Chapter 563

Lato Giallo tried to keep his mouth tightly shut, but he did not succeed.

He struggled for a long time before making an answer:

"He is the most powerful one among us. Before becoming a committee member of the Fishermen's Guild, he had boarded the sea sacrifice ship eleven times as a deputy assistant celebrant, obtaining a large number of bestowals and establishing a certain stable connection with the sea."

"He can fly. If he is not afraid of a large loss of life, he can temporarily replace the 'Viceroy of the Sea' to control this sea area. He also has other special abilities, but he rarely shows them, and we are not very clear about them either. The only thing that is certain is that the failure of last year's Sea Prayer Ceremony caused his power to show a clear decline."

Lato paused, and uncontrollably "shared":

"We are first of all astronomers, skilled at observing the changes of the stars and calculating the laws within them."

"You should know that the date of the Sea Prayer Ceremony is not fixed every year; any day in the first week of November is possible because, to enter that special area capable of communicating with the sea, the stars need to be in specific positions to open the corresponding passage."

"The dates on which similar astronomical phenomena appear are different every year and must be obtained in advance by astronomers who have mastered sufficient knowledge through observation and calculation."

The committee members of the Fishermen's Guild are composed of astronomers? This sounds a bit ridiculous and absurd... Lumian did not interrupt Lato Giallo's narration.

This self-proclaimed astronomer continued:

"Secondly, we are humans who worship the sea and the starry sky. We can obtain revelations and guidance of fate from the changes in tides, the waves of the sea, and the trajectories of the stars, thereby avoiding danger and not making wrong choices. Many times, we call this revelation and guidance the 'Language of the Stars'."

"Language of the Stars"... sounds very dangerous. How do you know it isn't dangerous things similar to Termiboros or Ludwig blinking at you? Lumian suppressed the urge to shake his head and sigh.

"Thirdly, we are descendants of the sea and the starry sky, and also the clergy who sacrifice to them."

"We can manipulate the power of the earth, letting the target be completely stuck and unable to move, or float up;"

"We can emit rays from the starry sky, letting the enemy's body structure suffer damage and become weak. Afterward, if there is no corresponding extraordinary ability to treat it, they will die irreversibly and with extreme pain;"

"We can also create the effect of a powerful magnet, and this, combined with the power of the earth, can construct a half-true, half-false illusion, which we call the 'Void Starry Sky'." Lato's expression gradually became tinged with a bit of fanaticism.

Understood from the perspective of mysticism, the extraordinary traits possessed by the "Children of the Sea" involve the earth and the starry sky, and according to the knowledge Aurora taught, it is gravity, radiation, and electromagnetism? And because of gravity and electromagnetism, they also possess a bit of ability in illusion and space? Hey, you are "Children of the Sea," not "Children of the Stars," why haven't I seen much power related to the ocean... Lumian leaned Lato Giallo's words toward familiar knowledge to understand them, while slandering him in his heart.

After Lato caught his breath, he said:

"We are also the pilots of the sea and the starry sky. We can find the correct path under any circumstances based on the performance of the sea and the guidance of the stars, and we can use this power to help others."

"Without our guidance, even on the correct date, ships cannot enter that special sea area. This is also the reason why Norfi must return to Santa Port before setting off. Although she knew the coordinates and route of the sea sacrifice land from her mother, if she didn't set off from Santa Port, she would never arrive."

"Those kin who came to land from the seabed also relied on our abilities in this regard to break through the mist, whirlpools, and storms, not losing their course and not being swallowed by the darkness."

Pilots... Lumian suddenly remembered the group of strange fish that could manipulate waves—"Alien Sailfish"—that he encountered when taking the "Flying Bird."

They are also called "Death Pilots"!

"Have you heard of the strange fish called 'Death Pilots'?" Lumian interrupted Lato Giallo's narration.

Lato hesitated for a moment and said:

"I know. They are also kin of the sea. We all suspect that they are what the 'Viceroy of the Sea' who returned to the sea turned into."

Turned into by the "Viceroy of the Sea"? Lumian raised an eyebrow.

Lato swallowed his saliva and said:

"They should still be combining with the sea, so there will be offspring born, but their power is not as good as theirs."

"Previously, they only operated in that sea area. In recent years, for some reason, they occasionally swim out and come back. After the failure of last year's Sea Prayer Ceremony, this situation has become more frequent."

The failure of the ritual actually made the "Death Pilots" go out more frequently? Those "Death Pilots" led the ship's sailors to that special sea area? Were they all eventually swallowed by the "sea"? Many questions flashed through Lumian's mind, but he knew this was something Lato Giallo couldn't answer.

Lato returned to the "main topic":

"We can also manipulate waves and influence tides to a certain extent, but none of it compares to Juan Oro, and even less to the 'Viceroy of the Sea'."

This is finally a bit of a performance of "Children of the Sea," so you think you can bury me relatively easily in the sea? After Lumian asked a few more details, he put down his right foot that was resting on his left knee and slowly stood up.

He nodded at the "Knight of Swords" in Lato's eyes, then said to Lato Giallo:

"The last request: release Norfi and Bartner."

After speaking, Lumian walked toward the window of the bedroom.

At the same time, the "Knight of Swords" possessing Lato Giallo disappeared, and that committee member of the Fishermen's Guild regained control of his own body.

He looked at Lumian's back, both confused and fearful, and said uncontrollably:

"I thought you would kill me after asking for the intelligence..."

Otherwise, wouldn't it leak the secret that you still have many helpers in the dark, with some force hiding behind you, and leak the special nature of your helpers?

Lumian did not look back and continued to move forward.

On the way, he pressed the golden straw hat on his head, smiled, and said:

"For you, this might be very important, but to me, it is not."

Lato Giallo was just about to say something more when he saw the body of the great adventurer Louis Berry suddenly turn black and thin, turning into a shadow and disappearing into the place where the crimson moonlight could not reach.

After gazing at that darkness for a while, Lato tugged at the collar of his nightgown, turned, and left the master bedroom, personally heading to the basement to release Norfi and Bartner.

Opposite the building where his family lived, under a row of lush green street trees.

Lumian leaned leisurely against a black gas street lamp pole, looking at the glass windows illuminated by light.

The "Knight of Swords" with messy brown hair and a pale face appeared behind his side, asking in a deep voice:

"Really not killing him?"

Lumian laughed in a low voice:

"Kill him, and who will tell Juan Oro that I have powerful helpers and a powerful force hidden in the dark supporting me?"

Can't just throw Tarot cards at Lato Giallo, right?

Moreover, the problem is that no one knows that the great adventurer Louis Berry is a Minor Arcana card of the "Tarot Club."

After hearing Lumian's answer, the "Knight of Swords" pondered for a moment and faded into the darkness.

Not long after, Bartner, holding his rapier and carrying his revolver, walked out of the house where Lato Giallo's large family lived together, along with Norfi.

When they saw Lumian, their expressions were somewhat ashamed, and they slowed their pace as they approached.

"Thank you for saving us." Norfi, who was wearing a lady's shirt and brown trousers and had a cute appearance, thanked him sincerely.

Bartner then said:

"I know very well what Norfi wants to do; I wasn't deceived by her. I sympathize with the tragic ending of these kin of the sea and hope to help her end all of this."

Lumian looked toward Norfi:

"What tragic ending will there be?"

The committee members of the Fishermen's Guild seem quite happy about it.

Norfi was silent for a moment and said:

"All the 'Handmaidens of the Sea' and all the 'Children of the Sea' will eventually turn into a kind of lizard-like humanoid monster, perhaps sooner, perhaps later. The reason my mother passed away was, on one hand, because she was attacked by an assassin hired by the Fishermen's Guild, and on the other hand, because she wanted to die as a human. She not only refused treatment but also inflicted some injuries on herself."

In that case, the humanoid lizard in Rubio Paco's house belongs to a common phenomenon in families similar to those in Santa Port. Why do they want to keep it a secret? Lumian tilted his head to look at Bartner and asked with a smile:

"Do you know that Norfi will turn into a humanoid lizard?"

"I know." Bartner indicated that he didn't mind.

At this time, Norfi followed up and asked:

"Then do you know what a humanoid lizard looks like?"

While speaking, the eyes of this female adventurer, who had a decent appearance, turned vertical, and many crystal-clear phantom scales appeared on her body surface, her skin becoming like that of a snake.

Bartner was startled and couldn't help but take a step back.

Lumian continued to ask Norfi:

"Why didn't you rent a boat at a nearby port and find sailors to sail it over, instead of having to find a boat rental company in Santa Port?"

Norfi put away her phantom scales, returned to her original appearance, and said with some annoyance and embarrassment:

"In Santa Port, people often rent boats to go out for sea fishing and sightseeing. This should be a very common thing..."

Lumian sighed helplessly:

"Then do you know that last year's Sea Prayer Ceremony failed?

"Do you know that the Fishermen's Guild will be on high alert this year, screening for all unstable factors?

"Moreover, there are not many days left until the Sea Prayer Ceremony; it is inevitable that they will start paying attention to people renting boats to go out to sea."

Neither Norfi nor Bartner spoke, remaining silent like two students.

After a moment, Norfi asked in surprise and suspicion:

"Last year's Sea Prayer Ceremony failed?"

Lumian did not answer immediately, thought for a moment, and said:

"You two alone want to end the Sea Prayer Ceremony? Where did you get the confidence?"

Norfi pursed her lips and said:

"As long as I can enter that sea area and find that palace, I have a way to destroy it and end all of this."

"Palace?" Lumian moved his eyebrows.

Norfi nodded:

"When my mother endured the possession of the 'Sea,' she saw a strange palace through her spirituality and the connection between them."

"It is located on the seabed of that sea area; it is the palace of the sea!"

PS: Asking for monthly tickets on the last day of the double period~

(End of chapter)