Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 259 A Brief History of the United Empire

Odysseus returned from the island with strange walls and planned to hire a "magician" to participate in this exploration at the Tarot meeting in the afternoon.

The main reason for having such an idea is that it is obviously difficult to enter that "secret realm" using a seal, and it may require extraordinary people to use their abilities to enter.

And it is best if you are a member of the Abraham family or an extraordinary person related to this family to enter.

Odysseus remembered that the characteristics in Fors' body came from the Abraham family, and she was also suffering from the "Blood Moon Curse", so she could be regarded as an "Abraham".

Of course, another major reason is that Odysseus trusts Fors more.

Especially for this kind of expedition companion, they must be trustworthy people!
If Fors couldn't get in, Odysseus planned to use her to seek cooperation with members of the Abraham family.

Back on the ship, Odysseus sorted out the projects he needed to research recently in his studio.

The first step was to use the "dust of evil spirits" worth more than a thousand pounds to study several scrolls for dealing with undead enemies.

The second is to use the previously seized seal in the shape of a pocket watch to research a more powerful extraordinary weapon for the "Extraordinary Puppet".

These are the two most important research projects. I was very busy last week and had no time to carry out any research. This week I have some free time, so I can arrange these research tasks.

Some other studies are not very urgent and can be put aside.

After that, Odysseus had lunch, took a short rest, and then returned to his room to prepare for the Tarot Club.

At exactly three o'clock, Odysseus's vision was covered by gray fog, and he immediately arrived at the venue of the Tarot Club, the classical and majestic Giant Hall.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." With the crisp and lively greeting of Miss Justice, the Tarot Club officially began.

Cattleya, the "priestess" who was attending the gathering for the second time, glanced briefly at the other members, and her deep purple eyes suddenly narrowed.

She discovered that the "Hanged Man", "Moon" and "Sun" opposite her all had a slight spiritual overflow, which was completely different from the last gathering!
This suggests they've all just gotten a promotion!
Cattleya took a deep breath: In just one week, all three members of the Tarot Club were promoted. Is this a coincidence?

But then she looked away, because The Hanged Man and The Moon had only been promoted to Sequence 6, a level that didn't require a ritual. Furthermore, they had already been trading the corresponding traits and materials last week, so their promotion wasn't too surprising.

Thinking of this, Cattleya completely returned to the state of being a bystander.

No member provided Russell's diary this week, so there was no reading session with Mr. Fool.

Seeing no one had initiated a trade, the newly promoted "Sun" Derrick turned to the lower part of the bronze table and said, "Mr. World, I've got the method you wanted to separate the mental contamination of those who have lost control of their Beyonder characteristics."

Klein, the Fool, who sat at the head of the long bronze table, almost twitched his lips. "Don't say it so directly! After all, this is a private commission."

Cattleya glanced at The World. With enough knowledge of mysticism, she could easily guess that The World might be holding an extraordinary attribute left by the spirit of a person who had lost control.

Klein took a deep breath before manipulating the "world" and speaking hoarsely, "Write it on paper and send it to me."

After Derrick "expressed" this, Alger, the "Hanged Man," said, "I'm also very interested in this knowledge. What can I offer in exchange?"

But Little Sun said sincerely, "Mr. Hanged Man, no need. You've always given me advice and helped me face difficulties. This is my way of thanking you."

Alger didn't know what to say for a moment. The Sun's answer was completely beyond his expectations.

He had been drifting on the sea for so many years and had experienced a lot, but at this moment, he felt inexplicably ashamed.

After a second or two, Alger regained his composure. "Your character is truly admirable."

But the "Moon" Omlin slandered the "Sun" in his heart: "Stupid donkey! No, even dumber than a donkey, stupid sheep!"

But then he curled up the corners of his mouth because he had successfully been promoted to baron.

Emlyn couldn't help but think: I have to do something later to let them know that I am already a noble baron.

After The World and Alger reviewed the information materialized by the Little Sun, they both fell into deep thought.

At this time, the "Priestess" Cattleya said, "I wonder if there is a method among these that I know of.

"I can give you a free tip. The 'No Darkness' of the 'Sun' path can directly purify the spiritual pollution within the Beyonder characteristics."

Klein was slightly taken aback. The "Priestess" was much more proactive than at the last Tarot meeting. Had she adjusted her mindset and was she trying to achieve something? Or had she realized the others were weaklings and decided there was no need to be so cautious?

At this time, the "Hermit" Odysseus also said: "Coincidentally, I also have a corresponding method, and I have the corresponding channels to find people who can provide corresponding help.

"If you don't have the corresponding channels, I can ask for you what kind of compensation you need."

Originally, Odysseus had no intention of getting involved in this matter. He remembered that Klein had contacted Leonard and obtained a magical item from the "Thief" path, thus resolving the problem relatively smoothly.

For Klein, the only problem seemed to be that Leonard asked for a very high price for that magical item, and he felt a little distressed when he paid.

But just now, when Odysseus was listening, he suddenly thought: Can the mumbling of the "True Creator" be made into a corresponding scroll?

If it were an ordinary "Scroll Professor", this idea would be purely seeking death. The best result would be that after hearing the mumbling of the "True Creator", his condition would become extremely bad and he would show signs of losing control.

But it is estimated that few extraordinary people have such good luck, and there is a high probability that they will lose control directly.

However, Odysseus has the protection of the "Wilderness of Knowledge", and after his promotion, he has just acquired the ability to remove mental pollution and crush extraordinary characteristics, and has the conditions to conduct corresponding research.

The other members all looked at the Hermit, especially Klein and Alger, who had just obtained the relevant information. They had never imagined that the Hermit actually had such a channel!
Because they had two ways. One was to use a seal that could steal other people's abilities to "steal" the remaining spirit of the out-of-control person, and then concoct the extraordinary characteristics into a potion before the "stealing" lost its effect.

Another method is to arrange a ritual and pray to a divine seal in the City of Silver, using its feedback to shatter the Beyonder characteristics, allowing the mental pollution to evaporate, and the Beyonder characteristics will condense on their own.

No matter which method they use, it is difficult for them.

After all, the level of the magical item used for "stealing" cannot be too low, otherwise it may not be possible to "steal" at all.

Such a magical item must be very expensive, and it would take a long time to search for it.

The second method was even more difficult. There was no way to ask "Little Sun" to borrow Silver City's divine seal for help. The person performing the ceremony was definitely not him, or he could not complete the ceremony by himself.

For something like this, Silver City would at least have a rigorous application process, as not everyone could use that god-level seal.

This is very troublesome. What if during the review process, the chief of Silver City realizes that this feature comes from the outside world and withholds it from us? Can we still go to the "God-forsaken Land" to ask them for it?
So they were surprised by the Hermit's channels, realizing that he might know a High-Sequence Extraordinary, or one who possessed a Level 0 Seal.

Klein had already thought of the demigod friend that Odysseus was looking for at Bansy Harbor that day.

Klein pondered for a moment before saying to the Hermit, "I'll think about it."

The reason he said this was because he was not sure whether the two methods provided by "Little Sun" could solve his problem.

Because the extraordinary characteristics of that item are not just ordinary spiritual remnants, but contain the mumbling of the "true creator".

At such a high level, I wonder if it can be "stealed"?
Even if the extraordinary characteristics can be shattered, the whispers of the "True Creator" will most likely not evaporate. What if they then contaminate the newly condensed characteristics?
So Krahn planned to wait until the party was over, use these two methods for divination, and then communicate further with the "Hermit".

So he manipulated the "world" and said to the "priestess": "Thank you for your generosity, Ms. Priest."

Then, Klein had the "world" ask the "sun": "Do you know a book called 'Groselle's Travels'?"

Odysseus, who was listening, thought to himself that this was the collection of Edwina, the "Iceberg Vice Admiral" who had already visited it.

Derrick thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "No."

Klein was slightly stunned. He had originally thought that as the mortal enemies of the dragons, the giants should have relevant information about this book.

As the "Silver Kingdom" ruled by the "Giant King", it should have corresponding intelligence.

But Klein didn't give up. Instead, he asked The World to further remind him, "It's a magical book from the dragon clan. Its previous owners have basically disappeared."

Audrey, the Justice, keenly noticed the key point: "From the dragon clan?"

"Yes!" The World said in a hoarse voice, "A Beyonder is planning to sell it for 8000 pounds."

If Justice could be purchased, Klein would have the opportunity to study it.

Audrey was slightly taken aback. She didn't expect the other party to ask for such a high price, so she asked, "What's so magical about it?"

Klein smiled helplessly in his heart. His spirituality, as well as that of Vice Admiral Iceberg, could sense that this was a very unusual book, but they didn't know what made it so unusual.

He had no choice but to operate the "world" and said: "It needs to be studied."

Audrey then said, "I'll think about it."

In fact, this was equivalent to a polite refusal. Perhaps there were really amazing secrets in the book, but since she couldn't even figure out the "world", it was highly likely that she wouldn't be able to figure out anything in a short period of time.

In that case, it would be better to keep the money and exchange more ancient history with the "hermit".

After this topic was over, Odysseus reiterated his request from the previous gathering: "Please help me keep an eye out for clues about the Shimmering Star Tree or the Trickery Pegasus."

Audrey and "Magician" Fors had both inquired through their own channels, the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and Teacher Dorian, but had not received any corresponding clues.

Just when Odysseus thought he hadn't found any more clues, the "priestess" Cattleya suddenly said, "I have a clue about the trick Pegasus, but that clue is from last year. I wonder if the trick Pegasus is still there?"

At this gathering, she decided to make this transaction to test the "Hermit".

Odysseus immediately said, "I can go and check it out. What's your reward?"

In fact, he was looking for corresponding clues at the Tarot Club, just to see if Cattleya, who had a background in the "Moss Ascetic Order", had any corresponding clues?
The "Mysterious Queen" seemed to only have extraordinary characteristics but no extraordinary materials.

For Odysseus, it would be best if he could use money to solve the problem of potion materials. Otherwise, if he simply used merits to exchange for formulas, rituals and characteristics, the progress would be too slow and would likely affect his promotion.

Cattleya smiled and said, "I don't think you can complete the investigation alone. It's very dangerous there. You must find a demigod-level helper to conduct the corresponding exploration."

Odysseus frowned, looked at Cattleya deeply, and then smiled again: "So, what reward are you going to give me? And it must be a reward that can impress a demigod."

Cattleya was stunned: "I..."

The other members were also stunned. Wasn't the Hermit hoping to get clues from the Priestess? Why was the Hermit asking for a reward?
But soon Klein and Alger roughly understood what was going on.

Klein thought: A contest between two old hands.

"I think there should be something you need there, right?" Odysseus asked Cattleya with a smile, "Are you planning to say that you don't want any reward, but you still want to participate in this exploration and get first choice of a piece of spoils?"

Audrey and other members also roughly understood the "Priestess's" plan. If it was a normal transaction, it would be difficult to refuse since the "Priestess" stated her purpose like this.

After all, this seems like a fair deal. The "Priestess" provides people and clues, and Mr. "Hermit" provides a demigod helper, and the two of them work together to explore.

However, Mr. "Hermit" saw through the purpose of the "Priestess", disrupted the normal transaction process, and bluntly said that Ms. "Priest" also needed something there.

In this case, the transaction would be unfair. Although the "priestess" has clues, she also has needs. In this case, it would be fair if half of the reward for hiring the demigod should be paid by the "priestess" and the other half should be paid by the "hermit".

Seeing that the Hermit had seen through her temptation, Cattleya smiled and said, "If you can really get the demigod to help you, we can discuss the reward later."

"I can get it." Odysseus said immediately.

Everyone paused for a moment, but immediately felt that this was not surprising. After all, the "Hermit" knew so much secret historical information, and he must be backed by a certain organization.

In that case, it wouldn't be surprising to have a demigod as a helper. The question returned to Cattleya. She pondered for a moment and asked, "How about a magical item comparable to Sequence 5?"

Cattleya has never opened her heart to fully accept the indoctrination of the "Hidden Sage".

According to the unwritten rules within the "Moss Ascetic Order", they will not provide demigod-level extraordinary characteristics or potion materials before opening their minds and hearts to the "Hidden Sage".

If Cattleya wants to be promoted, she can only find the corresponding opportunities herself.

After years of searching, she finally found the corresponding characteristics of the "Mystic" in a hidden sea area, but she didn't know whether it was an out-of-control demigod hiding there, or a monster that had swallowed the corresponding characteristics.

In short, it was very dangerous there for Cattleya.

However, if she reported that position to the "Moss Ascetic Order", it would only become her merit, and she would still not get the corresponding characteristics.

Therefore, Cattleya needs to seek help from the demigods on her own to obtain the corresponding characteristics.

But she had always distrusted any other demigods except the "Queen of Mystery." She would not use this relationship if she could avoid it, as it might arouse greater suspicion from the "Moss Ascetic Order."

Of course, the main reason is psychological. It was the "mysterious queen" who drove her away.

Although Cattleya knew that the "Queen" wanted her to become more independent, after not seeing her for many years, she suddenly didn't know how to ask for such help, otherwise she would have asked the "Queen" for help long ago.

Only with the Tarot Club's channel did she feel willing to try to initiate such a transaction.

Because the transactions here are witnessed by Mr. Fool, there is no need to worry about being silenced by the Hermit and the demigod he invited.

But she might never have imagined that the helper the "Hermit" was looking for was the "Mysterious Queen".

It wasn't her fault for not being cautious enough. It was because Odysseus's performance at the Tarot Club last week didn't seem like a member of the "Moss Ascetic Order" or the "Elemental Dawn" at all.

Odysseus could tell that Cattleya was really going to spend a fortune, so he said, "I'll ask and give you an answer in a few days.

"You can first tell me the approximate abilities and negative effects of that magical item."

He didn't have any psychological burden. When the time came, he would just pretend that he didn't know that the "Admiral of the Stars" and the "Mysterious Queen" knew each other.

Cattleya knew this kind of deal wouldn't be done overnight, so she nodded. "That sealed artifact is meant to counter the 'Apostle of Desire.' Its most important ability is 'Demonization.' The negative side effect is that it's susceptible to all kinds of desires."

Although this seal item is equivalent to Sequence 5, she rarely uses it because the process of "demonization" is very uncomfortable for her, and after the "demonization" is completed, all her clothes will be torn.

So she won't wear it unless her life is in danger.

The other members all sighed with emotion, saying that without their knowledge, the level of Tarot Club transactions had reached such a high level.

The transaction was concluded, and Audrey, "Justice," said, "Mr. Hermit, I'd like to continue trading with you for the secret history of the Fourth Epoch. Hmm... next, we should trade intelligence on the Tudor Empire."

"Okay." Odysseus showed his most cordial smile to this "regular customer." "The information related to the Tudor Empire can be traded in one transaction, but it will cost 3000 pounds."

"No problem." Audrey continued, "I'll give you 1500 pounds."

Cattleya then said, "I'll give you 1000 pounds."

She also hopes to contribute one-third so she can ask more questions.

The other members looked at each other in bewilderment, not realizing that each of them only had a "share" of 100 pounds left.

Odis paused for a moment before saying, "I suggest that 'Justice' and 'Priestess' each contribute 1000 pounds, and the remaining 1000 pounds be borne by the other members.

"Otherwise, if you contribute less than 200 pounds, it will be unfair to you."

He paused and continued, "I suggest that in future transactions, members who contribute less than one-tenth of the capital can only observe and are not allowed to ask questions."

Klein thought to himself: I think it's fair.

Fors also thought: It’s not impossible to just have the right to attend the meeting.

The other members all felt that what the "Hermit" said made sense. After all, this was a 3000-pound transaction. If they only invested 100 pounds, it would be unfair for them to just listen.

Besides, 200 pounds is not a lot of money, so there is no need to worry about it.

After everyone's unanimous agreement, "Justice" and "Priestess" each contributed 1000 pounds, and the remaining 1000 pounds was paid by the other five members.

As usual, Odysseus paid the 200 pounds for "Little Sun", and Derrick then paid for it with Sequence 9 level Beyonder materials.

Odysseus organized his words before beginning, "Before we talk about the Tudor Empire, we need to first talk about the era of 'coalition rule'.

"When exchanging intelligence about the First Solomon Empire, I mentioned that Tudor and Trunsoest were instigated by the Six Gods to betray Solomon. This should have dealt a heavy blow to Solomon at a critical moment, creating an opportunity for the Six Gods.

"With the fall of the First Solomon Empire, the Six Gods supported Tudor and Trunsost to rule the Northern Continent. This is the so-called 'Tudor-Trunsost United Empire Era'..."

Even Cattleya was stunned. It was the first time she heard of the term "United Empire Era"!
The other members were relatively calm. After all, they had never heard of most of the information in the transaction, so there was nothing to be surprised about when they heard historical terms they had never heard of before.

Only Klein recalled the ruins beneath Backlund, where two thrones stood side by side.

Odysseus continued, "...If you see thrones standing side by side and two rows of inverted candlesticks with an asymmetrical number of candlesticks in the ruins of the Fourth Epoch, then they are basically relics from the era of the 'United Empire'.

"At the time, the capital of the United Empire was in Backlund. This rule lasted for about a century, but the collapse of this 'United Empire' was not due to internal or external enemies, but because Solomon was about to be resurrected."

Klein was certain that the ruins he and the bodyguard had explored were from the era of the United Empire. Because two Sequence Ones ruled the Northern Continent, there were two thrones, not just seats for the king and queen.

Audrey sighed: I didn't expect that in that era, Backlund was already a metropolis.

Cattleya realized that she had serious gaps in historical intelligence regarding the United Empire.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," noticed: Why did Solomon's resurrection cause the empire to collapse?
Odysseus adjusted his sitting position and thought to himself: Here comes the point.

He continued, "Here I need to explain the Black Emperor's uniqueness. Once He begins the process of resurrection, no matter where the Uniqueness and Sequence 1 characteristics are, they will return to the Black Emperor one after another.

"So for Tudor and Trunsoest, once the Black Emperor begins to revive, the Sequence 1 characteristics in them will return to Solomon."

This left everyone stunned. They didn't expect such an operation could happen!

Klein suddenly felt enlightened. At last week's Tarot meeting, I was wondering if the Black Emperor's resurrected state would only possess one copy of Sequence 1 and uniqueness. It turns out that after resurrection, both the uniqueness and Sequence 1 properties are "reclaimed," thus, in a "physical sense," he becomes a true god again.

Alger clasped his hands together: Another piece of information about the divine level!

Then he thought: Isn't this equivalent to saying that no matter who killed the "Black Emperor", where are the Beyonder characteristics? As long as the resurrection process begins, the characteristics will return!

After a brief moment of surprise, Cattleya thought of some clues that the "Mysterious Queen" had found in her early years and fell into deep thought again.

"Moon" Emlyn sighed: This is the power of the gods. No one can stop His resurrection.

After Audrey realized what was happening, she asked, "Mr. Hermit, after the Beyonder's characteristics return to Solomon, what will happen to Tudor and Trunsoest, who are already Sequence 1? Will they lose control?"

"Theoretically, no," Odysseus said, "They simply lost their Sequence 1 characteristics and will become Sequence 2 angels again."

He paused and continued, "But there's one thing you need to understand: both Tudor and Trunsoest were promoted to Sequence 1 by betraying Solomon.

"When Solomon resurrected, they became Sequence 2 again. As a true God, Solomon would definitely seek revenge on them. If they hid in the dark corners of this world, they might still have a chance of survival.

“But it was a last resort, and before Solomon was resurrected, Tudor and Trunthost began to desperately try to save themselves.

"Let's talk about Tudor first. According to some advanced intelligence obtained after the fall of the Tudor Empire, during the era of the 'United Empire', Tudor once forced the people to secretly build nine tombs for himself around Backlund..."

Cattleya immediately understood: "He, He wants to become the Black Emperor ahead of time?"

There is no limit on the number of questions she can ask in this transaction, and she can ask as many questions as she wants.

"That's right." Odysseus said, "As we said in the last transaction, a quick and complete way to bring down the Black Emperor is to have a new Black Emperor emerge.

"According to many people's speculation later, Tudor had been secretly preparing to become the 'Black Emperor'.

"This actually exposes the internal contradictions within the United Empire. After all, Tudor and Trunsoest are two Sequence 1s on the same path, and the contradictions between them are difficult to reconcile.

"Furthermore, once it comes to the struggle to become a god, it will be a life-and-death struggle. Even the Six Gods can't completely regulate it."

The other members recalled the information they had obtained from a transaction long ago. In order to become a god, they must collect three Sequence 3 characteristics of the same path.

In this way, the structure of the "United Empire" is quite intriguing. Tudor and Trunsoest actually cooperated so honestly, which makes people wonder whether there was any "advisement" and "matching" by the Six Gods?
Audrey was more concerned: "Mr. Hermit, where are the nine mausoleums? Why have I never heard of them?"

"This is normal." Odysseus spread his hands and said, "Even if the Tudor Empire was destroyed, few people would know about it.

"But I guess Adam and Amon knew about it. These two 'Angel Kings' seem to have been secretly supporting Tudor since a very early time... probably shortly after the establishment of the 'United Empire'.

“Well, this is also a guess based on the information I learned later.

"They were most likely involved in the secret construction of the nine mausoleums, and these two 'Angel Kings' are unlikely to leak such information."

Klein immediately noticed that the term "hermit" was a bit abrupt: Why did it first say that few people knew about it, and then stated that only Adam and Amon knew about it?

He thought about it carefully, but because there were too few clues, he didn't understand why the "Hermit" said that.

In fact, Odysseus said this only because he knew that it was very likely that Adam provided George III with the corresponding coordinates and the method to enter.

Audrey nodded to show that she understood.

After answering the two questions, Odysseus continued, "Since we've spoken of Adam and Amon, we must briefly discuss the five great nobles who support Tudor.

"Abraham had previously secretly supported the Solomon Empire. Now that his power is approaching that of a true god, he should be more eager to establish his own power, rather than a power constrained by the six gods.

“Amon has always been hostile to the Six Gods, and therefore he is not recognized by them.

“The other two great nobles, Antigonus and Tamara, also did not move closer to the Six Gods for their own reasons.

“We have said before about Jacob’s family that He was probably replaced very early on.

"I even speculate that during the reign of the United Empire, Tudor might have secretly summoned several of them and Adam to carry out some conspiracy.

"After Tudor established his empire, he quickly formed his own team.

"Relatively speaking, although the Trunsoste Empire had four nobles at the time, namely the four angels including Augustus, they were relatively weak at the time. Or simply put, they were only at Sequence 2.

"Among the five great nobles of the Tudor Empire, only Tamara is Sequence 2. The others are either archangels or angel kings."

The other members listened very attentively. Although there was no shocking information in this statement, the description of the "Hermit" made the history of the Quaternary Period very rich.

Odysseus paused for a moment and continued, “The next scene was something we had already dealt with.

"In order to cope with Solomon's resurrection and avoid becoming a Sequence 2 again, Tudor, with the support of Adam, Amon, and others, killed Medici and became a true god of a non-adjacent path."

The other members forgot to breathe for a moment: Tudor... became the true god of a non-adjacent path!
(End of this chapter)