Kapitel 544: Chapter 544: The Truth Above the grey fog
Chapter 544: The Truth Above the grey fog
When she felt lost and wanted to give up, the Queen always liked to say to her, "The struggle never ends; we must continue to strive."
It is said that this was a famous saying used by Emperor Roselle to admonish the Queen to keep fighting.
Now, she once again understood what it meant that the struggle was not over.
She thought she had already defeated Miss Magician and Vice Admiral Edwina, feeling a bit complacent, which led to a slight slackening.
It now seemed that her true opponent had only just appeared!
She was far from the point where she could afford to be complacent.
Little Sharon, such a kind and affectionate name, she had only experienced such gentleness from the Queen when she was very young.
More critically, this Miss Sharon even showed a disdainful expression towards the Queen!
Her heart was filled with both anger and a sour, bitter feeling, but in the end, all these emotions transformed into a strong desire to fight!
In the matter of winning the Queen's favor, she would not lose to anyone!
Having completed her self-psychological construction, Cattleya looked at Sharon again, no longer with envy, but with the seriousness of facing a worthy opponent.
"..."
Sharon said nothing more, only feeling that the gaze from behind was particularly intense.
Bernadette shook her head, seemingly sighing that there was no hope.
She pulled Sharon to sit on a chair and had Cattleya prepare tea and snacks for the guests.
Originally, she had thought about hiring a few young maids to handle these trivial matters, but Cattleya opposed it, citing reasons such as strangers should not get too close to the Queen. So, she let Cattleya handle these tasks.
Fortunately, the guests she needed to meet were few, and even fewer were seen in the castle.
"I heard that there was a grand engagement ceremony in Backlund. If you feel wronged, you can stay with me," Bernadette opened the topic in a relaxed tone.
Regarding Hastur and Audrey's engagement, she simply sent a gift and didn't think there was any problem.
Her father, the Emperor Roselle, had married more than two wives, and later historians concluded that Emperor Roselle was quite a philanderer.
It is said that during that period, many noble ladies and young noblewomen recorded their affairs with Emperor Roselle in their diaries.
Historians used these diary entries as evidence, combined with historical records from that era, to reach this publicly accepted conclusion.
After all, for the people of the Republic of Intis, being amorous was never a crime but an honor.
"No need," Sharon calmly changed the subject, "You seem quite relaxed."
Bernadette sighed, "I'm just taking the opportunity of your visit to relax a bit."
"The law is quite good."
"Your little man also participated in the revision. Are you praising me or him?"
"Praising you."
"That's rare." Bernadette smiled. Seeing that Sharon had some interest in the establishment of the Star Sea Kingdom, she briefly introduced the current situation of the Star Sea Kingdom.
When Cattleya brought jasmine tea and snacks, Bernadette and Sharon were discussing the formation of the Star Sea Kingdom's army.
At sea, information sometimes travels faster than on land.
The southern continent launched a massive attack on the Kingdom of Feneport, igniting the flames of war.
Whether for self-preservation or the possibility of future participation in the war, forming an army would be a national priority.
Forming an army in the Star Sea Kingdom was much simpler and easier than in landlocked countries.
The major pirate groups coming together formed a very powerful naval force.
In peacetime, they were pirates; in wartime, they were the navy.
This was Bernadette's initial idea; otherwise, maintaining a navy all the time would be too costly, and this method was much simpler.
Cattleya put down the tea and snacks and silently stood behind Bernadette, occasionally glancing at Sharon.
"Don't get involved in this war," Sharon gave her sincere advice after hearing Bernadette's words.
"This is not something I can decide alone," Bernadette glanced at the sky.
This was the Star Sea Kingdom, first the realm of the stars, then her maritime kingdom.
When the gods began to intervene in the war, the stars would not sit idly by.
Sharon said no more. After staying in the room for about two hours, she got up to leave, and Cattleya saw her out.
On the way, Cattleya seemingly casually asked, "Miss Sharon, you seem to have a good relationship with the Queen?"
"I've known her for a long time."
"The Queen seems to treat you differently from others."
"Not really."
"Can you tell me how you met the Queen?"
"No," Sharon paused and added, "Too troublesome."
"..."
Cattleya wisely did not continue to ask, pondering whether the Queen liked this kind of aloofness.
The two of them walked through the green corridor to the courtyard, where Hastur was chatting with Edwina about various occult and historical knowledge.
"The Queen asked me to tell you something," Cattleya said to Hastur with a solemn tone, "She is too busy to host a banquet. If you are willing to stay and help solve some problems, she might have some free time."
Hastur smiled, "There are too many banquets in Backlund. I prefer something lighter recently."
He had no intention of staying to help; he was here to vacation with Sharon.
After leaving the castle, Hastur took Sharon to his property here, planning to take her to the beach tomorrow, though he hadn't had time to make her some swimsuits.
Not seeing Sharon in a swimsuit was a real pity.
Fortunately, Bernadette had the same idea and sent a few well-fitting, very modern swimsuits for Sharon.
To catch a glimpse of Sharon in a swimsuit, Bernadette specifically left the castle to stroll along the beach.
The next day, after admiring Sharon in her beautiful swimsuit, Hastur sensibly stayed in the castle to help Bernadette with a day's work.
...
On February 8, most of the southern regions of the Kingdom of Feneport fell, and the flag of the Byran Empire from the southern continent was raised.
On February 10, Segal, Lunburg, and Masic sent their deep condolences via telegram.
On February 12, the Kingdom of Ruen held an emergency meeting, with leaders from the Church of the Night, the Church of Steam, and the Church of Storms participating.
On February 14, the Kingdom of Ruen decided to strongly condemn the barbaric invasion from the southern continent.
On February 18, a grand performance was held in Backlund, and Klein officially advanced to Sequence 4 Trickster.
Above the grey fog, Klein closed his eyes to rest for a while, gradually mastering the extraordinary abilities of Sequence 4 Trickster.
Advancing to Trickster further enhanced his previously mastered extraordinary abilities, making them even more bizarre and unpredictable.
Now, his paper substitute could not only disguise his identity but also had powerful healing effects, allowing him to transfer wounds or diseases from himself or others to the paper substitute.
The range of his flame-jumping ability had expanded to kilometers, making it more flexible and free.
The power of his air bullets had also made a qualitative leap, with a single bullet exploding like a cannonball.
His manipulation of puppets had been comprehensively strengthened, whether in terms of control range or the effectiveness of the spirit threads, surpassing previous limitations.
Most importantly, he now possessed his own mythical form, the fundamental reason why Sequence 4 was considered a demigod.
Now, as long as one of his puppets was still alive, the Trickster would not die!
Enemies would find it hard to know whether they had killed a puppet or the real Trickster, greatly enhancing his survival ability.
Having confirmed his state, Klein immediately walked towards the mysterious space above the grey fog, heading for the staircase of light leading to heaven.
After advancing to Sequence 4 Trickster, another layer of the staircase of light had appeared, the sixth layer.
The steps, seemingly designed for giants, were very high, disappearing into the depths of the grey fog.
One step, two steps, three steps... Finally, he leaped and landed on the sixth step, on the cloud formed by the grey fog.
In front of him was a splendid light door tinged with a bit of blue-black, composed of countless overlapping light spheres, each sphere's core a mass of writhing worms, some transparent, some semi-transparent.
Hanging from the light door were black threads, suspending almost completely transparent cocoons, resembling silkworm cocoons.
These cocoons swayed gently, each containing a different soul, some with dark skin, some yellow, some white, some wearing jeans, some holding phones, some dressed in bright clothes...
They all had the breath of life but kept their eyes closed, as if in a state of hibernation from which they could not awaken.
Klein's gaze froze, as if he were back on Earth, walking through a modern metropolis with all kinds of people.
Then, he noticed that three cocoons had already been broken open, empty inside, swaying gently in the wind.
Raising his head to look at all this, Klein silently observed, quietly watching.
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