landbeastnovel Chapter 440 Miss Sharon Goes to Sea
Chapter 440 Miss Sharon Goes to Sea
Chapter 440 Miss Sharon Goes to Sea
Several months ago, Miss Sharon received the "Puppet" potion recipe from Mr. Collins.
Later, after collecting all the auxiliary materials, she obtained the "Extraordinary Ability" of Jacks' Puppet from Evan, completing all the preparations for her advancement.
Because the "Universal Ascension" required a long-term ceremony lasting at least a month, Miss Sharon had long ago entrusted the affairs of the Warren Brotherhood to Maritch, and then found a place where no one knew about it to secretly hold the ceremony.
Although Evan had always been confident about Miss Sharon's advancement, becoming a demigod was already a highly uncertain matter. Only after receiving her letter did Evan truly put his worries to rest.
Just then, an endless gray mist appeared before Evan's eyes, and then he saw Klein asking him to borrow the sealed artifact in order to cooperate with Bernadette in hunting the Undead King, Agaritu.
They've been involved so early? But that makes sense. Bernadette has been keeping an eye on Klein's movements, and she even learned his alias from me. It's understandable that she would come looking for him!
"Hiss—this Agarito is far too careless! He just escaped Bernadette's pursuit and dares to restart his 'Fountain of Youth' trap? Could there be some kind of conspiracy involved?"
As a seasoned cunning writer, Eben instinctively sensed something was amiss, so he decided not to respond to Klein's request for now, but to think it over carefully before making a decision.
After opening Miss Sharon's letter and glancing at it, Evan flicked his hand, and the letter instantly turned to ashes. Then, with a single step, he disappeared from the bedroom.
Backlund Bridge District, Braveheart Bar.
As the Warren Brotherhood expanded rapidly, its reputation grew daily, making it the most famous and safest bar in Backlund's underworld.
No one dares to cause trouble here; those who did are already buried with grass growing three feet high on their graves.
At this moment, Marich was in his favorite private room, lecturing his group of seemingly respectable subordinates, no longer worried about being hunted down by the Rose School.
The reason for this was mainly due to Jax's mysterious death in Backlund, which made the Rose School wary.
Too many changes have occurred in Backlund in the past year, with two major battles between angels alone. Before the cause is found out, the Rose School does not want to lose another demigod.
So, taking advantage of the escalating tensions in the Southern Continent, Zakwin, who was chasing Miss Sharon and her group, was transferred back to the Southern Continent, leaving only some Karami to continue collecting clues about them.
After discovering these things, Marich completely dropped his pretense. With Evan's protection, he can now be said to have made a semi-public appearance and officially become the veritable underground emperor of Backlund!
Just as Marich was getting into his speech, he suddenly paused, then abruptly ended the conversation, ordering, "Alright, that's enough for now. Go back and do your jobs properly. I'll be doing random checks from time to time!"
Marich's men were all handpicked and quick-witted. Seeing their boss like this, they didn't show any surprise. Instead, they bowed slightly and said, "Yes!" Then they filed out of the private room, even closing the door behind them.
"Well trained! They've got a military-level discipline; with a little more training, they could be deployed straight to the battlefield!"
Evan suddenly appeared in the private room, sat on the billiard table, and looked at Maric with surprise, realizing that he had really misunderstood Maric before.
Previously, Evan had never taken Marich seriously, regarding him merely as an appendage of Miss Sharon, neither adding nor subtracting him, and never holding him in high regard.
But looking at him today, while other aspects are still unclear, his ability to tame and manage his subordinates is definitely outstanding!
As one of only two members of the Temperance faction who managed to escape from the Southern Continent to Backlund, I had seriously underestimated Marich. His previous role within the Rose School was likely that of a leader in specific affairs!
Maric remained very humble in the face of Evan's praise.
"You flatter me. The reason I have been able to achieve this is mainly due to your strong support."
Without all the extraordinary qualities you've provided, I wouldn't have been able to recruit so many people!
Marich was absolutely sincere when he said that sometimes the cohesion within an organization depends on how many resources the leader can control!
Because Marich possessed many resources that could transform individuals into extraordinary ones, he was able to recruit well-rounded individuals who were knowledgeable, cultured, and ruthless.
That's right, most of the members of the Warren Brotherhood that Marich formed were not originally involved in gangs; they had simply fallen to the bottom for various reasons.
It is precisely because these people are not ordinary gangsters that the Warren Brotherhood is fundamentally different from other criminal organizations.
Within their controlled areas, violence is only a last resort for maintaining order; other, gentler methods are the primary means of collecting protection money.
Moreover, the Warren Brotherhood is more willing to protect the underprivileged than other gangs, which has increased their prestige among the people.
Other gangs are just simple gangs, but the Warren Brotherhood has become, to some extent, a self-governing organization for the city's lower class, which has acquired a strong political character!
In Ruhnn, a country that elects its members of parliament, this will unleash tremendous energy.
In other words, the bigwigs at the top haven't noticed these things, so the Warren Brotherhood is still able to live peacefully for now. But once the election season begins, the existence of the Warren Brotherhood is destined to not escape the keen eyes of the old foxes in politics.
"Your organization and training are excellent. If having resources were enough, why do so many nobles and wealthy merchants fail in their investment companies?"
Thinking of this, Evan asked with concern.
"I see you haven't been promoted yet. Is it because the promotion ceremony for 'vengeful spirits' is difficult to prepare?"
Before Marich could speak, he and Evan turned their heads to the other side, where Miss Sharon appeared in the private room.
Miss Sharon was still dressed in her usual Gothic style, and she was still as beautiful as ever after not seeing her for several months—no, she was even more beautiful.
From Evan's perspective, her complexion was rosier than before, but her expression was more wooden, like a delicate puppet!
"So you're already acting?"
Evan muttered something to himself, then nodded to her in a gentlemanly manner.
Miss Sharon lifted the hem of her skirt mid-air and curtsied to Evan before saying, "Marich postponed his own promotion because of mine; after all, the Warren Brotherhood needs someone to keep an eye on things!"
Evan nodded, then smiled and said, "Congratulations on your advancement to 'Puppet,' another big step forward on the path to the extraordinary!"
"I have to thank you for your generosity. Without your help, I would never have been able to obtain the potion recipe and extraordinary properties so quickly."
Because of the nature of the "prisoner" pathway, although Miss Sharon expressed her gratitude, her tone was devoid of any emotion.
"It's nothing. We're not ordinary collaborators; this is a trivial matter!"
As Miss Sharon's superior, Evan could clearly feel the bond between them, so he didn't mind the awkward gratitude at all, and instead asked, "By the way, you've just been promoted, are you aware of the recent situation in the Southern Continent?"
"have!"
Miss Sharon remained as concise as ever, speaking as little as possible.
What are your thoughts?
"The Rose Cult cannot be easily eradicated!"
Although Miss Sharon was excited after learning about the latest situation in the Southern Continent, she remained pessimistic about the Aurora Society's plan to wipe out the Rose School after calming down.
This wasn't because she underestimated the power of the Aurora Society, but because, as a member of the Rose School, she was well aware of how troublesome the "Mother Tree of Desire" was.
If a single deity could wipe out the Rose School, the Rose School would never have survived to this day!
"What if the Aurora Society's target is merely the 'divine abomination' Sear?"
Evan also didn't think that Grisha of the Aurora Society could easily wipe out the entire Rose School, so he lowered his expectations!
Miss Sharon frowned and thought for a moment, then could only shake her head helplessly and say, "I feel it's still unlikely, because the Bound God is also controlled by the 'Mother Tree of Desire'!"
Seeing that Miss Sharon remained clear-headed and self-aware after her promotion, without harboring any inappropriate thoughts, Evan nodded to himself.
"In that case, let's not interfere in the affairs of the Southern Continent for now, and continue to accelerate our role-playing and advancement!"
Miss Sharon looked calmly at Evan, her large eyes seeming to say something.
Stop hinting. I know you still possess the extraordinary ability of the "Silent Disciple." Just tell me what task you want to give me.
Evan naturally understood the meaning behind Miss Sharon's gaze and awkwardly touched his nose.
Evan and the others were so roundabout that even when talking to someone like Miss Sharon, who was one of their own, he habitually beat around the bush.
"Marich, how's your potion digestion going? Are you able to advance your rank soon?"
Instead of directly stating what he wanted Miss Sharon to do, Evan turned to ask Maritch first.
"I've actually been playing the role of a 'living corpse' all along, and since Sharon was promoted to 'puppet,' she can easily conduct my promotion ceremony, so I can be promoted anytime now!"
"That's good. Make sure you get plenty of rest tonight and try to complete the promotion tomorrow!"
"Miss Sharon, you're going on a long journey. A friend of mine is at the ruins of the War of the Gods at the end of the Sunia Sea. He's hunting the Undead King—Agaritu. You must go there and meet him as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing Agarito's name, Miss Sharon's expression finally relaxed slightly, and she asked with some curiosity, "Is it to use the 'puppet's' abilities to combat the 'devil's' malicious perception?"
Of all 22 paths in this world, only the Warrior path of the Witcher, which is a natural counter to demons, and the Demon path of the Prisoner path of the Demigod, which is a demigod, can possibly shield themselves from the demon's malicious perception.
"Agaritu's power is not the Sequence 4 demon he showed to the world." He himself is not even a demigod; he is merely a puppet of the "Death Scream." The true immortal king is actually that ship!
Furthermore, the ship was formed from the extraordinary characteristics of a Sequence 3 Eater, and the Sequence 4 Puppet could not shield itself from malicious perception.
Adjacent pathways can restrain each other, but if one of them has even a slight difference, it becomes a huge difference, not to mention that they are not in the same sequence.
Miss Sharon remained silent, continuing to watch Evan, waiting for him to continue. She didn't believe Evan would send her to her death.
"You don't need to worry about safety this time, because this hunt is mainly led by Lady Bernadette, who has successfully ascended to become an angel!"
I sent you there not only to deliver this sealed artifact created using the Witcher's "extraordinary" properties, but also to see if you had a chance to take over the "Death Note"!
As he spoke, Evan lightly tapped Amon on the finger of his right hand with his left hand, and then drew out a milky white scepter with a restrained luster.
This is a creation of Mr. Collins, made from spoils obtained from Burke Einhorn, specifically designed to target the "Death Note".
Evan spent a fortune to get Mr. Collins to create this sealing artifact.
"You are a puppet who can control your emotions and will not be easily tempted." This scepter was crafted using the extraordinary characteristics of a Witcher, capable of subduing demons. Therefore, although the Death Note is a higher order than you, I believe that with this scepter, you are not without a chance to control it!
Miss Sharon took the scepter from Evan and found with little effort that it was indeed very suitable for her, and the side effects were minimal, only making the wielder exceptionally belligerent!
"I understand. I'll set off immediately once Marich completes his promotion!"
Although this scepter is very powerful, I still don't have much confidence in it, so you shouldn't have too high expectations!
Miss Sharon did not refuse the task, nor did she have any reason to refuse; she simply wanted to lower Evan's expectations.
"It's alright, just do your best. I'll also inform Ms. Bernadette and have her watch over you. If necessary, she can directly annihilate the 'Death Call's' living consciousness. Make sure your safety is guaranteed!"
While the "Death Call" is good, it is far less important than Miss Sharon. Evan would rather give up the "Death Call" and the subsequent plan to deal with the three major demon families than have anything happen to Miss Sharon.
Seeing that Evan had given such a large grace period, Marich breathed a sigh of relief. After all, even with angels watching over him, it still sounded too dangerous for a Sequence 4 to control a Sequence 3!