Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 134 Odysseus's Intelligence Network

The Tarot meeting was over, and Odysseus, as usual, stared at the ceiling for a while, then stood up and took out the magical item in the shape of a pair of gloves that he had prepared long ago to prepare for the transaction.

After completing transactions with Justice and the Hanged Man, Odysseus praised the Fool and counted his gains for the day.

He traded the gloves with the Hanged Man for 800 pounds, and later helped translate ancient Elvish for another 100 pounds, for a total of 900 pounds.

In addition, I received 1000 pounds from trading information with "Justice", and the total amount of money I received from the Tarot Club this time was 1900 pounds.

Odysseus sighed. He was still a long way from his goal, and there was still a lot of money to be spent.

He decided to wait until he got the dividends from the "Nanmu Ballroom" before considering trading magical items with the "Mysterious Queen".

Today is Monday, and it is time to check the accounts. Enoch and Manna's assistants came to hand in their accounts one after another, and Odysseus agreed with Enoch that in a few days he would send someone with the "special method" mentioned before to enable Enoch's subordinates to have the ability to fight.

After dealing with the accounting issues, Odysseus called Kena and said, "You have been working here for about two years and are already familiar with all the work in the pharmacy.

"I've been away a lot lately, so I'm promoting you to pharmacy manager and temporarily increasing your salary to 1 pound 10 soli. If you perform well, I'll raise it to 2 pounds."

Odysseus paid his confidants the appropriate salary, but he would often give them some extra rewards.

For example, when Kena helped to make the "Flaming Arrow", after it was completed, Odysseus gave him a reward of more than 1 pound, which was equivalent to a week's salary.

Kena smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Gal, I will definitely take good care of the herbal medicine store."

"I'll also find you an assistant," Odysseus said. "For now, I'll pay you the same salary you received as an apprentice: 12 soli per week."

Kena hesitated for a moment before asking in a pleading tone, "Mr. Gall, can I ask my sister to be my apprentice?"

Although the salary paid by Odysseus cannot be compared with that of formal employees of large companies, it is very timely and has never been in arrears.

The most important thing is that as long as Kena is willing to learn in the past two years, Odysseus is willing to teach him. At present, he has basically understood the efficacy and extraordinary effects of most herbs. Only by having a skill can he gain a foothold in this big city.

Relatively speaking, Kena is lucky. He became the pillar of the family at a young age and is the envy of his peers.

At the same time, he also knew that Mr. Gal had always maintained a rigorous attitude in recruiting employees, so he talked about this matter in a requesting tone.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay, but I want to remind you that you should be very clear about how I deal with those subordinates who have financial problems."

Kena immediately said, "I know. We must work hard."

Odysseus nodded, went to the backyard to take the manuscript of "Outline of Fighting", and then took a rented carriage to a remote post office.

Finding a deserted spot, he turned his coat inside out and put on Lelouch's mask.

The coat he was wearing had different colors inside and out, so it was fine for a simple disguise.

Odysseus still did not mail it himself, but spent 1 soli and found a newsboy to help him send the manuscript to reporter Mike through the post office.

After doing all this, Odysseus did not return to Gar's Herb Shop, but went to No. 66 Rose Street, the residence of the wizard "Gandalf".

He would basically stay here until the wizard's potion was digested.

But considering that it was inconvenient to return to his current residence in the image of a wizard, in order to create the illusion that "Gandalf" lived here, he also set up a "teleportation array" between his current address and the address of "Gandalf".

The "Ahona Crystal" used in this teleportation array is the crystal that led from his previous residence to No. 176 Riverbend Avenue, which Odysseus had recycled at that time.

However, the gems in that magic circle could no longer be used, so Odysseus bought some small gems and many extraordinary materials, spending a total of several hundred pounds to draw a new magic circle.

After finishing the drawing, Odysseus sighed in his heart: This is a necessary expense. I hope the wizard "Gandalf" can make a profit as soon as possible.

Odysseus tried out the magic circle and returned to his residence.

He was not worried that the members of the "Mechanical Heart" would lose him, because they knew that he had a way to achieve the purpose of teleportation within a small range.

Max had also inquired about this magic circle, but after taking it back to study it, he found that the cost was very high, the transmission distance was limited, and it also required maintenance.

The final conclusion is that it is very troublesome, so it is better to use the corresponding seal.

Therefore, the wealthy Church of the God of Steam and Machinery did not take Odysseus's research seriously at all.

Ding ding ding ding~
While Odysseus was making dinner, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Odysseus saw that it was getting dark outside, so he first picked up the cane by the door and then looked out the window.

In the light of the street lamp, Odysseus saw a carriage with the "Holy Emblem of Storm" on the street. He sighed. What was supposed to come finally came.

Odysseus remained vigilant, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Hello."

The person outside was none other than Conant, the thin-skinned Deacon of the Mandated Punisher. Besides him, there were two other members of the Mandated Punisher and a member of the Mechanical Heart team.

For nearly a week, the "Manufactured Punisher" has tried every possible means but has been unable to find any clues about Lelouch.

No one has ever seen Lelouch, either in Backlund or in the surrounding areas.

There are already two mature speculations within the "Mechanical Heart" about this outcome.

The first is that Lelouch used a seal with the ability to "travel" to leave. After he left Backlund, no one knew where he hid.

The second is that Lelouch took off his mask. Lelouch has never shown his true face. Conant guessed that Lelouch usually does not wear a mask. After setting a fire in the fighting arena, he took off the mask and became himself again.

But this brought up another problem. Simon and several other people who had seen Lelouch's true face were dead, and no one knew what Lelouch looked like.

Logically speaking, such cases would generally end here. After all, there is no way to investigate further. Backlund has a population of 500 million, and Lelouch may not be among them.

However, the conservative factions in Backlund's political circles have been putting pressure on the Church of the Storm, hoping that they will solve the case as soon as possible.

The Church of the Storm could only ask Conant to continue the investigation, so after running around for about a week, the deacon of the "Manufactured Punisher" still did not find any clues.

Only then did he remember that according to Simon's subordinates, he had seen Odysseus in an underground boxing ring.

Conant didn't know that Odysseus was the "leader" and had never dealt with the herbal medicine shop owner, but he knew that Odysseus was an informant of the "Mechanical Heart".

Theoretically, Conant would not know an informant from other official Extraordinary organizations. He knew Odysseus because he was also a "well-known informant" among the official Extraordinary organizations.

Although Odysseus is not as famous as the "Chief", the herbal medicine shop he opened not only brought him into contact with some occult enthusiasts, but also with some extraordinary people, so he also provided many valuable clues for the "Mechanical Heart".

Of course, the "Mechanical Heart" did not advertise the existence of such an informant. Conant learned about this young herbal medicine shop owner through some high-level documents.

Since there were no other clues anyway, Conant decided to find something to do, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to the nobles.

So he found out Odysseus's address from the Mechanical Heart and visited him at night to let the nobles know how dedicated he was.

As a precaution, the Mechanical Heart also sent an ordinary team member to come along, firstly to prevent Conant from being under too much pressure and arresting people indiscriminately, and secondly to prevent the Mandated Punisher from using extraordinary means to interrogate.

They knew very well that Odysseus could not withstand such interrogation.

Conant explained his purpose and said he had some questions to ask Odysseus.

Odysseus was well prepared for this. After inviting a few people in, he began the question-and-answer session.

Odysseus had sufficient alibi. He said that he delivered several herbs to a viscount that day, and those herbs took him a long time to collect. The viscount was very happy after receiving them, so he asked the butler to invite Odysseus to dinner.

Conant immediately sent someone to verify it, and received a reply half an hour later: such an incident did occur.

Odysseus was thus cleared of suspicion.

Of course, the nobleman would not give false testimony for Odysseus out of kindness. He was willing to do so only because Odysseus had a scandal about the viscount that was enough to ruin his reputation and make him lose his title.

In fact, the intelligence network that Odysseus used the "Nanmu Ballroom" to plant among the nobles was the most important and crucial.

He has information on more than just one or two aristocratic scandals, but he will not use them easily and will keep the secrets for the parties involved. He has a good reputation.

In addition, the people who collected the intelligence were not the same people who came to threaten them, so it was difficult for the nobles to find out who leaked their information.

Conant only had a few questions left: "Why do you want to fight in the underworld when you have a regular income?"

"Because I'm looking for an opportunity to practice." Odis confessed: "I have learned some fighting techniques, but I have never had the opportunity to practice them."

"Then how did you achieve three consecutive victories?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "Because the opponent is too weak."

Conant looked at Odysseus again and nodded in realization: This is an extraordinary person, so he said the opponent is too weak.

Originally, the matter ended here, but Conant asked a question that Odysseus was not easy to answer: "Where did you learn to fight?"

(End of this chapter)