Chapter 548: 514, The Brand of Charles Mecklen
The Storm Evil God of the Agres Sea, Ipjil, regards you as a mortal enemy!
Charles was a bit dazed by the sudden message conveyed to his mind through the diary!
Who was this Storm Evil God?
Why would he regard him as a mortal enemy?
Before Charles could recover from his shock, the diary transmitted a second thought: The Ocean Currents and the Tidal Evil God Xiloen also regard you as a mortal enemy!
Charles was even more astonished!
He had never heard of this Evil God either, so why was he also considered a mortal enemy?
Quickly, a third thought was transmitted: The Golden Sea Evil God Nairo regards you as a mortal enemy!
It was then that Charles realized it must have been these three Evil Gods who had just jointly killed Agmillar!
Although he couldn't understand why they would despise him, did Evil Gods even need a reason? Weren't they supposed to be capricious and easily offended? A serious Evil God holding a grudge against a human required no reason!
Charles casually asked, "Teacher, have you also garnered the enmity of the three Evil Gods?"
Juno Arthur shook his head and said, "Although I can't remove it, I've temporarily blocked the brands of the three Evil Gods, and they haven't sensed me yet! What's the matter? Do you feel their enmity?"
Charles immediately felt aggrieved!
He silently vowed, "Next time I bring a fleet to the Agres Sea, I will build a Temple of the Serpent of Destiny on every island. You Evil Gods despise me, don't you? I'll give you enough reason to."
"Wait until I establish a steadfast following of the Serpent of Destiny in the Agres Sea!"
"I want to see what they'll do then."
Now that Agmillar had fallen, the two remaining Evil Gods, the Storm Evil God Ipjil of the Currents and the Tidal Evil God Xiloen, became the rulers of this sea area! Charles wouldn't let them off easy.
After Charles made his fierce oath, a silver serpent's tail kept circling, seemingly delighted by some great fun.
At this moment, in three different sea zones, three different Evil Gods lay prostrated on the ground in various poses!
They all had a silver mark on their backs, and each was branded with "Charles Mecklen's mark"!
They lay there in humiliation, enduring the unspeakable torment, and all three Evil Gods roared in the most terrifying way, their emotions raging as they loudly cursed Charles!
They hated, immensely hated, this "man" who had struck them from afar and branded them with such humiliation.
Charles never understood, throughout his lifetime, why he was so intensely despised by the three Evil Gods...
Hmm, he had always thought, isn't that just like the Evil God?
The reborn Emilia Vessel had undergone a complete transformation and now possessed a splendor to rival the seven most famous palaces of the Old Continent. Between its two main structures, there were three levels of sky decks connecting over twenty palace-like ship towers in a staggered fashion. Apart from no other living beings on board except for Emilia and a Gareth who seemed to have lost the will to live, the ship was somewhat deserted but otherwise perfectly flawless.
Charles waved his hand vigorously while Emilia also jumped around excitedly, shouting, "Daddy! Thank you for my new palace!"
Charles wiped the sweat from his forehead; this wasn't his gift at all!
Charles shouted loudly, "We're going home!"
Emilia, overjoyed, spun around the ship happily, calling out, "We're going home now."
Gareth had a gloomy face; he wanted to leave the ship more than ever.
The two Legendary Warships slowly turned and began their voyage home. Charles took the opportunity to tour the islands of the Agres Sea and check on his more than six hundred mazes!
There were few inhabitants in the Agres Sea, with the scant dozen or so inhabited islands all clustered near two shipping lanes, because other areas were overly dangerous, after all, the three great evil deities of the Agres Sea were not to be trifled with.
Ninety-nine percent of Agmillar's mazes on the islands were devoid of humans and inhabited by a group of Evil Wraiths, also known as the Labyrinth Guardians of Agmillar.
After inspecting the area, Charles planned to relocate a portion of the population from the Old Continent. There were tens of thousands of islands in the Agres Sea, and although most were unsuitable for living, the combined area of the suitable ones was more than ten times larger than his Mecklen Duchy. However, most of them were uninhabited islands and developing them into a suitable habitat would require a substantial investment.
Although Charles was not an avid player of strategic games, he was still highly interested in developing the Agres Archipelago. He had calculated that if he could develop the entire Agres Archipelago, it would become a new state rivaling Inglima. Plus, this country, sandwiched between the New and Old Continents, would become a bustling commercial empire if the Evil God could be expelled, ensuring open shipping lanes.
Right now, Charles was anxious to return. Apart from dispelling Agmillar's branding, re-maze-ifying these islands, and establishing Mind Passages, he did not linger any longer.
The two Legendary Warships left the Agres Sea and soon encountered a storm.
Charles was not sure whether it was an oceanic Evil God flexing its powers or a natural weather phenomenon, but fortunately, each of the Legendary Warships had its unique prowess, and mere ocean storms couldn't damage them. All towering waves and endless gales dissipated upon approaching the warships.
A few days later, when they passed through the storm, the Magic Alchemy Communication that Charles had sent unexpectedly received a reply. The fleet, now under Kratos's command, was docked nearby on an island.
Charles was surprised; he had thought his fleet had already returned to Mecklen Duchy.
He sent out several communications, but the responses were intermittent with missing, incorrect, or incomplete words, making their content unclear.
Charles could only sail at full speed and a few days later, he began to feel as though he had entered another world. On the vast sea, an island appeared.
Charles was certain there had been no such island on their way here.
Kratos arrived with a host of Sacred-levels to greet Charles, and they all revealed looks of astonishment upon seeing the Emilia Vessel. It was a brand-new Legendary Warship, previously unknown to this world, yet it was no less powerful than the Holy Light Divine State Title. Its appearance in the Old Continent would surely cause a tremendous stir.
Charles's Sacred-level subordinates were curious and began to inquire on board the Holy Light Divine State Title about the origins of this Legendary Warship.
Charles could only give them vague answers. It would be embarrassing to say that he had somehow produced a daughter with Omibella, and the Emilia Vessel was a birth gift, just like Nezha was born with golden hoops and red tassels, or Jia Baoyu emerged with a piece of precious jade in his mouth...
Hmm, that's just too much like the style of the Evil God.