Mystery: Start with the Reader

Monday, March 28th.

After many days of sailing, Abner's fleet finally arrived at a small island in a hidden sea west of the southern continent under the leadership of "Vice Admiral Deep Sea".

Originally, it would not have taken more than ten days if they took the normal route, but after all, their business was doing shady things, so they had already deviated from the "Roselle Waterway" and detoured in the violent sea despite the harsh environment. It took several times the journey to reach the hidden island.

"It seems that the previous ships transporting slaves also took this route... Hey, I don't know how many people died on the road. No wonder the Delien family hasn't gathered enough people for the festival in a year. I'm afraid the losses are far greater than the safe arrival!

"Damn it!

"I don't know what happened to Miss Gwen's uncle... It's a pity that his group of people were smuggled away before I arrived in Ithaca. All Miss Gwen got was false news from beginning to end, just for Lure her into an ambush...

"Otherwise, I will definitely help her rescue people first."

Abner, who had just participated in the Tarot Club, stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the island that had come into view, and couldn't help but sigh a few times.

Speaking of which, there haven’t been many things worth paying attention to in the recent Tarot sessions. Miss Justice is still completing the task of the “Psychological Alchemy Session” while exploring the location of the “Disaster Queen”;

Miss "Magician" is still traveling with the circus and has just entered Loen's realm;

Miss Judgment's "Judge" potion has been completely digested, and through Abner, she bought the "Retribution Knight" attribute in Jane's hand. She is just waiting for the military's application for the "ritual" to be approved before it can be completed. promotion;

The ceremony for Miss Temperance to be promoted to Demigod has not yet been completed;

Ms. "Hermit" is as isolated from other members as ever, observing mostly and speaking little;

"The Sun" is following the chief out to explore the road leading to the royal court, but not much has been discovered yet;

Mr. "Moon" showed off his superiority at the party again, because he felt that he had already digested part of the "Poison Professor" without paying much attention. However, according to "The World"'s guess, this should be because he often attends Harvest Church. Teach herbal medicine and even some special-purpose potion combinations to civilian believers who are willing to learn.

In addition to collecting dolls, studying history, and volunteering at the church, he also likes to ponder various potions for use in different battle scenarios, which is why the digestion progress is so impressive.

There is nothing special about "World" Klein. Apart from hearing from time to time that he killed a pirate again and took the bounty, only Abner knew that he still spent most of his time sweeping floors and cleaning toilets...

Mr. "The Hanged Man" relied on providing intelligence, support, selling stolen goods to "The World", and relying on the bounty he received to finally collect enough money to buy the "Three-Eyed Thunderbird" from Miss "Magician". "Eyeball" to find the two main ingredients needed for the "Ocean Singer" potion... Unfortunately, the "Obnice" sea monster needed for the ritual has not yet been found.

Although Abner knew the approximate location of the one in the original book, it was a few months later and the sea monster was not motionless, so it was completely useless for reference.

While Abner was reviewing the Tarot Club, the military ship had already sailed into the dock and docked next to a simple trestle.

Abner came back to his senses and was greeted by the people left behind, entering a manor that had a simple appearance but quite luxurious interior decoration.

As soon as they settled down, Abner's "Owen" clone proposed to go take a look at the slaves that had been transported.

This request is not unexpected. After all, Owen was sent to supervise the normal completion of the ceremony, so it is natural to ensure that there are no problems with the "sacrifice".

So soon, he was led by the remaining personnel and entered an isolated area deep in the island.

Abner originally thought that the slaves who were sold here would be kept in captivity like animals, with only the lowest living standards maintained, and unbearable tragedies everywhere...

But the reality is completely different!

As soon as he entered, he saw a town with a very bright appearance.

The city is bustling with people and constant flow; there are many shops on the streets and rich in supplies; there are also many restaurants with smoke curling up and the fragrance fragrant...

At first glance, except for its smaller size, there is no difference between this town and the bustling business districts of big cities such as Backlund.

But soon, Abner discovered something was wrong, because some people in the city did not pay the bill when shopping, but took it directly. They even punched and kicked the salesperson and insulted them wantonly! If you see a woman you like, you will take off your clothes in the street to satisfy your most primitive impulse...

The one who was robbed and violated obviously gritted his teeth and was mad with hatred, but he endured it silently as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

Looking at what happened in front of him, Abner frowned and looked at the manager beside him.

He knew nothing about the conditions here before and didn't understand why these "sacrifice" lived like this.

The manager knew what the Excellency in front of him wanted to ask. After all, anyone who saw this situation for the first time could not help but be confused, so he quickly explained:

"This is the rule of the island town 'Happy Town'... We provide every slave who arrives here with all supplies, gorgeous clothes, comfortable homes, exquisite food... except for killing, so that they can do whatever they want here!

"But there is a premise that before enjoying it, everyone must serve others for a week, and then in exchange for a week of 'happiness'!

“During the period of ‘service’, you need to give and take what you want from others, and you cannot resist, otherwise you will lose an opportunity to ‘enjoy’.

“This is both the Lord’s heaven and hell.”

I see... But this is not "Happy Town"... this is clearly "City of Desire" and "City of Demons"!

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The "servers" endure pain, hide deep hatred, and curse the "happy ones"; and after they become "happy ones", they will inevitably vent everything they have endured on the rotating "servers"...

In this way, there is a cycle between "indulging" desires, releasing "malice", enduring "pain", and "cursing" others...

It seems that my guess was correct, this is the sacrifice needed to cultivate qualified "shadow world", right? Behind the so-called "Deep Sea Festival", is it really to use the sea monster that once carried the mark of the source of matter to communicate with the "Shadow World"?

Oh, but in addition to these slaves who came to the combination of heaven and hell, the managers here are probably also part of the "sacrifice"... Playing with people's hearts and manipulating desires are also characteristics of the "Shadow World". Without them, the ritual would be inevitable Not entirely.

Thinking of this, Abner glanced at the administrator who was still talking endlessly and excitedly describing everything here. He shook his head secretly, feeling that this idiot might not know his upcoming fate.

But killing is prohibited here... Well, if you can kill people, it is understandable that the number of sacrifices will drop sharply due to fear of heights... But "killing" is also a kind of desire, and it should not be conducive to the so-called "ritual"...

Wait...the pirates under "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" and the navy soldiers I brought with me! It turns out that they are also "sacrifice"!

That's right, with so many people witnessing this "sacrifice ceremony", it would be very difficult to keep it secret... But after so many years, only a little information has been released to the outside world... Oh, I'm afraid except for "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" and me The supervisor and a few other people have all become part of the ceremony, right?

Even if this is really the last "Deep Sea Festival"...then "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" and I may also be "sacrifice"...

No wonder Hal would take the risk to go against the sea monster, trying to attract the power behind Gwen, Lydia and Tran... Did he have a premonition of danger?

Also, although the Prime Minister is really busy recently and it seems normal that he cannot come to preside over the ceremony...but think about it carefully, as the Prime Minister, in what year will he have nothing to do? Why did it work in the past but not this time?

Did he sell Owen?

Could it be that he felt that the ceremony lacked "lust" and pushed Owen to do it? Or did Owen's collusion with George III touch his bottom line?

Hehe, if I were really Owen, I might not find out until the last minute, right?

As his thoughts were spinning, Abner suddenly felt that his previous preparations were not safe. After all, if this was really the last "Deep Sea Festival", the big guys behind the scenes might be watching...such as the "Blood Donor Archduke", For example, the "Mother Tree of Desire" will have other methods!

As for his previous preparations, they were nothing more than making an appointment with Crossfia, Helen, and Karen who had visited the Black Throne before...

But now it seems that these preparations are not enough... at least there must be angels to support the scene!

But I don’t know many angels, so who should I look for, and how can I impress them?

Should I go directly to the Mother Goddess or Goddess for help?

It's not impossible... Although after I entered this island, I found that it was shrouded by some kind of power, which should have blocked the way to contact the true God through prayer...

But that doesn’t matter. I can completely rely on Mr. Fool to “climb the wall” and transfer it!

While thinking about it in his mind, Abner continued to wander around the city with the manager.

He found that the supporting services in this city were more complete than he imagined. Among them were teachers who taught etiquette, makeup, and manners. They could transform a sloppy slave girl into a decent "noble" lady in a few days. ;

There are seniors here who teach various literature, painting, and music knowledge, and they also teach those who are eager to learn;

In short, the variety of teachers is as great as that of a comprehensive university, or even more complete!

"Human desires are also diverse. There are always people who don't like women, don't like to have fun, and don't like to vent... so we will also satisfy their spiritual desires." The manager added with a smile.

This is really...Abner suddenly felt that this was a bit ridiculous, because he found that these demons and cultists actually did better in education than the major cities of the four major countries in the Northern Continent...after all, they were willing to invest , and completely obey the desires and preferences of the educated...

Yes, Abner has seen the true nature of those teachers. In fact, they are all descendants of the "sea monster" and have long since become "alien", just wearing human skin... However, they are acting as People are probably experts in their respective fields.

"This is not so much a teacher as a 'sacrifice' to the sea monster... While they are teaching knowledge, they are also guiding those who are not dominated by physical desires to give their faith to the sea monster... How insidious! "

Abner was secretly stunned, but on the surface he agreed with the manager. Then they walked and looked around, and soon discovered the latest batch of "slaves" entering the town.

Since the ceremony was imminent, they had no time to "enjoy" or "serve", so they were kept in solitary confinement, constantly fearing the "servers" and jealous of the "happy ones".

This state also meets the requirements of the ceremony.

Abner scanned around and soon discovered Miss Gwen's uncle. Because he was educated, he was not as numb as those around him, but he was still shocked by what happened on the island and had very complicated emotions...

Because Abner and Gwen had an agreement when they were on the Black Throne, promising her to inquire about her uncle's group of slaves, so at this moment Abner quietly invaded the other person's mind with a virtual personality, Monitor at all times to avoid accidents.

After doing this, he stopped visiting and returned to the seaside manor accompanied by the manager.

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At the same time, "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" Hal Constantine finally made up his mind after struggling violently and read out the honorary name left by the mysterious man:

"The unknown land connected by pure white eyes..."