prynovel Chapter 536 Pirate Tournament
Chapter 536 Pirate Tournament
Chapter 536 Pirate Tournament
After marveling at the Hermit's audacity for a while in the gray fog, Klein left the ancient castle and opened his eyes on the toilet.
"Splash..."
After quickly washing up at the sink, he opened the bathroom door, dressed himself, left his hotel room, went down the stairs, and came to the lobby on the first floor. It was morning, and since he had been awakened by Luze's prayers, he didn't plan to go back to sleep. Instead, he wanted to try the local specialty breakfast in Bayam.
After some negotiation with the front desk, he successfully placed his order, and a waiter quickly brought the food. It was rice cooked with coconut milk and bay leaves, bananas coated in batter and deep-fried, and a flavorful grilled fish.
Klein carefully tasted the food and found that the coconut rice and fried bananas were too sweet. It would be nice to eat them occasionally, but he definitely couldn't stand eating them every day. However, the grilled fish was quite good.
Just as he was evaluating the dishes like a gourmet, he suddenly heard people around him whispering about something.
"I heard that the 'King of the Five Seas' is going to hold another pirate tournament?"
Someone started drinking early in the morning and spoke first.
"That's right. I heard the pirates have already been contacted, and even the specific location has been confirmed," another person said. "This is good news for us sailors. With the pirates all going to the conference, the seas will be much safer..."
Everyone showed great interest in these topics concerning major maritime events.
More and more people gathered around, discussing it enthusiastically.
"I wonder how many Kings and Generals will participate this time..."
"Heh, I don't know who will go, but I do know who won't—that ailing lieutenant general is definitely out of luck; he'll just be locked up deep inside the Soren family mansion."
A man with a look of regret and envy on his face told a hellish joke.
"Speaking of which, will the Blood Cultivator bring his fleet over? Although his subordinates claim to be the Blood King," it seems the other kings haven't acknowledged it... Do you think it's possible they might fight at the tournament to prove their strength?"
"The Blood Cultivator is definitely more powerful. He was a notorious criminal who single-handedly stormed the Rune Palace, and even back then, he dared to command armored ships to bombard the Sodrak Palace!"
"Tch, just a newcomer who's recently made a name for himself. The 'King of the Five Seas' has been dominating the seas for years, since I was a kid. So many great pirates are powerful for a short time, but they fall from grace after a few years. They're either wiped out by the military or die in a fire..."
"Fool, blood cultivators are different..."
Hearing the drunkards steer the conversation towards a contest of combat prowess, Klein shook his head, losing interest. In truth, he knew more about the inside story than they did. For example, the location and exact date of the pirate tournament.
These messages were given to him by the Hanged Man.
Actually, after the "Red-Haired Elaine" incident, he originally planned to go to the ruins of the God War to find traces of the mermaid and perform the ascension ceremony. He originally intended to ask the Hanged Man to sail him there, but the latter said he couldn't accept it because the Church of Storms had given him a new mission: to attend the Pirate Conference and gather intelligence.
Luze went to the Misty Sea, and the Hanged Man is going to attend the Pirate Conference. So it seems that the only one we can entrust with this task is the Hermit, Cattleya?
Klein thought helplessly.
But that daring woman just leaked information to the "Mysterious Queen" and got on her ship; wouldn't that obviously attract her?
No, perhaps I can look at it from a different angle.
It shouldn't be a bad thing if the "mysterious queen" Bernadette and my tarot cards become connected. Judging from her interactions with Luze, he seems to be a neutral to benevolent being. If we get along well, he can provide a lot of resources.
In addition, she must have many of her father Huang Tao's diaries, which would allow her to access more hidden knowledge.
Moreover, he couldn't find any obvious fault to teach the Hermit a lesson. If he really encountered the Mysterious Queen on the ship, it would be a perfect opportunity to prove that she was the one who leaked the secret, allowing Mr. Fool to teach her a good lesson!
Since Bernadette couldn't discipline her adopted daughter, then let Uncle Zhou next door—no, Grandpa Zhou—help you...
Sunya Sea, aboard the HMS Hind.
"First mate, have you asked the captain?"
"Should we go to the pirate convention?"
The sailors gathered on the deck, asking questions all at once.
To them, the captain was mysterious and authoritative, a reliable figure yet difficult to approach. The boatswain, on the other hand, was fierce and extremely rule-abiding, making him unpopular. The first mate, however, was usually jovial and loved to joke with his men, yet he could speak to the captain with authority.
Although he always liked to provoke people, people were still willing to talk to him more.
With the Pirate Conference approaching, everyone is itching to see what kind of being the legendary King of the Five Seas really is, and what the Pirate Conference will be like.
Anderson smiled bitterly to himself.
Where am I supposed to go? The captain isn't even here. Do you expect me, a Sequence 5, to fill in?
What if I really get into a conflict with that king?
But he couldn't say that outright, so he cleared his throat and reassured everyone: "Alright, everyone quiet down and do what you're supposed to do. I'll go ask the captain for his opinion."
This was just a formality, since Gascoigne wasn't there, and the person in the captain's cabin was just a flesh-and-blood puppet. He only needed to go in, make a show of it, and then come out to tell everyone that the captain hadn't agreed.
So Anderson turned and went into the captain's cabin, put on a brief act, and then came out, saying amidst sighs from the crowd, that the captain wouldn't agree...
He didn't notice that the invitation from the "King of the Five Seas" was in the captain's cabin drawer, faintly glowing.
The next morning, after reporting the intelligence to Mr. Fool, Lu Ze left Midway Island and continued flying westward.
Following the safe route, he sped forward at full speed, braving the storm. There were still many spirit creatures outside the safe route, but upon seeing him approaching, they immediately chose to avoid him, either burrowing into the depths of the dark clouds or diving from the sea surface, leaving him with only monotonous air currents and waves to see along the way.
Without the watchful eyes of those creatures, Luze's journey went much more smoothly.
He left the terrifying sea area, filled with storms and the aura of the dead, around 3 p.m.
Soon, another strange sea appeared before him.
We've arrived at the Sea of Mist.