I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Roland opened his eyes and hurriedly looked towards a dark corner of the prison cell.

Subsequently, a strange, large penguin followed Roland's gaze and inexplicably appeared in that corner.

It hopped around and struck an elegant ballet pose, but because the mascot costume was too bulky, it looked quite comical.

— This was Leona.

She had been awake for quite some time.

A few days ago, she had suddenly appeared in the prison, giving Roland a huge surprise. Roland excitedly hugged her and spun her around several times!

In the past few days, Roland had been secretly arranging for her to help him find something.

It didn't matter if the dimensional pouch was lost, but the snake ring could not be!

Especially the 'Helaka Necronomicon' and the Red Saintess within the snake ring!

The Red Saintess was a powerful monster with Second Circle strength! Moreover, she had devoured a female demon!

She was the reserved protagonist of Roland's chanting class.

And the Necronomicon contained the Seven Virtuous Spirits, who were key to helping Roland subdue the Red Saintess again—these seven virtuous spirits were perfect candidates for cultivating the 'Shepherdess of Holy Blood'!

Once he helped them complete their advancement, Roland would have seven more Helaka Warlocks!

That's right, Warlocks! Holy Blood Helaka Warlocks who had stepped onto the Path of Truth!

As for their race, who knew what they would evolve into in the next stage? Anyway, the worst-case scenario would be mutated banshees.

In any case, the Red Saintess + the Seven Virtuous Spirits would be able to form an incredible chanting class!

As long as he got them to sing a creaky chorus, even Second Circle Warlocks wouldn't be able to withstand it!

Therefore, anything else could be lost, but this snake ring absolutely could not be lost!

Seeing Leona look over curiously, Roland hurriedly made a shushing gesture. Then, he conveyed a look—did you find the thing?

Leona blinked her eyes, reached into the amber mascot costume, and took out a ring and a dimensional pouch.

She had actually found both items!

Roland was overjoyed and hugged Leona, giving her a hard kiss.

He took the items and carefully rummaged through them, discovering that everything was complete—including the magic carpet.

'None of the items inside were taken?'

Roland couldn't help but reveal a strange expression: 'If that guy doesn't even like my stuff, how could he be an ordinary Second Circle Warlock?'

Roland's items were enough to make even Second Circle Warlocks greedy.

Not to mention the 'Little Hammer and Chisel' and 'Elegy of the Death Angel', nor the 'Shepherdess and Demon' magic carpet and the 'Helaka Cathedral'.

Even the pseudo-holy garment was a rare treasure—even if Saladin didn't like it, he could give it to his disciples, right?

Okay, even if he didn't have disciples, and felt that his disciples and confidants weren't worthy, he could take the items out to buy people's hearts, right?

If that wasn't enough, wasn't he always worried about his daughter's marriage? He could find someone who was very good at playing other people, let him play his son-in-law, and then use these things as benefits!

Old Bi Deng seemed to be planning to have me be his son-in-law!

So he didn't touch my things!

But since he was planning to have me play his son-in-law, why did he have to send me to the slave ship?

What does that mean? Going to Pan's Labyrinth to be a dairy cow, and being his son-in-law don't conflict?

Screw your mother! Old Bi Deng, I'll kill you sooner or later!

Roland felt great hatred in his heart. If he couldn't escape, and really had to be Old Bi Deng's son-in-law... I'll make you have a grandson in return!

No, I still have to escape!

Regarding Pan's Labyrinth, Roland had heard a lot of rumors in the past few days. Once you enter that place, you're finished!

As a mysterious place, Pan's Labyrinth was indeed a good adventure location, but definitely not as a slave. Otherwise, death was certain!

He didn't know what Saladin was thinking, nor did he know what he was keeping these things for. Roland just couldn't understand his operation.

Roland thought to himself: 'Perhaps that guy never intended to have me be his son-in-law, and he doesn't dislike these things either. It's just that he hasn't had time to deal with them in the past few days, or maybe he plans to give them to someone more valuable, so he hasn't touched them yet.'

In any case, he was about to board the slave ship, and these things could save his life.

Roland really wanted Leona to steal the things now, but if Leona didn't return the things today, Gawain might discover it.

But if Leona returned the things, Gawain, that old geezer, might transfer the things to another place at any time, and then it wouldn't be easy to get them back.

Everything else was easy to say, but the Red Saintess must not be given to others. This was his trump card to save his life!

After thinking about it, Roland decided to take a gamble. He rummaged through his things and then took out two thumb-sized 'pearls'.

This was an interesting little treasure in the hands of the Three Saintesses. He didn't know if he could use it now.

Roland swallowed one himself, and then had Leona swallow one.

Subsequently, Roland closed his eyes and furrowed his brows, mobilizing his mental power.

His mental power couldn't extend too far outside his body, but he could successfully extend it into the pearl in his stomach.

When he touched the pearl with his mental power, he actually gained Leona's perspective!

At the same time, Leona tilted her head, she felt like she 'heard' Brother Roland whispering to her in her body.

Listening to Roland's whispers, she hopped around in the prison cell, and then disappeared. After a moment, Leona reappeared in the prison cell, but with a deck of playing cards in her hand.

Those were the things the jailers usually used for entertainment.

Roland was overjoyed and praised Leona.

Roland thought to himself: 'Now I can 'video chat' and remotely guide Leona to work!'

Leona, this little fool, has the intelligence of a child. When Roland usually tells her to handle some things, it's very difficult. If he asks her to bring back an apple, she often brings back a banana instead.

But now it's different—when Roland needs the Serpent Ring and the dimensional pouch, he no longer has to worry about Leona getting it wrong.

Roland had Leona return his Serpent Ring and dimensional pouch to their original places, and then had Leona hide in the Serpent Ring's cathedral.

That straw cathedral was made of 'straw', a mysterious substance. Even a Second Circle Warlock would find it difficult to explore all areas inside with just mental power.

Leona had been secretly hiding in the cathedral these days, and so far no one had discovered her.

With Leona in his things, Roland could take the things away at any time. At least he could take the ring away at any time.

As for the dimensional pouch... If it was always placed near the ring, Roland could command Leona to steal the dimensional pouch as well.

If the dimensional pouch was taken away... Whether Leona could find it would probably depend on a bit of luck.

He was about to enter the slave ship. There wouldn't be any dedicated Second Circle Warlocks guarding the slave ship. Even if there were, there wouldn't be more than one.

Roland planned to pull off a stunt on the slave ship. He would subdue the Red Saintess on the slave ship, and then make a big one.

Throughout his life, when facing enemies that he couldn't defeat, the mysterious illusion often helped Roland to overcome the strong with the weak.

The Nagas were very familiar with the sea, and the slave ship would not pass through mysterious areas. So Roland was probably not going to get any mysterious help this time.

Therefore, he planned to transform himself into the mysterious this time!

He was betting that the people on the slave ship couldn't contain him.

Roland had Leona return the things, and then find a place to continue hiding.

The next morning, a group of people came.

It was actually several of the original traitor passengers!

But at this time, they had changed their attire. The robes on their bodies had embroidered three-headed snakes. They seemed to have quite high positions.

They brought a group of Naga followers, and these Nagas were like servants, very obedient to the commands of those passengers. The Naga jailers guarding the prisoners also had flattering expressions, calling them "Lord" with every breath.

In an instant, Roland knew that many Black Sails and passengers had joined the Three-Headed Snake and become Billy's people.

This group of people had come to interrogate the prisoners.

Except for Roland, basically everyone was interrogated once.

The interrogation room was not far away next door, and Roland vaguely heard some of the content.

It seemed that among the imprisoned people, except for Roland, all of them had mastered secrets that must not be known to the Southerners.

The Three-Headed Snake was a Southern organization, and the prisoners were on the ship to go and join the Southern forces.

Now that he saw that some people had already joined the Three-Headed Snake and had received good treatment, there was no reason for the Three-Headed Snake not to accept him!

The opportunity was right in front of them, and everyone naturally revealed a part of their secrets.

These secrets were said just right, enough to convince people that they did indeed master this information. But they only said a part—if they were killed, no one would know these secrets.

After they came back, many people showed joy on their faces, feeling that it wouldn't be long before they joined the Three-Headed Snake and received even better treatment.

The other two big shots were also called out by that group of people and questioned, but surprisingly, those two big shots didn't reveal any secrets.

Not only did they keep their mouths shut, but they also ridiculed the interrogators. They said that even if they knew something, they wouldn't say it.

They seemed to know Gawain, or rather, 'Saladin of the Three-Headed Snake'. They said something like this:

—"Tell Saladin, that traitor, that everything he has gained in the South is because of the South's fear of the Eastern Territory, and its fear of the King of a Thousand Eyes! His only value is that he is a thorn in His Majesty's side. The day the South no longer reveres His Majesty, Saladin will be abandoned like a dog!"

Hahahaha, he won't have a good end. He's just like us, either he'll die at His Majesty's hands, or he'll die at the hands of the Southerners!”

From the sound of it, Saladin, the three-headed snake leader who wanted Roland as his son-in-law, was originally a traitor to the Twilight Council. He ruined many of the Thousand-Eyed King's plans, and then betrayed them by running to the South and joining the Hydra.

These two big shots, like Saladin, are also on the Thousand-Eyed King's kill list. Their mentor was a Star Elder of the Twilight Council. The mentor was a confidant of the Thousand-Eyed King, outwardly obedient, but secretly colluding with the White Chess Council.

The Twilight Council's rule is too dark. Although many places are as good as Sea Fort, there are also many places where they are 'planting people'.

In many places, not only do many commoners have no way to survive, but the wizards don't either!

Many wizards are like the Bloodless Wizards, living in constant fear, worried that one day they will become the next batch of seeds, the next batch of experiments for the Path of Truth.

Therefore, many wizards are outwardly loyal to the Twilight Council and the Thousand-Eyed King, but secretly dream of becoming a White Wizard under the rule of the White Chess Council.

The two big shots' Elder mentor had a grander ideal—to overthrow the Thousand-Eyed King and usher in the era of the White Queen in the East.

But as Catherine said, no one can outsmart the Thousand-Eyed King. The only way to defeat him is to be stronger than him, but that is impossible.

Therefore, unless the Thousand-Eyed King ascends, his era will eventually come.

The two big shots' Elder mentor was ultimately exposed and died a terrible death—he was alchemized into a 'Star Seed'.

The two big shots' Elder mentor was betrayed by the people of the White Chess Council—in that negotiation, the higher-ups of the White Chess Council not only ceded a lot of land, but also betrayed their allies in the Twilight Council!

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The forces resisting the Thousand-Eyed King have no way to survive in the East. For many, the only way out is in the South.

Therefore, these two Tier 2 big shots concealed their identities and tried every means to sneak onto this ship.

Now, this ship has been taken over by the 'Saladin Three-Headed Snake' under the Hydra forces of the South. As long as they nod their heads, they will be treated as honored guests. They might even be able to establish their own Three-Headed Snake branch, just like Saladin!

But they refused this olive branch.

They hated the Thousand-Eyed King immensely, but they also revered him immensely.

Their ideals were diametrically opposed, but they were both working towards the same goal—to prevent the East from becoming a god's farm, and to prevent the people of the East from becoming sheep to be slaughtered.

They went to the South because they were completely disheartened with the East. They feared the Twilight and were very disappointed with the White Chess.

They went to the South, perhaps to retire from the world, or perhaps to wait for the situation in the East to change before returning. But they were unwilling to join the forces of the South.

Getting them to join the Hydra is not an easy task.

That day, the interrogators took the two away, and they never came back. They seemed to have been personally summoned by Saladin, who seemed to be very confident in persuading them to join.

In addition to these two, a large number of people were also taken away one after another.

The prison was much quieter, with only two hundred or so people left. But it was still very crowded.

Some of those who were taken away held top-secret information from the East. Once they joined the Three-Headed Snake, then even if Saladin guarded them strictly, these people would leak information.

Because Saladin can guarantee that there are no Church members in his Three-Headed Snake, but he cannot guarantee that there are no people sent by the upper-level Hydra in his team.

In other words, even if he knew that the Hydra had planted nails around him, he couldn't pull them out.

Therefore, the secrets and technologies that these people possess will be leaked to the Hydra!

The Hydra is an obstacle to the East's counterattack against the Southern Church. Once the Hydra obtains these Eastern technologies and secrets, they will become stronger, more difficult to deal with, and even less likely to join the Eastern forces.

This would be a huge blow to the East. It would also be a huge blow to the Thousand-Eyed King and Catherine's future plans for the South.

This incident seems to prove once again that Saladin is not an avatar of the Thousand-Eyed King. Roland's expression became even stranger.

The people left in the prison were all those who were both traitors and of little value. Although they possessed a lot of key information, their own qualities were a bit average.

Some of them also had some strength, but they were too unprincipled—some were not only unprincipled, but also stupid and evil.

Saladin is a very magnanimous hero, but he looks down on these people.

These people have already been sentenced to death. They will be sent to the 'cow farm'. Once they are sent in, the succubi will have ways to pry things out of their mouths.

It seems like I'm going to be sent to the cow farm to be a milk cow too.

A few days later, a large group of Three-Headed Snake wizards came to the prison with Nagas. They took the prisoners away in batches.

Many people initially thought that Lord Saladin was planning to recruit them. But as all the people in the prison were escorted away, everyone suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Roland was in the last batch of people. He followed the Nagas out of the prison.

The team seemed to be going to the deck.

On the way, Roland noticed that there were many traitorous passengers among the Three-Headed Snake guards responsible for escorting the prisoners—all of them were the people who had been taken away that day!

As they continued to go upstairs, there were gradually more people in the hall and corridors.

Roland found that this 'Titania' was as orderly as before. The crew members in charge of the ship were still the Black Sails, except that the Black Sail embroidery on their uniforms had been replaced with the Three-Headed Snake.

The Black Sails had obviously joined the Three-Headed Snake. This was normal.

However, Roland didn't see many of the original members of the Three-Headed Snake. It seemed that among his soon-to-be father-in-law's original team, there were not many Three-Headed Snake wizards. Most of them were Nagas. It looked like a newly formed Three-Headed Snake force.

Because they were short-handed, they had to rely on the newly joined Black Sails to ensure the normal operation of the ship.

Roland couldn't help but have a question in his mind—Saladin (Billy) had said before that there were not many ships (Sharpshooters) that could PK with the 'Titania' among the Three-Headed Snake.

As a small Three-Headed Snake, does Saladin (Billy) have such a ship?

Soon, Roland saw many wizards who refused to join the Three-Headed Snake. They were put in slave shackles and served as slaves for the Three-Headed Snake. The slaves were moving things under the supervision of the crew, or using magic to repair some damaged parts of the ship.

These shackles seemed to preserve a weak amount of magic in people, allowing them to use some low-level magic.

When passing by some halls, Roland saw a small number of trembling passengers. They were genuine passengers. Genuine Southerners.

Judging from the discussions of some crew members, the Three-Headed Snakes seemed to be planning to send these normal passengers to the South as agreed.

A few Three-Headed Snake wizards were counting the number of prisoners one by one, and Roland heard some of their conversations.

The entire 'Titania'... Oh no, it seems to have been renamed 'Black Coral'.

The Black Coral originally carried 2207 people, including 1316 passengers of various types and 891 crew members of various types.

Now, there are only three hundred passengers left. The number of crew members, plus the Nagas and Three-Headed Snake wizards, exceeds one thousand five.

In addition, there are six hundred slaves—some crew members and some passengers.

Counting it up, there are now more than two thousand four hundred people on board. Subtracting Roland and the other two hundred prisoners, that's two thousand two hundred people.

In other words, Saladin only brought two hundred Nagas and wizards in this ship attack.

The level of these Nagas and Three-Headed Snake wizards is about the same as the Black Sails, but far inferior to the passengers on the ship.

The Titania's side, whether in terms of numbers or quality, far exceeded Saladin and his two hundred people. But he captured this ship with more than two thousand wizards without bloodshed.

The work of recruiting was very smooth. Only a few people died during the period.

No wonder, the Sharpshooter is aiming in the distance, who would resist?

Soon, Roland arrived on the deck.

The sunlight on the deck was very strong. A dilapidated sailing merchant ship was being docked alongside the 'Black Coral'.

Prisoners were being escorted to that dilapidated sailing merchant ship in batches, and on that ship, there was also a tattered Three-Headed Snake flag.

Many Nagas were swimming in the sea near the ship—that dilapidated sailing pirate ship was Saladin's only ship.

There is no Sharpshooter at all.