Lydia's disappearance seemed uneventful.
The follow-up performance of "The Return of the Earl" was not significantly affected, and there was no news in the newspapers that Baron Syndras was attacked... Only a small missing person notice in the middle of the newspaper still left traces of her existence. .
This change gave Lydia a feeling of being a human being again, which was very real and wonderful, far more real than the feelings she had vaguely touched through performances and scripts before.
In this way, she stayed with Valeera and received instruction in occult knowledge.
Of course, this also makes Harold's tasks a little heavier - currently he is mainly attending gatherings of Beyonders and collecting formulas and materials for Valeera.
Based on various channels, Harold is now a regular visitor to five parties, basically one every two or three days, and not all at night.
Of course, for the sake of safety, he mostly went to low-end gatherings, and most of what he had obtained from transactions so far were low-sequence extraordinary materials and spiritual materials.
Among them, two of the main potion materials of "Soothsayer" have been collected, one main potion material of "Monster" has been collected, and two auxiliary materials of "Pain" Witch have also been collected with lower sequence levels, namely " poisonous sap of needlegrass” and “eyes of an adult black-spotted frog.”
The other two auxiliary materials of the "Pain" Witch, "Blood of the Plague Weasel" and "Eight Spider Legs of the Hunting Black Spider" are spiritual materials at the mid-sequence level. Valeela mainly places her hopes on Sharon and Maric. in the circle.
For Valeela, it is quite difficult to advance to Sequence 5.
Even if Maric and Sharon can really successfully help her trade the corresponding auxiliary materials, she still has two major difficulties to overcome——
"Digestive Potion" and "Promotion Ritual".
Among them, Valeela has not yet found a good solution for the promotion ceremony, only some half-formed ideas; the digestion of potions is better, and although the progress is slow, it is at least still progressing steadily.
Of course, to be on the safe side, we can no longer go to the Hillstown Theater.
Although she helped Lydia create the illusion of "temporarily repenting, hurting others and absconding", if Baron Sindras asked someone to investigate, it would not be difficult to find that there was a "Phantom Black Queen" in the inner hall of the Grand Theater these days. ".
Valeera planned to stop temporarily and perform at the "Golden Rose" in the Bridge District in a few days.
She could also use these few days to naturally transfer the night service responsibilities from the personal maid Liya to the "night maid" Lydia.
In this way, with Lydia's cover, she will be able to move more freely, and her hiding ability will also be improved.
If there is an official Beyonder hunting her down, the first thing to do is to collect the time and place where the "Phantom Black Queen" appeared, delineate the scope of her activities, and look for patterns.
If Valeera's movements remained regular, it would be easier to find the approximate location of her hiding place.
…
Saturday, August 11th.
In the afternoon, off the coast of Pulitzer Harbor, on an island that is always shrouded in storms, an ancient sailing ship slowly docked into the port.
Alger Wilson, wearing the priest's robe of the Church of Storms, stood on the deck and watched expressionlessly as several crew members cheered and scrambled to leave the ghost ship.
On the pier, the person responsible for meeting them was a man with soft yellow hair and a lightning-patterned robe, Bishop Sainz.
Almost a month ago, it was also here that he gave the order and watched Alger and others go to sea.
Alger was the last to get off the boat and came to stand in front of Sainz.
"Bishop Sainz, the 'Listener' took a boat into the 'Sea of Ruins' east of the Sunia Sea. I hope to give a detailed report tomorrow."
"The brothers have been holding it in for a month, and they all hope to relax first."
These words were met with cheers and noises, and the goodwill of several crew members towards acting captain Alger increased a lot.
"Okay, okay." Bishop Sainz nodded repeatedly.
There is no need to disagree with these bitter church members on such a trivial matter.
What's more, they had two "angry people" and several "sailors" who annoyed them, and he, a "navigator" who had been comfortable for a long time, would also suffer.
Seeing the bishop nod, several other people howled and ran away, leaving Alger and Sainz on the dock.
After Alger said a few more words, he also said goodbye and left.
eight pm.
White Rose District, Pelican Street, "Warrior and Sea" bar.
Alger, who smelled of alcohol, found an opportunity to take the "ghost shark's blood" and 1,000 pounds in cash from the boss, and then left unsteadily and returned to his residence.
After returning home, he immediately stood firm and was not even half drunk.
After taking out the bottle of "Ghost Shark's Blood" and looking at it, Alger went straight to the basement of his home, where there were complete utensils and tools. It was a place where he specially prepared the potions and completed his promotion.
Not long after, Alger picked up the prepared "Navigator" potion and felt mixed feelings in his heart.
Finally, I can finally get promoted... Unfortunately, it would have been better if it could have been a month earlier. In addition to being excited, Alger felt quite regretful when he thought about wasting a month of acting time.
After passing the review and going to Backlund to report on his duties, he can report the promotion to the church and officially upgrade his rank to the level of bishop... Of course, the position of captain of the "Blue Avenger" cannot be lost!
After a few thoughts, Alger's eyes narrowed and he drank the potion in the cup.
…
In the evening of the same day, Tingen.
At the steam train station, Lydia, who was already a "singer", followed Valeera's request and deposited a small suitcase into the storage area.
After leaving the station, she put the deposit voucher into an envelope, affixed a stamp, and dropped it into a nearby mailbox.
At this point, Valeera's arrangements were completed. Lydia found a hotel nearby to rest, planning to take the bus back to Backlund tomorrow.
Although Lydia doubted whether it was necessary for her to go alone for such a small matter, she still chose to believe in Valeela's arrangement.
In these ten days, Valeela not only really gave her extraordinary singing ability, but also taught her a lot of mystical knowledge.
In Lydia's heart, Valeera is already her respected teacher and guide, just like Sona.
…
The next day, Sunday morning.
After getting up and washing up, Klein checked the mail box at the door as usual, and found that there was not only the newspaper of the day, but also a letter from Backlund.
He perked up and immediately realized who the sender was... It had been a month, so long time no see.
