Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 210 The Mysterious Queen's Advisor

Backlund, the underground conference room of the Mechanical Research Society.

Today's meeting was chaired by Archbishop Horamick Hayden himself. As the captains and deacons entered the meeting room, Horamick thought of the telegram sent from headquarters, asking him not to ask the Church of the Evernight Goddess for someone else, and to pretend that he didn't see him being taken away by the angels of the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

But we cannot stop the search for Odis Garr, it’s just that this is not the most important task now, so there is no need to invest too much effort.

This telegram was as strange as the importance the headquarters had attached to Odysseus before.

After everyone arrived, Horamick stopped thinking about the issue and said, "First, Ikanser will summarize the information we have so far."

Senior Deacon Ikanser nodded and said, "From the letters of Odysseus and Sherlock, we have basically restored the true course of events.

"The 'Witch Cult' conspired with Prince Edessac to attempt the advent of the 'Original Witch'.

"But the witch who served as the vessel was unwilling to become a victim, so she asked Sherlock for help.

"Edessak and the Witch Cult knew the truth, so Prince Edessak committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

"To cover up their crimes, the 'Witch Cult' is collaborating with the Aurora Society and preparing to spread a plague in the East District, using massive death to help the Aurora Society bring down their evil god.

"This will create confusion so that we won't notice the escaped witch.

"However, their actions were stopped by Odysseus and Shylock respectively. Odysseus teamed up with the 'Queen of Mystery' to stop the 'Lady of Despair', and Shylock destroyed the altar of the Aurora Society."

He smoothed his messy hair and continued, "On December 12th, Odysseus sent Max a letter, explaining that he had long been aware of the Mechanical Heart's surveillance of him.

"He said he didn't want to spend the rest of his life under surveillance. He also said he would write to Max often in the future and asked Max to pass on two of his ideas to us.

"The first is to continue using the Garl Herbal Medicine Store as an intelligence base and train the store's manager, Kena, to continue gathering intelligence for us.

"The second is to have Hugh Dilcha become the new leader of the Occult Research Society and continue to provide us with intelligence."

Archbishop Horamick said, "Both of these proposals are beneficial to us and can be implemented. However, can we replace the leader of the Occult Research Society?"

"Odysseus also mentioned this in his letter." Max answered this question: "He said that he would help Hugh Dilcha become the new 'leader'. We just need to be careful about MI9 and don't let them ruin the party."

The deacons and captains looked at each other, and there was a hint of threat in their words: no one could be the "leader" unless they were recognized by Odysseus.

Horamick smiled and said, "Celt's life or death is uncertain now, so they don't want to mess with the situation anymore."

He then sighed and said, "Odysseus has already left Backlund, but we still have to deploy our intelligence network according to his intentions."

He said seriously, "We have been slacking off over the past few years and have relied too much on the intelligence provided by Odysseus!"

Ikanser asked, "What about the Occult Research Society..."

Horamick leaned back in his chair and said, "For now, let's follow Odysseus's ideas."

……

Sea of ​​Mist, Rasha Island, Emerald Palace.

Led by the waiter, Alia quickly entered the palace, which was modeled after the "White Maple Palace", to meet Her Majesty the Queen.

She didn't know why she was suddenly transferred back from the Northern Continent. She guessed that this audience with the "Queen" might have new arrangements for her.

Arriving at the inner hall of the Emerald Palace, while passing through the wide corridor that crossed the courtyard, Alia saw out of the corner of her eye that there was a person lying on the easy chair in the courtyard.

This made Arya slightly stunned, because the "Queen" had never used the inner hall of the Emerald Palace to entertain guests. Besides the "Queen", there were only a dozen servants in there.

It is obviously impossible for a servant to rest in an armchair in broad daylight.

So Arya turned her head to take a look, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Odysseus!"

The person in front of him was Odysseus. He was wearing local clothes, short-sleeved shirt and shorts. He did not look like a gentleman at all. He was lying comfortably in an armchair drinking fresh coconut juice.

What surprised Alia was that Odysseus was still wearing "Her Majesty the Queen" sunglasses!

The sunglasses were designed by the emperor. The queen had a few pairs made for her. She rarely wore them and never lent them to anyone else.

Odysseus, who was feeling a little lazy in the sun, looked up and said: "Oh, you are here, go quickly, the 'Queen' is waiting for you."

Alia asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Backlund couldn't stand it anymore, so he came to the Queen." Odysseus slowly put down the coconut in his hand and said, "From now on, we will be colleagues."

For some reason, a word flashed through Alia's mind: "male concubine".

She examined Odysseus again. In fact, if you look closely, Odysseus looks pretty good, and very sunny. He doesn't have the strictness and restraint of the gentlemen in Backlund. Instead, he is a bit closer to the temperament of the people of Intis.

The only drawback is that this guy doesn't like to dress up. It was like this when he was in Backlund. His clothing style has always been based on comfort, and he doesn't care about the current fashion or the dressing style of that city or country.

The situation is still the same when we come to Lasha Island. Lasha Island and several surrounding islands of varying sizes are the territory of the "Queen", and the rule here is basically the same as that of a colony.

The pirates and adventurers led by the "Queen" are the rulers and colonists of the Chara Islands, while the local residents are the ruled and have a very low status.

Generally speaking, pirates or adventurers from the Northern Continent are reluctant to wear the clothes of local residents, and prefer to wear clothes of the Northern Continent to show their difference from the local residents.

But Odysseus in the Emerald Palace was wearing local clothes and looked very content.

These thoughts only flashed through Alia's mind for a moment. At that moment, she smiled and said, "Oh," "Let's talk later."

Then she quickly followed the waiter and entered the spacious inner hall.

This is where the "Queen" meets with her confidants and handles affairs. The main hall is very empty, with only some valuable artworks and famous paintings.

The side hall on the left is the Queen's study. Following the servant's announcement, Arya entered the study and saluted the Queen.

Standing in front of the window, gazing at the seascape outside, Bernadette said, "Don't worry about Backlund's affairs for now. You'll be staying on Lasha Island for the time being. There's a mission that belongs only to you."

Alia said respectfully, "Yes."

Bernadette turned around and said, "We are going to build a new type of ship. It will be three times faster than a steam-powered steel ship, and its weapons will far surpass the most advanced steel warships today."

Alia was slightly stunned: "Your Majesty, I... I don't know how to build a ship."

"Odysseus will," Bernadette said. "Odysseus is the chief designer of this ship. Your task is to coordinate the work between Odysseus and the shipyard."

She paused and continued, "To be precise, it's about getting the shipyard designers to obey Odysseus's orders!"

Arya came back to her senses at this moment: "Odysseus can... can build a ship?"

This guy seemed to have been in Backlund all his life, never been to sea, and had no professional training in shipbuilding.

Shipbuilding is not like building a wheelbarrow, especially a new sea-going vessel. It requires very professional and novel design concepts. It is not like you can just piece together a big ship with wooden boards.

"I've seen the design drawings he drew, they're very professional!" A hint of curiosity flashed in Bernadette's eyes: "Although some parts seem to lack design experience, it does not affect the overall structure and advancement." "Moreover, the interior of this ship uses a large number of advanced magic arrays designed by him, so only he can be the chief designer!

"Send a few more scholars over there and learn as much as they can."

Alia was stunned for a moment before she said, "Yes, I understand."

She found that the facts were different from what she had thought. Odysseus did not seem to be a "male favorite" but a senior advisor invited back by the "Queen".

……

Backlund, the underground conference room of the Mechanical Research Society.

The meeting at the Mechanical Heart continued. Ikanser said, "We have several problems. First, the ancient ruins Sherlock mentioned have not been found, and the royal family refuses to admit that they have discovered such ruins.

"Is it true, as Sherlock speculated, that Prince Edessak is just a scapegoat, and the one truly collaborating with the 'Witch Cult' is the Loen royal family?
"Secondly, how did Odysseus foresee the actions of the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society? How did he set up a magic circle in the East District and block the actions of the Lady of Despair?

"Well, I have to explain here. Judging from the traces of the magic circle left at the scene, it was a very complex magic circle that took several hours to draw. It must have been prepared in advance by Odysseus.

"Third, where is Odysseus now? Why did the 'Mysterious Queen' help him?"

A deacon from the Mechanical Heart asked, "Didn't you ask about the location of the ruins of '2-111'?"

"2-111" is the "Arrodes Magic Mirror".

Ikanser seemed to recall a not-so-good memory: "We tried, but we couldn't find the location it indicated."

Horamick spoke slowly, "The monitoring and investigation of the Royal Family's High-Sequence Experts can be put on the 'table.' There's no need to worry too much. They've always known we're doing this, and this serves as a warning."

"Continue the investigation of the underground ruins and report to the Church of Night and Storm."

The top leaders of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery also noticed that the Loen royal family seemed to be brewing some conspiracy, and they had been investigating it intentionally or unintentionally since last year.

Bishop Horamick continued, "Ikanser, ask '2-111' why Odysseus knew about 'Lady Despair's' plan in advance and his current location."

Ikanser looked at the Archbishop, then at his colleagues. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

He picked up the ancient silver mirror in front of him, cleared his throat and said, "Respected Arrodes, my question is, how did Odysseus Garr know the plan of 'Lady Despair'?"

On the silver mirrors on both sides that seemed to have eyes, water light suddenly floated, and a picture quickly formed:
Odysseus sat in front of a glass jar containing various herbs, staring quietly out the door, as if in deep thought.

Ikanser interpreted: "He knew it through meditation?"

The people around him also noticed: "In the previous video, Odysseus was wearing spring clothes. Could it be that he knew about the actions of the 'Witch Cult' a few days ago more than half a year ago?"

At this time, Horamick said, "Perhaps there really is something wrong with Odysseus. He possesses some strange abilities that we don't know about, and can predict the conspiracy of the Witch Cult in advance."

Many deacons nodded. They all knew that the church had been paying close attention to Odysseus, but no one could tell what specific problems he had.

Ikanser nodded and looked at the mirror, waiting for Arrodes to ask a soul-piercing question.

At this moment, bright red words appeared on the mirror, forming a sentence: "Do you know how it feels to try your best to please someone, only to be left there?"

Ikanser breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "I know."

I sighed in my heart: This question is not very sharp.

New words appeared on the silver mirror: "Congratulations, you got it right."

Ikanser continued, "Respected Arrodes. My second question is about Odysseus's current location."

A faint light flashed on the surface of the silver mirror, quickly outlining a picture. Odysseus was leaning comfortably in an armchair, as if holding a coconut and drinking fresh coconut juice with a straw.

But the picture was very dim, and one could only see that the man was Odysseus, but could not make out any other clues.

Ikanser interpreted: "He seems to be at the seaside, but something has affected the divination of '2-111', so his exact location is unknown."

At this time, a bloody word appeared on the mirror surface of the silver mirror again, and Ikanser suddenly had a bad premonition.

Those words formed a sentence: "Who is the one you gave everything to, tried your best to please, but was discarded?"

Ikanser suddenly felt his scalp tingling, his head buzzing, and his face turned red.

This question not only pierced the wound hidden deep in his heart, but also made him feel overwhelmed.

He swallowed hard before saying, "I choose punishment."

A bolt of lightning struck Ikanser right on the top of his head, causing his hair to stand up and sparks to flash.

Archbishop Horamick sighed and whispered, "Level 0 Sealed Artifact?"

After Ikanser recovered, he looked around and said, "I have another question. When did Odysseus and the 'Mysterious Queen' establish a close relationship?
"Who of you will use '2-111'?"

The conference room suddenly became silent.

……

Lasha Island, Emerald Palace.

It had been a long time since Odysseus had basked in the sun so comfortably. He lay in the armchair, feeling a little drowsy.

When he saw Alia coming out, Odysseus took off his sunglasses slowly and asked, "Are you done talking?"

Alia nodded and quickly got into her new work mode: "When are we going to the shipyard?"

"Tomorrow morning," Odysseus yawned. "You should also go get ready and say hello."

He knew very well that he was an "airborne" chief designer after all, and he definitely needed someone to help him mediate the relationships between all parties.

Alia said, "Okay."

The two of them agreed on a specific time, and Alia said goodbye and left.

Odysseus stood up and stretched, then strolled to Bernadette's study and said to the "Mysterious Queen" who was looking at the sea, "I would like to order a ship from you as well. It doesn't have to be too big, a small sea vessel will do, but it needs to be built according to my design drawings."

Bernadette glanced at Odysseus and said, "Okay, 15000 pounds."

Odysseus almost spit out the coconut juice he had just drunk: "So expensive!"

　Thanks to [brianz] for the reward.

　　Thanks to [Lonely Night] for the reward.

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

　　
　
(End of this chapter)