Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 289 It’s Tarot Time Again
Early Monday morning, Odysseus took Mandy and the two ladies on the earliest train to the "Gal Manor" they had purchased in the central part of Blue Mountain Island.

The name of this manor is called "according to convention".

Generally, people will name the manor after the surname of the actual owner of the manor.

Bayam's language, environment, and so on were similar to Backlund's. Only when the train left the city did Mandy and the others feel the "exotic atmosphere."

At least in Backlund, it was rare to see such a large forest and such vast farmland.

Odysseus also told them about the local situation: "The biggest destabilizing factor for the transportation business of this railway is the rebels, but recently the rebels have not attacked trains very often, and at most they will rob some supplies.

"We don't need to worry too much about this because they mostly loot cloth, daily necessities and daily necessities, and rarely steal building materials."

If something was robbed, Odysseus would consider whether to ask the Fool for it.

Mandy looked at the dense forest and asked, "Will they attack the manor?"

"Normally not," Odysseus said, "because the manor only has food, not the industrial products they need."

He paused and continued, “One good thing about living in the tropics is that you rarely die of hunger.

"Of course, you shouldn't think of this place as a good place. The number of people dying from disease here every day is definitely greater than the number of people dying from hunger in Backlund.

"You could be bitten by a mosquito in the morning and die by the evening."

Mandy was stunned for a moment: "So that's why you plan to go into the pharmaceutical business?"

"Those medicines are not prepared for the locals." Odysseus said: "It's not that I don't want to help them, but they don't trust the Loen people and don't want our help.

"Of course, we can't predict what the future will be like. Perhaps we will start some cooperation with them."

The "they" Odysseus refers to are the rebels and the Church of Poseidon.

He continued, "But now, we need a lot of funds, so the first batch of medicines will mainly be sold to the people of Loen or the northern continent living in the tropics.

"Many diseases may not be fatal to local people, but they rarely occur in the Northern Continent, so they will kill people in the Northern Continent."

The most common of these is malaria. In the absence of antibiotics, there are almost no effective drugs for this disease. Once you get this disease, whether you can survive depends entirely on luck.

Mandy nodded. The hotel waiter had specifically reminded her yesterday not to eat or drink anything outside, otherwise she would easily get infected with malaria.

While chatting, the four people arrived at the Neti Town Station. Along with Odysseus and others came two full carriages of cargo.

In order not to affect the operation of the train, the two carriages were left on the spare track at the station, allowing the consignee to unload the goods slowly.

Bazel had already prepared seven carriages and hired enough coolies and tenants. It only took him about an hour to fill all the carriages, but only half of the goods in the two carriages were unloaded, and another round of loading would be needed soon.

Odysseus and others sat next to the coachman and took a carriage to the Garr Manor.

Mandy and the other three did not notice that the ones driving the carriage were actually some "extraordinary puppets".

These are the puppets that were just made yesterday. After wearing the hats and glasses designed by Odysseus, they look no different from normal people.

If you observe carefully, you can see that his movements are a bit dull and his tone of voice is a bit strange.

But it basically won't be exposed because no one will pay attention to the driver's actions and tone.

Arriving at the warehouse, Basel opened the door in front. After making sure that there were no tenant farmers or ordinary people around, he directed the convoy into the warehouse and then activated the magic circle.

When they saw the layers of doors appear, Mandy and the others were still a little surprised and nervous.

Driven by the "Extraordinary Puppet", the carriages filed in and arrived at Cruz Island in the blink of an eye.

The reason for preparing seven carriages is that the "teleportation array" at this time can only accommodate seven carriages at a time.

Rupert was there to pick up the crew on Cruz Island. He first directed the "Extraordinary Puppet" to unload the cargo before coming to Odysseus.

Odysseus introduced Mandy and Rupert to each other. Rupert smiled and said, "If every one of my colleagues were as beautiful as Ms. Mandy, I wouldn't want to return to the Argo."

Unlike Bazel, Rupert is more talkative.

Mandy also smiled and said, "I'm very happy to have such an excellent colleague like you."

"I hope you like it here." Rupert turned to Odysseus and said, "Captain, there's another stranger in the tavern today. He said he's your friend, Tim."

Odysseus was stunned for a moment: "It seems that he is preparing to work here."

He said, "You stay here and direct the unloading. I'll go take a look. Mandy, you three come along too. I'll show you around."

After leaving the dock, Odysseus saw that the merchant ship that had been seized before had just left the port, and Donahue and his crew began their first voyage.

This voyage was entirely funded by Odysseus, and the main purpose was to buy some tools and daily necessities from the islands of Chakker and Nikart.

In Odysseus's opinion, even with the "teleportation array", the merchant ship still needs to be operated.

The main purpose is to train a group of crew members.

In the future, Odysseus will have more and more ships, and those ships can use a large number of "extraordinary puppets" as crew members, but there must be a few human crew members to make judgments, review various instructions, etc.

The crew’s relevant knowledge can be obtained through the “smart helmet”, but going to sea requires more than just theoretical knowledge.

So while the demand was not very great, Odysseus prepared for the future and used this merchant ship as a "training ship".

The "Ghost" in the harbor is still docked there quietly, as if waiting to set sail.

Odysseus stood there looking at the dock for a while before continuing forward with Mandy and the others.

Many people in the town looked over here. Even though Mandy and the others were dressed rather simply at the moment, their makeup and clothes were still quite beautiful in the colony.

Not to mention remote islands like Cruz Island, where there is basically no concept of "makeup" and "no makeup".

Arriving at the tavern, Odysseus saw Tim chatting with the owner, Hunter. When Odysseus came in, Tim raised his glass and said, "Want a drink? The beer here is pretty good."

"No, I'll come back for a drink at noon." Odysseus said, "This is the future acting mayor, Mandy. This is our partner, Tim."

After briefly introducing both parties, he said to Tim, "We're just about to take a look at this island. Do you want to join us?"

"Of course." After Tim finished his beer, he smiled at the pub owner and said, "Let's talk again when we have a chance."

After leaving the pub, they took a quick stroll around the town and then walked to Lighthouse Hill not far away.

It's not that they had to slowly observe the surrounding terrain before walking, but they had to walk because there were only two horses on the entire island.

There is a dirt road between Gangkou Town and Pingyuan Town. Because it rains frequently, it is very muddy. Soon the shoes and trouser legs of the five people were dirty.

However, Odysseus didn't seem to care at all. He said to Tim, "I know what you're planning to do. You're planning to reveal to the islanders that you're from the Loen Navy and quietly tell them that this place is protected by the Loen Navy, right?"

Without waiting for Tim's answer, Odysseus continued, "But what I want to tell you is that I plan to make the Feynaporte Navy suffer a loss, so please don't ruin my plan.

"Don't try to get involved in the island's affairs, because I can kick you out at any time."

Mandy and the other three looked at each other. They didn't expect that Mr. Gar's "partner" was from the navy.

Tim was stunned. He looked around and made sure this was a wilderness before asking, "What are you going to do?"

He was asking how he planned to trick the Feynapotter Navy.

"This is our internal matter, you have no right to interfere." Odysseus said bluntly.

Tim felt somewhat frustrated, but also helpless. After all, the money had been paid, and now he could only trust Odysseus's promise.

No matter what Odysseus does, as long as he prevents the Feynapotent Navy from taking the Ghost away, it will be fine.

Odysseus said to Tim seriously, “You can drink and eat in the port, and I don’t care as long as you pay, because your temperament is more like a pirate and will not attract people’s attention.

"But if you ruin my next plan, the Navy must make compensation."

Tim grinned. "Okay, I'll be careful not to let people discover my true identity."

After warning Tim, Odysseus pointed to Beacon Hill and said to Mandy and the others, "I plan to build the new town on the inside of that hill.

“The specific construction drawings are still being drawn up, but I think the road should be repaired before that.

"After we pass the valley ahead, we will reach the plain."

Odysseus felt that walking like this was too slow, so he used two "flying scrolls" and several people flew to Lighthouse Hill together.

After experiencing the "travel" and "teleportation array", Mandy and the others were not surprised to be able to fly at this time, but they just felt it was very novel. After all, this was an extraordinary world that they had never encountered before.

Odysseus pointed across and said, "Those workers you see cutting wood are the three small construction teams I 'invited'.

“They are still building the dormitory, and with the arrival of the first batch of tools, their work efficiency will become faster.

"After the dormitories are built, one team will go to build Plain Town, one team will pave the roads, and one team will build the new town."

Tim was stunned for a moment before asking, "Is there a ship docking today?"

Odysseus ignored his question and continued to tell Mandy and the others, "This is a huge project and requires a large number of manpower."

Mandy nodded and said, "The problem now is that the local natives generally don't speak Loen. We might have to use force to tie them up and bring them to the construction site."

"I've already figured out a plan for this," Odysseus said with a smile. "The first building in Plains Town will be a small shop where we'll sell various daily necessities from Bayam.

"Because of the influence of the Loen people in the port town, those things are extremely attractive to the natives here.

"Then I'll provide them with some job opportunities so they can earn gold pounds to buy goods. Then, you won't have to mobilize them; they'll show up at the construction site on their own."

Mandy nodded: "That's a good idea, but we have to be careful about theft."

But Tim was a little confused: "Are you going to pay the local natives?"

Odysseus glanced at the other party and said, "I will tell them that the money was paid to me by the navy."

Tim pulled the corners of his mouth into an ugly smile.

At the same time, he realized that Odysseus was not just talking. No matter what he said about the island, Odysseus would not treat him well.

"I plan to build Plain Town at that location," Odysseus said, pointing into the distance.

He looked at the vacant lot and noticed that there seemed to be quite a few people working there. "It seems the new mayor is mobilizing the villagers to start construction. Let's go and take a look."

So everyone flew to the vacant land where the town was planned to be built. As expected, Odysseus saw that Mayor Wells and Deputy Mayor Grant were directing dozens of villagers to build wooden houses.

They had long been accustomed to Odysseus flying around, and when they saw Odysseus and others land, Wells hurried forward to say hello.

Odysseus asked around and found out that it was similar to his guess. After Wells and Grant became mayors, they went to Rupert to inquire about the situation in Plain Town and where the town government should be built.

After learning that a new town was going to be built on this vacant land, they brought people in first and built the town government.

The two of them were already relatively prestigious young people in the village. Now they became mayors and had to manage other villages. The villagers were very supportive and came to help.

Odysseus smiled and said, "From today on, anyone who works here will receive 8 pence a day."

The villagers didn't understand, but Wells and Grant did, and they quickly thanked Mayor Gar.

Although they are all "mayors", they are well aware that Mayor Gar has more power than them.

"Just build three or four houses. I'll leave one empty for a shop." Odysseus added, "After a while, I'll build a brick house here."

He then ordered, “Your first task is to find all the previous captains after the house is built.

"I've found grammar and math teachers for them to learn. You two should study hard too. This will be very useful in the future.

“I pay everyone who comes to learn 5p a day, and the learning period takes about a week or two.

"Occasionally, I'll have Mandy send someone to give you lectures, help you build the framework of the town government, and teach you how to manage it."

Tim didn't comment this time, but he felt that Odysseus seemed very eager to spend the money. Besides, he really couldn't understand what he could learn in two weeks? He might not even learn the pronunciation of the letters.

In fact, Odysseus’s purpose is very clear. As long as the locals have money, as long as they have the idea of buying goods and the desire to make their lives better, then their enthusiasm can be mobilized.

Odysseus did not need to popularize the role of the gold pound, because before this, the residents of the northern continent in the port town, in addition to bartering, also used the gold pound as a trading currency.

The locals knew that gold pounds could buy useful and novel things. The reason Tim couldn't understand it was because he was a navy officer, not a government employee.

In fact, it is unlikely that government workers of this era would understand these things, or what seemed like common sense to Odysseus would seem like new thinking to people of this era.

After wandering around the island for a whole morning, Odysseus took Mandy and others to the port town for lunch. After lunch, several of them enjoyed the cool air under the shade of the trees.

Odysseus asked Rupert to open a small shop on the island first. Now the venue Wells has been built and the goods have been delivered. All he needs to do is find a competent salesperson.

Mandy sighed, "Everything is good here, except it's too hot."

Odysseus smiled and thought: I could consider designing an extraordinary air conditioner.

Then Mandy asked, "Mr. Gal, can we also get in touch with more magical things?"

"That's called Extraordinary." Odysseus explained: "People with extraordinary powers are called Extraordinary.

"If you want to become a Beyonder, you can apply to me, because Beyonders will enhance your mental and physical strength.

“But I want to remind you that becoming a Beyonder also carries great risks, because the greater your abilities, the easier it is to lose control.

"But if I only want to become a Low-Sequence Beyonder, the risk is still barely acceptable."

Mandy nodded and looked at Odysseus, waiting for him to continue.

Odysseus smiled and said, “Let Rupert explain it to you. I have something else to do and need to return to the sea.

"I'll have Rupert take you back to 'Gar Manor' later. Bazel's men are there. Let him protect you as you take the train back."

Mandy stood up and said, "Okay."

Odysseus did not stay any longer and used "travel" to return to the captain's studio.

This morning, he assigned the crew a task to assemble ten "extraordinary machine guns", ten "extraordinary mortars" and three "portable spirit wave cannons".

These parts were all made by Odysseus in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" using the "Alchemy Glasses". This seal not only has magical effects, but also makes Odysseus' work efficiency faster. It only takes half an hour to complete the previous five hours of work.

However, as efficiency increases, money also increases. The batch of special metals with good ductility that we ordered from Lasha Island last time has basically been used up and needs to be re-ordered.

In the studio, the task requested by Odysseus has now been half assembled, and the crew members are generally a little tired. After all, they have been working from yesterday noon to today noon, and only rested for a few hours at night.

Odysseus simply gave them half a day off. There was no sign of the battle with Feynaporte starting yet, so they could wait until they had time.

With Selina's cheers, they left the studio and went back to take a nap or have a drink.

Odysseus sat down at the workbench and took a rest. As Bazel said, he had been getting busier and busier since going out to sea.

Fortunately, Mandy has begun to take over the management work, and Odysseus can hand over the affairs of Bayam and Cruz Island to her.

As long as you get through this transition period, you will have a lot more free time.

While he was carrying out his plan, Odysseus fell asleep. It was a spiritual reminder that woke him up. He looked at his pocket watch and it was already 2:58.

So Odysseus hurried into the bedroom and lay down in the armchair.

As soon as he lay down, his vision was covered by gray fog, and in a blink of an eye he arrived in the Giant Hall and sat on one side of the long bronze table.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." Odysseus finally woke up from his nap when he heard the voice of Justice Audrey greeting him.

He resisted the urge to stretch, and tried to adjust his mood and get into the state of mind for the Tarot Club.

Magician Fors handed over two pages of Russell's diary. Klein the Fool spent several minutes reading through them before saying, "You may begin."

Audrey immediately said, "Mr. Fool, I wish to speak to Mr. Hermit alone."

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay."

The other members seemed stunned for a moment, and Miss Justice sounded like she was looking for the Hermit for something urgent.

After establishing a private conversation, Audrey, who had been trying to restrain herself, finally said in a delighted tone, "Mr. Hermit, I saw in the newspaper that you've taken out another large pirate group!"

Klein, sitting at the head of the table, was stunned for a moment. "Another large pirate group destroyed?" Then "Mr. Gar" must have made a lot of money again!
He has been looking for acting opportunities recently, so he hasn't paid much attention to the news in the newspaper.

"Yes." Odysseus said casually, "The residents of Cruz Island asked me to protect them from being robbed by pirates.

"So I went and killed all the pirates who were about to plunder the island."

Klein thought: In other words, you robbed the pirates?
Audrey said, "Mr. Hermit, could you explain it in detail? The newspaper only published a simple piece of news."

The main reason was that the Rorsted Daily did not receive accurate information, so it only published a simple report.

Although Odysseus sent several pirates to Bayam, no one dared to believe the news they told.

Odysseus thought about it and suddenly laughed: "Come to think of it, I am quite good at commanding small-scale battles like this."

So he briefly explained how to deal with the enemy's first round of offensive and how to completely eliminate the "Deep Blue" pirate group.

Audrey listened with great interest. When she heard that the pirates attacked from two directions and were successfully repelled by the "Hermit" organization, Audrey marveled at the tactical wisdom of the "Hermit".

When Audrey heard that the pirates were deliberately put on shore and then wiped out with new weapons, she wished she was the one firing the cannon.

Finally, she sighed, "I really hope to go to your pirate ship and experience some battles with pirates."

Klein also sighed: "The Hermit" is a qualified grassroots commander. At least those more than a thousand people were fully utilized by him.

Then he recalled some articles he had read when he was a keyboard warrior, and one of the points impressed him deeply: Some people are born to fight.

Klein felt that "Mr. Gall" was just that kind of person. Even commanding a small-scale battle for the first time, he looked very experienced.

At this time, Odysseus said to Justice: "I don't think I will have a direct war with pirates in the near future."

Audrey asked curiously, "Why?"

"Of course it's because of the report you saw." Odysseus smiled and said, "In the eyes of other pirate groups, being able to defeat a large pirate group may be due to good luck.

“But defeating two large pirate groups in a row is enough to prove my strength.

"Pirates go to sea in search of wealth, not specifically to fight, so when they see my flag, they will immediately slip away."

Audrey nodded: "So that's how it is."

Then she asked, "Mr. Hermit, if... well, I mean, if I go out to sea, what kind of strength would I have among pirates?"

Odysseus analyzed, "You are now Sequence 7. Theoretically, you have the strength of a 'Great Pirate.' However, if you sail alone, it will be difficult for you to become recognized as a 'Great Pirate' by the pirates."

"why?"

Klein thought: Because your current sequence is too weak in attack.

"You lack the ability to defeat the enemy with one blow." Odysseus analyzed: "The ability of 'Psychologist' tends to influence the target rather than attack it.

"If you can't kill other 'big pirates', you can only become a recognized 'big pirate' by slaughtering ordinary people or attacking the navy. But I guess you don't like either of these two ways."

Audrey placed her hands on the table in front of her and said "hmm" in agreement. Then she smiled brightly, "I was just asking casually. I may never... at least not in the next few years, have the opportunity to be an adventurer."

Odysseus smiled and said nothing.

Audrey asked again, "Mr. Hermit, do you plan to be a pirate on the sea forever?"

"No, I am now the actual ruler of Cruz Island." Odysseus smiled and said, "I plan to build a base there and develop the island."

This news startled both Klein and Audrey. Klein thought, "Are you serious?" A pirate's base is a weak spot.

Audrey said happily, "That's great, Mr. Hermit. Can I visit that island when I have time? Where is it located?"

"As long as you have time, you're welcome anytime." Odysseus smiled and said, "As for the location of the island, it's northwest of Zaker Island. It's a bit remote, so you may not have heard of it."

Audrey smiled and said, "I'm not very familiar with the location of the island."

She planned to look for it on the nautical chart when she went back.

Crane thought about it. He had heard of Zakal Island, but never of Cruz Island.

But at the same time, he also knew that the Rorsted Archipelago was very large and the Sea of Rage was also quite large, so it was normal that some islands had never been heard of.

After chatting for a few more words, Odysseus and Audrey ended their private conversation, and the Tarot meeting continued.

At this time, the "magician" Fors said to everyone, "Everyone, I need 'Lava Octopus Ink'."

That was the auxiliary material for promotion to "Astrologer". Last week, she tried to buy it at several extraordinary people's gatherings, but she didn't get it in the deal.

This made Fors realize that at the Sequence 7 level, auxiliary materials were sometimes not easy to trade.

Priestess Cattleya waited a second or two before asking, "How much do you need?"

"20 grams."

"30 pounds."

Fors smiled and said, "Deal."

Then, Odysseus initiated a deal with Emlyn the Moon: "I hope to trade some herbal formulas with you."

Emlyn was stunned for a moment before he said, "Mr. Hermit, you should know that the herbs prepared by the Pharmacist are effective because they have been processed by the Pharmacist's extraordinary abilities.

"If it's just a herbal formula, it won't be very effective."

"I know." Odysseus smiled and said, "I recently obtained the Beyonder characteristic of 'Pharmacist' and hope to train a 'Pharmacist'. I'm already working on this.

“I heard that although the spiritual power of the ‘Medicine Master’ will let them know which herbs can be combined together to treat what diseases, this process is also closely related to the ‘Medicine Master’s’ experience.

"I think the vampires must be very experienced in this area, so I want to buy some herbal formulas for the 'pharmacist'."

"Of course!" Emlyn couldn't help but raise his chin when he heard Odysseus' words, and then said cheerfully, "I can help you compile a list of the formulas I have. There are more than a hundred formulas in total that can treat most diseases.

"As for the reward, 100... 60 pounds! Yes, 60 pounds will do."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Thank you."

He seemed to have seen that his pharmaceutical company was doing a booming business.

After that, everyone fell into a brief silence because they didn't have much demand at the moment.

The main materials and rituals for Odysseus's promotion are all available. Klein, "The Hanged Man" Alger, and other members are basically working hard to digest the potion.

Cattleya also began to prepare for her promotion to demigod, but she had no plans to buy what she needed from the Tarot Club for the time being.

After a brief silence, Audrey "Justice" said, "Mr. Hermit, I hope to trade information about the last emperor of the Fourth Epoch."

Odysseus nodded and smiled, "No problem, this information will also cost 4000 pounds!"

Everyone quickly shared the intelligence fee. Just like the last gathering, "Justice" Audrey and "Priestess" Cattleya each contributed 1000 pounds, and the other members each contributed 400 pounds.

The intelligence fee for "Sun" Derrick was still paid with extraordinary main materials.

After deciding how to pay the reward, Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "In the blink of an eye, we have already traded intelligence covering the last period of the Fourth Epoch.

"With this final transaction, everyone will basically understand how the current situation in the Northern Continent came about."

The other members looked at the "Hermit" with some anticipation.

After all, in the Fourth Epoch, the Northern Continent went through the first half of the "War of the Four Emperors", and the "Night Emperor" reunified it.

However, there are currently four countries in the Northern Continent, and I don’t know how it split again.

Odysseus continued, "The story of the 'Underworld Emperor' begins in the Second Age. He was once a subordinate god of the 'Destruction Wolf'."

　Thanks to [Laiqugui] for the reward.

　　Thanks to [风雨雪] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)