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Chapter 139: The Wizard Gandalf is online (more!)

Chapter 139 The wizard Gandalf is online (more updates!)

On Tuesday morning, Odysseus came to Gal's Herb Shop with dark circles under his eyes.

He was so excited that he didn't sleep well last night, and even after "meditation" he couldn't fall asleep, or rather, he was so excited that it was difficult for him to "meditate".

Because yesterday's discovery was so exciting. It was not only a material that could store spiritual energy, but also made many of Odysseus' ideas come true.

For example, combining this material with the magic array he studied could immediately create endless possibilities.

Has anyone seen a magic circle that does not require immediate spiritual injection? Has anyone seen a "fully automated" magic circle?

There are too many places where it can be applied. For example, the "Extraordinary Chariot" designed by Odysseus more than a year ago has always lacked a stable energy source. Now these small crystals have perfectly solved this problem.

This is exactly why Odis is so excited, because his research has taken another solid step towards application.

I was going to open "Gandalf" for business today, but it won't be open today, so I'll catch up on some sleep first.

When they arrived at the herbal medicine shop, Odysseus saw Kena taking his sister Pasha to familiarize themselves with the environment. The little girl looked a bit like Kena and her complexion was okay. After all, Kena's seemingly meager salary was enough to keep the family from starving.

Pasha was a year or two younger than Kena, but she had worked in a textile factory for a while before, but was fired because of illness.

After seeing Odysseus, she seemed a little nervous and kept adjusting the corners of her clothes.

Odysseus simply greeted the other party, then said a few words to Kena, and went to the backyard. He sat in the armchair and thought about how to leave Backlund safely, because no matter how powerful yesterday's discovery was, it could not be used in Backlund.

As I was thinking, I fell asleep.

Odysseus had a very comfortable sleep and dreamed that he had landed on an island, where he built his own extraordinary kingdom and reached the pinnacle of his life.

But dreams are just dreams after all, and he was eventually awakened by hunger.

Looking at the pocket watch, it was already past two in the afternoon. Odysseus rubbed his stomach and came to the shop in front. As usual, Kena had bought lunch for him.

Odysseus had finished his lunch while chatting with Kena. Just as he was about to return to the backyard again, the postman delivered a telegram.

Odysseus opened it and took a look. It turned out that more than an hour ago, Detective Sherlock went to the "Nanmu Ballroom" and told Mandy that he had completed Mr. Gall's first commission and asked Mr. Gall to inspect it tomorrow.

Odysseus had previously given the great detective two tasks. The first task was to find Bernie's address.

This Bernie was the puppet name of the "astrologer" from the "Moss Ascetic Order" before, who once reminded Odysseus of the address of the "werewolf" from the "Rose School".

Odysseus thought: Klein only just said that he had found Bernie's address. Obviously, he was hiding his true strength in order to avoid exposing his method of using "divination" to solve cases.

If that's the case, then the arrangements for the next two days will have to be adjusted. I may not have time tomorrow, so let's go to No. 66 Rose Street this afternoon to officially open "Gandalf".

So Odysseus said hello to Kena, first returned to No. 77 Hailin Avenue, changed into the "wizard" equipment in the basement, and came to the basement of No. 66 Rose Street through the "teleportation array".

He walked around the room and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, he turned on the gas lamp to brighten the dimly lit room.

This means "open for business".

Then Odysseus read a book while waiting for his first customer to arrive.

But by the evening, still no one came.

Odysseus was not in a hurry either. He knew that the business of "charlatan" was more difficult to get into than that of detective at the beginning.

And it is obviously not a good idea to put this kind of business in the newspaper, because in that case his first client might be a member of the official Beyonder.

Therefore, the "wizard"'s business can only rely on word of mouth. Only when someone comes to Odysseus and knows that this guy is reliable, his friends will come to Odysseus for help when they encounter similar problems.

Although we have been using the intelligence network of "Nanmu Ballroom" to help with publicity, many people are still waiting and watching because there is not enough real-life support.

After putting away the book, Odysseus prepared to buy dinner. After all, wizards also need to eat.

Ding-ling, ding-ling~

The doorbell suddenly rang at this time. Odysseus was stunned for a moment, then he grabbed the wooden staff, walked to the door leisurely, and opened the door with an indifferent expression.

Standing outside was an old gentleman in his fifties. The silk on his hat, the gold chain on his pocket watch, and the personal valet following him all indicated that he must be a wealthy man.

The reason why Odysseus felt that he was not a noble was because he did not wear a cuff or collar pin.

That was the custom of the nobility, who liked to wear small ornaments inlaid with gems and diamonds, or small gold ornaments engraved with family symbols.

Because such items are small but exquisitely crafted, they are generally very expensive, and some special styles even have to be ordered several months in advance.

Nobles liked to use these little things to distinguish themselves from those "nouveau riche", and even the king would sometimes reward them with some of these little things, so some special lapel pins were also symbols of honor.

This is in line with the habits of the Loen nobles: reserved, restrained, and able to show their own differences.

"Hello." Odysseus said indifferently, "What's the matter?"

The old gentleman was slightly stunned when he saw Odysseus's attire. After all, it was rare to see someone wearing a wizard robe and a wizard's pointed hat in Backlund, let alone a man with a long beard.

As for the staff, it is much longer than the cane!

Hearing the question from the wizard in front of him, the old gentleman seemed to come back to his senses: "Excuse me, are you the great wizard Gandalf?"

Odysseus simply replied, "I am Gandalf."

"I'm here to ask for your help," said the old gentleman with a smile.

"Come in."

The old gentleman first said to the valet behind him: "Wait for me in the carriage."

Then he followed Odysseus into the room.

Odysseus came and sat down on the dark sofa, sitting opposite the old gentleman, and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have any tea or coffee here, and my drinks are poisonous to you, so I won't invite you to drink them."

The old gentleman bowed uneasily and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not thirsty."

He thought to himself: How horrible! The wizard actually took poison as a drink.

Then he was in a bit of a dilemma because he didn't know how to deal with wizards.

Then the living room fell into silence.

Odysseus thought to himself: It's bad, it seems I used too much force.

After pondering for a while, he raised his hand and pinched his temple, opening the "Eye of Secrets".

Judging from his aura, this old gentleman has some problems with his lungs, but all other organs are healthy.

The lung problem wasn't a big deal. In Backlund, many people had lung problems.

Finally, Odysseus looked at the other party's fortune. There was a faint light on the top of the spirit's head, which meant that his fortune would be good for the next three days.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The old gentleman noticed that the wizard's eyes seemed different, and then he felt as if his soul was being examined.

This was not an illusion.

Odysseus closed the "Eye of Prying Secrets": "Some lucky things will happen to you recently."

The old gentleman was slightly stunned: "Thank...thank you."

"Where did you hear that I came to Backlund?" Odysseus asked another question, and the conversation went on smoothly.

"From a friend," the old gentleman replied. "I heard it from Viscount Wade at a ball the other day... Oh, no, he's already a baron...

"I also learned from Baron Vader that you are a very powerful wizard, so I asked a friend for your address. I just happened to pass by here today, so my hasty visit may be a bit intrusive, I hope you can understand."

The gentlemen of Backlund usually arrange a meeting time a few days in advance, and then visit at the agreed time.

This is the normal courtesy of visiting.

However, if you want to visit a wizard, there is no need to use this "normal visit" method.

Odysseus roughly understood that the "friend" the old gentleman was referring to should be the person who helped him with publicity, or the person who had heard the publicity.

It so happened that the old gentleman had recently met Baron Wade, from whom he learned that Gandalf was a very powerful wizard.

Odysseus thought to himself: It seems that this old fellow Baron Wade has no doubts about Gandalf's previous words and actions, and is still working hard to promote Gandalf.

He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

The old gentleman hesitated for a moment before saying, "Please keep it a secret for me."

Odysseus nodded slowly.

The old gentleman took a deep breath and then continued, "I really want to know if my eldest son, Biqier, is my biological son?"

Odysseus was stunned for a second or two: This is

a problem for rich people! This must involve the inheritance or division of property, so the blood relationship must be clarified.

"When I met Biqier's mother..." the old gentleman hurriedly explained.

Odysseus raised his hand and said, "I don't need to know the details. I just need a few strands of Bechir's hair and your presence to give you the answer."

The extraordinary people of the "Mystery Peepers" path can also do divination, but they can't do too complicated divination. The only divination method that can roughly achieve the effect of "fortune teller" is "astrolabe divination". Other divination methods such as "cane divination" and "dream divination" are unique abilities of "fortune tellers".

However, it is relatively easy to predict whether the person in front of you is cuckolded, but if you want to predict who is cuckolding him, you can only try "astrological divination".

The old gentleman was slightly startled: "Okay, okay, I'll get the hair in a few days and come visit again then."

As he spoke, he handed the wizard a business card.

Odysseus glanced at the name: York Elton.

Then the old gentleman politely said goodbye and returned to the carriage. He thought of the horrible decoration of the wizard's residence and the wizard's strange remarks, and suddenly hesitated whether to send the hair away.

He returned home with a heavy heart. As soon as the carriage stopped, York saw the manager he hired coming out of the house: "Mr. Elton, we have finally signed the contract with Oster Marine Company!"

This lucrative cooperation has been discussed for more than half a year, but the contract has not been signed.

When York heard the news, he jumped off the carriage happily: "That's really good news..."

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that the wizard had said that he would be very lucky recently!

York was stunned with surprise: He knew... He knew all this...

Then he looked at his eldest son's hair.

　The research plot is a bit slow, so I'll add another chapter and jump to the next plot as soon as possible.

(End of this chapterChapter 140 A Trap

Chapter 140 A Trap

Number 66, Long Rose Street, the residence of the wizard Gandalf.

Odysseus saw the old gentleman off and began to think about what to eat.

In fact, the old gentleman's problem could be solved on the spot by using "astrology", but Odysseus did not do so.

Because he had realized from previous performances that the role of a "wizard" required a certain amount of performance, using methods that shocked or frightened the target so that the other party would believe his conclusion.

Just like the case of this old gentleman, there is no such thing as "paternity testing" these days, so there is no way to confirm Odysseus's conclusion.

Of course, it was also thanks to the fact that there was no such thing as a "paternity test" that the old gentleman asked the wizard for help.

In this situation, Odysseus must find a way to make the old gentleman have absolute trust in him first, so that he will believe the conclusion that Odysseus finally reaches.

If you want to gain trust, you have to perform some performances again.

This is not difficult to understand, because the wizards in some primitive tribes also have the task of presiding over sacrifices. Sacrifices generally require singing and dancing, and the wizard is the one who leads the singing and dancing.

It was actually a performance.

It doesn't matter even if we don't communicate with the gods. After all, we've already watched a cultural performance and they didn't ask us for tickets. It would be embarrassing to say that this sacrifice was fruitless.

While Odysseus was thinking about this, he came to the street and saw a vendor selling Dessi pies not far away, so he decided to eat two pies to fill his stomach in the evening.

The reason why he often eats this is because the taste of Dipsy Pie is similar to some pies he had eaten before the time travel, so when he doesn't know what to eat, he usually eats Dipsy Pie.

In front of Odysseus, there was a customer wearing a hat, about two meters tall, with strong limbs and a beard buying cakes.

The other party paid, ate and left, and then it was Odysseus' turn.

The pancake vendor was slightly startled when he saw Odysseus's attire, but he still greeted him warmly, "How many do you want?"

Odysseus said: "Two."

The vendor picked up two cakes with skillful movements and was about to wrap them in paper when Odysseus reminded him, "That cake is burnt."

"It's okay, it doesn't affect your eating." The vendor said with a smile.

When Odysseus was about to insist that the other party change one for him, he suddenly remembered that he was currently playing the role of a wizard, and it would damage his image if he cared too much about such trivial matters.

So he smiled and said, "Young man, bad luck will be with you soon."

As he spoke, he paid the money, took the cake and left.

Seeing that the wizard was willing to suffer this loss in silence, the peddler smiled and said nothing more.

Just when he was happy about finally selling the burnt pancake, half a pancake hit him on the head, and the vendor was stunned.

The strong man who bought the cake in front of Odysseus just now held up an iron nail and said angrily: "You found an iron nail in my cake! Don't you want to live?"

Odysseus, who was not far away, looked back and saw this scene and smiled helplessly. This was obviously a frame-up, because the iron nail was too big to be hidden in the cake.

But the sturdy man didn't care about that and shouted at the vendor to return the money and compensate for the losses.

The peddler was afraid of being beaten, so he took out his purse and tried to get some money from it to settle the matter.

As a result, the purse was snatched away by the strong man. The peddler went forward to argue with him, but was slapped hard in the face.

Odysseus was watching all this quietly not far away, with no intention of stepping forward to help.

After the strong man snatched the money and strode away, Odysseus returned to his residence, lifted his beard and ate pie.

That night, Odysseus moved into Rose Street and let all the neighbors know that someone had moved into the villa.

The next morning, he used the "teleportation array" in the basement to return to No. 77 Hailin Avenue, where he became the owner of the herbal medicine shop again.

Then he took a carriage to the Gall Herbal Medicine Store, changed into Mr. Gall's clothes in the basement, and went to the "Nanmu Ballroom".

Mandy had already prepared the carriage. Odysseus talked briefly with Mandy and then got on the carriage to Detective Sherlock's residence.

Arriving at No. 15 Minsk Street, he met up with Klein, Detective Sherlock, who had been waiting there for a long time, and the two of them went to Bernie's residence together.

The carriage moved forward steadily. Klein reminded, "Although I found Bernie's address, I can't be sure if there is an ambush around there."

"I know." Odysseus, who was wearing a mask and a windbreaker, nodded and said, "We will not stop the carriage and just drive past. We only need to take a look."

Then Odysseus will inform the "Mechanical Heart" of the news, and then it will be handed over to the "Mechanical Heart" for processing.

However, Odysseus thought there should be no ambush. This was an important clue when Bernie's body was found.

But on that day, the "astrologer" who made Bernie into a puppet had died, and Odysseus no longer took this clue seriously.

In fact, they didn't need to make this trip because Odysseus believed in Klein's divination.

But now the two of them are still in the stage of hiding their extraordinary abilities from each other. If he doesn't go and see for himself, it seems that he trusts them too much, which may make Klein feel abnormal.

So Odysseus decided to go and take a look.

Bernie's residence is at 17 Wildey Street. The driver, who had received instructions long ago, drove past here at a constant speed.

Odysseus and Klein in the carriage glanced at No. 17 intentionally or unintentionally. Their spirits did not sense any danger there.

But just as the carriage was about to leave Wildey Street, both people in the carriage felt a gaze.

Although this gaze was very covert, both people were on a higher spiritual path and noticed it.

They pretended not to notice the gaze and continued with the previous topic.

After a second or two, the gaze disappeared.

After leaving Wildy Street, Odysseus frowned slightly: "Although the Moss Ascetic Order did not ambush here, they set up an "observation post" to observe everyone passing by No. 17 Wildy Street. But what is the point of them doing this? After walking

a distance, Klein first used a coin to divine. Now that they were not being monitored, he smiled and said: "The observation just now can be regarded as evidence. No. 17 Wildy Street is indeed the place you are looking for."

Odysseus nodded slowly, took out two 10-pound notes from his wallet and handed them to Klein: "This is the reward for the first mission."

He paused and said, "There is no need to investigate the second task."

The second task that "Mr. Gal" gave Klein was to find out who Bernie had contact with during his lifetime.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But now let the Mechanical Heart investigate all of this.

The two of them tacitly did not continue discussing the commission, but instead started chatting again.

"The sunshine is really nice today." Klein smiled and said, "I actually saw the shadow of the sun in the sky."

There was indeed a faint sun in the sky, and there was also faint sunlight shining on the streets.

Although there seemed to be some thin clouds, this was already very good weather in Backlund during the winter.

On Minsk Street, the two men said goodbye and Odysseus left in a carriage.

After watching Mr. Garr's carriage drive away, Klein glanced at the pale sun in the sky before taking out his key and opening the door.

Bang~

When he closed the door, a thick fog like a python suddenly emerged from the street outside, but it seemed that no one passing by noticed the fog, otherwise they would have screamed.

The thick fog stayed in front of No. 15 Minsk Street for a while, and then drifted towards the carriage where Odysseus was riding.

Although the thick fog had left, a faint "star ring" appeared on the door of No. 15.

It was a small ring, seemingly made of crystal, with faint starlight flashing inside.

…

On the other side, Odysseus took a carriage and headed straight to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute.

At the same time, he was still thinking about the question just now: Why did the "Moss Ascetic Order" still leave people around Bernie's residence to observe?

Theoretically, this move is meaningless. First of all, Bernie and the "Astrologer" are already dead, which means that this clue has been broken.

Odysseus could no longer use Bernie's clues to find the trace of the "Moss Ascetic Order", so there was no need for them to continue to watch here and observe the progress of Odysseus' investigation.

On the contrary, sending people to keep an eye on this place actually left clues.

If we can catch that person, it will be a new clue.

They might want to observe if there are any suspicious people approaching 17 Wildey Street?

But why are they observing this instead of hiding?

Prophecy!

Odysseus suddenly realized that the demigod was probably a Sequence 3. He had received a prophecy that he could meet Odysseus around Bernie's residence!

The mission given by the "Hidden Sage" was to "capture Odysseus". Now the "invisible servants" of the "mysterious queen" were watching Gar's herbal medicine shop and Odysseus' residence, so it would be difficult for them to start from these places.

So they thought of taking advantage of the opportunity when Odysseus went to No. 17, Wildi Street, to capture Odysseus again!

Odysseus suddenly realized that he was in danger!

Although he was wearing a mask now, under the gaze of the "Eye of Prying Secrets", the mask was completely useless and he must have been recognized.

Not only is he dangerous, but Klein is also dangerous, because the other party can easily mistake Klein for an accomplice of Odysseus and control him.

Odysseus thought for a moment and said to the driver, "Go back to No. 15 Minsk Street!"

Then he whispered, "Are you there?"

After waiting for two or three minutes, no one answered. After all, the "Mysterious Queen" only promised that if I called for help at Gal Herbal Shop and 77 Hailin Avenue, she would hear it immediately.

Odysseus quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote in his notebook: I am in danger now, at 15 Minsk Street.

Then he stopped the carriage and handed the notebook to the driver, asking him to deliver it to Max at the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute as soon as possible.

Then he ran all the way to No. 15 Minsk Street and saw the "star ring" on the door.

Odysseus avoided the door and knocked cautiously at the window.

After knocking twice, Klein opened the door, but he had a weird smile on his face, and for some reason he was soaked, but Klein didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

(End of this chapter