Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 332 The Clutches of the "Mysterious Queen"
After standing outside for more than half a minute, Odysseus stepped into the Gar Herbal Medicine Shop.

There were no customers in the herbal medicine shop at this time. Only the former clerk Kaina was carefully sorting the herbs. He heard the doorbell ring and someone came in.

He immediately turned around and asked with a smile, "Sir, may I ask..."

Kena had already recognized the disguised Odysseus, but he tried to hide his inner joy and continued, "...Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"I want a batch of petals of deep-sleeping flowers." Odysseus smiled.

Kaina nodded pretentiously: "There is a batch here, in the warehouse at the back. Please follow me and I will show you."

As he spoke, he naturally asked his sister to go to the front desk to look after the store, and then he took Odysseus to the lounge next to the warehouse.

As I entered here, a sense of familiarity hit me. The test bench was filled with beakers, measuring cylinders, and various glass bottles, but they had obviously been sorted out and were not as messy as before.

The reclining chair, desk, small bed for rest, etc. are all there, and basically maintained in their original state.

Odysseus walked around the room and, after confirming that there were no extraordinary means of monitoring, he breathed a sigh of relief: "This is the place that feels most like home."

Then he smiled slightly and looked at Kena: "How are you doing recently?"

"Business is pretty good," said Kena. "Your share has accumulated over two hundred pounds."

Odysseus smiled and said, "I'm asking how you are doing?"

Kena scratched his head: "That's good."

Then he said, "Our income has increased a lot. We have moved to a bigger house and can buy some meat and white bread every week."

Just the two orders that Odysseus had given to Kena for carving parts for the "Extraordinary Puppet" were his income for several months. However, this money was not a fixed income, so he did not spend it indiscriminately.

Odysseus asked again: "Are you interested in going to the sea with me?"

He smiled and said, "I just need someone I trust to help me manage my money."

Although Odysseus trusted Mandy very much, he also knew very well that even if he trusted someone very much, he could not leave everything to one person.

He still planned to continue with his original idea and not give Mandy the power of finance and personnel.

Kena was stunned for a moment before saying, "I, I don't know how to file taxes."

"No need to pay taxes." Odysseus was a bit amused. Pirates also have to pay taxes? Is there any law in this?

He paused and said, "Other people will be responsible for the specific matters. You will mainly help me review where the money is needed.

"Whenever I need money, you can always give me a rough amount."

At present, Odysseus mainly uses the new type of "extraordinary puppets" to do accounting. They will not make false accounts, but the way of handling problems is too rigid, which has caused many jokes and caused a lot of trouble.

Odysseus really needs someone who can make decisions flexibly at any time.

For such a person, professional skills are secondary. The main thing is to be deeply trusted by Odysseus.

Kena barely hesitated: "Okay, I'll go with you."

He smiled and said, "My sister is now able to run the herbal medicine shop on her own. At most, I can find her an assistant."

Odysseus smiled and reminded, "There's no place as prosperous as Backlund on the sea."

Actually, Cruise Island was already quite convenient at this point, with housing, shops, and restaurants. However, these were only places for daily living. Unlike Backlund, there was such a wide variety of goods.

Kaina said, "I am willing to continue to be your subordinate."

Odysseus smiled and said, "I'll come pick you up in a week or two. In the meantime, please arrange your work at the herbal medicine shop."

Kena nodded: "Okay."

After a few more brief chats, Odysseus said goodbye and left.

Afterwards, Odysseus had nothing else to do, so he went to the mall to buy some vegetables and meat. When he returned to Hilton Boulevard, he didn't use the "travel" function again, but instead took a rented carriage back and took a look at the streets of Backlund.

Back at 99 Hilton Boulevard, Bernadette assigned an "invisible servant" to help Odysseus in the kitchen. She didn't know how to help, so she stood at the kitchen door and chatted with Odysseus.

In the evening, Bernadette ate a bite of chicken with satisfaction and said, "How did you come up with the idea of treating the chicken like this?"

The chickens she ate most often were roasted and fried, and she would occasionally eat stewed chicken, but only at Odysseus's place could she eat chicken that was boiled first and then fried.

"I just thought it would taste better if I did it this way, so I tried it." Odysseus said vaguely.

At the same time, he thought to himself: Life is not easy for the people in the mysterious world. Even the former Princess Intis has never eaten home-cooked dishes like fried chicken and braised pork ribs.

Then Odysseus changed the subject: "What do you usually do during your time in Backlund?"

He noticed that Bernadette seemed to be quite free and had not gone out all day.

"Reading magazines and drinking coffee," Bernadette said casually, "and occasionally reading novels or newspapers."

Odysseus was stunned for a moment: "I thought you came to Backlund for something important."

“It is indeed something very important.” Bernadette said, “But that matter will have to wait.

"Until the time comes, I have to find something to kill time."

Odysseus thought for a moment and said, "That's true. After all, you are the 'Queen of Mystery'. You shouldn't go out unless it's something important.

"If you spend your free time wandering the streets, you'll be the 'shopping queen'."

Bernadette glanced at Odysseus and said, "Why do I sense a hint of sarcasm in your words?"

"I think that waiting to read a magazine is the same as waiting to go out for a walk." Odysseus said, "Why not go out and walk around where there are many people?"

He had thought before that communicating more with ordinary people would probably help strengthen his humanity.

Bernadette shook her head and said, "Our path requires us to constantly be mysterious. In my opinion, if we don't show up too often, we can generally maintain sufficient mystery."

Odysseus smiled and said, "I forgot about this. It's right to stay at home as much as possible.

"How about we visit the Loen Kingdom Museum tomorrow?"

Bernadette was stunned for a moment, thinking she had heard it before. Then she realized that Odysseus was joking with her, so she put down her knife and fork and said, "Didn't I make it clear just now?"

"Make it clear."

"Then why go to the museum?"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't show up too often?" Odysseus said seriously, "But it doesn't mean you won't show up at all."

Bernadette was suddenly at a loss for words. She thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, let's go to the museum tomorrow."

In fact, she had been there once and felt that there was nothing interesting there.

Odysseus took a sip of wine, leaned back in his chair and said, "But you don't have to go too early tomorrow. I haven't slept in for a long time. I'll sleep in a little longer tomorrow."

Bernadette said, "Hmm," "Just don't sleep until five in the afternoon."

The museum closes at 5 pm.

Odysseus smiled and said, "If I sleep so late, you must go and see if I am in danger."

"I'll see." Bernadette said, "Of course I have to see. I want to see how long you can sleep."

The two smiled at each other again, and Odysseus suddenly discovered that the woman who was usually serious and a little cold seemed particularly humorous when she told jokes.

After talking for more than two hours, the two of them finished the meal.

After eating, they drank some tea before going back to their rooms to rest.

After changing into pajamas, Odysseus lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in the darkness. After a battle with angels, he suddenly came to the peaceful life in Backlund. He felt a little uncomfortable.

This made him sigh that his pace of life was still too fast.

The next day, Odysseus slept until around nine in the morning, stretched comfortably, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

As soon as he went out, he saw that Bernadette was wearing a light blue long dress and a pair of exquisite earrings. She was sitting in the small living room on the second floor and was obviously ready.

She didn't need to wear any makeup at all. Her delicate features and excellent temperament amazed Odysseus and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"What happened to you just now?" Bernadette frowned slightly. "It's as if I was sitting here and scared you."

"I was just in a trance just now," Odysseus said with a smile, "I thought it was the saint described in the scriptures who had arrived."

Bernadette smiled with satisfaction: "Hurry up, I've been waiting for more than half an hour!"

"Okay." Odysseus quickly entered the bathroom.

A minute later, the two men came downstairs to the living room.

Bernadette couldn't help but say, "You...you don't have to be so fast. Did you brush your teeth carefully? Did you choose your clothes carefully?"

"Brushing your teeth can be done quickly or slowly," Odysseus said as he put on his windbreaker. "I only have two sets of clothes, so it's not hard to choose."

Bernadette thought about her wardrobe for a moment, said nothing, and went to the street with Odysseus. They called a taxi and headed to the Loen Kingdom Museum.

When they got on the carriage, Bernadette asked curiously, "Why are we going there in a carriage?"

Bernadette has many ways to get to the museum in a second or two and avoid paying the entrance fee. Odysseus can also get there quickly by using "travel".

"Sometimes I think that although Beyonder abilities have given us great convenience, they have also made our pace of life much faster." Odysseus said, "Finally, we have nothing else to do today, so let's relive the feeling of slowing down."

Bernadette nodded and said nothing more, just turned her head and looked out the car window.

Today is a weekday, there are not many people on the streets, even the beggars' business is not very good.

The two of them walked slowly to the museum, where there were many people.

When queuing up to enter, the two people quickly became the focus because Bernadette's attire was very different from that of the women in Backlund.

Her dress was simple yet beautiful, while the dresses of Backlund women generally tended to be more formal.

To describe it in Odysseus's own words: Bernadette's outfit is more fashionable.

However, in the conservative Kingdom of Loen, Bernadette's outfit was a bit unconventional.

Odysseus whispered to Bernadette, "Didn't you say you wanted to remain mysterious? How can you remain mysterious when you've attracted so much attention?"

Bernadette glanced at the people around her who were talking, and the unique heroic temperament between her eyebrows was fully revealed, so the people around her immediately looked away and stopped discussing.

Only then did Bernadette look at Odysseus: "I said we should go out less often."

Then she asked, "When we set out together, didn't you notice that my style of clothing was a little different from Backlund's?"

Odysseus was stunned for a moment. He really hadn't noticed it.

It's not that he didn't pay attention to it, but Bernadette's dress was also in line with Odysseus's aesthetic, or to be more precise, it was more in line with his aesthetic before he traveled through time.

So Odysseus didn't think there was anything wrong at all, and even thought it looked quite comfortable. It was only when he came into the crowd that he realized something was wrong.

Seeing that Bernadette was still waiting for his reply, Odysseus said, "Maybe I was too nervous at the time."

"Why are you nervous?"

"I get nervous just thinking about going to a museum with you."

"What's so stressful about this?"

"That's it..." Odysseus thought for a moment before saying, "It's just to hang out with my beautiful female boss..."

At this point, the two men laughed together. Odysseus said while laughing, "You may not understand that feeling. You're afraid of being discovered by your other subordinates. You always feel like you have to do it openly and secretly, but it also feels quite exciting."

Bernadette couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're thinking too much. What will happen if they see us?"

She didn't know why, but after hearing the reason given by Odysseus, she also felt like laughing.

"I don't know what it's like." Odysseus smiled and said, "I just feel excited and nervous.

"It's as if I'm afraid that if your subordinates find out, they'll rush over and capture me, forcing me to return the high and mighty Queen to them."

Bernadette thought about it and felt that she really didn't understand this kind of psychology, but she just thought it was quite interesting.

As they were talking, the two of them entered the museum, passed the ticket gate, and followed the others to listen to the tour guide's explanation.

After looking for a while, Odysseus stopped in front of a golden mask shipped from the Highland Kingdom and said, "It's not right."

Bernadette took a serious look at the mask in the glass cover and said, "Is this a magical item?"

"That's not what I meant." Odysseus said, "Why are all the museums in the Kingdom of Loen filled with artifacts from the Rorsted Islands and the Southern Continent?"

"Isn't this normal?" Bernadette said, "Both of these places are Loen's colonies."

Then she realized another question: "You've never been to a museum before?"

"Never came."

Bernadette felt a little bit surprised: "Aren't you quite knowledgeable? Why didn't you come here to take a look?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "It would be so boring to come here alone."

He glanced around and saw that most of the people there were couples or married couples, some even bringing children. Only then did Odysseus realize: the Queen didn't know that the Museum, Order Square, and Backlund Grand Theater were the three most popular places for couples to date.

Odysseus continued the previous topic: "I mean, why don't you have any cultural relics from your country?"

"Yes, it's on the second floor." Bernadette said without thinking: "Let's go and take a look first."

Arriving on the second floor, Odysseus saw that the artifacts here were indeed from the Kingdom of Loen, but they were either battle flags or armor.

After listening to the tour guide's explanation, I realized that almost every exhibit is related to a war, which sounds quite meaningful.

But Odysseus shook his head and said, "How dare you bring these things in? It would be great if they were placed in a military museum. It would be boring if they were placed in a national museum."

Bernadette was stunned: "Then what do you think the National Museum should display?"

"First, there are the unearthed cultural relics of our country," Odysseus said, "which prove how long this country's history is. Then there are the works of art and things that can represent the highest modern craftsmanship.

"Displaying these military flags, armor, and other things, as well as those colonial artifacts, doesn't this just mean that those things were taken through war?"

Bernadette nodded slowly, then asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Odysseus was suddenly stunned and slapped his head: How could I forget this? Russell is a guy who advocates colonization. Our ideas on this point are completely different.

"Yes." Then Odysseus smiled and said, "I was wrong."

Bernadette glanced at Odysseus and asked quietly, "Do you have any new ideas?"

"I guess so." Odysseus said, "But I'll have to tell you the details of my thoughts later."

He mainly needed to find an opportunity to try out whether his own approach of de-aristocratization and planned economic reform was feasible.

Bernadette didn't ask any more questions. "The artworks and unearthed artifacts are all on the third floor."

So the two of them came to the third floor. Odysseus felt that this was a bit like a national museum. The artworks were exquisite and the cultural relics seemed to have a heavy historical feel, especially the unearthed Quaternary cultural relics, which were very characteristic of the times.

After visiting the museum, the two had lunch at a nearby Intis restaurant and then took a walk around Order Square.

There is no need to maintain a solemn atmosphere in Order Square. Many people bring their children to play, so it is more lively than the museum.

Bernadette once again attracted many people's attention, and Odysseus was still hoping that some blind gangsters would try to tease Bernadette so that he could show off.

As a result, only some people dared to peek, but no one dared to go forward.

Bernadette noticed that Odysseus was looking around, so she asked, "Why do you always look at those gang members with a provocative look?"

"I mainly look at whether they are professional or not." said Odysseus.

If they were professional gangsters, seeing people dressed like Odysseus and Bernadette, they would not go up to cause trouble no matter how much Odysseus provoked them.

But if they were not professional, it would probably give Odysseus a chance to show off.

To Odysseus's disappointment, they were all very professional and knew who to trouble and who not to trouble.

Bernadette said earnestly, "We are all wanted criminals. Don't be so arrogant! Try not to attract attention."

Odysseus took one look at the "Mysterious Queen's" skirt and said, "Then why are you wearing it so conspicuously?"

Bernadette smiled slightly: “Even if they see me, they won’t remember what I look like.

"You are different."

Odysseus twitched his lips: "You have such ability, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

He lowered the brim of his hat as he spoke, but for a moment he seemed even more suspicious.

The "Mysterious Queen" kept smiling, because from today on, this ability of hers has always surrounded herself and Odysseus, so Odysseus's appearance will not be remembered by people who have seen him.

As they left Order Square, Bernadette was a bit amused and said, "Why do you still look so regretful?"

"Ah." Odysseus sighed, "I wanted to try to save you from the villain, but these bastards didn't give me a chance!"

Bernadette laughed twice: "Do I still need your help?"

She was in a good mood today and invited Odysseus to dinner at the Loen Kingdom Hotel. It was said to be the best hotel in the world, tall and luxurious, and the food tasted great.

After dinner, the two of them strolled along the Tussock River.

They didn't return to their residence until after nine o'clock. They went upstairs while chatting and laughing. When they arrived at their respective doors, they said good night to each other.

Odysseus placed his hand on the door handle, was stunned for a moment and turned back: "By the way..."

He just happened to see that Bernadette had turned around and seemed to have something to say to him.

Bernadette looked at Odysseus: "What else do you want?"

"I want to tell you that I might have to get up early tomorrow." Odysseus smiled and said, "Also, isn't a good night a hug between good friends?"

Bernadette smiled and said, "You wish?"

After saying that, she opened her door and walked in first.

Odysseus scratched his head, and then he went into his room and patted his forehead: "Go take a shower and go to bed."

After washing up, Odysseus changed into pajamas and lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Just as he closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, a soft hand suddenly covered his mouth. Odysseus was startled. He opened his eyes and saw Bernadette, wearing an Intis-style knight uniform, squatting beside his bed and whispering, "You can only speak quietly."

After saying that, Bernadette released Odysseus's mouth, and Odysseus immediately understood: "There are enemies?"

Bernadette nodded slightly and raised her hand, and a small picture appeared in front of them. In the picture was a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa on the first floor.

Odysseus seemed to understand: "You agreed to go out with me today, weren't you just going to lure out the enemy?"

"With such intentions..." Bernadette saw that Odysseus was a little unhappy, and immediately changed her words: "But I did have a lot of fun today."

Odysseus took a look at the scene in front of him and realized that it was not very dangerous at the moment, or the situation was not too urgent. He said seriously: "You don't have to comfort me like this."

"Comfort what?"

"I have to say I had a lot of fun today." Odysseus smiled helplessly. "I was wondering if the 'Mysterious Queen' had time to accompany me around Backlund."

"I am telling the truth."

Odysseus sighed, "Okay, it's the truth."

"I..." Bernadette looked at Odysseus lying on the bed, looking like he deserved a beating. Her eyes turned cold, and she reached into the quilt, found Odysseus's hand, and squeezed it hard.

Odysseus rolled over in pain. Just as he was about to open his mouth to scream, Bernadette's other hand covered his mouth again.

The Mysterious Queen spoke word by word, "I'm saying, I'm very happy today."

Odysseus quickly said incoherently: "I believe it, I believe it!"

Bernadette finally let go. Odysseus looked at his own hand, which had been pinched red. “Is a demigod so strong?”

Bernadette laughed and said, "Not only is he very strong, but his beatings also hurt a lot."

"Okay, okay." Odysseus swallowed his saliva and pointed at the middle-aged man sitting on the first floor in the picture in front of him and asked, "Who is that?"

"Cecil, the demigod of the Moss Ascetic Order," Bernadette said, "He is one of the Ten Pillars and a mystic.

"I recently noticed that the Moss Ascetic Order seemed to be carrying out some operations in Backlund again. They noticed it as soon as I started investigating, so I wanted to lure them over to see how much force they had mobilized."

Odysseus stood up and asked, "Is a Sequence 4 so arrogant?"

Dare to sit in the living room of the "Queen of Mystery"?
Before Bernadette could say anything, Odysseus continued, "This means they have more than just one Sequence 4."

"I feel like they must have an angel." Bernadette said, "He's hiding in the dark, waiting for me to respond."

Odysseus was stunned. "Will the Loen royal family allow angels from other forces to enter Backlund?"

"They should be able to evacuate in a short time." Bernadette said.

Odysseus took out his waist bag and the "Staff of Gus" and tied the waist bag over his pajamas. "If something like this happens next time, tell me in advance. At least I should be prepared to run."

As he spoke, he stuffed his coat and other clothes into the "space array".

Bernadette smiled and said, "I wanted to remind you when we each entered the room just now."

Odysseus nodded. "But when you heard I wanted to hug you again, you got so nervous you forgot?"

"No." Bernadette said seriously, "I just want to see you make a fool of yourself."

Odysseus didn't know what to say for a moment. After two or three seconds, he asked, "What are your plans?"

"I'll go downstairs in a moment," Bernadette said. "Once you're hidden in the dark, they won't be able to find you, so take advantage of that moment and escape immediately."

Odysseus was stunned: "Really don't need to stay and help?"

Bernadette asked in return: "Do you want to deal with this 'occultist'? Or with the angel that may exist?"

Odysseus smiled helplessly: "I was thinking of showing off in front of you, but I never knew there would be a good opportunity."

Bernadette smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'll give you such an opportunity in the future."

Odysseus took out the "Monk Ring" from the "Space Array" and put it on: "Okay, I am still quite professional at escaping."

Then he asked, "Where shall we meet?"

"Bay Bar." Bernadette was obviously prepared.

She warned, "Don't use 'Teleport'. The other party's angel is most likely hiding in the spirit world."

Odysseus nodded: "Okay."

After the two of them were ready, Bernadette got up, opened the door and left.

Odysseus used the power of the "Monk Ring" to lead himself into the shadows. Because of the "favor of the night", even an angel could not find him.

After quietly opening the window, Odysseus used the moonlight and slid from the wall to the ground in the form of shadow.

At this moment, Odysseus noticed that in a corner not far away, there was a "middle sequence" member of the "Moss Ascetic Order" standing guard.

……

99 Hilton Boulevard.

Bernadette, the "Mysterious Queen", strolled down from the upstairs of this small villa.

Sitting in the living room was a demigod named Cecil from the Moss Ascetic Order.

Bernadette said coldly: "I didn't invite you in."

Cecil stood up and asked, "Have you said goodbye to your little lover?"

It's quite strange to say, because Cecil clearly saw Bernadette and a young man enter the villa with a certain seal.

As a result, after entering, he only felt Bernadette, but did not feel where the man was.

Cecil believed that Bernadette must have used her extraordinary ability to hide the other party.

But the more this is the case, the more it shows that the man is very important to Bernadette.

Bernadette ignored him and asked, "Is it Toriopo? Or Letitia Austin?"

These are the names of two angels of the Order of Moses.

Cecil didn't answer, but said, "If you don't disrupt our plans again, I can let you go."

Bernadette smiled and shook her head: "Are you going to try to bring down the Outer Gods in Backlund again?"

Cecil still did not answer, but said: "I warn you again, don't try to ruin our plan again."

Bernadette stared closely at the middle-aged man in front of her. Suddenly, she grabbed a metallic mask from the void and put it on her face.

In an instant, the entire living room was covered by a cold atmosphere, and all the surrounding furniture and decorations were glowing with a pale white light, as if the place had suddenly fallen into the underworld.

At the same time, a stream of information suddenly appeared in front of Bernadette, and the surrounding air and furniture immediately turned into rolling streams of information.

These information flows quickly formed an information vortex that enveloped Bernadette.

If Bernadette was an ordinary saint, no matter how fast she ran, part of her body would definitely turn into information flow and suffer serious damage.

But she was not ordinary. The mask on her face made her surroundings dead silent, and the information vortex actually solidified.

Bernadette said coldly: "Then I will also warn you!"

After she finished speaking, the pupils of her eyes turned white, and she swept a gaze that seemed to freeze the air towards the two enemies in front of her.

All the creatures that appeared in her sight, including microorganisms that were invisible to ordinary eyes, lost their lives.

The angel from the "Moss Ascetic Order" immediately blocked the front of the "Mysterious Queen" with a stream of information to block her sight.

The spirit of the demigod Cecil was warned in advance and quickly fled outside. Bernadette only glanced at his arm, and that arm immediately dried up and became necrotic.

(End of this chapter)