At the Tarot meeting.
After the deal between the Hermit and the World was struck, the World finally said, "I have no more deals."
The room fell silent for a few seconds before "The Moon" Emlyn said to "The Magician" Fors, "I will pay you for the clues you provided today."
He now has a total of three clues: one clue that can pinpoint the target, and two clues that indicate the target's approximate activity range.
Fors nodded and said, "Okay."
Hugh will have another source of income, but she will also take about 10% as a "brokerage fee".
Emlyn then turned to look at the "Sun": "The 'Elder Tree' roots and auxiliary materials you requested are all here."
"Give me a list of monsters around Silver City, and I'll pick out a few items of comparable value."
"Well, they cost me a total of 2,000 pounds, plus my 200 pounds in compensation, making it a total of 2,200 pounds."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Moon." "Sun" Derrick was delighted, suddenly feeling that Mr. Moon wasn't so unpleasant after all.
He quickly conjured up the corresponding list and handed it to "The Moon" Emlyn.
Emlyn glanced through them, then cleared his throat and said, "This, this, and this."
Derrick wrote it down carefully, saying he could get the money for Emlyn in two days at most.
The transaction concluded, and the room fell silent once more.
Just as everyone was wondering why "Little Sun" hadn't asked "The Hermit" to buy extraordinary weapons at this gathering, "Sun" Derrick looked at "The Hermit" and said, "'The Hermit', on our way back, we seem to have seen something unusual that you mentioned earlier."
The other members immediately recalled that at the last gathering, the Hermit made a strange request, asking the Sun to pay attention to the oddities of the Forsaken Land.
At the time, everyone was quite puzzled. Could the "hermit" possibly do something that could affect the "forsaken land"?
The words of "Sun" immediately piqued everyone's curiosity, and they pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between the two.
Odis asked, "What was that strange thing like?"
"Suddenly, a luminous object appeared and quickly rose into the air," Derrick described. "Within that luminous object, there seemed to be twinkling points of light, which looked a bit like the stars described in books."
In the "Land Forsaken by God," only lightning flashes in the sky; a normal night sky never appears.
Odis nodded, confirming that it was indeed the "Staff of Guth," and hoped that Amon's clone hadn't seen it.
He thought for a moment and then said, "I want to issue you a commission: find the source of light and get what I need."
Derrick had guessed that Mr. "The Hermit" might issue such a request, so he wasn't surprised. Instead, he asked, "Will this mission be dangerous? What does the light source look like?"
"There might be some danger," Odis said. "I will continue to follow up on this matter, and I will inform you immediately if it becomes very dangerous."
For example, if it was taken by Amon's clone, then "Little Sun" wouldn't be allowed to go and get killed.
The other members were all secretly marveling at the advantages of having members from the "Forsaken Land" in the Tarot Club; these members could even issue quests about that continent.
"You'll need a few helpers," Odis said. "That source of light is called the 'Staff of Gus.'"
Then Odis asked Mr. Fool to materialize the form of the Staff of Guth: "This is its form."
When Klein, Alger, and the others saw the simple staff, they all recalled that the "Hermit" had a similar staff.
The other members could roughly guess that this must be a very nice and magical item.
They were just wondering why the "Hermit" knew that this magical item was in the "Forsaken Land."
Odis continued, "Besides what you saw, many monsters were probably also attracted by the 'Gus Staff,' and you may have to take the staff back from the monsters."
Before attending the Tarot meeting, when Odis went to check on the "Gus Staff," she noticed that many monsters were searching for the previous light source near the Gus Staff.
However, the "Gus Staff" is inconspicuous when it is not imbued with spiritual power, and it has not yet been found by those monsters.
Derrick nodded. "I understand."
Odis asked, "What reward do you desire?"
Derrick hesitated for a moment before replying, "100 extraordinary weapons of various kinds."
Seeing that the "hermit" was taken aback, he immediately changed his mind and said, "80 pieces will do too."
"No, no, no," Odis laughed, "I didn't expect you to want so many weapons."
"Just 100 pieces, sold!"
The transaction amount appeared to be as high as 5,000 pounds, but Odis's actual cost was only around 460 pounds.
Of course, the price is only so low now, with the biggest cost being labor. However, once the "Knowledge Wilderness" has those two "intelligent puppets," the labor cost will be almost negligible.
Derrick let out a sigh of relief, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
"However, I still hope to continue our previous extraordinary property transaction," Odis said. "How about this, I'll pay you 2,200 pounds for 'The Moon,' and you can convert it into extraordinary materials for me."
He now has a stable sales channel, and selling extraordinary materials has become an important source of income.
Now is the time to spend money, and Odis certainly doesn't want this business to run into problems.
Derrick hesitated for a moment before asking "Moon": "Mr. Moon, is this alright?"
Emlyn said, "It would be best if we could receive gold pounds."
This saves time and risk associated with selling exceptional materials.
Odis smiled and said to Derrick, "Then let's make a three-way deal. You can give me the 2,200 pounds of extraordinary materials over two weeks."
Then he looked at Emlyn "The Moon": "The 2200 pounds, I can give it to you today."
Once all three parties are satisfied, the transaction is concluded.
After no new members initiated any transactions, the "transaction phase" ended, and the "communication phase" began.
Alger, the "Hanged Man," carefully considered his words before speaking: "The Pope of the Church of Storms has fallen."
As he spoke, he glanced at Odis out of the corner of his eye.
The other members were stunned for a moment, and then each showed a surprised expression.
The Pope's fall is a major event in the Extraordinary Realm, but why didn't they receive any news about it?
Especially for Klein and Gadria, who were also on the high seas, theoretically, the fall of the Pope of the Church of Storms should have greatly impacted the extraordinary power of the entire Raging Sea.
At this point, Alger continued, "However, on the same day, the 'Lord of Storms' appointed a new Pope. Once the new Pope is ready, he should announce this."
The "Priestess" Cattleya seemed to understand what was going on: Gad II's traits had been reclaimed by the Church of Storms, and on the same day, a Sequence 3 individual was promoted to angel and became the new pope. The news would be announced once the new pope had stabilized.
Within an extraordinary organization like the Church, there should always be one or two "reserve popes" to deal with situations like the one we see now.
They must have already digested the potion and prepared the ritual, just waiting for an extraordinary attribute to ascend to angelhood.
Klein had a similar conjecture to Cattleya, and he also recalled that not long ago, the "Hanged Man" was still tracking the "Hermit," competing with other churches for a demigod-level extraordinary property.
Then he thought: Could it be that the three churches are fighting over each other and even the angels have come down to fight?
He then dismissed the idea, because the church wouldn't be so irrational. Even if a battle at the angelic level really occurred, the angels of the Storm Church, even if they couldn't win, could always escape.
That's strange. Why did the Pope of the Church of Storms perish?
Could this have sparked a war of gods?
Audrey, just recovering from her shock, asked, "'The Hanged Man,' why did this happen? I mean... I mean, how did the Pope of the Church of Storms fall?"
"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either," Alger said.
All he remembers now is that he was lucky that day; the hurricane blew the "Blue Avenger" into the fog, allowing him to escape.
The "Wave," which arrived a little later, sank in "dangerous waters," and none of its crew survived.
Later, Alger carefully recalled his spiritual feelings at the time and deduced from the church's reaction that the pope might have fallen.
"I do know some inside information about this matter," Odis the Hermit suddenly said.
Alger breathed a sigh of relief. He had brought this up earlier in the hopes of learning the inside story from the "Hermit".
Everyone looked at the "Hermit," and Klein thought to himself: It really is related to the previous competition for the demigod trait.
"The whole thing was a conspiracy by Adam," Odis said without reservation. "Even I became one of the characters in the story Adam wrote."
What?
Adam's conspiracy?
Klein seemed to suddenly recall the fear of being dominated by "0-08".
Alger never imagined that this action by the three churches would be related to the "King of Angels," Adam.
After a brief moment of surprise, Gadriya immediately realized the logic behind it: Adam and the three gods, including the "Lord of Storms," were on adjacent paths!
"The Sun" Derrick looked "The Hermit" up and down: "'The Hermit' Mr. So... how did you escape from that story?"
Odis smiled and replied, "Of course, it was with the help of a great being."
Cattleya was taken aback: "The Hermit" couldn't possibly call the "Queen" a "great being," so he must have received the "Queen's" help.
But then she realized: she must have received help from Mr. Fool.
The other members had similar suspicions. Klein, the "Fool" sitting at the head of the table, saw everyone's expressions and realized what they were thinking. This made him smile wryly: I don't know who he asked for help.
"Adam hoped to exacerbate the conflict between the three churches, including the Church of Storms," Odis continued. "His plan was very successful. In this battle, in addition to the fall of the Pope of the Church of Storms, the Church of Knowledge and the Church of Eternal Sun each lost a demigod."
"Well, everyone, don't worry too much about the details of this event, because this is Adam's story. Whether it's reasonable or not, the ending is already predetermined."
At this point, he thought to himself: Especially don't worry about the fact that I got a level 1 sealed artifact, I'm a victim too!
Everyone opened their mouths, and one after another they understood what the "hermit" meant: that angel and the two demigods were written to be dead!
Klein thought to himself: This is the "King of Angels"! He can even kill off angels!
The other members also soon gained a concrete understanding of the power of the "King of Angels".
Audrey calmed herself down first, then asked, "'The Hermit,' what...what was Adam's purpose in doing this?"
She organized her thoughts and continued, "For the past few hundred years, Adam had never stirred up any conflict between the three major churches. Why did he suddenly take action? Was it because He found some opportunity?"
Odis paused for a moment before saying, "I don't know either."
Audrey watched the "Hermit's" actions and expression for a second or two before saying "Oh." Judging from the "Hermit's" reaction, he should know some inside information, but he said he "didn't know."
Now Audrey's thinking was no longer as simple as before. She quickly realized that since the "Hermit" knew that she could most likely see through some of his inner thoughts, but he still said "I don't know" without any attempt to hide it, it must be inconvenient for him to say.
At this point, "The Magician" Fors asked, "Will the three major churches go to war as a result?"
"Probably not," Odis said. "When Gad II fell, the three gods, including the Lord of Storms, sensed Adam's plot, so the three churches have been very restrained ever since."
"However, after the Church of Storms announces the inauguration of the new pope, the three parties will definitely engage in a struggle, both openly and covertly."
Fors nodded; she also felt that the three churches couldn't just give up like that.
Cattleya then asked, "Won't the three churches seek revenge on Adam?"
"It's probably impossible to find," Odis laughed. "If it were possible, Adam would have perished in the Fourth Age."
Klein, manipulating the "world," also joined the discussion: "In recent years, the Extraordinary Realm seems to be heading in an unstable direction."
"After all, the time for the transition of eras is fast approaching," Odis said with a smile.
For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought, and the topic came to an end.
A dozen seconds later, "Justice" Audrey continued, "Last week, Duke Negan was assassinated."
Even Cattleya, on the high seas, knew: "The conservative leader of the Kingdom of Rune?"
Fors also heard about this, which was supposedly done by the "Aurora Society".
Audrey nodded: "Yes."
Alger, who had previously participated in the investigation of "Hurricane Admiral" Ziringus, said as if it were none of his business, "He's still dead."
Then he asked, "Given the previous assassination attempt, didn't he hire some extraordinary forces to protect himself?"
"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics either." Audrey glanced at the "Hermit" out of the corner of her eye.
Odis smiled and said, "As far as I know, he invited him."
"First of all, Duke Negan himself is a Sequence 6. Although he doesn't have much combat experience, he is indeed a 'mid-sequence' extraordinary individual."
"Moreover, his secretary is a Sequence 5 who has been by his side ever since the last incident."
"In addition, there are at least two Sequence 5 and two Sequence 6 extraordinary bodyguards, which allows Duke Negan to call upon one Sequence 5 and one Sequence 6 at any time."
"It is said that 'The Singer of God' Ace Snake also gave Duke Negan a conch shell. As long as the conch shell is blown in Backlund, 'The Singer of God' can arrive within half a minute."
Alger was taken aback: "This is much better protection than before!"
Especially the conch shell of the "Singer of Gods," with the abilities of this demigod, could definitely arrive at the scene within ten seconds.
Then Alger seemed to realize something and asked the "Hermit": "How do you know so much?"
Odis smiled and said, "Because I killed Duke Negan."
In his view, this was no secret and there was no need to hide it, because the two members of the Tarot Club already knew about it.
Everyone was stunned when they heard the news. Gadriya asked, "Why would you want to kill a duke?"
In her opinion, it didn't matter whether the duke was fat or thin, or what his character was like; what she cared about more was Odis's purpose.
"Someone offered me a reward I couldn't refuse," Odis said with a smile.
Audrey looked at the "Hermit," unaware that such a thing existed.
Then the sequence of events became clear to her: someone had hired the "Hermit" to assassinate Duke Negan, and the "Hermit" knew that the duke was not a kind person, so he accepted the mission and carried out the assassination.
Klein also felt that this was more reasonable; otherwise, there would be no need to go to Backlund to kill someone unless there was some kind of hatred involved.
Gadriya confirmed, "It's that simple?"
Odis replied, "It's that simple."
Caldelia had basically ruled out that this was a mission issued by the "Queen," and wanted to ask who had given Odis the mission.
However, she then realized that this was probably some of the more confidential information in the mission, and even if she asked Odis, she wouldn't tell her. So she thought she could write to the "Queen" to ask.
Fors was even more curious: "How did you manage to disguise yourself as a member of the 'Aurora Society'?"
She noticed that Mr. Hanged Man and Ms. Priestess were both looking at her, so she explained, "According to the preliminary investigation by the official extraordinary individuals, it is believed that the Aurora Society killed the Duke."
"It's very simple," Odis smiled. "With just one magical item from the 'Mystic' pathway and a few 'flesh bombs,' we can disguise the scene as a work by the 'Aurora Society.'"
Actually, the main problem was the interference from the "talks of the true creator," otherwise the "Singer of God" would definitely have discovered some clues.
At this point, Audrey, who had started the conversation, asked again, "Who exactly wants to kill Duke Negan? And what benefits will they gain from his death?"
Alger looked at the "Hermit," and he had the same question.
In fact, Zillingus had this question during the last assassination attempt.
Cattleya also looked at the "Hermit." Although she hadn't asked earlier, she was also somewhat looking forward to the answer.
After considering for a moment, Odis said to Audrey, "I can answer your question, which is equivalent to repaying the favor you did for me before."
Everyone was taken aback. When did the "hermit" owe "justice" a favor?
Did they meet in the real world?
Only Audrey understood that the "hermit's" words of kindness referred to not exposing his stalking at the time.
Before "Justice" Audrey could say anything, Odis said, "The one who issued this mission is a member of the 'Twilight Hermits' Society."
The other members were somewhat surprised when they heard this answer.
During last week's tarot meeting, while exchanging information about Emperor Roselle, they learned that the suspected leader of the "Twilight Hermits" was likely Adam.
I never expected such a high-level organization to issue this task.
"As for what benefits they can gain," Odis smiled, "it has to do with the principles they have always adhered to."
"In their eyes, Duke Negan seemed to be hindering the world from developing in the direction they desired."
Upon hearing this, Klein recalled a movie he had seen before, which described how this world was manipulated by an organization.
Upon hearing this, Alger opened his mouth before saying, "Indeed, it is an evil secret organization."
They actually want to control the world?
"Justice," Audrey asked, "What direction do they want the world to take?"
Odis shrugged and smiled, "I'm not quite sure either."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Cattleya's focus was on the fact that the "Twilight Hermits' Society" must offer a very generous reward.
However, this kind of question is not easy to ask.
The magnificent hall fell silent for a few seconds, and after discussing a few other topics, Klein announced the end of this tarot session.
...
Back in the real world, Odis was in a daze for a while before sitting up and taking out bundles of gold pounds from the "Wilderness of Knowledge." If he decided to buy the "Biotoxin Bottle," the reward for exchanging information at this Tarot meeting would not be enough to pay for it.
Soon, through a bestowal ceremony, Odis obtained the "biological toxin bottle" and designed an experiment to see if the toxins in this magical item could be used in the scroll.
...
"The Forsaken Land," Silver City.
Derrick sat up abruptly in bed, jumped to the floor, tucked the "Hurricane Axe" into his belt, and ran toward the round tower where the "Council of Six" was located.
After explaining to the guard that he requested an audience with the "Chief," and waiting for several breaths, the guard led Derrick to the top of the round tower.
The "Chief," Colin, with his head of gray hair, asked expressionlessly, "What do you want with me?"
After bowing, Derrick said, "Your Excellency, I discovered several methods for creating one-time extraordinary weapons during a previous operation."
"After continuous experimentation recently, I have completely mastered the method of weapon making. I can continuously produce extraordinary weapons using only some extraordinary materials at the 'low-sequence' level that we rarely have access to."
He felt the time was right and he should be "frank" with the "chief" about this.
Colin nodded and said, "Very good."
"You will receive merit points for this. In addition, you can use any unused inventory in the warehouse without having to exchange merit points for it."
The council of six had long taken notice of those unique, one-time-use weapons and had even exchanged a few of them with merits from Derrick Berg for a thorough study.
After determining that the weapons were very useful and posed no threat to White Shadow City, they kept a close watch on the situation while allowing Derrick to trade with other residents.
And they didn't intend to find out where these weapons came from.
After a period of use, the residents of Silver City gradually grew to love these weapons, and the cost of them has increased from the initial 10 merit points to the current 50 merit points.
Many people suggested to the Council of Six that Derrick should simply be put in charge of the production of these extraordinary weapons full-time.
However, due to Derrick's special circumstances, the council of six never took the initiative to inquire about the matter.
Colin didn't believe a word Derrick said today, but he understood what he meant: as long as there were enough extraordinary materials, those extraordinary weapons could be supplied in large quantities in the future.
That's why Colin said that anyone could take any unused inventory.
This result surprised Derrick slightly. At the beginning, when extraordinary weapons only cost 10 merit points, he could earn a certain amount of merit points from each weapon. Later, the price went completely out of control and kept rising higher and higher. As a result, Derrick lived a relatively wealthy life in Silver City and made many friends.
He never expected that he wouldn't need merit points to exchange for extraordinary materials he didn't need in the future!
While delighted, Derrick did not forget another main purpose of the trip: "I can provide 100 of those extraordinary weapons soon."
"However, my intuition tells me that the glowing object from before would be of great help in the process of creating extraordinary weapons, so I hope to go and find that item."
"Chief" Colin did not respond immediately, but instead looked quietly at Derrick.
This made Derrick somewhat uneasy. He knew, of course, that the "Chief" knew he was lying in many places, so he first stated what he could offer to make the "Chief" understand that this was a deal.
After looking at Derrick for a while, Colin said, "Go back and get ready, then you can set off."
Derrick breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "I need a few more companions."
"The exploration team is ready, and you are the last member of those teams," Colin said. "I will lead this operation."
Even without Odis's request, Silver City planned to explore the source of light. However, the original plan was for Elder Lovia to lead the team, but now Colin intends to lead the team himself.
...
Cruz Island, in the captain's workshop of the Argo.
After simple experiments, Odis determined that the power of the "Biotoxin Bottle" could be combined with the scroll, and has already designed the "Flu Scroll", "Itch Scroll", "Dehydration Scroll" and "Aphrodisiac Scroll".
Through research, it should be possible to design some other scrolls.
So Odis finally decided to buy the "biological toxin bottle".
During this Tarot meeting, Odis had three expenses: £4,500 for the "Biotoxin Bottle", £1,200 for the "Judge" trait, and £2,200 paid to "The Moon" Emlyn.
The total cost is £7,900.
The reward for this Tarot meeting's intelligence exchange was only £2,700 in cash, and Odis would ultimately have to sacrifice another £5,200.
This was the first time I held a tarot reading session, and I didn't make any money; in fact, I spent so much.
In addition, Odis received 20 extraordinary materials of Sequence 9 level, and there are more than a dozen more, which "Little Sun" will pay for at the next Tarot meeting.
After completing the transaction, Odis wrote a letter to Edwina to discuss the trip to Remnburg. Before he could finish writing the letter, he received another letter.
Odis paused for a moment, not having had time to read the letter, and asked the messenger to wait while he quickly finished writing the letter and had the messenger deliver it to "General Iceberg".
Only then did he open the letter he had just received. It was from First Mate Bazel, saying that "Black Hand" Alva had arrived on Cruz Island.
Alva serves Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," and is currently preparing for the next pirate convention.
Odis had previously spoken with him about the hope that the new pirate convention would be held on Crus Island.
Alva did not immediately agree. He came to Cruz Island to assess whether the island had the capacity to host the pirate conference.
After all, many pirates will be coming, and the wine and food alone cannot be provided by a small island.
Odis did not intend to appear immediately, but instead asked Balzer to receive them first.
...
"Black Hand" Alva arrived at Cruz Island in the afternoon.
After speaking with Odis once, Alva immediately reported the situation to the "King of the Five Seas," and Nast quickly responded: if conditions on Crus Island permit, the meeting can be held there.
Alva then began to make preparations, taking some gifts with him as he set off to speak with the "Mysterious General" in person.
He learned from "Elemental Dawn" that "Mysterious Admiral" had a base on Cruz Island, which is why he sent his subordinates to the island to deliver the invitation.
At the time, Alva didn't pay much attention to it, because it was normal for big pirates to have their own strongholds.
Before setting off on this mission, Alva inquired about the situation on Cruz Island from his subordinates and learned that the island was now a huge construction site with all sorts of construction underway.
This puzzled Alva, who couldn't understand why the "Mysterious Admiral" would make such a large investment on such a remote island.
Upon arriving at Cruz Island, Alva was initially shocked by the port's sheer size; even small-town ports weren't this large.
Immediately following, a large cruiser named "General" rushed over from the east side of the island at an extremely fast speed and used flag signals to inquire about Alva's purpose.
After signaling with flags that he meant no harm, Alva met Balzer, the first mate of the "Dawn Sword," who was standing on the deck of the "General."
Looking at the giant ship before him, Alva was now completely convinced that the "Sword of Dawn" had once defeated a naval fleet.
After explaining their purpose, Bazel said that the captain was not currently on the island, but they could wait on Cruz Island, though he didn't know exactly when he would return.
Now that we're here, we'll definitely have to wait a few more days before making any decisions.
Alva and several of his men, accompanied by Bazel, then arrived at the port town.
In Alva's view, the town was far too shabby compared to the enormous port.
However, to his surprise, this small port even had streetlights!
Alva looked around, trying to see what else was unusual, when he spotted a huge figure in the distance.
The figure was over four meters tall with huge vertical pupils. He was currently halfway up the mountain, seemingly helping with logging.
At that moment, Bazel casually remarked, "That's our captain's guest."
"Guest...guest." Alva finally realized, "That's a giant, isn't it?"
"That's right, it's a giant." Bazel said with a smile, seeing the "Black Hand"'s surprised expression.
Alva exhaled: "This is the first time I've ever seen a giant."
"This way, please." But Bazel didn't continue the topic. After arranging a room for Alva, he immediately tried to contact the captain with the crystal ball. When he couldn't reach him, he wrote a letter to the captain.
Alva was eager to explore the island, but his companion, the boatswain Salina, refused, stating that she could only accompany him around the town until the captain's permission was obtained.
Alva actually wanted to see the giant up close, and also to see the construction site on the hill over there, to see how large-scale the construction was.
Since he wasn't allowed to, he patiently chatted with Salina, hoping to learn more information.
To Alva's surprise, the boatswain Salina, though seemingly talkative, was very wary and did not reveal any important information.
In this casual conversation, evening soon arrived.
Alva's subordinate suddenly rushed in and said, "Captain, a large ship has entered the harbor."
Alva was about to say, "We'll just dock, what's the big deal?"
But then he realized it couldn't be an ordinary ship, so he asked, "Whose ship is it?"
"It looks like the 'Newins' and the 'Black Octopus'."
"What?" Alva knew perfectly well that it was the flagship of "Vice Admiral Deepsea" and one of his important ships.
Alva strode outside and saw two ships entering the harbor, both flying flags with sea monster elements; they were indeed the flags of the "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea".
He kept his eyes on the harbor until the ship docked, then returned to his room thoughtfully.
A short while later, Rupert, the second mate of "Dawnbreaker Sword," strode over and said, "Captain Alva, it's time for dinner. I'll be joining you for the meal."
"Would you like to eat here, or at the restaurant?"
"Let's go to the restaurant." Alva smiled politely and then asked, "Are those two large ships in the harbor the 'Admiral of the Deep Sea'?"
Could that also be a guest of the "Mysterious General"?
Rupert smiled and said, "Yes, the first mate is receiving us at the dock."
Alva nodded, about to say something, when he suddenly noticed that the street had become brighter.
...
After receiving the mission to "make active contact with Odis," Vice Admiral Hal Constantine began searching for the location of Cruz Island on the sea chart.
After trying several different nautical charts, we finally found the approximate location of the island.
After searching for more than a day in the nearby waters, we finally found this place.
Upon arriving at Cruz Island, Hal Constantine was initially surprised by the port. The fact that it remained quite empty despite the presence of massive ships like the "Newin's" and the "Black Octopus" showed that the "Mysterious Admiral" had spent a considerable amount of money on it.
If it were a secret base, it might have a decent deep-water port, but it would never have been this big.
After a brief exchange, Hal Constantine realized that he had come at an inopportune time, as "Admiral Mystery" was not there.
However, he didn't have any urgent missions recently, so he took a few crew members to the dock, intending to stay there for two days and see if he could wait for "Admiral Mystery".
Accompanied by Bazel, the group had just arrived in the town when they saw the main street of the town suddenly light up.
It was just getting dark, and you could still see fiery clouds on the horizon. The bright light seemed to bring a section of the street back to noon.
Hal Constantine looked toward the light and saw a local man press a button on a streetlamp. The lampshade suddenly shrank, and a second light came on!
"Vice Admiral Deep Sea" couldn't help but ask, "Those aren't some kind of 'lighting crystals,' are they?"
"No." Bazel had already noticed that "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" was attracted by the streetlight, but he waited for the other party to ask before answering: "That is a kind of spiritual material that our captain found."
"It can emit light for a long time, but it needs to be infused with spiritual energy frequently."
Hal stopped and laughed, "Such high-grade spiritual materials, used in streetlights? Aren't you afraid they'll be stolen?"
"The locals wouldn't dare steal," Bazel said with a smile. "This Miss Neu behind me can easily find out who the thief is and where they've hidden the stolen goods."
"Only unsuspecting outsiders would steal."
"Vice Admiral Deep Sea" nodded slowly before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, the person who turned on the light should be an ordinary person, right?"
"Yes," Bazel smiled. "These streetlights were designed by the captain himself. The crystal light is shielded by lampshades during the day and turned on again in the evening."
"The button to turn on the lampshade is on the pillar. This job is easy to do and doesn't require any special skills, so it's usually left to sanitation workers."
Hal Constantine: "Are there sanitation workers here?"
"Environmental sanitation" is a concept proposed by Emperor Russell, but currently only large cities have sanitation workers, and even Bayam only has them in some urban areas.
I never imagined that such a small island and such a small town would have sanitation workers.
"Yes, there are 'sanitation workers' in the town," Bazel said simply.
Hal grunted in agreement and stood there watching the streetlights light up one by one.
After both rows of streetlights were finally lit, he exclaimed, "'The Mysterious General' is quite wealthy."
In his view, even if these luminescent materials are not as expensive as "illuminating crystals," they should still be quite pricey.
The group then went to a restaurant for a meal. Halfway through their meal, Hal Constantine saw "Black Hand" Alvaro dining at the restaurant.
He was slightly taken aback, not expecting to encounter a confidant of the "King of the Five Seas" here.
The two simply nodded slightly as a greeting.
"Vice Admiral Deepsea" rarely comes to the Raging Sea, and "Blackhand" Alva is not very familiar with him either.