Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 326 Bernadette’s First Question to the Fool

Odysseus' words and demeanor gave Groselle and the others some comfort. As the two huge doors closed, Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "I need to take this Travel Notes back and study it."

Edwina picked up Groselle's Travels from the desk and handed it to Odysseus: "I give it to you as a reward for rescuing me."

Odysseus smiled and said, "After I release them, I will return the Travel Notes to you, because I just happen to have something else I want to ask for your help."

He looked at Klein: "I remember you mentioned this Travel Notes. If you want it, how about this be Edwina's reward?
"Well, it's not that I don't want it, so I'm giving it to you. I also want to get this Travel Notes, but I have something more important to ask Vice Admiral Iceberg for help."

Klein's stern face remained calm. "Okay."

His spiritual sense sensed that this book was very unusual, and he really wanted to take it back and study it.

Edwina on the side smiled and said, "Anyway, I still want to thank you for your help."

Then she looked at Odysseus: "What do you need my help with?"

Odysseus did not answer this question directly, but said: "After our current operation is over, I would like to invite you to go to Cruz Island.

"We'll talk about this matter later."

Edwina nodded: "Okay."

After Odysseus sent Klein back to Oravi Island, he returned to the workshop on the Argo to figure out how to free Grossel and the others.

In order to save time, he put the "Travel Notes" into the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and studied and thought about it with the help of two "intelligent puppets".

After some simulation experiments, he soon came up with two ideas. The first idea was to make Groselle and others become demigods. After they gained divinity, the laws of the real world would have no choice but to "hold their noses" and acknowledge their existence.

However, the five demigod-level characteristics gave Odysseus, who was currently still at Sequence 5, a headache just thinking about it.

This approach is obviously not realistic.

The second idea is to "cheat" the laws of the real world. After all, this is a world with extraordinary power, and extraordinary existence itself is like a loophole in the "laws".

As for how to "cheat", Odysseus also has a good idea. He uses the characteristics of a "swindler" and combines them with the corresponding magic circle to create a magical item.

As long as they wear this magical item, they can, to a certain extent, be free from certain rules of the real world.

Next, Odysseus began to design the magic circle. At first, he intended to "cheat" time and make the outside world ignore the time Groselle and the others spent in the book.

But Odysseus soon discovered that this was too difficult. Unless he had the demigod-level characteristics of a "thief", it would be impossible to complete the fraud of time.

So he changed his thinking and set up a protection for Groselle and others, concealing some of their own appearances in order to deceive the real world.

The idea was relatively simple. Odysseus spent a week in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to design the magic circle, and then gave it to the two "intelligent puppets" for demonstration.

The next step is to solve the problem of the "Swindler" characteristic. A total of five characteristics are needed, and the total value is not high, only about 3000 pounds, but Odysseus cannot find so many characteristics at once.

After thinking about it for a while, Odysseus decided to write to Leonard and ask him if he had it.

He stopped just as he took out a pen and paper, because it sounded strange to write a letter to a member of the "Red Gloves" and ask him if he had any extraordinary characteristics of the "Thief" path.

And it should instantly alert the poet. After all, few people... or in Leonard's opinion, no one knows that there is an old man of the "wrong" path hidden in his body.

Taking a deep breath, Odysseus wrote to Hugh of Backlund and Allen of Bayam, asking them to use the channels of the Occult Research Society and the Intelligence Exchange Society respectively to purchase the Beyonder characteristics of the "Swindler".

In the letter to Hugh, he also asked her to help investigate Edward's family who once lived at 18 De La Haile Street, Northwest District.

Then he used his ability to "travel" to come to the "Golden Dream" again. It was already late at night, and the crew were holding a banquet to celebrate the captain's safe return. After Odysseus came to the ship, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became deserted.

"You guys continue." Odysseus said, "I have something to ask your captain."

As he spoke, he walked skillfully towards Edwina's study.

So many crew members who were drinking quickly put down their glasses and started to "clean" the corridor outside the study.

Odysseus knocked on the study door, and after getting permission, he entered the study of "Vice Admiral Iceberg" and explained his purpose.

Edwina was slightly stunned: "Do you already have an idea?"

It had been less than three hours since Odysseus left the study.

Odysseus nodded. "I have a good idea. I need a copy of the characteristics of the 'Swindler' to experiment with."

Edwina said, "I don't have it, but I know that Third Officer Johnson has a magical item that rivals the 'Swindler'.

"Can magical items be used?"

Odysseus replied: "That's fine."

If you smash the magical item, you will gain the characteristics of a "trickster" and a "thief".

Edwina said "hmm" and waved her hand, and a door in the study opened.

She saw that there were "just" a lot of crew members outside, so she said to them, "Call Johnson over."

Johnson hurried over after hearing the call and finally had the opportunity to listen to the conversation between "Admiral Mystery" and the captain.

When Johnson learned that the "Admiral of Mystery" needed the magical item in his hands, he offered a price: "1000 pounds."

Before Odysseus could bargain, Edwina said, "After all, this is an extension of my rescue. I can't let you bear the cost of the experiment by yourself. I will buy this magical item and give it to you."

"Thank you." Odysseus looked at Johnson again and said, "If your captain needed this magical item, would you offer the same price?"

Handsome Johnson smiled and said, "That was an internal transaction on the Golden Dream. Of course, it wasn't this price."

Odysseus asked, "How much would you offer?"

"200 pounds."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Haha."

He thought to himself: I despise you.

Edwina came forward and bought the magical item in the shape of a pendant. After receiving it, Odysseus said goodbye and left.

It was already late today and Odysseus was a little tired, so he simply shattered the properties of the magical item and returned to the real world to rest.

He pondered it for a moment, then wrote to Klein again, telling him that his research on Groselle and the others returning to the real world required the Beyonder characteristic of the "Trickster," and hoped he could help keep an eye out for it.

After summoning the messenger, Odysseus suddenly thought of a question and said, "I have a question I want to ask you."

The messenger, dressed in classical hunting attire, said, "You speak."

"When you're promoted to 'Mystic Scholar,' are there any requirements for the path to the drop of blood you're studying?"

"Theoretically, no." The messenger Elbella Stiano explained, "However, the blood of some mythical creatures can help one become a demigod.

"Studying the blood of mythical creatures from the 'Fortune Teller' path and being promoted to 'Mystic Scholar' will enhance your ability to 'Reappear'.

"Studying the blood of mythical creatures from the 'Monster' path, and being promoted to 'Master of Prophecy', will enhance your prophetic abilities.

"Studying the blood of mythical creatures from the 'Comprehension' pathway, upon ascending to demigodhood, one will gain the additional ability to create magical items.

"Studying the blood of mythical creatures of your own path will enhance the abilities of both the 'Mystic Scholar' and the 'Master of Prophecy', and will also be of some help in the promotion of angels."

Odysseus thought: It seems that the best solution is to study the blood of the mythical creatures of this path.

But the question is, where can he get the blood of the mythical creatures of the "Mystery Peeping Man" path?
Then he asked, "What if it's the blood of a mythical creature from the 'Sailor' pathway?"

Elbella answered patiently, "When you 'recreate' some mysterious scenes or characters related to thunder and storms, it will be strengthened to a certain extent."

Odysseus continued to ask, "What if it's 'divine blood'? What advantages would that have?"

Ever since he got the divine blood of the "Elf King", Odysseus planned to advance by studying the divine blood, but after hearing the messenger's answer, he became a little shaken.

Elebela replied: "It will make the promotion process easier for you."

Odysseus was a little disappointed. It seemed that there was no "bonus".

After thanking the messenger lady, Odysseus told her where to send his letter.

The next day, it rained lightly on the sea, but the wind was not strong enough to hinder the navigation of ships.

The fleet consisting of the "Argo" and the "Golden Dream" was about two days' sailing distance from Northaus Island.

After breakfast, Odysseus was about to go to the captain's room to discuss the next plan with the first mate. Suddenly, a mysterious and tall figure sitting on a bronze chair with a high back appeared in his mind.

That's the "fool"!
The scene then changed, revealing a blue-haired man praying, "A fool who does not belong to this era... Respected Mr. Fool, please pass this message to the Hermit."

"The Church of Storms' fleet, consisting of two pirate ships, has rushed to Northaus Harbor, ready to await him there. Our current orders are to track him and Vice Admiral Iceberg's fleet."

Odysseus was stunned: From what I hear, the ghost ship of the "Hanged Man" is one of the "two pirate ships".

He pondered for a moment, then said in a prayerful tone, "A fool who does not belong to this era... Dear Mr. Fool, please tell the Hanged Man.

"Vice Admiral Iceberg and I have obtained intelligence regarding Sailor's Beyonder characteristic, which is a path to the Demigod level. This voyage is to try to obtain that characteristic.

"However, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the Storm have also received similar intelligence. However, they may not know the specific location of that characteristic, so they are keeping an eye on us."

……

After hearing this prayer, Klein in the gray fog thought: No wonder the Church of Storms would send out pirate ships to track. The Church of Storms fleet is probably not far away. As long as they know that Odysseus and Edwina have succeeded, they will immediately rush to rob them.

Then he thought of Vice Admiral Iceberg's background in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom: this wasn't just a search for a demigod-level Beyonder, but a struggle between three churches. Mr. Garr should be aware of his current situation, right?
Klein then thought about how Odysseus was cooperating with both the Navy and the Church of the Evernight Goddess, so he shouldn't be in any danger.

Thinking of this, he threw the picture of Mr. Gal's prayer into the star representing the "Hanged Man".

……

Alger, who finally had the chance to temporarily separate from his crew, was somewhat surprised to hear the reply from The Hermit conveyed by The Fool.

He had originally guessed that "Hermit" and "Vice Admiral Iceberg" might have made some discoveries.

But what no one expected was that a demigod-level extraordinary characteristic was discovered, and the Eternal Sun Church also got the news and would definitely send people to fight for it.

This made Alger realize that a fierce battle might break out between the various parties near Northaus Island.

……

After Odysseus finished communicating with the Hanged Man, he paced around the studio and thought for a while, then came to the cockpit and ordered the first mate on duty, Bazel, to sail to the port of Nohaus Island.

Now that the audience is in place, the actors must of course go on stage.

Then Odysseus returned to the studio to continue yesterday's research. In the "Wilderness of Knowledge", he used the characteristics of the "Trickster" and corresponding spiritual materials to create a magical item in the shape of a pendant.

After repeatedly checking its functions, Odysseus took "Groselle's Travels" back to the real world. He was about to start his own plan, but after a little hesitation, he used "Travel" to come to the "Golden Dream" and invited "Vice Admiral Iceberg" to come and be his assistant.

Although she called her an assistant, she actually just wanted her to be a bystander. After all, she was also quite concerned about this matter.

Edwina didn't expect that Odysseus would achieve results so quickly, so she gladly accepted the invitation and went on board the "Argo" together.

As soon as she entered Odysseus's studio, she saw layers of magic circles stacked on the ground.

Odysseus explained, "Just in case."

Then he said, "I'm going into the Travel Notes. You wait outside."

Edwina agreed.

Odysseus cut his finger with a dagger and smeared the blood on the spine of Groselle's Travels. The next second, his vision was once again covered by the blizzard.

He took out his crystal ball and divined. He found out that Groselle and the others were still guarding the camp. After determining the general location, he used the "flying technique" to find them.

After flying for more than ten minutes, Odysseus found the cave that would serve as his camp. Siatas, who was waiting at the entrance, saw Odysseus in mid-air and asked loudly, "Do you have a plan?"

"I got it." Odysseus said as he descended, entered the camp, took out the pendant and briefly explained his research.

The ascetic Snowman and Solomon's noble Mobet could barely understand what Odysseus meant, but the others didn't seem to quite understand.

Siatas sighed somewhat bewilderedly, "Sure enough, those who hold the 'Staff of Gus' are all knowledgeable."

Odysseus smiled and said, "My plan is theoretically sound, but for safety's sake, I'd like one of you to give it a try first." Groselle and the others felt very complicated. They were eager to go out, but also worried about the dangers.

At this time, Groselle, who was over four meters tall, stood up and said, "I'll go out first and verify your plan."

Seeing Groselle volunteering to be the test subject, Odysseus smiled and said, "Your goal is too big. I hope the first person to go out is a normal human being.

"Well, let me make some more preparations before sending Groselle and Siatas out."

Just as Longzel from Backlund was about to volunteer, the more sophisticated "dream thief" Mobet asked Odysseus, "What are your plans?"

"I hope Snowman will do this experiment." Odysseus said, "Groselle had better wait for me to prepare before going out, and Mobet and Siatas should go out together.

“Longzel’s situation is rather special. You took the potion in the Travel Notes, so I need to make further preparations before I dare to take you out.

“So in my opinion, it’s best if Snowman goes out first and proves that my way works.

"Then give me some time. I'll gather the necessary materials and take the rest of the people out."

Mobet was the first to say, "I agree."

The others realized that it would be best to follow Odysseus's arrangements at this time, so they all expressed their approval.

So Odysseus gave the pendant to Snowman, and at the place where the "King of the North" died, the two double doors with ice and snow still existed.

Everyone came to the gate together, Odysseus pushed it open, and the others immediately gained more confidence after seeing Edwina outside.

Odysseus stepped out first, and Snowman, who was wearing the pendant, followed him out after a brief prayer.

When Snowman stepped out of the door, everyone's hearts were in their throats.

One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and there was no change in Snowman. Odysseus smiled and announced, "Success!"

Inside the gate, Siatas's cheers immediately rang out.

At this time, the door slowly closed, but this time both the people inside and outside were relieved.

Odysseus said to Snowman: "First, I will give you a magical item..."

Seeing the confused look on the monk's face, he spoke in ancient Hermetic language, "I have prepared a magical item that will allow you to learn one of the mainstream languages. I will then take you to the island I rule so you can adapt to the environment there first."

Snowman understood this time: "No problem."

Edwina actually hoped that Snowman could go to Lunburg with her. After all, he was an ascetic from the Third Age, and the knowledge he had accumulated was exactly what the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom valued.

But she did not compete with Odysseus for the man, after all, it was Odysseus who rescued the ascetic monk.

After briefly explaining the principle of the "Wisdom Helmet" to Snowman, Odysseus used this magical item to instill in Snowman the knowledge of the Runic language and Runic writing.

Then he used "Travel" to take him to Cruz Island and briefly explained the situation of the ascetic to Rupert who was on duty there.

And asked Rupert to coordinate with the town government to mark out a piece of land on the hill opposite Beacon Hill to build a new village.

Currently, there are only a few houses built in this village, one of which must be at least eight meters high and the door must be five meters high.

Rupert smiled when he heard the order and said, "Are you going to build a house for the giant?"

Odysseus nodded: "Yes."

Rupert thought the captain was joking and didn't take it too seriously. After all, the main tribe of giants had been extinct for nearly two epochs.

Then Odysseus instructed that after Snowman was prepared a place to live, he should be sent to school, and someone should be sent to arrange for him to walk around and get to know the surrounding environment.

After settling Snowman, Odysseus returned to the "Argo" and confirmed the next plan with Edwina again, then sent Edwina back to the "Golden Dream".

……

Odysseus had nothing else to do these two days, so he went to the cockpit and sat in the captain's seat, staring blankly ahead.

Or go to the restaurant, drink beer and brag with the crew.

Ever since he had two "intelligent puppets" in the "Wilderness of Knowledge", Odysseus could occasionally enjoy some leisure time.

For him, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue Groselle and others as soon as possible, but he still has to wait for responses from Xio, Allen and others to see if he can trade for the "Swindler" trait.

Odysseus wandered around the ship casually, and occasionally returned to the studio to design some new inventions or think about some problems.

Such wonderful times always pass quickly, and Odysseus felt that it was Monday afternoon in the blink of an eye.

He had made preparations early and lay down in the easy chair in the captain's cabin.

At exactly three o'clock, Odysseus's vision was covered by gray fog.

Miss Justice stood up gracefully and greeted with a slightly cheerful tone, "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

Audrey has been in a good mood recently. She has helped people around her solve some psychological problems through casual chatting and received very good feedback. This has allowed her to summarize more rules for playing the role of a "psychologist" and she is not far from completely digesting the potion.

Klein the Fool also felt Justice's good mood and, as if infected, nodded with a smile in response.

When the greetings were over, Priestess Cattleya looked at the head of the long bronze table and said, "Respected Mr. Fool, I have collected three pages of Russell's diary."

Klein appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually feeling a bit of anticipation: Here it comes. I wonder if the three pages of the diary specially selected by the "Mysterious Queen" will contain valuable information?

He said calmly, "Very good, you can think of a request now."

"Yes, Mr. Fool." Then, with Klein's help, Cattleya materialized the contents of the diary.

Klein read line by line. These three pages of the diary contained a lot of information. There was Roselle's concern for his second son, Bonois. Both Roselle and Bernadette felt that Bonois's humanity was weakening.

There was also Roselle's determination to jump to the adjacent path. Roselle guessed that the "Hidden Sage" was not a true god, and should have one or two Sequence 1 characteristics that were not within the control of the "Hidden Sage".

The last paragraph of the diary states that Russell saw something and made up his mind to become a god no matter what the cost.

Just reading the last part of the diary will make one dizzy, and one can roughly feel the mental shock that Russell suffered.

Klein pondered for a few seconds before making the three pages of the diary disappear. He looked at the "Priestess" and asked, "Have you thought of your request?"

Cattleya stood up and asked, "I want to know why Emperor Roselle went crazy in his later years?"

"Justice" Audrey thought she might have misheard. She had never expected that the "Priestess" would ask such a heavy question right from the start.

And how did she know that Emperor Roselle went crazy in his later years?

The Hanged Man Alger, Emlyn the Moon, and Fors the Magician also held their breath and cast their gazes towards the head of the long bronze table.

Only "Sun" Derrick and "Hermit" Odysseus were not very interested in this.

Klein the Fool breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had to make it clear in advance. He chuckled and said, "First, we need to confirm a fact.

“I am not omniscient, nor am I omnipotent.”

He said this in a self-deprecating tone, but the other members did not feel anything unusual. After all, none of the true gods or evil gods currently had a title of omniscience and omnipotence.

Odysseus thought to himself: I can never match this guy's tricks.

This sentence sets the tone in a way that everyone can accept: if you ask questions in the future and ask questions about Mr. Fool's blind spots in knowledge, then you are being ignorant.

With this tone, Klein calmly replied, "Due to certain stimuli and influences, Russell turned his attention to Sequence 0.

"The process drove him crazy."

Klein wasn't sure about the specific process; he just guessed that Russell must have jumped to a non-adjacent path.

Because the initial path Russell chose was the "universalist" path, this path has had true gods since the Fourth Epoch.

After he jumped to the adjacent path, the "Hidden Sage" pressed down on his head again.

Although Klein was not clear about the specific situation of the "Hidden Sage", he was at least an Angel King-level existence with uniqueness and a Sequence 1 characteristic.

Even if Russell gathered the other two Sequence 1 characteristics and became the Angel King, it would be difficult for him to kill the "Hidden Sage" and become a true god in a short period of time.

So he had to find another way and think of another solution.

Russell's diary mentioned some secret information about the "Blood Emperor" more than once. He should have known that the "Blood Emperor" jumped to a non-adjacent path.

Then it becomes clear that the madness displayed by Russell in his "later years" is most likely a "side effect" of jumping to a non-adjacent path.

However, these were all Klein's guesses, so his answer could only vaguely explain the problem, because he didn't know the specific process.

When the other members heard Mr. Fool's answer, they were all quite moved. They didn't expect that the Emperor had such an experience.

At the same time, they almost simultaneously believed that the emperor should not have succeeded. If he was a god, he would not have been assassinated.

Cattleya expressed her gratitude thoughtfully, and Klein immediately said, "You guys get started."

As soon as he finished speaking, Odysseus was the first to speak: "Everyone, I need a few Beyonder characteristics of the 'Swindler'. Mystical items of Sequence 8 or above will also be acceptable.

"Does anyone have it? Or can I trade it through the appropriate channels?"

Justice Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Hermit, may I ask why you need so many Beyonder attributes from the Swindler pathway?"

Odysseus replied calmly: "To conduct an important experiment."

Some of the other members marveled at the Hermit's wealth, as he actually used the properties of Sequence 8 to conduct experiments, while others were even more curious about what experiments the Hermit was conducting.

Priestess Cattleya said, "I just got a clue. I can help you trade for the 'Swindler' trait tonight for 600 pounds."

Odysseus said happily, "Deal."

He looked around at the people around him and saw that no one else spoke, so he knew that they did not have the characteristics of this channel, or their channels could not obtain the characteristics of this channel.

At this time, the "world" suddenly said to Odysseus: "I hope to communicate with you alone."

Odysseus guessed that the letter he had written to Klein, asking him to help collect the characteristics of the "swindler", should give him a clue.

Odysseus agreed to a private conversation. After establishing a private environment, Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "I will also obtain a 'Trickster' trait soon. I will give it to you tonight at the latest."

Odysseus smiled and asked, "How much?"

"No reward," Klein said, "After all, I've fought with Groselle and the others before."

When he was inquiring about the characteristics of a "scammer", he accidentally met a "scammer" who had cheated many people of their money and sex.

So Klein prepared to hunt it and give its characteristics to Odysseus.

Of course, the most important thing is that this feature is easy to obtain. It is not purchased through trading or with gold pounds, so Klein is so generous.

If he had bought it with his own money, that would be a different matter.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

After the private conversation ended, Klein saw that no one continued to speak, which meant that the deal with Odysseus was over.

So he once again manipulated the "world" and looked towards Derrick, the "sun." "I have the formula for the 'Notary' potion you requested."

Derrick said happily, “Thank you, Mr. World. As agreed, I will record this debt and wait for your request.

"Of course, if you need gold pounds, I can also negotiate with Mr. Hermit and exchange extraordinary materials for some gold pounds."

Klein manipulated the "world" to reply, "I don't need gold pounds right now. If you have any needs, I'll let you know after I've considered them."

Through his hunt for Gilchies, the third mate of the Death Notice, and his exploration of whales, Klein earned a total of over 10,000 pounds.

Except for the gold coins that could not be used for future transactions with the messenger, the rest of the money plus his previous savings made him richer than ever before.

Derrick nodded: "Okay."

He soon got the potion formula and browsed through it eagerly.

(End of this chapter)