Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 255: Argonaut Sets Sail
First mate Bazel and second mate Rupert never dreamed that there would be no one else on the ship they were going to serve except Captain Gal and them!

Or there are no other living people!
Looking at the "extraordinary puppets" who were skillfully preparing to set sail, the two even felt that they were a bit redundant.

Odysseus introduced them: "Because recruiting ordinary crew members is too troublesome, I thought of using 'extraordinary puppets' as crew members.

"There are many advantages to this. First, they can work continuously for a long time without the need for shift changes or on-call work.

"And whether there's a battle or treasure is discovered in the future, we won't have to share the spoils with them."

Rupert came back to his senses at this time: "Captain, who helped you make this 'Extraordinary Puppet'?"

He had also seen some simple mechanical puppets. The Sequence 8 potion in the "Monster" pathway was called "Machine", which had terrifying computing power and self-control.

Some members of the "School of Life" have used powerful computing power to design some sophisticated mechanical puppets, but they can only do simple and repetitive tasks.

For example, pick up a pen and draw a designed picture, or write some words and so on.

When to put down the brush? When to lift it? When to draw an arc? When to draw a straight line? These are all designed mechanisms, not the creativity of mechanical puppets.

The only purpose of these puppets is to perform in the circus.

But the puppets on the ship are different. They can do some complicated things, such as tying ropes, tightening sails, and making tea for Odysseus and others.

Although their movements seemed a bit stiff and mechanical, these were already very powerful "extraordinary puppets". Rupert seriously suspected that these were a batch of puppets custom-made for a demigod.

Odysseus hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't want to hide anything about this matter. This is a puppet I designed myself.

"They have no life, no spirit, only a mechanical body and a mechanized idea... well, it can't be called an idea, it should be called a 'mechanical method of operation'.

"You see them busy because I have already 'instilled' a certain amount of common sense and knowledge in them.

"But if you ask them to go into the kitchen and cook something, they'll just freeze there and be completely overwhelmed."

Only after seeing Odysseus and others cooking did they know how to cook, but they were just imitating unless they were given a cookbook.

The first and second mates opened their mouths, and after a few seconds Rupert asked, "How...how did you do that?"

"It's not that I don't want to say it." Odysseus smiled, "It's just that you don't understand.

"Well... let me put it this way. I've discovered some unique uses for Extraordinary. This ship and these golems are manifestations of that special use."

Bazel and Rupert only half understood what he said, but when they thought about the obviously powerful scrolls, they seemed to understand what "Captain Gal" meant.

Before the new ship was towed to the port, Odysseus called to the first and second mates, "Come, come, I will show you around the ship.

“The rooms above the deck are the cockpit and lounge. From now on, the three of us will take turns on duty in the cockpit.

"There will be 'mechanical puppets' serving as helmsmen and emergency sailors."

He opened the door of the cockpit. The structure here was relatively simple, with a half-person-high rudder and a mechanical-looking clock on the right.

There is already a "mechanical puppet" waiting at the helm.

There are many operating levers and buttons on the left side of the cockpit. It is the first time for Bazel and Rupert to see such structures in a cockpit. They don’t know what they are used for and are too embarrassed to ask.

In addition, there is a large wooden seat in the cockpit with the best view.

Odysseus took two more people to a room on the side, which was a lounge, but it was rather simple, with only a square table and a few chairs.

In addition, there is a small room above the cockpit and lounge. It is the observation room, where the navigator works.

The main rooms are all below decks. Odysseus introduced: "This ship is divided into three floors.

“The first floor houses the dining room, kitchen, meeting room, lounge, as well as my bedroom and studio.”

There are portholes on this floor, and the sunlight outside can shine in, making it not too dark here.

However, the furnishings are relatively simple and there is still a lot of space.

"The first floor below is where everyone's bedrooms are." Odysseus said as he walked down, "You two got here first, so you can choose first."

There are no windows on this floor, but there are bright crystal chandeliers in the corridor.

Bazel, who had lived on a ship before, was stunned: "This... is this a crystal chandelier?"

This ship is so luxurious! The crystal chandeliers in the corridor alone are enough to buy an ordinary small sea vessel.

"It is indeed a crystal chandelier, but it is different from the crystal chandelier you imagined." Odysseus smiled and explained briefly.

The crystal lamp that Basel mentioned is a precious spiritual material that can emit light for a long time.

It is valuable and very popular.

The crystal lamps on the "Argo" are made by constantly replenishing the spirituality of cheap crystals to make them shine. The total cost of these crystals is less than 50 pounds.

In addition, there are three crystal chandeliers in each room, one large and two small, with the switches not far from the door and the small lamps.

Each room even has a separate bathroom.

Because there weren't many crew members, the rooms here were very spacious. Rupert sighed, "They're almost as big as hotel rooms."

Generally, the rooms on the ship are quite crowded, after all, there are many crew members. Although the first mate and the second mate have their own rooms, they are generally quite small.

There are a total of 4 such rooms, and 2 larger rooms, which are crew quarters.

There is also another room which is the "Extraordinary Puppet" lounge, which is where the "Extraordinary Puppets" are parked. After all, not too many puppets are used in normal times.

The bottom floor is the warehouse and power system. Of course, they are not in the same room, but at the bow and stern respectively, separated by stairs.

Bazel sighed: "If there weren't so many crew members, we could save a lot of space."

If it is an ordinary sea vessel, there is usually a prison cell on the bottom floor.

But Odysseus was obviously not prepared for this. When fighting with the enemy, he either killed them or let them go.

If you really encounter a situation where they "catch but don't kill", just lock him up in another room first.

The three of them started walking back, with Odysseus still walking in front: "The entire boat is driven by spiritual power, and the sails outside are just for cover.

"Of course they have some use, but not to power the ship... Oh, by the way, we should go and put up the flag as soon as possible."

Bazel and Rupert looked at each other. It was the first time they heard of a ship powered by spiritual power, but the captain did not give a detailed explanation, so they did not ask for the time being.

Go all the way to the conference room on the third floor, where there are two flags.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Now, please ask the most agile first mate among us to hang the flag on the mast."

Bazel pointed at one of the flags and said in surprise, "This... This is the flag of 'Elemental Dawn'."

"That's right," Odysseus said. "We will sail under the banner of 'Dawn of the Elements,' but the price we have to pay is that we give 10% of the spoils to the 'Mysterious Queen.'"

The flag of "Elemental Dawn" is an eye without eyelashes. Above the eye is a somewhat illusory symbol representing light, depicting the dawn when the sun has not yet risen but the sky is already bright.

"One percent?" Basel thought he had misheard.

Because he knew the rules among pirates very well, if he borrowed someone else's flag, he generally had to hand over 30% to half of the spoils.

On the sea, flags often mean protection and deterrence. For example, when ordinary pirates see the flag of the "King of the Sea", they will generally choose to turn around and flee.

Even in battle, the side flying the "King of the Sea" flag has higher morale.

Since you have borrowed someone else's dignity and reputation, of course you have to pay some price.

At this moment, what shocked Basel was that the ship he would serve in the future was actually flying the flag of "King of the Sea" and only required him to hand over 10% of the spoils.

This was something he couldn't understand. The background of "Captain Gal" was clearly the Church of the Goddess of Evernight, so why was the flag of "Elemental Dawn" flying?

Rupert had never been to the church of the Goddess of Night with Odysseus, and was not very clear about the extent of the captain's cooperation with the Goddess of Night. At this time, he simply thought that the background of "Captain Gar" was "Elemental Dawn".

Odysseus replied: "Yes, only 10%. There are some special reasons for this, but we basically belong to the power of the 'Elemental Dawn'."

Both Basil and Rupert noticed that the captain was a little vague about this, which was a bit unusual.

But now is not the time to talk about this, so the two of them did not continue asking.

"As for the second flag," Odysseus said, "this is the flag of our pirate group. Um... I designed it myself."

This flag is relatively simple. The background is a hexagram, the most commonly used magic circle. In the center of the hexagram is an eye with eyelids and an upright sword.

The sword is behind the eyes and in front of the hexagram.

The first and second mates had no objection to this, after all, the captain had such power.

Bazel also obeyed the order and hung two flags on the top of the mast.

The flag of "Elemental Dawn" is on top, and the flag of their pirate group is below.

After hanging it up, Odysseus discussed with them: "I haven't thought of a name for the pirate group yet. Do you have any ideas?"

The first and second mates were both slightly stunned. Rupert glanced at their flag and asked, "How about the Hexagram Pirates?"

Odysseus pondered for a moment: "It sounds like the name of a band."

Bazel asked, "How about the Sea Lion Pirates?"

"Sounds like the name of a circus."

The three of them looked at each other and laughed together.

They all realized that three people who were not very good at naming had come together.

At this time, the new ship entered the port terminal under the tow of a tugboat, and many people came to see it off.

Odysseus first ordered the Extraordinary Puppet: "Drop anchor!"

The anchor was dropped and the Argo docked at the pier.

Odysseus then said to the first and second mates, "I've also ordered some food and drinks. Please have them moved to the warehouse below."

Bazel and Rupert agreed, and Odysseus asked the "Extraordinary Puppet" to lower the gangway and go to the dock to say goodbye to the scholars who were seeing them off.

At the same time, the goods ordered last night also began to be loaded.

Just as the cargo was loaded and Odysseus was about to set off, a layer of illusory feathers suddenly appeared on the dock. The feathers dissipated and Bernadette walked out with a hat in her hand.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen, for coming to see me off."

Bernadette threw the hat in her hand to Odysseus: "A gift for your voyage."

Odysseus took it. It was a leather captain's hat with silver ornaments and a spiritual glow. It was obviously a magical item.

"Thank you." Odysseus did not refuse.

Bernadette looked at the flag on the ship and nodded with satisfaction. "The flag you designed is very suitable for the flag of 'Elemental Dawn'."

Then she asked, "What is the name of the pirate group?"

Odysseus said with a sad face, "I haven't thought of it yet. I just discussed it with the first and second mates for a long time, but we couldn't come up with a good result. How about you come up with one?"

Alia and others on the side smiled and shook their heads. They didn't expect that the ship was ready, but the pirate group still didn't have an official name.

Bernadette didn't hesitate. She took another look at the flag designed by Odysseus and said, "There is a sword. Let's call it 'Sword of Dawn'."

"Dawn" and "dawn" are the same word, but in Intis, this word has two pronunciations to distinguish the meaning of "dawn" in different contexts.

For example, now Odysseus has hung the flag of "Elemental Dawn", and the words with the meaning of "dawn" in the pirate group are repeated.

So another pronunciation can be used, which means "dawn" in Odysseus's language logic.

Odysseus nodded slowly: "This is a good name."

He said goodbye to Bernadette and the others again, and when he was about to board the ship, he whispered to Bernadette, "I want to borrow someone from you."

Bernadette nodded: “Borrow it.

"I'll take you away in an hour."

Before, when she learned from Alia about the content of Odysseus's conversation with the president of the "Navigators' Guild", Yi Laizhe, she guessed what Odysseus was thinking.

Odysseus took off his hat to express his gratitude, then quickly walked up the spiral staircase: "Start the ship!" As he waved to the people on the dock, the "extraordinary puppets" began to start the ship in an orderly manner. First, the anchor was recovered, and then the "extraordinary puppet" at the helm of the cockpit pushed the operating lever forward, and the corresponding magic circle on the bottom of the ship was activated, and the waves formed pushed the ship forward.

The "Argo" left the dock, and Odysseus returned to the cockpit with Bazel and Rupert.

On the way to the cockpit, Rupert glanced at the hat in Odysseus's hand and smiled, "That beautiful lady just now must have been very reluctant for you to go out to sea."

Bazel also gave a "I understand" smile.

Odysseus glanced back at them and said, "That's the 'Mysterious Queen'."

Rupert's outstretched leg twisted and he almost fell: "Queen..."

He could certainly see that the lady was a big shot and that she had only said that as a joke to the captain.

I didn’t expect that it was the “Mysterious Queen”!
Basel was also stunned on the spot, and he was increasingly unable to understand the background of "Captain Gal". The "mysterious queen" actually came in person to see him off!

Coming to the cockpit, Odysseus sat on the large wooden chair, looked at the vast sea and smiled, "Forward 2!"

The "Argo" accelerated and soon reached a speed of about 20 knots.

At this time, the first and second mates, who had prepared themselves mentally, came to the cockpit and stood on both sides of the captain's seat.

Odysseus said: "Our pirate group is definitely called 'Sword of Dawn'.

"This is consistent with some of my ideas. In the future, I hope we can be like a sword, piercing the sea and the entire world."

The first and second mates had just recovered and were nodding their heads continuously. At this point, they would believe it even if the captain said the ship could fly.

Odysseus continued, "At present, our ship is still missing an important person: a navigator.

"I've already found a good candidate, I'll go get him right away."

Bazel thought he had misheard: "Catch them?"

"Yes, capture them." Odysseus stood up and said with a smile: "From today on, we are pirates. As pirates, kidnapping is commonplace."

However, this kidnapping requires a certain level of technical skills.

After greeting Bazel and Rupert, Odysseus put on the captain's hat that Bernadette had just given him, used the "Travel Ring" to enter the spirit world, and came to the Navigators' Guild.

He glanced at the sextant-shaped sign at the door and pushed it open.

The white-haired and bearded president Yi Laizhe smiled and said, "I thought you had already found a suitable navigator."

When the new ship built by the "Queen" was undergoing sea trials, Yi Laizhe also went to the dock to see it. His many years of experience on the sea made him keenly aware that this ship was very unusual.

So I took the initiative to find out more, and found that the confidentiality level of the project of building a new ship was very high, and I had no right to know the specific details.

However, Yi Laizhe accidentally found out the specific date of the departure of the "Argo", so he called his most proud student in advance, hoping that this student could board this ship with a brand-new concept.

But Odysseus didn't come for a long time, so Yilaizhe said this, thinking that Odysseus had found the right person.

"Of course not," Odysseus smiled. "If I find it, I will definitely send someone to inform you."

Yi Laizhe stroked his beard and nodded slowly, very satisfied with Odysseus's answer.

He glanced at the captain's hat on Odysseus's head. It was the hat once worn by the "Mysterious Queen" and it could make people lucky for a short period of time.

This reminded Yi Laizhe of his own experiences at sea. He took a deep breath before introducing the young man behind him, "This is Ansel, the most talented student I've met in recent years. I hope he can quickly become a mature navigator on your ship."

"Welcome to join us." Odysseus shook hands with Ansel naturally.

Ansiel bent down slightly, shook hands and spoke politely to Odysseus.

Then Odysseus said to Yilaizhe, "Mr. President, thank you for your recommendation."

As he spoke, he naturally extended his hand and shook hands with Yi Laizhe.

President Yi Laizhe didn't think too much about it and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Odysseus.

At this moment, an illusory door appeared next to them. Before Yi Laizhe could react, he and Odysseus appeared in the spiritual world.

Young navigator Ansiel watched his teacher and the new captain disappear, stunned and bewildered. What had just happened? How could two people disappear in the blink of an eye? And what about me? Should I even be allowed on board?
……

After a brief moment of surprise, Yi Laizhe tried to break free. At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became like a rich oil painting, and the colors became blurred and deep. Odysseus had already brought Yi Laizhe to the cockpit.

"Take a look around the boat!" Odysseus said quickly. "If you don't want to stay on the boat, I'll send you off right away."

He knew very well that the old man in front of him was not only a navigator, but also a very powerful extraordinary person. He should be a "Wind-loving One", or at least a "Navigator".

You can lure him here with a handshake, but you can't stop the old man from flying back or swimming back on his own.

Yi Laizhe wanted to scold Odysseus, but was immediately attracted by the "extraordinary puppet" at the helm: "These 'extraordinary puppets' can actually steer the helm?"

He also heard today that Odysseus took the "extraordinary puppets" to the dock early in the morning. He didn't take it too seriously at first, thinking that they were puppets that could only do some carrying work, but he didn't expect that they could actually steer the ship!

Odysseus quickly introduced: “Not only can you steer the ship, but you can also operate weapons and fight.

“So even if you teach students on board, they can hide in the cabin when a battle breaks out, because I plan to assemble a total of 40 ‘Extraordinary Golems’.

"If it's not enough, I will place a new order with Div. I will never let your students come to harm."

Yi Laizhe opened his mouth but swallowed the words of refusal. Having spent most of his life at sea, he also wanted to take a look at this new ship.

And as Odysseus said before, the most important lesson for a navigator can only be completed at sea.

However, without such conditions, "Elemental Dawn" is not a navigation school after all, and it is impossible to use a large ship for teaching.

Even if Yi Laizhe is given the opportunity to use it occasionally, he won't have time to go too far, otherwise the practical teaching will become like a sightseeing tour.

Therefore, Odysseus's previous suggestion to use his new ship to teach new navigators had already attracted Yi Laizhe.

After becoming the president, Yi Laizhe became more and more fond of teaching students.

But at that time he was very clear that the safety of his students could not be guaranteed.

But now it’s different. The combat missions on this ship don’t need to be done by navigation trainees at all.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Yi Laizhe glanced at the captain of the "Dawn" and the captain's hat that the "Mysterious Queen" once wore. Finally, he took a long breath and said, "Take me to see the student accommodation."

Odysseus knew that the matter was settled, and he quickly took the old man out.

But when he walked onto the deck, Yi Laizhe was stunned in front of the sail again.

Because the sails were not opened, the boat was moving very fast.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before he said, "Oh, yes, I forgot to open the sail."

Yi Laizhe seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke of the year, but he couldn't laugh because it was obvious that the ship was not powered by sails.

After Odysseus ordered an Extraordinary Puppet to open the sail, he continued to lead the way: "There are six rooms in total, one for the first and second mates, one for President Yi Laizhe, and one must be left empty for backup.

"The remaining two crew dormitories can be used for students. There's no problem accommodating eight or nine people in each room there."

Yi Laizhe nodded slowly, the accommodation conditions were quite good.

Then Odysseus took Elijah to visit the observation room specially prepared for navigators. Unless it was a large ship like the "Dawn", there was no observation room on ordinary ships.

Navigators often have to brave strong winds and heavy rains and observe the stormy sea to prevent the ship from entering dangerous areas.

If you are sailing in the North Sea or the polar sea, you have to brave the cold and observe for icebergs.

With the observation room, the conditions are much better.

Finally, Yi Laizhe nodded with satisfaction and said, “I can be your navigator, but on the condition that I use your ship to teach students.

“I will not participate in your battles, nor will I help you divide up the spoils and treasures you have obtained.

"Under normal circumstances, my students are not allowed to participate in combat."

His experience on the Dawn had left him with quite a bit of savings, and he was also older and no longer had any thoughts about promotion, so he had no particular interest in spoils of war.

In order to avoid making my old age too lonely, I just want to do what I like.

"No problem!" Odysseus agreed immediately. "Just tell me which students you want to take with you, and I'll pick them up right away."

Yi Laizhe immediately said five names, including Ansel, the student he had just recommended to Odysseus, and Yi Laizhe wrote a letter to the "Navigators' Guild" stating that he and Odysseus were willing to provide a safe place for him to teach young navigators.

Odysseus once again used the "Travel Ring" to deliver the letter to the "Navigators' Guild" and brought the five young people mentioned by Yilaizhe, three men and two women, onto the "Argo" in three batches.

Although things were urgent, after seeing Yi Laizhe, the young people felt relieved and began to be curious about the ship and the crew members including Odysseus.

At this time, Odysseus discovered an important problem: the language barrier.

Bazel and Rupert were both from Loen. They could speak Giant, Ancient Hermes, and a few words of Intis, but it was difficult to communicate normally.

Old man Yi Laizhe is fine, as he has been at sea for a long time and is proficient in various languages, but his students only speak Intis.

Odysseus had no choice but to use the "Wisdom Helmet" to solve this problem and instill the Loen language into the navigator trainees.

Once everyone arrived, the boat suddenly became lively.

At this moment, a huge illusory space appeared in front of the "Argo".

Odysseus knew that Bernadette was sending him to the raging sea, so he shouted, "Everyone on the deck, come back, everyone go into the room!"

The "Argo" sailed towards the huge illusory space at a speed of 20 knots. The moment it entered, a thin layer of starlight covered the ship. That was Bernadette's protection for the "Argo".

Inside the virtual space, there is a vast galaxy, and the "Argo" is slowly sailing along the galaxy.

First mate Bazel said, "Today I have witnessed a truly advanced Beyonder ability."

What happened today was completely different from what he had imagined before boarding the ship. He even had the illusion that he was not joining a pirate group at all.

This galaxy was not very long, and soon the "Argo" seemed to have penetrated a thin film and entered the normal sea area again.

From there, you can’t see Lasha Island behind you, or even any island at all.

After sending Odysseus to an unfamiliar sea, Bernadette said nothing, put away the thin starlight and the huge illusory space, and left.

Yi Laizhe looked at the sun in the sky, then carefully observed the sea and the sea breeze, and said, "We have actually reached the Raging Sea!"

Although Odysseus knew that the older the navigator, the better, he was still somewhat surprised by the other party's judgment: "You can even judge this?"

Yi Laizhe smiled and said, "Using the sun, sea breeze and ocean currents to determine your location is a basic course for navigators.

"Tonight, just by looking at the starry sky, I will know our exact location."

Odysseus nodded: "It is right to invite you here."

Then he said to the first mate, second mate, and Yi Laizhe, "The sea seems calm at the moment. Let's go to the conference room for a meeting."

Arriving at the conference room, Odysseus looked at the three people in front of him again. Sitting on the left was Bazel Ryan, a quiet and very calm man.

On the right is Rupert Sean, with his dark brown hair and a constant smile, and Yi Laizhe, with his gray hair and beard and casual clothes.

The four people present here are the backbone of the "Sword of Dawn" pirate group.

Odysseus smiled and said, "From now on, we are all on the same ship and will definitely fight together, so I should first introduce myself.

"I'm a Scroll Professor. My scrolls are more powerful and have more varieties than those of ordinary Scroll Professors.

"I also designed this ship. Its weapon system is very powerful, but you may not understand it just by saying this. Let's find a place to conduct live-fire exercises."

The other three people also introduced themselves. Basel was a Sequence 7 "Briber", Rupert was a Sequence 7 "Lucky One", and old man Yi Laizhe was indeed a Sequence 6 "Wind-loving One".

This made Odysseus feel that it was a lot of luck that enabled him to get this old navigator on board.

Then Odysseus reiterated the purpose of the pirate group and announced that the immediate goal was to look for traces of the treasure and try to find the "Red Lion" pirate group. If there was an opportunity, they would take the initiative to launch an offensive.

The meeting was mainly to reiterate the purpose of the pirate group, so it ended quickly. After the meeting, Odysseus went to the cockpit to look at the sea, while the first and second mates were chatting and smoking in the lounge.

Yi Laizhe has already started on-site teaching, telling students how to judge wind direction and ocean currents.

At this time, a student discovered an island with a telescope.

(End of this chapter)