Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 930: Face and heart are at odds

This is not the first time that Angel has encountered a place completely hidden in the "Mirror World". There is the special "Mirror Trier" in front and the island with the hidden "Fountain of Youth" in the back. Only high-level witches who have mastered the corresponding abilities can enter.

No wonder "King of the Five Seas" Nast has always wanted to cooperate with me... No, the person he invited initially was Anne. Perhaps he wanted to use the power of this "Balancer" to limit the "Ghost Empire's" ability to enter the mirror world. But if it was so easy to catch the ghost ship, a royal family that also had a "Balancer" or even a Sequence 1 "Hand of Order" would have done it long ago...

Moreover, during several contacts with Georgina, Angel could sense that what the other party was really interested in was not himself, the "Golden Queen", but the "Queen Anne's Revenge" under his command.

"The spirit world, or the mirror world?"

In the end, Angel decided to ask Nast directly.

"It's a mirror world, but not entirely. The Ghost Empire was created from a copy of the Sequence 1 characteristics of the Night Emperor after his fall. It also incorporates the Sequence 2 characteristics of the Witch and the Lawyer, which means that no single method can crack its secrets."

Nast answered slowly, and the depressing atmosphere in the captain's room eased slightly.

In other words, it is very likely that we need to gather all the saints of these three paths... at least saints, to have a chance to open the "Ghost Empire" and enter it? No wonder the royal family and the "King of the Five Seas" have never had a good solution here. Nast himself is a "lawyer" path, but lacks the help of witches and arbitrators. The royal family has extraordinary people who are arbitrators and lawyers, but it has only recently cooperated with the "Witch Sect", and its main focus has been shifted to preparing for George III to ascend to the throne of God...

Thoughts kept flashing through Angel's mind, and suddenly he realized that he was the only one among the three parties who had gathered all three paths.

She and Anne are high-sequence Beyonders, the witch and the arbitrator respectively, while Klein has the military's "Fallen Count" Qonas Kilger as his secret puppet. If the conditions for opening the "Ghost Empire" are limited to Sequence 4, she doesn't even need to cooperate with the other two parties.

But I always feel that it is not that simple. The "Ghost Empire" that disappeared into the vast ocean after the Four Emperors' War has a history of more than a thousand years. If only three demigods were needed as "keys", it would have been emptied long ago... Angel shook his head and asked in disbelief:
"After all these years, has no one been able to gather together all three paths of High-Sequence Beyonders?"

"That's just a 'key', and you can only use it if you find the gate..." Nast chuckled and replied, "The entire 'Ghost Empire' keeps wandering in the inaccessible areas of the Sonia Sea, close to reality at night and far away from the sea during the day, and its location keeps changing... The few people who have witnessed this ghost ship only saw its reflection reflected by the sea surface. If you can't accurately locate its location, even if the angels of the three paths come in person, they will never be able to step into the gate of this kingdom."

Location, key, and method of opening the door, all three conditions are indispensable, and they are so demanding that there is no rumor about it in the outside world. No wonder this ghost ship has not been discovered after thousands of years... Angel nodded slightly, thinking that this "difficulty" is in line with the identity of the "Ghost Empire", so he continued to ask:
"So, the basis for your cooperation with me is its 'location' information?"

"And myself, I will be one of the three ways to open the door to the treasure left by this 'Night Emperor' and obtain the part of the treasure that I need!"

Nast spoke word by word, and the will contained in his words seemed to be "magnified". The powerful pressure made Angel unable to help but agree to his request.

He didn't seem to know that I also controlled a Fallen Count, and didn't need his help... As a Sequence 3, Angel quickly recovered from the opponent's power and said in a negotiating attitude:

"That Sequence 1 'Hand of Order' attribute must be given to us. It belongs to Anne Gustave."

This was something she, Anne, and Bernadette had already discussed. Regardless of whether Anne, as a ghost ship, could use this "Hand of Order" to advance to Sequence 1, they had no intention of giving it to Nestor. At most, they would allow him to obtain a Sequence 2 feature.

Otherwise, Anne would not allow anyone the opportunity to enter that "Ghost Empire"!
“Of course. I have no intention of competing with Her Highness Anne.” The “King of the Five Seas”, wearing a crown and sitting in a tall throne-shaped high-back chair, nodded without hesitation. “Also, the witch’s Sequence 2 characteristic can be found there. It will be yours.”

This means that he only got a small half, or even a negligible part of the profit, which is completely inconsistent with his position as the pirate king. If there is no conspiracy, I will take his last name Solomon... Angel muttered, nodded without any expression change, and responded as if he approved of this distribution method:

"Tell me what to do."

Nast Solomon, dressed in a black robe with silver edges, stood up from his chair, allowing the candlelight above to illuminate his face that had been hidden in the shadows, his beard on his chin and his forehead with strong lines but many wrinkles.

He feels older than he did at the last pirate conference. Is this why he is trying so hard to find the "Ghost Empire" and seek to be promoted to an angel? Oh, not much different from George III... Angel muttered, following Nast to the back of the captain's room and standing next to a huge chart table.

The various measuring tools and paintbrushes piled on the table rolled to the corner as if they had made way of their own accord, revealing a map of the North and South Continents and the Five Seas with countless points marked on it. The legendary East Continent had only a vague outline in the far east of the Sonia Sea, highlighting the relationship between the Sonia Sea and the surrounding areas.

In this sea area with almost no islands, the Gargas Islands and Toscat Island are the boundaries on the left, and the ruins of the war of gods that Angel had visited once are adjacent to the right. The latitude of Sonia Island is close to that of the north, but it is thousands of kilometers away from East Balam in the south. More than thirty locations have been marked with red pens in this large area, which together form a roughly circular shape that is wide in the north and narrow in the south.

"Is this the area where the Ghost Empire appears?"

Angel pointed her finger in a circle, then turned her head to look at Nast, who was much taller than her and over two meters tall including the crown, and asked.

"No, these points are where it has appeared. The inner circle is not included," Nast picked up a pen and connected all the points into a circle. He continued, "This is the location drawn based on multiple eyewitness records and some of my speculations."

Speculation, is this accurate... Angel frowned slightly, but blurted out another question:
"Does anyone else know about this map?"

"My first mate and boatswain know several locations because I once ordered the Black Emperor to approach there. As for the others... do you want to ask Georgina Augustus? Her ship has been wandering here for several days. I don't think she knows much. Maybe she just wants to follow me to see if I know where the Ghost Empire is."

Nast replied, throwing down his drawing pen.

"So, we are the ones closest to the answer?"

"Yes, some of these observation records and inferences come from the time of Emperor Roselle. I recently deciphered these contents from the notes left by my father. Without this record, no one can draw a specific route map based on a few incoherent points on the map."

His father is the former Earl of White Maple, Savigny Solomon. According to Bernadette, after opening up the waterway between the north and south continents, Roselle sent Savigny to search for the "Ghost Empire". On the one hand, this may be for Anne's Sequence 1 characteristics, and on the other hand, it may be to prepare for the emperor's promotion to the "Black Emperor" and the construction of a secret mausoleum. The former earl should have somehow bypassed the "secret keeping" and left some records... Angel recalled this information in his mind, and was sure that Nast should not have lied.

She stood in front of the nautical chart, silently noting down these points, but was surprised to find that the "Black Emperor" was parked at a marked position.

"Will the Ghost Empire appear here next time?" she asked with realization.

"According to my guess, it will appear in the nearby sea area tomorrow night. By then, although all the 'gate openers' have not yet gathered, you should be able to sense it appearing in the nearby 'mirror world'."

Looking down at Angel from above her height, Nast spoke in a tone full of authority.

"So, you don't mind if I stay the night?"

Angel narrowed his eyes, with a smile on his face, and looked at the "King of the Five Seas".

“It is a great honor to be here and experience Trier in its golden age.”

The latter nodded slightly and replied.

I have a different opinion about the term Trier style than you do...Angel almost couldn't hold back the expression on his face.

It was not until Angel was led by two female sailors to a room that was almost as luxurious as the bedroom in her villa in Backlund that he was sure that what Nast was talking about was really just Trier's luxurious style, and not some strange meaning.

Looking at the half crimson moon outside the window, she couldn't help but sigh at the extravagance of Earl Bai Feng.

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On Rose Street in the southern part of the bridge, Mother Earth was at the entrance of the only church in Backlund.

Leonard, who was wearing a senior inspector's uniform, withdrew his gaze from the half-moon, glanced at the several "Red Gloves" members of his team and the accompanying real police officers, and took the lead to step into the gate of the Harvest Church.

He immediately saw "Moon" Emlyn White, with whom he had worked before, and then Father Utravsky, who was as tall as a giant and was sitting in the front row praying to the holy emblem of Mother Earth.

The red gloves and the dense footsteps of the police attracted the attention of Emlyn who was cleaning the floor, but did not stop the priest from praying.

Hiss, is this silently waiting for one's fate, or is it silent resistance?

Leonard quietly grasped the "1" level seal under his windbreaker that was powerful enough to fight against a demigod, walked behind Utravsky, coughed lightly, and finally attracted the other party's attention. Then he showed his ID according to the procedure and explained his purpose:

"Nearby residents reported that you might be a spy for Feynaport or Feysac. Please go back with us to assist in the investigation!"

What he said was not a lie. Ever since Feyneport invaded Loen's allies, Lenburg, Masi, and Segar, this church belonging to the Earth Mother Goddess had become a conspicuous spot in the southern district. Except for a few devout believers, most passers-by cast complicated glances at this church that had helped many injured people in the smog. They hated the priest who was a Feysac more than they were grateful for him. Every day, the mailbox of the nearby police station was filled with letters of complaint.

They had only come today purely to prepare for battle, in order to prevent this priest, who was a "Knight of the Dawn" and a favored one of the Mother Earth, from harming others when he rebelled.

Under the vigilant gazes of the "Red Gloves" and the police, Father Utravsky slowly stood up, his mountain-like body almost obscuring the holy emblem and altar in front of him.

"Ok."

After a moment, he agreed in a low but calm tone.

In fact, I think even if we catch him, we will only put him in Chanis Gate, just like I told Emlyn, for protective custody. After all, Rune has no intention of going to war with Feynaport directly, and according to the old man, the goddess's condition is not that good... Leonard secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the other party cooperate so well, and nodded to the team members beside him, signaling them to take the man away.

Suddenly, the only female member of the team, Cindy with burgundy hair, glanced at Emlyn White, who was wearing a priest's robe and holding a broom, looking at the priest with a complicated expression, and asked in a low voice:
"Boss, do you want to take this priest away with us? I see there are only two of them in the church, so why not take them both for investigation and close the church for a while." Ah, that's a member of the Tarot Club, the actual whistleblower of this action... Leonard was stunned, and immediately found that he couldn't say these reasons. He cast his eyes on Mr. "Moon" and saw that he was also looking at him blankly.

“…Take it away.”

After a moment, he said helplessly.

Even if, according to his and old man Pales's speculation, the goddess knew about and acquiesced to his joining the Tarot Club, the Church of Night below did not know about this. Moreover, with Emlyn White's identity as a vampire, he was also one of the people being "protectively detained" in the current chaotic situation, not to mention that he was still wearing the priest's uniform of the Mother Earth.

I can only inconvenience Mr. Moon. At most I can give him some blood to drink every day, but it can only be cow's blood or sheep's blood...

Thinking half with gloating and half with helplessness, Leonard led the team out of the church first. Under the complicated gazes of the people around him, he stuffed the two "suspects" into a carriage with a police badge. He left the police to seal off the church, and prepared to leave in another carriage.

At this moment, a newsboy ran by in a hurry, holding a stack of newspapers that smelled of ink and seemed to have just been printed, and kept shouting:

"Extra, Extra! The battle situation in Wintershire has become tense, and Prince Covington is going to the battle himself!"

Covington Augustus, the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Loen?

Leonard slowed down his pace as he stepped onto the carriage, as if thinking about something.

(End of this chapter)