Chapter 302: You Talk Too Much

Above the gray mist, within that vast ancient palace.

Ke Lai En set down the strange crown in his hands, leaned back into the high‑backed chair behind him, and muttered aloud with a complex expression:

"Is this the battlefield of the half‑human, half‑god tier? It can easily cover the area of an entire city; if that Sea King doesn't force the battlefield to shift, the whole Bayam could be razed to the ground."

"Perhaps that's because they all excel at frontal combat and possess routes of great destructive power."

"Even Al, who only employed the Reader's Path extraordinary ability, displayed terrifying destructive power. Knowledge is power; he must have mastered the knowledge of the Sun‑Measuring Path's extraordinary domain."

"However, the strongest aspect of the seers is likely their foresight, combined with the information‑gathering and reasoning abilities the previous Sequence provided; the battle's direction and tempo are always under their control."

Leaning in the high‑backed chair, Ke Lai En gradually curled his lips:

"My performance just now wasn't bad; using this gray mist and the Conqueror's traits, I helped that Sea King repel a Rose School angel."

"That Rose School angel will probably think the Storm Lord favored that Sea King; although the Storm Church knows something's off, they'll only investigate covertly."

After confirming nothing was amiss, he spread a spiritual aura around himself, simulated the sensation of falling, and left the space above the gray mist.

Dock district, inside the Azure Breeze Inn.

Lei Kedun's figure quickly materialized on the room's sofa.

He casually scooped the startled Tu Ba Ge, awakened by the outside battle's commotion, onto his lap, trampling the soft, plump rabbit.

"Did you get fatter again?"

Lei Kedun felt the weight on his leg was a few pounds heavier than when he was in Beikeland.

"No, I've actually starved thin!"

Tu Ba Ge shook his head and retorted loudly.

Daniz, who had been staring dreamily toward the sea, snapped to attention and turned his head toward the sofa behind him.

Somewhere, a silhouette had appeared at an unknown time, cradling the chubby rabbit and teasing it.

I hadn't even noticed when he showed up—I'm a hunter, after all!

Daniz let out a silent gasp, then cleared his throat and, with a slightly ingratiating tone, asked:

"Um, how should I address you? When will our captain reach the Rosside Archipelago's waters?"

"Al Tains."

As for your captain, two or three days should get her to these waters, but she won't approach; the Storm Church is now a powder keg—any spark will set it off!

Lei Kedun glanced at Daniz, now reduced to Ke Lai En's servant, and answered his question offhand.

Then, recalling something, he slightly raised an eyebrow and added:

"Actually, you don't need to rush back to the Golden Dream; you'll keep working for Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo afterward."

"No way, dog. Let me work for that lunatic Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo? Unless I—"

Creak—

The sound of a door being pulled open rang out; Daniz turned stiffly and saw Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo push the door open and step out, giving him a cold glance.

Daniz forced his rigid expression into a strange grin:

"Hahaha! Only if I can't get by on the Golden Dream would I consider following Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo."

That's impossible; if I followed that lunatic Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo, he might wake up one day and find himself short of cash, then simply send me off to be liquidated. Daniz wore an ingratiating smile while silently cursing himself in his mind.

Ke Lai En gave Daniz a cold glance, indifferent to whether his words were true, and said in an icy tone:

"You're too weak."

Daniz's expression froze again; the words "You're too weak" kept echoing in his mind:

You're too weak! Too weak!

Crap! I'm the Fourth Helmsman on the Golden Dream, a pirate worth 3,000 pounds!

He swept the room with an irritated gaze, only to sadly realize he was probably the weakest here. I can't even beat a single rabbit.

Ke Lai En ignored Daniz's inner thoughts, kept up Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo's persona, casually grabbed a chair and sat down, then looked at Lei Kedun and asked:

"Who is that?"

Because Daniz was nearby, he didn't elaborate, but he didn't mind; it didn't affect their conversation.

Lei Kedun leaned on the sofa, kneading Tu Ba Ge's soft ears, and said:

"'Divine Scion' Si E A, the current leader of the Rose School, the Angel of Sequence One, is the teacher of the Silent One Mai Ha Mu Si; he is the 'Son of God' born 922 years ago."

"Son of God?" Ke Lai En asked, puzzled.

Lei Kedun gave a slight nod and said:

"The Bound God worshipped by the Rose School, a child born while hanging from a tree."

The Bound God was hanging on a tree? And gave birth to a child? Deities have no gender, so them having offspring isn't surprising; the Ancient Sun God even has two children!

However, that Bound God who was hanging on a tree and bearing a child probably didn't do so voluntarily; was he influenced by some hidden entity or true god? Is this the cause of the Rose School's split?

Lei Kedun, still leaning on the sofa, didn't interrupt Ke Lai En's contemplation.

When the other finally came to his senses, he continued:

"The Rose School matter is temporarily settled, though it's a pity the Sea King couldn't keep Mai Ha Mu Si."

"You didn't really intend to kill him."

Ke Lai En kept Ge Er Man·Si Pa Luo's persona, speaking in a very concise manner.

Lei Kedun turned his head, glanced at the night outside, then lifted the corner of his mouth and said:

"My goal this time is to clear the Golden Dream of suspicion in the Rose School's eyes, sending them after the Undying King."

"Moreover, when three fight, they're always constrained, constantly watching the other side, never able to give their full strength."

"The Rose School's saint thought the same."

So he was almost sent away by you and the Storm Church's Sea King together; Ke Lai En kept his persona and didn't utter the following sentence.

Performing in front of acquaintances is truly exhausting!

Ke Lai En let out a slightly helpless sigh in his heart.

I will stay in Baiyamu for a while; if you want to find me, you can let it show the way.

Lei Ke Dun lifted the Tu Ba Ge in his hand slightly and said casually.

Hmm.

Although Ke Lai En was curious, but in order to maintain Ge'erman·Siparulo's persona, he could only respond in a flat tone.

Lei Ke Dun placed the Tu Ba Ge to one side, and his figure quickly faded away.

Tu Ba Ge stretched out its paw and patted its own kneaded ears, then flopped back onto the spot where it had been sleeping, yawned, and continued to catch up on sleep.

Don't you want to follow him? Ke Lai En asked in a flat tone.

Tu Ba Ge closed its eyes, shook its head, and said:

Annoying spirit world traversal.

I need to finish digesting the Harvest Priest's magic potion before returning!

Harvest Priest? It doesn't sound like a name that could be used for role-playing at sea at all. Ke Lai En muttered in his heart, glanced at the peacefully sleeping Tu Ba Ge, and didn't continue to ask further.

He got up, took a blanket from the armchair by the window, casually draped it over Tu Ba Ge's body, then turned and walked toward his own room.

Um, what should we do next?

Daniz gave a light cough and asked hesitantly.

Today's events were a bit too stimulating for him—from being chased by 'Steel' in the evening to being counter-killed, that was still within acceptable bounds, but the subsequent involvement of demigods and even angels in the battle made it feel, to him, as if the legends had suddenly become reality.

Today's events, I could brag about them with the 'Shuitong' gang for a year!

Resourceful and brave me, under the ambush of 'Steel', escaped from predicament, and set an ambush during the pursuit, directly counter-killing that pirate who was literally 6000 pounds. That night, I witnessed a terrifying battle involving multiple demigods and angels that affected the entire Baiyamu, and I was also a peripheral figure in that battle.

Ke Lai En coldly glanced at the daydreaming Daniz and spoke in a flat tone.

You are free.

Ah? Daniz froze for a moment, then realized that he had already been free when he disembarked, but because of 'Steel's ambush, he had ended up back by the other's side.

Daniz's eyes darted around; he quickly sorted out his situation, then forced a slightly appeasing smile and said:

Um, I think we'd better stay together for now; it's safer. Baiyamu just had such a big incident, and the Storm Church will definitely conduct a strict investigation next.

And as a pirate who has long roamed the seas, the fourth mate of the Golden Dream, with my knowledge of this city plus your skills, we can easily avoid this inspection.

"You're saying too much." Ke Lai En replied blankly.

Daniz's words got stuck mid-sentence; he couldn't tell for a moment whether Ge'erman·Siparulo thought he was talking too much or that his explanation just now was too much.

(End of chapter)