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 Chapter 123: The Springboard of the Outer Gods' Power

  After so many conversations with the air, Odysseus was still a little uncomfortable. He looked left and right, but still found nothing.

  At this time, Bernadette's voice rang out in the air: "Did you just know about the 'Moss Ascetic Order' and want to rob the 'Nighthawks' of something?"

  "Yes." Odysseus did not hide anything and roughly recounted his experience just now, and emphasized the two sentences recorded on the stone.

  Bernadette was also a little surprised: "You can actually read the mysterious symbols of the dragon clan?"

  Odysseus did not show off this, but as an expert in mysticism, she could infer what those words were just from Odysseus's simple description.

  "It's just that I can read it." Odysseus smiled and said, "You should know that I once studied mystical symbols. In one of my studies, I accidentally associated it with the reading and writing methods of the dragon clan's mystical symbols."

  Bernadette chewed on a word Odysseus had just said: "Accidentally..."

  But she did not continue this topic, but said, "I have heard a legend that the original creator flew to the sky after falling into a deep sleep and became a barrier to protect all of us.

  "I have also heard a legend that some evil gods were expelled to the starry sky by the creator and could no longer harm humans, but they are always looking for ways to return to the human world."

  Bernadette paused and said, "Although they are all legends, they are likely to be stories adapted from real events.

  "The older the legend, the more obscure the information is."

  She paused and concluded, "The legendary 'barrier' is likely to be real."

  Bernadette's knowledge of external gods and other knowledge is very limited, or it can be said that at her level, she has not yet been exposed to this kind of "above the gods" level of knowledge.

  Odysseus felt as if he knew something, but when he tried to recall it, he immediately encountered a spiritual warning.

  He knew that this knowledge might be dangerous.

  So Odysseus said, "We only need to know why the 'Moss Ascetic Order' tried to snatch this seal. As for the origin of the seal, it is best not to consider it."

  Then, he gave a reasonable reason: "I don't believe that the Church of the Goddess of Night knows nothing about the origin and function of the stone, but the 'Night Watchers' who are responsible for setting the trap do not know this information.

  "It is very likely that the knowledge is dangerous."

  Bernadette said, "Hmm," "Your idea is right. In the extraordinary world, some knowledge itself is a kind of pollution."

  Then she said, "But I have a question about your translation.

  "Although the dragons are hostile to the blood race, in the entire Second Age, the biggest enemy of the dragons should be the giants.

  "Why not say that it cannot fall into the hands of the giants, but that it cannot fall into the hands of the blood race?"

  Odysseus could not answer this question either: "Maybe the blood race can use it to gain more powerful power?

  "After all, the vampires have always worshiped the moon. Perhaps the vampires can use this stone to obtain the power of the moon outside the 'barrier'."

  "Maybe." Bernadette felt that this was not the answer to this question.

  Odysseus asked, "What are your plans next?"

  "Watching the 'Moss Ascetic Order' fall into the trap of the 'Nightwatchers' and the 'Mechanical Heart'." Bernadette said very calmly, "If the time is right, I don't mind helping the official Beyonders."

  She has always been hostile to the "Moss Ascetic Order." The "Moss Ascetic Order" is the same to her.

  Odysseus said, "If there is any new news, remember to notify me."

  "Well." Bernadette talked about another topic: "I just saw that you also framed the painting that the 'Invisible Servant' drew before?"

  Odysseus had invited Bernadette to his home for a meal before. At that time, Bernadette saw that Odysseus liked taking pictures, so she gave Odysseus a painting of the two of them having a meal together.

  The painting was very realistic, very much like the color photo in Odysseus's impression.

  Odysseus heard Bernadette's words, and it seemed that when he left just now, she had been operating the "Invisible Servant" to walk around the house while waiting?

  He smiled and said, "Yes, it is quite memorable. I have thought of the name of the painting, which is "My Dinner with the Mysterious Queen".

  "When I brag to my friends in the future, they will be envious to death!"

  Bernadette smiled and said, "I must remind you that several countries in the northern continent are almost offering a reward for me.

  "The reward for me seems to be 650,000 pounds, so many people are afraid that others will find out that they know me or have met me."

  But Odysseus put the evidence of the two people meeting in the living room like that!

  Odysseus was reminded of this and recalled this matter.

  Such a high reward is enough for some demigods to risk trying to attack Bernadette.

  But Bernadette's title is "Mysterious Queen", and her whereabouts are very mysterious. No one can find her. Odysseus's painting may be an important clue to find her.

  He said, "I'll put the painting away after I finish bragging."

  Odysseus decided to put the painting away after Bernadette left. After all, compared with bragging, his life was more important.

  Bernadette just reminded him casually and did not continue the topic.     She said as if she was predicting, "You will face a test this weekend."

  Odysseus asked, "What kind of test?"

  "I don't know." Bernadette smiled and said, "I am the 'Master of Prophecy', not the Master of Preview."

  Her voice became unreal, and the conversation ended.

  Odysseus asked, "You left in the middle of a conversation? Really left? I'm going to take off my clothes and go to bed!"

  Seeing that no one responded, Odysseus trotted to the living room to pick up the photo, and then used the "space array" in the basement to put it into the "wilderness of knowledge", and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

  At this time, he heard an unreal laugh: "Hehehe."

  It turned out that Bernadette did not leave, just to see Odysseus's reaction.

  However, Odysseus was quite thick-skinned and did not show any embarrassment. Instead, he smiled and said, "I knew you were waiting to see me take off my clothes."

  "Oh, what's so good about it?" Bernadette said, "Don't worry, I have other things to do and I don't have so much time to stare at you."

  After she said that, Odysseus became even more worried. When he changed into his pajamas afterwards, he always felt that he was performing a strip show. Even when he went to the toilet, he felt that there were eyes staring at him from behind. Fortunately,

  Odysseus had been monitored for a long time before and had basically gotten used to this feeling. Otherwise, he would probably suffer from depression due to excessive mental stress.

  Lying on the bed, Odysseus did not fall asleep immediately, but used meditation to enter the "wilderness of knowledge".

  Today, he had too many questions and needed to find answers in the "wilderness of knowledge".

  In meditation, Odysseus followed the field composed of illusory light and came to the tower composed of light balls.

  Without checking, Odysseus had recovered all his memories at this moment and had knowledge of the Outer Gods and the Old Ones.

  He first recalled: The "unextinguished whispers" that appeared in Roselle's diary were an Outer God!

  This foreign god actually infiltrated the "Moss Ascetic Order"! The probability that the "Hidden Sage" did not find out was very small, but why would He not care?

  A terrifying conjecture appeared in Odysseus's mind: "Hidden Sage" would not have fallen and become a lackey of the foreign gods?

  But then, he denied this idea. If that were the case, the "Moss Ascetic Order" would become very crazy like the "Rose School", and everyone would shout and kill it.

  Odysseus stopped thinking about this problem. After all, it was a problem of the gods. There were a lot of things waiting for him to worry about. There was no need to think about such a problem that was far away from him.

  Then, Odysseus had a further understanding of the stone he went to see at night.

  First of all, he knew more about the relationship between the "barrier" and the starry sky than Bernadette. The "barrier" was set up to block the foreign gods.

  The stone could actually break through the "barrier" and come to the earth, and it had the characteristics of a "power springboard". No wonder the "Rose School" would take the risk to snatch it.

  With this stone, the "Mother Tree of Desire" should be able to bring more and more terrifying power to the earth!

  As for the reason why "Dragon of Imagination" Angerwede was unwilling to let this stone fall into the hands of the blood clan, it should be because He had already noticed that "the ancestor of the blood clan" Lilith was influenced by the outer gods.

  So this stone must not fall into the hands of the blood clan!

  After learning the answers to these questions, Odysseus went to learn some magic circles that the dragon clan had used before, and then came out of the "wilderness of knowledge" and fell asleep with the power of "meditation".

  The next morning, Odysseus bought a piece of toast for breakfast and a copy of "Backlund Morning News". After getting on the public carriage, he ate while reading the newspaper.

  There are more reports about Lelouch in today's newspapers. Reporters learned about the whole process of Lelouch's infiltration into the fighting arena from the waiters of the fighting arena and Lelouch's former opponents.

  Although the description is somewhat exaggerated, Lelouch's heroic image has gradually been established.

  Seeing these reports, Odysseus couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly. It feels good to be praised by the newspaper.

  Arriving at the Gal Herbal Medicine Store, Odysseus did not stop, but immediately went to the basement to put on Mr. Gal's clothes, and came to the "Nanmu Ballroom" through the "teleportation array".

  He came to Klein and reporter Mike's room and told them: "Viscount Wade has not had time to trouble you in recent days."

  Klein asked: "Is the fire serious?"

  "That's not the case." Odysseus sat opposite the two people: "Viscount Wade later suffered from laxatives and other experiences. In short, he has not been able to take care of your affairs in the past few days."

  Klein sighed: "Poor Viscount Wade."

  Odysseus took out a portrait: "Detective Sherlock, I have a commission here, please help me find this person."

  The person in the portrait was Bernie, who had bought "sunflowers" at the Gal Herbal Medicine Store and revealed the traces of the "werewolf" to Odysseus.

  Odysseus always felt that it was very important to find someone who used Bernie to remind the "Rose School" of the traces.

  Odysseus, who has always been highly inspired, knew that this was a reminder from the spirit and should be taken seriously.

  But in recent days, Odysseus's subordinates have not found this person, and there is no news from the "Mechanical Heart".

  Today, he suddenly remembered that there was a "Sherlock Detective who was good at finding people" beside him, so he took the portrait and sent a commission to Klein early in the morning.

  　Thanks again to [Ten Years of Life and Death! ] for the reward, Chapter 124: Sherlock Detective, Good at Finding People

  "Nanmu Restaurant", third floor.

  Klein took a look at the person in the portrait, who was about 30 years old and looked listless.

  He asked, "Is this mission dangerous?"

  "It is somewhat dangerous." Odysseus said, "But you just need to find the person, there is no need to do anything else, it shouldn't be dangerous."

  He said, "As for the reward, if you find the person, it will be 60 pounds. If you just find important clues, it will be 20 pounds."

  "The reward is very generous." Klein smiled and said, "I'll take this commission."

  He didn't even divine whether this mission was dangerous, because he didn't plan to find it himself, but to find time to go to "Above the Gray Mist" to divine the whereabouts of this person.

  Even if there is only a portrait, without hair or clothes worn by the other party, items that are often used, etc., using the power of "Above the Gray Mist", he can also divine some vague clues.

  Through divination, he can know whether his next search in the real world will be dangerous.

  If there is no danger, he will go to confirm it.

  If there is danger, he will provide the clues to Mr. Gal and only earn the 20 pounds reward for the important clues.

  Then Klein said, "However, I have to wait until my mission to protect Mike is over before I can help you find this person."

  In fact, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. Just go to the bathroom to complete the important part of this task, but that would mean staying in the bathroom for a long time, and it would also be likely to expose his secret of using divination to investigate cases, so he didn't plan to do that.

  "Okay." Odysseus nodded, "This task is not that urgent."

  He chatted with the two people for a few more words, and then used the "teleportation array" to return to the herbal medicine store.

  This week, Odysseus had a lot of things to do. First, he used Gandalf's name and identity to rent a townhouse.

  He also began to use the intelligence network of the "Nanmu Ballroom" to spread the news that the "famous wizard" Gandalf had come to Backlund.

  The general content of this news was: Wizard Gandalf was good at solving all kinds of strange and bizarre mystical problems. As long as there was a need in this regard, you could consult this "famous wizard."

  Odysseus planned to use the next period of time to try to find opportunities to play the role of a "wizard" to maintain his good condition and seek opportunities to digest the potion.

  In the afternoon, Odysseus returned to the herbal medicine store and began to think about how to decorate it.

  First of all, the light should be dim. The lighting of the house rented today is not very good. In fact, there is no need to decorate it. Just change the sofa cushions and some bright furniture to dark colors.

  You can plant some herbs in the house to add some mystery. In addition, there must be a crucible on the fireplace.

  In people's impression, wizards use this thing to make potions, but Odysseus has seen it and it doesn't seem to be very useful.

  But in order to maintain the image of a wizard, he had to try it.

  After determining the decoration style, Odysseus saw that there was still some time, so he went to the library to look up books about wizards.

  For example, novels with wizard characters, and the image of wizards in some horror stories.

  Odysseus did not return to the herbal medicine store until the library closed.

  However, Odysseus did not go to the front shop to help, but studied new witchcraft in the backyard.

  He wondered if he should really write a "Witchcraft Encyclopedia"? Because he had invented more than a dozen witchcrafts, he even needed to make some records.

  Wednesday was a very fulfilling day, and Thursday and Friday were also spent doing these things.

  However, after two days of preparation, the newly rented townhouse at 77 Rose Street has been decorated almost completely, and it is estimated that it will be able to start "business" next week.

  At the same time, because Odysseus has a complete intelligence network, the information he spread has been effective. It is said that some wealthy businessmen with special needs are asking for the address of Gandalf the wizard.

  In addition, Odysseus is determined to write a book "Witchcraft Encyclopedia". Because of the experience of "Combat Compendium", the outline of this book appeared in Odysseus' mind. The

  opening chapter still explains wizards and witchcraft, and will write about his own experience in digesting potions. The second part is his own witchcraft, and the third part is the application of witchcraft.

  This book must not be published publicly like "Combat Compendium". Odysseus intends this book to exist in the form of "Secret Book". It is

  only circulated among extraordinary people, and except for a few "genuine" books printed and distributed by Odysseus, the others are all handwritten copies.

  Odysseus also used these days to make a variety of powders for witchcraft. Since the "Mysterious Queen" predicted that there would be a test at the weekend, he had to respond actively.

  In addition, he was also paying attention to the progress of the fighting arena and Lelouch incident.

  Now Lelouch has completely become a hero who punishes those who have not been punished as they should be, so there has been a war of public opinion. On Thursday, a newspaper suddenly published a report that smeared Lelouch.

  But on Friday, another newspaper immediately praised Lelouch's spirit and condemned those smear reports.

  Odysseus did not participate in this war of public opinion. This was a fight between radicals and conservatives in Loen's political situation.

  The conservatives did not want to see the emergence of such a hero, while the radicals hoped to use Lelouch to attack the conservatives.

  So the two sides started a war of public opinion in which the parties became bystanders.

  The radicals' attack on Viscount Vader was also the beginning. There were many things reported throughout Backlund this week.

  On Saturday morning, Odysseus was eating breakfast and reading the newspaper in the herbal medicine store.

  Today's front-page headline is that the King has ordered Viscount Wade's noble title to be downgraded to Baron.     Odysseus smiled. It was obvious that the radicals had gained a considerable advantage.

  This was not difficult to understand. After all, Viscount Wade's son had such a big scandal, and the king only downgraded Wade's title. This was to prevent the radicals from taking advantage of their victory.

  It was estimated that Wade was no longer in the mood to avenge his son, and reporter Mike was completely safe.

  However, Odysseus still planned to wait until next week to send the manuscript of "Comprehensive Guidelines" to Mike.

  Odysseus received Mandy's report in the morning. Reporter Mike and Detective Sherlock left the "Nanmu Ballroom".

  Then he should be able to get important clues about Bernie soon.

  As Odysseus expected, his pocket watch lit up again in the afternoon. It was a signal from Mandy.

  Odysseus immediately went to the basement to change into Mr. Gal's clothes and rushed to the "Nanmu Ballroom". Sure enough, he saw the "Detective Sherlock" who had returned here.

  "The person in the portrait has been found for you." Klein said seriously: "To be precise, his body was found.

  "I have confirmed that the body is the person in the portrait. "

  Odysseus had thought of this outcome a long time ago, so he said, "Please take me to see it."

  The two took the carriage provided by the "Nanmu Ballroom" and came to a more remote street in the northern district. They jumped over the wall and entered a deserted courtyard.

  Klein opened the door to the basement in front, and there was a musty smell and a faint stench of corpse. When he entered the basement, he saw Bernie's body.

  Odysseus's spirituality confirmed that this person was the one who had bought "sunflower" from the Gal Herbal Medicine Store before.

  At this time, he was sitting in the corner, looking forward with his eyes dull. There were traces of being bitten by rats on his face, the back of his hands and other exposed parts, especially his cheeks, where several teeth were exposed, looking hideous.

  Odysseus asked, "Can you speculate how he died? And how long has he been dead?"

  Klein replied, "The time of death should be last week..."

  "Last week? "Odysseus looked at the body again and confirmed that there were no signs of widespread decay.

  Klein saw Mr. Gall's confusion: "When I first came here, there were still ice debris around here. The ice should have been used to delay the decay of the body."

  In fact, it was the time of death he predicted. In fact, there was no ice in the basement, but the strange thing was that about a week had passed, and the body had no obvious signs of decay.

  Klein guessed that this should be the effect of some extraordinary ability, but he had no idea what the ability was, so he made up the ice theory.

  Because although Klein and Mr. Gall knew that the other was an extraordinary person, they had not yet broken this window paper.

  Odysseus roughly understood what Klein meant. He guessed that Bernie might have died shortly after buying the "Golden-edged Sunflower" from the herbal medicine store.

  "He looked like he died of excessive blood loss." Klein continued: "But I didn't find any wounds. "

  Odysseus observed carefully but did not find any clues, so the two of them left the basement together.

  As the two were going up the stairs, behind them, Bernie's body leaning against the wall suddenly turned his eyes and looked at the two people who were leaving.

  Odysseus and Klein both felt something spiritual and turned their heads together.

  But Bernie's eyes had returned to their previous angle.

  The two looked at each other and realized that the body was abnormal.

  But Klein had no intention of continuing the investigation, and Odysseus also planned to send this information to the "Mechanical Heart" for official extraordinary people to investigate.

  So the two of them tacitly looked away, pretending nothing had happened, and left quickly.

  After getting on the carriage, Odysseus counted out 60 pounds in cash: "You are a very capable detective."

  Klein took the money and confirmed its authenticity while saying: "It's just luck, my informant just found the clue."

  "I have two more commissions here." Odysseus continued: "First, find this person's address. Second, try to find out who he met before he died.

  "This commission may be a little dangerous, but the reward will also increase.

  "30 pounds for the first commission, 30 pounds for each person found for the second commission, and 100 pounds if the person hiding behind Bernie is found."

  Klein smiled and said, "I'll take this commission."

  He still took this commission without divination, because he planned to only complete the first commission, which was almost riskless, and the second commission sounded very dangerous. At that time, he could say that he was not capable enough to find the person Bernie had met before his death.

  In addition, he did not divine in front of Mr. Gal, in order to prevent Mr. Gal from noticing his divination ability.

  The carriage sent Klein back first. After Odysseus returned to the herbal medicine shop, he immediately went to write a letter to the "Mechanical Heart". When he was halfway through the letter, the clerk Kena came to the backyard and said that a buyer wanted to see Odysseus for something important.

  Odysseus did not think much about it and followed him out.

  When he arrived at the store, he saw that the buyer was actually Bernie! Chapter 125 Noticed by the Hidden Sage (Monthly Ticket Request!)

  At this moment, Odysseus cursed in his heart: "Fuck!"

  About an hour and a half ago, he had just seen Bernie, but it was a corpse that had been bitten by rats!

  At this time, Bernie in the herbal medicine shop was still a little depressed. The cheeks and back of the hands bitten by rats were intact, but there was no characteristic of a corpse.

  "Thank you for the herbs you recommended before." Bernie smiled and said, "Now I feel much better."

  Odysseus came back to his senses: "Ah, that's good, that's good."

  Is it really better? No, a dead person feels better?

  At this time, without spiritual reminders, Odysseus also knew that he was in trouble today.

  However, he quickly calmed down, made a gesture to Bernie to sit down, and then said to the clerk Kaina: "Go to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute and urge the payment of the goods. They have been delaying for a long time."

  "Okay." Kaina nodded and left quickly from the door.

  This was the code between Odysseus and Kaina, which meant that Kaina should go to the research institute to ask for help as soon as possible.

  Odysseus sat opposite Bernie and asked with a smile: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable now?"

  He wanted to do everything he could to delay Bernie.

  ...

  At the same time, in the dock area, there was a trap set by the official extraordinary.

  A "revenge" suddenly appeared on the glass of the warehouse window, and he saw the square white stone in the center of the warehouse.

  There was no one in the warehouse, and the "revenge" did not feel any gaze, and the spirit did not feel any danger.

  But he knew that there must be a trap set by the official extraordinary here!

  But snatching this stone is a task that must be completed.

  Fortunately, according to their previous observations, the official extraordinary did not pay enough attention to this stone. Although a trap was set, it was always the "night watchers" and "red gloves" who took turns guarding here, and even did not send demigods to guard it.

  This is an opportunity!

  This "revenge" knew very well that his mission was to attract the attention of the official extraordinary who were ambushing around.

  Then the two demigods of the "Rose School" lurking in Backlund quickly took action and quickly snatched the stone before the official Beyonders could react!

  "The Wrathful Soul" jumped from the glass to the floor of the warehouse and walked carefully towards the stone.

  The surroundings were quiet and there was no sound, which made "The Wrathful Soul" very nervous!

  But what he didn't expect was that he actually came to the stone like this, and the ambush of the official Beyonders still did not appear.

  "The Wrathful Soul" checked the stone in front of him, and after confirming that it was correct, he picked it up and left.

  He smiled and thought that he had made a great contribution this time.

  At this time, he was tripped by something and fell to the ground, and the stone rolled away for a long distance.

  "The Wrathful Soul" was about to pick up the stone, and suddenly a gunshot seemed to come from a very far place.

  He was slightly stunned, and was immediately very surprised, and immediately rolled to the side.

  As the world spun, the world around him changed dramatically. The warehouse was no longer so quiet, and figures appeared one after another.

  The battle between the "Rose School" and the official Beyonders has begun. This place is filled with "screeching" sounds and the "click" sounds of Beyonder machine guns.

  The "Wrathful Soul" realized that the moment he jumped into the warehouse just now, he was pulled into a dream by the "Night Watcher".

  He hurriedly got up to help, only to find that he was not tripped by something just now, but he did not know what attack he had suffered and had lost his left leg.

  ...

  No. 51 Henry Street.

  Odysseus chatted with Bernie with a smile, but he was already very anxious.

  Bernie's words became less and less, and the expression on his face gradually became stiff, and finally the expression on his face was fixed on a weird smile.

  This smile made Odysseus feel creepy. He felt as if he was being stared at by a corpse. He now only hoped that the support of the "Mechanical Heart" would be faster.

  At this time, someone else came to the herbal medicine store.

  It was a woman in her twenties, not outstanding in appearance, but very elegant.

  Odysseus seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, because this was Alia, a subordinate of the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette.

  She came in with a smile, but when she saw Bernie, her smile disappeared immediately.

  Odysseus quickly stood up and said, "Ah, you came just in time. What you want has been prepared for you!"

  Then he said to Bernie, "Sorry, I'll entertain this lady first."

  Bernie smiled strangely, "Go quickly and come back quickly. I want to continue chatting with you."

  Odysseus forced a smile and pulled Alia to the backyard.

  Alia said seriously, "There is something wrong with this person's spirit!"

  "I know!" Odysseus asked, "Can you contact the mysterious queen? I really need her help now."

  "Yes." Aiyali also realized the urgency of the matter. She was about to recite the honorific name of the "mysterious queen" when a voice suddenly came from behind the two of them, "I must correct it. You may have been able to do it before, but not now."     Bernie actually followed him into the backyard, still with that smile on his face, which was even more strange at this time, and could even be described as eerie and terrifying.

  Alia and Odysseus immediately took a defensive posture, but they both knew that the real enemy was not the corpse in front of them.

  Bernie said: "Mr. Alvis has blocked the surrounding spiritual world, and your prayers will have no effect. If you don't believe it, you can try it."

  Alia did not try to pray, because that would expose the honorific name of "Mysterious Queen".

  "Just now I was wondering, what is your purpose?" Odysseus moved to the left and hid behind a flower pot planted with herbs, as if he was going to use this flower pot to avoid Bernie's attack.

  Without waiting for the other party to answer, Odysseus said: "If I'm not mistaken, you should be from the 'Moss Ascetic Order', and the group of people who have not been contaminated by the evil god from the starry sky."

  Alia was stunned: the evil god from the starry sky?

  Over the years, her main task has been to fight with the people of the "Moss Ascetic Order", but how come she doesn't know what the evil god from the starry sky is?

  Bernie's voice suddenly became a little hoarse: "It seems that our goal is right. The fact that you know so many secrets is the evidence."

  "I do know some secrets." Odysseus said: "When you reminded me of the address of the 'werewolf' last week, you were actually testing the attitude of the 'Mechanical Heart' towards me!

  "After learning that the 'Mechanical Heart' was very fond of me, you deliberately used another informant of the 'Mechanical Heart', the 'leader', to let me know that you were investigating the 'Nightwatchers' and preparing to seize the stone.

  "In fact, you are creating the illusion of attacking the official Beyonders in order to attract the attention of the 'Mechanical Heart' and the 'Mysterious Queen'. From the beginning to the end, only the 'Rose School' had the crazy idea of ​​attacking the official Beyonders!

  "If I am not mistaken, the action of the 'Rose School' has also begun. At present, the main force of the 'Mechanical Heart' is in the dock area, and the guys I sent out should not be able to get any reinforcements.

  "At this time, the attention of the 'Mysterious Queen' was also attracted, and she couldn't get here for a while."

  Although the "Mechanical Heart" has been sending people to monitor him, it may not be able to immediately discover the abnormality here.

  Bernie laughed hoarsely, "You are so smart, I don't have to explain our actions to you."

  "It's the same question as before." Odysseus asked, "What is your purpose?"

  "You."

  "Me?" Odysseus was a little surprised, "Why me?"

  "I don't know, I just know that the great and mysterious 'Hidden Sage' noticed you some time ago." Bernie said with a ferocious expression, "And asked us to take you back."

  Odysseus cursed in his heart again: Fuck!

  The gaze of the God of Steam and Machinery is uncomfortable enough, how come the "Hidden Sage" also looked over here?

  This made Odysseus somewhat helpless. This is the disadvantage of having gods in this path and the adjacent path. If you show a little abnormality, it is easy to attract their attention.

  Alia asked, "Where did you get this method of manipulating corpses?"

  She also knew that the key at this time was to drag it out!

  Drag it out until the battle in the dock area is over, and drag it out until it attracts the attention of the "Mysterious Queen".

  "This is the method the great 'Hidden Sage' told me." Bernie said, "Such a puppet can even deceive spiritual vision.

  "In fact, the way to make a puppet is to use a living person. In order to cause unnecessary trouble, I have abandoned this puppet.

  "But this body was seen by two people, so I had to move the body and reuse it."

  Odysseus and Alia both understood that the other party meant that this method was instilled in him by the "Hidden Sage".

  Odysseus was about to start a new topic, but Bernie suddenly raised his hand and said, "No need to delay any longer. I didn't do it just now because I wanted to make a final observation of Odysseus.

  "And now that I have determined the target, there is no need to wait any longer.

  "As for you, Alia, your appearance is a surprise. Even Mr. Alvis agreed to let you in and kill you here!"

  As he spoke, Bernie suddenly rushed towards Alia. At the same time, a man in his thirties with a hood covering his face appeared in the herbal medicine shop. That should be the person who manipulated Bernie.

  In his left hand, a slowly rotating ball of star sand appeared, and he was chanting a spell in the direction of Odysseus.

  The star sand in his hand was enough to prove that he was an "astrologer" who could perform "secret arts" without powder and scrolls.

  Suddenly, stars appeared in the star sand, and a green glow appeared.

  The herbs in the yard suddenly became lush, and as if they had life, they stretched out their branches to entangle Odysseus.

  Odysseus did not dodge, but rushed forward.

  Before he was entangled by the plants, he rushed over and pressed the ground in front of the flower pot in front of him, activating the magic circle in the yard.

  Huh~

  Walls of fire suddenly burned in the yard, igniting the twisting herbs and Bernie who was biting Arya!

  "This way." Odysseus quickly reminded Arya to come over. Only where he was was there was no fire.

  The fire made the "astrologer" and Arya stunned, but with Odysseus's reminder, Arya reacted first and jumped over the fire wall to hide next to Odysseus.

  Bernie, who was already on fire, also wanted to chase after her, but after passing through two layers of fire walls, he finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.

  In the flames, he still stretched out his hand towards Alia, as if he had not forgotten his mission.

  　Please vote for me at the end of the month! Chapter 126 Battle between Demigods

  "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette was sitting on the top of a warehouse. She was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and leisurely watching the battle in front of her.

  The glasses were a magical item that functioned as a telescope and could penetrate the walls to see the situation inside the warehouse.

  The battle between the official Beyonders and the "Rose School" was very fierce. Soon after the battle began, the demigods of the "Rose School" had already joined the battle.

  In the warehouse, all the inanimate objects seemed to come alive and attacked the official Beyonders.

  Fortunately, the official Beyonders had cleared the area in advance. There was nothing extra in the warehouse except the stone and the metal table.

  But the attacks from the Sequence 4 "Puppet" and Sequence 3 "Silent Disciple" were still very difficult.

  The bricks on the wall suddenly seemed to have life, squeezing down one by one, jumping and hitting the official Beyonders. The clothes of the official Beyonders became their shackles, making it difficult for them to make any movements.

  The metal table holding the stone also came alive, raised its two metal legs, and jumped towards the "Silent Disciple".

  At this time, the warehouse suddenly became unusually quiet, and everyone seemed to be able to fall asleep in the next second.

  The bricks and clothes that had come to life immediately fell into a deep sleep and no longer attacked or obstructed the official extraordinary people.

  The members of the "Rose School" on the battlefield also fell into a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.

  Archbishop Anthony Stevenson of the Church of the Goddess of Night joined the battle.

  Then, Archbishop Horamick Hayden, wearing an Intis-style knight's uniform, appeared on the beams on the top of the warehouse.

  He threw two metal balls with black mystical symbols to the ground. With a light "bang", the metal balls exploded and two colorful smokes were ejected from them.

  These smokes seemed illusory, but they seemed to exist in reality. They began to entangle the members of the "Rose School" from near to far.

  The smoke was obviously a "gift" specially prepared by Horamick for the "Rose School", because neither the "Puppet" nor the "Silent Disciple" could control the smoke.

  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Anthony ordered, "Retreat."

  They had already made a plan. After Anthony gave the order, everyone except the two demigods retreated and ambushed outside the warehouse.

  "Silent Disciple" opened his mouth and uttered a very vicious curse to the two archbishops. At the same time, the people below the demigod level of the "Rose School" also began to retreat.

  If they continued to stay here, they would only get in the way.

  Bernadette, who was watching the battle from a distance, frowned her heroic brows. Why didn't the "Moss Ascetic Order" attack until now?

  Now is the best time!

  When these four demigods fight, they only need to send out one demigod to easily get the stone.

  Bernadette suddenly had some bad omens. She looked towards the direction of Henry Street and realized that she had lost contact with the "invisible servant" arranged beside Odysseus.

  The "Mysterious Queen" realized: She was fooled!

  ...

  No. 51 Henry Street, the backyard of Gal's Herbal Medicine Store.

  The fire wall burned more and more vigorously, burning the flower pots where the herbs were planted. These fire walls would not go out until the spirituality of the spiritual materials in the magic circle was consumed.

  The "astrologer" felt waves of heat rushing towards him, and the star sand in his hand once again appeared like stars, but this time the starlight was blue.

  An extremely cold wind blew towards the yard, causing the temperature in the yard to drop sharply, and the fire wall was almost blown out.

  This cold wind reached Odysseus and Alia, making the two feel cold all over and their movements stiff.

  But the fire wall just now had bought Odysseus some time. He came to the "control center" of the "complex magic circle" and injected spirituality.

  A magic circle composed of illusory light symbols and figures suddenly appeared under the feet of the "astrologer". This magic circle caused the spirituality around the "astrologer" to be severely affected. His extraordinary ability actually lost its target and gave him a feeling of insufficient extraordinary power.

  Arya took the opportunity to take out a scroll and threw it at the "astrologer".

  The scroll shattered in mid-air, turning into dots of blue illusory light, covering the "astrologer" and immediately freezing it into an ice sculpture.

  With Odysseus's "complex magic circle" and Arya's help, it was no problem to hold back the "astrologer".

  But at this moment, a cloud suddenly appeared in the air, and a drizzle began to fall.

  However, these raindrops were milky white like milk, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not normal rain.

  Odysseus quickly took off his coat and hid from the rain with Arya while running into the house.     But the two had just taken two steps when the fire wall in the yard went out, and they both felt a strong sense of sleepiness.

  For a moment, they didn't want to walk anymore, didn't want to escape anymore, and just wanted to lie on the ground and take a nap.

  The "Master of Prophecy" who was blocking the surrounding space and the spiritual world knew that time was limited and Odysseus must be captured as soon as possible!

  Odysseus forced himself to be alert, reached into the pocket inside his clothes, dipped a little red powder, and licked his middle finger with his tongue while he was still conscious.

  Suddenly, Odysseus's forehead was sweating because of the spiciness, and he felt that his whole mouth was filled with moringa.

  What he put into his mouth just now was a powder used in conjunction with witchcraft, one of the ingredients was the powder of "red pointed pepper", which was extremely spicy.

  At this time, Odysseus was struggling with sleepiness under the influence of the intense spiciness.

  Then he smeared the powder on his index finger into Ayali's mouth, so both of them were sweating and their faces were flushed from the spiciness.

  But such stimulation could only prevent them from falling asleep immediately. They were still half asleep and half awake, sitting slowly on the ground, not wanting to move at all.

  The "Astrologer" finally broke free from the ice and glared at Odysseus and Alia.

  In front of the demigod Alvis, he was trapped by a Sequence 6 and a Sequence 7. Although it was difficult for Odysseus and Alia to hurt him, it was also a shame for him.

  The milky white rain had stopped, and the "Astrologer" dared to enter the yard only after smelling a potion prepared in advance.

  The star sand in the "Astrologer's" hand disappeared. The order from above was to capture Odysseus alive, so the "Astrologer" did not dare to use his most powerful abilities.

  He took out the magical item he had prepared long ago, a delicate small mirror, and threw it at Odysseus.

  The small mirror suddenly stretched out several thick strands of hair in mid-air, instantly wrapping Odysseus into a black "cocoon" with only his head exposed.

  Odysseus still maintained a trace of consciousness. He planned to wait until the enemy was not paying attention and pray to the Fool to see if he could solve the problem.

  If it really didn't work, he could only pray to the God of Steam and Machinery for help.

  The God of Steam and Machinery would never let the "Hidden Sage" capture him. But if that happened, the God of Steam and Machinery would have a chance to influence Odysseus, so Odysseus would try not to take this step unless it was absolutely necessary.

  The "Astrologer" grabbed Odysseus and carried him on his shoulders. His other hand emitted a red light, ready to kill Alia.

  At this time, a voice suddenly came from the roof: "This 'secret technique' to block the spirit world should not be so popular, so the one who has been hiding in the air must be Alvis."

  The surrounding spirit world and space shook slightly, and Bernadette, wearing a lace shirt and trousers and a pair of light yellow leather boots, appeared in this closed space.

  After hearing that voice, the "Astrologer" turned around and ran with Odysseus on his shoulders!

  Alvis, who was hiding in the air, had never expected that the "Mysterious Queen" would attach so much importance to Odysseus that she would notice the blockade here so quickly.

  His figure appeared, and immediately an illusory mysterious shadow "reappeared" behind him. It was an angel from the Fourth Epoch. Alvis had a deep study of this angel, so he was able to reappear the other party.

  Bernadette took out a small box from the void and put on the pale mask with a metallic luster placed in the box.

  After putting on this mask, all the "life" breath of Bernadette was covered, and the oppression and suffocation of "death" spread around.

  This was the Level 0 Sealed Item "Pale Death" that Bernadette got from her father. Alvis and his "reappeared" figure turned pale white, and a huge pressure made the demigod retreat again and again. The

  "Astrologer" who was carrying Odysseus away from the battlefield suddenly knelt on the ground as soon as he ran to the road outside. His flesh and blood quickly began to turn yellow and rot. In a blink of an eye, a Sequence 5 was left with only a skeleton and Beyonder characteristics, and he didn't even have time to leave a last word.

  In mid-air, Alvis could not withstand the pressure brought by "Pale Death" and immediately jumped into the spirit world. The phantom he summoned disappeared before it could take effect.

  Bernadette did not pursue, but quickly put away her mask. Although the power of the Level 0 seal was terrifying, the negative effects were also terrifying.

  Then she waved her hand, and a drop of milky white water came out from the foreheads of Odysseus and Alia, and the two of them no longer felt sleepy.

  But the spicy taste in their mouths began to make them feel uncomfortable!

  The black hair wrapped around Odysseus also returned to the exquisite little mirror. He put away the mirror and the extraordinary characteristics of "Astrologer", rushed into the pharmacy, prepared a cool and refreshing potion, drank two sips, and rinsed his mouth with it.

  Alia also ran in to find medicine. After a minute or two of tossing, they finally felt less uncomfortable.

  Bernadette sat on the bed leisurely and said with a smile: "Use 'explosive powder' to refresh yourself, you guys can think of it."

  "No way." Odysseus said hoarsely: "In front of a demigod, there are not many ways to save yourself."

  As he spoke, he handed the extraordinary characteristics of "Astrologer" to Bernadette, but left the seal in the shape of a delicate mirror., Chapter 127: Special Care by the "Hidden Sage"

  Bernadette took over the Beyonder characteristics that looked like a cluster of stars. She still said in a calm tone: "I didn't expect that the target of the 'Moss Ascetic Order' would be you."

  "I didn't expect it either." Odysseus told the truth.

  Fortunately, this is in Backlund, the "Moss Ascetic Order" did not dare to gather too much power here. If the other party sent out another demigod, Bernadette, who was a step late, might not be able to save Odysseus.

  Bernadette thought for a while and asked: "What are your plans?"

  "Stay in Backlund and seek protection from the official Beyonders here." After learning that he was being noticed by the "Hidden Sage", Odysseus realized that it was not a good idea to leave Backlund now.

  "You can go to Lasha Island." Bernadette said: "I can also provide you with enough protection."

  She used the characteristics of the Misty Sea to hide Lasha Island very well. The "Moss Ascetic Order" has never found it.

  Alia was stunned. It was the first time she heard the "Mysterious Queen" take the initiative to invite others to Lasha Island.

  Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "Please let me think about it."

  It would be difficult to get promoted again if he stayed in Backlund. After all, once he was promoted to the God of Steam and Machinery, he would know that as he continued to be promoted, he would be monitored more closely.

  Moreover, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would most likely directly prevent him from being promoted to a demigod.

  If he left Backlund without being a demigod, it would be difficult for him to escape the capture of the "Moss Ascetic Order" if he was spotted by the "Hidden Sage" again.

  Bernadette nodded, "Okay ."

  She said, "In the near future, I will send an 'Invisible Servant' to keep an eye on the herbal medicine store and your home. If you are attacked again, you can shout for help."

  "Thank you." After thanking him, Odysseus asked, "Did the surveillance personnel of the 'Mechanical Heart' find anything unusual here?"

  "No." Bernadette said, "I just confirmed that the person monitoring you today has changed from Sequence 7 to Sequence 8.

  "He was hit by Alvis's 'psychedelic spell' and currently thinks everything is normal here.

  "This kind of 'illusion' is hard to detect, and it is also hard to detect afterwards."

  Odysseus pondered for a moment: "Can you please let them see the fire in my yard?"

  Bernadette did not ask the reason: "No problem."

  After that, her figure became illusory, and the surrounding blockade of the spiritual world and the real world disappeared.

  At the same time, the skeleton on the street also disappeared.

  The sound of carriage bells and pedestrians' conversations gradually recovered from far to near, and the street outside became a normal street again.

  ...

  The dock area, the trap set by the official Beyonders.

  As the two archbishops Anthony Stevenson and Horamick Haydon gradually gained the upper hand, the action of the "Rose School" had failed.

  The demigods of the "Rose School" were also strange. The news they received was that the "Night Watchers" did not pay enough attention, but only used the power of the "Red Gloves" and the "Night Watchers" to set up an ambush.

  Why did the "Mechanical Heart" also join the war?

  But it was strange, and since the war had already started, we still had to work harder.

  The two demigods of the "Rose School" suddenly ignored the attacks of the two archbishops and rushed towards the stone together.

  Their actions immediately caused them to be seriously injured, but they also took the opportunity to approach the stone. At the moment when they were about to seize the stone, the "Holy Emblem of the Night" on the top of the warehouse exuded a terrifying power!

  This power made the area within a radius of more than ten kilometers around fall into a terrible silence, and the stone disappeared in front of the two demigods of the "Rose School".

  The two demigods almost turned around and ran, but the "puppet" ran a step slower. His entire left arm, left shoulder, and part of his left chest also entered the "secret" state with the stone.

  The wound was very flat, and his lung lobes could be clearly seen moving.

  The power of the gods prayed for by the "Holy Emblem of the Night" is the core of this trap.

  Of course, this is not the power of the "Goddess of Night" directly descending. This is more like a powerful ritual magic, which belongs to the category of "automatic recovery" of the "Goddess of Night".

  If it was really the power of the "Goddess of Night" that descended, the two demigods of the "Rose School" would have "disappeared" on the spot.

  The "Silent Disciple" and the "Puppet" no longer made any efforts and immediately fled for their lives.

  During the escape, the "Silent Disciple" threw out an ugly puppet, which immediately turned into a normal person the moment it left his hand and attacked Anthony and Horamick frantically.

  In the end, the two archbishops failed to retain the demigod of the "Rose School", but they seized the puppet, which was a Level 1 Seal corresponding to Sequence 4.

  When the battle was over, the stone in the center of the warehouse reappeared there, as if it had never left.

  ...

  No. 51 Henry Street, Gal Herb Shop.     After the "Mysterious Queen" left, Odysseus said to Alia, "Let's complete the transaction quickly. The reinforcements my partner has found should arrive in 10 to 20 minutes."

  As he spoke, he took Alia to the backyard, through the burnt yard, into the lounge, and handed Alia a box containing ten "Flame Arrows".

  After a simple inspection, Alia paid the money to Odysseus. He counted and found it was exactly 2,000 pounds!

  After the money and goods were settled, Odysseus saw that there was still some time, so he asked Alia who was putting the box into the bag, "Do you have any way to reduce the process of being "instilled with knowledge"? "

  "Keep yourself in good condition." Alia replied, "When you reach the level of Sequence 7, you can understand some of the knowledge. As long as you are in good condition, there is actually no need to resist it."

  Occasionally, you can get some useful knowledge.

  "But it's different when you reach Sequence 5." Alia sighed and said, "Both the frequency and the intensity will increase."

  So although her merits were enough, she was still hesitant to advance to Sequence 5.

  Odysseus continued to ask along this topic: "How did you get through the impact of the words of the 'Hidden Sage' after you were promoted?"

  "Was it hard to get through?" Alia was stunned for a moment before saying: "It was just a few mumblings. As long as your condition is not very bad, it shouldn't have any impact."

  "A few mumblings?"

  "Yes." Alia asked back: "Besides those mumblings, what else did you hear?"

  Odysseus paused for a moment before smiling and said: "Maybe I was not in a very good condition when I was promoted, so I felt that those mumblings affected my condition when they appeared."

  He realized that he might have been specially cared for by the "Hidden Sage" and that only he could hear the long words.

  Alia did not continue this topic. After saying goodbye to Odysseus, she left in a hurry.

  Odysseus returned to the shop in front, thinking about his experience today while waiting for the people from "Mechanical Heart".

  About ten minutes later, the support from "Mechanical Heart" finally arrived.

  As Odysseus guessed, only one Sequence 8 and one Sequence 9 came to support, and the main force of the "Mechanical Heart" went to the dock area.

  Odysseus had already made up a lie. He told the members of the "Mechanical Heart" that Bernie suddenly came to the drugstore again today. Odysseus hoped that the "Mechanical Heart" could track this guy, so while holding him at the drugstore, he asked his clerk Kena to ask for help.

  Unexpectedly, Bernie, who had a strange power, suddenly launched an attack. Odysseus had no choice but to use the magic circle in the backyard to burn Bernie to death. The corpse was still in the backyard.

  After the members of the "Mechanical Heart" examined the corpse, they asked some more detailed questions. Odysseus answered them one by one, and soon they left with the remains.

  Max has always been in charge of this case. Their visit today was mainly to make sure that Odysseus was not in danger, take notes, and collect the corpse. After the joint operation over there was over, they planned to hand over the notes and the corpse to Max.

  Watching the members of the "Mechanical Heart" leave, Odysseus pinched his forehead. Today, everything is finally over temporarily.

  The "Mechanical Heart" should not find the abnormality here. At present, they cannot let them find out that there was a battle at the level of demigods here today.

  One of the parties is Odysseus's enemy. It's okay for them to know, but it's hard to explain who the other party is.

  Fortunately, the demigods of this path have various means to hide their whereabouts, and today the attention of the official Beyonders is also on the dock area, so no one should notice the short battle that happened here.

  After the buddy Kena came back, Odysseus went out to find a decoration company and asked them to clean up all the burned things in the yard and repaint it.

  The labor cost and materials will cost a total of 8 pounds, and it will take about two days to clean up.

  Odysseus plans to continue to grow herbs in the yard. It will cost about 20 pounds to buy a huge flower pot again. As for the seeds of herbs, they are in the warehouse, so there is no need to calculate the cost.

  So in this battle, Odysseus lost a total of 28 pounds, but gained a magical item.

  After finishing everything outside, Odysseus came to the lounge and took out the exquisite small mirror to take a look.

  His spirit felt that this was a magical item that matched the Sequence 7 level.

  The negative effect should not be great, because his spirit did not feel a strong danger.

  But the use is also relatively simple, that is, to tie up the target for a period of time.

  Sometimes, this ability is quite useful, such as when attacking by surprise, you can tie up the opponent without saying anything, and then rush up to kill him with one blow.

  But the premise is that the target's level is Sequence 7 or below.

  Generally, if it reaches Sequence 6, there should be many ways to resolve the attack of this magical item.

  Putting away the seal, Odysseus lay in the reclining chair, thinking about his situation and how to solve the current problem.

  Soon, he found inspiration from the magic circle of the giants.

  The main opponent of the giants in the past was the dragons. Of course, there is no need to rely on magic circles in the battle between gods, but ordinary giants have to face two problems. The first is the enemy's psychological invisibility, and the second is how to avoid letting the "Dragon of Imagination" notice them?  Chapter 128: Blocking the Vision of the Gods

  It is a very painful thing to be enemies with high-level extraordinary people of the "audience" path.

  For example, ordinary giant warriors in the past, after they had a certain understanding of "Imagination Dragon" Angerweed, Angerweed would notice them and could keep an eye on them at any time.

  It would be fine at ordinary times, but if they were discussing some secrets, such as when they were formulating a battle plan against the dragon, being watched by Angerweed would be equivalent to reporting their battle plan to the enemy leader.

  Of course, this is just a metaphor. Considering the impression that giants give people, they may not have a battle plan at all when they start a war.

  But if you lack understanding of the enemy, then the problem is even bigger, especially at the commander level, you must understand the situation of the high-level enemy.

  So the giants faced such a difficult problem at that time. It is not good not to understand the high-level enemy. If you understand the high-level enemy, the high-level enemy will also understand you.

  Another problem is the problem of enemy psychological invisibility. For example, when a group of commanders are discussing battle plans, "Imagination Dragon" Angerweed may be squatting next to them to listen, but if their level is not high enough, they will not notice it.

  "Giant King" Olmir can provide them with some shelter, but it is impossible for him to protect them continuously. They have to find a way to face such problems.

  Fortunately, the "Dawn Light" of the "Warrior" can disperse all extraordinary abilities and solve this problem to a certain extent.

  The reason why it is said to be to a certain extent is that you can't expect the "Dawn Light" of a sequence 4 giant to discover the "psychological invisibility" of the other angel level.

  In the long-term confrontation between these two ancient races, the giants gradually invented two magic arrays that can detect "psychological invisibility" and prevent high-level enemies such as the "Dragon of Imagination" from "eavesdropping".

  The problem faced by Odysseus at this time is very similar to that of ordinary giants at that time. Whether it is the God of Steam and Machinery or the "Hidden Sage", there are ways to watch him without him noticing.

  And Odysseus has no ability to block such a gaze.

  These two magic arrays provide Odysseus with a good idea. First of all, he plans to make an "early warning mechanism". As long as there is a high-level gaze, it will trigger the alarm mechanism, at least he can know that he is being watched.

  Secondly, he used the magic array to prevent the "Dragon of Imagination" from spying, so that he could avoid being watched by the gods when needed.

  That night, Odysseus entered the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and began to study the two magic arrays.

  The "early warning mechanism" is relatively simple, because the principle of this magic array is the feedback given by one's own spirituality.

  Spirituality has a very close relationship with the spiritual world, especially the spirituality of extraordinary people, which can obtain a lot of information from the spiritual world that ordinary people cannot notice.

  However, the subconscious judgment ability of extraordinary people will ignore a lot of information. This is a self-protection mechanism, otherwise extraordinary people will hear a lot, or see a lot of things that they shouldn't hear or see.

  If being watched by the God of Steam and Machinery, theoretically, Odysseus's spirituality can actually be detected, but because his spirituality is too weak compared to the gods, it is likely to be ignored by the self-protection mechanism. In addition,

  the gods also have many ways to make Odysseus's spirituality ignore His gaze.

  But the magic array is dead, it has no judgment of its own, as long as Odysseus's spirituality gives a certain feedback, it can be triggered, and then send out a warning signal.

  The transformation of another magic circle is not so easy. Theoretically, if two giants talk about the "Imagination Dragon" Angerwede, the "Imagination Dragon" will notice it because the "incident" of talking about Him has occurred.

  In a series of studies by Odysseus, when an event occurs in the real world, a corresponding mark will appear in the spiritual world.

  Many promotion rituals use this concept to obtain certain help from the marks in the spiritual world during promotion.

  For example, the ritual of promotion to "Trickster" is to plan a grand drama. When this drama occurs in the real world, there will be corresponding marks in the spiritual world.

  Then when the promoted person is promoted, he can use the marks in the spiritual world to regain his sanity as soon as possible.

  However, the corresponding ability of the "audience" high-level extraordinary people is not to find the mark from the spiritual world, but to find the mark from the "subconscious ocean".

  The theory is the same, but the goal is different. For example, when two giants talk about the "Imagination Dragon" in the real world, a corresponding mark will appear in the spiritual world and in the "subconscious ocean".

  The spirit of the "Imagination Dragon" can immediately discover and find the mark where his name has appeared, and then follow the mark of the "Subconscious Ocean" to find the "event" that happened in the real world. In the end, He knew that two giants were talking about Him.

  If the content of the discussion is unbearable, the "Imagination Dragon" can even follow the mark of the "Subconscious Ocean" to bring down divine punishment.

  This is the theory of the Beyonder of the "Audience" Path, who becomes a Sequence 1 and has the ability of "Everything that is said must be known". The same is true for Adam's ability.

  Then the magic circle invented by the giants is to block the connection between the real world and the "Subconscious Ocean". If they talk about the "Imagination Dragon" in the magic circle, no corresponding mark will be formed in the "Subconscious Ocean", and the "Imagination Dragon" will not be able to know what is being talked about.

  However, the way and process of the God of Steam and Machinery looking at Odysseus is different from the way the giants and the "Imagination Dragon" look at him.

  He made a mark on Odysseus, or on his spirit body. Whenever he wants to take a look, his sight can be guided by the mark through the spirit world and the astral world.

  If the giant's magic circle is slightly modified, it can block the connection with the "subconscious ocean" and use it in the spiritual world to hide the mark on Odysseus' spirit.     But at his current level, Odysseus doesn't know much about the astral world. Is it possible to hide the mark on his body in the astral world?

  The key is that the "Wild Knowledge" cannot simulate the gaze of the gods at present. He has some ideas, but there is no way to determine the effect of these designs.

  In the end, this research can only maintain the most ideal effect: if Odysseus stands in the magic circle, or holds the magic circle on his head, the God of Steam and Machinery will not be able to find the mark on Odysseus's spirit, so he can't watch him.

  And the arrangement in the astral world is not easy to determine its effect. The God of Steam and Machinery may find Odysseus again through the perspective of the gods.

  Odysseus handed these studies to the "Wild Knowledge" as the research conducted this week.

  After leaving the "Wild Knowledge", Odysseus was not satisfied with the result because there were too many uncertainties!

  But there is no other way now. After all, it is a god. It is a very blasphemous design to make the other party unable to see him at certain times.

  Then Odysseus realized that it was not enough to have this magic circle alone. There must be a magical item with the ability to "travel".

  After all, the gods are not blind. Even if Odysseus used the magic circle to hide the mark on his spirit body, the gods can still find them one by one.

  For example, Odysseus, who was at 51 Henry Street, learned that he was being watched by the God of Steam and Machinery, and then he immediately used the magic circle to cover the mark on his spirit body.

  But the God of Steam and Machinery can still use his divine sense to find Odysseus. It may take less than a second for him to see everyone on the entire Henry Street.

  And one second is not enough for Odysseus to escape from the Gar Herbal Medicine Store.

  If he had the ability to "travel", it would be different. He could escape to Desi County, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Backlund, in a very short time and temporarily escape the sight of the God of Steam and Machinery.

  Odysseus thought about it and decided to "try his best" and assume that his magic circle was effective.

  Then another question now is where to buy a magical item with the ability to "travel"?

  First, Odysseus thought of the Tarot Club, the channel of the "magician" Miss Abraham family, and then the channel of Bernadette.

  The former is the "Apprentice" family, which should have many magical items with the ability to "travel".

  Bernadette has been active in the extraordinary world for more than a hundred years, and should have accumulated this.

  The second question is, how to solve the money to buy this magical item?

  After delivering the ten "Flame Arrows", Odysseus's deposit has risen to 5,000 pounds!

  In addition, next week is the end of November, and Odysseus can get the November dividend of "Nanmu Ballroom", which is about more than 3,000 pounds.

  But this is still not enough. Such a sealed item, conservatively estimated to cost at least 12,000 to 15,000 pounds. Even if it is sold for 18,000 pounds, as long as the negative effects are not very strong, it seems acceptable.

  Odysseus sighed, and for the first time he felt such a strong need for money.

  So on Sunday, in addition to studying witchcraft in the backyard of the herbalist, Odysseus also thought about how to make money.

  So when Max came to re-understand the case, Odysseus was a little absent-minded.

  Max asked Odysseus why he was always distracted? After learning that Odysseus was short of money, he immediately stood up and said that he was still very busy today, and then left.

  Odysseus smiled helplessly. Although Max's salary was relatively high in Backlund, about 20 pounds a week, for Odysseus, this amount of money was a drop in the bucket, and he would not borrow money from him.

  When the time came to Monday, Odysseus decided to sell one or two magical items at the Tarot Club to accumulate gold pounds.

  At the same time, he actively traded intelligence or knowledge of mysticism with "Justice" Audrey at the Tarot Club, and tried to save enough money to buy magical items with the ability to "travel" by the end of this year.

  With a rough financial plan, Odysseus was able to study witchcraft with peace of mind.

  At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Odysseus lay in an easy chair, ready to attend the Tarot Club.

  At three o'clock, Odysseus's sight was suddenly covered by gray fog, and in a blink of an eye he had arrived in the hall that seemed to be prepared for giants.

  "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." The voice of "Justice" Audrey's greeting immediately rang out.

  As usual, she greeted each member while observing the others.

  Except for the "Hermit" whose temperament seemed to have changed a little, the other members looked normal, as if they had not encountered any major incidents in the past week. Chapter 129 It's time for the Tarot Club again.

  Klein the Fool saw that the image of the Hermit seemed to have changed a little.

  He opened his spiritual vision and saw that the deep layer of the Hermit's spirit was more illusory than before. There seemed to be sparse light spots inside that occasionally lit up.

  Klein immediately realized that the Hermit had been promoted again!

  He knew very well that when the Hermit first participated in the Tarot Club, he was only a Sequence 9!

  Now, just over a month has passed, and he has been promoted twice in a row!

  Looking closely at the Hermit's spirit, he was in good condition and showed no signs of losing control.

  Klein frowned: How did he do it?

  The other members could also feel that the Hermit's temperament had changed, but they did not immediately associate it with promotion. After all, when the Hermit bought the main materials of the Sequence 7 level, he seemed to be calm and not in a hurry to be promoted.

  After the greeting session of the Tarot Club ended, Alger, the Hanged Man, first sacrificed two diaries of Emperor Roselle.

  "The Fool" Klein asked, "What do you want?"

  Alger lowered his head slightly and said in a pious tone, "Great Mr. Fool, I accidentally got a piece of news about ancient times. I hope to verify its authenticity."

  Klein's heart was beating in the gray fog, but he said calmly on the surface, "Go ahead."

  Alger looked at the other members, cleared his throat, and said, "I learned from a document that the elves came from the Western Continent. Is this true?"

  In his opinion, Justice, Sun, and Magician had set a very bad precedent before. They asked and answered any questions publicly, and even asked the Hermit to describe the issue of Miss Justice's payment in front of everyone.

  This made Alger feel very passive. Unless it involved issues such as personal privacy, he had to ask questions publicly, otherwise other members would feel that he was stingy and didn't know how to share.

  And his question actually exposed the main information. Regardless of whether the answer was "yes" or "no", everyone already knew the information about the elves.

  Klein breathed a sigh of relief, because the question about the origin of the elves had appeared in Roselle's diary before.

  Roselle had obtained some information from the Black Throne, a legacy of the Solomon Empire, which included some descriptions of the Western Continent. According to speculation, this question can be accurately answered.

  Klein still said in a very relaxed tone, "Yes."

  Alger was slightly stunned, and then he said respectfully, "Thank you for your answer."

  Then he looked forward, indicating that he had no questions.

  The other members, Audrey "Justice" and Fors "Magician", were somewhat confused. In their concept, the elves were like a race in the story. They didn't expect that they really existed, and they came from the "Western Continent"?

  The "Western Continent" was also a legendary continent for them. They only knew that there was such a place from some words, and before that, they completely listened to it as a story like a legend. Who

  would have thought that the "Western Continent" also existed?

  When Derrick "The Sun" was looking up ancient information for Mr. "Fool", he recalled that he had seen records about the elves, but that ancient book did not say where the elves came from?

  The Hermit Odysseus and the dummy World did not react to this question as usual.

  Alger's sacrifice reminded Odysseus that he also had two pages of Roselle's diary. However, the Fool could not help much in facing the God of Steam and the Hidden Sage.

  So Odysseus planned to save them and sacrifice to the Fool when he needed his help in the future.

  Then, it was Mr. Fool's reading time. After two or three minutes, Klein finished reading the two pages of the diary and said to everyone, "You can start now."

  Odysseus was the first to say, "I have a magical item to sell. It corresponds to the Sequence 8 'Raging People' of the 'Sailor' Path. It looks like a metallic glove."

  This glove came from the "briber" he killed with the "complex magic circle" of the Riverbend Avenue. Because he felt it was useless, he planned to sell it first.

  As Odysseus expected, Alger was the first to ask, "How much do you plan to sell it for? What are the specific abilities and negative effects?"

  "800 pounds." Odysseus continued to describe, "The main ability is that it can accumulate one's own anger and strength, allowing one's attacks to produce an explosive effect in an instant.

  "The negative effect is: it is easy to be reckless due to anger. If you swim for half an hour every day, this negative effect can be greatly reduced."

  The negative effect is not very strong, so Alger immediately said, "I'll buy it."

  Generally speaking, the corresponding magical items of Sequence 8 are between 600 pounds and 800 pounds.

  But there is also a problem of scarcity. For example, at sea, the prices of magical items and extraordinary characteristics of the "Sailor" path are higher than on land.

  For example, extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 8 are generally sold for about 600 pounds, but the extraordinary characteristics of "Raging People" are sold for at least 800 pounds at sea.

  The corresponding magical items, as long as the negative effects are not very strong, will be priced even higher.

  Alger bought it for 800 pounds and can make tens of pounds, or even hundreds of pounds by reselling it.

  Odysseus smiled and nodded, "Okay."     Then he added: "I have another extraordinary weapon here, it's a revolver. You only need to load it with ordinary bullets. It can hit the target and attack the target's spirit at the same time, so that the target needs to be treated with corresponding ritual magic before the spirit can recover.

  "It can be used for another 9 months, 300 pounds. "

  This extraordinary weapon was seized from the fighting arena. What Odysseus lacks the least is extraordinary weapons. He also has many weapons that can attack spirits, so he doesn't need this revolver.

  Alger was slightly stunned: "Hermit" killed one or more extraordinary people last week? Seized a sealed object, a extraordinary weapon?

  Klein had a similar idea, because there were very few transactions of magical items in the Tarot Club. Generally, they were taken here for trading after being seized, but it was inconvenient to sell them in the real world.

  Audrey was very interested in this revolver, but she didn't ask because she didn't need it and it was not convenient to use it.

  Derrick was also very interested in this weapon, but there was no so-called revolver in Silver City. If he used this weapon, he would expose himself, so he didn't initiate a transaction.

  Klein has the ability of "air bullets" and Fors is short of money, so no members asked about this transaction.

  Odysseus had to say: "I have a way to prevent the loss of spirituality of this weapon. If you need it, you can contact me at any time. The usage period is still 9 months. "

  Other members said that if they had such needs, they would initiate a transaction with the "Hermit".

  Then Alger said, "Does anyone here understand Elvish writing? I mean the ancient Elvish writing, not the Elvish writing that is occasionally used in the Extraordinary Realm."

  He was mainly asking the "Hermit" and the "Sun" this question. The former seemed to have a deep study of writing and language, while the latter could consult many ancient documents and might understand some lost Elvish writing.

  Odysseus smiled and said, "The ancient Elvish writing you mentioned can also be called the mystical symbols used by the elves.

  "I dare say that there are definitely no more than twenty people in the North and South Continents who still understand this language!"

  The point is that it does not include the Western Continent, the "Forsaken Land of God" and the Star Realm. Another key point is "people".

  Odysseus paused and said, "I happen to be one of them."

  Alger looked in the direction of the "Hermit": "I have a document that I need you to translate. How much do you charge?"

  "I just helped a client translate a document in ancient dragon language last week and charged him 100 pounds." Odysseus smiled and said, "This fee is quite reasonable."

  Klein thought: Is translation work so profitable?

  Fors also wanted to learn an ancient language, which would make money much faster than her writing books.

  Alger immediately said, "Deal!"

  He had consulted many people and even asked someone to consult the descendants of the elves hidden on an island.

  But he got the same answer, they couldn't translate it.

  If no one could translate it at the Tarot Club, Alger planned to hand the document over to the church to earn merit.

  But in that case, he would miss the treasure.

  The other party agreed so readily that Odysseus felt: If it was too little, the fee should be increased.

  "Mr. Fool, please help me materialize it." With the help of Klein, Alger materialized the ancient elven document on a somewhat illusory piece of paper, and in the next second, it appeared in Odysseus's hands.

  Odysseus stared at the characters on the paper, which were clearly different from the commonly used mystical symbols. After a minute or two, he said, "Okay, should I write down the translation for you or read it to you?"

  "Read it to me." Alger was sure that this was a key clue to a great treasure, and the owner of this treasure was a pirate who was active on the sea more than three hundred years ago. It is said that both Loen and Intis had canonized him as a noble, so if he read it out publicly, perhaps other members would know some clues about this pirate.

  Odysseus translated, "All my wealth is put into the eyes of the whale. My fellow countrymen in the future, use them to revitalize our tribe!

  "The enemy is too powerful. I foresaw that I was doomed to fail, so I hid them all in advance. There are even relics of the great Elf King in them!

  "We used to be the overlords of the sea. Under the leadership of the great Elf King and the 'Queen of Natural Disaster', we were one of the most powerful races in this world.

  "But look at us now. We have to live in a corner of this world, hiding from the villains of the 'Storm Church'.

  "Go and fight the cultists of the 'Storm Church'. The throne of the 'Lord of the Storm' was also snatched by despicable means. That throne should have belonged to the great Elf King!

  "Defeat this evil god and take back everything we have lost!"

  The hall fell into a brief silence. After a while, Alger reacted: "...The throne...was snatched by despicable means..."Chapter 130 Elf King Sonia Solem (Additional update for everyone's monthly votes)

  Except for "Sun" Derrick, the other members of the Tarot Club were stunned by the information translated by "Hermit" Odysseus.

  It actually said that "Storm Lord", one of the seven righteous gods, was an evil god!

  And it said that the throne of "Storm Lord" was "snatched by despicable means"!

  Can the throne be snatched?

  This made the other members feel that just listening to these words was blasphemy.

  Especially "Hanged Man" Alger, he has always shown his devout belief in "Storm Lord", but he knows in his heart that he is just a shallow believer.

  After hearing the content translated by "Hermit", Alger immediately refuted in his heart: That bastard is lying, he dares to think so, isn't he afraid of divine punishment from "Storm Lord"?

  Then Alger thought of another thing: "Storm Church" and the elves used to be mortal enemies.

  Now the elves have disappeared from the public eye, but the Church of the Storm still has a certain degree of hostility towards the hybrids of elves and humans.

  Alger has not been valued because he has some elven blood.

  A very contradictory point is that both the middle and high levels of the Church of the Storm advocate the absorption of some hybrids with elven blood.

  Klein the Fool behind the gray fog was also a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down: It is not impossible. Gods will fall, such as the creator of the City of Silver.

  Audrey the Justice quickly returned to the state of "audience". She asked: "Why did the person who wrote this thing slander the 'Lord of the Storm'?"

  Odysseus said: "It is not necessarily slander. I have seen some murals and text descriptions about the Elf King, all of which are related to waves and lightning.

  "To be honest, this is very similar to the authority of the 'Lord of the Storm'. "

  So that's true?"

  The atmosphere in the hall became even more weird. The other members didn't even dare to raise their heads. They only dared to ponder these thoughts in their hearts, because it was too shocking and too blasphemous!

  "Magician" Fors thought: Incredible, absolutely incredible, this... This is the most bizarre story I have ever heard! What's even more incredible is that it may not be a story.

  Klein also thought about it. Among the ancient god materials sacrificed by "Little Sun", the Elf King was indeed related to the waves.

  Alger recalled that the church's description of the elves said that it was an ugly and rude race that liked to cook human blood for food, etc., but those records also said that most of the elves were extraordinary people of the "Sailor" path.

  Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and asked: "Mr. Hermit, do you have any information about the elves or the Elf King?"

  He felt that if he couldn't solve the doubts in his heart, it would be very dangerous to rashly explore the treasure.

  Even if he didn't explore the treasure, these might affect his state.

  "I have some here, not much, and it may not be important. "Odysseus smiled and said, "If you want to know more, I can help you collect it."

  Alger nodded: "Okay."

  Then he asked: "What do you need? How can I complete the transaction with you?"

  Odysseus pondered for a while before saying: "Let's complete the first transaction today. I will tell you the information I know, and then you tell me where this ancient elven document came from? Who was its previous owner?

  "If there is a follow-up, please tell us about your experience in finding the treasure.

  "Next week we will complete a further transaction. We can trade with gold pounds because I'm short of money recently."

  Audrey's eyes lit up when she heard this. She planned to use gold pounds to initiate a transaction with Mr. "Hermit" to learn more about mystical knowledge.

  The issue of mystical symbols mentioned before has not been made clear. She has always wanted to continue to initiate transactions with the "Hermit", but Odysseus did not accept transactions with gold pounds before, so she has never had the opportunity to ask.

  Alger, the "Hanged Man" opposite Audrey, said: "Okay. "

  He took a deep breath and said, "Let me start by saying that more than ten days ago, I defeated a pirate group and seized this document written in ancient Elvish from them.

  "At that time, the focus was on dividing gold pounds and other valuables, and no one took these documents seriously.

  "Until we were returning, I went through these documents and found this document.

  "With this document, there is also a notebook. The owner of this notebook is actually the famous Deacon Dediel!"

  The other members showed a little confusion, because none of them had heard of this name.

  "You may not know this person very well." Alger smiled and said, "He was a great pirate three hundred years ago. At that time, there was no safe route in the Raging Sea, and there was no so-called Age of Exploration. The sea was more mysterious and more dangerous than it is now.

  "But there are already ships sailing on the sea, because countries already have some colonies near the coast, and many goods are cheaper to transport by sea.

  "At that time, there were no 'pirate generals' or 'kings', but Deiken Dedil was the king of the sea in that era!

  "It is said that he robbed mountains of treasures and established a huge pirate group. None of the four countries in the northern continent could destroy him.     "Even when they had no choice, the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Intis at that time both made him a noble and sent a large amount of wealth every year so that Dediel would spare their country's ships."

  Audrey was very interested in this kind of legendary story. When she heard this, she asked, "There should have been official Beyonders at that time, right? Why didn't they capture this big pirate?"

  Alger smiled and said, "You may not have been to the sea. It's too vast, and there are too many unknown areas and places to hide. Even angels dare not say that they can find a fleet on the sea."

  Fors asked, "What happened later? How did this big pirate disappear?"

  "It is said that it was in the summer when Dediel went to war with the Storm Church." Alger said seriously, "A long time ago, when I first saw the record about Dediel, I felt very strange. Why did he challenge the Storm Church?

  "He was the king of the sea, and the Storm Church didn't bother to care. But if he took the initiative to provoke the Storm Church, it would be different. The real master of the sea is the Storm Church!

  "Today I learned that this great pirate hated the Church of the Storm, and the power of hatred even made him do such a thing as overestimating his own strength."

  Odysseus asked: "Is he a descendant of the elves?"

  He was not surprised by this. The extraordinary people of this path are all "hot-tempered brothers". If they don't obey, they will fight. If they can't defeat them, the worst that can happen is death.

  The elves and the Church of the Storm have always had a deep hatred. It is rare that this great pirate can endure until he builds a huge pirate group before taking action.

  "Yes, Dediel has a title called 'the last elf'." Alger replied: "It is said that he holds many secrets of the elves."

  He paused and said: "I learned about his treasure through Dediel's notes, and got the clues that he wrote in ancient elven language.

  "Dediel may not have thought that his challenge to the Church of the Storm caused the church to launch a large-scale operation to eliminate the elves.

  "It is said that there were some scattered tribes of elves living on some islands at that time. In this operation, the elves completely disappeared from people's sight. No elves can understand the ancient elf language anymore."

  Odysseus sighed, "Reality is really ironic."

  Everyone was stunned and felt the same way.

  Odysseus organized his words and said, "I saw in some ancient materials that the elf king is called Sonia Solem."

  Klein and Alger immediately realized that this was the name of an ancient god. The "Hermit" actually said the name of an ancient god right away!

  Audrey and Fors had no concept of "ancient gods". At this time, they thought that the elf king was like the current head of state like the King of Loen.

  "Little Sun" treated the whole process of this Tarot Club as listening to a story. After all, he had no sense of substitution for the deeds of the North and South Continents.

  Odysseus paused before asking, "Don't you think the first half of this name is familiar?"

  "Sonia..." Audrey was reminded of this and realized, "On the east side of the northern continent is Sonia Island, and on the east side of the Violent Sea is Sonia Sea."

  Sonia Island is currently the largest island in the sea, about the size of two counties in the Kingdom of Loen, rich in resources, and located in an important position between Loen and Feysac.

  Odysseus smiled and said, "Yes, it is said that in the early Fourth Epoch, Sonia Island and Sonia Sea were still the territory of the elves.

  "It was not until the end of the 'Four Emperors' War' that the northern continent stopped the thousand-year-long dispute, and the Feysac Empire and the Kingdom of Loen on the east side of the continent began to fight for Sonia Island, which is not far from the continent.

  "Just now when we were discussing the elves, I suddenly thought that the Kingdom of Loen wanted to seize this island, and the Storm Church must have secretly supported it.

  "The elves have always regarded the Storm Church as their mortal enemy, and the Loen royal family basically believes in the 'Lord of Storms'. As long as Sonia Island is included in the rule of the Loen Kingdom, the elves will lose their last base.

  "Although I have not read this kind of historical materials, if I look at this issue from a normal perspective, it may not involve a full-scale war between Loen and Feysac at first.

  "But in the eyes of the Feysac people, if Loen seizes Sonia Island, it can use it as a base to attack Feysac, and vice versa.

  "So the two countries began to have conflicts over this island, and finally in the year 621 of the Fifth Epoch, the 'Twenty Years' War' broke out. In the end, Loen was defeated, and Sonia Island belonged to Feysac."

  At this point, Odysseus said seriously: "In this battle, the biggest loser was not Loen, but the elves.

  "They were attacked by the two countries in turn. At the end of the Fourth Epoch or the beginning of the Fifth Epoch, they could only leave the last habitat named after the Elf King and flee to live on remote islands in the Sonia Sea and the Rage Sea. "

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