"I didn't expect you to take the initiative to contact me. Father. ”

After the communication circle, Arber bit the word father very hard, and his tone was clearly disrespectful.

The pirate king said in a calm tone, "What is the matter with you looking for me at this time?" ”

"Next, answer my questions seriously, now is not the time to quarrel."

The Priest could feel the rejection and disrespect, but this was not the time to spend hours arguing with the other party.

The situation was urgent, and since the decision had been made, the old man didn't want to talk nonsense, he said in a deep voice: "After getting the fragment of the soul of the source water, are you still around the Joy Sea?" ”

If Ammon had been here, he would have come to his senses.

Three months ago, the Temple of Sunset City was raided by pirates, and at that time, the chief priest Glo was leading more than half of the priests of the entire temple to the outskirts to comfort the many farmers who had failed to harvest due to abnormal weather.

Although because of the punishment of the Lord of Judgment, although the pirates breached the temple, they did not cause damage to the Chéng Rén, but the pirates were too charged in terms of the timing of the attack and preparation, and after receiving the report, the Central Sanctuary felt that there must be something hidden behind it, and if there was no internal response of the temple among the pirates, the other party would never have done it so smoothly and perfectly.

Ammon was the one sent by the Central Templar to investigate the situation, and he had indeed determined that there was an internal response within the temple and that he was very familiar with the vault, but the matter was at an impasse here - there were seven people who knew about the vault of the temple, and each of them had a deep background, and it was extremely difficult to investigate.

After all, Sunset City is the largest city in the Far East region of the Holy Fire Continent, it is the area directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Templar, and the leader of the temple, Grand Priest Glo, is even more simple and respected, not to mention the authority he has managed here for more than fifty years, just the peak of his Chosen One, second only to the strength of the Divine Blessings, allows him to dictate all matters of the local temple, although he is very peaceful with Ammon, and he also shows great guilt for this matter, but he has always refused to let go, thinking that all the priests under his command are ' unsurpassed faithfulness to the Lord'.

Unable to find a breakthrough, he could only kill time, but before Ammon could find the next clue and continue his investigation, he encountered the ** of the Lord of Judgment, and temporarily suspended the operation.

And now, the correspondence between Glo and Arber has really proved that Nei Ying in the temple of Sunset City is the host of the entire temple, and the old priest who has served in Sunset City for more than fifty years!

Not to mention, one of the kings of the seven seas, Spectral Alber, actually called him his father, which was even more unexpected by everyone! You know, both of Glo's sons died a few years ago, and his grandchildren are now studying in the Central Sanctuary, so no one knows that he has a third son, who is also a pirate king.

But no matter how incredible it is, that's exactly what it is.

At this time, Alber felt Glo's solemn attitude, and when he landed, he also frowned slightly, and became serious.

Although he didn't have much respect for this 'father' and didn't have a good attitude, Alber knew very well that the conflict between himself and Glo was just some boring problems when he was young, and he and the other party were grasshoppers entangled in interests and blood.

So he said in a deep voice, "Indeed." My ritual failed, and I'm still on the edge of the open sea...... What's wrong? ”

"Let's go."

Glo didn't talk nonsense, he said solemnly: "The Lord of Judgment has really come down to God, and He has come here and performed miracles in the city—if you are in the sea of joy, you must have seen it." ”

"My lord's divine punishment may not enter the sea, but if my lord knew of your existence and plans, you would surely die without a place to be buried...... Come on! The sooner the better! ”

Although the words were blunt, the meaning of concern was not false.

There is nothing new in this world.

Fifty-seven years ago, when Glo, who was only a priest of the Enlightenment Order, followed his teacher to Sunset City to take office, this former maritime economic and trade center between the Holy Fire Continent and the New World had been weakened by the sudden increase in the number of pirates from the 'rebels** decades ago.

At that time, the entire sea of Joy, and even the coastal waters around Sunset City, were full of crazy pirates and bandits, and under their influence, even fishermen could not go out to the sea to fish, let alone trade merchant ships - the maritime trade of the entire Holy Fire Continent was completely interrupted, and it was impossible to operate at all, and Sunset City, which needed to import a lot of food, fell into a perennial famine, many residents fled, and the entire city was about to be completely abandoned.

Glo's teacher is a real good priest and a doer - while rectifying the security of Sunset City, he personally led the cultivation of land outside the city and planted crops, gradually raising the food self-sufficiency rate of Sunset City and stopping the exodus of Sunset City.

But pirates, and pirates alone, could not be eradicated at all.

Glo's teacher was reluctant to use pure violence against pirates - of course, he couldn't deal with so many pirates at sea, and the Church Covenant prevented him from attacking first unless the Lord of Judgment sent an oracle.

Therefore, he intended to make a pact with the pirates through peaceful means, so that at least the two would not offend.

But the pirates don't talk about contracts, they don't pay attention to morality, even if they make an agreement, they never abide by it, they ostensibly agree to Mr. Glo's conditions, but they blatantly break the contract several times, which is a headache.

Until Mr. Gro's regrettable death, the problem of pirates and bandits around Sunset City was not solved.

And Glo, who took over the responsibility of his teacher, completely gave up any illusions.

The only ones who can defeat pirates are pirates.

What reasoning do you speak to the wicked? The Word of the Lord of Judgment says: 'Happiness is reciprocated for pleasure, and pain is reciprocated for pain'—since the wicked disturb the people, then use the wicked to eradicate the wicked!

As a priest, the people of fire who are restricted by the Covenant, Glo has no way to personally exterminate the countless wicked people in the sea, but the Covenant does not say that the priest cannot cultivate pirates by himself - so using the resources of the temple, he secretly cultivated a group of fierce people of the sea to counter violence with violence, and wiped out most of the scattered bandits in the sea around Sunset City.

And Alber, at that time, was the descendant of Glo and a woman of the Sea, that is, the illegitimate child - naturally, Alber was seen as the core of Glo's continued control of his pirate team, pouring a lot of resources into it, and continuing to fight the many pirates in the Leaping Sea.

Unlike his own teacher, Glo has his own ambitions...... He wants to use his power to control the entire Caper Sea, and then open up a new trade route to the new continent.

In this way, he will not only be able to make a name for himself, but he will also be rewarded by the Central Sanctuary, and in the future, he may even be able to become a divine blesser!

But is it so easy to accept being used as a pawn and a combat tool by one's own father?

Like his father, Alber had his own ambitions - so one day, Alber suddenly showed the strength of the Chosen One, took complete control of the pirate group under Glo, and then left the Caper Sea and disappeared.

By the time Alber returned more than a decade later, he had already stood at the pinnacle of the Chosen One, had a powerful magical ship, and fused with the 'fragments of the soul of the source water', becoming the Sea King of the Sea of Troubles.

Fragments of the Soul of the Source Water - Legend has it that the 'Spirit of the Source Water' is the origin of the sea.

It resembles a transparent crystal sea urchin with a sparkling blue-blue water elemental radiance, and if swallowed it, it will gain powerful magical abilities.

However, in addition to the extremely unpalatable texture and taste, it is also an extremely dangerous thing to take the fragments of the soul of the source water - it will completely transform a person's ** and soul, and it feels like tearing the ** and soul into pieces inch by inch, and then soaking them in salt water, and finally sewing them into a new shape inch by inch.

If you can't survive this painful process, the user's ** and soul will completely collapse and become the nutrients of that source water soul.

Therefore, any pirate who has taken the Soul Fragment of Source Water is a true powerhouse in terms of will.

After returning, Alber, who contacted his father again, reached an agreement - Glo would help Alber collect the fragments of the Source Water Soul and all the resources he needed as much as possible, and Alber would also ensure the stability of Sunset City, and would also provide Glo with some overseas curiosities he needed.

This father-son relationship is not good, and in essence, both parties use each other.

But in the final analysis, the blood is here, Glo did not abuse Alber, and also provided Alber with the resources to grow, but he did not give his own care and love, so the relationship between the two sides is more delicate, and compared to all the coastal cities in the Far East, Sunset City is indeed the most peaceful place, and Alber also listened to Glo's advice and did not kill anyone when attacking the temple.

And recently, in the mysterious plan about all the kings of the seven seas, Glo, as Alber's father, naturally gave his full support, providing almost all the conveniences in the temple.

So Alber didn't think Glo would deceive himself in this regard.

Capricious in the open sea, 3,000 meters underwater.

In the dark and dull depths of the sea, a huge ship with a dark blue magical brilliance is moving silently underwater, like a ghost light in the abyss.

In the captain's control room in the center of the Deep Diver, Alber holds a communication circle, and the tall pirate sits on his whaleskin-covered captain's seat. His face was majestic like a stone carving, and his long red beard, which was almost the same as his father's, was tied into rough braids.

Listening to Glo's high rank, the Pirate King was silent and fell into deep thought.

"For three hundred years, the Lord of Judgment, not to mention the divine descendment, did not even say a word of oracle or answer to prayers, did God really descend from God......

Although he had already guessed, he couldn't help but mutter: "Damn, it's not good when it will come, it's not this time!" ”

That being said, Alber was actually a little glad now - after all, he didn't stupidly rely on the diving ability of the Deep Diver to scout the situation, but coerced another group of pirates to find out.

Otherwise, if the Lord of Judgment discovers, he will probably end up being cut to ashes by lightning.

"Albert, the ritual you are about to perform may have been defeated by the Lord of Judgment who came that day—is it possible that the Lord came for that?"

At this time, in the communication circle, Glo's worried voice sounded: "If the Lord had not come, I would naturally support you - after all, if it succeeds, the order of this world may change greatly, even if it is for the residents of Sunset City, I will support you, not to mention that you are my child." ”

"But the Lord has come, Albert, my child, you may not obey God's covenant and ungodly covenants, but you should fear the power of God...... Even if you succeed, you will become 'another god', not to mention that you have not succeeded. ”

Speaking of this, the old priest sighed, and he was all worried: "Exit now, leave quickly, maybe you can save your life." ”

"Old fool, how can you quit now?!"

Hearing this, Albert couldn't help but look hideous, but soon, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and just gritted his teeth and said, "I broke my oath, fled the mainland, and struggled at sea for so many years...... The plan has reached this point, and there is absolutely no way for me to quit - whether it is the fragments of the Source Water Soul in my body, or the ritual itself, I can only advance, not retreat! ”

"What's more."

Saying this, Alber's tone became calm, even with a hint of fanaticism: "You have never seen a truly vast world - Father, I do not respect you, but it is true, you have wasted your whole life in the land of sunset city, reincarnating boring time day after day. ”

"But I was fortunate enough to see the reincarnation beyond this life, the scenery of 'belonging to other worlds' in the sea! It is a splendor beyond this heaven and earth, a grandeur that this small world cannot comprehend at all......"

At this time, there was even a hint of real awe in the pirate king's expression, as if he remembered the scenery he had seen at that time, saw the strength and future of those strange people, and then strengthened his determination.

"Lord of Fire, Lord of Wind, Lord of Judgment? Yes, the Lords are God, they have established the order of this world, and I respect them not just as strength. ”

"But at the end of the day, they are just the 'native gods' of our little world! Beyond this life, there are countless powerful beings far greater than them! ”

Alber asserted: "If our plan succeeds, neither the Lord of Fire, nor the Lord of Wind, nor the Lord of Judgment—we will be given far more power than they do!" ”

"In the name of 'pioneers', this world is just a pedal to the far side, the first step beyond the horizon!"

On the other side of the communication circle, Glo was silent.

He was indeed too old to understand what his children were after...... It is true that he is not a priest who obeys the precepts 100 percent, but which of the priests in the entire Far East who has interacted with pirates will not be contaminated with a little gray realm? What you do is not in accordance with the law, but you can bring real peace to the people.

But even so, he couldn't understand what Alber's fanaticism was at this time, and what the true plan of the King of the Seven Seas was...... It is blasphemy for one's own children to want to be 'gods', but who can stop them?

After all, since that 'rebellion' a hundred years ago, the Templar's faith in the Lord has not been as rock-solid as it used to be......

"Anyway, let's go."

could only repeat the helpless words like this, and Glo could only warn now: "Hurry up and leave the sea of joy, whether it is to continue your plan, or to listen to me and not get involved, leave quickly......"

"Kid?"

"Albert?!"

On the other side of the communication circle, in the Deep Diver.

The base of the communication circle was placed on the table.

And Alber, who was holding him, had already appeared on the deck of the deep diver at this time.

"What's going on?"

The red-haired and red-bearded pirate king was asking his crew at this time, and his face was unpleasant: "Didn't I say that when I talk to people, don't disturb me?" ”

"Captain, this is not right!"

However, in response to him was the sailor's fearful response, and the hand that pointed to the depths of the dark deep sea: "Sea beast! A lot of deep-sea sea beasts are coming towards us! ”

"We're surrounded!"

"What?"

When he landed, Albert's face was stunned - the deep-sea sea beast? What are you kidding, even the demonized sea beasts will not be idle and have nothing to do to wander at a depth of three thousand meters, and there are very many of them? How could he make his battle-hardened crew so afraid?

But soon, the great pirate saw it.

Illuminated by the deep blue glow of the Deep Diver, thick tentacles with suction cups loomed in the depths of the ocean in the invisible darkness and visible light.

And all around, more than a dozen leisurely whale songs from different sources came at the same time, causing the deck to vibrate slightly.

In the depths of the darkness, dozens of pairs of bright and cold eyes were staring at the Deep Diver from afar.

"This?!"

For a moment, Alberden's face changed dramatically when he noticed those gazes and was extremely familiar with those tentacles and whale songs—there was no doubt that those tentacles were the tentacles of one of the most dangerous sea beasts, the 'Sea King Squid'! And those whale songs are the voices of the overlord of the sea, the 'Sea Demon Whale'!

But aren't these two mortal enemies? Why do they appear at the same time, and in so many quantities?!

"You're Alber?"

And just as the man was stunned, Alber heard a voice with a heavy echo.

Then, before he could turn his head and look in the direction from which the voice had come, Alber heard the next passage.

"I'm very interested in what you just said about 'pioneers.'"