old man?'
After reading this diary entry, Lex was greatly shaken.
The leader of the Secret Order was named Zaratul, and he once sought out the Great Emperor! The Watcher said he is now crazy, note, *now*! This means that this Secret Order leader has lived from the era when the Great Emperor was active until now.
The era when the Great Emperor was active was over two hundred years ago, which means the leader of the Secret Order is at least over two hundred years old?
No, the Secret Order can be traced back to the Fourth Epoch.
If Zaratul is truly the leader of the Secret Order, then his age would only be greater. Is he an old monster who has lived from the Fourth Epoch until now?