Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 21 Backlund's Current Situation

After confirming that both attackers were dead, Odysseus sat down on a wooden chair in the yard to rest.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the gunshot did not disturb the people around him, and even the dog next door did not bark.

Arya had almost recovered. She entered the courtyard and said, "These two enemies were trying to kill you. I rushed here immediately after hearing the news. Fortunately, you were strong enough to defeat them both."

In fact, her original plan was for her to rescue Odysseus and make the herbalist owe her a big favor.

After all, she knew very well how weak the combat capability of the "secret peeper" was, but what she didn't expect was that the "secret peeper" in front of her didn't need her rescue at all.

Odysseus felt that the dead "combat scholar" in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen him before. He looked at Alia and said, "They attacked me because of you, right?"

Alia's eyes flickered: "Maybe."

Odysseus stood up, not intending to pursue the matter. He walked towards the shop in front while asking, "I don't want to experience this again."

"No, absolutely not again!" Alia said immediately, "This organization suffered a heavy blow today. I guess they won't dare come to Backlund for a while."

When they arrived at the store, they saw Bernadette, who had long chestnut hair and was wearing a cake dress, sitting on a chair by the window.

Alia immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

In fact, Bernadette had said many times that everyone could just call her "Your Highness", but these subordinates thought she was being polite and kept calling her "Your Majesty". Later, Bernadette was too lazy to say it anymore.

At this moment in the herbal medicine shop, Alia was secretly surprised. It had been a long time since she saw the queen.

Odysseus pointed at the "secret peeper" at the door and said, "Could you please avoid involving innocent citizens in your future plans?"

Bernadette smiled and said, "If it weren't for me, you would have been captured by them long ago."

Odysseus didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he took a bottle of potion from the cupboard and placed it on the counter. "Who can help you two?"

As he spoke, he lifted up his shirt, revealing a large bruise on his back, which was caused by the kick from the "Fighting Scholar" just now.

Arya hurried forward. She couldn't let the queen do such a thing.

But she had just taken two steps when the bottle of potion floated up by itself, the lid opened, some of the potion was poured out, spread out in the air, and then applied to the bruise on Odysseus's back.

That was Bernadette's "invisible servant".

Odysseus grinned: "My hands are so cold."

Bernadette, who was sitting on the chair, smiled and said, “I originally thought you were an informant of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, but I didn’t expect you to be such a strange person.

"After further investigation, I found out that you are the boss behind the Nanmu Ballroom, the so-called Mr. Gar.

"I'm curious, if you really want to help those women, why do you make them streetwalkers instead of letting them make a living some other way?
"If you don't want to help them, but you're willing to create an environment for them where they're free from blackmail and disease?"

The Invisible Servant helped apply the potion and then disappeared. Odysseus straightened his clothes and asked, "Did anyone tell you I'm a good person?"

If he had traveled back to ancient times in China, Odysseus would definitely not do such business, but this was a mysterious world that he was relatively unfamiliar with. Faced with the prostitutes all over the streets, he did not feel much psychological pressure.

This made Bernadette slightly stunned: "That's not the case."

She originally thought that Odysseus would make a few excuses for herself, but she didn't expect him to be so confident.

Odysseus put away the potion and said, "You don't think being a streetwalker is a dirty profession, do you? You think they've fallen into this situation because of laziness and corrupt thinking?" "Haha, this world doesn't give them much choice."

Odysseus sat at the counter and continued, "In the past, I also felt that engaging in the flesh trade was shameful, and I believed that through my own efforts, I would be able to live the happy life I wanted.

"It wasn't until I moved from the suburbs to downtown Backlund three years ago that I suddenly realized that there were only three pathways left for advancement in society: becoming a Beyonder; adventuring in the Southern Continent; or becoming the mistress of a powerful figure."

Bernadette nodded slowly: "I have time today, I will tell you in detail."

"Unless you join an evil organization, becoming a Beyonder is out of reach for ordinary people." Odysseus counted on three fingers and said, "Going on adventures to the Southern Continent is something only men can do, and more than half of those who do will die inexplicably.

"Then it seems that for this world, women only have one path left, and that's not to mention that knowledge can change one's destiny.

“In the East End, even if a family does their best to send a child to a grammar school, the vast majority of these children will still be far behind middle-class children in terms of knowledge and will still be at a disadvantage when looking for jobs in the future.

"Often their wages are less than what they earn loading and unloading cargo at the docks, but because they've learned the knowledge, they're no longer willing to do the hard labor."

Odysseus took out his pipe but did not fill it with tobacco: "Knowledge has long been monopolized.

"The knowledge that ordinary people learn only makes them better at being ordinary people."

Alia on the side was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that this topic would suddenly become so profound.

Bernadette gave a new evaluation of Odysseus in her heart: this is a sober man.

Most people in this world don’t know why they are going through those sufferings, because they are not clear-headed enough to observe the world calmly.

But her expression remained unchanged: "What are your plans?"

Odysseus raised the pipe in his hand and said, "Do you two ladies mind?"

Bernadette waved her hand slightly, and Alia also shook her head.

Odysseus asked as he filled his tobacco pipe: "What are your plans?"

"You have seen the shortcomings of this society. What are your plans?" Bernadette asked.

Under her father's guidance and example, it seems natural to take action when discovering social ills.

"What plans can I have?" Odysseus lit his pipe with a match, took a puff, and repeated, "I'm just a Sequence 9, what plans can I have?
"A strong man like you, what plans do you have for the current social order?"

The keynote of this world is extraordinary power, which is the fundamental reason for class solidification. Those who possess extraordinary power will always be the rulers, and ordinary people will always be the ruled.

Neither knowledge nor hard work can break the shackles of this world, and a Sequence 9 is even less capable of doing so.

Bernadette suddenly smiled: "You are right. I can't change the world as I please."

Then she stood up and said, "From now on, Alia will be your liaison with us. If you have any ideas, you can contact me. Perhaps I can help you."

This was the purpose of her visit tonight. Since Odysseus was protected by a secret existence and there was no way to force him to join the "Dawn of the Elements", they would maintain close contact.

At the same time, the conversation just now made Bernadette decide that she should investigate Odysseus in more depth. He was a very interesting young man.

　Thanks to [book friend 20191130195154094] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)