Mystery: The Stars Returner

Investigate yourself?

The Archduke of Southwell would really find something to do for himself.

In the study, Hastur read the letter sent by Archduke Southwell, put it aside casually, and tapped the table with his right index finger, making a rhythmic sound.

This should be Klein and Greste putting pressure on themselves through the Archduke of Southwell.

A very good strategy and test, and also gave myself a suitable excuse.

Hastur thought for a while, then got up and went out, and then asked people to post notices all over Puning Port to offer rewards. He also contacted newspapers and asked them to publish things related to the members of the Red Gloves Team. Anyone who can provide information can get it. A handsome reward.

Of course, on the surface, they cannot be said to be the Red Glove Team of the Church of the Night Goddess, who are responsible for handling extraordinary events privately. Instead, they can be defined as tourists who came to Puning Port from Backlund to play.

At the same time, Hastur also ordered the garrison of Puning Port to send out several small teams to sweep all the dark corners of Puning Port.

It’s one thing to be useless, but you must do enough superficial work.

Such a massive movement naturally alarmed Greste and Klein.

“The speed of work is really fast.”

Greste also admired the young earl's speed of action. In just one day, the opponent had already created such a huge battle.

Klein said nothing. He was always naturally wary of Mr. Hastur.

I always feel that there are too many mysteries about this person, so it’s better not to get in touch easily.

But in this matter, there is nothing suspicious about what the other party did.

hostel.

Four members of the Red Gloves team gathered together to discuss the content published in the "Haitian Morning News" early in the morning.

"Should we take this opportunity to make contact with Earl Hastur Campbell? Maybe we can ask him to send us out of Puning Port."

"You can try it."

After some not too intense discussion, they finally decided to send two people to test, and the remaining two people tried their best to leave messages in various places in Puning Port so that subsequent rescuers could see it.

The two members of the Red Glove Team took a newspaper and went to the former governor's mansion. They met Hastur easily and smoothly.

Of course, they have forgotten the memory of being unable to find Hastur, and they only regard this as the first time they have come to Hastur for help.

As soon as the two arrived, they described the problems they faced to Hastur and asked Hastur to send someone to take them out of Puning Port.

Hastur suggested setting off by sea, and the two readily agreed.

That afternoon, Hasta contacted them with a ship that sailed directly from Puning Port to Backlund.

If there are no accidents or coincidences, they will return to Backlund smoothly.

Before they left, Hastur specifically asked them if any other members were trapped.

The two did not speak directly, but said that if they left Puning Port safely and got out of trouble, other team members would also come looking for his help.

Hastur didn't care much about such a small warning.

Now all we need to do is send the remaining two members of the Red Glove Team back to Backlund before Greste and Klein, so that they cannot exchange information face to face.

The memories of these four Red Gloves have been tampered with, and if they communicate face to face, their memories may be seen to have been tampered with.

On the third day after the notices and newspapers were issued, two other members of the Red Gloves also came to seek Hastur's help.

In response, Hastur was very enthusiastic about booking a ship for them to return to Backlund.

After all four of them leave Puning Port, Hastur will let the yellow monks modify their memories about themselves.

The reason why they were able to get out of trouble was the result of their own efforts and had nothing to do with themselves.

It makes the entire Puning Port incident look like an own incident, which sounds a bit absurd but is acceptable.

Being trapped in one place and unable to get out, there are many reasons for this phenomenon in the extraordinary world.

A powerful sealed artifact, a high-sequence Beyonder, etc.

If the Church of the Goddess of the Night wants to investigate, they will have to send people here again. This is another problem.

Before Greste and Klein could investigate any useful information, Hastur had already picked himself clean.

The rest of the time is just waiting for their visit.

Based on the speed, the first two members of the Red Glove Team will arrive safely at Backlund in a few days.

After they return, the person in charge of Backlund will definitely give Greste and Klein new instructions.

……

In the sea, the Black Emperor sailed steadily on the rough sea.

Inside the cabin, Leonard was lying on the bed, thinking about this unusual encounter.

It had been almost a week since they arrived on the Black Emperor. Although they tried hard to find out the news, in the end they only got the answer that 008 was in the hands of Nast, the King of the Five Seas.

Although Ms. Ilia often tried to communicate with Nast to see if 008 could be returned to the church, there was no result.

Originally, they expected the Church of Storms' ships to arrive in time to block the Black Emperor, and then together they could retrieve 008 from Nast.

But after so many days, not a single ship from the Church of Storms was seen.

What about dominating the sea as promised?

Is it said that the storm is the biggest on the sea?

Without the cooperation of the Church of Storms, they would not have been able to take 008 away from the Black Emperor.

What surprised Leonard the most was, was Nast, the King of the Five Seas, too kind and friendly?

He is the king of pirates. When faced with three people who wanted to steal his treasure, he not only invited them on board but also treated them courteously.

This almost made Leonard suspect that the King of the Five Seas had an ulterior motive for Ms. Illya.

Compared to his anxiety, the old man was not anxious at all. He also said, wouldn't it be nice to be treated politely and sent back to Backlund?

dong dong.

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Leonard's thoughts.

He got out of bed and opened the door. Outside the door was another teammate, saying that Ms. Illya had something to discuss and asked him to come over.

Arriving at Ms. Illya's room, the doors and windows were closed.

Illya said nothing, but gave each of them a blank paper and a quill.

This is their main form of communication during this time, and is generally used to discuss courses of action.

"People from the Church of Storms have contacted me and said that tomorrow, three of their ships will intercept the Black Emperor in the waters ahead, allowing us to wait for an opportunity." After Ilia finished writing, she held up the paper and showed it to Leonard and the other two. A few glances.

"Is the news reliable?" It was Leonard who asked.

Illya nodded without writing anything else on the paper.

"How do we need to cooperate?" another teammate wrote on the paper.

"Find the specific location of 008."

"Will you take it with you?"

"I checked, and 008 is not on his body."

"The captain's cabin and study are more likely."

After discussing for a while, Leonard wrote on the paper: "What if 008 is not on the Black Emperor?"

This was what he had always suspected.

“Always try.”

This was Illya's answer to him.

The next day came quickly, but the Church of Storms ship did not appear on the sea as expected, and they were let go.

Nast talked to them about this, and then kicked them off the Black Emperor because of their bad intentions, and only gave them a barely usable boat.

Fortunately, their current location was not too far from the coastline. After sailing for two days and one night, they could already see the towering lighthouse.

On the boat, Leonard secretly glanced at Ms. Illya, who had a solemn and complicated face, then looked away and sighed heavily in his heart.

What is this?

A trip to the sea would accomplish nothing except a waste of time. It was not even sure whether 008 was really in the hands of the King of the Five Seas.

It always feels like they are like a kite, being led by someone to spin around on the sea. When others have had enough fun, they cut the kite string and give them freedom.

Coincidence and chance, their experiences during this period seemed like a scripted story written in advance.

I have been fooled around by 008, and I don't have much feelings about it. It's just that Ms. Illya, who is known as the eye of the goddess, must have very complicated feelings.

As the boat approached the shoreline, they finally saw the dock obscured by water mist.

They returned to Backlund.

Go back to where you started.

The old man was really foresight. How did he know that Nast, the King of the Five Seas, would send him and others back to Backlund?

Leonard sighed in his heart, and at the same time he was very grateful to be able to return to Backlund alive this time.

After they returned to St. Samuel's Church, they learned that the Red Glove Team, which had stayed in Puning Port to investigate the situation, had also returned to Backlund, arriving only one day ahead of them.

"Flying kite strings."

The expression on Leonard's face was very complicated. It was really unpleasant to be manipulated like a kite.

When he learned that Klein also went to Puning Port to rescue the Red Glove Team, the expression on Leonard's face became even more exciting.

Ms. Ilia was very angry and determined about this matter, and stated that she would go to Puning Port again to investigate what was hidden there.

But this idea was stopped by Archbishop Anthony, who asked her to wait patiently for instructions from the Serenity Church.