Chapter 534: True

Among the countries of the Northern Continent, only the "Lord of Storms" of Loen has authority over the ocean, but sailors, sea merchants, and adventurers who believe in other gods all have the need not to encounter shipwrecks, not to suffer extreme weather, and to pray for corresponding protection. Thus, some compromise or special situations appeared:

Some churches erected subordinate gods or angels and saints with abilities in storms and oceans for believers with corresponding needs to pray to, such as the "Sea God" of the "Fool" Church;

Some churches tacitly allowed that part of the believers to shallowly believe in the "Lord of Storms" concurrently;

Some churches turned a blind eye to the native folk-like beliefs of ports and islands, allowing them to hold specific rituals, just not sending clergy to preside over them.

The prayer-to-the-sea ceremony in Sear Port of the Feynapotter Kingdom belonged to this last situation. The corresponding folk customs were said to be traceable to the Fourth Epoch. It was held once every year, and the scale was controlled by the "Mother Earth" Church, not large, only radiating this one port, and not publicized to the outside world.

That is to say, if you were not a local of Sear Port, not a merchant, adventurer, or pirate who often operated along the Fog Sea coast, almost no one knew there was such a prayer-to-the-sea ceremony.

After Lumian obtained the corresponding information, he preliminarily judged that one of the "Bard" and "Saitama," the core members of "April Fool's" who played pranks at the prayer-to-the-sea ceremony last year, was either a local of Sear Port or that kind of person active at sea.

Combined with the fact that the "Bard's" "Roselle Great Emperor's Secret Record" was specially handed over to underground book merchants in Trier for publication, Lumian was more inclined to believe that "Saitama" was the one who first proposed to make trouble at the prayer-to-the-sea ceremony in Sear Port.

—Although "Roselle Great Emperor's Secret Record" sounded more suitable for sale in Intis, if the "Bard" lived in the Feynapotter Kingdom for a long time, then considering his own safety and secrecy, publishing under a pseudonym in the Feynapotter Kingdom first, and then selling it to Intis through illegal channels, was a better choice, otherwise it would be easy to be targeted by the secret police of Intis.

I don't know how many Beyonders despised ordinary police and investigators, were noticed by them, and were arrested by official Beyonders who came after hearing the news.

Hearing that Bartner and his female companion wanted to witness the prayer-to-the-sea ceremony in Sear Port, Lumian waved his hand with a smile:

"Me too!"

He retracted his body from the window, and didn't write the letter about his encounters over the past two days and the disposal of Burman's "legacy" until nearly noon.

After folding the letter paper and wrapping them with that fake treasure map, Lumian summoned the Xiazu Rabbit again.

This rabbit-shaped Spirit Realm creature still wore those gold-rimmed glasses, and even had a small, blurry half-high silk top hat.

Lumian stared silently for a few seconds, and handed the things that needed to be sent to Franca and Jenna to it.

"Thanks." He said politely.

This was politeness!

"You're welcome." The Xiazu Rabbit took off the half-high silk top hat and bowed slightly.

The corners of Lumian's mouth twitched slightly, watching this mutated "Knowledge Rabbit" disappear into the room.

He was really worried that this rabbit would pull a gun on the letter sender one day if it disagreed.

Next time, he must warn Jenna not to feed the Xiazu Rabbit such dangerous knowledge!

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Trier, Memorial Hall District, 9 Orosai Street, Apartment 702.

Franca looked at the Xiazu Rabbit wearing a half-high top hat and gold-rimmed glasses, and couldn't help but lean into Jenna's ear and whisper:

"Is it too dangerous to let it read the Great Adventurer series of novels?"

Jenna smiled lightly:

"Don't you think such a Xiazu Rabbit is very cute?

"Moreover, messengers will also encounter danger. If it reads more Gehrman Sparrow, it might become a little stronger."

Franca just mentioned it casually, and turned it aside in a moment, unfolding the fake treasure map and letter, reading it seriously:

"Wow, Lumian's efficiency is really high. He said he wanted to punish Burman's sins, and completed the hunt in less than twelve hours!

"The Beyonder characteristic didn't form a sealed artifact with mixed abilities, but precipitated separately and combined respectively... Because Burman no longer had that madness and paranoia before he died? His emotions became peaceful?

"Hehe, if we encounter similar cases in the future, there's no need to notify '007' so quickly. Wait a bit, and Lumian might solve it himself. Everything is as usual, the world is peaceful, and then '007' won't be able to blame me for always bringing him trouble."

She had already told Jenna that her collaborator's code name in the official organization was "007."

"So fast? The 'Devil Warlock' isn't weak..." Jenna couldn't believe it.

That was a criminal with a bounty of 600,000 Felkins! All the Felkins she had seen so far didn't add up to that much!

And Lumian's bounty was less than 100,000.

Franca curled her lips and said:

"Think about the things he experienced in Trier, think about the things and abilities on him, it's simply overpowered, okay?

"If he is released, for Beyonders without anything special, it can be said to be a dimensional strike. He won't be much worse than the vast majority of Sequence 5s!"

Jenna recalled the scenes when she and Lumian experienced danger together, and nodded slowly:

"What is a dimensional strike?"

Franca was stunned for a moment, and it took several seconds before she said:

"Similar to adults bullying children, demigods bullying middle-to-low sequence Beyonders.

"Moreover, think about it, that kind of half-mad Beyonder like the 'Devil Warlock,' whether it's spirit, psychology, emotions, or body, all have big problems, and is completely countered by Lumian's 'Movement of Hatred.' Fighting him only requires guarding against the peculiar abilities fused together and not stimulating him into a monster. Lumian has experience, so he definitely won't be careless."

"Hearing you say that, why do I feel that killing the 'Devil Warlock' isn't too difficult?" Jenna muttered in a low voice.

"You can't say it like that. It can only be said that forcibly switching pathways indeed makes one very strong and dangerous, but there are also big shortcomings and many problems, making it easy to be targeted." Franca corrected Jenna's incorrect viewpoint while reading Lumian's letter.

After reading it, she exclaimed with great interest:

"Lumian is really generous, actually donating all the bounty and spoils to establish a charity fund.

"Hey, actually I can understand his thoughts..."

Up to now, she was still secretly funding the relatives of the body's original owner.

While speaking, Franca and Jenna each did a "Magic Mirror Divination."

The answers they got were very consistent:

That map is real!

"Whether it's Burman or that undead islander Harrison, they both admit that a part of this map is fake, unable to help adventurers reach the resurrection island, and even encountering great danger on the way... Where is the fake part?" Franca cast her gaze on that treasure map and fell into deep thought.

On the map, the place marked as the resurrection island was located in the depths of the Fog Sea, and even Aroca, the westernmost colonial island of the Intis Republic, was still very far from it.

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"Can't distinguish the fake part?" Lumian shook his head after receiving the reply, and continued to read the Spirit Realm creature data in his hand.

He was looking to see if there was an introduction to the "Arden" evil spirit summoned by Burman from the depths of death.

Flipping through the data until evening, Lumian filled his stomach in the room, took the golden straw hat he had been very fond of recently, went down to the deck level, and entered the bar.

At this time, the "Flying Bird" was far away from Falingang, and Bartner and his female companion were sitting at the bar as expected, chatting enthusiastically with the surrounding passengers about the death of the "Devil Warlock" Burman.

"We don't know which adventurer did it either. If it hadn't been announced by the authorities, we wouldn't have known Burman was killed. In the adventurer circle of the entire Falingang, not a single person knew the news in advance!" Bartner held the strong liquor and said excitedly, "Falingang actually hid such a powerful adventurer! Sure enough, we cannot be arrogant, cannot be conceited. Perhaps the homeless person sitting on the side of the road is a powerful figure!"

Speaking of this, he saw Lumian squeezing over, whistled and said:

"You live in a first-class cabin? You're actually so rich?"

"Not considered rich." Lumian sat on the high stool with a smile, "I just feel that once at sea, you might encounter accidents at any time, might be killed by pirates at any time, so why not treat yourself as well as possible? If a person dies, what is the significance of saving more money? Since I've become an adventurer, I must live every day wantonly, because I don't know if there will be a tomorrow."

"'Since I've become an adventurer, I must live every day wantonly, because I don't know if there will be a tomorrow'..." The female adventurer beside Bartner repeated Lumian's last sentence in a low voice, seemingly touched.

Bartner drank a mouthful of strong liquor and laughed:

"But the premise is to have some savings, otherwise you'll be hungry tomorrow after living wantonly today.

"Oh, 600,000 Felkins, I don't know which adventurer got Burman's 600,000 Felkins, and those items on him..."

Bartner showed a yearning and envious expression.

Lumian picked up the absinthe he had just ordered and took a light sip.

Amidst the fragrance, a faint bitterness echoed.

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For the next few days, the "Flying Bird" sailed peacefully toward the Feynapotter Kingdom.

Regarding this, Philip, the safety supervisor, actually had a sense of unreality.

Has the bad luck passed?

Has the big trouble disembarked?

Was the death of the "Devil Warlock" Burman because the big trouble entered Falingang?

Seeing that Sear Port would be reached in another day, Philip saw his subordinate bring a telegram.

"Boss, it's from your comrade-in-arms in Falingang." The subordinate handed the folded telegram to Philip.

What happened in Falingang that needed to notify me? Did the big trouble cause trouble in Falingang and track it to the "Flying Bird"? Philip unfolded the telegram suspiciously and scanned the content on it:

"The adventurer who hunted the 'Devil Warlock' Burman is suspected to be on your ship.

"His name is Louis Berry."

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"What is happening in Falingang that requires notifying me? Did the big trouble cause an incident in Falingang and trace it back to the 'Flying Bird'?" Philip unfolded the telegram in confusion and scanned its contents:

"The adventurer who hunted the 'Devil Wizard' Burman is suspected to be on your ship.

"His name is Louis Berry."

(End of chapter)