Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 331: Alone Time with Bernadette
On board the Argo.

Odysseus pretended to pray, gave a final, vague compliment, and then smiled at Bernadette and said, "Problem solved."

Just now, the Hermit intervened to prevent further conflict between the three major churches. Although Odysseus still felt terrified when he thought about it now, the problem was finally resolved.

If the three extraordinary characteristics did not return to the hands of the three gods, the angels and demigods who came to support would definitely continue to fight for them, and the battle would continue.

Although the current outcome is that the three churches, which appear to have not engaged in any intense fighting for hundreds of years, are likely to experience a series of conflicts as a result.

At the same time, this result is the best, and there are no further casualties.

Bernadette nodded beside him and said, "Let's return."

She didn't think there was anything wrong with the fact that Odysseus had been praying.

Bernadette knew that some mysterious beings that were not in good condition needed the guidance of a "coordinate" in order to descend with power stably.

She had just noticed that the mysterious being did not appear to be mad or chaotic on the surface, but the state of its power did not seem stable, and it might need to target Odysseus at all times.

The "Argo" began to return, and the "Golden Dream", which had been protected by Grace Harriet and Alfred respectively, did not suffer much damage. The two ships formed a fleet again and sailed towards normal sea areas.

……

The backyard of Storm Church on Tiana Island.

The priest hurriedly opened the bishop's door and said, "Mr. Bishop, the 'Sea King' is here."

The bishop, who was lying in the easy chair, was stunned for a moment: "Who?"

"Sea King! His Excellency Yann Kottmann!"

The bishop, who was about fifty years old, jumped up as nimbly as a young man, and at the same time he raised his hand and blew a gust of wind, blowing the soft hat hanging on the hanger into his hand.

The bishop put on his bonnet and ran forward, frowning as he asked, "Why wasn't there any prior notice?"

Arriving at the chapel, the bishop and the priest saw that the "Sea King" Yan Kottmann, whose clothes were a little tattered, was kneeling in front of the "Holy Emblem of Storm" and confessing.

The two people paused, not daring to go forward to disturb them.

In this battle, although Yann Kautman was unable to change the situation, he must bear part of the responsibility for the Pope's fall.

Moreover, he saluted the "Elf King" and was seen by the "Lord of Storms", so he also needs to seriously repent.

As Yann Kautman quietly confessed over and over again, he felt as if his spirit was suddenly lifted up. He seemed to suddenly appear under a sky with strong winds and lightning, and under his feet were layers of surging waves.

Amidst the lightning, the majestic and oppressive figure of the "Lord of Storms" appeared. Yan Kottman didn't even dare to look up and knelt on the waves to continue his repentance.

"The new Pope has been promoted!" The Storm Lord said in a majestic voice, "Adam's conspiracy is not over yet. Remain vigilant."

Yann Kottman breathed a sigh of relief. The Lord of Storms did not pursue the matter of him paying respects to the Elf King.

So he asked cautiously, "Master of Storm and Sea, who is that hooded being?"

Mainly, he wanted to know whether he needed to interrogate the "Admiral of Mystery" and who the god behind him was?

The Lord of Storms did not answer immediately. After a few seconds, he said, "He is back."

……

The "Argo" and "Golden Dream" left the dangerous waters very smoothly.
Bernadette then said goodbye, and Odysseus suddenly said, "I'm going to Backlund tomorrow."

After all, he now has a magical item in his hand that is comparable to the demigod level of the "Sailor" path. Before determining the attitude of the "Storm Church", he plans to hide on land.

Bernadette said, "Hmm," and then she said, "Come find me when you get here."

Seeing the figure of the "Mysterious Queen" become illusory, Odysseus used "travel" to come to the "Golden Dream" to find "Vice Admiral Iceberg".

In the captain's study, Odysseus saw Edwina, whose expression was still a little heavy.

"Please accept my condolences." Odysseus said, having learned that one of the demigods who died this afternoon was the mentor of "Vice Admiral Iceberg".

Edwina took a deep breath and said, "The teacher has returned to the 'ocean of knowledge'. I should be happy for her."

And the church has assigned her a new mentor.

This is a very unusual arrangement. Generally, when a tutor passes away and his students need a new tutor, the students will be given a certain amount of time to mourn, and a new tutor will be assigned about two or three months later.

Edwina is a different case. According to convention, she can now teach other students and there is no need to assign her a new tutor.

But the church sent her a mentor, who was also a saint.

Although neither the new mentor nor the church gave her any new instructions, Edwina knew very well that this meant that the task of winning over the "Admiral of Mystery" was more urgent than before.

Thinking of this, Edwina stood up and said, "Didn't you invite me to Cruz Island? There's nothing else to do now, let's go together."

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief. He came here mainly for this matter today.

After what happened today, Odysseus hopes to start in-depth cooperation with the Church of Knowledge as soon as possible to strengthen his own strength.

After determining his new destination, Odysseus returned to his studio, wrote two letters, and then summoned a messenger.

These two letters were sent to Bishop Dean and Admiral Amyrius respectively. The contents of the letters were similar, both saying that Odysseus and his friends found a clue to a magical item on the "Sailor" path. After searching all the way, they found that it was a magical item of the demigod level.

Please ask these two to notify the Storm Church and convey Odysseus's guarantee to the Storm Church that this magical item will never be used to attack the navy or the church, and will only be used to attack pirates or other countries' navies.

In fact, the Church of Storms didn't care what Odysseus did with this magical item. They only knew that the magical items and characteristics of the "Sailor" path should belong to the Church of Storms.

Bishop Dean and Admiral Amyrius also understood this point. Their notice actually only expressed the attitude of the Navy and the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

Odysseus was absolutely certain that these two would show up, because in recent months, Bishop Dean had accumulated many merits through the "intelligence exchange meeting", and it was said that these merits had given him the opportunity for promotion and advancement.

Bishop Dean had expressed his gratitude to Odysseus many times, and now was the time to use these accumulated favors.

Odysseus's attack on Feynapotter's navy and his harassment of the Central Passage have become one of Admiral Amyrius's major political achievements.

There were even rumors that Amyrius would be transferred back to Backlund, which was largely related to this achievement.

Amyrius would not refuse such a request from Odysseus.

As long as the two of them can come forward, the Storm Church will probably accept this result temporarily on the surface, but will definitely make some efforts behind the scenes.

This is why Odysseus wants to go to Backlund. As long as the other party can't find him in the next few days, this matter will basically become a fact. If the Storm Church wants him again in the future, it will be unreasonable.

Because of Adam's "guarantee", Odysseus felt that the matter could be resolved smoothly, and that magical item eventually became his second level 1 seal.

It was then that Odysseus remembered that he did not know the power of the magical item, so he used "meditation" to enter the "Wilderness of Knowledge". As soon as he entered here, he saw the scepter floating in the air.

A smile instantly bloomed on his face. This was a level 1 seal, and it was the most useful "sailor" level 1 seal on the sea.

He held the scepter in one hand and placed the other hand on the "central processing unit". Using the level of "Knowledge Wilderness", he learned the ability of this magical item: it can create weather disasters such as erupting magma, hurricanes, rainstorms, and lightning disasters; it can set off huge waves and create whirlpools; it can intimidate the sea people or communicate effectively with the sea people.

In addition to creating tsunamis through rituals, the "Disaster Priest" basically has all the main abilities.

And the negative effects are not serious: once you use this scepter, you will like staying in the cemetery more and more and be with corpses. Sometimes you will enter the cemetery involuntarily, crawl into a grave, and spend the night in a coffin.

Odysseus immediately realized that the negative effect was because this magical item had once been sealed by the "King of Hell".

Generally, such a seal is performed with the help of the power of the underworld, similar to the process in which Mr. Azik helped Klein seal the "Creeping Hunger". Therefore, even if the "King of the Underworld" has fallen, it will not affect the seal of the magical item.

Generally speaking, this negative effect is acceptable. After all, Odysseus is not a mysophobia, so it doesn't matter if he sleeps in a coffin for a night.

And once the urge to go to the cemetery arises, as long as you enter the "Wilderness of Knowledge", you should be able to wake up immediately.

Compared to Odysseus's other Level 1 sealed object, this scepter can be carried at any time, while the "Alchemy Glasses" can only be used in the outside world for a short period of time.

If Odysseus could carry this magical item with him at all times, he would basically have the strength of a "Pirate King".

The reason why it is "basically" is because the strength of other crew members needs to be strengthened.

At this time, the three mates were all working hard to accumulate merits for promotion. Among them, the third mate Beavis had basically accumulated enough merits and would soon be able to be promoted to Sequence 6.

Over the past month, "Battle Captain" Cleveland, "Boatswain" Salina, and crew member Boris have all been awarded merit and promoted to Sequence 7.

Currently, Odysseus's crew consists of two Sequence 6s, four Sequence 7s, and one Sequence 8.

Among the "Pirate Generals", such crew members are relatively weak. "Pirate Generals" like "Vice Admiral Iceberg" who likes to chase treasures have three Sequence 6 subordinates.

If I call myself the "King" now, but my crew is so weak, I will definitely be laughed at by other "Kings".

Of course, the most crucial thing is that there is a high probability that it will be accompanied by an attack from the "Pirate King".

After all, anyone who dares to call himself a "king" must have some degree of demigod-level strength. However, if the crew members are too weak, such demigod-level strength will easily be coveted by other kings.

After thinking it over, Odysseus decided to wait a bit before calling himself the "King", preferably until he reached Sequence 4.

As per custom, after naming the scepter "Scepter of Disaster", Odysseus returned to the real world, went to the cockpit and sat in the captain's seat, staring blankly ahead.

The next morning, he held a short meeting with everyone and told them that he would be away for a few days.

Then he returned to Cruz Island and spoke to Mandy. Odysseus put on some simple makeup and used "travel" to go to Backlund.

He appeared in the corner of an alley, looked up at the dim sun obscured by the fog, and suddenly smiled: "What a horrible weather."

Fortunately, Backlund had already entered early summer. It was no longer so cold, but not yet so hot. The weather was just right.

Odysseus looked around to see that there was no one around, and then he prayed quietly: “Holy Spirit who pursues knowledge;

“A beacon of light to a mysterious world;

“The eyes that peer into fate;

“The king of the sea;
“Holy Bernadette Gustave.

"Your Majesty, I have arrived in Backlund."

Soon, a voice sounded in Odysseus's ears: "95 Hilton Boulevard."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

He used "Travel" again and came to the corner of Hilton Boulevard, then walked to the door of No. 95. He looked at the pedestrians around him and after seeing no suspicious gazes, he went forward and knocked on the door.

Just as I raised my hand and before I could knock, the door opened by itself.

There was no one inside the door. Odysseus smiled and thought: This seems like the beginning of a ghost story.

He entered the room, took off his hat, and hung it on the hanger at the door along with his windbreaker, with his cane leaning against the door.

This time, in order to avoid exposing himself, Odysseus even put his briefcase and the "Staff of Gus" into the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

Just as Odysseus was about to tear off the short mustache stuck to his upper lip, Bernadette's voice suddenly appeared from the direction of the stairs: "Don't tear it off, you will have to put it on again later."

Odysseus looked up and saw Bernadette, wearing a simple long dress that revealed her perfect figure, coming down the stairs. "I didn't expect you to come so soon."

She just went upstairs to change her skirt.

Odysseus smiled and said, "I have come to seek refuge with the Queen. The faster I go, the better I will show my sincerity."

Bernadette smiled and glanced at the kitchen. The kettle and teacups in the kitchen moved on their own as if they had life, and made two cups of tea.

The two of them sat naturally around the dining table. Odysseus picked up his teacup and glanced outside. "Before, I was looking forward to leaving this always foggy city. Now that I've left, I actually feel a little nostalgic."

"It's not surprising to feel this way," Bernadette said, "After all, you grew up in this city."

She took a deep breath. "Sometimes I miss Trier."

Bernadette has been looking forward to Odysseus's arrival, because only in front of Odysseus can she show her other side.

She is the "Queen of Mystery" and the leader of the "Dawn of the Elements", but these identities cannot allow her to gain too much humanity. Only when she is with Odysseus can she show her feminine side.

In addition to being a queen and a leader, Bernadette also perceives herself as a woman with a "psychological age" of around 27 or 28 years old.

She discovered a long time ago that this kind of cognition was the key to maintaining her humanity, but normally, she could only show this side of herself when no one was around.

Until she met Odysseus, when there were other people around, this guy would always call her "Queen", as if he respected her more than anyone else. But when it was just the two of them, he was more like a friend, or rather, he didn't treat her as a queen at all.

Bernadette asked, "What are your specific plans for this trip to Backlund?" "First, visit a few friends," Odysseus replied, "Then take a day off before officially starting the surveillance."

Bernadette was stunned: "You want to follow them yourself?"

"The death of a duke will surely attract the attention of the Loen royal family, and they will investigate this matter thoroughly." Odysseus said, "The intelligence network we left behind cannot be used in a place like this."

He paused and said, "The target isn't difficult to kill. The hard part is finding the right opportunity."

Odysseus remembered that Duke Negan was a Sequence 6 "Judge" and his secretary was a Sequence 5 "Chaos Mentor". He should have other Beyonders protecting him.

For Odysseus, one Sequence 5 and one Sequence 6 were not difficult to deal with. Even adding another Sequence 5 was not a problem, but it would take at least half a minute.

Because they want to silence the witness and destroy all traces.

If he was facing only Duke Negan alone, it would be the easiest. Even without using the now iconic "Staff of Gus" and those powerful scrolls, he could still kill him instantly.

However, such an opportunity is unlikely. If there is another Sequence 5 beside Duke Negan, then he will need to use the "Staff of Gus" or a scroll to quickly complete the assassination mission.

In this case, he would have to kill the witnesses to prevent the official Beyonders from getting any clues pointing to him.

Bernadette said, "I can send invisible servants to help."

"No," Odysseus said, "No one should be implicated in this matter."

He leaned back in his chair and said, "It's a big help that I can stay here with you instead of having to stay in a hotel or rent a house."

Bernadette smiled, put down the teacup and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the room prepared for you."

The two of them went up to the second floor one after the other. When going up the stairs, Odysseus's eyes were just on Bernadette's waist, which had a very beautiful line.

Bernadette, who was walking in front, said without turning her head: "If you keep looking around, I will let you walk in front."

Odysseus was stunned and immediately protested, "I didn't use the Eye of Secrets to see!"

Bernadette snorted, "You still want to use the Eye of Secrets?"

"I..." Odysseus smiled somewhat helplessly, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to refuse or admit it.

Bernadette, who was walking in front at this time, had a smile on her face: There is no such fun when you are a queen or a leader.

Arriving on the second floor, Bernadette pointed casually, and a door slowly opened by itself: "That's your room."

Odysseus looked inside and saw a desk, bed, wardrobe, and everything else. "It's pretty good."

After taking a look, the two sat down in the small hall on the second floor. Their teacups downstairs flew up by themselves and landed in front of them.

Odysseus picked up the teacup and continued the previous topic: "I just thought your skirt was very beautiful, nothing else."

Bernadette looked at Odysseus and asked, "Just looking at the skirt?"

"Correct."

"Haha, you're lying."

"Well, it's not just the skirt that's pretty."

"Haha, bastard."

Then the two looked at each other and laughed.

Ever since Odysseus was promoted to Sequence 5, and the two of them had a conversation on a deserted island in the rain, he had felt more and more that the "Mysterious Queen" was like someone with schizophrenia. She seemed unkind in front of people, but was a completely different person behind their backs. At most, she was a little aloof.

However, Odysseus thought of Roselle's character. Based on his words and deeds, Bernadette should not be too cold. In addition, she is from Intis and will not be as rigid as the people of Loen.

Odysseus felt that when the two of them were alone, Bernadette was a little bit aloof, which was more like her true self.

After taking a sip of tea, Odysseus brought up another topic: "What would you like to eat tonight? I'll treat you. Let's go out for a nice meal."

"Make a salad, lamb chops, and chicken." Bernadette said, "Eating out is boring."

After arriving in Backlund, she had trouble getting used to Loen's food, and she was tired of eating Intis's food every day. The key point was that her chef's level was not very good, far inferior to the chefs at the Emerald Palace on Lasha Island.

The dishes ordered by Bernadette were, in translation, small cold dishes, braised lamb chops and fried chicken. Odysseus had made these dishes for Bernadette before.

Bernadette, who was used to eating court cuisine, thought it was nice to try these special dishes occasionally.

"Okay." Odysseus immediately stood up and said, "I'm going to visit two friends and buy some food when I come back."

Bernadette nodded and said "hmm", then watched Odysseus walk down the stairs quickly, and it took a long time before she looked away.

……

19 Pinster Street, Cherwood.

Fors sat at the desk in her room on the second floor. She scratched her hair somewhat irritably and dipped her quill in ink, but was unable to put pen to paper.

This made her even more upset because the manuscript had to be submitted tomorrow, but she had only written two words in this short story.

Jingle bell bell~
Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Fors gave a helpless smile, placed her pen in the inkwell, and walked downstairs unhurriedly. As she opened the door, she asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

After seeing the young man outside the door wearing a windbreaker and a top hat, Fors was stunned for a moment before recognizing him: "Ship..."

Odysseus smiled and made a gesture to silence: "Isn't Hugh at home?"

Fors quickly made way for the door, glanced at the clock and said, "She should be back soon."

Odysseus walked in and took a look at the spacious living room: "Isn't this townhouse nice?"

"Thanks for your help." Fors smiled and closed the door. "What would you like to drink?"

Fors's exploration with Odysseus allowed her to say goodbye to her financial difficulties.

After becoming the new leader of the "Occult Research Society", Xiu's income has increased several times and is still increasing.

About two months ago, the two rented this townhouse.

"Black tea, please." said Odysseus.

Fors first asked Odysseus to sit on the sofa, and then went to the kitchen to make tea.

While the water was boiling, Fors came to the kitchen door and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to Backlund?"

"Something requires me to come here in person." Odysseus smiled and said, "Don't tell anyone that I'm in Backlund."

Although MI9 has stopped hunting him and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery seems to have stopped looking for him, the premise is that they can't find him at all.

But if he came to them voluntarily, they would not let Odysseus go just like that.

Fors nodded immediately and said, "Okay."

No one was looking for Odysseus at this time, and no one would recognize him if he put on simple makeup like he did now.

At this time, the door opened and Xio, a short man with a little baby fat on his face, appeared at the door.

After seeing Odysseus, Xio was also briefly surprised: "Boat... why are you here?"

"I'm here to give you a gift." Odysseus smiled and took out a wooden box.

After Xio closed the door, jumped a bit, and hung up his coat, Odysseus said, "This is the extraordinary characteristic of the 'Interrogator'."

Xio, who had already obtained the formula and digested the potion, happily took the box, opened it, took a look, and then asked, "How much?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "This is a reward for you."

He paused and said, "You've done a great job recently. Even at sea, I can still get accurate information about Backlund."

Xio immediately said: "No, during this process I also..."

She wanted to say that she had earned a lot of money in the process, but Odysseus interrupted her, saying, "That's what you deserve. It's a reward. The two are not contradictory."

Fors, brewing tea in the kitchen, felt a surge of envy. That was a Sequence 7 trait, with a market price starting at 1200 pounds. In Backlund, a Sequence 7 trait from the Arbitrator path would surely command a significant premium.

Odysseus did not continue to talk about this matter, but asked: "Is there any news about Edward's family?"

He had written a letter two days ago asking Hugh to help find news about Edward's family.

"Yes." Xio stopped refusing and put away his characteristics, saying, "Although the Northwest District is gone, De La Haile Street is still there.

“However, this street was renovated once, and most of the original residents moved away.

"I used my connections at MI9 and looked up the relevant information. I found the three Edward brothers who once lived on Delahaire Street. One of their families simply moved to the next-door Gard Street."

As she spoke, she sat down on the sofa. This was something Odysseus had specifically instructed her to do, so she took it very seriously and had been investigating it in recent days.

The tea was ready at this time, and Fors poured it for the two of them.

Hugh continued, “I went to the house to find out. The man who lives on Gard Street is called Reece Edward. His great-grandfather lived at 18 De La Haie Street.

“At that time, they were the only family with the last name Edward on the entire street, so they must have been them.

"By the time of Reece Edward, there were three cousins, the 'Edward brothers' I just mentioned, and some female family members, all of whom were married.

"I have already visited these three brothers and the female members. This is their current address..."

As he spoke, Xio opened the bag he was carrying and took out a document: "...and their current general situation."

After taking it, Odysseus nodded with satisfaction. The information was very detailed, including the work and recent situation of Edward's family members.

Xio continued, “I also found out the location of this family’s grave and some important events in their family.

"This is a military family. In every generation, young members died on the battlefield. So for more than a hundred years, this family has not prospered. It just changed from Old Edward to 'The Three Edward Brothers'.

"I also heard a strange thing. More than a hundred years ago, a member of their family suddenly disappeared while serving in the military.

"It's not about disappearing in battle, but disappearing right in front of his comrades.

"The result given by the military was also very strange. Normally, in this case, the most they would do is treat it as missing, but the military issued a death in action notice.

"It is precisely because this matter is so strange that it has been passed down in the family."

Odysseus nodded, took a deep breath and said, "That's exactly why I came here."

He paused and continued, "I found the missing Edward. Um, is his name Longzel Edward?"

Xio's mouth opened in surprise. After two or three seconds, he said, "He...hasn't he been missing for over a hundred years? I mean, is he still alive?"

"He encountered an extraordinary event." Odysseus explained briefly: "He was trapped in a special dimension at the time. I met him recently and plan to bring him back to the real world."

Xio stood up somewhat excitedly: "So he wants to find his family?"

"That's right," Odysseus said. "That's why the military's handling of the situation was a bit strange. It was treated as an extraordinary incident."

He raised the document in his hand and said, "I'll take this information with me. After a few days, when he has adjusted his mentality, I will bring him back. You can take him to see his family descendants.

"Whether or not to recognize each other or anything like that depends on Longzel's wishes."

Xio nodded immediately: "Okay, okay!"

Helping a person who lived over a hundred years ago to find his relatives even made Xio somewhat excited.

Meanwhile, Fors, who was standing by, suddenly had an inspiration. Now she had the material for the novel that had been bothering her just now!
After chatting for a while, Odysseus stood up and said goodbye.

His second stop was at 51 Henry Street, Gall's Herbal Store.

Looking at this familiar herbal medicine shop, Odysseus's thoughts were in turmoil for a moment. He recalled the time when he borrowed money from everywhere to open the herbal medicine shop, and thought about the research he did here, until...

Odysseus suddenly smiled. Until he met Bernadette, his relatively peaceful life had undergone tremendous changes.

Then he sighed: If I had dared to joke with her like I did today, I would have been killed by her long ago.

(End of this chapter)