Chapter 566: Respective Roles

Looking at the ghost suspected to be Iru, Juan Oro's expression changed.

At the time, although they missed the best time for spirit channeling, they still grasped who had died within the first day, found items that could accurately point to the target, and used the "Little Devil's" ability to complete the summoning. However, none of the spirits of the deceased appeared, which made them think that the spirits of those who angered the sea would also be swallowed, so they didn't try again later.

After nearly a year, the summoning actually succeeded!

And, Iru didn't look like he was drowned by seawater, but encountered a shooting.

This was completely different from the backlash brought by the failure of the Sea-Praying Ceremony!

Chanem asked the spirit suspected to be Iru in Hermes, but the target was already muddled and remembered nothing; even his appearance had become blurry, assimilated by the environment.

Chanem ended the ceremony and turned to summon the spirit of another deceased person using the clothes Sara had worn for many years.

This time, nothing appeared.

Chanem didn't try again, extinguished the candle flame, lifted the "Wall of Spirituality," and said to Juan Oro in Highland language:

"The problem has become clearer."

Juan Oro didn't respond, turned his head and glanced at his grandson Fernandez:

"You take them out, send them home, and urge each one."

"Good." Although Fernandez really wanted to hear Chanem's speculation and understand the subsequent matters, he didn't dare to disobey his grandfather's order, so he hurriedly took the surviving sailors and left the small living room, closing the door.

After another few dozen seconds, Juan Oro looked at Chanem, whose features had no characteristics:

"You mean, the Iru who died in the Sea-Praying Ceremony was fake?"

Chanem asked back with a smile:

"Why would you think the fake Iru really died?

"Other deceased were swallowed by the sea, but he might not have been."

Not to mention the miracle of resurrection, no one present could prove that the fake Iru really fell into the sea.

Seeing Juan Oro fall silent, Chanem continued:

"The real Iru should have been assassinated by that group of saboteurs a few days or even weeks before the Sea-Praying Ceremony. No, it's more likely he was kidnapped and only shot after the Sea-Praying Ceremony ended for a period of time. In this way, your 'spirit channeling' would naturally fail because living people cannot be channeled in this way. Later, someone disguised themselves as him, lived in Milo Village for a period of time in his identity, and boarded the ceremonial ship that the 'Sea Viceroy' used to marry the sea as a sailor without being suspected.

"Hmm, was Iru the kind of person whose elders had all died, who hadn't married or had children himself, and didn't live with brothers and sisters?"

Juan Oro's gaze condensed:

"Almost. Their family's old grandmother died more than ten years ago. His parents were both 'Children of the Sea' who went out to establish families separately. Not long after he became an adult, they successively lost control of their power, lost their reason, turned into pure Sea Kin, and were sent back to the ocean by us."

"Sure enough, they picked the sailor who was the least difficult to disguise," Chanem said with quite a bit of emotion.

Juan Oro frowned:

"But everyone who boards the ceremonial ship undergoes a routine check by another type of Sea Kin to confirm their authenticity."

Chanem smiled:

"You said it yourself, that's a routine check, and there are many disguises in this world that require specific methods or in-depth identification to discover."

Juan Oro nodded solemnly.

Chanem suggested with a bit of showing off and kindness:

"Next time, you'd better draw some blood from everyone boarding the ship and compare it with their closest relatives to see if they have the corresponding bloodline."

"This is a way," Juan Oro said with an "en."

In the past hundreds or thousands of years, no problems had occurred in any part of the Sea-Praying Ceremony, so they hadn't thought about improving some details before.

Juan Oro turned to ask:

"What exactly do those people who destroyed the ceremony want to obtain?"

"We don't know either," Chanem spread his hands and looked at the window with curtains drawn.

In that direction was the mansion of the "Sea Viceroy."

Juan Oro thought Chanem was hinting at something Louis Berry had mentioned before, nodded gently and said:

"After the Sea-Praying Ceremony succeeds this year, we will release Miguel and let him live in Tolier. By then, the failure of last year's ceremony will no longer be a secret that absolutely cannot be leaked, and we won't have the need to kill Miguel."

"Miguel?" Chanem asked thoughtfully.

"He is that fake 'Sea Viceroy.' He originally worked at the Fishery Company, and his ancestor was someone who went out from Milo Village," Juan Oro explained simply.

Chanem withdrew his gaze and smiled:

"He can be considered to have enjoyed a year. Although he was always worried, everything has a price."

This companion of the great adventurer paused and asked with a bit of curiosity:

"Are the ancestors of your Milo Village kin who walked out from the depths of the sea, or were they once ordinary fishermen who one day suddenly received the call and inspiration of the sea, and grasped the method of how to please the sea and obtain bestowals?"

Juan Oro was silent for a long time and said:

"We don't know either. Both guesses exist.

"Milo Village was once destroyed by the 'Mother Goddess of Earth' Church, and many heritages were completely severed. We have no way of knowing the origins of our ancestors.

"I personally tend toward the second possibility, because we are completely different from other Sea Kin. The children born are initially in the appearance of humans, and only after accepting more power of the sea is it possible to turn into that kind of humanoid lizard. Moreover, our power will decline, but theirs won't."

Chanem nodded in agreement:

"I also feel it's more likely to be the second situation."

He turned to ask:

"Have the traces of the ancestors of Milo Village really been completely erased? Is there no residue at all?"

Juan Oro looked at Chanem for a few seconds and said:

"There is a little residue, in the basement of the 'Sea Viceroy' mansion, but it's just some symbols and patterns, without practical meaning, and cannot be interpreted.

"If you want to see, wait until the Vigil Ceremony. Aren't you worried about our cooperation being known by others? It's easy to be exposed if you go to the 'Sea Viceroy' mansion now."

"Can." After Chanem asked about other details, his body suddenly shrank into the shadow of the corner and disappeared instantly.

Juan Oro looked at the place where this companion of the great adventurer had disappeared and sighed slowly.

He had a feeling of oppression that a storm was about to appear around Sangtagang.

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Solo Hotel, inside the master bedroom of the fifth-floor suite.

Chanem, who walked out of the shadows, put the silver-white "Lie" earring behind his left ear. His eyes quickly became as clear as lake water, and his hair was dyed flaxen, growing continuously and draping over his shoulders.

Even wearing men's clothing, Franca, who still revealed amazing charm, threw the earring back to Lu Mian, took a black rubber band from her pocket, and tied her long hair into a high, fluttering ponytail.

"Found the traces of the 'Bard'!" this "Pleasure Witch" said happily.

"Why is it the 'Bard,' and not the other two?" Lu Mian sat on the backrest chair in front of the desk, behind which were the tightly drawn curtains.

He deliberately returned to Trier this time and brought Franca to Sangtagang to help. One reason was that he felt he wasn't as good as the "Pleasure Witch" in fields like divination and spirit channeling, and in the case of not wanting to waste Truth Serum, finding Franca directly to help was a better choice. The second was to let Franca disguise herself as the appearance of his other identity, completely distinguishing "him" from the great adventurer Louis Berry, deceiving those who were monitoring him in the dark, and perhaps being able to complete some kind of fraud in the future.

After Franca repeated the harvest of today's spirit channeling and the completed conversation roughly, she said:

"The fake Iru must first possess the ability similar to 'Faceless,' and secondly be good at stealing. And a long time ago, 'I have a friend' said that the 'Bard' is the Sequence 6 'Fire Thief' of the 'Marauder' pathway. Of course, it's very likely he has more than just this much strength now.

"If it weren't for the fact that everyone else confirmed that 'Loki' didn't participate in the prank at last year's Sea-Praying Ceremony, at least not on the surface, he would definitely be the most suitable person to disguise as Iru. Now, the possibility of the 'Bard' is higher.

"As a middle-Sequence Beyonder of the 'Marauder' pathway, he might possess items similar to 'Lie,' or perhaps he prayed to that Xuanhuang Tianzun and obtained changes in body and appearance, and added anti-divination and anti-prophecy in mysticism. Hmm, the 'Marauder' pathway is one of the three pathways most easily affected by Xuanhuang Tianzun."

Lu Mian listened quietly and gradually revealed a smile:

"The role played and the effect exerted by the 'Bard' in last year's ceremony can basically be clarified:

"He was responsible for disguising as a sailor to board the ship, stealing the real sacrificial ring, replacing it with a fake one, and then actively jumping into the sea to fake his death and escape!"

Lu Mian paused and said:

"The problem now is, what roles did the 'Mad Lady' and 'Ultraman' play in this matter, and what effects did they exert? Currently, it seems that the failure of the Sea-Praying Ceremony is not affected by whether they are there or not."

Franca pursed her lips and paced back and forth:

"The 'Mad Lady' might be responsible for support and contact. For example, after the 'Bard' jumped into the sea, she 'teleported' over and took him away directly, so he wouldn't really be swallowed by the raging sea. Only a 'Traveler' can do this kind of thing.

"'Ultraman,' responsible for providing information on the Sea-Praying Ceremony and formulating corresponding plans? No, it definitely doesn't just have this much effect. He should have other roles..."

Lu Mian leaned back against the chair and slowly rubbed his chin:

"I agree with your speculation regarding the 'Mad Lady,' but according to the information currently grasped, without the guidance of the 'Children of the Sea' and without following a fixed route, it's impossible to enter that special sea area. How did the 'Mad Lady' 'teleport' into it? Hmm, was she also lurking on the ship? Or, does the 'Bard' have some kind of special positioning? This must not be a physical item, otherwise it would have been searched out.

"As for 'Ultraman,' I have always suspected that he is a local of Sangtagang and has sufficient understanding of the Sea-Praying Ceremony. Last year's prank should have been initiated by him."

Speaking of this, Lu Mian stood up:

"My intuition tells me that if we can figure out what 'Ultraman' specifically did in last year's prank and what role he played besides being a planner, then we can grasp the true purpose of 'April Fools' in this matter!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 567 =====