Mystery: Lucky

"Church?" Anderson suddenly realized something and turned to look at Alice curiously, "Are you an angel from the Church of Night?"

Cattleya was not too surprised by this incident. Alice had once declared in a Tarot meeting that the goddess of the night was her favored one. According to her own words, she had also asked the goddess of the night to transform back into the form of a mythical creature... In any case, it should be true that she has a close relationship with the goddess of the night.

In fact, Cattleya had wondered about this question when she learned that Gehrman's purpose in coming to the Sea of ​​Ruins was to find mermaids.

She knew about the Church of Night keeping mermaids in captivity, but considering the outrageous request Alice had made when she last saw the Goddess of Night, Cattleya did not ask her doubts.

Maybe Miss Destiny is feeling guilty?

When this person was Alice, this reason that should have been extremely far-fetched instantly became reasonable. Cattleya kept this guess until just now, Gehrman Sparrow's words before leaving revealed the truth.

Alice didn't know that the Church of the Night kept mermaids in captivity, which seemed strange to Cattleya.

If it were anyone else, Cattleya might guess that the goddess of the night was hiding something, but facing Alice, Cattleya would only feel that Alice didn't care about this.

Therefore, since Gehrman Sparrow didn't mention it, she probably didn't ask...

So, why didn’t Gehrman Sparrow mention it?

Such doubts arose in Cattleya's mind, but she did not ask out loud. She just looked at Alice, waiting for her to answer Anderson's question.

"Actually, it can't be calculated..." Alice thought for a while and replied, "The church won't pay me a salary? It doesn't seem right. The church hasn't paid me the pension before, and it doesn't pay me a salary now... It's in arrears. Which is more, the salary added up or the pension?”

Alice blinked and looked away from Klein, who was gradually moving away. She looked at Anderson, whose eyes were becoming increasingly frightened, and asked doubtfully:

"What’s wrong with you?"

Although this passage was bizarre, it revealed a lot of information. Cattleya, who had long been used to it, calmly analyzed that Alice might have been a nighthawk before.

Anderson didn't answer Alice's question. He looked at Alice up and down and asked doubtfully:

“Why do you look so short of money?

"However, the church's pension should be linked to the level of the Beyonder. You... uh, why do you think you can receive the pension? Are you still alive..."

"..." Cattleya was mentally prepared for Alice to give a shocking answer.

Unexpectedly, Alice's answer was quite normal, mainly because she did not explain why she felt she could receive a pension:

"Sequence 7, I was Sequence 7 at the time."

"Ah?" Anderson was confused for a moment, "How long ago was that...?"

"It wasn't long," Alice thought back, "that's what happened a few months ago..."

...?

Anderson stopped where he was, maintaining a shocked expression for a few seconds before the memory slowly revived in his brain.

Oh, she said that she became an angel after accidentally swallowing a "0" level sealed object...

Anderson looked at Alice in a daze and asked tentatively:

"When you swallowed that '0' level sealed object by mistake, what sequence was it in?"

"Sequence 5." Alice answered without hesitation.

It took several months to go from Sequence 7 to Sequence 5... It was very fast, very fast, but Sequence 5 accidentally swallowed a "0" level sealed object...?

Anderson, who originally thought Alice was not normal, began to look at Alice with pity.

After receiving Anderson's look, Alice jumped up angrily from where she was, stared at him and asked:

"What's that expression on your face!"

"No, it's nothing." Anderson looked away.

Alice stared at him, gritted her teeth, and said to him through gritted teeth:

"Now it's quadruple bad luck!"

Faced with Alice's threat, Anderson obviously did not realize the seriousness of the matter. His only sense was that he did not say words full of concern such as "Have you not eaten?", but just gave Alice a look that he thought was handsome. smiling face.

Alice sneered in response to the smile, and then turned her attention to Klein.

Klein took the magic potion amidst the mermaid's singing and returned to the Future in a small boat. Alice watched in surprise as he smoothly stepped on a rope as thick as a thumb and stepped onto the deck of the Future.

...?

"Have you ever considered not being an adventurer and working in a circus?" Alice asked sincerely, "or forming a circus of your own..."

Klein looked at Alice expressionlessly. Alice closed her mouth under his gaze, covered her mouth and stepped aside.

Anderson was next on the stage. He glanced at Alice in amazement, and then started his performance:

"It turns out that you are looking for the mermaid for ritual needs, not to obtain the corresponding materials."

"That's very clear." Klein responded briefly.

Anderson shrugged his shoulders and said:

"No, not sure.

"Normal people would guess that mermaid is the material you need, because it is not worthy of the Sequence 4 ritual, but who knows, the pirate general-level adventurer Gehrman Sparrow only has Sequence 6."

Only... Alice glanced at Anderson, who also only had Sequence 5, and encouraged Klein:

"Quick, beat him!"

Klein, who originally had the urge to manipulate Anderson's spiritual body thread, immediately resisted the urge, turned around and walked towards the cabin, ignoring the two of them.

After achieving its original purpose, the "Future" began its return journey.

Although Alice told Klein that she could isolate Bernadette's surveillance, Klein still refused to discuss things with her on the "Future", which made Alice idle again.

After walking around on the deck, Alice suddenly had a good idea - she could fish.

Fishing rods and fishing nets were not hard to find on a pirate ship. Alice hesitated for a moment and selected Frank Lee among several acquaintances.

"Do you know where there is a fishing rod?" Alice asked him, "I, I want to go fishing..."

"Fishing?" Frank Lee was stunned for a moment, then enthusiastically led Alice to find the fishing rod, "I have it right here! I was just trying to study the fish here..."

Alice found the fishing rod and fishing net under the leadership of Frankli. As soon as she stepped onto the deck with the fishing rod, darkness swept the entire "Future".

Alice silently retreated to the cabin and went back to sleep.

Dreams were also a boring place, and Alice quickly remembered the last time she fell asleep in a dream, and seriously considered whether to sleep again.

Before Alice could make a decision, she felt a force pulling her vaguely, as if asking her if she wanted to go somewhere.

With nothing to do, Alice decided to go and have a look.

When she opened her eyes again, Alice found herself at the top of a spiral staircase, with both Bernadette and Klein standing below.

On the contrary, this was a bit too high. The condescending posture made Alice feel that it was a huge challenge to her cervical spine. She thought about it, walked downwards, and stopped when she was still a few squares away from Bernadette. Sitting on the steps, Bernadette looked down and asked:

"You have something to do with me?"

After a pause, Alice suddenly remembered Bernadette's question at the end of the last dream, patted her head and asked:

"You want my sacrifice?"

"Yes." Bernadette admitted this.

Alice looked at Klein and noticed this, Bernadette explained:

"He suggested I ask you directly."

Alice looked at Klein expressionlessly. After a few seconds, Klein turned to Bernadette and said:

"Madam, I will convey the complete ceremony process to you later."

The matter should have ended here, so Alice glanced at Klein and asked Bernadette curiously:

"So... what does the Fool say? Has he agreed to trade with you?"

"...I haven't asked yet." Bernadette paused and replied.

She hasn't given up on trying to save the country from me? Well, it seems normal. After all, in the minds of normal people, it is much harder to impress a true god than an angel. No one would have thought that The Fool only has Sequence 6... No, it is Sequence 5 now.

Alice glanced at Mr. Fool in Sequence 5 and fell into silence with them.

This was a rather embarrassing scene. After a while, the first person who couldn't help it was Bernadette:

"Is there anything else you want to know about this dream or this sea area?"

Don't give up the opportunity to have sex for free... Alice rolled her eyes and asked her first question:

"Are you protecting Heath Doyle?"

Bernadette nodded and explained:

"Cattleya once gave Heath Doyle a sealed object, which allowed him to hear only very close sounds.

"Under normal circumstances, it would be enough to help Heath Doyle avoid some dangerous sounds, but the whispers in this sea area come from the 'True Creator'..."

There was no need for Bernadette to continue speaking, Alice understood everything easily.

In addition to this and the previous question that Bernadette couldn't answer, Alice realized that she didn't have anything specific to know. She tilted her head and asked a question that she thought no one could possibly know the answer to:

"Do you know how to get to the 'Land Abandoned by Gods'?"

Bernadette paused and said to Alice:

"It is rumored that the road leading to the 'Land Abandoned by the Gods' is hidden on the opposite mountain peak, hidden in the projection of the 'Giant King's Court'."

"You really know!" Alice looked at Bernadette in shock, "What should I do if I want to go in?"

Bernadette glanced at Alice and directly answered her question without asking her why she wanted to enter the 'Land Abandoned by Gods':

"I don't know the answer.

"The Seven Gods may know the answer. In addition...there is a dream of a saint from the Aurora Society."

Alice was stunned for a moment, and then quickly remembered the two-meter-five-meter "Black Saint" Leo Master, and she asked tentatively:

"...'Black Saint' Leo Master?"

"Yes." Bernadette nodded, but Alice couldn't see her emotion.

Alice swallowed and suddenly remembered the luminous robe, the robe she named "Apollo".

...Isn’t it?

——As we all know, in the "Land Abandoned by Gods", there is great danger hidden in the lightless darkness.

Of course, Alice believes that most of those dangers are nothing to her. There should be only two existences in the "Land Abandoned by Gods" that can truly pose a threat to her, one is Amon, and the other is... ...the power that summoned her.

Just like now, Alice suddenly had a premonition. She stood up, walked down the steps slowly, looked out the window and murmured:

"I suddenly feel that I may not be able to go back."

There seemed to be some bad hints hidden in these words. Bernadette and Klein looked at Alice in surprise.

Facing the worry that Klein could hardly hide, Alice was silent for a moment and said in a shocked voice:

"I don't mean that I'm going to die!

"I mean, I think I'm likely to go to the 'Forsaken Land of God'!"

Klein retracted his gaze.

The scene fell silent again. Bernadette thought for a while and began to act as a tour guide:

"This dream world is not vast. There are only two parts. One is the projection of the Giant King's Court on the opposite mountain, and the other is the black monastery here.

"The black monastery here doesn't look big, but every building and every floor of the house represents a different place in this sea area. Behind every door may be a dream of a living being.

Is that so... Alice began to look at this dream of someone unknown.

Is that so... Klein glanced at the handrail of the stairs and found that the sculptures on it were mainly human heads. They looked gorgeous at first glance, but they were creepy at a closer look, so he asked casually:

"Whose dream does this staircase belong to?"

As a qualified tour guide, Bernadette answered the tourist's question without hesitation:

"An undead from the Spirit Cult, he came here to find the traces of the past death god, which is one of the necessary elements for the artificial death god, but he lost control in his delirium and wandered forever in an underwater ruins, turning every adventurer who dared to enter into his zombie. "

So... Alice nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly realized something.

The goddess, the Earth Mother, the real creator... No, this should be the ancient sun god of the past, the creator believed in by the Silver City, and then there is Storm, and maybe me, and now there is another death god...

More and more gods are participating in the war... And so far, it seems that only the goddess has not died or has died among these gods... Well, if Storm is the Lord of Storms, He has never died.

In fact, the death of the Earth Mother is just a rumor, there is no evidence... Huh, this doesn't sound like a flag, fortunately...

Alice breathed a sigh of relief.

The tour guide Bernadette glanced at the two of them and walked towards the corridor. Alice hesitated and followed. (End of this chapter)