Black Sail
Chapter 388: XXIII. Power of the King

Chapter 388: XXIII. Power of the King

"Uh...nothing happened."

Liszt was too disappointed with Little Ai, patting her shoulder to comfort her, "But you don’t need to be so nervous, the pressure isn’t that great. I’m not going to sell you out, it was just a joke."

"Tch..." Rein was hugely disappointed, clutching his left arm, "My Power of the King!"

"That’s a pun."

Shadi also thought the gemstones were merely decorative stones, as Fen had tested them and found no energy fluctuations. It seemed that the experts’ assessment was reliable.

Fen bowed his head in deep thought. He had held hope that there was an energy in the gemstones that couldn’t be detected. Now it seemed he had been overthinking it.

In the eyes of others.

Alicia just stood there dumbly, motionless, unaware of what she had experienced, nor did she know if the voice was a hallucination or real.

These two gemstones seemed to be tools that amplified the magic power of the marks behind them.

Sometimes she would do things she could not possibly do herself. If someone attacked her, it was hard to describe that state—unknown memories and skills flooded her mind, even her body’s instincts would act, and without controlling herself, anyone who attacked her would be defeated.

When touching these two gemstones, this feeling was particularly strong, as if she were invincible and even capable of contending with nature in an instant.

Yet she didn’t know how to use it, just like in a dream. Although she felt boundless anger and killing intent, she couldn’t unleash her power.

"Alright, the experiment has ended, and it seems the results are unsatisfactory. Can you sell them to me now?"

Garscek was inquiring Liszt.

[This couple...are not family, wouldn’t enter the same house; they’re all strange. He probably still doesn’t know about himself and his wife.]

Alicia faintly heard Garscek talking, but she did not open her lips.

[Ah, I really want to fondle her breasts. If I could bury these dice into them, I’d sacrifice half a year of my life. Could it be that Liszt has already done that? He who only uses aphrodisiacs, the despicable little man. Perhaps I should concoct some medicine to reduce the blood circulation in the lower parts, to impair his function.]

Mika didn’t speak but was staring at Garscek and swallowing his saliva.

Such vulgar thoughts made Alicia’s scalp tingle. What was happening? She could hear these people’s...inside voices, what they were thinking?

Language, characters, understandable and describable by people, are the foundation of thought. Without language, thinking would be quite difficult, and one might act on instinct like a beast.

At this moment, the gemstones were still in Alicia’s hands, and she could hear others’ inner voices.

[Do zombies still have sexual functions? If two zombies copulate, is their offspring a normal human or a zombie? Dragons, huh. Would a dragon turned into a zombie by a bite, hmm. The Night King should be able to change, right? Seems there are only Beastmen in the Northern Realm.]

Morison was pondering things with unclear meaning.

[When can I go back to California? I might never be able to return. I have absolutely nothing in common with these people, wonder what the number one song on the B list is right now, any new dramas to follow? Wish I could find all my old classmates. If that magician can communicate, he might know the way back.]

Mo Yutong looked melancholic.

Alicia targeted Liszt once more.

[...]

There was no response at all. Was he spacing out or something?

"This isn’t just mine; it belongs to us collectively. My word alone isn’t enough; we need others’ opinions. Swan’s offer of 200,000 Golden Dragons, what do you think?"

Liszt treated Garscek like a sucker, asking in such a way as he took the gemstones back from Alicia, twirling them in his hand.

Garscek thought it over for a moment.

She had become the largest shareholder of Black Sail, and everything belonged to her, even Liszt.

There were many more gemstones like these; missing two wouldn’t make a difference.

When the gemstone was taken by Liszt, Alicia felt a sudden dizziness, the strange special ability vanishing instantly.

Should she tell Liszt what had just happened?

Alicia brainstormed, no, Liszt was different from Doringger; he hadn’t confined her, allowing her considerable freedom.

She had grown tired of being treated as the Overlord Descendant; even though it now seemed that identity was real, she resisted it and only wanted to live a peaceful life.

Once she spoke of what just happened, it might involve more than mere confinement; she would be pulled into an endless power struggle.

That price, even for the ability to read minds, was something she didn’t want.

It was better this way, to let things take their course.

"I think it’s not that great..."

Garscek yawned; it wasn’t that he couldn’t just kill everyone present and take the gemstones, but there was no need for that.

Liszt, this man, was more interesting than any gemstone.

"Fuck, your gaze is creepy, you know..."

Liszt agreed with Fen, now representing the entire image of the East Sea; what was his status? The Dragon Car looked at him as if he was a sex toy.

"If you can’t afford it, then forget it."

Liszt’s legs were sprawled on the table, "By the way, I’m planning a trip inland in a few days, do you want to come along?"

He and Morison had the same idea.

What ship to take? It would be too time-consuming, taking ten to twenty days just to reach the Western Continent; if they could ride the nanoen diagram through the sky, that would be like flying to heaven.

But Garscek was arrogantly difficult; how should he make this request? Sister Gar! Let everyone ride once, that obviously wouldn’t work.

Sister Ai, you’re not being helpful, the Power of the King can’t rise up, might as well try reigning in dragons bare-handed like the Emperor, just go directly to Yin Zhiping.

Inviting Garscek was because Liszt also wanted a super fighter by his side; with Sister Gar in command, who would dare to make a move?

As for Fafna, Sister Faf, that was a necessary compromise; now with stakes in both the Holy Spirit Church and Lostra, they had to keep developing in Heaven Port.

Garscek had no interest, following a group on a trip felt like driving a Ferrari among a group in wheelchairs; how could that be exciting?

Although Alicia remained silent, pretending nothing had happened, she was still uneasy from the past experience, feeling as though she was under surveillance, uncomfortable in her own skin.

"Alright, we’ll stick to the original plan; those who want to come inland with me, get ready. We’re departing in three days and might bring some others along."

Liszt said so.

Celeste was definitely going to be brought along; for the stability and development of the East Sea, and to put a check on Aran, the key was to convert weapons into gifts and also show goodwill to Lostra, developing the railway business together.

He would also bring along some of Ban’s subordinates; it would be embarrassing to reach Mulong Duchy and not find the Seventh Amendment.

Take Saleret too, now acting as a loyal enforcer, and Celeste had a tough guy named Chuan Che under her.

Two Hall-level protectors for himself, awesome to the skies.

Eternal Clock Tower.

The East Sea King has arrived.