Chapter 470 Signatures
Chapter 470 Signed
Helena confirmed with Vanna several times to make sure she wasn’t hallucinating.
“So, what you’re saying is that Captain Duncan Ebnomar, Shadow of Subspace and owner of the Lost Country, started to rebuild that ‘Lost Country Fleet’ after the Frost Incident, and his first action to that end …… was to for you to exploit a loophole and get a pass for his new ship?”
With embarrassment on her face and hesitation in her tone, Vanna had to nod her head raw, “Yes …… that’s what he told me.”
“And he asked you to run this pass for the purpose of allowing the new members of the Lost Country Fleet to continue to run the cargo business on the Boundless Sea?”
“…… Yes, that’s what he told me.”
Helena looked up in the direction where Vision 004 had sunk into the ground, then at Vanna standing in front of her, then back up again, her gaze sweeping back and forth several times before finally failing to hold her tongue, “The Catacombs of the Unknown Kings even updated the list of visions today! Because of Duncan Abnomar’s actions, this world now even has three more unnumbered visions! The Church of the Four Gods is going to be busy for the rest of the day, and we’re probably going to have to use a lot of manpower, and a lot of time, to figure out what those unnumbered visions actually mean – and that includes that ‘Lost Home Fleet’!”
“Yes,” Vanna bowed her head, “but …… he really wants the Church of the Deep to give the White Oak a special pass.”
Helena tilted her head and gazed silently into Vanna’s eyes.
Vanna bowed her head, trying hard to convey in her gesture how embarrassed and apologetic she felt at the moment.
However her efforts at posturing were almost ineffective.
After all, the Pope was five-foot-seven, while she was close to five-foot-nine.
Without moving, Helena took two steps backward.
“Two things,” this female Pope seemed to gently inhale, her face was calm, once again regaining the graceful and elegant demeanor she had in the past, and said to Vanna, “Firstly, you may not issue this pass, even though you still retain your identity as an Inquisitor and a Saint in the Crown, you’re at the same time a a member of the Lost Country ship, this does not conform to the rule of avoiding suspicion, Vanna, you should understand this.”
A look of embarrassment and regret appeared on Vanna’s face, and she subconsciously spoke, “Then the second ……”
Helena closed her eyes slightly and seemed to settle her mind, “Second thing, I’ll sign the pass.”
Vanna didn’t seem to react at once, staring wide-eyed at the female pope in front of her.
Helena, however, didn’t seem to care about the momentary dismay and doubt on Vanna’s face, she simply exhaled and spoke faintly, “So, which style of pass do you think Duncan Ebnomar would like?”
Vanna continued to be dumbfounded.
She only heard the Pope’s voice continue, “The pass will be ready soon, I will be at the Storm Cathedral to pray and listen to the Goddess’s revelations, and if there is truly no problem, this pass will be sent to you in a secret ritual to maintain your side of the ceremonial scene and wait for word.”
As the words of this sentence fell, Helena’s figure had dimmed and gradually disappeared into the assembly square.
In the depths of the Infinite Sea, somewhere in a secret passageway that was twisted and hidden by transcendent power, the majestic and stately Church Ark Ship was slowly cruising through the civilization’s boundaries.
The steam core was outputting surging power, and the sacred steam condensed into an undisturbed cloud over the church ark, and the melodious bells were ringing, announcing the successful conclusion of a spiritual energy gathering.
In the deepest part of the church ark, in the “bilge” submerged in the infinite sea, the fire pots were burning, and the light of the fire dispersed the darkness and shadows, and the female pope standing between the two fire pots slowly opened her eyes.
This elegant lady exhaled deeply, a complex and tangled expression appeared on her face, and almost at the same time, an old and hoarse voice entered her ears: “Oh, you look as if something is troubling you, little girl.”
Helena raised her head and looked at a place not far away, illuminated by the flickering firelight, where she could see a “pillar” made of intertwined blood vessels and nerves standing in the depths of the darkness, and various artificial tubes and electrodes connecting those thick nerve cords, with shimmers of light flickering in the middle of it, both brightly and dimly.
“You’ve been awake?” Helena settled down and spoke politely to the mythical beast.
“Didn’t want to be awake, but it’s too noisy,” the behemoth carrying the church ark spoke up, “It’s noisy every time you guys use whatever psychic channel you use to gather, and today it’s extra noisy.”
“…… I’m sorry, something happened and my spirit isn’t very calm this time,” Helena said, “I need to pray and seek revelation from the Goddess next.”
“Something you wish to communicate to the Queen?” The pale, raspy voice rang out, “Well, I’ll leave you to it, hopefully you’ll hear a clearer reply this time, and by the way, give my regards to the Queen.”
With a hmmm, Helena turned to face the nearest fire pit, closed her eyes, and began to concentrate on her prayers.
In the large dimly lit space, silence enveloped the surroundings, and time seemed to have stopped flowing, only the light and shadows in the fire pit jumped, as if constructing a communication across the curtain in an invisible manner – I don’t know how long it took, but Helena finally ended her prayer and slowly opened her eyes.
She frowned, as if the feeling of this prayer was a bit different from previous days.
The revelation from the goddess …… was as vague as ever, but in the vague “guidance”, there seemed to be something like …… emotions mixed in.
She couldn’t tell what the vague and unfamiliar feeling was, but after looking down and pondering for a long time, she recognized the main part of the revelation: it was permission and approval.
So Helena exhaled, then turned her head back to the neural cords strewn with tubes, cables and electrodes, “The Goddess has sent down a revelation, and in addition I pass along greetings.”
There was no response coming from her ears – the leviathan behemoth carrying the ark seemed to have fallen asleep again. Helena was used to this, and after a greeting, she casually grasped her hand in the darkness beside her – a blank passage document appeared out of thin air in her hand.
After briefly confirming that she hadn’t made a mistake with the document, the Pope picked up a pen and signed her name and the necessary contents with a few swipes, then she walked to the nearest fire pit, bowed her head and recited the corresponding prayers in silence, and threw the document into the fire.
In the blink of an eye, the paperwork with her name and the original copy of the document were engulfed by the flames and turned into a bit of light dust, dissipating into the real world.
……
Vanna opened her eyes inside the cabin, and as soon as she regained consciousness, she subconsciously gasped for air.
The temporary ritual field constructed by crude means was really not as good as the “Sea Tide Chamber” in the church, and when she returned, the feeling of being submerged by seawater was exceptionally strong, and even made her, a storm saint, feel a little uncomfortable.
But at least this spiritual gathering was successfully completed.
Vanna took a few breaths, calmed her mind, and after organizing the process of this gathering in her mind, she prepared to wait patiently for Pope Helene’s reply, as well as the “pass” that would most likely be delivered to her by means of the “secret instrument”.
Theoretically, the Pope still needed to perform a series of prayer ceremonies before preparing the pass – even if the step of “inspecting the licensed ship” was omitted for various reasons, prayers to the Goddess were still indispensable.
However, the next moment, when the corner of her eye swept over the temporary altar that had been hastily set up earlier, Vanna’s expression suddenly froze.
The several thick candles that served as ceremonial fire pits had burned out at some point, and the candlesticks that were theoretically enough to burn for the whole day were now only left with piles of ashes and candle tears, and in the last wisp of dissipating smoke, a “passport” that was still emitting a light dust was quietly lying on the floor.
So fast?
Vanna frowned, puzzled, went up and picked up the documents, carefully looking over their contents.
A standardized permit document, containing basic information about the White Oak and the transcendental factors involved, as well as the Church’s signature, an original pass, and a copy of the pass to be presented at regular customs inspections.
All of them were signed by Pope Helene.
There was no problem with the documents – nor could there be.
It was just that it had come so quickly, and he had just returned from the assembly grounds, and the papers had even arrived.
Vanna held the documents and certificates and examined them carefully for a long time, and it was only after a while that she suddenly heard a voice coming into her head, the voice of Pope Helene-
“What Captain Duncan asked for has been sent through the ‘Secret Instrument’.”
Vanna glanced down at the item in her hand, dispelling the small doubt in her mind, “Yes, it has been received.”
She then exhaled, thanking the Pope and bidding him farewell before gathering up the papers and hurrying out of the cabin.
Duncan was still waiting on deck at this time – a smile spread across his face as Vanna appeared on the deck with hurried feet, “You’ve been gone quite a while, did the rally go well?”
“The rally went very …… well,” Vanna hesitated, the first thing that came to her mind was the three “unnumbered visions” that appeared on the parchment she had brought out of Vision 004. “She looked at the smiling “client” with mixed feelings, then handed over the pass document that had just been passed over from the Storm Cathedral, “But first, take a look at this, the pass you asked for. ”
“Pass?” Duncan froze for a moment, he had indeed spoken to Vanna about it, but he hadn’t expected the other party to come back from going to the rally with the passes, so incredibly efficient that it left him a little confused.
However, he still reached out and picked up those documents and certificates, casually exclaiming as he swept his eyes over the documents, “You’re really efficient …… You carry all these things around with you, huh?”
“This …… is actually a bit complicated,” Vanna’s face was tinged with embarrassment, “I didn’t sign these things, it’s Coronation Helena, she heard about it… …”
She was just in the middle of her sentence when she was suddenly interrupted by Duncan, who snapped his head up, “Wait, who did you say signed these?”
Vanna froze, she didn’t know why the captain reacted so dramatically, “It’s …… Coronet Helena, what’s the problem?”
Duncan, however, didn’t answer, he just looked into Vanna’s eyes for a long moment before lowering his head again and staring dead at the handwriting on the pass papers.
His eyes fell on the signature at the end of the certificate.
Signed by – Gemona.
Document, original certificate, copy, three signatures.
All of them.
(End of chapter)