Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 122 Scholar Odysseus
The metal platform under the stone is more than one meter high, and the height of the stone is about thirty to forty centimeters. The sum of the two is about the same as the height of a normal person.

This was the first time that Odysseus had seen something with dragon mystical symbols in the real world.

Each symbol is a cube, and many characters have heads and tails, and some even have wing-like structures. Overall, the appearance of these symbols is a bit like giant dragons of various shapes.

He was very cautious and did not reach out to touch it. Instead, he kept a certain distance and carefully looked at the symbols on the stone.

Ikanser and his team carefully observed Odysseus, but did not find anything abnormal about him. Ikanser was secretly happy. After all, no one wanted such an excellent intelligence officer to have any problems.

However, Ikanser did not relax his vigilance. He still held the mechanical rod tightly with one hand and observed Odysseus carefully.

About half a minute later, Ikanser exchanged glances with Carl to confirm that Odysseus was fine.

Max slowly breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that even if there is a problem with Odysseus, it is not a big problem.

Carl stepped forward and said, "Scholars in our church also said that this is not the common dragon script.

"And it seems to be the oldest dragon language. According to the literature, only dragons can understand it."

Odysseus, who had almost completed the translation, smiled and said, "That's because your scholars haven't found a way to translate it."

"We are indeed trying to find a way to decipher it." Three old men wearing the robes of priests of the Church of the Evernight Goddess came out from one side of the warehouse.

Each church has a group of scholars who study some difficult problems in the extraordinary world, help translate ancient documents encountered in cases, provide advice on exploring ancient ruins, and so on.

The middle one of the three old men had completely white hair, and the other two also had gray hair and beards. They had just been studying the words on the stone, but after the arrival of Odysseus, the unstable factor, they temporarily hid themselves.

After making sure Odysseus was fine, they came out and continued working.

Carl nodded to the gray-haired old man and said, "Bishop Barritt, this is Odysseus from the Church of the Mechanical Heart. He also understands Dragon Language."

The old man known as Bishop Barrit said calmly, "There are many people who understand the Dragon Language, but few who can recognize these characters."

None of the three scholars believed that the young man in front of them could understand the mysterious texts of the dragon clan.

Ikanser and Max didn't hold out much hope. After all, even the scholars of the church couldn't figure it out, so how could an amateur in Dragon Language understand it?
"That's right." Odysseus smiled as he looked at the words on the stone. "As early as the Second Age, the ancestors of mankind deciphered these dragon words and formed the dragon language and dragon script that we use today."

This is very similar to the situation with Giant Language. The Dragon Language and Dragon Writing currently in circulation are also products of "humanization". The Dragon Language spoken by dragons is very different from the Dragon Language spoken by humans, and the same is true for the writing.

The reason is very simple. Except for the advanced Beyonders of the "audience" path, humans and dragons have different vocal organs, and their reading logic and language logic are also different.

Barritt was slightly stunned when he heard what Odysseus said. The fact that he had such an understanding showed that this young man was indeed very proficient in ancient characters.

So he asked, "What do you think of these words?"

Odysseus looked at the three scholars and said, “I started by reading the logic and studying the mystical symbols of the dragon.

"I accidentally discovered that the most mysterious symbols of the dragon clan need to be read together in groups of four.

“Just like this, putting the four symbols up, down, left, and right together forms a phrase.

"I think this is probably due to the different reading logic between dragons and humans. We are used to reading horizontally or vertically one word at a time, while they read piece by piece."

Ikanser and others didn't think much of what he said. After all, they were not experts in this field and didn't quite understand the difference between the dragon language commonly used by humans and the language and mystical symbols used only by dragons.

The three scholars stood there blankly for a full ten seconds!
No wonder I couldn’t understand it no matter how I tried to decipher it. It turns out the reading order is different!

Ten seconds later, Barritt said with a look of disbelief on his face, "This... this is definitely an astonishing discovery in mysticism."

Odysseus thought to himself: That's because you have been stuck at the beginning of mysticism, so you are so surprised.

He smiled and said, "I don't know if it's surprising or not, but using this method, I can understand the meaning of these words."

Just having reading logic is not very useful, because the writing logic of dragons is very different from that of humans. Many symbols are similar, but they have different meanings when placed in different positions.

Without the simultaneous possession of two logics that are both cumbersome and complex for humans, it would be impossible to complete the translation work.

And Odysseus currently only intends to tell them one of the logics.

Ikanser understood: "Can you read the words written on the stone?"

"I can't read it because I can't pronounce some of the sounds." Odysseus nodded and said, "But I know what it means."

Karl immediately said: "Please help us translate."

The three scholars were also concentrating, hoping to understand the reading logic that Odysseus had just mentioned from his translation.

Odysseus examined the words and said, “These words roughly mean: This is a stone that came from the starry sky and passed through the barrier.

"The great 'Imagination Dragon' Angerwede said: 'It can bring disaster, but it can also bring hope. It is a springboard for power and must never fall into the hands of the vampires.'" Scholar Barritt nodded. "That makes sense. After all, in the Second Age, dragons and vampires were not from the same faction."

Odysseus pondered for a moment before asking, "What do you mean by 'springboard of power'?"

Ikanser asked, "Is there no further explanation?"

Odysseus shook his head: "No."

Max asked, "What is a 'barrier'?"

Carl had the same question.

But Ikanser said to Max: "Your reading privileges are not enough. Once you reach the next level, you will be able to read the relevant knowledge."

Max nodded slowly, and Carl also nodded. The reading permissions in the Orthodox Church are similar. Max's permissions are not enough, and Carl, who is at the same level, also does not have enough permissions.

It should be that the team leader does not have the permission to read, and only when he reaches the level of captain or deacon can he read the relevant information.

Barritt stroked his beard and said to Odysseus, "Young man, to translate these words, besides the special reading logic, it seems that you also need to recognize the order of these words!"

As a top scholar in the church, he certainly realized that if he simply changed the reading logic, he would still not be able to understand these characters that looked a bit like dragons.

"Yes, there is a more complex arrangement logic here, which can also be called writing logic." Odysseus said with a smile.

But he only said this and did not continue.

Barritt smiled and said, "Young man, are you interested in joining the Church of the Evernight Goddess?"

"Ahem," Carl cleared his throat, reminding the old scholar, who was quite prestigious within the church, that the people from the Mechanical Heart were standing nearby.

"Thank you for your invitation." Odysseus also smiled and said, "But I stick to my own beliefs."

Barritt asked again, "I have some dragon mystical symbolic documents. Could you please translate them for me?"

"I'm very busy at work and I don't know if I have time." Odysseus thought to himself, I'll be very busy before the price is agreed.

Barritt saw the members of the Mechanical Heart nearby and suddenly had an idea: "We can discuss this in detail later when we have time."

He planned to ask the church to communicate directly with the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery to see if he could spend money, or pay some other price, to learn how to decipher the dragon clan's mystical symbols.

If the Steam Church gave an order, the young man would definitely not refuse.

Barritt had such an idea because he had never expected that such a young man who was so proficient in ancient texts and symbols was not a member of the Steam Church.

A few people discussed the words translated by Odysseus, but they still had no clue, so Ikanser said goodbye and left with Max and Odysseus.

On the way back in the carriage, Ikanser said to Odysseus, "How about a 100-pound bonus for this translation? Add that to the information you provided this morning, and you'll be paid a total of 200 pounds."

This was already a very good price. Even in Backlund, it was enough for Odysseus to live alone for more than half a year, and he didn't have to be too frugal.

Of course, the premise is that Odysseus is not a Beyonder and does not conduct his own research.

Odysseus nodded: "Okay."

Max asked the question in his heart: "How did you come up with the idea of interpreting those symbols in this special way?"

None of the three old scholars mastered this method!
"My friend," Odysseus smiled, "this kind of deciphering work requires talent."

Don't ask, asking is talent.

While chatting, the carriage took Odysseus back first.

Then the carriage continued to move forward, and Ikanser and Max fell into their own thoughts.

After a while, Max broke the silence: "In my opinion, Odysseus's problem should not be serious."

"He actually understands the mystical symbols of dragons." Ikanser said, "I'm not an expert in this area, but I saw the shock Barrit and the others felt."

Max sighed: Could it be that the being living in that body really is an ancient and mysterious being?
"But everyone has secrets." Ikanser touched his hair and said, "Especially in the extraordinary world."

……

Odysseus returned to his bedroom and just sat down at the desk when he saw a phrase appear on the wall in front of him: I'm here.

(End of this chapter)