Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 320 Constantine Family
Odysseus, Klein, and Alger met up with Vice Admiral Deep Sea on a beach.

Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea Hal Constantine looked at Admiral of the Arcana, then at German Sparrow. "I don't suppose you're here for my bounty, are you?"

His voice is very clear and even has a certain magnetism.

Hal asked this to make a final confirmation. Admiral Mystery had just helped him, so it was unlikely that he was setting a trap for him here.

However, this kind of thing still needs to be confirmed in person.

His subordinates were extremely alert, some even keeping one hand on their weapons.

Odysseus glanced at his two companions. Alger didn't want to expose himself and was even reluctant to speak.

Klein plays the stern German Sparrow, who is now a proud and expressionless man.

Odysseus had no choice but to answer: "No."

Hal Constantine asked, "So you came to Whale Island because of that rock?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I guess so."

Vice Admiral Deep Sea's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Are you here for something else?"

Odysseus ignored the question and asked, "What exactly is that rock? Why do you want to destroy it?"

"You should have seen it just now." Hal did not continue the previous question, but replied: "It is a piece of stone that can cause biological mutations, and our goal is of course to destroy such evil things!"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I find it hard to believe that a 'pirate general' would be so responsible."

Vice Admiral Deep Sea glanced at the waves beside him and said, "You may not understand the ocean, but I can clearly feel that the ocean is quietly undergoing some changes.

"And the source of the change is those rock-like things."

Odysseus frowned. "You mean, there are a lot of these things on the sea?"

"Things on the islands are relatively good," Hal replied in a definitive affirmative. Then, with some emotion, he added, "There are still many pollution sources on the seabed. By the time they're discovered, the life in a large area of the sea has already been affected."

Odysseus asked: "Where do these pollution sources come from?"

Hal Constantine said, "I can't tell you that."

Then he said, "I would like to ask you to help deal with those monsters and give us enough time to destroy the rocks."

Odysseus pondered for a moment and said, "I can help you, but what benefits can I get?"

Vice Admiral Deep Sea spread his hands and said, "Even for your own sake, you can't let this sea area mutate."

"I'm a pirate." Odysseus smiled and said, "At worst, I can just leave here and not operate in this sea anymore."

He smiled and said, "Unless we know where that rock came from? Why is it contaminated?"

As he spoke, Odysseus looked at Klein. Klein, who played German Sparrow, expressed with his eyes that he was willing to help.

Odysseus looked at Alger again, and the "Hanged Man" also said that it was up to Odysseus to make the decision.

"Okay." Hal Constantine saw that the three people opposite him had reached a consensus with their eyes, so he took a deep breath and said, "I'm not very clear about the specific situation.

"Because if we knew that information at our current level, we would be contaminated..."

Odysseus understood: "From the Outer Gods?"

Hal was a little surprised: "You know the Outer Gods?"

Odysseus laughed and said, "Do I look like an illiterate person?"

The subordinates of "Deep Sea Admiral" all looked a little unnatural, because they didn't know the origin of the stone, and they felt that they were not illiterate.

Hal gave an awkward smile: "These things are rarely known."

Odysseus crossed his arms and thought for a moment, "Will we be contaminated in the process of resolving that stone?"

“No.” Hal said, “That stone only has the power bestowed by the Outer Gods, but does not have the breath of the Outer Gods. It can only cause creatures to mutate.

"But if you stay in contact with the stone for too long, you will easily be affected by it and actively ask for the blessings of the outer gods."

Odysseus asked, "A gift?"

"We call it a gift," Hal Constantine said. "It refers to the process of gaining extraordinary powers without possessing extraordinary characteristics."

Klein and Alger looked at Odysseus together. They remembered that the Hermit had encountered such a strange enemy before. He was clearly a Beyonder from the Witch Path, but he could use Beyonder abilities from other paths without wearing any magical items.

Odysseus thought for a moment before loosening his arms: "We will help, but we need some compensation."

He smiled and said, "Don't blackmail us morally, because this is obviously your mission, and you can gain benefits from the mission. We are really helping you for free.

"You can't treat us as fools just because we have noble sentiments."

Hal twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled: Who was it just now who said that at worst he could just leave this sea area? Where did his noble sentiment come from?
He weighed the pros and cons for a moment before asking, "What reward do you intend to ask for?"

"Answer me a few questions."

Hal breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as it's something I know and it doesn't violate the principle of confidentiality, I can answer it."

Odysseus did not make any further requests. He nodded and asked, "Are you a member of the Constantine family?"

Vice Admiral Deep Sea was somewhat surprised: "You...you also know the Constantine family?"

Klein thought back and seemed to have seen the name of this family in Russell's diary, but it was only mentioned briefly without any explanation or clarification.

Alger had never heard of this family.

After Hal asked the question, he seemed to remember that he was the one who answered the question: "Yes, I am a member of the Constantine family."

Odysseus then asked, "Which empire did Constantine support during the Fourth Epoch?"

He also didn't know much about the Constantine family, only remembering the last name.

And he didn't know if it was a coincidence? The family's last name was the same as the "Hellblazer" in Odysseus's memory.

Hal Constantine replied, “At first, I supported no one, but later I supported the Trunsost Empire for a while.

"But soon, the Night Emperor fell, and the Constantine family no longer supported any secular regime."

He smiled slightly when he said this. In fact, he was not averse to talking about his family history. After all, Constantine was once an angel family.

Hearing this, many of the crew members of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" were stunned. They wondered if they were members of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" or "Mystery Admiral"?
Why didn't they know that the captain came from an extraordinary family?
Odysseus continued to ask, "Are the Constantine family the angels that appeared in the early Fourth Epoch?"

Except for Klein and Hal, everyone around them showed surprised expressions.

what?
Are there angels in the Constantine family?
Alger thought to himself: This is an angel family!

Then he recalled the information about the Angel Family that some members had exchanged at the Tarot Club yesterday. He thought that the Constantine Family was part of the transaction.

Klein, standing by, knew clearly that the Hermit had not mentioned this family at the time. He guessed that the Hermit didn't know much about this family, so he didn't say anything.

Because at the end of that transaction, the "Hermit" said that many angels actually fell in obscurity or hid themselves.

"Your background in the occult is very solid," Hal exclaimed, then replied, "The Constantine family had an angel very early on, but that angel didn't form a family at first.

"Because throughout the Third and most of the Fourth Age, that angel was an important member of the 'Moss Ascetic Order'..."

"What?" Odysseus couldn't believe his ears. "The angel of the Constantine family was once one of the Ten Pillars of the Moss Ascetic Order?"

Through previous exchanges with the "librarian" Theresa, Odysseus knew that in the Fourth Age, the "Moss Ascetic Order" was more powerful than it is now, and only angels could become members of the "Ten Pillars".

Therefore, the angel of the Constantine family must be one of the "Ten Pillars".

Odysseus's question stunned Hal: "You...you also know about the 'Ten Pillars'?"

In the education he received as a child, the "Moss Ascetic Order" and the "Ten Pillars" were very secret information.

However, Hal thought again that since "Admiral Arcanum" was flying the flag of "Elemental Dawn" and was the main opponent of "Moss Ascetic Order", it did not seem surprising that the top leaders of "Elemental Dawn" knew such information as the "Ten Pillars".

The people around, including Klein, were stunned. Many of them knew about the "Moss Ascetic Order" but had never heard of the "Ten Pillars."

Odysseus realized his mistake and cleared his throat before continuing to ask, "Why did the Constantine family want to leave the 'Moss Ascetic Order'?"

It’s no wonder he lost his composure; the news was simply too shocking.

Vice Admiral Deep Sea said, "I don't know the specific reason, but I heard it was due to a difference of philosophies."

Conceptual discord?

Odysseus frowned and thought: Constantine withdrew from the "Moss Ascetic Order" shortly after the death of the "Night Emperor". At that time... could that be the time when the "Sage" died?
So Odysseus asked, "The Constantine family has always insisted on solving the problem of the Outer Gods, right?"

Hal looked at Odysseus warily: "You, how do you know?"

He knew very well that in the current extraordinary world, few people knew about the Constantine family, and even fewer knew about the work they had been doing.

"Don't be nervous." Odysseus smiled and said, "I just met a member of the Ten Pillars a while ago."

Thinking about it this way, Theresa was most likely an angel when she was "alive".

Hal paused for a moment before answering Odysseus's previous question: "Yes."

Odysseus nodded slowly, feeling that his guess was very close to the truth: it should be the fall of the "Sage" that caused some disagreements within the "Mos Ascetic Order", so Constantine left the "Mos Ascetic Order".

As for the specific differences, Odysseus guessed that it was likely that some members intended to continue to adhere to the ideals and pursuits of "sages", while other members gave up those ideals.

Because the "Moss Ascetic Order" is not only not dealing with the infiltration of the Foreign Gods now, but there seem to be Foreign God believers among their members.

The Constantine family, who left the "Moss Ascetic Order", has been quietly dealing with the infiltration of the Outer Gods.

Of course, it is also possible that something strange has happened to the "Sage".

The memories in the crystal skull that Odysseus found in the "Ruins of the War of Gods" showed that the "Sage" was not in good condition during the Third Age.

The specific reason seems to be that the divinity in his body is too strong, and he encountered a similar problem as the "Ancient Sun God".

Then it is very likely that during the Quaternary Period, the "Sage" could no longer hold on and mutated, or simply degenerated into a "Hidden Sage".

Those members who are unwilling to continue to adhere to the ideals and pursuits of the "sage" are actually influenced by the "hidden sage".

After roughly understanding these questions, Odysseus said to Hal Constantine: "I have no other questions."

Klein thought to himself: I do have a lot of questions.

For example, are the Ten Pillars of the Moss Trappist Order 10 angels? Who else could they be besides Constantine?

But he knew that these questions would not get any answers, so he continued to pretend to be paralyzed.

Alger also had some questions. For example, were the angels of the Constantine family angels of the "Sailor" path? Was the Constantine family also an angel family that controlled the "Sailor" path?
However, he was also very clear that these questions might not get answers, so he did not ask them.

At this time, Odysseus asked: "Do we have to eliminate those monsters before we can destroy the stone?"

Hal was stunned for a moment before he caught up with Odysseus's rhythm: "No, on the contrary, as long as we destroy the stone, those monsters will become very easy to clean up."

"I have a way that may destroy the stone," said Odysseus.

Hal immediately asked, "What's the solution?"

Odysseus didn't say it directly. Instead, he took out the piece of cloth he carried with him, which had the "Space Array" painted on it, and handed the two corners of the cloth to Alger: "Hold it for me."

Alger nodded and pulled the cloth aside.

Odysseus used both hands to take out an "extraordinary machine gun" from the magic circle.

The "Extraordinary Machine Gun" weighs about 40 kilograms. Odysseus feels it is a bit heavy just holding it in his hand. After all, he is not an Extraordinary who excels in strength.

If it were an ordinary person, he would not be able to lift it at all.

Klein had seen this thing before, so he wasn't surprised.

In fact, he was not surprised when he saw it for the first time, because the appearance of the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" was very different from the machine gun he had in mind.

The machine guns in Klein's impression were mainly composed of a gun body and a magazine or belt. However, the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" in Odysseus's hand, firstly, had no magazine part, and secondly, the gun body looked bloated with many protrusions.

The muzzle is not a round hole, but flat, and basically has lost the shape of a gun.

Odysseus held the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" and skillfully opened the safety with a "click". Then he spread his legs, held the gun steadily, and pulled the trigger towards the deserted jungle.

da da da da~
All of a sudden, branches and leaves flew everywhere in the jungle. Thinner branches were broken directly, and thick tree trunks were pierced, leaving small holes.

Alger, Hal, and the others had never seen such a weapon before, and were immediately captivated by its immense firepower. However, some crew members considered it dangerous, as an opponent with a rifle or revolver had a good chance of evading it.

This gun is obviously impossible to dodge because it does not need to be reloaded and can chase the target continuously.

Odysseus fired a few shots and then shouldered the gun. "Can this thing break rocks?"

"It should be possible!" Hal said quickly. "I just checked. The stone is about the same hardness as normal limestone. This gun can definitely damage it."

Odysseus nodded and handed the gun to the stronger Alger: "Let's go."

He paused and said, "I suggest we fly there. It will be faster."

Hal thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, but I have to do the shooting."

If he flew over, it would mean that only a few people were involved in the new operation. He had heard of the strength of "Admiral Arcana" and Gehrman Sparrow, and was afraid that he would be left alone.

Even if it is Sequence 5, it is likely to be injured by the attack of the "Extraordinary Machine Gun".

That's why Hal made such a request, to shoot himself to avoid being ambushed by "Admiral Mystery" and others.

Odysseus had no objection: "Okay."

So Hal picked up the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" and, together with Odysseus, Alger, and Klein, a total of four people, flew towards the rock together.

Fly over there and you'll easily find the rock.

At this time, there were still a few monsters moving around the rocks, and some of the previous mouse corpses were lying on the ground, while the smaller ones slowly floated up.

After finding a suitable shooting position, Odysseus told Hal: "If you use this gun for one minute, you need to rest for three minutes. You should manage your time well."

Hal nodded. "No problem."

Klein and Alger also felt that it was more reasonable to have rest time. If there was no rest time, then this weapon would be too powerful.

The monsters around the rocks, after seeing Odysseus and the others, bared their teeth and rushed towards them again.

Hal imitated what Odysseus had just done, turned on the safety, aimed at the monsters and pulled the trigger.

da da da da~
Those monsters were immediately beaten to pieces, and the monster with a bird's head and a human body had its left shoulder broken after only three shots, and its head was almost blown off by the bullet, leaving only a little flesh connected to its neck.

The big crab was hit by bullets. Its hard shell was directly blown up, its legs were broken, its claws fell off, and it rolled far away.

Odysseus smiled and thought: This guy is here to vent his anger.

After all, these monsters are not extraordinary beings. Although they are large in size, they are actually quite fragile.

After killing or driving away several monsters, Hal started shooting at the rocks.

As bullets hit the rock, a small hole was punched in it. The hole quickly expanded and a row of bullet holes appeared.

Hal started shooting at a certain location, and suddenly stone foam flew everywhere, and a small hole was made in the rock.

The next second, some black liquid flowed out from the small pit, as if the rock was bleeding.

Suddenly, the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" seemed to jam. Hal was pulling the trigger and it was not time to rest yet, but he just couldn't fire.

Just as Hal was about to ask Odysseus, the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" in his hand suddenly pulled him back.

Odysseus and the others felt that the rock seemed to have a huge gravitational force all of a sudden, and they resisted hard to avoid being pulled over.

The next second, the gravitational force became stronger and stronger, and the four people found it very difficult to maintain balance.

Hal accidentally let the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" slip out of his hand, and it flew towards the rock and hit it hard. The "Extraordinary Machine Gun" made of metal was even severely deformed by the impact.

Click~
The trees in the jungle were broken, and the rocks, branches, and corpses on the ground were sucked towards the rocks and eventually stuck to them.

At this moment, Odysseus felt like there were more than a dozen people pulling him with a rope. No matter how hard he tried, he could only take small steps towards the rock.

The other three people were not much better off. Alger tried to "ride the wind" but ended up flying towards the rocks. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed a broken tree trunk to regain his balance.

Hal fought against the huge force while attacking the rocks with "wind blades" and lightning.

However, the force of the rock was so great that the hurricane Hal had summoned immediately dispersed and lost its original shape. The lightning did strike the rock, but the rock seemed not to be afraid of electricity.

In fact, the one in most danger at this time is Odysseus. Hal and Alger are both extraordinary people from the "Sailor" path. They have very good balance ability and will not fall easily.

Because Klein was once a "clown", it is unlikely that he would fall under the huge force.

Only Odysseus, although he had the "Combat Scholar" sequence, but that mainly enhanced his agility, and the improvement in his balance ability was very limited.

At this time, I was afraid of falling, because once I fell, I would definitely fly towards the rocks.

Odysseus tried hard to keep his balance and was about to pull out the "Staff of Gus", but he was afraid that it would slip out of his hand and he would lose such a good staff.

So he reached into his briefcase and pulled out an "explosive scroll", but before he could hold it firmly, he was sucked onto the rock.

He quickly reached into his briefcase again, this time gripping the "Explosive Scroll" tightly, chanting the "Open" spell in ancient Hermes before throwing it out.

Boom~
The violent explosion swallowed the rocks, and the air waves formed by the explosion pushed Odysseus and others, giving them enough strength to escape the huge gravitational force.

Odysseus felt a severe chest tightness and struggled forward, away from the rocks. Finally, the huge gravitational force gradually weakened.

He reacted this way because they were caught between the pull of immense gravity and the push of the shock wave.

It was as if there was a wall in front of Odysseus and the others, pushing them forward. The shock wave of the explosion was like a huge slap in the face, slapping Odysseus and the others.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have vomited blood under the pressure of the two forces.

Odysseus and the other four took a few steps forward, and the gravitational force became smaller. They couldn't wait to fly up and quickly got rid of the gravitational force.

Back on the beach, they were gasping for breath.

When the subordinates of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" saw that the captain came back so quickly and the four men were obviously a little embarrassed, with some damage on their clothes, they hurried over to ask questions.

Hal gasped and said to the crew, "Give me a glass of rum."

Odysseus, who was standing nearby, simply sat on the beach and said, "I want a beer."

The crew members looked at Vice Admiral Deep Sea and asked him to go get it. Hal made a look at him and told him to go get it.

Klein also wanted to drink something, but in order to maintain his persona, he didn't say anything.

Alger didn't want to take off his mask while drinking, so he didn't ask for any wine.

The two small boats used for landing carried some supplies, including some alcohol.

Soon, the crew brought two glasses of wine. Odysseus gulped down two sips before saying, "The gravitational attack from that rock just now seemed to be at the level of a demigod."

Hal also said, "We made a mistake in our judgment. I can't handle this rock by myself."

As he spoke, he glanced at Odysseus and the others. There were currently three Sequence 5s, three Sequence 6s, and two of the Sequence 6s were his crew members. This level of strength should be able to solve the problem.

Odysseus held up his wine glass and said, "Fortunately, it can't move, and its intelligence is not very high."

He paused and said, "We can try to solve the problem through this."

Odysseus asked Hal, "What do you think?"

"It's best to launch a long-range attack." Hal glanced at his ship on the sea and said, "It's a pity that the rock is out of the range of the cannon."

Odysseus sighed, "If only the Argo were here."

The range of the "Extraordinary Machine Gun" is definitely enough. Even if the machine gun is not enough, the range of the "Spirit Wave Cannon" is definitely enough.

Thinking of this, he finally remembered to say to Hal: "We don't want any other reward, but you have to compensate for the gun just now, right?"

"I'll definitely pay." Hal was very straightforward: "How much?"

Odysseus estimated the price before saying, "1000 pounds!"

He saw Hal was stunned and thought that he had asked for a high price, because now in mass production in the "Knowledge Wilderness", the cost of each "Extraordinary Machine Gun" was less than 100 pounds, most of which was spent on spiritual materials.

Hal Constantine was stunned for a moment, then he immediately took out the key and threw it to the first mate: "Go to the ship and get the money."

For him, this is too cheap.

At this time, the armies of the countries in the Northern Continent also began to equip themselves with machine guns on a small scale, but those machine guns were large and expensive. It was said that most machine guns cost about 300 pounds each when they left the factory, and if sold to other countries, the price would start at 500 pounds.

The key point is that the price of a new weapon like a machine gun will definitely be several times higher when it comes to pirates, and it is definitely not possible to buy it for 1000 pounds.

The machine gun that Odysseus used just now performed well and did not require bullets. The only flaw was that it needed to rest, but such a flaw was completely acceptable.

Hal Constantine was also thinking about buying a few more if Admiral Arcana had any, but now was not the time to talk about machine guns.

Seeing that Hal paid so readily, Odysseus did not lower the price on his own initiative.

He drank the beer in his glass, then took out the space array again and asked Alger to help open it.

This time, Odysseus called Klein to help and carried out four heavy devices from the "space array".

No one understood what it was, so they gathered around to watch Odysseus and German Sparrow install it.

One of the four pieces of equipment was a base. Odysseus flew into the air to look at the location of the rock and then fixed the heavy base.

Then we started to fix the main body with a very industrial feel, starting with the chassis, which was connected to the base. At the same time, many "Gal runes" were engraved on it, which was the lower half of the entire equipment.

The upper part is divided into two parts, left and right, both of which have fixed slides. As long as they slide to the designed position, they will be stuck by the mechanical structure.

Once the upper part was installed, a "portable spiritual wave cannon" was assembled.

At this time, it also requires four "extraordinary puppets" to move quickly during exercise and complete the assembly quickly.

Odysseus came to the control panel of the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannon", started it first, and then used the spiritual self-check inside the "Spirit Wave Cannon" to make sure there were no problems with the installation process.

Then he adjusted the direction and began to accumulate energy, and two iron-rod-like gun barrels slowly extended out.

Klein, who was standing by, had already recognized that this was a "spiritual wave cannon."

Klein, who had just been to the "Ruins of the Gods' War" together, was deeply impressed by this extraordinary weapon. He didn't expect that there was a "mini version".

The others found it very interesting and discussed it in low voices. They all guessed that this must be another extraordinary weapon because they had just seen some difficult-to-understand occult symbols on the base.

After the energy was charged, Odysseus said, "Everyone, crouch or lie down. I'm ready to fire."

Hal looked puzzled: "Is this a cannon?"

"Yes." Odysseus reminded again: "Get ready, I'm going to fire!"

Klein, who had witnessed the power of the "Spirit Wave Cannon," squatted down silently. Alger glanced at the "world" and squatted down as well.

Seeing that others were still pointing and talking, Odysseus stopped reminding them, pressed the launch button, and then quickly squatted down.

At this time, a small spot of light was emitted and hit the rock almost instantly.

Boom~
The violent explosion knocked down or pulled out trees within several hundred meters around the rock.

The monsters around the rock were vaporized instantly, and the high temperature generated by the explosion cracked and baked the rock, and stone chips fell to the side.

Amidst the surprised expressions of Hal and the others, a huge shock wave arrived. Because they were not prepared, many crew members were immediately pushed to the ground by the shock wave, and more crew members were directly knocked into the sea.

For the next ten seconds, the whole world seemed quiet.

Hal Constantine came to his senses first and looked around in a daze.

About half of the trees on the entire Whale Island were knocked down or broken by the shock wave, and the rock can be seen directly from here.

The remaining half of the trees were affected, some were severely tilted, and some had many branches broken off.

Alger, who was squatting on the ground and not hurt, was also stunned by this scene.

He took another look at the "gun" that was more than half a person's height and had a very industrial feel. He now believed that "Admiral Arcana" had weapons that could sink a ship in an instant.

At this time, Odysseus was observing the rocks in the distance. The rocks were half the size of the other party and had become dark all over, but that special feeling was still there.

Odysseus looked at his pocket watch and saw that the rest period of the "Spirit Wave Cannon" would end in half a minute.

At this time, Vice Admiral Deep Sea came over with a somewhat obedient look on his face and asked, "Excuse me, are you selling this cannon?"

(End of this chapter)