Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

On Cruise Island, the Pirate Conference was in full swing.

Audis used the newly built assembly hall to convene this Pirate Conference.

This assembly hall was not particularly luxurious, but the decoration style was very solemn. Many "Great Pirates," after entering, didn't know which foot to step forward with first.

At the same time, nameplates were specially placed on the seats. When the "Great Pirates" arrived at the venue, attendants led them to their designated positions.

All of this reception work once again refreshed their understanding of the Pirate Conference.

Previously, they had participated in Pirate Conferences more than once, but the venues for the meetings were generally in the halls of some restaurants, casinos, or simply in caves or forests.

This was the first time they had encountered such a formal venue.

The usually chaotic Pirate Conference was now silent. The "Great Pirates" quietly looked at the "Pirate Admirals" sitting on the opposite platform, waiting for them to speak.

Sitting on the platform, Cattleya thought to herself: The environment has had a significant impact on these pirates. Previously, although they talked about establishing a "Pirate Alliance," even the "Pirate Admirals" felt that it was an alliance that couldn't be taken seriously.

But now it's different. In such a solemn environment, mentioning the Pirate Alliance again gives the feeling that the main leaders of a certain country are holding a parliament to discuss issues.

The host of this conference, "Black Hand" Alva, first praised this Pirate Conference as an unprecedented gathering, and then praised the venue of the gathering and the accommodations arranged for the pirates.

Then he said: "Let's first discuss the first topic. At the last gathering, we had already decided to establish a Pirate Alliance, but the specific system has not been established.

"At this conference, we will first discuss 'Admiral of Mystery's' suggestions on this topic."

Then he gestured "please" to "Admiral of Mystery."

Immediately, Audis smiled and said: "I learned from Alva about the achievements made at the previous conference, as well as the existing controversies.

"At that time, everyone agreed to establish a 'Pirate Alliance,' but there were serious differences regarding who should be the leader.

"After thinking about it for a while, I came up with a way to resolve the dispute at that time."

Everyone listened to the fact that they were talking about serious matters, and looked at "Admiral of Mystery" seriously, quietly listening to his proposal.

Audis continued: "My suggestion is to not establish a leader, but to establish a 'Pirate Alliance Standing Committee.' The six 'Pirate Admirals' participating in this conference will be the standing committee members.

"Standing committee members have the right to veto!

"He paused for a moment and then said: "For major decisions, the 'Pirate Admirals' need to vote to pass them. If none of the 'Pirate Admirals' abstain, a certain proposal needs to have more than four votes in support to pass.

"If the standing committee members do not all attend, or someone abstains, the proposal with the most votes will be implemented.

"In order to avoid a situation of three votes against three votes, I think Alva, the initiator of the 'Pirate Conference' all along, should become the seventh standing committee member."

The "Great Pirates" were all slightly stunned. They were all clear that "Black Hand" Alva was just a "Great Pirate" and had not yet reached the level of "Pirate Admiral."

But soon they were all relieved, because they were also clear that Alva was a subordinate of the "King of the Five Seas."

Audis continued: "The 'Great Pirates' who came to participate today are the members of the 'Standing Committee'.

"Everyone can propose topics and get corresponding support.

"Major topics require a full vote, and as long as the vote passes, it enters the implementation phase."

Seeing that the pirates all looked blank, he further explained: "For example, if you are attacked by a pirate outside the 'Pirate Alliance' and want to take revenge, but cannot do so due to insufficient strength, you can seek support from other members nearby.

"If several members cannot solve the problem, you can go to the 'Pirate Alliance Standing Committee' and propose a topic. As long as it is approved by the majority of pirates, then all of our members will form a joint fleet to help you take revenge.

"Of course, the spoils obtained from such actions will be distributed by the 'Pirate Admirals'.

"And the seven 'Standing Committee Members' basically propose institutional topics, such as the proposal I am now explaining to everyone."

The venue fell silent, because this was a method they had never heard of, but it sounded very reasonable. The key was that it immediately established a certain connection between the members of the "Pirate Alliance."

The "Pirate Admirals" felt that it was a political model similar to the parliament of Luen, but with obvious differences.

This made them frown one after another, instinctively wanting to refuse, but also felt that their rights were protected and further confirmed.

Especially the "right of veto" made the "Pirate Admirals" legally superior to the "Great Pirates."

So when everyone realized that this system would make them lose a certain degree of autonomy, they did not immediately refuse, because they also gained a certain amount of power at the same time.

At this time, a "Great Pirate" asked: "If we encounter an attack by the navy and want to take revenge, can we also ask for help?"

"Of course, you can also ask for help."

Audis smiled and said: "But we also need to combine the actual situation before taking further action.

"I personally suggest that we do not engage in a full-scale naval battle with the navy, just attack the warships that caused you losses."

Audis didn't have a good impression of the navies of the Loen Kingdom and other Northern Continent countries. He felt that they were just a group of pirates with stronger organizational skills.

The actual situation was indeed like this. For example, the Loen Navy was used to suppress the Rothd Archipelago and East Balam, and to deter the navies of the other three countries, so that the Governor's Office could better plunder the colonies.

So he had no psychological burden to attack a certain warship.

Then another "Great Pirate" asked: "What if we have internal disputes or fights?"

"Find the nearest 'Pirate Admiral' for adjudication."

Audis replied with a smile: "If the dispute involves a 'Pirate Admiral,' it will be resolved by the seven of us on the Standing Committee voting."

The venue fell silent again, because everyone realized that this system didn't seem to have any major loopholes.

A few seconds later, the somewhat aloof "Vice Admiral of Disease" suddenly said: "If I understand correctly, a place is needed as the residence of the 'Pirate Alliance Standing Committee'."

"That's right."

Audis smiled and said: "If everyone has no objection to my proposal, the 'Pirate Alliance' will adopt this committee system.

"Then, as one of the Standing Committee members, my first proposal is to temporarily set the port town of Cruise Island as the residence of the 'Pirate Alliance'."

Everyone did not raise any objections, because there was an assembly hall here, accommodation was specially prepared for them here, there was food from all over the world here, and even the street girls here knew better how to please people.

So, under the chairmanship of Alva, everyone somewhat awkwardly conducted the first vote, and everyone unanimously agreed that setting the residence on Cruise Island was a good idea.

Cattleya, who also voted in favor, said in her heart: Cruise Island will be the "capital" in the minds of all pirates in the future.

Then everyone began to discuss the second topic: How should we deal with Loen's ironclad ships?

At the last Pirate Conference, this topic made no progress.

When it was Audis's turn to speak, he said: "I don't think we should regard dealing with ironclad ships as our obligation.

"Currently, Loen's two ironclad ships are used to deal with the Fösac Empire, not to fight pirates.

"Under such circumstances, it is not a good idea for us to attack proactively."

He paused and then said: "I think our advantage is that we are elusive, we run fast, and we are very familiar with the sea. There is no need to attack ironclad ships head-on when we encounter them."

A pirate asked: "What if we are attacked by an ironclad ship?"

"Seek help from the nearest 'Pirate Admiral'."

Audis replied: "Has everyone forgotten the existence of extraordinary powers?

"With the help of the extraordinary, each Pirate Admiral's ship is very special. In my opinion, they can all challenge ironclad ships alone.

"However, such help is definitely not free. The specific benefits to be charged will be communicated by both parties."

The "Pirate Admirals" remained silent after hearing these words, because what Audis had just said was the truth.

The pirate just now asked again: "How should we contact the 'Pirate Admirals'?"

"This is my second proposal."

Audis said: "The crystal ball that I have processed can contact companions within 800 kilometers.

"That is just an ordinary crystal ball rich in spirituality. As long as it is not in use, no one can determine the location of that crystal ball."

He said this last sentence to eliminate the pirates' concerns. After all, if there was something that could locate them at any time, they would definitely not accept it.

Audis continued: "So, my second proposal is to use crystal balls to establish a network of contacts between members."

At this time, "Vice Admiral of Twilight," who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Can I take a look at that crystal ball?"

Audis immediately asked the attendant to bring one over.

"Vice Admiral of Twilight" placed one hand on the compass on his waist and the other hand holding the small crystal ball.

Then the compass emitted a faint light, and everyone realized that the compass was originally a mystical item.

A few seconds later, the light on the compass disappeared, and "Vice Admiral of Twilight" said: "I will take a crystal ball."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that there was nothing wrong with this crystal ball.

Audis hadn't expected "Rear Admiral Dusk" to help dispel everyone's concerns, but he didn't thank him on the spot. He guessed that the other party was accumulating goodwill for a private conversation later.

After everyone had claimed their crystal balls, the venue suddenly fell silent, because everyone realized that the problem that the previous Pirate Conference hadn't solved in three days had been solved in just over two hours!

The "Pirate Generals" then realized one after another that this "Admiral of Mysteries" was a "politician among pirates," and these thorny problems were solved by him very easily.

At the end of the meeting, the pirates reached a consensus that such pirate conferences should be held regularly every three months in the future.

When everyone was preparing to leave, Audis invited everyone to dine in the newly built banquet hall at noon and announced that the trading session of this "Pirate Conference" would officially begin in the afternoon.

......

North Continent, Worthay City.

Bernadette, sitting in the governor's office, looked out the window at the sky, pondering mystical problems as usual.

At this time, the state government had moved to the former Autonomous Council office building.

In Audis's words: There is no reason to leave such a good site unused.

Suddenly, Bernadette seemed to come back to her senses, frowned slightly, and immediately took out "Pale Death" from the void.

In the next second, the sky outside suddenly became dark, as if someone had suddenly blocked the sun.

In an instant, Bernadette's spirituality perceived that she was currently in a "hidden space."

Bernadette then put "Pale Death" on her face, instantly losing any trace of a living person's aura.

Then she said coldly, "You have finally lost your patience?"

Bernadette realized that the ability to bring herself into the "hidden space" was a "mystical reappearance," and the enemy should be a member of the "Moses Ascetic Order."

In the center of the room, a stream of information suddenly gushed out like a spring, and the other party said in a phantom voice: "It's not losing patience, but seizing the best opportunity."

This was Toriobo, the nominal chairman of the "Moses Ascetic Order," an angel.

Bernadette sneered and asked, "You think this is the best opportunity?"

"Audis thinks his whereabouts are very mysterious, but we actually knew long ago that he was building Cruz Island and received intelligence that the new Pirate Conference would be held on Cruz Island," Toriobo said.

"He is too arrogant to separate from you and leave your protection.

"Today will be his death day."

Bernadette stretched out her hand and took out a forearm-length scepter from the "Space Magic Bag" on her body: "You actually thought we would create an assassination opportunity for you?"

The scepter in her hand was a "Gus Staff."

As she spoke, the spirituality in Bernadette's body swelled, as if it had suddenly become much stronger.

Toriobo was stunned for a moment, but then smiled and said: "Even if Audis has one or two Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts in his hand, you don't think he can escape from the hands of two demigods by himself, do you?"

Bernadette didn't say anything more. Suddenly, the water of the "River of the Dead" flowed out from under her feet, and everything around seemed to return to silence. Even the chairman of the "Moses Ascetic Order" felt that he was sprinting towards the end of his life.

What Bernadette "reproduced" was the "River of the Dead" affected by the "Eternal Dark River" that she had encountered a few days ago.

Toriobo didn't dare to be careless and seriously dealt with the attack launched by the "Mystic Queen." His purpose in this operation was only to hold back the "Mystic Queen."

The task of killing Audis was enough to be left to the two demigods.

This time, the "Moses Ascetic Order" not only planned to kill Audis, but also planned to launch an attack on the pirates during the Pirate Conference while they were gathered together, and seize a batch of Extraordinary Characteristics.

After all, there are not many opportunities to concentrate so many wild Extraordinary individuals, or nominally wild Extraordinary individuals.

......

Cruz Island, pier.

The "Azure Avenger" slowly docked. Alger saw the fully packed port and the flagships of the "Pirate Generals" and realized that this Pirate Conference seemed to be even more lively than the last one.

Then he glanced at the square on the pier, where a giant was guarding!

But Alger only glanced at it, because he knew that "The Hermit" came from a mysterious ancient organization, and it didn't seem surprising that its members included giants.

Alger didn't plan to come at first. After all, when he was fighting for the Sealed Artifact that targeted the "Catastrophe High Priest" before, he had basically exposed his allegiance to "Admiral of Mysteries" and "Rear Admiral Iceberg."

But the Church insisted on sending him to inquire about the news.

This made Alger realize that the Church might be doing this deliberately, with the purpose of demonstrating power to "The Hermit."

If "The Hermit" embarrassed him at this time, then the Church would have a reason to enter Cruz Island.

If "The Hermit" didn't express anything about this, it would be tantamount to the Church completing the demonstration process.

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Alger was originally prepared to prevaricate the Church with the excuse of "not being in good condition," because he knew very well that this mission was just bait for him, and the situation was very dangerous.

But then he changed his mind. If he went to the territory of other "Island Pirates," it might indeed be very dangerous.

Demonstrating power in the territory of "Admiral of Mysteries" was not very dangerous for him.

After all, "Admiral of Mysteries" was not only a "Pirate General" but also "The Hermit" of the Tarot Club.

So Alger came to Cruz Island, but because the time he received the order was a bit late, he hurried and hurried, and finally arrived here on the day the Pirate Conference was held.

After landing, Alger glanced at the water in the center of the port.

At this time, the port was full of ships all around, and the center was empty, like a large pool.

For some reason, Alger always felt like there was something hidden in the water there?

But it was calm there. Alger thought it was his illusion, but after taking a few steps on the pier, he turned his head and glanced again.

Whoosh ~

In the next instant, a huge phantom blue whale leaped out of the water and flew directly into the air.

Then, the phantom blue whale emitted a brilliant starlight and disappeared without a trace.

Figures rushed out of the starlight and landed on the pier.

These people had clear goals. The moment they landed, they rushed towards the giant Grosell, who was guarding the pier square.

Their numbers grew and grew, eventually reaching more than a hundred people!

The charge of more than a hundred Extraordinary individuals looked terrifying!

The sudden change not only stunned Alger, but also stunned the other pirates.

The pirates who reacted quickly avoided one after another, so as not to be accidentally injured in the next battle.

Alger also quickly reacted and used "Wind Mastery" to fly to a nearby rooftop to observe what was going on.

I saw the giant in the square take the oversized "firearm" on his back in his hand and pull the trigger at the people rushing towards him.

Bang bang bang bang bang ~

The next scene once again stunned Alger. Bullets, or rather shells, like fire snakes shot out and exploded one by one.

Many of those who rushed towards the giant were directly blown into minced meat before they even understood what was going on.

And more were blown away by the surrounding shells. Even if they were Extraordinary individuals, they were blown to pieces, with broken arms, internal organs, and flesh flying everywhere.

This group of "Middle Sequence" and "Low Sequence" members of the "Moses Ascetic Order" were also stunned by this scene. They did get intelligence that the "Argo" had powerful cannons and machine guns.

So their spies disguised themselves as pirates and repeatedly confirmed that the crew of the "Sword of Dawn" were not on the "Argo" before they launched the attack with confidence.

But no one thought that they had already lost more than a dozen people just a few seconds after the war started!

Grosell smiled naively: "This kind of cannon is quite easy to use."

This time, the "Moses Ascetic Order" dispatched many Sequence 5 and Sequence 6 members. They quickly stabilized their positions and used scrolls and Extraordinary abilities to block the trembling shelling.

After reaching a close enough position, a batch of Extraordinary abilities and scrolls flew towards the giant.

Grosell immediately dropped the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" in his hand, pulled out the giant sword that was also on his back, and knelt on one knee, inserting it into the ground.

The light of dawn enveloped him, forming a solid "Dawn Barrier," blocking all the Extraordinary abilities and scrolls that flew over.

The enemies did not continue to rush forward, because most of them were not good at melee combat, but were good at medium-range combat.

A second later, the "Dawn Barrier" dissipated, and their attack began again.

"Imprison!" A majestic voice sounded, and Ronse arrived, "imprisoning" one of the enemies, and then used the ability of "Death."

The members of the "Moses Ascetic Order" organized their subordinates to launch a fierce attack on these two people.

In their opinion, although "Repentance Knight" and "Guardian" were both good at fighting, they were confident that they could take them down within ten seconds.

However, soon, the crew of the "Sword of Dawn," knowing that the enemy was strong and they were weak, still joined the battle one after another.

The joining of First Mate Bazel and others slightly reduced the pressure on Grosell and Ronse, but they were still at an absolute disadvantage.

Standing on the roof, Alger glanced into the distance. More and more pirates appeared on the streets, but they were all watching. Some even imitated Alger and climbed onto the rooftops to watch the excitement.

Clearly, the pirates attending the Pirate Gathering had no intention of helping the "Dawn Sword".

After weighing his options, Alger decided to help "The Hermit".

This was because he had a clearer understanding of "The Hermit's" strength, character, and the person "The Hermit" was loyal to.

Alger believed that "The Hermit" would definitely be able to mobilize more extraordinary powers in a short period of time, and even didn't rule out the possibility of the "Lord of Mysteries" descending…

He shook his head, seeing that most of "The Hermit's" opponents were "Middle Sequence" and "Low Sequence" Beyonders. The "Lord of Mysteries" probably wouldn't take action against enemies of this level.

Alger saw that members of the "Dawn Sword" were already injured. Just as he was about to make a move, a hurricane suddenly blew in, with streaks of deep blue "wind blades" piercing towards the members of the "Moses Ascetics".

Alger was stunned for a moment, then saw two figures being blown in by the gale.

One of them was a woman with long, flowing hair and pointed ears.

It was actually an Ancient Elf!

Crack!

A thunderbolt struck down, forcing the "Scroll Professor", who was about to deliver a fatal blow to "Boatswain" Sharron, to retreat a step.

The man who came with the Ancient Elf raised his hand, and an "Astrologer" who was about to sneak attack Longzel suddenly froze in place, forgetting what he was about to do.

With the addition of Shatas and Mobert, the "Dawn Sword's" Sequence 5 members had now reached four, along with three Sequence 6 members and four Sequence 7 members.

Although they still didn't have any advantage in numbers, they could now hold off this group of enemies by sticking together.

Just as Alger was wondering why there were so many Sequence 5s on Cruz Island, a holy light descended.

The ascetic Snowman, who had been helping the fishermen bake dried fish and tasting dried fish at the fishing port near Lighthouse Mountain, arrived.

A "Holy Light" hit an unprepared "Wizard". Two seconds later, this "Wizard" turned into a fool who only knew how to praise the sun.

Alger looked at the fifth Sequence 5 joining the battle and immediately felt the power of the forces behind "The Hermit". Just a Pirate Gathering, and they had sent five Sequence 5s!

Moreover, "Admiral of the Mysteries" hadn't even made a move yet. That meant they had mobilized at least six Sequence 5s for this Pirate Gathering!

These Sequence 5s weren't Beyonders from the same pathway. Among them were a giant and an Ancient Elf!

Just as he thought of this, Alger suddenly came back to his senses, immediately jumped onto the street, and rushed towards the members of the "Moses Ascetics".

He realized that if he didn't make a move, the battle might be over!

…

"Star Admiral" Cattleya was observing the battle taking place at the pier from afar.

She had already recognized several members of the "Moses Ascetics" and realized that this was an attack by the "Moses Ascetics", and the largest operation in decades.

However, Cattleya had not received any information.

She was well aware that either she was suspected by the "Ten Pillars" of re-establishing contact with the "Mysterious Queen", or the "Ten Pillars" she served had not participated in this operation.

The fact that the "Mysterious Queen" had helped "Admiral of the Mysteries" was no longer a secret. If the "Ten Pillars" who planned this operation suspected that Cattleya was connected to the "Mysterious Queen", they would definitely not notify her in advance.

In addition, Cattleya knew that there were many major conflicts among the Ten Pillars of the "Moses Ascetics", so most of their actions were not reported to each other.

At this moment, "Iceberg Admiral" in the distance drew the rapier from his waist, his eyes flashing with azure light, and flew towards the battlefield at the pier.

The other "Pirate Generals" glanced at each other, but none of them had any intention of making a move.

But at this moment, the astonishment in their eyes could not be concealed. Originally, they thought that the six "Pirate Generals" gathering on an island would definitely be a significant event in the history of pirates.

Now they realized that, in "Admiral of the Mysteries'" eyes, it was probably just six Sequence 5s gathering for a meeting.

Because Cruz Island originally had at least six Sequence 5s.

Cattleya was still hesitating whether to make a move. The "Mysterious Queen" had talked to her before, asking her to maintain her current identity and try to obtain information from the "Moses Ascetics" as much as possible.

But if she made a move at this time, she would easily expose herself.

Suddenly, Cattleya recalled the scene of the "Queen", herself, and "The Hermit" having dinner together the night before last.

This immediately gave her a decision: If the "Queen" knew that I didn't provide any help in this battle, she would definitely be very unhappy. As for tasks such as obtaining intelligence, in the "Queen's" eyes, they must all be ranked after "Audrey's safety".

Cattleya no longer hesitated, drew the staff from her waist, and flew towards the battlefield at the pier.

…

The members of the "Moses Ascetics" were now dumbfounded. The intelligence didn't say that they would encounter so many Sequence 5 enemies!

They were well aware that Audrey had advanced to "Astrologer", and they had also inquired about the information of Beyonders on Cruz Island, but according to their analysis, when they attacked the "Dawn Sword", the other pirates would not actively provide assistance to "Admiral of the Mysteries".

According to the analysis of the "Moses Ascetics", they would probably only encounter three Sequence 5 opponents, and the other enemies would all be Sequence 6 and Sequence 7.

But now, they had actually encountered eight Sequence 5s!

Many wild Beyonders had never seen so many Sequence 5s gathered together in their lives.

At this time, the "Moses Ascetics'" surprise attack plan had failed. In their plan, the initial surprise attack had two purposes: one was to quickly defeat the Beyonders of the "Dawn Sword", and the second was to determine Audrey's location.

They knew that Audrey was on Cruz Island, but as long as she didn't appear in their sight, they still couldn't determine Audrey's exact location.

However, they believed that as long as the port was attacked, Audrey would definitely appear in the first instance.

As a result, neither of these two purposes had been achieved. The extraordinary defensive power on Cruz Island could still last for a while, and Audrey had not appeared.

The two demigods hiding in the dark decided that they could no longer wait. When designing the attack plan, their president had stated that he could only buy them five minutes.

It wasn't that President Tori Olivo could only withstand the "Mysterious Queen's" attack for five minutes, but that they guaranteed that the "Mysterious Queen" would not be able to provide support within these five minutes.

Even if the "Mysterious Queen" escaped, he could chase her to the spirit world and continue to hold her back.

With these five minutes, it was enough for the two demigods to kill Audrey and attack the Beyonders who came to attend the "Pirate Gathering", seizing a batch of extraordinary characteristics.

But now, two minutes had passed, and they had not yet completed the first step of their plan.

So the two demigods decided to immediately make a move, kill all of Audrey's accomplices, and see if Audrey would appear.

On the square, a phantom long-armed monster suddenly "reappeared". Its appearance seemed to devour all sounds. Grosell and others immediately felt very sleepy and their reactions slowed down.

Almost at this instant, a "Gusafa Staff" flew out from the corner, followed by a mysterious and mighty figure appearing in the sky above the pier.