CHAPTER 544: 226 GHOST SECRETS

The Pirate Captain spoke.

In his slightly hoarse voice.

It seemed to carry a hint of chill.

"We don’t remember exactly when it happened, after all, we’ve been here so long that we’ve lost track of time.

Anyway, it was a night, the moon was quite large that night. Although it was nighttime, we weren’t sleeping; we were riding the waves.

That’s the life of a pirate."

First Mate Bell interjected, "At that time, we were being chased by ships from the Alchemy Empire."

Durut sighed, "Alright, we were being chased then, but to be honest, we’re not quite sure why.

Perhaps we angered the Alchemy Empire at some point, maybe we stole their supplies or something.

But after all, we’re pirates, stealing is nothing unusual."

First Mate Bell continued, "There was an unknown Mage on our ship at that time, who volunteered to board during one of our raids.

When he came aboard, he was carrying something we couldn’t understand. We didn’t intend to take it onto the ship because it didn’t look valuable at all.

And it was very heavy."

"Alright, alright, actually, when that Mage boarded, he said that the item contained treasures, and once opened, he would hand the treasure over to us, and we had to let him leave.

That’s how he put it."

Captain Durut shrugged.

"Later, we were being chased, the firepower of the Alchemy Empire was too fierce, the Conch Horn couldn’t outrun them.

Just when we thought we were doomed, that Mage was tinkering with something next to that object.

Then I felt something wrong with my body.

At that moment, I knew that guy must be up to no good, so I struck him down with a single blow.

I didn’t mean to kill him, but I was so scared then, I... felt cold, I felt like I was about to die, I thought he was using some spell against me.

Our ship also started mysteriously speeding up.

We escaped danger, but in the end, we couldn’t control the ship and crashed over there."

He pointed to the dent in the cliff in the distance.

"When we thought we were done for, we woke up and found ourselves in this state, unable to leave too far from here."

After briefly listening to the tale, they easily locked onto the source of the problem.

It was basically the item the pirate mentioned.

"What do you think that item might be?" Raelia asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

Only Annabelle thought for a moment and said, "If it was something from the Alchemy Empire of that time, nothing would surprise people, the Alchemy Empire back then had many life-violating experiments.

Since their item would be pursued by the official ships of the Alchemy Empire, it’s clearly very important.

Judging by this form, it’s obviously related to necromancy or soul research.

But looking at these captains, I think those studies might have used some necromancy to turn people into spirits retaining their living intelligence and will."

Annabelle’s words touched on a knowledge blind spot for many.

"Do you know necromancy?"

Annabelle shook her head, "How could I know, I am the Child of Life.

Necromancy is an evil spell developed by humans; humans always pursue these powers they cannot grasp in their short lives."

"I believe you, Kana would also agree, but look, we have no humans here right now.

So do we need to find someone who understands necromancy?"

Raelia asked.

...

Noon.

Kana just woke up from a dream.

Ever since returning to the small town, Kana had been focusing on the Alchemy laboratory.

Often resting only at midnight.

Upon waking, he discovered someone was messaging him in the chat channel.

[Raelia: Kana, do you know necromancy?]

[Raelia: Kana?]

[Raelia: Why aren’t you awake yet?]

He looked at their group chat.

[Raelia: Alyris, what’s Kana doing? Why isn’t he responding?]

[Alyris: Sleeping]

[Raelia: Then wake him up quickly, I have urgent matters to inquire about.]

[Alyris: Tell me.]

[Raelia: The thing is...]

[Bobo: Necromancy, huh? I think I know a bit, this kind of spell is...]

[Raelia: So? How do we deal with this thing?]

[Bobo: How would I know, I can’t do necromancy.]

[Raelia: ...Dead mouse.]

The subsequent chat was rather trivial.

[Kana: Have you encountered those ghost pirates already?]

[Raelia: Thank goodness, you finally woke up, yes, we’ve encountered those pirates, but it seems they want us to help them, the thing is...]

[Kana: I understand, although I know some necromancy, their problem doesn’t need necromancy to solve.]

[Kana: You guys do this first... and then this..., and you’ll be able to solve it.

Remember to collect some rewards, have those pirates hand over their treasure points to you, make sure to bring back that item as well when you return.]

After simply solving these matters.

Kana got up, ate, and sat in his office.

He opened his interface.

Started a new day’s work.

The first thing was to get the latest information from the chat channels to see if there’s anything that needs resolving elsewhere.

The nodes were being built methodically, with some minor issues arising occasionally, but nothing serious; this was gaining experience.

The cultists within the Cohen Kingdom were almost completely cleared.

Occasionally more cultists were flowing in from the outside.

The Commerce Association’s goods are being sold rapidly; the goods transported from the Eastern Wilderness are almost unable to keep up.

The Void Pit is well suppressed.

The first batch of precious medicine from the Elf Village is about to be harvested.

The Blood Race troops in the Gray Mountain Range have completely withdrawn, abandoning further attacks.

Perhaps this is because the United Army exerted too much pressure on their front.

The United Army is advancing towards Vitra City, and it won’t be long before they see Gray Rock Fortress.

The Night Watcher’s scouts have basically confirmed Gray Rock Fortress is heavily guarded.

To break through from the front, the United Army would need to pay a heavy price. After that, perhaps there won’t be enough strength to push through the Blood Race within the Safro border.

More support is on the way, from various factions.

Despite advancing step by step, the United Army’s force has not weakened but has nearly reached 100,000.

Evidently, the advantage of the United Army’s vanguards prompted the observing factions to send their troops.

It’s time to prepare Gray Furnace Castle.

A strong attack on Gray Rock Fortress is inadvisable.

In former scenarios, regarding the counterattack against the Blood Race, the United Army didn’t launch a frontal assault either.

Even with players’ help, it wasn’t feasible.

Back then, they entered the Safro Kingdom via the Gray Furnace Castle channel through the Huishan Mountain Range.

"But there’s still some time; if the United Army doesn’t suffer a setback at Gray Rock Fortress, they won’t heed advice."

It’s not that the United Army is stubborn, but rather it’s too mixed with various factions.

These factions have conflicts amongst themselves, and if it weren’t for their desire to gain something from the Blood Race, they wouldn’t have gathered together.

For most of these factions, the secrets hidden within the Blood Race are just too tempting.

Human Alchemy, fragments of the Stone of Creation, techniques to track the Stone of Creation, precise wishing techniques, various experimental data, and results.

Each has their own desires, but the insane nature of the Blood Race makes these factions reluctant to endure too much pressure alone.

They want benefits without paying too much, and they don’t want others to reap the rewards while they just sit back.

So they can only tug at each other leisurely like this.

Even with the Holy Light Church mediating, it practically has no effect.

Honestly, the fact that the United Army isn’t fighting amongst themselves is already a favor to the Holy Light Church.

After all, among these factions, some are even at war with each other.

In such a situation, the Night Watcher has scarcely any voice to influence the United Army to act according to their ideas.

Even though the Night Watcher has made a name for themselves within the United Army.

It’s called the United Army, but it’s just a loose collection each fighting their own battles.

If not for the Blood Race King himself having nothing particular in mind, just waiting for the United Army to come through.

Who knows what kind of challenge the United Army might face.

After they suffer at Gray Rock Fortress, then the Night Watcher might suggest another path.

No hurry, take it slow.

The Night Watcher’s reputation isn’t strong enough yet.

Thinking of this, Kana finished dealing with a few matters and headed towards the laboratory.