Bang!

Finmage’s anger surged, and he pounded the table with a fist, spilling the tea.

"In their words, they’d rather let the secrets be lost to the winds than give them to a lowly pirate like me..."

Finmage gritted his teeth, the fury almost seeping out of him.

Rogel, hearing this, clicked his tongue in amazement.

He didn’t expect the Gostya Clan to actually have such spine.

However, since Finmage said so, I probably have to change my target now.

Ordinary people definitely wouldn’t know the secrets he wanted.

To find them, he had to look for the big families in the Free City-States or settlements...

Rogel summoned a Bone Spirit to right the teacup, then refilled it and wiped the spilled tea from the table.

Seeing this, Finmage suddenly realized he indeed lost composure just now.

"Apologies, Lord Rogel, I lost my composure."

Finmage apologized.

Rogel, this strong man, didn’t fuss over it, giving him face, and though he wasn’t afraid to die, Finmage wasn’t completely oblivious to courtesy.

"No problem."

"Since you don’t know the secrets, have you heard of Doyle Devis or Aitar?"

"In the worst case... have you heard of Rose Island?"

"Doyle Devis?" Finmage frowned upon hearing this, repeated it, then said: "I haven’t heard of this person, but you might check out the Laine Langduo City-States, there’s a Devis Clan there."

"As for Rose Island... I haven’t heard of it."

Devis Clan...

Rogel pondered, then nodded and said, "Thank you."

"Since you and your men answered my questions today, it’s only right for me to repay you in some way."

"But before that, I’d like to ask you one last question."

"Why did you become a pirate?"

Rogel looked at him and said.

Upon hearing this, Finmage was silent for a moment.

Finally, he reached out his hand, slowly untied his ponytail, and bowed his head. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Only then did Rogel see that a large patch of his scalp was bald, marked with an ugly scar.

It turned out that he tied his hair to cover this scar.

"I want to destroy these families, break their power monopolies."

"Extraordinary Power shouldn’t be used to oppress."

He said calmly.

Rogel hearing this, laughed softly.

Then, he took out a small booklet and a Black Tide Mark.

"This contains some extraordinary secrets and a Black Tide Mark."

"It should have what you need for advancement, and if you need anything, you can use the Black Tide Mark for prayer."

"Of course, it’s for a price; you’d best offer something of value."

"Thank you." Finmage didn’t stand on ceremony, accepting it without hesitation, but then glanced at the mark in his hand, slightly hesitating.

"...Do you know whom this mark points to?"

As an Apostle Tier extraordinary, he was aware of some secrets about believers.

The entity this mark pointed to didn’t seem like a benevolent one.

"Me."

Rogel stated calmly.

Hearing this, Finmage’s pupils suddenly shrank, and he wore a look of disbelief.

"This..."

He instinctively felt Rogel was joking.

Rogel didn’t further explain; it was just a small help he gave to Finmage. He was free to use it if he wanted, or ignore it otherwise.

Seeing Rogel didn’t say more, Finmage too held his tongue.

"Ah Fen!"

At this moment, a woman’s voice called from the Swamp Demon.

Everyone looked and saw a woman still in a wedding dress waving towards them.

Finmage coughed lightly, then said solemnly, "Thank you, Lord Rogel, I take my leave."

Then, Finmage leaped, returning to his ship.

"..."

Rogel also spotted the woman in the wedding dress.

"It’s the bride! He really went to snatch the bride!"

Noemi’s eyes widened.