In Sventos, the port of the main island, the flag of the Black Tide Conclave is flying high.
A merchant ship docked at the port.
The tall man walked down the gangway slowly with a short man wearing a robe and hood.
After waiting in line for a while, it was finally their turn to register.
Looking at the Black Tide Knights standing under the flag of the Black Tide Secret Society in front of him, Pieck felt a little nervous. He lowered his head slightly and asked the person next to him in a low voice.
"Are we really going to enter the island? I feel like this Black Tide Society looks very evil..."
Pique was a little uneasy.
But Papua on the side shook his head and said calmly: "We must not judge things by appearance alone."
After taking a deep breath, she said again: "… If the Black Tide Secret Society is really as described in the rumors, then this is the most suitable place for us to survive. If that's the case… there's no harm in taking a risk!"
Papua said.
After leaving the Land of the Mother Goddess, Papua's first destination was not the Black Tide Secret Meeting, but Barahavi in the other direction, which is the City of Harvest.
Because she didn't believe what that strange man said at all.
… However, by chance, she heard rumors about the Black Tide Secret Society, which is said to be very tolerant of all groups.
That's why Papua changed his route halfway and took the risk to come and find out the situation.
"Hey! Can you please hurry up? There are so many people waiting behind us!"
The two men talked in low voices without moving around, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the people behind them.
Papua and Pique came to their senses after hearing that, apologized profusely, and walked forward to start registering.
Inside the registration station was a young believer in a Black Tide Conclave robe, but judging by his efficiency, he seemed to be very familiar with the job.
"Where are you from?"
"The land of the Mother Goddess, Nesektasi."
Hearing this, the Black Tide believers couldn't help but look up at the two of them, as if they were observing them carefully.
This made Pique and Papua both worried.
"Show your face."
The Kuroshio believer pointed at Papua standing nearby and said.
When Pique heard this, his whole body stiffened and he couldn't help swallowing.
Papua next to him also stopped moving.
"Move faster."
The Black Tide believer frowned, thinking that the two of them were a bit slow, and urged them on.
Papua slowly lowered his hat, revealing an ordinary human boy's face.
Seeing this, the Black Tide believer nodded slightly, but still a little dissatisfied: "Don't dawdle next time."
Pique and Papua breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Fortunately, they were well prepared.
After apologizing and registering some information, he quickly turned around and wanted to leave.
However, a voice at this moment made them feel cold all over, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Huh? Alien?"
The owner of the voice seemed a little surprised.
Oh no, it’s exposed!
Papua's pupils shrank, and he growled, "Run in separate directions!"
Then, they ran in two directions without hesitation!
At this time, the Black Tide believers at the registration station also reacted and shouted, "There's a problem! Catch them!"
"Um?"
Seeing this, Kget raised his eyebrows slightly, slowly stood up from leaning against the wall, and took out the Black Tide Mark from his neck.
"If I let you guys get away, I won't be able to report back..."
A black tide appeared under his feet, and Kget's body slowly sank.
…
"… I hired this human. I don't know him. He is innocent. Let him go."
Papua, who was tied up tightly, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Pique, who was standing next to him, had tears in his eyes when he heard this. He choked up and said, "Papua is a good person. She has never hurt anyone. Can you let her go..."
See this situation.
The Black Tide believers and knights could not help but look at each other.
"What are you doing? Not a spy?"
"How come we are like the most evil people?"
"What on earth are these two here for?"
"… "
After everyone scratched their heads, they all looked at Kgett.
Kget couldn't help but feel a headache at this moment. He seemed to have... made a mistake
At the same time, a group of reinforcements from the Black Tide Secret Society also arrived at this time.
After the secret society members made way, Doyle walked in with a frown on his face: "What happened?"
Ashru next to him started taking out his notebook and recording the situation while asking questions.
"These two people were acting sneakily, and I felt something was wrong, so I investigated and found out that they were aliens."
"As soon as I opened my mouth they ran away, so I had to catch them back..."
Kget spread his hands. He had finally managed to free himself from the situation and said that Sfentos was here to "hunt for beauties", but he ended up running into this kind of thing.
"Alien..."
Doyle naturally knew which group this term referred to.
At the same time, he had some guesses in his mind... Maybe this was just a misunderstanding.
After thinking for a moment, he turned around, squatted on the ground, raised his hand and took out a golden pocket watch.
"Look at this pocket watch and answer my questions..."
There was a hint of psychedelic and hypnotic quality to his voice.
"Ah..."
Some people couldn't help yawning.
Papua and Pique both subconsciously glanced at the pocket watch, but after just one glance, their eyes lost their clarity.
Doyle began asking questions.
"Who are you?"
"Papua, a hybrid of elves and dwarves, is also known as an alien..."
"Pique, Papua's good friend..."
"… "
The lying worm Agongos has many cunning tricks at his disposal, and Doyle himself is also a supernatural being, so it is easy to get the truth from both of them.
After asking a few more questions, Doyle quickly understood the whole story.
"It's a misunderstanding, let them go."
Someone couldn't help but ask: "... Mr. Doyle, if they didn't do anything wrong, why did they run away?"
If they hadn't run away as soon as they were called, they naturally wouldn't have chased them.
Hearing this, Doyle shook his head: "You just heard it, they are secretly meeting to inquire about our attitude towards alien species."
"Other churches' attitude towards xenomorphs... is only the stake."
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.
No wonder they ran away after their disguise was exposed.
Kgett was also a little embarrassed when he heard this.
I thought I caught a big fish, but it turned out to be a mistake...
At this time, Pique and Papua also woke up from hypnosis.
"Sorry, what happened just now was a misunderstanding. These guys thought you were spies, so they attacked you."
"You can leave here and move freely on the island, but the premise is that you must abide by the laws, understand?"
Papua and Pique couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, they were surprised and happy, and nodded quickly.
Doyle also left with his men at this time, but before leaving he turned around and gave a reminder.
“Don’t wear masks or hats on the island, otherwise there’s a high chance of another misunderstanding and the patrol won’t arrest you.”
After that, Doyle left.
Before leaving, Papua heard Ashru and Doyle discussing something like "reporting the secret meeting"...
After the people from the Black Tide Secret Meeting had dispersed far away, there were only some passers-by in front of Papua and Pique who cast curious and strange glances at them, and passed by them in twos and threes.
Papua looked a little dazed, and so did Pique.
It was not until a drop of rain from the eaves fell on Papua's head that she woke up from her dream.
She couldn't help but hugged Pique beside her excitedly, no longer calm and composed as before, and burst into tears: "Wow... Pique... We... We can finally stop hiding from place to place!"
"Yes... You can finally enjoy your own reputation... Papua..." Pique also burst into tears.
At this time, the sea breeze blew, the haze dissipated, and the sun shone on the two of them again.
…
Pique and Papua walked down the street in Sventos.
Passersby couldn't help but look at Papua with either curiosity or strangeness.
Of course, there were also some people from the former Kiz Church who spat at Papua viciously: "Bah, disgusting alien!"
"I think this Black Tide Secret Society has gone crazy!"
"They actually let all those disgusting alien species in here. They're doomed sooner or later!"
This is a beggar who looks quite old.
Obviously, they are a group of people whose remnant ideas are deeply rooted under the former rule of the Church of Kiz.
But, even for such a situation.
Papua still had an uncontrollable smile on his face.
She had seen exposed aliens being stripped naked and dragged in the streets, and she had also seen the blackened corpses after being burned at the stake...
I was just spat on, what’s that
In contrast, Papua believes that the most valuable thing is that he can finally live in the sunshine.
"Pique."
Papua suddenly looked at him, and then said seriously: "I want the snowmen and others to live here."
Then she added: "…think about it now!"
Pique didn't have time to speak.
A familiar male voice came from behind him.
"How does it feel? Am I right?"
Papua and Pique were stunned when they heard this. They turned around suddenly and saw a familiar tall figure standing in front of them.
It was the strange man who asked them to repair the pointer!
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Rogge, and I am also the Archbishop of the Black Tide Conclave."
Roger chuckled and walked up to them.
This is his advent body.
After all, Papua was one of the people he focused on observing, so he was keeping an eye on him all the time.
"Archbishop..." Pike was a little shocked. He knew very well that the archbishop of a huge force like the Black Tide Secret Society was of very high strength and status.
I just don't know why such a person would take such good care of them.
"I misunderstood you, Archbishop Roger." Papua sighed, and then said, "I don't know if there is anything you need me to do."
She is very smart.
She thought that there must be something about her that was worthy of Roger's attention, which made such a big shot take so much trouble.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be her skills...
"I need you to go to Scott Island to found a guild and teach students."
Rogge didn't keep anyone in suspense and spoke directly.
It would be a shame not to pass on the skills of these master craftsmen from Papua.
If the Black Tide Secret Society could have a group of skilled craftsmen under its rule, it would definitely give a long-term boost to the development of the secret society.
Upon hearing this, Pique looked at Papua with an embarrassed expression, wanting to say something but stopping himself, but in the end he said nothing.
And Papua did not hesitate at all: "Okay, I promise you, Archbishop Roger."
"But I hope you can agree to one request of mine, okay?"
"Go ahead." Roger nodded.
"I hope the Black Tide Conclave will accept the members of my Lodge... I promise they won't cause any trouble, okay?"
Papua requested, she was now extremely eager to gain a foothold under the rule of the Black Tide Conclave.
Even if you have to endure discrimination, you are still living in the sunshine!
In response, Roger just smiled and said: "It is their freedom to come, as long as they abide by the law."
"… This isn't even a request. Your skills are worth far more than this. Is there anything else you need?"
Papua was very excited when he heard this: "No, I don't need anything else, Archbishop Roger."
"Okay, tell me if you need anything." Roger nodded, then said: "When you are ready, go to the cathedral to find Doyle, I will notify him to make arrangements for you."
After that, Roger walked to a nearby shop and packed a dessert under her excited eyes.
"Oh, there's one more thing." Rogge seemed to have suddenly remembered something and looked at Papua with a smile: "Maybe you can try to research some more efficient tools."
"Of course, this is just a suggestion, not a request."
"See you next time, Papua."
After saying that, Rogge walked into the dark alley at the side in a leisurely manner.
As soon as his body touched the shadow under the eaves, it turned into a ball of black mist and disappeared.
After he left, Pique couldn't help but look at Papua beside him.
"Papua, do you really want to pass on your craftsmanship to others?"
Skills are a means for people to make a living, so it goes without saying how important they are.
If it were placed on the Papua species, its value would be even greater.
After all, if you have this skill, it can be used to save your life at certain times.
But if such skills are no longer valuable, then its value will naturally decrease.
Papua nodded: "If this allows the snowmen to live here, I think it's worth it."
"Okay..." Pique could only respond helplessly.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back after shopping and bring the snowman and the others here with us."
"I'm going to buy a cake!"
Papua happily came to the store where Rogge had just bought dessert, took out the gold coins and handed them over.
When the clerk saw her, he looked a little strange but still handed her a piece of cake.
After getting the cake, Papua couldn't wait to eat it.
Only then did Pike notice that her eyes were red again.
This silenced Pique.
"well… "
He sighed slightly, looking a little dazed.
Over the past decade or so, he had brought back all the food and drink from Papua.
This... seems to be the first time that Papua has bought something openly since he was a child...
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