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On the Golden Dream, Leyton's figure quickly materialized in his room.
He did not take off his long robe, because once it lost its spiritual maintenance, or was separated from his body, the robe would lose its Mystical effect, and the shadow would directly engulf his room.
He quickly rummaged through a nearby suitcase for a new set of clothes. Since he couldn't put on a sweater while wearing the robe, he just took a thicker jacket and wore it underneath.
After redressing, he raised his hand to grasp in the void, gently twisting his wrist. A ripple of light blue water spread out, and a "Door" connecting to Captain Edwina's cabin was opened by him.
Leyton stepped through this "Door," and his figure immediately appeared in the Captain's cabin.
Edwina put down the report summarizing the casualties and losses of this battle. She turned her head and looked over: "Much faster than I expected."
"Some unexpected things happened," Leyton explained, but didn't elaborate on what they were. He turned and pushed open the Captain's cabin door, casually saying, "There's not enough space here, let's go to the deck."
"You plundered the entire Tree of Flesh and Blood?" Edwina was stunned for a moment, then followed Leyton out of the Captain's cabin.
If I wasn't worried about leaving traces, I would have plundered the entire Blood Pirate Group.
On the deck, Leyton tugged at his black long robe, and a shadow suddenly writhed and distorted, falling down and spreading out into a large patch of deep black on the deck.
These deep black shadows dripped down as if substantial, scattering everywhere and quickly reverting to ordinary shadows. Some merged with the surrounding shadows, while others dissipated in the sunlight.
As this layer of deep black dissipated, all the items Leyton had thrown into the shadows were revealed.
Inside were banknotes of various denominations and gold coins, including gold pounds, gold hoorns, feysilvers, and even Feynapotter's gold risots. There were also some gold bars and valuable collectibles.
What attracted everyone's attention most were the items wrapped in translucent amber. Under Spirit Vision, they all emitted spiritual light, some faint, some deep, and of varying colors.
This was especially obvious to Bru Walls, the Artisan First Mate, and Jodeson, the Marauder Third Mate.
"Did you kill everyone on the Tree of Flesh and Blood?" Jodeson swallowed, staring at Leyton with a hint of disbelief.
As he spoke, he unconsciously stepped away from Leyton.
That was the flagship of the Admiral of Blood. Although that Admiral of Blood had already been turned into a Beyonder Characteristic by him, there was still a group of Sequence 6 and Sequence 7 Beyonders on board.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the Beyonder Characteristics and Mystical Items sealed in translucent amber. This guy, to some extent, was much more terrifying than the Admiral of Blood. When he acted, he didn't even leave a copper penny for anyone.
Leyton looked at Jodeson, whose expression was constantly changing, raised an eyebrow, and leaned closer to him, whispering, "Is it possible that I can read your mind?"
Jodeson's expression stiffened, embarrassed for a moment, then he forced out an insincere smile and said, "Really? How do you know I want to buy the Dream Stealer potion formula?"
The more he spoke, the more confident he became, and the stiff smile on his face became more natural. He talked incessantly: "Heh heh! With this income, I even have enough money to buy materials."
"If only life were always this good!"
Is he so ruthless he even deceives himself? This guy is probably a genius of the Marauder pathway. Leyton glanced at Jodeson, who seemed as if nothing had happened, then shifted his gaze to Edwina and asked, "Where is the Golden Dream going next?"
"The Rorsted Archipelago. We won't be approaching the White Whale Sea for a long time. The Church of the Lord of Storms will definitely be strictly monitoring this sea area."
Leyton nodded slightly, about to say something, when his spiritual intuition was triggered, and his gaze fell directly in front of him.
A light yellow paper with a Sun pattern floated down from the Spirit World. Leyton reached out and took it. He glanced at it briefly; it had many rabbit figures drawn on it, clearly a letter from Bugs Bunny.
He casually crumpled the paper into a ball, put it in his pocket, and then pointed at the items plundered from the Tree of Flesh and Blood on the deck, saying, "Please take inventory. Aside from the Beyonder Characteristics and Mystical Items, the rest can be distributed directly."
"These Beyonder Characteristics and Mystical Items all contain significant pollution and cannot be used directly. They need to be sent to the Church for processing."
Edwina looked at the pile of items sealed in translucent amber with great astonishment. She had originally thought Leyton had applied seals to each item and Beyonder Characteristic simply to prevent them from reacting with each other.
Then, a faint fluorescence shimmered in her eyes as her gaze penetrated the translucent amber, looking at a grayish-white light mass inside that resembled a miniature brain.
She saw auras of madness, destruction, ominousness, and disaster, and heard illusory, ethereal whispers echoing in her ears.
She immediately withdrew her gaze, cutting off her connection with that Lunatic Beyonder Characteristic.
Her brows furrowed tightly. Something beyond her expectations seemed to have happened on the Admiral of Blood's Tree of Flesh and Blood.
Bru Walls, the Artisan, widened his eyes, both astonished and regretful, pointing at the Mystical Items sealed in translucent amber and muttering, "All of them are polluted? Is there not a single good one?"
Jodeson, beside him, voiced the thoughts of all the crew members at that moment: "What exactly did you do on the Tree of Flesh and Blood?"
"Nothing much. The Tree of Flesh and Blood encountered the descent of an evil god, and I just happened to go there and pick up some scraps."
Leyton's explanation was not at all convincing to the crew of the Golden Dream. Everyone had a "You're kidding me!" expression.
Leyton shrugged, no longer explaining much. He turned to Edwina and said, "I'm going to rest for a while. Just call me if anything happens."
"No problem." Edwina looked at Leyton with a slightly complex gaze, then nodded slightly.
The next moment, Leyton's figure blurred and became transparent before their eyes, disappearing from their sight.
Confirming that Leyton had left the deck, Jodeson immediately took a few steps forward, walking up to Edwina.
He stopped only when a faint scent of perfume reached his nose, then asked in a solemn voice, "Captain, do you think what he said is true? Could an evil god really descend on the Tree of Flesh and Blood, and he just happened to go there and pick up scraps?"
"That's right, Captain, I also think this is a bit too coincidental."
Orpheus, the "Second Mate," with a chiseled profile like a stone sculpture and brilliant golden hair, subtly pushed Jodeson aside and appeared in Edwina's line of sight.
Jodeson looked displeased at Orpheus, who had pushed him aside and attracted the Captain's attention, and pondered how to regain the Captain's focus.
Bru Walls spoke up at the opportune moment, snatching the topic, "Captain, how should we distribute these items?"
After a slight pause, Edwina said, "First, divide these items into two portions of equal value. One portion goes to Mr. Tines, and the crew of the Golden Dream will distribute the remaining portion according to the original distribution plan."
"First, complete the inventory. Don't rush to distribute. I will first seek Mr. Tines's opinion."
"As for those Beyonder Characteristics and Mystical Items, record them first. After they are sent to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom for proper processing, we will then distribute them."
"Understood, Captain." Bru Walls nodded seriously, then led a group of crew members to begin the inventory and counting work.
Edwina turned her head again, looking at Jodeson and Orpheus, and carefully said, "It is indeed a coincidence that the Tree of Flesh and Blood encountered the descent of an evil god, but Mr. Tines is a Blessed of knowledge, so his words have high credibility. You should inquire more about the Tree of Flesh and Blood later."
"Blessed?" The surrounding crew members who heard Edwina's words all showed surprised and disbelieving expressions.
In their understanding, only high-ranking clergy like archbishops or even the Pope of a Church could possibly receive a deity's favor.
Jodeson pouted, his tone slightly complex as he said, "He can also become a Blessed? I haven't heard him mention the God of Knowledge once these past few days. It can't be because he's good at exams, or he likes to read, can it?"
The other people on the ship largely agreed with Jodeson's words. Most of them didn't know much about the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, having only learned about it after joining the Golden Dream.
Their deepest impression of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom was: they like to read, they like to make others read, and they have exams.
In the evening, the White Agate docked at Bansy Harbor.
Danitz, who had just unilaterally discussed some legends of Bansy Harbor with Gehrman Sparrow, suddenly suggested, "There's a famous restaurant here. Their pig blood is especially delicious. Do you want to, do you want to try it?"
Say yes, please say yes. If I don't get some fresh air soon, your rabbit will be the death of me! Danitz continuously prayed in his heart, hoping Gehrman Sparrow would agree to his suggestion.
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