Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 283 Bernadette meets Cattleya

Today, Odysseus came mainly to discuss the price of those characteristics with Bishop Dean. At present, the extraordinary characteristics of the "Death God" path in his hands are of no use.

In this battle, we seized a lot of characteristics of this path. You can consider selling them to get more cash.

Odysseus said, "I've already considered this before I came here. I won't offer too high a price just because you need it, but there will be some premium."

Bishop Dean gestured for Odysseus to name his price.

奥狄斯早就考虑过：“序列6层次3800镑，序列7层次1400镑，‘低序列’的特性按照市场价，序列8层次600镑，序列9层次300镑。”

Bishop Dean immediately agreed: "Yes."

Then he asked, "Did you seize a lot of characteristics of the 'Death God' path this time?"

Last night, Bishop Dean heard Leonard say that there were five or six characteristics of the "Death" path this time, but now from the tone of Odysseus, it seemed as if there were eight or nine characteristics to be sold to him?

Odysseus was stunned for a moment and asked, "Isn't it okay if it's not the characteristics captured in this battle?"

He smiled and said, "The first mate of the Deep Blue Pirates is also a Beyonder of the Death God Path."

"Of course." Bishop Dean realized that Odysseus had some accumulated wealth. "And if you come across such spoils in the future, you can sell them to us.

"Also, the purchase price for the Sleepless Ones pathway will be 20% higher than what you just mentioned."

Odysseus smiled. The church was really straightforward in doing business!

He placed the suitcase on the table and opened it. "I brought all the accumulated Death God path traits with me."

He pulled another note from his wallet: "Here's the list."

Bishop Dean was stunned for a moment, then looked at the note: "Necromancer" 2 items;
3 items for "Psychic";
"Gravedigger" 7 pieces;
10 cases of "Corpse Collector".

He took another look at the wooden boxes neatly arranged in the suitcase. How did a good personal transaction become wholesale?
After a few seconds of silence, Bishop Dean said, "So many?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "This is the accumulated spoils. However, the 'mid-sequence' items are basically all captured after going out to sea."

Bishop Dean hummed, as if he had just come to his senses. He took a deep breath and opened the wooden box to check the characteristics: "No problem."

He doesn't care where these channels come from, as long as he can trade them into his own hands.

"Then let's calculate the total price." Odysseus took the note he had just handed to Bishop Dean and said, "Two pieces of the 'Necromancer' attribute cost a total of 2 pounds, and three pieces of the 'Psychic' attribute cost a total of 7600 pounds.

"Seven pieces of the 'Gravedigger' trait cost a total of 7 pounds, and ten pieces of the 'Corpse Collector' trait cost a total of 4200 pounds.

"That's 19000 pounds!"

Dean took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his face. The order he had received was indeed to use gold pounds to purchase extraordinary characteristics. He also knew that the church needed and valued these characteristics more than gold pounds.

But he felt a little guilty about spending such a large sum of money at once.

Then Bishop Dean realized that the gold pounds he had prepared were not enough: "I have no objection to this price, but can the gold pounds be paid in two installments?

"I'll give you 1 pounds today, and the remaining 9000 pounds will be given to you in a few days."

The Hospice Church simply doesn't have that much cash.

"No problem." Odysseus smiled.

Of course, he believed in the integrity of the Church of the Evernight Goddess and that they would not renege on such a matter.

So Odysseus first received 1 pounds, and also received a reward of 11200 pounds.

The reason why the bounty was so high this time was, firstly, because the Church of the Evernight Goddess helped to get the full bounty, and also because the members of the "Skeleton" pirate group did not undergo the "baptism" of the "Spirit Wave Cannon", and all the pirates with bounties became captured.

In fact, the total bounty of the "Red Lion" pirate group was higher than that of the "Skeleton" pirate group, but many of the bounties were not obtained at that time.

When he came, Odysseus carried a large suitcase, and when he left, he carried two small suitcases.

Odysseus first found Bazel and gave him the 1000-pound bonus.

The bounty this time was quite large, and Odysseus was quite generous. Second mate Rupert also gave 1000 pounds, in addition to combat captain Cleveland's 800 pounds, and Salina and Noy's 600 pounds each.

The remaining £6200 was Odysseus's share and the cost of repairing the ship.

Having made a lot of money today, Odysseus returned to the "Argo" with a smile on his face. He felt more energetic when repairing the "Argo".

After lunch, Odysseus repaired the "Lingbo Cannon" with the help of the crew, and at around four o'clock in the afternoon he repaired the damaged "Extraordinary Machine Gun".

The mast was repaired in the evening, and Odysseus connected the magic circle on the mast. In this way, all the weapon systems of the "Argo" were repaired.

After dinner, Odysseus gathered everyone in the conference room to discuss the next itinerary.

When I went out to sea, I only planned to go to Chaker Island to rob something and then come back, but I didn't expect to receive such a mission.

It would now take more than two days of sailing to return to Cruz Island, but there was no point in the "Argo" going back at this time, so it was better to continue sailing.

Now the Sword of Dawn has two options: either enter the main channel and attack any pirates you encounter. If you don't encounter any pirates, you can go to the eastern part of the Sea of Rage and then return.

The second option is to go southeast from here, where there is a ruin that you can explore.

That relic was traded by Odysseus at the last intelligence exchange meeting. Maybe there is nothing valuable there, so just treat it as a place to relax and have an outing.

After a brief discussion, everyone unanimously decided to go and take a look at the ruins.

However, there was no rush for this trip. Odysseus asked everyone to stroll around the island and leave tomorrow morning, while he stayed behind to guard the boat.

After the crew left the ship, Odysseus returned to his studio. He first confirmed the exploration itinerary for tomorrow afternoon with Bernadette and Cattleya by writing a letter and asking The Fool to contact them.

Odysseus seemed to have seen Cattleya's surprised expression.

After the crew members came back one after another, Odysseus returned to the captain's room and used "meditation" to enter the "wilderness of knowledge" to sort out yesterday's spoils.

In addition to the "Death God" path characteristics sold today and the bounty received today, yesterday's seizure also included 2 sealed objects and 8 extraordinary characteristics.

Those two sealed artifacts corresponded to Sequence 7 "Magician" and Sequence 8 "Listener" respectively. Odysseus had no use for them, so he just put them on the shelf over there.

As for those extraordinary characteristics, there were 8 of them when they were seized, but when they came to Odysseus, there were no longer 8.

With the new design ideas for the "Extraordinary Machine Cannon", Odysseus now has new motivation to crush these characteristics. After crushing them, he puts them on the shelf according to the path and level.

Then, Odysseus used the extra time in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to start writing "Scroll: From Beginner to Mastery".

The materials are all ready, now just need to start writing according to the previous outline.

Odysseus kept writing until he felt that he had exhausted a lot of energy. He returned to the real world and looked at his pocket watch. It was already midnight.

But Odysseus was not sleepy yet, so he sat down at the desk and thought about his next plan.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he should find someone he could trust to help him manage the affairs on Cruz Island, as well as his future business in Bayam and even in the Northern Continent.

Now we can let Basel, Rupert and others carry out their plans.

But they are not professional after all. As their power grows, they will definitely find it difficult to handle increasingly complicated matters.

Moreover, the "Sword of Dawn" now has two ships, and the first and second mates still have combat missions, so they will definitely become more and more inseparable in the future.

After careful consideration, Odysseus decided to return to Backlund and ask Mandy, the manager of the Nanmu Ballroom, if she would like to develop her career at sea.

Although Mandy is just a dance hall manager, Odysseus has long noticed that she has great potential and a lot of room for advancement.

But the entire force cannot be handed over to one person. Odysseus still hopes to keep both personnel and financial matters in his own hands.

This suddenly reminded Odysseus of the manager of the "Adventurer's House" on the island of Tirinius.

At that time, Odysseus felt that this person had the ability to "read people".

In Odysseus's opinion, this is a special talent, an ability developed from meeting too many people.

Such people often have some understanding of other people's personalities and general situations after chatting with them for a few sentences.

They are not "audience", but they are better than "audience" in some ways.

Because they not only have the ability to observe, but also know in what position that person can best utilize his strengths and abilities.

There are not many people like this in real life, so Odysseus was impressed by the manager.

So Odysseus decided that if he had time, he would capture the other party and see if he was willing to work for him.
But now, Odysseus has to go to Backlund first.

He changed into formal clothes and used "travel" to come to the alley of "Nanmu Ballroom".

It was past the busiest time for the Nanmu Dance Hall, but there were still quite a few customers dancing on the dance floor, most of whom planned to spend the night there.

After entering without a mask, Odysseus found a seat in a corner and sat down.

Because he was not wearing a mask, no one in the ballroom recognized him as "Mr. Gall."

Odysseus ordered a bottle of wine and asked the waiter to invite Ms. Mandy, saying that a friend had something to talk to her about.

Mandy was still a little confused when she came down from upstairs, but the moment she saw Odysseus, she stumbled and was supported by the messenger beside her. She quickly walked to Odysseus and said, "G... Sir, we meet again."

The waiter beside him was slightly stunned. It was the first time he saw Ms. Mandy lose her composure.

So he took another look at Odysseus, who looked young and handsome in a formal suit, and many guesses flashed through his mind.

"Please sit down." Odysseus smiled.

After Mandy sat down, she asked the waiter to leave and then asked quietly, "Mr. Gall, are you back?"

"No, I want to take you away..." Odysseus smiled and said, "Sorry, this statement is a bit like what guests in a dance hall often say to the girls."

He paused and continued, "The thing is, I want to establish my own power on the sea.

"It's on an island, but it's quite remote..."

Mandy interrupted, "I'm willing to go."

Odysseus was stunned. "I haven't finished explaining the situation there yet? And what do you need to do?"

"I'm willing to go no matter what the circumstances." Mandy smiled and said, "Mr. Gall, I'm willing to continue to be your subordinate."

"Okay." Odysseus nodded with satisfaction: "Then let me briefly describe the situation there. A lot of construction work needs to be done there.

"I need someone to help me organize manpower, allocate supplies, and help me manage the island."

Mandy thought for a moment and said, "Then I need to bring a few people with me."

"No problem." Odysseus said, "Don't worry about the salary. It's the same as what you have in Backlund, and there are also travel allowances.

"But the environment there is indeed a bit bad, you have to be mentally prepared."

Mandy nodded: "Okay."

"Also," Odysseus said, "don't give up on the intelligence network at the Nanmu Ballroom. We might need it again in the future. You need to leave behind a good successor."

After agreeing to pick them up tomorrow, the two of them finished their business and started chatting while drinking.

After finishing a bottle of wine, Odysseus got up and left.

Mandy walked him to the door and stood there for a long time without saying a word.

……

The next morning, after Odysseus handed over matters such as setting sail and setting the route to Beavis, he used "travel" to rush to Bayam and presided over an intelligence exchange meeting.

At this exchange meeting, Odysseus obtained information about the whereabouts of the "Creek" pirate group.

It was only last week that Odysseus learned that this pirate group had a background in the "Gnosis Society".

Of course, the main reason why Odysseus was interested in this pirate was because his bounty was very high, as high as 8600 pounds.

Odysseus discussed this matter with Bazel, and Bazel believed that the total bounty of this pirate group might exceed 2 pounds!

To Odysseus it was like a ship full of gold pounds sailing on the sea.

In fact, the channels and means that Odysseus currently possesses are most suitable for being a bounty hunter.

And he's the kind of bounty hunter who always wipes out his opponents.

At the intelligence exchange meeting, he was able to know the recent whereabouts of most of the "big pirates", which was something that not only the Navy and the Storm Church, but even His Excellency the "Sea King" could not do.

After knowing the opponent's position clearly, Odysseus has the strength of a "Pirate General" and the terrifying "Spirit Wave Cannon", and the "Big Pirate" will basically die if he encounters it!
However, considering that the Clark pirate group is currently on the east side of the Raging Sea, quite far from the current location of the Argo, and the Sword of Dawn pirate group has been engaged in continuous combat since setting sail, it is time for the crew to rest and recuperate.

So he decided to temporarily give up chasing the ship of gold pounds... no, to give up chasing the "Clark" pirate group.

In addition, information about the "Sword of Dawn" has emerged at this gathering.

The story of the "Sword of Dawn" destroying the "Deep Blue" pirate group has spread and was once again published in the "Rorsted Daily".

No one expected that the "Sword of Dawn" pirate group, which was unknown half a month ago, killed two "big pirates" and eliminated two large pirate groups in two weeks.

The news spread so quickly, mainly thanks to the five survivors of the "Deep Blue" pirate group who were released by Odysseus earlier.

By now, Bayam knew about the battle record of the Sword of Dawn and that its captain, Gal, had already reached the strength of a "great pirate."

After the gathering, Odysseus stayed at Bayam for dinner and taught the waiter Allen some ways to distinguish the authenticity of intelligence.

After a short rest, Odysseus returned to the "Argo". Seeing that there was still some time, he went to the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to study the "Stone of Iron Law".

Similar to the last study on the "Poseidon Scales", after some research, Odysseus mastered three new scrolls.

Back in the real world, Odysseus took out the "Stone of Iron Law" that had been ground into powder, and combined it with other high-level spiritual materials to make writing materials.

Odysseus then quickly wrote three new scrolls, for a total of nine.

The potion was digested again, with only a little bit left to be completely digested.

At about 2:40 in the afternoon, Odysseus used "travel" to arrive at Wilcha Island in the east of the Raging Sea.

This is a not very big island in the eastern part of the Rorsted Archipelago. Because it has an excellent port, there is a small city on the island.

To the northeast of the island is Olavi Island, the largest island in the eastern part of the Rorsted Archipelago, where a large naval base is built.

However, there is no naval base on Wilcha Island, and the eastern part of the Rorsted Archipelago has been developed for a shorter period of time, so the security is worse than that in the western part. It is almost a paradise for bounty criminals and pirates.

Many bounty hunters don't dare to try their luck here, for fear that they will be killed by the bounty hunters.

Odysseus came to the vicinity of Wilcha Port, identified the direction, and then came to a hill east of the port.

Although this mountain is not far from the port, it has not been developed and is still covered with virgin forest.

Odysseus searched for a while on the top of the mountain and saw the figure standing on the rock and looking out.

She wore a classical robe with many runes painted on it, and underneath it was a light-colored long skirt that was cinched at the waist. She also had a cross-body leather bag at her waist that was inlaid with gems and was exquisitely crafted.

Also hanging is an orrery with blue diamonds and a short scepter.

This is none other than the "Priestess" Cattleya. She has long black hair, wears glasses, has a pair of deep purple eyes, and looks very quiet.

It even reminded Odysseus of a female professor who was very famous and had great character in a certain professional field when he was in college.

At the same time, Cattleya was also looking at Odysseus carefully. Her first impression was that he was very young and cheerful. Then she saw Odysseus's bulging leather waist bag.

"Hello, ma'am." Odysseus greeted her with a smile. "Would you like me to come up and stand for a moment?"

The stone is very large and high, and you can see the distant Port of Wilcha and the vast sea from the stone.

Cattleya smiled slightly and stepped aside.

Odysseus jumped up suddenly, pushed himself up with his hands and climbed up.

Cattleya asked, "How long do we have to wait?"

Odysseus took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Don't worry, there are still two minutes until three o'clock."

Cattleya said "hmm" seemingly calmly, but she was actually very alert in her heart. When she saw the demigod, if she felt something was wrong, she would quickly escape from here.

Odysseus started chatting with Cattleya: "I heard you've been to the easternmost part of the Sonia Sea?"

"Yes." Cattleya was stunned for a moment before saying, "It's very dangerous there."

The first time, she went with the "Queen". It was said that it was very dangerous for demigods from other paths to go there, but the "Queen" had a way to avoid those risks.

Just as she was thinking about this, Cattleya suddenly saw two illusory vines hanging down from mid-air.

For a moment, Cattleya stood there in a daze.

At the same time, after the vines hung down on the boulder, a large patch of illusory vines suddenly grew on the boulder.

Then, Bernadette, who was wearing beige trousers, black leather boots, a white shirt and a dark coat for easy movement, and had long chestnut hair, slowly fell from mid-air.

Cattleya took two deep breaths before kneeling on one knee: "Your Highness the Queen."

"Get up." Bernadette said with a gentle smile: "When Odysseus told me that this time he would cooperate with you, I was also a little surprised.

"Why didn't you ask for my help directly at the beginning?"

Odysseus, who was watching the excitement from the side, was a little disappointed: Why was he only surprised for a moment? And then he looked aggrieved.

After Cattleya got up, she lowered her head slightly like a child who had done something wrong and said, "I...I don't know what to say."

Bernadette sighed: "I know, you must have been blaming me."

Odysseus suddenly had this feeling: a parent spent a lot of energy and time to arrange a job for their child, but the child was dissatisfied with the job. Although this situation was very different from the current situation, Odysseus didn't know why.

Cattleya immediately denied it: "No, I...I just don't know how to tell you when I need help."

Odysseus thought to himself: This is even more like it.

Bernadette walked over and said, “In those years…including now, I have been searching for the best form and the opportunity for promotion.

“It won’t be of any help to you if I continue to keep you around.

"The point is, I want you to grow further."

Odysseus suddenly recalled: Roselle had a profound influence on Bernadette, especially after Roselle's death, Bernadette's condition was also affected to a certain extent. Even when there was an opportunity for promotion, she did not dare to be promoted casually.

For example, after stopping the invasion of the Outer Gods in Backlund and preventing the Backlund Great Smog Incident, Bernadette could theoretically have been promoted, but she did not dare to be promoted on both occasions.

That's why Bernadette has been looking for clues about Russell, hoping to untie her knot and let go of her psychological burden.

At this time, Cattleya still lowered her head and said, "I understand."

"Okay, let's talk about this exploration." Bernadette said, "You said there's a demigod-level monster there, right?"

"Yes." Cattleya took a deep breath, only now having time to reassess Odysseus. When she first attended the gathering, she had assumed that the "Hermit" didn't belong to the "Elemental Dawn." Turns out she was wrong! And incredibly wrong!

She calmed herself down before saying, "It's been raining on that island, and there are huge whirlpools on the surrounding sea, and there are constant howling winds.

“Even for ships with special abilities, it’s hard to get close to that place.

"The eastern part of the island isn't very dangerous. I established a safe landing point there. It's a relic from the Quaternary era, and I've basically cleared out all the monsters inside.

"There are several mountains in the center of the island. I've ventured there before, and I'm almost certain there's a monster hiding there that uses the power of the 'Mystic'.

"It's just that I don't dare to confront it head-on, and I don't know its specific state."

Bernadette nodded, then asked Odysseus, "What do you think?"

Cattleya was stunned. She had never expected that the "Queen" would actually ask this young man for his opinion.

She knew very well that when taking such actions, the "Queen" would not ask for others' opinions.

Odysseus didn't care too much, after all, this was how they communicated normally.

This is because although Odysseus's sequence is low, the knowledge he possesses is of a high level, and he also has cutting-edge research on mysticism.

So when discussing issues, Bernadette would habitually ask for his opinion.

Odysseus asked Cattleya, "Have you found any clues from the ruins? For example, which faction they belong to?"

If this is another "military station" of the "King of Hell", it should be hiding many dangers... no, many good things.

If it were just Odysseus and Cattleya, it would be dangerous. Now with Bernadette by her side, it would be a demigod-level trophy!

"I saw such a complex symbol there." Cattleya said as she spread out her right hand. A ball of beautiful "star sand" appeared in her palm. The ball of "star sand" was shaped into a symbol.

The main body of the symbol is a solid inverted triangle, with a circle, line segments, and endpoints in the center. Behind these solid parts is an illusory equilateral triangle.

The two triangles form a "hexagram" that is neither real nor virtual.

Cattleya said, "This looks very much like the logo of an extraordinary organization, or the crest of a family."

Odysseus pinched his chin and said, "Looks familiar."

Bernadette said, "I think I've seen this sign somewhere."

Odysseus immediately looked at the "Mysterious Queen", but Bernadette said, "But I've forgotten it now."

"Forgot?" This surprised Odysseus even more: "You...you will forget?"

At Odysseus's current level, his memory has been greatly enhanced, and he hardly forgets anything.

Bernadette is a demigod, how could she forget any information?
"This is a very normal thing." Bernadette glanced at Odysseus, then looked at Cattleya, and then further explained:

"The spirituality of our path is very high, so if there are some memories that may bring danger, or some memories themselves are dangerous, the spirituality will help us forget them, or at least try to prevent us from actively recalling them.

"Also, you may not have a deep enough understanding of the Hidden Sage. If He wishes, 'one plus one equals two' will become 'one plus one equals three' tomorrow."

Cattleya opened her mouth, surprised at the advanced abilities of the Hidden Sage and also surprised that the Mysterious Queen could actually share such advanced knowledge.

As far as she could remember, she hardly remembered the "Queen" ever taking the initiative to talk about knowledge of this level.

Odysseus pondered for a moment and then said, "I only knew that He most likely represented 'knowledge itself', but I didn't expect He to have such a powerful ability.

“In other words, some memories are not forgotten, but tampered with… It’s not that the memory is tampered with, but that the cognition has changed.

“But deep in my memory I still vaguely remember my original cognition, so I feel like I’ve forgotten.

"For example, in the example you just gave, after the 'Hidden Sage' changed 'one plus one equals two' to 'one plus one equals three', if someone asked me, I would definitely say it equals three.

"But I vaguely feel like there might be another answer."

Bernadette smiled slightly: "That's the truth. Many ordinary people with high spirituality will have such feelings, but they will think that they are illusions and don't take them too seriously.

“Only when you reach a certain level will you notice these occasional changes in cognition.”

Odysseus recalled two names: the Hippocampus Effect and the Mandela Effect.

The former means that because of a certain scene that you see for the first time, you will have the feeling that you have been here before or experienced something here in person.

The latter states that all human groups have the same memory error.

I didn’t expect that these feelings might be caused by the “Hidden Sage”.

After taking a deep breath, Odysseus asked Bernadette, "Do you think the reason we forgot this symbol is because it's dangerous, or because the Hidden Sage is causing trouble?"

Cattleya thought to herself, "The Hermit's style remains the same as always. If I were to describe it, I would say it was a "miracle" rather than "trickery."

Bernadette pondered for a moment before saying, "Let me take a look."

She took a deep breath, and her eyes suddenly flashed and became extremely deep, like the sea before a storm.

Then her eyes obviously lost focus and her look seemed very dazed.

At this moment, Odysseus seemed to see some blurry images playing quickly in Bernadette's eyes.

Soon, Bernadette closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes returned to normal.

After calming down a bit, she "predicted": "We will encounter high-level enemies during this exploration, but it won't be too dangerous, and we may even gain unexpected rewards."

Odysseus was stunned. "So, on that island, there might be enemies more powerful than the demigod monsters?"

"That's possible," Bernadette said. "Or perhaps, while we're exploring, a powerful enemy suddenly appears with the same goal as us."

Odysseus gave a wry smile and said, "Should I go or not?"

"Go." Bernadette said, "Didn't I tell you? It won't be too dangerous."

(End of this chapter)