Chapter 731: 731
Illusory black threads emanated out of Senor’s body and entered Klein’s hands . With every jolt in spirituality, it gave a different reaction .
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In fact, there was no need to use both hands when controlling the Spirit Body Threads . Klein was just accustomed to doing so, as it gave him a feeling like he was truly controlling a puppet .
From the looks of it, other Marionettists can discover each other’s marionettes . The Senor’s abnormality can’t be hidden from their eyes, so I have to be careful about this . Klein concluded the problems he discovered, and he quickly turned his thoughts back onto Senor .
This Admiral of Blood was dead . His Spirit Body had become a vessel for the marionette, losing any traits that belonged to him . Therefore, many divination methods were ineffective against him .
Of course, methods to seek his corpse were still effective . Klein planned on “cleansing” the Wraith in the gray fog before using Paper Angels to envelop the mirror-like objects that he had possessed before placing him into a cigar case that was sealed by a wall of spirituality, along with Azik’s copper whistle . This created a 3-layered interference effect .
This way, Klein believed that, even if the Rose School of Thought angel wished to, it was impossible to use divination to lock onto his position via Admiral of Blood .
As for whether the Mother Tree of Desire had left any “backdoors” in Senor’s body, he wasn’t too worried . This was because if that really happened, “She” could’ve mutated Senor during the demigod battle royale in order to deal with him . Based on the situation back then, there was a guaranteed chance of success .
Mother Tree of Desire, or should I say, the Chained God, strictly controls its organization’s members . It relies on a vow contract and other methods that are ingrained into the soul . This can be inferred from Miss Sharron’s descriptions and my interaction with the corresponding characteristics…
As long as I don’t attempt to use Admiral of Blood to divine the secrets of the Rose School of Thought or the potion formula of the Mutant pathway, I wouldn’t trigger any problems . The Werewolf Beyonder characteristic has remained normal despite being above the gray fog for so long…
Besides, there’s still the gray fog “cleansing” process . If there are any latent problems, it should be washed out… Klein thought for a while and took out Azik’s copper whistle from inside his body .
He turned his right wrist and made the side with fewer patterns appear under the sunlight, making it reflect the light .
Immediately, the copper whistle had Senor’s figure appear on it as it rapidly turned clear .
The Admiral of Blood in front of Klein suddenly vanished as a result .
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Perhaps the Mother Tree of Desire can use the vow contract and other methods to vaguely lock on, but that doesn’t matter . “She” can sense the gray fog’s unique trait on me anyway, and “She” will sense me once I’m within range… Besides, this marionette might be destroyed at anytime when I use it as a shield… Klein was like a jobless tramp who was debt-laden . He felt that there was almost nothing he was afraid of .
Of course, he really was debt-ridden .
As long as I advance to a demigod and can hide my unique trait, it’s fine losing marionettes… Klein surveyed the area as he bent his back to pick up the silver necklace . He took four steps counterclockwise while chanting the incantation softly .
This time, he hadn’t entered via summoning his Spirit Body, so he couldn’t directly return .
The grayish-white fog was quickly emanated as hysterical ravings and roars echoed for an eternity . Azik’s copper whistle didn’t react abnormally, which meant that there weren’t any latent problems with Admiral of Blood .
Sitting at the end of the bronze table, Klein placed Azik’s copper whistle in front of him, making Senor, who was dressed in a dark red coat and old triangular hat, appear . He was like a butler awaiting orders from his master .
“Do you have any other items on you?” Klein asked, as though Admiral of Blood was still alive .
This was his attempt to act as a Marionettist!
Following that, he controlled Senor, made him rummage through every pocket as he subsequently took out 325 pounds, 16 soli, and 8 pence in cash . There were also 13 gold coins .
Apart from that, perhaps due to his frequent act of transforming into a Wraith state, Senor didn’t carry anything else on him .
How poor… As a pirate admiral, you don’t even have a single mystical item? Did you hand it over to the Rose School of Thought or your subordinates? Klein seriously considered cashing out Admiral of Blood via the black market .
Just in Loen alone, he was worth 42,000 pounds!
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Yes, claiming the bounty from Loen isn’t pragmatic . Be it the Church of Storms and the kingdom’s military, they will follow the clues to capture Gehrman Sparrow, who managed to embroil so many demigods in a battle royale, and then investigate the organization backing him . They wouldn’t even pay, and they might even plant a trap…
By the same logic, the Churches and governments of other countries must have similar ideas . However, they might be easier to work with . Retrieving the bounty will require substantial risks…
Besides, there’s no rush . I’ll send Senor out when I plan on switching marionettes . After all, being a marionette for a few days won’t change his identity or value… Klein reined in his thoughts and cast his gaze on the silver necklace with an ancient coin attached to it .
He immediately used divination to gain the gist of its origins and usage .
It came from a Sequence 5 Winner from the Life School of Thought . After dying at the hands of a Rose School of Thought demigod, this gentleman’s Beyonder characteristic and psyche fused with an ordinary silver necklace that he carried with him, turning into a mystical item .
As for the reason why the ordinary silver necklace would be carried by a Sequence 5 powerhouse for extended periods of time, Klein was unable to receive any effective revelations from it, as it had been too long and it had been corrupted .
The mystical item had two uses . One was to passively make the wearer lucky . In their daily lifestyle, the owner would encounter good things, easily succeeding in whatever they did . When suffering a lethal blow or terrifying disaster, ridiculous scenes would happen, allowing them to be successfully rescued . The latter situation only lasted for ten minutes .
The second use was to actively give an enemy bad luck, making the target unlucky . Be it in daily life or combat, it was easy for them to experience failure due to some trivial problem .
The corresponding negative effects of the necklace was the Conservation of Luck . After being lucky, they would immediately meet with repeated bad luck . They would be as unlucky as they were lucky before . It needed the wearer to be devoted and seriously avoid any danger; otherwise, it was very easy for them to die in a comedic manner, and even harm people around them .
The luck received in one’s daily life would often revert back after a month . The user would end up unlucky regardless of whether they wore it or not . However, such bad luck was slowly released, so it wasn’t too dangerous .
And luck obtained in combat would similarly strike back ten minutes later in a similar vigor .
Overall, this is a rather good mystical item, but I don’t have much use for it . After all, Fate Councilor Ricciardo was unable to change my luck… Hmm, I’ll just wear it on me for now . It has few negative effects on me . I’ll sell it if there’s a chance to pay off my debt with Miss Messenger… Miss Messenger wants gold coins, while I have gold pounds . It’s nearly impossible to exchange 10,000 gold coins through the banks or official markets . From the looks of it, I’ll have to do it in batches, getting each Tarot Club member to change some of it… Klein soon decided on a plan as he casually came up with a name for the necklace:
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Scales of Luck!
Following that, he cast his gaze onto Senor, who was standing reverently to his side . He began to study the powers a Wraith had .
Forceful possession, Enemy Control, Wraith’s Shriek, Mirror Blink, Obstacle Penetration, death-related spells, and Invisibility that wouldn’t be discovered by most Mid- and Low-Sequence Beyonders… Klein distinguished each power, and he matched them with Sharron’s and Maric’s description, as well as his experience gained from combat .
He soon concluded this, afraid that the candle in the outside world would finish burning . And a dark cave was extremely bad for the present him who had a phobia of the dark .
Klein immediately took out a paper figurine from the junk pile, and together with the Black Emperor card, he stirred some of the powers above the gray fog, turning it into an anti-divination “angel . ”
This angel rapidly spread its wings and wrapped around a gold coin . On its reflective side was Senor’s figure .
Then, Klein brought the gold coin, Azik’s copper whistle, Death Knell, and his suitcase back to the real world . As for Creeping Hunger and Groselle’s Travels, one of them hadn’t been fed, and the other might cause Klein to be swallowed into the book for carrying it for too long . Therefore, they were left in the junk pile above the gray fog .
Having returned to the cave, Klein hurriedly placed the gold coin and Azik’s copper whistle into a cigar case before sealing it with a wall of spirituality .
He cleaned up the scene, switched into formal clothes, and carried his suitcase . He followed the beach until he came to a residential area . He discovered that he was near Pritz Harbor .
He didn’t immediately return to Backlund . Instead, he changed his appearance, took a steam locomotive, and headed for Conant City in Desi Bay . He planned on circling the area once before changing his identity again .
Bansy Harbor .
Alger Wilson looked at the destroyed city under the afternoon sun .
He saw that the buildings had completely collapsed, and there were deep chasms in the ground and charred spots everywhere .
Such a scene extended into the depths of the island . Even the mountain had collapsed .
At that moment, there wasn’t anyone from the Church of Storms watching the ruins, since there wasn’t anything here . And the plans to rebuild the harbor wasn’t brought forward at all .
Alger jumped off the Blue Avenger and circled the ruins with his sailors, but they didn’t discover anything of value .
“Let’s go,” he instructed with a staid attitude .
He soon boarded the ship which hoisted its sails and left the island .
After an unknown period of time, a figure suddenly walked out from the depths of the ruins .
He wore a double-breasted, pure black clerical robe . He had dark golden hair, and his facial features were clear and distinct, like an ancient, classical sculpture .
His eyes were dark blue, nearing black . They looked lusterless, but they were filled with dense blood capillaries .