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The heavy stone door in front of Hobert opened, revealing a stone chamber composed of dark stones, appearing very solid.
There were no lights on the entire "Specter Empire" ship, but at Hobert's level, lights were unnecessary; even in absolute darkness, his spiritual perception could completely replace vision.
However, the stone chamber before him appeared pitch black, devoid of any light and seemingly a blind spot for his spirituality, where he could perceive nothing.
Southville explained, "These stones were specifically prepared to seal the corpse of an ancient death god. Besides the groove on the floor, His spirituality and the light containing the essence of death cannot penetrate the stone walls."
Hobert remembered that the walls of the room where the corpse of the ancient death god was discovered also seemed to be made of this kind of stone. Mr. Azik had reminded him that if the corpse of the ancient death god was stored in an ordinary room, certain seals must be put in place.
Without the seals, the walls and surrounding environment would likely undergo some corrosion and mutation.
Fortunately, the corpse of the ancient death god had always been sealed within the "Nation of Disorder," which saved a lot of trouble.
While thinking, he snapped his fingers, "tampering" with the molecular structure of some hydrogen in the air to make it more flammable.
As a result, after the snap, a flame the size of a light bulb appeared between Hobert and Southville, burning continuously.
Under the illumination of the flame, Hobert indeed saw a groove in the middle of the stone chamber, the bottom of which was wooden, the only mystical flaw in this stone chamber.
Hobert said to Southville, "Go prepare the corresponding magic circle, and I will bring the corpse of the ancient death god here."
Then he reminded, "Tell the crew not to approach this stone chamber, because I will bring the guardians of the ancient death god along with it.
"You should remember that it is a 'Ferryman'. Looking at it… oh, right, you can't die anyway."
Having the Black Hound spirit beast guard here still stemmed from Hobert's lack of trust in Southville and the others, to prevent the "Empire" from escaping his control.
Southville nodded, "I will warn the crew."
Although they couldn't die, the related abilities of the Death pathway would still cause them great pain.
Watching Southville leave, Hobert entered the stone chamber, used his "Distortion" ability to close the stone door, and then prayed to himself, entering the "Nation of Disorder."
Sitting on the "Iron Throne," Hobert answered his own prayer, opened the seal on the ancient death god, first throwing it into the real world, into the groove of the stone chamber.
Then, he allowed the pursuing Black Hound spirit beast to enter the real world.
…
Southville did not go to the relevant magic circle on the "Empire" ship, but instead came to the ship's command room.
Once the corpse of the ancient death god was in place, those magic circles would activate automatically, and the corresponding operations could be completed in the command room.
The command room was at the top of the ship, surrounded by large glass windows, allowing a view of the surroundings.
However, for over a thousand years, the scene they saw here was always the same: the unchanging sea in the mist, the sails forever hanging on the masts, without even a trace of breeze.
But they were still afraid of missing any possible breeze, so the sails were always open.
At this moment, the seven commanders besides Southville in the command room were all in position, all looking at Southville, their eyes seeming to ask: Can the "Empire" really move?
Today's surprises had overwhelmed them, and many still felt that everything happening at this moment was unreal.
Southville sat in the captain's seat, his gaze deep as he looked at the sea ahead.
Just at this moment, the "Empire" ship, which looked very old, suddenly emitted a white light, as if coated with a layer of silver paint.
Whoosh~
The sails billowed.
The sea was still so calm, but looking at the sails, it seemed as if a tornado was approaching from behind the ship.
Southville waved his hand tremblingly, "Ahead, speed 4!"
Wahhh~
Suddenly accelerating from standstill to the highest speed, everyone felt a strong sense of being pushed back, and some crew members even deliberately fell down, lying on the ground and laughing loudly.
More than a thousand years ago, the Underworld Emperor saw through the "Empire" ship's conspiracy, and this cursed giant ship had to leave port early during the battle between the Underworld Emperor and the Night Emperor.
At that time, the "Empire" ship could still move forward on the sea with the help of the sea breeze, and the Specter Empire often sent people to the vicinity of the "Empire" ship to study how to lift the curse.
When the Empire no longer sent people, but the Bayern Empire sent the "Alian" ship to pursue, they knew that something big must have happened in the Empire.
From that time on, they endured the torment of the curse while drifting on the sea.
What made them even more desperate was that one day a violent storm blew them here, and although the "Empire" ship got rid of the pursuers, it had been wandering in this sea area, as if it could never leave here.
Southville took a deep breath: "We can return to the sunlight."
…
Back in the stone chamber, Hobert felt that the corpse of the ancient death god seemed to have suddenly undergone some changes, and the pale white light around Him became more intense.
Hobert smiled: "I didn't expect this to be a 'fuel rod' before!"
He glanced at the Black Hound spirit beast next to him, took out a "Order Crystal," transformed it into the shape of a bracelet, and put it on its wrist, which was about the same thickness as a human's.
Hobert smiled and said, "Besides me, whoever opens the stone door, glare at them."
Because Hobert had Mr. Azik's mark, even if the Black Hound spirit beast came to the real world and had extremely strong attacking power in its eyes, it would not attack Hobert.
As for the "Order Crystal" bracelet, it was used by Hobert to monitor the state of the ancient death god's corpse and the state of the "Empire" ship.
In the "Nation of Disorder," the surrounding situation can be seen more clearly using the "Order Crystal."
Leaving the stone chamber, Southville was already waiting outside with a flattering expression. He asked, "Do you need me to transfer the captain's authority to you?"
The crystal key in Hobert's hand could obtain the captain's authority.
"No need," Hobert said, "You should still be the captain. I can't stay on the 'Empire' ship all the time."
With the double insurance of the Black Hound spirit beast and the "Order Crystal," Hobert was basically relieved.
Southville didn't say anything more, but led Hobert to the command room, seeing the "Empire" ship breaking through the thick fog and moving forward rapidly.
Hobert asked, "Can we return to the real world?"
"We can," Southville said. With a wave of his hand, a huge bronze door, engraved with complex mystical symbols, appeared in front of the "Empire" ship.
Clang~
The bronze door opened completely, and inside seemed to be countless terrifying monsters, emitting chilling gazes.
The "Empire" ship passed through the bronze door and arrived in the cold Underworld.
Hobert sat in the captain's seat: "Go to the Fog Sea first!"
"Yes!" Southville said respectfully.
After passing through another bronze door, the "Empire" ship arrived on the sea with a warm breeze. The eastern horizon was already bright, and a rising sun was slowly rising.
It was already morning.
The morning sun shone into the command room, and all the officers were attracted by this charming scene. Some shed turbid tears, and some looked at the sunlight in their hands, smiling like a curious child: "Sunlight! It's sunlight!"
The crew members who had been cheering had already gathered on the deck. Hobert roughly estimated that there were about five hundred people.
After everyone's excitement came to an end, Hobert said, "You guys wander around the Misty Sea for two days first, and wait for me to find you a suitable opportunity to appear."
…
Berserk Sea, Longtail Island, Tortuga Port.
Just a few days after leaving this port, "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina suddenly received an order from the Church to return to the port to investigate the situation of the mysterious warehouse at the dock here.
This information was still reported to the Church by Edwina. The "Golden Dream" openly established a base in Tortuga Port, responsible for collecting information and conducting some extraordinary transactions.
Yesterday, the people she left behind used "Secret Arts" to report a strange piece of information: at an inconspicuous warehouse on the dock, goods were constantly being transported into it every day, but that warehouse seemed to never be filled.
Not only that, but from that warehouse, carts of vegetables, grains, and various fruits were always being pulled out.
The Church suspected, is this some kind of long-lost "space magic"?
The Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom has always been keen on collecting this kind of "Secret Arts", so they attached great importance to it, and ordered Edwina to investigate.
Returning to this port again, it was much more prosperous than before. The cranes on the dock were constantly unloading goods, and the streets were bustling with pirates and adventurers everywhere.
Edwina's arrival once again attracted people's attention. Perhaps because the "Queen Mystic" had been here once last week, this time it only attracted everyone's attention, but it did not cause a sensation.
Edwina first went to the port's intelligence personnel to understand the situation, and then personally drank coffee in a coffee shop, staring at the warehouse on the dock.
As the intelligence personnel reported, the warehouse was not large, but about every half an hour, horses pulled four or five carts full of goods into it.
The horses were then led out, and about ten minutes later, the warehouse door opened again, and the port's coachman led the horses in again, pulling out two or three carts of goods.
The goods going in were completely different from the goods coming out!
Edwina also noticed that there were some people carrying luggage, like travelers, who followed the goods into the warehouse. Some were natives, and some were dressed in the Feysac style.
Without exception, they all showed their documents to the staff at the warehouse entrance when they went in.
Edwina took out a small monocle from her pocket. This monocle was a mystical item. When placed on the eye, it could clearly see the text on the documents presented by the travelers entering the warehouse.
They were all identification documents, either issued by Longtail Island or South Colson City.
This reminded Edwina of the "special pass" that Fors, Hobert's wife, had given her before.
She found the document from her bag and opened the first page, which clearly stated that she could use this document to enter non-confidential areas or units of Longtail Island and South Colson.
Edwina glanced in the direction of the warehouse: That should be a classified area, right?
She leaned back in her chair, thinking about how to conduct further investigation. Her first mate, Blue Wales, who came with her, smiled and said, "Captain, I remember Mrs. Fors was very friendly to us. Why not just ask her?"
"The reason she was friendly to us was because we were partners at that time."
The handsome second mate, "Bow Tie" Johanssen, appropriately revealed a mocking expression, not exaggerated but enough for Wales to see clearly.
He said, "But now, we are investigating their highly confidential information. Can she still be friendly to us?"
Wales tried hard to restrain himself, because he knew that as long as he showed a hint of anger, he would let this "Prometheus" succeed.
Edwina then said, "I think Mrs. Fors will definitely give us a simple explanation, but if we ask her, we won't be able to conduct further investigation."
After all, they had only conducted a few transactions with Tussock Harbor and lacked sufficient trust.
If their secret investigation was discovered, the cooperation between the two parties might be greatly cracked, which the church was unwilling to see.
"I'll try Mrs. Fors's certificate first."
Edwina said, "This is also equivalent to notifying the official Beyonders here that we are very interested in everything in that warehouse, so that they can be mentally prepared."
She knew that if she launched further investigation, she would definitely not be able to hide it from Hobert, so it would be better to be frank.
In this way, if the investigation process touched the other party's bottom line, the other party would definitely come forward to stop it, so everyone would have room to maneuver.
So a group of people came to the inconspicuous warehouse together, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the Beyonders and staff at the warehouse entrance.
The Beyonder captain on duty today came out to stop them in person: "Please show your documents."
Edwina handed him the black leather certificate Fors gave her. The official Beyonder opened it and confirmed that it was correct, then said: "Madam Edwards, please come in. The magic circle will be opened again in 9 minutes."
Edwina took back the certificate and was stunned for a second or two: This warehouse actually belongs to the "non-confidential" area?
But soon, she adjusted her mood and walked towards the inside of the warehouse.
However, her subordinates were stopped by the official Beyonders: "Sorry, everyone, you don't have the corresponding certificates and cannot pass."
Edwina turned her head and said, "You go to the cafe just now and wait for me."
The crew members were not very worried. After all, many ordinary people had entered the warehouse just now, so this investigation should be safe.
Of course, the most important thing is that the captain is going to complete the church's mission, not to meet with Hobert privately, so they are very relieved.
At this time, the second mate Johanssen asked the official Beyonder: "Where can we apply for the pass in our captain's hand?"
"This certificate cannot be applied for."
A staff member said: "This is a certificate given by the honorable Earl or Countess to the Beyonders of friendly forces."
The crew of the "Golden Dream" nodded, as if to say "I see".
Immediately afterwards, someone suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
At this time, Edwina in the warehouse saw the very simple structure inside. In the spacious warehouse, there was only a huge steel cover in the center.
There were three freight carriages parked on the steel cover, and the staff were fixing them, obviously the goods to be transported later!
Then the focus must be under the steel cover. Edwina quietly dipped the spiritual material in her pocket and wrote a few mystical symbols in her palm, then covered her eyes with her hand, so that her vision could see the scene below through the metal.
That's a somewhat unfamiliar magic circle!
A very extravagant magic circle paved with diamonds and crystals!
But there are several key places that are obviously covered by black things.
Edwina smiled: No wonder this is not a classified area.
Ordinary Beyonders simply cannot see the whole picture of the magic circle.
At this time, her spirituality was sensed, and her pupils gradually became deep and tended to be bronze.
She stared at the carriage for a while, and saw a blurred figure. Although she couldn't see the other person's face clearly, she could be sure that it was "Admiral of Stars"!
As the "Pirate admirals" of the two women, there was no serious conflict between them, and the previous meetings were fairly harmonious.
So Edwina didn't expose the other party.
She just said in her heart: It seems that the Moses Ascetic Order is also very interested in this magic circle.
At this time, the operator of the magic circle reminded Edwina to stand on the steel cover.
As the three carriages were fixed, several passengers prepared, the operator injected spirituality into the magic circle, and tall illusory doors rose from the ground around.
Edwina heard a illusory voice in her ear saying: "Teleportation array!"
She had also seen relevant records of the teleportation array. It is said that until the early Fourth Epoch, teleportation arrays were very common means of transportation, but they were basically lost by the end of the Fourth Epoch.
When passing through the illusory water film and arriving at Longtail Harbor, Edwina still felt a little like she was in another world: It was completely different from the feeling of "traveling", like passing through a colorful corridor.
Next, Edwina realized how high-level the certificate in her hand was. With the certificate in her hand, the Governor's Office would arrange a carriage for her to inspect Longtail Island or South Colson area, and the Municipal Government would also send people to explain.
So she sat in the carriage and listened to the explanation, learned about the land reform here, knew that the miners here only worked eight hours, had spacious brick houses, and after learning the Loen language, the Municipal Government would also arrange them to have blind dates with Loen women from Tussock Harbor.
The large number of factories under construction also surprised Edwina very much, but unfortunately there was no channel for opening up to absorb foreign investment, so there was no way to invest.
Unconsciously, she stayed on Longtail Island until the afternoon. When she returned to Longtail Harbor Wharf, Edwina looked at the native children running and playing in the distance and sighed: "This is not like a colony at all! It's more like an ideal country."
"Yes, it is full of fairness and justice, and it is a very special place."
A voice beside her said: "It's a pity that it is not open to the outside world. If everyone is familiar with it, intellectuals and idealists all over the world will definitely try their best to come here."
...
Hobert visited many magic circles on the "Empire" and returned to Backlund in the afternoon.
Before he had time to rest, Dophis reported two things.
The first was that Countess Georgette sent an invitation, inviting Hobert to enjoy a symphony concert tomorrow night.
Hobert knew that the person who sent the invitation was actually Princess Alice.
She had sent it once on Monday, but Hobert was a little busy at that time and had already refused once, so he agreed to this invitation and took the opportunity to find out about the current situation of the Sodela Palace.
In a blink of an eye, it was already the end of September. Hobert saw from the recent newspapers that the gunpowder smell between the Kingdom of Loen and the Republic of Intis was getting stronger and stronger. He believed that the Loen royal family was also actively preparing for war.
But I don't know if it's really as the newspapers say, that they have been transferring troops to the west, or is this just a smokescreen, and they are actually transferring troops to the Midseashire?
Hobert certainly knew that the Feysac Empire launched the surprise attack first, not Intis. Because he has the "God's perspective", but the Loen royal family does not.
So Hobert was very curious about which direction their power was concentrated in, and there might be something to gain from it.
The second thing Dophis reported was that Xio came to Hobert today, and left a note when he was not there.
Hobert returned to the study, opened the note and took a look. Xio wrote: I may need your help or the help of that mysterious existence recently.
Hobert was stunned: What trouble did Xio encounter? Did the people from the Aurora Order find her? Or did the nobles find her?
No matter who finds her, this favor must be helped. After all, this is all the trouble caused by some investigations conducted for Hobert.
So Hobert wrote a letter, the general content of which was: I have seen your note. Pray to the "Creator" if there is an emergency. If it is not urgent, come to the Earl's Mansion to find me.
After asking the messenger to send the letter out, Hobert rested for a while, and then went to the "Earl's Light" to learn about the business situation in the Republic of Intis and the acquisition of the Gas Company.
He had dinner at the "Earl's Light" and returned to the Earl's Mansion at more than nine o'clock in the evening.
He was just about to change into his pajamas when he suddenly heard a prayer from the "Nation of Disorder", it was Xio's voice!
Hobert waved his hand, using his "Distortion" ability to lock the door himself, and through "Tampering" with the surrounding spirituality, he built a "Wall of Spirituality," entering the "Nation of Disorder" at the fastest speed.
Sitting on the "Iron Throne," Hobert saw that Xio was at a pier, directing the "Creator" to a warehouse, saying that a friend of hers was inside and hoping the "Creator" could help her rescue her friend.
Hobert glanced at the warehouse and saw a figure quietly hiding at the top; it was the aura of a Witch.
Only then did he realize that the help Xio requested wasn't because she had encountered some trouble, but rather she was investigating the cause of her father's death and needed some assistance.
Hobert pondered for a moment, made some preparations, and immediately went to the dock area.
… …
In the dock area, inside a warehouse filled with many goods.
"Witch" Sherman sat on a dirty wooden crate, her body wrapped in fine and tough spider silk.
Standing in front of her was Trissy, a Witch whose facial features were individually beautiful, but even more exceptionally sweet when combined, resembling the lover that every boy fantasized about in their youth.
Opposite them stood Court Viscount Stratford, with a high hairline, a cold expression, and a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Heh heh, you're hunting me, but have you forgotten? There are also people hunting you."
As soon as he finished speaking, dense, invisible spider silk appeared around Trissy. Immediately, a large amount of black flames ignited around her, but they couldn't ignite the spider silk.
In the blink of an eye, Trissy, like Sherman, was "sealed" inside a transparent "cocoon."
At the vent on the roof of the warehouse, a figure was outlined. This was a lady whose exact age couldn't be discerned, wearing a simple, sacred white robe, pure and beautiful, with an indescribable charm.
Trissy seemed to use all her strength to shout a name: "Katarina Pelle!"
At this time, Viscount Stratford glanced at Sherman: "I must say, your gift is very good. Of course, this is also a clue to finding you!"
Sherman, who had been struggling just now, stopped all movements, her expression unprecedentedly dull.
"Love…" Trissy suddenly laughed, saying mockingly and self-deprecatingly.
Just then, the warehouse door was suddenly opened: "It's so lively here!"
A man wearing a black crystal mask came in: "Heh, so many Witches!"
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