Chapter 573 Festival On Aquinas Street, a two-story ceremonial boat made of wood, cardboard and ribbons had four pairs of wheels and was towed forward by four sleek horses. This is a replica of the ship that the "Governor of the Sea" rode, mainly reducing the material requirements and the size so that it can be pulled by horses to tour the city. At this time, there were eight men and women standing on the upper and lower floors of the flower boat, dressed in bright clothes, singing and dancing, spreading joy to the people on both sides of the street. Surrounding the ceremony boat is the best folk band in Santa Port. They either hang single-sided drums and beat them rhythmically, or play clarinets, oboes, flutes, and a variety of string instruments. The people on the roadside were all very happy, sometimes singing along, sometimes following the ritual boat, hoping to find a chance to get some of the water droplets sprinkled between the sixteen men and women. Lumian looked down at the scene from the fifth floor of the Solo Hotel and felt that the sea-praying ceremony in Santa Port was no longer a pure sacrifice. Excluding the core part, it had become a folk festival celebrated by the whole city. Many residents of Santa Porto are devout believers of the "Mother Earth" and do not believe that the sea has a spirit that can protect them, but this does not prevent them from singing, dancing, drinking and celebrating on such days. When the flower boats finished their cruise along Aquinas Street, Lumian turned back and said to Lugano: "You must take good care of Ludwig today. You must bring him with you no matter what celebration you attend." "Yes, boss." Lugano was infected by the cheerful and lively atmosphere of the sea prayer ceremony and was in high spirits.

Lumian said no more, picked up the golden straw hat, walked out of the suite and went down the stairs. When he arrived at the lobby, he saw Ota Guillaume, the owner of the Solo Hotel, giving cash to the receptionist and two waiters, two rizos each. "Are there any festival rewards?" Lumian asked Old Ota in Intis. Old Ota laughed and said: “This is compensation for them. They have to stay in the hotel today and keep an eye on the place. They cannot go to watch the rest of the sea prayer ceremony or participate in any celebrations. "And I'm going to the dock to wait and see my little cabbage dance!" “I’ll be there too,” Lumian responded with a smile, once again feeling the festive atmosphere very clearly. If the sea prayer ceremony did not contain any mystical elements, he would also like to immerse himself in such an atmosphere, just like he participated in the Lent in the village of Cordu in the previous years. After leaving the hotel, Lumian strolled towards the port and found that the citizens of Santa Porto were all wearing their most colorful and festive clothes. At first glance, the streets seemed to be submerged in a sea of ​​colors. This made his white shirt, black vest and dark trousers seem out of place in the environment, and he looked like a man from another place. Lumian put the golden straw hat on his head, adding a little color to himself. Ding-a-ling, bicycles loaded with wooden boxes passed by, and vendors sold popsicles of different flavors to citizens waiting to watch the Sea Dance and boat racing competitions. Lumian watched the two events in a leisurely manner as if he was enjoying a festival, and only left the port when the two-decker ceremonial boats carrying the "Governor of the Sea" and the "Maid of the Sea" sailed towards Milo Village. He did not participate in other celebrations organized by the citizens themselves, found a public bathroom in the nearest department store, and entered a cubicle. Then, he activated the black mark on his right shoulder and appeared directly in a remote corner of Milo Village. He then transformed into a shadow creature and sneaked into the Oro's house, a building that combined both ancient and modern elements, and came to Juan Oro's bedroom. The president of the Fisheries Guild has been waiting here for a while. Seeing the figure of the great adventurer Louis Berry emerging from the darkness, Juan Oro, with deep wrinkles, pointed at the two villagers of Milo Village who were unconscious on the floor and said: "This is two of the four assistant priests who will participate in the vigil and the sea sacrifice ceremony. You choose one and transform into his appearance." This was one of the conditions for cooperation agreed upon between Lumian and Juan Oro: he had to participate in the core part of the sea prayer ceremony throughout. Initially, Juan Oro did not agree, because he had no way of getting a stranger on board the ship without telling the other sea creatures. He only promised to let Lumian sneak into the residence of the "Governor of the Sea" before the vigil ceremony and secretly observe the corresponding links.

After discovering that Ultraman was suspected to be a core figure of the Fishery Guild, Lumian took advantage of the opportunity when Juan Oro needed cooperation and help to demonstrate the ability of the "lie" ear clip, and then came up with a plan to disguise himself as a deputy priest and board the ship. Lumian carefully examined one of the deputy priests for a few seconds, put on the silver ear clips, and imitated him to modify his appearance. Soon, apart from the clothes, there was no difference between him and the deacon. "It's my turn." Juan Oro said in a low voice in Intis. He wanted to become another deputy deacon and go on board the ship himself to prevent any accidents. The reason he did this was that he was worried about Louis Berry's participation in the sea sacrifice, and he also had to guard against enemies lurking in the dark who might sabotage him in unknown ways. No matter which method they used, the final destination would be the sea sacrifice. He quietly boarded the ship and was able to deal with the incident in time to give those guys a "surprise." ——Juan Oro was afraid that Louis Berry was actually an accomplice of the saboteurs last year, and his previous actions were just to deceive and fool him and others so that he could get on the ship "openly" and wait for the critical moment to destroy the ceremony. Lumian threw the "Lie" ear clip to Juan Oro, and without any care, he changed into the deputy priest's clothes that the other party had prepared in advance - it was a dark blue robe embroidered with many marine elements. As soon as Juan Oro put on the silver ear clips, he felt that he had a wonderful control over every detail of his body. He tried to adjust the wrinkles on his face and immediately saw that he looked ten or twenty years younger in the mirror. Although he possessed powerful and diverse supernatural powers, the president of the Fishery Guild couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "It's amazing." When Juan Oro had finished disguising himself, Lumian pointed at the two unconscious deacons: "Who is responsible for watching over them and preventing them from appearing before the sea prayer ceremony?" "My wife." Juan Oro was ready. She was the former "Maid of the Sea" and the current grandmother of the Oro family. She possessed considerable strength, but had never participated in the ring-making ceremony and other aspects. She was not someone who might leak secrets and was a trustworthy person. Lumian asked: "As the president of the Fisheries Guild, will you be suspected if you don't wait with the other committee members for the news of the success of the sea prayer ceremony?" "No, I don't go every year. I can wait for news at home, and my wife will pretend to be me." Juan Oro pointed to the "lie" on his left ear and took it off. Lumian confirmed the details again and again and said: "Have you investigated whether any of those people have had experiences of nearly dying and coming back to life, or have had significant changes in their personalities?" Those people refer to the core members of the Fishery Guild who have mastered the specific appearance of the "Ring of the Queen of the Sea" and the complete details of the sea-praying ceremony. According to Franka's hint, every member of the "Curly Baboon Research Society" is a soul from another world. They occupied the corpses of humans who had just died and "resurrected". From this point, it is possible to identify who among the suspects is suspected to be "Ultraman". Juan Oro shook his head slowly: "No, at least not that I remember. Alas, time is too short to conduct an in-depth investigation one by one." The old man who looked like a middle-aged man continued: "Remember, your name is Brian now, and I'm Jorge. It's okay if you don't understand what others are saying. I will give you hints, and I will also help you when I need you to answer questions." “Okay.” Lumian still looked like he didn’t know much about the highland dialect. In fact, having studied the language intensively under the spell of "Language Proficiency", he has mastered more words and grammar. Although he still cannot hear other people's words clearly, he can capture the corresponding key words and tenses, active and passive voices and other information very well, and guess the general meaning very closely. When expressing himself, short sentences with simple structure are not a problem. ………… Wearing the dark blue robe of the deputy deacon, Lumian entered the residence of the "Governor of the Sea" under the guidance of Juan Oro, an old man who no longer staggered. He walked through the hall with many statues of marine life and came to the room where the "Governor of the Sea" was keeping watch.

The current "Governor of the Sea" is from the Giaro family. His name is Simon. He is a member of a branch with a thin bloodline and is not even qualified to live in the ancestral house. At this moment, he sat cross-legged on the cold floor, suppressing his excitement, half-closing his eyes, feeling the erosion of the humid air around him. Although Lumian did not open his spiritual vision, he could still see that in the shadows, in the void, and on the statues, different sea creatures were busy. Juan Oro took him out of the room and came to the most remote part of the building. He pushed open the wooden door of the servant's room and said to the fake "Governor of the Sea" Miguel who was lying on the bed: "Once the sea prayer ceremony is successful, you can leave, but you must leave Santa Port and take with you the wealth you have accumulated this year." Miguel sat up excitedly: "Okay, okay!" They communicated in the highland language, but Lumian still understood roughly what they meant. After doing this, Juan Oro translated the conversation to Lumian and said to him: "You can verify whether I'm lying or not from Miguel's expression." So what if I didn't lie? I may not do what I said... Lumian muttered silently, returned to the hall, and sat cross-legged opposite the other two deputy priests. Time passed minute by minute, and at midnight, the "Ring of the Queen of the Sea" was completed. One of the deputy priests went in to take it out, and in the dark environment of the moonlight, he took it to the basement. Next comes the part of paying respect to ancestors. Lumian watched this scene quietly, and suddenly something moved in his heart. (End of this chapter)