Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 163 Odysseus is worried
It’s not that Danesi, the operations chief of MI9, is so greedy, it’s just that there was no gain in this operation!
Originally they were setting up a siege around Hugh's residence, but Odysseus led the enemy to the park.

Danesi had limited manpower at the time, and when he chased to the park, the "conspirator" had already given the order to retreat.

MI9 had no choice but to fight, but ended up losing several "low-sequence" members and only capturing four enemies.

These four enemies were the four "low-sequence" extraordinary people who had lost their combat effectiveness after being electrocuted by Odysseus in the lake.

Although both the "conspirator" and the "psychic" were injured, they were ultimately not caught.

When Danesi was organizing his men to pursue the enemy, he heard his subordinates report that the "leader" and three others had killed five enemies.

With these five enemies, Danesi can complete his mission, so he came to the "leader" to ask for extraordinary characteristics.

Odysseus sneered, "You think your report can convict me."

Danesi still smiled: "My report is the truth."

Odysseus shook his head, looked toward the distant street, and said, "Look! Isn't that the carriage of the Mechanical Heart?"

Danesi and the others looked over. There was no moon today, and the streetlights on the surrounding streets were not bright. They only saw that there was indeed a carriage approaching slowly, but they could not tell whether it was the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart".

But Danesi was a man who had experienced many storms after all, and he realized that since the "leader" said so, it should be the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart".

This surprised him somewhat. The reason why he dared to threaten the "leader" just now was mainly because the "leader" was just an informant of the "Mechanical Heart".

Although Danesi heard that the "leader" was even protected by Archbishop Horamik Haydon, he was not an official member after all. It should be no problem to snatch a few extraordinary characteristics from him.

But the presence of the "Heart of the Machine" here is enough to prove that the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery values the "leader" far more than the formal members.

Soon, the carriage came closer, and there was indeed the "Mechanical Holy Emblem" logo on the door.

Xio and Fors both breathed a sigh of relief. When they faced the threat from MI9 just now, they immediately thought of compromising.

After all, MI9 had a bad reputation in Backlund's Beyonder world, and the wild Beyonders they captured all met a miserable end.

At the same time, they once again lamented that the "leader" had wide channels. Xiu had heard more than once before that the "leader" had an official Beyonder background, but today Xiu realized how profound this background was.

The car door opened, and Max got out and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Chief Danesi. You must have gained a lot from this battle."

Danesi smiled somewhat unnaturally: "It's okay, it's okay."

Then he asked, "Why are you here?"

"Of course we're here to watch the battle." Max smiled and said, "After all, thanks to MI9's plan, our informants were able to participate in the battle.

"But this is MI9's case after all. We can only watch from afar and protect our informants."

Max's sarcasm did not wipe away the smile on Danesi's face. He even said politely, "Thank you for your hard work."

Max was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect this guy to be so patient, so he simply asked Odysseus, "It seems you have seized some Beyonder characteristics?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I was just planning to sell it to you."

These two extraordinary characteristics are of no use to him, so it would be better to sell them to the "Mechanical Heart" in exchange for gold pounds to prevent Danesi and others from getting interested in them.

Seeing that the "Mechanical Heart" was going to acquire those characteristics, Danesi sighed and had to say goodbye to everyone, and continued to organize people to hunt down the two "Mid-Sequence" Beyonders who escaped.

Odysseus took out the two Beyonder Characteristics he had been given. Max took a look and said, "1600 pounds!"

The market price of one item with Sequence 7 characteristics and one item with Sequence 8 characteristics is generally 1800 pounds.

But tonight Odysseus asked the "Mechanical Heart" to cover the cost, so of course they couldn't help for free. The 200 pounds would be the cost for them to drive Danesi away.

"Okay." Odysseus certainly understood this, so he agreed immediately.

He thought to himself: I spent 1000 pounds and earned 1600, so I still made a profit.

Moreover, he only used about one-fifth of the extraordinary weapon he made today.

Odysseus said to Xio and Fors, "If you don't have a better way, you can sell these Beyonder traits to Captain Max."

The characteristics seized tonight are all "hot potatoes".

Xio and Fors certainly had no objections. The Beyonder Characteristics they sold were slightly lower than the market price. Xio received 850 pounds, and Fors received 270 pounds.

For them, this is already very satisfying. Not only has the crisis been resolved, but they have also made so much money.

Especially Hugh, who could not only pay off Fors's debt, but also prepare to purchase the potion formula for "Interrogator".

According to convention, the extraordinary characteristics will be given to Max first, and he will send the money to Odysseus tomorrow.

After Max left, Fors pointed at the five bodies and asked, "What should we do with them?"

"We don't need to worry about it," Odysseus said. "Go back and hand this over to MI9."

The three of them returned to 26 Tutva Street at a leisurely pace. At this moment, Xio and Fors still felt a little unreal. They didn't expect that the problem would be solved just like that.

After returning to her residence and seeing the mess in the house, Fors sighed, "I have to move again."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Actually, you are no longer in any danger. After the failure of this operation, the foreign spy organization will not retaliate."

As he spoke, Odysseus scattered a handful of colored powder, which emitted a faint colorful light in the dark room. All the broken glass seemed to come alive and were attracted to the colorful light, forming a ball.

Without the worry of broken glass, the three of them could sit in the restaurant and talk.

Xio asked somewhat worriedly, "Are we really safe?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "Our battle today is just an action by this spy organization to attract the attention of MI9.

"Judging from the personnel of MI9, their main force is not here either.

"Well, how should I put it? We are not the protagonists of this battle. Apart from the 'arsonist', no one is so eager to kill us.

"We also killed the only 'arsonist' who wanted us dead. We don't have to worry about their revenge in the future."

Fors took a deep breath and said, "That's good."

As she spoke, she took out the metal crossbow given to her by the "leader" and returned it to the "leader".

Xio also returned the revolver and bullets, as well as the remaining "ice bomb" to the "leader." Odysseus picked up the metal crossbow and pistol, but pushed the "ice bomb" back to Xio: "Keep this for self-defense."

This is considered an employee benefit.

"Thank you." Xio did not refuse, because this extraordinary weapon was really useful and could save his life at a critical moment.

Odysseus said to Hugh, "I suggest you continue to be an informant for MI9, accumulating merits from them and obtaining the potion formula.

"As for the main ingredients or extraordinary properties of the potion, I can help you keep an eye out. If you have a clue but are short of money, I can also lend it to you first."

He remembered that the masked man was a former subordinate of Xio's father, and would take care of Xio within the scope of his ability.

Xio said again, "Thank you."

Now it seems that joining the "leader" is a good choice.

"Promote as soon as possible." Odysseus stood up and said, "In this world, becoming stronger is the most important thing."

After saying this, he said goodbye to the two ladies, walked away quickly, and disappeared into the night.

After watching the "leader" leave, Fors said, "The 'leader' seems very reliable. It makes me want to pledge allegiance to him."

Xio smiled and said, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Perhaps the 'leader' is in need of a maid at home?"

The two chatted and laughed, then tidied up briefly and went back to their rooms to rest.

Although the windows and doors were broken and the room was cold, if they stayed in a hotel, it would definitely be visited by more than one group of thieves, and when they came back tomorrow, all the valuables in the room would be gone.

Xio returned to his room and felt a little embarrassed when he thought that the "leader" had just rested in his bed not long ago.

……

Odysseus walked away quickly, and after arriving at a wider street, he took a rented carriage back to No. 199 Hairun Avenue.

Then leave through the basement here and transform into Odysseus, the owner of the herbal medicine shop, at 77 Hilton Avenue two streets away.

There were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. Odysseus walked for a long time before he finally found a rental carriage.

After taking a carriage back to 77 Hailin Avenue, Odysseus planned to rest here for a night.

It was already past one in the morning when he returned home. After washing up, Odysseus just lay down on the bed, intending to rest quickly, when he suddenly saw a phrase appear on the ceiling: I'm here.

Odysseus yawned and sat up helplessly: "Is there something important so late?"

Nothing important, I'm going to sleep!
"I witnessed the Loen royal family's ambush in the western suburbs of Backlund," Bernadette said. "I also learned a lot of important information."

She briefly described what Georgina said to Chikov, and finally said: “As I predicted before, you are also involved in this matter, but the battlefield you experienced is not the main battlefield.

“Another of my predictions has also come true. A huge conspiracy is brewing in the royal family.

"The Feysac Empire hoped to disrupt the other side's plans, but ended up being exploited by the Loen Royal Family. In this battle between wisdom and intelligence, the Feysac Empire is completely at a disadvantage."

When Odysseus heard the two demigods' description of the "important building", he knew they must be talking about the tomb of George III.

He then recalled: No wonder the Feysac Empire did not send anyone to sabotage George III when he was promoted to the "Black Emperor". It turned out that the Loen royal family had set up some traps in advance, causing the Feysac Empire to receive incorrect intelligence. In the end, the people they sent must have come up empty-handed.

In Odysseus's opinion, other countries have probably learned of the Loen royal family's plans in the past two years through some intelligence clues and the analysis of high-sequence Beyonders.

Even if other countries did not care about this matter, the Feysac Empire would definitely pay close attention to George III's actions and take some sabotage actions.

After all, the two countries have always been in a state of hostility. There are often frictions between the colonial armies of both sides in the southern continent, and warships occasionally confront each other at sea.

But at this time, the information about George III's ascension to godhood could not be shared with Bernadette. Odysseus pondered for a moment before saying, "The Feysac people are looking for a special building. What special function could that building have?"

Bernadette seemed to ponder for a moment before answering, "It's said that some special buildings have symbolic meanings, such as making one's army more powerful or strengthening the people's loyalty to the king."

Without waiting for Odysseus to join the discussion, she continued, "But what the Feysac people are looking for, and what the Loen royal family wants to conceal, is definitely not this kind of building, but...

"It's something that can affect the current situation between Loen and Feysac, and even the entire world."

Odysseus thought to himself: You are right in your guess.

He thought for a moment and said, "I suggest we stop investigating. No matter what Rune wants to do, we have discovered the danger, so we should just flee Rune immediately.

"But if we continue investigating, the risks will be huge. I heard that the Loen royal family also has angels."

Bernadette paused again before saying, "You can leave, but I'm going to stay and observe for a while."

She predicted that a disaster involving high-level forces would occur in Backlund, and if she could prevent it, she would have the opportunity to be promoted.

When Odysseus heard Bernadette say this, he was afraid that she might be in danger if she investigated too deeply, so he asked again: "Then can we change our approach?

"Since there are no clues about that 'special building', we can analyze the actions of the Feysac people to see if we can find any corresponding clues.

"I just heard you say that one of the clues was that the Feysac people once issued a mission in Backlund to find a missing homeless person.

"Coincidentally, several members of the Occult Research Society received this commission, and one of them investigated the human trafficker Kapin.

"Later, judging from Capin's reports of Beyonders sent by MI9, it's likely that the royal family needs those homeless people."

Bernadette immediately said, "That's a great idea!"

Then she asked: "Why does the royal family need so many homeless people? Do they need a large number of lives for some kind of sacrifice?"

Of course, Odysseus couldn't answer this question. He said, "I think we can start with the missing homeless man. Maybe we can find some useful information."

The royal family was very cautious about this. It was estimated that by the time Bernadette found some clues, the war would be about to begin, and the clues she had investigated would be interrupted.

This can effectively avoid discovering George III's intentions before the time is ripe.

　Thanks to [The Third Deputy Caesar of the Empire] for the reward.

　　Thanks to [book friend 20200414155607955] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)