We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

Under the shining of thousands of stars, amid the shouts of many pirates.

Shane sat on the throne in the center of [Wanchuan Island].

But the next moment.

The pirates' voices suddenly stopped, and the entire island became quiet at a very fast speed.

Soon, the surroundings were so quiet...

People could even hear their own heartbeats and breathing.

From extreme noise to extreme silence, it took only two or three seconds. This should have been an incredible thing, but no one of the pirates at this time cared about such a small matter.

Their attention was all attracted by a figure that appeared next to Shane.

The snow-white beard, the old face, and the slightly hunched figure were no longer as heroic and upright as before.

Strangely, he wore a crown that he rarely wore today - it was the crown of the king made by the top craftsmen when the [Pirate Principality] was established.

But maybe it was because he hadn't worn it for too long, or maybe it was because the king had grown old, when this crown was worn on his head, it didn't seem so suitable anymore, and it was actually worn a little crooked.

However, none of the pirates present dared to look down on him.

Quite the contrary.

Almost all of them had a stronger fear than when facing Shane.

This awe came from decades of rule, from the afterimage that always charged forward, and from the victorious sea battles.

That was the real king of the [Pirate Principality] -

Augustine!

Seeing him, the pirates' hearts were in their throats.

In their opinion, Augustine would definitely take action against Shane who attempted to usurp the throne, and then settle accounts with others later.

Moreover, looking at Augustine's condition, he was just a little old, and he did not suffer any serious injuries.

In this case, wouldn't Shane be defeated?

Even though the pirates had seen Shane's strength, the fear of Augustine was like a brand engraved in their hearts.

- They had to repeatedly test and fear Augustine, who was suspected to be seriously injured.

They didn't even have the courage to challenge Augustine in his prime.

Huiyun sighed and said regretfully.

"It's over now. John will probably be executed by Augustine on the spot."

He didn't think that Shane could survive Augustine's hands.

But what happened next made everyone's eyes widen -

Facing Shane sitting on the throne, Augustine not only didn't get angry, but instead showed a relieved smile and said almost in an approving tone.

"You did a good job."

"When I was your age, I couldn't do this."

"You proved to me that you have the possibility, even if it is still very weak, it is enough for me to place hope in the future."

As he said this, Augustine slowly took off the crown on his head.

The next moment, his tone suddenly became solemn and dignified.

"I, the captain of the Black Sail Fleet and the founder of the [Pirate Principality], now crown you in the name of Augustine!"

"You will become the new king!"

"Please lead people to the future you described!"

For some reason, when Shane heard this, his heart seemed to be hit hard, and he felt tears in his eyes.

He knew the pride in the old man's heart.

Shayne knew even better that Augustine crowned him not for him alone, but for the future he said would expel the gods, so that the world would no longer be destroyed and damaged at will.

For this reason, the old man was willing to put down his pride and give him the crown.

When the crown was on Shane's head, Shane suddenly felt that the whole world seemed different.

He seemed to hear many, many voices and feel many, many emotions.

These voices and emotions were so real and so close.

It was as if countless threads were connected to him through this crown.

That was the people of the [Pirate Principality].

Their awe, envy, fear, and jealousy all turned into some invisible force, washing over Shane's mind.

Fortunately, this impact only lasted for a very short moment.

Shane calmed down, raised his head, and happened to meet Augustine's eyes.

He suddenly understood what Augustine wanted to say-

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight!

The process of fighting against the gods must be difficult, and this burden is destined to be heavy.

Shane said to himself: "The future is bright, and the road is tortuous."

At this time, Augustine suddenly smiled and said: "Sure enough, you are better than I expected."

"However, you still didn't do your best."

Shane couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is it?"

"There are more than two apostles who betrayed me."

Augustine said as he stretched out his big hand in a direction not far away.

In that direction, Feng Hou and the third apostle Tiffany stood.

Feng Hou screamed in terror, and her body suddenly dispersed into countless green hurricanes, fleeing in all directions.

But in Augustine's hands, these hurricanes completely lost their previous sharpness and strength, and were held together like a well-behaved sheep.

Finally, they returned to the form of Feng Hou.

Feng Hou suddenly vomited blood on the spot, and suddenly became a little listless.

And looking at her legs and arms, they were all limp and weak, and it was obvious that several bones were broken.

However, what Augustine really wanted to deal with was not Feng Hou, but Tiffany standing beside her!

Under the crushing of the invisible huge force, the air around Tiffany suddenly tightened and became extremely solid.

If it were another secret pather, he would probably be crushed to pieces in an instant and fall to the ground and die.

But beside Tiffany, there was a layer of mental barrier that protected her firmly and prevented her from being crushed by the huge force.

It was different from the situation where Feng Hou was killed instantly.

This layer of mental barrier seemed extremely solid, and it was barely equal to Augustine's power.

This phenomenon immediately shocked the other apostles.

This means that Tiffany has hidden her strength!

And when fighting with Feng Hou, she still did not use her full strength!

Combined with Augustine's words, the identity of the last traitor is already clear at a glance.

However, the apostles could not figure out why Tiffany, the third apostle, betrayed Augustine?

According to rumors, didn't they have a relationship beyond friendship?

Huiyun, who was watching from the side, was also shocked: "Among the twelve apostles, there is actually a traitor?"

"Is it Tiffany?"

He looked to his side, wanting the white coat with monocular glasses to analyze the situation for him again.

But when he turned his head, the white coat had disappeared.

"Where did he go?"

...

...

In the field.

Under heavy pressure.

Tiffany's expression was unusually calm, and she just asked curiously.

"When did you find out?"

"I should have never revealed any flaws."

Augustine said lightly: "You did play Tiffany very well, but playing... is just playing after all."

Before he finished speaking, the invisible big hand tightened again.

Crack!

A clear crack appeared in the barrier covering Tiffany.

Obviously, Augustine wanted to crush the barrier and Tiffany together!

He could do this.

Because... he is Augustine!

But at this moment.

A figure in a white coat suddenly appeared beside Tiffany.

The man said with a smile: "Lord Augustine, why are you so angry?"

"I think we can actually have a good talk."

Seeing this man, Shane's pupils shrank suddenly.

Single-sided glasses, the appearance of a suspected researcher... Such obvious features immediately reminded him of a man mentioned by the Queen of the Sea Tribe and Joey.

A name came out of his mouth.

"... [Undertaker]!?"

Hearing this, the white coat glanced at Shane in surprise.

"You actually know this name?"

"But it's just one of the names I used."

"At least in this slice of history, I should prefer the name [Observer]."

Slice of history?

[Observer]?

Shane frowned slightly, and many questions arose in his mind.

But now, it is obviously not the time to dig deep.

Augustine beside him seemed to have expected the appearance of the Observer, and said, "Did he really come out?"

"You worms that gnaw at history!"

"The replaced Tiffany is the anchor point for you to sneak in, right?"

The Observer grinned: "As expected of Augustine, even if it is just a copied projection, he has such a deep understanding of us."

Xia En's heart skipped a beat.

This man so brazenly said the essence of the promotion ritual, will it not have any impact on other pirates?

Xia En turned his head to look at the others, but was surprised to find...

The faces of the pirates were full of confusion, as if they didn't hear what the Observer said at all.

In fact, the words of this white coat, falling into their ears, became a kind of noise that was completely incomprehensible.

Or, it was a kind of shielding sound used to protect the personality of these projections.

Only the trial participants who participated in the promotion could understand it.

Augustine obviously didn't want to talk nonsense with the Observer anymore, and his big hands suddenly clenched.

Then, the space around the [Observer] was directly blocked and shattered.

This time, it was no longer the compression from the air.

Instead, this space was controlled by Augustine, and it became a weapon that was difficult to describe in words, attacking the [Observer] and "Tiffany".

——The ability that Augustine truly mastered was the power of space!

But what was surprising was...

When this destructive force was about to spread to the [Observer]'s body, the air around him turned into...

A bunch of garbled characters?

That's right, it was garbled characters!

Countless chaotic, indescribable weird words kept emerging and entangled.

The chaotic light and shadow turbulence, like a mosaic, covered the bodies of the [Observer] and Tiffany.

It also made it impossible for the terrible power of space to cross this layer of mosaic and really hurt the two.

This weird phenomenon was the first time even Shane had seen it.

At the same time, the voice of the [Observer] continued to sound from the mosaic.

"Augustine, why bother?"

"We, the Truth Society, have always been sincere to you."

The Truth Society!

Shayne was not surprised by the name.

This kind of scene filled with a sense of disharmony, I'm afraid only the people of the Truth Society can do it.

If this promotion ritual is compared to a game copy, the [Observer] in front of him is like a bug in the copy.

It has entered a certain "invincible" state and will not be affected by external attacks.

"Wait, smuggling..."

Shaen suddenly remembered a word Augustine mentioned before.

"Maybe, it's not a bug, but... an external virus!"

In Augustine's words, [Secret Sea Will] is an extremely large, precise, and absolutely rational machine.

Then naturally someone would think of using this machine to achieve a unique purpose.

"A worm gnawing at history..."

"Could it be that the purpose of [The Truth Society] is to collect real historical data and information from this promotion copy?"

"But why do they do this?"

Shaen just felt a headache.

So far, he has no idea what kind of organization [The Truth Society] is.

Even more unclear, what is the "truth" they are pursuing.

At this time, Augustine continued: "In my opinion, you are not much better than the apostles of [Immortal]."

"The gods they believe in are just to satisfy their own desires, and their behavior patterns can at least be traced."

"But the existence of your faith... is madness itself!"

"Shut up!"

In the mosaic, [Observer] said coldly: "Augustine, do you have to force me to destroy this projection of yours?"

Augustine was not afraid: "Then come and try it!"

"[Secret Sea Will], it should be coming soon, right?"

The atmosphere instantly became tense, as if a mountain was pressing on everyone's heart.

The confrontation between the two top powerhouses, even if it only exists in the mind, will make the weak tremble.

But soon, [Observer] smiled: "Well, this time, even if you win."

"But I didn't lose either."

He turned his head in the mosaic and looked at Shane.

"I finally remembered, it turns out... you are the one chosen by that woman."

"No wonder it's so interesting."

"Don't worry, we will meet again soon!"

When the [Observer] was about to leave, Shane suddenly spoke.

"[Observer], do you still remember a mermaid named Diana?"

Hearing this name, the [Observer]'s face suddenly became uncertain, and he murmured.

"Such a familiar name..."

"It's... it's someone I can't forget! But why can't I remember it?"

"Why... why..."

In the process of trying to recall, the garbled code around the [Observer] was like a gusher, and the chaotic light and shadow jumped and flowed wantonly, and there was a trend of intensification.

And such an abnormality obviously attracted the attention of the [Secret Sea Will].

In the next moment.

A vast and magnificent consciousness descended.

Then, a radiance lit up in front of Shane's eyes, drowning everything around him.

Before being drowned by the light, Shane saw Augustine smiling and waving at him.

At this moment, he seemed no longer a pirate king, but just a kind elder, bidding farewell to his juniors.

He whispered: "The future is up to you."

Then, a series of light curtains fell quickly, which was the settlement page of Shane in this promotion ritual.

[Perfect completion of the necessary tasks! ]

[Achieve optional tasks——]

["Perfect performance", "The Last Supper", "The treasure is mine", "Famous in all directions", "On the throne"! ]

[Achieve hidden achievements——]

[Nostalgia for the Serpent: Your actions and consciousness have conquered the "Serpent", and it regards you as its true master. ]

[Ultimate Destroyer: Cause more than 30% damage to "Ten Thousand Ships Island"! ]

[Terrible in all directions: Perfectly complete the "Famous in all directions" task, making all pirates on the island feel awe of you. ]

[Legendary Apostle: Your performance is the best among all apostles! ]

[The King's recognition: Augustine personally crowns you! ]

[Evaluation of this trial: Unprecedented! 】

【Among the 23,915 secret pathers who have participated in similar trials in the past, your evaluation ranks first! 】

【The promotion ritual is over! 】

【Job in the hidden secret path profession: Deep Sea Devourer (Level 4)! 】