Chapter 198 The True Face of the Berserk Sea
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At the meeting, Thomas informed everyone that the police would be launching a series of operations to arrest the involved cultists.
During the previous surveillance, the Nighthawks discovered many ordinary people who believed in evil gods, but this was not within the Nighthawks' jurisdiction.
After the Nighthawks' meeting, Hobert was called into Thomas's office alone.
Thomas said, "Without your timely support, many more people would have died in the Southern Bridge District tonight."
"Such a contribution is enough for me to apply for some rewards for you. Considering that we don't need to provide you with the main materials for promotion, as well as corresponding professional training, you have two choices in terms of rewards."
"The first choice is 500 pounds in cash, and the second choice is one-fifth of a 'Judge' Beyonder characteristic."
Generally speaking, it is difficult to hire a Sequence 7 to participate in a battle as dangerous as tonight's for 500 pounds, but Hobert is a member of the Nighthawks team, receives a salary, can do things under the banner of the Nighthawks, and is protected by the Evernight Goddess.
So these 500 pounds are just a reward for him, not a fee for hiring him to fight.
Hobert would of course choose the latter: "I choose the 'Judge' Beyonder characteristic."
Adding his previous merit accumulation, plus this one-fifth, he already has four-fifths of the "Judge" Beyonder characteristic.
In the eyes of official Beyonders, that is just a Sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic, worth about 2,500 pounds (in wild Beyonder gatherings, it will be priced at 3,200 to 3,500 pounds).
But in Hobert's eyes, that will be another four stacks of gold pounds!
Thomas nodded: "Okay, I will report your merits and register your accumulation."
Hobert asked: "Captain, can I use my channels to issue a reward for Heyman and Hillman? And issue a task to capture them?"
Thomas was taken aback: "Yes."
He pondered for a moment and then said: "Heyman's reward can be set at 600 pounds, and Hillman's reward can be set at 1,500 pounds, dead or alive. If the Nighthawks team catches these two people in advance, remember to withdraw the reward and task."
Usually, the reward for Sequence 8 is between 400 pounds and 500 pounds, but because Heyman is a "Swindler" and very cunning, the reward is exceptionally raised to 600 pounds.
And the reward for a Sequence 6 is generally between 1,800 pounds and 2,000 pounds, and there are even exceptions like Qilangos, with rewards as high as 10,000 pounds.
But because Hillman was severely injured, the reward is only 1,500 pounds.
Thomas can make the decision on this kind of thing, and he only needs to submit a report to the Archbishop later.
Hobert liked the phrase "dead or alive" the most, which means that he can receive a reward of 600 pounds from the Nighthawks team with Heyman's body, and he can also get his Beyonder characteristic and sell it for 600, no, 900 pounds.
After "settling" the merits, Hobert wrote a written report on this operation.
Borgia, who was on duty in the reception hall, said to Hobert, who was about to leave: "I'll have the coachman send you back."
Hobert was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to realize something and looked at the clothes on his body. Because he had rescued many ordinary people who had been scratched by the "multi-eyed monster", there were many blood stains on his shirt and trouser legs.
If he took a taxi carriage like this, the coachman would probably send him directly to the police station.
When he left the Blackthorn Security Company, it was already dawn. This time of day is when the fog in Backlund is the thickest. Although the lights were on in front, the coachman did not dare to go too fast.
In the carriage, Hobert saw the figures who needed to get up early to work through the thick fog. He suddenly had a sense of accomplishment in protecting the city.
"Maybe this is why many official Beyonders are willing to protect a city with their lives," Hobert thought.
Back at 192 Blanca Street, Hobert changed his clothes, took a shower, and then began to catch up on sleep.
He got up just in time for Fors's lunch.
In a casual chat, Hobert learned that Fors would take Audrey to a Beyonder gathering this afternoon, which was suspected to have clues to the "Psychological Alchemists."
Hobert recalled that Audrey seemed to have established contact with the "Psychological Alchemists" from this gathering.
After lunch, Hobert, full of energy, walked to work. On the way to work, he suddenly thought: "Oops, I forgot to ask Thomas to reimburse me for the windbreaker."
But then he shook his head. Now he has thousands of pounds in his hand. Why would he care about this small amount of money?
He soon realized that it might be because he participated in the Tarot Club and was affected by the "God of Poverty."
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On the Berserk Sea, Alger ordered the Blue Avenger to sail into the waters outside the channel, preparing to take the opportunity to get rid of the two three-masted sailing ships that had been tracking them for two days and two nights.
In theory, the speed of the pursuers was far lower than that of the Blue Avenger, but these pursuers were followers of the Sea God Kalvetua. Alger believed that there must be attendants of the Sea God on those two ships!
The sea breeze always blows their sails, and the waves always push them forward.
When they first sailed into the unknown sea, the sky was clear and the sea breeze was gentle, which looked similar to the sea in the channel.
More than ten minutes later, a cloud floated from the horizon. It looked like an ordinary white cloud, but when the distance was close enough, the white cloud began to turn black. In one or two minutes, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
Strong winds blew on the sea, and the waves were several meters high.
This is the unknown sea of the Berserk Sea. Such drastic changes only took one or two minutes.
Alger held the crystal scepter, closely watching the dark clouds ahead.
Several sailors on the ghost ship were trying hard to steer and struggling to take up the sails.
They didn't know how they had provoked those pursuers, and they didn't know why the captain would go crazy and order them to sail into the unknown sea.
Drip~
A hailstone the size of a bean fell not far from Alger, followed by the sound of "drip, drip" one after another. Suddenly, it started to hail. These hailstones were small, the size of beans, but most of them were the size of apples, and some were the size of watermelons.
The crew members were desperate. Hailstones the size of apples could kill people, and hailstones the size of watermelons could even sink the entire ship!
Alger held the scepter tightly, and a storm swept over, taking away all the hail in the sky above the Blue Avenger.
This storm lasted for a long time and has been protecting this ghost ship.
Alger breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he obtained the crystal sapphire scepter in his hand during the previous exploration, otherwise he would not be able to get rid of the pursuers at all and would be caught up by them sooner or later.
In fact, Alger could also go ashore and seek help from the Punishers on a certain island, but in that case, he would have to expose the first location marked in the ruins.
Storms also blew over the two sailing ships behind, but they were only attendants of the Sea God, which was not comparable to Alger, an attendant of the Lord of the Storms.
Soon, the two sailing ships were sunk by hail, and the cold and ruthless waves devoured lives one by one.
Alger smiled slightly and began to direct the ship to sail away from the unknown sea. When they were safe, the crew members cast admiring glances, and of course, there were also questioning glances.
"Did you think I would take you to find death?" Alger had already found an excuse for himself: "When you went to the island to have fun before, I got a high-level storm charm!"
The questioning glances disappeared.
"I'm going to take a rest. Don't disturb me for the next period of time!" Alger entered the captain's room and glanced at the six pages of diary and the pattern copied from the ruins.
As soon as three o'clock arrived, Alger's vision was shrouded in gray fog. This week's Tarot Gathering has begun.
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