Speaking of this, it seemed to touch a wound, and it furrowed its brow slightly, paused for a moment, then said.

"... Phew, although the truth might not be as I saw it... but the current situation in Dragon Village... Phew, won’t be good."

Muse Laya gasped heavily several times.

"Uvie, don’t go back to Dragon Village before you’re prepared..."

Saying this, it closed its eyes, and the dragon scales on its body began to glow; a scale automatically detached and fell into Uvie Muzhe’s claw.

"... You... must live well."

At this moment, its vitality was draining faster and faster.

No one knew if it was because Uvie Muzhe’s power was about to vanish or for some other reason.

The blood flowing from Muse Laya’s chest was increasing.

Finally, it could no longer hold on, and its head dropped.

In front of Rogel, even Uvie Muzhe couldn’t maintain this form and directly collapsed, turning back into Illusory Black Stone.

Everything around vanished like flowing water instantly.

In the end, they returned to their original appearance.

Beside Rogel, the crew of Gelin appeared as well.

A weak voice came from within the Illusory Black Stone from Uvie Muzhe.

"... I might have to sleep for a long time now."

"Keep this scale safe; it can point to the Sea of Holy Scales..."

"Be cautious during this period..."

While speaking, a purple stream of information appeared on the Illusory Black Stone, slowly merging into Rogel’s forehead.

After doing these things.

The Illusory Black Stone fell helplessly, and Rogel reached out to catch it.

At this moment, on the Illusory Black Stone, some colorful starry spots had already spread and appeared.

It seemed like the starry sky had always been eroding Uvie Muzhe.

After Rogel digested this stream of information.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Uvie Muzhe didn’t mean to not explain these things to him; it probably really couldn’t hold on and could only do this.

From it, Rogel also learned about the matter of "Two-headed Giants".

The Two-headed Giants were a race that was extremely friendly with the Giant Dragon Race.

They were few in number, had poor fertility, but were powerful and had the ability to turn mundane items into treasures.

Perhaps because of this, they forged a deep friendship with the giant dragons.

Some Dragons even had a good enough relationship with them to allow them to ride on their backs.

However, these dragon brothers.

For some unknown reason, started a war in Dragon Village and chased down Muse Laya to death...

Uvie Muzhe gained quite a lot.

Muse Laya understood what it meant and directly gave a scale to find the location of the Sea of Holy Scales.

Yet, Uvie Muzhe used Secret Technique to manifest this scale, which consumed a huge amount of power.

This surely cost it a great deal.

Rest well...

Rogel said in his heart, putting away the Illusory Black Stone.

Uvie Muzhe naturally wouldn’t respond as it usually would.

"We should go."

Rogel spoke.

The purpose of his visit here had been fulfilled.

Next, he would head to Gostya Mud Pool to inquire about some important information.

...

Sea of Confession, within a large island cathedral.

"Magrela..."

"A peripheral island, let it go, we have more important things to do."

The crowned pope spoke.

As his words fell, others in the room all expressed their agreement.

But someone raised an objection: "Your Holiness, shouldn’t we report to my God?"

"This new Master of the Black Tide, should pique my God’s interest."

"Master of the Black Tide..." The pope’s eyes flickered for a moment: "No need, my God has more important matters to attend to, put this matter aside for now."

"Yes."

After making the decision, the high-ranking members of the Kizi Church received the order and retreated.

The pope took two steps forward, gazing at the center of the map.

It was an extremely large island.

Even could be considered a small continent.

A moment later, his eyes flashed as he responded.

"Damn Mother Goddess."

"She’s merely a decrepit spirit of faith, her life has long reached its end like the sunset in the sea."

"As long as this plan succeeds, we will have the power to rid ourselves of that damned will’s constraints."

"Darling, trust me."

"The delight of Kizi shall descend upon the entire world!"

The pope’s mouth curled into a smile, seemingly seeing the ideal nation he envisioned.

But soon, he restrained his smile, dissatisfied.

"Not acceptable, let me play some more."

"You always make it so messy, I just cleaned yesterday..."

...

Gelin encountered pirates again.

However, Rogel didn’t feel troubled, instead he was somewhat happy.

He was just worried about not being clear on the location of Gostya Mud Pool, but now a guide party arrived.

It was literally like getting a pillow when wanting to sleep.

Guided by these unlucky pirates, Rogel and the others headed for Gostya Mud Pool.

What surprised Rogel was.

They encountered several groups of pirates along the way.

And judging by their outfits... they looked the same.

Noticing this, Rogel crooked his finger.

The tightly bound pirate was forced to slide-kneel before Rogel.

"Hiss!"

The pirate couldn’t help but hiss in cold air, his knees hurt from kneeling just now.

"Are you leading me to your lair?"

Rogel looked at him with a half-smile.

The pirate felt chills but still trembled as he replied: "Yes... yes, sir... this is the location of Go... Go... Gostya Mud Pool..."

"Those are your companions, correct?"

"Yes... yes, our boss is attacking with Gostya Mud Pool..."

"Then why didn’t you say so sooner?"

"Sir, you should be reasonable, I wanted to tell you, but you said ’no nonsense, I only want to know the location of Gostya Mud Pool,’ how could I dare say more..."

"How can this be my fault..."

The pirate looked aggrieved, complaining incessantly.

Upon hearing this, Rogel’s expression stiffened.

He really said that.

"Pff!"

Mira beside him didn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

The others couldn’t help but stifle their laughter.

Rogel’s words weren’t wrong; it’s just that this pirate leader was really simple-minded, answering exactly what Rogel asked.

Rogel exhaled, resisting the urge to throw him overboard to feed the fish.

"Now, tell me about the Pirate Gang situation, and the reason for attacking Gostya Mud Pool."

"Oh..." The pirate responded and then began speaking as if unloading beans.

They’re called the Swamp Demon Pirate Gang, consisting of three to five hundred people, including the Extraordinary, led by [Swamp Demon Finmage], of course, Swamp Demon is just a title prefix.

They were a powerful pirate gang active near Gostya Mud Pool.

The reason they attacked Gostya Mud Pool... there are many.

To be responsible, it’s unclear.

They were just following Finmage for sustenance; as long as they had money and food, they didn’t care about the purpose.

The reasons for their attack spread among the pirates in three versions, along with numerous embellished derivatives...

The first version is that their leader heard that the lord of Gostya Mud Pool acquired a valuable treasure.

As the good neighbors around Gostya, naturally they’d pay a warm visit to their fellow townsfolk.

The second version said Finmage was wise and brave, intending to liberate the slaves in Gostya Mud Pool, hence attacking it to protest against the oppressive nobility and uphold justice.

As for the third version, it’s rather bizarre, saying their leader Finmage and the lord of Gostya Mud Pool were childhood friends but fell out over a girl.

Recently, the lord of Gostya Mud Pool was about to get married, so their leader Finmage planned to snatch the bride away and enjoy life freely.

"..."

Rogel rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a bit headache.

What is this...

He intended to visit Gostya Mud Pool to inquire, yet unexpectedly, a war broke out, and judging by the scale, it was not small and likely wouldn’t end soon.