Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 245 Return to the Top of the Intelligence Community

Three minutes before eight o'clock, Bazel shouted outside: "I'm closing in three minutes!"

Many pirates, members of secret organizations, and adventurers no longer hesitated and hurried over. For a moment, the entrance was a bit crowded.

At exactly eight o'clock, there were still people watching outside, and there were still seven or eight seats available, but Bazel closed the door as instructed by Odysseus.

At this time, Odysseus, wearing a mask and a hooded cloak, appeared in front of everyone using the "teleportation array".

Just as Odysseus expected, the illusory wall and the sudden appearance of the teleportation array gave everyone a great shock.

Many people present here make a living by selling intelligence. They rarely encounter relatively high-end extraordinary events. For a moment, they didn’t understand where the person who convened the party came from?

Among them were also some members of extraordinary organizations, and the more knowledgeable ones were more surprised, because they could conclude that the convener of the party did not come here using the ability of "travel".

Instead, he appeared in front of everyone using a method unknown to them.

Bishop Dean, the protector of this gathering, stared at the illusory passage on the wall which gradually disappeared, and finally a complex magic circle appeared, but then the symbols and graphics of the magic circle also hid themselves.

He thought to himself: No wonder His Eminence the Cardinal asked me to cooperate with Odysseus. Just this opening of Odysseus is enough to prove his strength.

Odysseus walked slowly to his seat and stepped on several mystical symbols. Suddenly, a layer of mist-like mucus appeared at the place where the surrounding walls met the floor.

Amidst everyone's uneasy discussions, the layer of slime quickly spread upwards and soon reached the height of the window.

Odysseus deliberately did not explain immediately, watching everyone's anxiety gradually grow.

The windows are the "warning lines" in everyone's heart. If the windows are sealed, it means that if something unexpected happens suddenly, it will be difficult for them to escape. So when the layer of mucus reaches the window, everyone's anxiety is about to reach its peak.

Odysseus then smiled and explained, "This is a device to prevent eavesdropping. It can only block the sound."

Everyone was confused for a moment, and no one really understood what kind of extraordinary ability this was?
This doesn't seem like a "spiritual wall". Generally, "spiritual walls" are transparent and don't have this kind of texture. I also don't remember which path has such extraordinary abilities.

Although many of them were still worried, they did not dare to express it at this time.

Because of the two actions that Odysseus took as soon as he appeared, they were shocked and made them dare not act rashly.

Basel, who was sitting in the back, sighed in his heart: The captain's ability to control the situation is really too strong. He controlled everyone's inner thoughts very well, shocking everyone while making everyone dare not to attack for the time being.

The slime on the wall didn't stop rising until it overflowed the windows and doors and connected to the ceiling.

Odysseus sat in his seat and said, “Okay, let’s get started.

"First, let me introduce myself. My code name is 'Captain'. The main purpose of holding this gathering is to allow everyone to better exchange intelligence.

"Of course I know that exchanging intelligence on a turbulent and treacherous sea carries enormous risks, but you can rest assured here. As long as you are sincere in exchanging intelligence, I will provide adequate protection.

“Because of this gathering, we have the support of Bishop Dean of the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

"Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to Bishop Dean for being here today."

As he spoke, Odysseus stood up and bowed slightly to Bishop Dean. Dean, wearing a clergyman's soft hat, also stood up and glanced at everyone coldly.

Although Bishop Dean's attitude was not very good, it made everyone feel a lot more at ease.

Many of them often commit murder and arson, but they still hope to get a certain amount of protection when obtaining intelligence.

In other places, they were hiding from the people of the Orthodox Church. Now that they saw that the people of the Orthodox Church were really providing shelter, they felt more at ease.

Odysseus continued, "Since this is our first gathering, let me first explain the trading rules.

"Starting from the left side of the front row, each person will state the information they want to trade. Of course, they will only give a brief description, such as information about a certain area or a certain person.

"If someone wants to buy, we can start negotiating the price. But if the information is false, they will lose the opportunity to participate in this gathering forever and will have to compensate the other party for their losses.

"As the organizer of the party, I will carefully supervise everyone. If you encounter such a situation, you can tell me and I will help you solve it.

"There are two servants on duty here during non-party hours. They can contact me."

Everyone nodded slowly, realizing at the same time that the "Captain" had a very mature way of trading intelligence.

Odysseus continued, “If you have any tasks or needs, you can also tell us when it is your turn, and other members who are interested can communicate further.

“After one deal is closed, the next deal begins.

“In addition, the participants of this party are divided into two parts: formal members and temporary members.

"Official members must have a code name and can come directly to the party every time. The first six official members will be designated by me at the end of this party.

“The requirement is that a transaction must have been initiated in good faith and that there must be no ill will towards the gathering.

"Formal members have the power to decide who else can become a formal member. Only when more than half of the formal members agree that someone can become a new formal member, can that applicant become a formal member.

"In addition, formal members also have the power to expel other participants. Again, more than half of the members must agree to expel someone, and that person will never be able to join the gathering again.

"At each subsequent gathering, one or two official members will join until the number of official members reaches thirty."

Everyone thought this rule was very novel, but most people didn't take it too seriously because they were still waiting and watching, and it was not clear what level of information this gathering could trade to, so no one had any intention of becoming a formal member.

But some participants thought about it for a while and realized that this rule was very clever, allowing members to supervise each other, restrain each other, and expose each other.

It may seem ordinary, but it is a very advanced management method.

Odysseus paused and continued, “Of course, as the initiator of this party, I have a veto power.

"As for temporary members, you can join the party for free this time, but you will need to pay a £5 entrance fee next time. In addition, masks and capes will no longer be provided free of charge at the next party."

Masks and cloaks were not needed at this gathering. After all, everyone was watching the participants come in one by one, and few people were wearing masks at this time.

But it will be useful at the next party, and you can wear a mask to the party then.

Everyone was slightly stunned. They didn't expect that it would cost 5 pounds to attend the party again. This made many people no longer plan to attend the next party.

Bazel, who was sitting in the back row, also felt that the captain's asking price was a bit high.

After explaining the rules, Odysseus opened his hands and said, "Okay, let's get started!"

At this moment, a man sitting in the middle suddenly asked Odysseus, "Didn't you say you had some shocking news to announce to everyone? What is it?"

Someone else said, "Yes, if it's not shocking enough, I will leave the venue immediately."

"I almost fell asleep after listening to you talk about the rules for so long."

……

Amidst the cacophony of questions, Odysseus smiled and raised his hand. "I have so much shocking news. I'll just share one today, and it's something that happened in Bayam a few days ago."

Hearing Odysseus' tone, most people listened quietly, but some sneered and some laughed.

They all do intelligence-related work locally. It's okay in other places, but it's hard for them to judge and they may be surprised.

When they heard that the initiator was going to release information about Bayam, they thought nothing would surprise them.

"Everyone is well-informed and should have noticed that members of the Church of Poseidon have been acting a little strangely in recent days," Odysseus said slowly.

The venue immediately fell silent, because anyone with some connections had noticed this situation.

Odysseus was very satisfied with the result: "That's because 'Sea God' Kalvetuwa and the Storm Church just had a high-level struggle."

Most of them showed surprised expressions. Although they lived in Bayam and made a living selling information, they were unaware of such a thing.

Of course, the Storm Church would not inform the wild Beyonders about the battle between "Sea King" Yan Kottman and "Sea God" Kalvetua.

Of course, there were also wild Beyonders who noticed this, but these intelligence personnel were not included, because they were all ordinary people and "low-sequence" Beyonders.

Their spirituality and knowledge are unable to perceive this.

At this moment, a member suddenly stood up and asked Odysseus: "Where did you get the information?"

Odysseus glanced at the other person, who had a resolute face, as if he would rush over to fight him immediately if he didn't explain clearly. Odysseus guessed that this person was most likely a member of the "Manufactured Punishers".

He smiled and said, "This is just a reasonable guess. Did you all notice the weather and martial law a few days ago? It is said that the military and the Storm Church are looking for something.

“I also heard that some members of the Church of the Sea God claimed that Kalvetuwa wanted to unleash a tsunami to drown Bayam.

"Then, as long as you have sufficient knowledge and the ability to analyze intelligence, it won't be difficult to deduce the truth of the matter."

The meeting hall was filled with silence, as many people present had heard similar news, but they had not deduced the "truth of the matter" from it.

Odysseus paused and continued, "Apparently, someone stole important items related to the 'Poseidon' and hid in Bayam.

"The Sea God was furious and attempted to unleash a tsunami to drown Bayam.

"While the Church of Storms was fending off the tsunami from the Sea God, they also joined forces with the military, placing Bayam under martial law and searching for that object.

“A storm that was about to rain but didn’t is evidence of a high-level battle.

"Then martial law was quickly lifted, proving that the Church of Storms had found that thing. Then, the sky suddenly cleared, proving that the high-level battle was over."

Everyone in the venue showed an expression of surprise, some even opened their mouths in surprise, and some were so surprised that they were speechless.

They had never imagined that stringing these seemingly ordinary clues together would lead to such a surprising answer.

After a brief moment of surprise, Bishop Dean was completely convinced by Odysseus's intelligence analysis skills: No wonder this guy was so famous in Backlund! No wonder the church leaders risked being questioned by the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery to allow this guy to establish this intelligence exchange meeting.

The suspected member of the Mandated Punisher who had stood up earlier also reacted: "This... this is really your deduction."

Odysseus' tone was no longer as polite as before: "If it's not a conjecture, did I read it in a book? Or did His Excellency 'Sea King' Yan Kottman tell me?"

The other party said nothing, and sat down slowly with an expression of disbelief on his face, and then his expression gradually turned into admiration.

Because in his opinion, His Excellency the Archbishop would certainly not disclose such a level of confidentiality, and this incident had just happened not long ago, so no one would write it into a book.

Then, Odysseus sternly questioned those who had just clamored to hear the "shocking news": "Do you think I am joking with you by holding this party?

"Hehe, in my opinion, you are just a bunch of idiots who don't even have basic intelligence literacy!"

Those people blushed, but no one refuted because they were also surprised by the information released by Odysseus.

Odysseus glanced at everyone and said calmly, "You guys get started."

Things were developing as he expected. The information about "Poseidon" just now had completely shocked the participants.

After two or three seconds, the participant on the far left of the front row seemed to react and said, "Sorry... I don't have any information to sell."

Odysseus said, "Then you can say 'skip'."

The other party quickly said: "Skip it."

The next few people chose to "skip". Most of the people who attended the meeting today were taking a wait-and-see attitude and had no information prepared for the transaction.

After skipping five times in a row, a participant finally said, "I have information about Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina Edwards."

No one responded, everyone was watching the first transaction.

Two or three seconds later, a masked attendee in the back row asked, "How much are you planning to sell it for? And you need to be more specific!"

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, Odysseus recognized that this was Danitz, a subordinate of Vice Admiral Iceberg.

Because he had put on the mask before Odysseus came, Odysseus did not notice him at first.

"Twenty pounds," said the person in the front row who wanted to sell information, "about a very important item she found in a ruin."

Danitz instinctively said, "It's too expensive, and I don't know if that item is important." But in his heart, he thought: It might be related to the "Giant's Key."

Not long ago, they found a huge key in a relic that did not look like one used by humans.

The captain initially judged that it was the legendary "Key of Death", and then the news spread in a very small area.

This is also the habit of "Lieutenant General Iceberg". When encountering something he is not sure about, he will announce it in a small range and pay close attention to the feedback from these people.

The person in the front row who initiated the transaction said, "I can't say any more. If I continue, I'll reveal the most valuable part."

This is also the most embarrassing part for everyone. If the buyer keeps saying that his description is not worth the price, do we have to tell everyone the whole information and let everyone evaluate whether it is worth the price?

In that case, everyone who hears the complete information will definitely say that it is not worth the price.

At this time, Odysseus, who was sitting across from them, asked, "Is this information about the key?"

He recalled that Vice Admiral Iceberg discovered the "Giant's Key" around the time Klein went out to sea.

The person who initiated the transaction was stunned at first, but immediately nodded and said, "Yes."

At this point, he was completely convinced by the organizer of the party. He didn't expect that the other party even knew this!

Odysseus then said to Danitz, "This information is worth more than 20 pounds. You can choose to trade it or not, but you can no longer say it's not worth the price."

Behind the mask, Danitz stood there in a daze: How did he know about that key? Or had the captain been looking for a buyer while I was away, and therefore released the information about the key?
At this time, someone behind Danitz said, "I want to trade this information, but...how do I do it?"

If the initiator of the transaction says so, it is equivalent to him spending money and letting everyone know that information.

Odysseus said: “If the deal is confirmed, I can write the information on a piece of paper and give it to you.

"While you have the paper, hand the money to my assistant."

At this time, Basel, who was sitting in the back row, came forward with a writing pad, paper and pen that he had prepared long ago and handed them to the initiator of the intelligence.

While the other party was writing down the information, Odysseus said to everyone, "If there is any dispute about the value of the information during the transaction, you can write it down and let me help you make a judgment.

"If anyone has any questions they want to discuss or communicate with me, but don't want everyone to hear them, they can write them down on a piece of paper and hand it to me."

This was precisely the benefit of being a platform. In Backlund, Odysseus had obtained the most extensive information by helping others discern the value of intelligence.

After training in Backlund, Odysseus's ability to judge intelligence has reached a level of perfection.

Almost all the members were stunned. The problem they were most worried about was solved, so they all became eager to try.

Moreover, everyone was impressed by Odysseus's logical and analytical abilities in understanding the intelligence of "Poseidon", and they basically trusted the judgment of the "Captain".

During the first round of transactions, Danitz thought to himself: I might as well ask this fellow codenamed "Captain" where to use the key. Can it, as the legend says, open the door to the Giant King's treasury?

Then he thought: But we can’t just say this is the “Giant’s Key” right away, because few people know this at present.

At this moment, Danitz suddenly laughed in his heart: Maybe I can make this guy look bad!
Because the "Giant's Key" is the latest research of "Vice Admiral Iceberg", the only people who know about it, besides the crew of the "Golden Dream", is German Sparrow.

Danitz realized: This "captain" might still think it's the "key of death." If he says it's used to open the kingdom of death, I can expose him to his face.

He even saw the surprised and admiring looks and expressions of the people around him.

This guy is just vain and wants to show off.

So he asked Basel to hand him a writing board, wrote down his question, and asked Basel to hand it to the "captain".

Odysseus glanced at Danitz's question and asked: "What is the purpose of that key?"

He didn't answer immediately. Instead, he waited until the first transaction was over before saying, "I happen to know the answer to your question. My offer is 50 pounds."

Danitz was stunned: So expensive!
He thought for a moment and asked, "What if your answer is not accurate?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I'll give you 100 pounds."

"Okay, let's trade then." At the same time, Danitz thought to himself: I didn't expect I could make another 100 pounds.

Odysseus picked up the writing board on the table beside him and wrote under the question on the paper Danitz handed him: Open the palace gate of the Giant King's Court.

The note was handed to Danitz, who took a look and then abruptly stood up: "How...how did you know that it wasn't the 'Key of Death'?"

He got so excited that he told the truth.

Odysseus smiled and said, “I have some knowledge of the ruins you explored back then.

"How could the 'Key of Death' appear in the Giant's ruins?"

Of course he lied. He was able to earn the 50 pounds mainly because he knew where the key would be used in the future. This question was more like an "open-book exam" for him.

And Odysseus was also very clear that this guy was deliberately looking for trouble, so he simply revealed more information to intimidate other participants.

When everyone heard the "captain" say "you", they immediately looked at the masked man and realized that he was a crew member of the "Golden Dream".

Many people have guessed that this crew member wanted to use some information he knew that only the crew of the "Golden Dream" knew to make things difficult for the "captain", but unexpectedly the "captain" gave the correct answer.

In addition to trusting the "Captain" more, many people also felt very happy: there was finally a place where they could exchange information with confidence.

Previously, the place where people traded information was basically in bars. Not only was it impossible to confirm the accuracy of the information, but sometimes they would also encounter gangs robbing each other.

The intelligence exchange meeting here perfectly resolved everyone's concerns.

The initiator "Captain" has extremely strong intelligence analysis capabilities. If you find it difficult to make a judgment, you can ask him for help, so you don't have to worry about being cheated.

Also, because of the protection of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight, there is no need to worry about the problem of criminals robbing criminals.

Everyone's enthusiasm for trading was ignited at once, and several transactions were completed quickly. Three of them asked the "Captain" to help them determine the value of the intelligence, and Odysseus gave accurate judgments every time.

In particular, one of the sellers was selling information about the "Admiral of the Star". After seeing the information, the buyer was not sure about its accuracy, so he asked the "Captain" to help take a look.

Odysseus took it and took a quick look. "The Star Admiral" was the mistress of an Intis naval commander, sent by Intis to attack Loen merchant ships. This "pirate general" had close ties to the Intis Republic and frequently plundered Loen ships. She had even been seen aboard Intis warships.

Odysseus immediately made a judgment: This was obviously conjecture. Perhaps because of the "mysterious queen", Cattleya did have some dealings with the Intis Republic, but saying that she was the mistress of a naval admiral was pure nonsense.

So he said, "This information is not accurate."

The seller was unconvinced and said, "Many 'pirate generals' are actually not clean. No one can tell which country or force they represent."

Odysseus said seriously, "This information contains too much subjective speculation and is influenced by your personal perception. It lacks the most basic logical reasoning and does not contain sufficient evidence.

"You said the 'Admiral of the Stars' was the mistress of a certain Intis Republic naval commander. Whose mistress was she, specifically? You said the 'Admiral of the Stars' had been on an Intis warship. When exactly did she board that ship? Which ship was she on?"

"I... I just combined some clues I got... and gathered this information myself," the seller said defensively. "When you announced the news about 'Sea God' earlier, didn't you specify who was fighting 'Sea God'?"

Odysseus said, "Idiot! You just didn't understand. Who else can fight Kalvetuwa except Lord Yan Kottman?"

He said righteously, "Since you're not convinced, let me ask you, do you know what level of Beyonders most naval commanders are?"

The seller was stunned by the question.

奥狄斯自问自答：“序列5或序列6，你觉得一个序列5可能会有一个序列5的情妇？还是一个序列6能有一个序列5的情妇？
"I believe that there was some kind of deal between them, but you had to add some plots from erotic novels to it, which shows that you are not rigorous in compiling intelligence.

“Of course, the commanders in the navy, or a few senior generals, are at a higher level.

"But if the Intis Republic's naval commander sent a Sequence 5 to lead a fleet that frequently frequented the Rorsted Archipelago, that would become a military issue.

"Do you think the Loen Navy won't retaliate? How much room do you think the 'Admiral of the Stars' will have left to survive?"

After a few questions, the other party was already wiping his sweat, and everyone realized that this was someone who fabricated some specious information to cheat money.

There were many such people in Bayam's bar, and they often spouted false information that was difficult to discern.

Of course, this is also a technical job, such as the information about the "Admiral of the Stars" fabricated by this seller.

Anyone who has participated in some intelligence transactions knows that the "Admiral of the Stars" must be supported by a certain organization.

In addition, they all had more or less obtained some information that the "Admiral of the Stars" had cooperated with the Intis fleet, so the authenticity of this information became difficult to distinguish.

At least for those who are not engaged in intelligence work as a profession, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Finally, Odysseus said, "You are not welcome here, Basil. Please ask him to leave!"

The other party continued, "I'm here to trade intelligence sincerely. Didn't you say you would provide protection as long as I'm here to trade intelligence?"

Odysseus said coldly, "Yes, we are here to trade intelligence, not to listen to your stories. You are a novelist, not an intelligence officer."

He waved his hand. “At the beginning of this meeting, I explained the importance of accurate intelligence. In my opinion, you are completely insincere.

"Get out of here before we do anything."

Under Basel's shove and in front of everyone's gaze, the other party left in disgrace.

There was immediate applause at the scene. Many of them had been fooled by such people, but in the end, nothing came of it.

Because they were basically Bayam's local thugs. If you were tricked by them once, you wouldn't be able to find them anytime soon.

Such people are worth their lives, and the cost of finding them may be much higher than the gains after finding them.

So most people just think they are unlucky.

The "captain's" expulsion once again demonstrated his rigorous attitude towards intelligence, which made everyone applaud.

The door closed again and the sticky liquid blocked it again.

Odysseus said nonchalantly, "Continue!"

As time went on, more and more transactions were carried out and the trading atmosphere became better and better. With the previous examples, no one dared to fool people with fabricated intelligence anymore.

The key point is that almost all transactions would be reviewed by Odysseus, which allowed Odysseus to quickly understand the movements of many key figures in the Rorsted Islands, and even to infer the current approximate location of the two pirate generals' fleets.

However, he soon discovered that he still lacked some knowledge about the geography and ships of the Rorsted Archipelago, otherwise he would have been able to infer more valuable information from this intelligence.

When it was the turn of the suspected member of the Mandated Punisher, he said with full energy, "I'm issuing a quest to find someone."

As he spoke, he took out a portrait. All that could be seen was that it was a male, with facial features so blurred that only a few ripples could be seen.

Although Odysseus, who was present at the time, immediately recognized that it was Klein, he was the only one present at the time, and the others could not see the appearance of the portrait clearly.

The task issued by the other party made Odysseus 100% certain that this man who spoke with such vigor must be a "manufactured punisher".

Many people smiled helplessly after seeing the portrait. With such a blurry portrait, the probability of finding this person is very small.

Some even asked: "Did someone urinate on his face?"

This remark caused laughter in the room.

Because the "Sea King" Yann Kottmann used reflection to present the figure that took away the characteristics of the "Sea God", the portrait drawn through the ritual does look like it has some shimmering effects.

It really looks a bit like a thin stream of water pouring into a bucket, and the ripples caused by it form the picture.

Os thought to himself: Buddy, be careful with your words, or you might get "fooled" one day and suddenly not know how to pee.

　Thanks to everyone for their help, the name of the ship was decided to be "Argo", a ship in Greek mythology. The key is that this ship can also predict the future, which fits the protagonist's path very well.

　　After seeing this name, the author plans to add more drama to this ship after the protagonist reaches Sequence 4, such as "recreating" Greek mythology on the ship, which would be a bonus!
　　As for the name of the pirate group, there are currently two options. One is to simply call it "Argonaut Pirates" and the other is to call it "Dawn Pirates".

　　Although the second name is a bit Chinese, it has a good meaning. Let’s think about it. If you don’t think it’s out of place, how about using this name?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)