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Chapter 226: Another One Who Only Listens Without Speaking · Oct 18, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: The Advantage of Range is Irresistible 2026-10-18
202 Chapter 202: Steam Rifle 2026-10-18
203 Chapter 203: The Killing Range Is Greater Than the Shooting Range? 2026-10-18
204 Chapter 204: The Entire Archipelago Disappeared? 2026-10-18
205 Chapter 205: Airship Skin and Technological Lock 2026-10-18
206 Chapter 206: ”Prince” 2026-10-18
207 Chapter 207: Armored Train 2026-10-18
208 Chapter 208: The Slowly Moving Steel Behemoth 2026-10-18
209 Chapter 209: Deep Sea Dream 2026-10-18
210 Chapter 210: Chloe’s Humanity 2026-10-18
211 Chapter 211: The Price of the Extraordinary Disappeared? 2026-10-18
212 Chapter 212: Swearing by the Ancestors 2026-10-18
213 Chapter 213: Hand-Cranked Gatling Gun 2026-10-18
214 Chapter 214: Beyond-Visual-Range Shooting 2026-10-18
215 Chapter 215: The Roar of the Heavy Machine Gun 2026-10-18
216 Chapter 216: The Almost Forgotten Box 2026-10-18
217 Chapter 217: You Lost the Heretical God!? 2026-10-18
218 Chapter 218: Chloe, You Screwed Me Over! 2026-10-18
219 Chapter 219: Out of Control 2026-10-18
220 Chapter 220: Monsters! The Sea Is Full of Monsters! 2026-10-18
221 Chapter 221: Fire and Light in the Storm 2026-10-18
222 Chapter 222: Pope 2026-10-18
223 Chapter 223: Total Line Collapse 2026-10-18
224 Chapter 224: The Husk of an Outer God 2026-10-18
225 Chapter 225: Need to Find a Way to Make the Church of Candlelight Take Action 2026-10-18
226 Chapter 226: Another One Who Only Listens Without Speaking 2026-10-18
227 Chapter 227: The Airship Is Complete! 2026-10-18
228 Chapter 228: Assault 2026-10-18
229 Chapter 229: The Rising Sun on the Battlefield 2026-10-18
230 Chapter 230: In the Face of Explosives, the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Are Equal 2026-10-18
231 Chapter 231: Gwen 2026-10-18
232 Chapter 232: Now We Can Set Sail to Explore 2026-10-18
233 Chapter 233: The Pope Joined the Group Chat 2026-10-18
234 Chapter 234: Your Church Is Fake 2026-10-18
235 Chapter 235: Another Coincidence? 2026-10-18
236 Chapter 236: The Monster’s Change 2026-10-18
237 Chapter 237: Traversing 2026-10-18
238 Chapter 238: The Secret Tradition of the Sea 2026-10-18
239 Chapter 239: Castel’s Sinking 2026-10-18
240 Chapter 240: Full Mobilization! 2026-10-18
241 Chapter 241: Final Preparations 2026-10-18
242 Chapter 242: Let Me Summon a Heretical God for Fun 2026-10-18
243 Chapter 243: Did None of You Notice She Disappeared? 2026-10-18
244 Chapter 244: Traceless 2026-10-18
245 Chapter 245: Restoration 2026-10-18
246 Chapter 246: Arrival at Gem Bay 2026-10-18
247 Chapter 247: Entering the Dream 2026-10-18
248 Chapter 248: Contact 2026-10-18
249 Chapter 249: The Real Culprit 2026-10-18
250 Chapter 250: Smash the Heretical God Right on Its Head! 2026-10-18

Hughes was delighted. This idea seemed very promising.

As long as he randomly pulled in two people from different places, they would naturally exchange a lot of information while getting to know each other.

And he only needed to listen from the side. No matter what they discussed, it would be far more useful to him than the monotonous prayers.

Acting on his thoughts, Hughes decided to find two people to test this out. For the first attempt, he chose those with a higher chance of success.

Though Extraordinary individuals often knew more secrets than ordinary people, their knowledge also made them more wary of strange methods of communication.

So, if he chose mortals instead… Hughes quickly picked two people—Kenn and Jeremiah.

Both of them were ordinary mortals and were among the group that had left aboard the Black Pearl.

That meant they would easily recognize each other and wouldn’t be too guarded.

Kenn was young, simple-minded, and would easily lower his guard.

Jeremiah, as the captain, must know a lot about the sea and hold valuable information.Moreover, they were most likely still on the ship.

By now, they should be returning from the Northlands.

The two of them might end up discussing the sea, or at the very least, they would talk about their own bodies—after all, Hughes had once been aboard the Black Pearl.

Hughes clumsily searched through the white threads—each representing someone connected to him.

After a while, he frowned in confusion.

”Strange, why can’t I find anyone from Castel Island?”

He could find plenty of people outside the island, but no one on it.

Was Castel Island’s isolation from the outside world so strong that even his body’s abilities couldn’t break through?

Oh well, if they weren’t there, they weren’t there.

Right now, what he needed was external information.

He already knew most of what was happening on the island, so it didn’t matter.

Before long, he found the threads belonging to Jeremiah and Kenn.

He tried tying the ends of the two threads together, then gradually immersed his consciousness into them.

—

At this moment, aboard the Black Pearl.

After lunch every day, it was time for Kenn’s lessons.

Jeremiah would always attend and sometimes even force the crew to join.

But today, he was the only one there.

”Mr. Jeremiah, is no one else coming to the lesson today?”

”Let them be.”

Jeremiah wasn’t really in the mood for lessons either, but he still showed up.

He wasn’t sure why, but whenever he felt restless, listening to Kenn talk about machinery would gradually calm him down.

It made him feel like he still had a purpose on this ship.

Jeremiah glanced at Kenn, thinking to himself.

When he left Blood Harbor, Kenn had actually followed him.

Jeremiah had hoped Kenn would stay behind.

The boy didn’t belong to the sea and had no need to risk his life.

But since Kenn chose to follow, Jeremiah wouldn’t say anything.

As a captain, his job was simply to lead the crew forward.

Whether someone boarded the ship was their own choice.

Everyone had to take responsibility for their own decisions.

‘I hope everything goes smoothly and we find Castel.’

Watching Kenn explain something with a blueprint in his hands, Jeremiah frowned slightly.

Something felt off.

But he had spaced out for a moment and couldn’t pinpoint what.

”So, that’s today’s lesson—about how material deformation affects overall strength. Mr. Jeremiah, do you have any questions?”

‘Ah, please don’t ask anything. I just want to grab something to eat—I wasn’t full from lunch.’

Kenn was speaking, but in Jeremiah’s mind, another sentence surfaced.

Jeremiah’s eyes widened instantly.

He forced himself to stay calm and act as if nothing had happened.

After a moment of thought, he spoke.

”I was distracted and didn’t hear. Can you start over?”

”Ah?”

‘Nooo! I don’t want to go over it again! He didn’t even listen properly!’

Jeremiah raised an eyebrow.

”Alright, I’ll explain it again.”

—

Hughes listened for a while and started to feel a little numb.

The first half of the experiment went as he expected.

Kenn indeed talked about many things.

At the very least, Hughes confirmed that they were both still on the ship and looking for Castel—

Wait.

Why were they looking for Castel?

Did they get lost?

But then, things went off track.

Hughes was sure that Jeremiah was right next to Kenn.

Kenn had repeatedly said things like ”Mr. Jeremiah, I don’t want to do this lesson anymore,” yet Jeremiah hadn’t responded at all.

And from Kenn’s words, it was clear that Jeremiah had not only realized they could communicate directly but had even begun testing the exact conditions of their connection.

In other words, Jeremiah was deliberately staying silent, just listening to Kenn the whole time!

Hughes was speechless.

This was completely different from what he had expected.

He had planned to eavesdrop, but Jeremiah had the exact same idea—staying silent and listening in.

This was nothing like what he had read in novels.

Other protagonists who got chat groups as their golden finger always talked actively and made full use of them.

Why was everyone he encountered so cautious?

Thinking back to the two people who had immediately severed the connection upon hearing his voice, Hughes didn’t dare force Jeremiah and Kenn to speak.

If they cut the link, it would be troublesome.

The biggest problem with pulling people into a conversation like this was that they could leave whenever they wanted.

They could simply ignore him.

After some thought, Hughes tried vibrating the two white threads while repeatedly focusing on their presence.

Buzz!

A sharp hum echoed in Jeremiah and Kenn’s minds.

For a moment, they became acutely aware of their connection.

‘What just happened? Mr. Jeremiah?’

‘I don’t know.’

The two of them froze, then widened their eyes simultaneously.

‘!!!!’

”Mr. Jeremiah… just now, that was—?”

Jeremiah’s expression darkened.

After a brief hesitation, he decided to be upfront.

”You heard me speaking, didn’t you? In here.”

He tapped his temple.

”I’ve been hearing you too—for a while now.”

‘You can hear me?’

‘I can! I can hear you, Mr. Jeremiah! This—this is unbelievable!’

Jeremiah and Kenn stared at each other in shock.

They were both silent, yet they could hear each other.

This was the first time they had ever experienced something like this.

‘This is amazing… truly amazing.’

—

Hughes couldn’t help but chuckle.

He had long since gotten used to online chatting.

Back when he talked to the banshees, it hadn’t felt like anything special since they were naturally adept at psychic communication.

But now, he finally realized how shocking this kind of telepathic link was to ordinary people.

These two were acting like they had just witnessed a divine miracle.

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