Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 385: Klein's Charity Gala
In order to avoid leaving too many clues, Odysseus and Bernadette had changed their appearance in advance, even their height and hair color.

Although using their abilities would expose their paths, Bernadette always maintained a sense of mystery. The demigods of the Loen Kingdom didn't know much about her background and couldn't associate her with them.

Not many people knew that Odysseus had been promoted to a demigod, so it was not likely that anyone would suspect him of this for the time being.

It doesn't matter if you really doubt their words, just play dumb. Anyway, with the protection of the "Wilds of Knowledge" and the help of some secret techniques, it's impossible to find them by divination.

This time, Odysseus and Bernadette’s target is very clear, which is the “Silent Disciple” Mahmus.

The rag doll in his hand was obviously a level 1 sealed object of the "prisoner" pathway. If he could kill the other party, it would be easier to divide the loot.

Odysseus remembered that the seal in the hands of another demigod of the "Rose School" was a level 1 seal of the "Thief" path, and it was easy to encounter Amon.

To be safe, don't provoke him.

Odysseus made the first move. The tip of the "Staff of Gus" in his hand suddenly became bright, and a large bamboo sea suddenly grew out of the dock in front of him!

Not far away, the chassis of a crane was lifted up by bamboo and was finally pushed down with harsh "creaks" and "bangs".

The train in the distance was almost overturned several times, but fortunately there were some extraordinary people who possessed seals inside and held down the train.

But the carriage was pierced by bamboo and the inside of the carriage was full of bamboo leaves.

The muzzles of the soldiers' guns were stuck in the bamboo, making it difficult for them to even raise their guns, let alone fire.

Odysseus's target, the "Silent Disciple" Mahmus, was pierced by many bamboos, especially his chest, which was broken by the bamboos like bamboo shoots sprouting from the ground after rain.

Idiom story: Be confident!
Odysseus wasn't afraid of Klein seeing this ability, because from the performance point of view, this ability had nothing to do with the idiom story.

His attack was so sudden and so rare in the Extraordinary World that both Mahmud and Grove August were stunned.

However, they reacted immediately. The former's body suddenly turned into a shadow, and the injuries on his body disappeared instantly. The latter immediately retreated and temporarily observed the demigod who had just joined the battle.

Just as Mahmud was about to use the ability of "mirror jumping" to leave the bamboo sea, he suddenly found that he could not move. Even in the state of "ghost", it was difficult for him to move freely in the bamboo sea.

Suddenly, his spirit felt something and he looked up into the air.

At some point, a woman in knight's clothes appeared there. She had a metallic mask on her face, and she looked as if she had no breath of life.

Then, there was a slight change in her eyes, and her gaze suddenly became cold and terrifying. Mahmus quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at her, but he still felt that the vitality of his body and spirit was disappearing rapidly, as if the end of his life would come in the next second.

That was the "Death Stare" used by Bernadette who attacked next.

All the bamboos in her sight quickly dried up and turned yellow, and even the life of the "silent disciple" was quickly fading away.

Mahmouds wanted to respond, but his whole body was stiff and he couldn't even move a finger.

However, this did not stop him from saving himself. The face of the rag doll in his hand quickly changed, becoming sunken in the eye sockets and extremely thin. That was Mahms himself. He was exchanging himself with the rag doll. In this way, it was the rag doll's life that was lost, not his own.

The rag doll itself has no life, so there is nothing to lose.

The next moment, the duration of the "Confident" ability ended, the bamboo sea disappeared layer by layer, the crane fell to the ground, the rails were destroyed, and the train carriages could no longer be used. Only a somewhat dilapidated dock was left.

The staff in Odysseus's hand glowed again.

Fairytale Magic: Snowman!
The rag doll in Mahmud's hand suddenly turned into a small snowman. Because it was summer, the snowman began to melt quickly, and Mahmud's process of exchanging with the rag doll was forced to stop.

The royal demigod Grove noticed that the woman in mid-air was using a level 0 seal, and he immediately attacked another demigod from the "Rose School".

No matter what the purpose of the man and woman who appeared at the end was, it was certain that their target was the demigod of the "Rose School".

Grove and Georgina's mission this time is simply to prevent the mummy from being taken away by the "Rose School". At this time, Odysseus and Bernadette are helping them complete the mission.

In this case, if they could kill another demigod of the "Rose School", it would be equivalent to exceeding the mission.

Odysseus saw through the other party's thoughts, took out the "Scepter of Disaster" and blew up a hurricane, overturning the carriage containing the mummy's coffin.

With a "bang", the coffin hit the ground, the coffin lid was knocked open, and the mummy fell out.

The two demigods of the royal family did not take it too seriously. After all, although the mummy could be made into an advanced zombie, the process could not be completed in a short time. It just lay there and could not run away.

So they are still besieging another demigod of the "Rose School".

At this moment, a deep voice suddenly came from the warehouse in the distance: "Run!"

The lifeless mummy, with its head hanging down on the coffin, suddenly stood up and ran towards one of the warehouses as if it had suddenly come to life.

The two demigods of the royal family were stunned, but soon, their spirits seemed to sense something, and they all looked towards the warehouse over there. It seemed that something there was attracting the mummy.

On the other side, Odysseus sighed in his heart: "Azik Copper Whistle" is really useful.

As he thought about it, he let out huge bolts of lightning to strike Mahmud's body.

The lightning summoned by the "Scepter of Disaster" could cause considerable damage to Mahmud, but he was unable to make any evasive moves.

When the thunder and lightning stopped and Mahmouds finally felt that he could take a breath, he suddenly felt something pulling him.

Then, he saw a middle-aged man holding a rag doll appear in front of him.

Isn't that me?
Mahmud realized belatedly that his spirit was dragged out by the power from the underworld.

In fact, since reaching the level of "vengeful soul", the boundary between the physical body and spiritual body of the "prisoner" path extraordinary person has become very vague. After reaching the demigod level, the sense of existence of the physical body is even lower.

But now, Mahmud didn't even have time to cast a curse before the spirit was dragged out!

Then, the scene in front of Mahmud became illusory, and the edge of the underworld invaded the real world. A force that he could not resist dragged him quickly towards the illusory underworld.

Bernadette in mid-air had been staring silently at the demigod. The "pale of death" on her face was two levels higher than Mahmus's, and could completely crush this "silent disciple".

The mummy over there was still running. Georgina raised her hand and said, "The dead here should rest in peace!"

The mummy fell to the ground, but the next second, he jumped up again and ran towards the warehouse over there.

Georgina used the reconstructed "order" to make herself lighter and quickly floated into the air.

She saw that in the direction the mummy was running, a "ghost" was using "mirror jump" to quickly escape, and the other party was now beyond her ability.

But the magical item on his body still attracts the mummy.

On the other side, Odysseus raised his staff, and a large ball of starlight gathered in the air, suddenly fell down and hit Mahmud's body.

The seemingly unreal body suddenly shattered into pieces, and the rag doll in his hand fell to the ground and rolled far away.

Odysseus "flashed" over and placed the sealed object into the "Wilderness of Knowledge" first.

At this time, Mahmus simply stopped resisting and struggled to go to the underworld. Because his extraordinary characteristics were all in the spirit body, even if he entered the spirit world, his strength would not be greatly affected. At the same time, he could use the spirit world to escape.

Bernadette looked at him indifferently, and suddenly drew the "Staff of Gus" from her waist.

The next second, Mahmouds felt his mind was rapidly becoming dull.

Oops!

Mahmus, who was more familiar with the abilities of the "Death God" path, immediately realized that the other party was actually "transforming" his soul.

This is the angel-level ability of the "God of Death" path, which can make any life become its slave while dying little by little.

However, the spirituality of the "prisoner" path is also very high, and the key spirits are very powerful. Theoretically, Mahmus can resist Bernadette's "transformation" for a period of time.

After all, Bernadette was using a seal, not the real "Pale Emperor".

Of course, during this process, Mahmouds still had no ability to fight back, he could only delay time.

Even if we delay for a dozen seconds, the Loen royal family might send another demigod to support us.

There is also a certain probability that the leader and angel of the "Rose School" will realize that Mahmud is in danger and lend a helping hand.

To Mahmoud's surprise, the "transformation" process was about to end before he even started to resist!
He really couldn't understand why the other party's ability changed so drastically all of a sudden because she just had an extra staff in her hand?

At this time, Mahmud had already entered the edge of the underworld. He felt that his brain was in a blank state, and he didn't even have the thought of looking for an opportunity to escape to the underworld.

Bernadette pushed forward with her hand holding the "Staff of Gus," and the extraordinary characteristics within Mahmud's spirit body quickly began to emerge.

In fact, this "Silent Disciple" is not dead yet, but he is now in the underworld as a resentful soul, and the boundary between his life and death is very vague.

Bernadette dragged him into the underworld in order to achieve the current effect. After all, her goal was the extraordinary characteristics of the "Silent Disciple", not to kill Mahmus.

Because of the help of "Pale Death", the extraordinary characteristics were precipitated at an extremely fast speed, and in the blink of an eye, the extraordinary characteristics were formed.

Odysseus, who had been prepared, immediately stepped forward and used an iron box with a sealing array to seal the extraordinary characteristics and placed it in the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

The other three demigods on the dock did not expect that the battle on Odysseus' side would end so quickly.

They were also fighting to prevent the mummy from "escaping".

Odysseus and Bernadette looked at each other, and they immediately became invisible and left the dock.

This was a plan made in advance by the two. With Bernadette's strength and Odysseus's assistance, it would not be difficult to kill the other demigods of the "Rose School".

But the two demigods in the military certainly don't want such an outcome.

Because after Odysseus and Bernadette killed another demigod of the "Rose School", their next target might be them.

Therefore, these two demigods will most likely attack Odysseus and Bernadette to maintain a tactical balance.

Odysseus was not greedy. He withdrew immediately after achieving his goal. This plan was the safest.

With the disappearance of "Pale Death", the connection between the underworld and the real world was severed, and Mahmus, who had regained his consciousness, ran desperately towards the real world.

In his current state, he can at least be transformed into an evil spirit in the real world, and there is still a chance that he can recover to a certain extent in the future.

But if he enters the underworld, the special environment there will cause him to assimilate quickly and eventually turn into an undead without any extra thoughts.

"No!" The underworld disappeared too quickly. Amidst Mahmud's unwilling cries, he was eventually left in the underworld and disappeared completely.

During this gap, a figure suddenly appeared beside the carriage with the golden coffin. He grabbed a handful of spiritual liquid composed of the mummy's brain and body fluids when he was alive and smeared it on a book with a leather cover.

The timing was just right. Odysseus and Bernadette had just left, Mahmus was dead, and the other three demigods were chasing the mummy. No one was paying attention to the golden coffin containing the mummy.

Although the three demigods did not know the purpose of that figure, their spirituality made them feel that they must stop the other party.

But the figure did not stop and immediately used the ability of "travel" to leave.

A second or two later, the running mummy disappeared before the three demigods.

They were stunned for a moment, and then the demigod of the "Rose School" quickly fled the battlefield through the spiritual world. The two demigods of the royal family tried their best to stop them, but eventually let the other party escape.

The two remaining royal demigods on the dock looked at each other. The good news was that the mummy was not taken away by the "Rose School" people, but the bad news was that no one knew who took the mummy away.

The good news is that a famous demigod from the "Rose School" was killed. The bad news is that it might have been done by the Loen military. A level 1 sealed object with the appearance of a rag doll has fallen into the hands of two mysterious people.

……

The suburbs of Backlund, this is Bernadette's secret base.

Odysseus placed the rag doll and the iron box containing the Beyonder characteristics on the table.

Bernadette glanced at the rag doll and said, "Before it became a sealed object, it must have been a 'mystical puppet' made by a demigod from the 'prisoner' path.

"Its ability is decent, but the negative effects are also quite strong. It would be best if a higher-level being could seal it again."

As she spoke, she picked up the iron box containing the "Silent Disciple", obviously choosing this trophy.

It would be better if the Lord of Mysteries could seal the Sealed Artifact again. Odysseus placed the rag doll into the Wilderness of Knowledge again. "I've always been a little curious why so many Beyonders from secret organizations carry Sealed Artifacts formed in the same way.

"Although the Sealed Artifact's abilities are more bizarre, they also have many similarities with the holder's abilities."

The key point is that the "Rose School" has angels, so why not choose to shatter the seal and allow other members to be promoted to new demigods?

"Because secret organizations have too few channels to accumulate Sealed Artifacts," Bernadette said. "Those like the Church generally have thousands of years of accumulation. So when they encounter Beyonders from the same path who have died and become Sealed Artifacts, they generally shatter them and cultivate new Beyonders. They also use Sealed Artifacts from other paths to enrich their methods.

“However, secret organizations don’t have the authority to handle extraordinary cases, and the probability of obtaining a Sealed Artifact in an extraordinary battle is also low. Therefore, even if a Sealed Artifact is formed by an extraordinary person of the same path, it is still a good thing.

“In addition, demigods already have considerable authority within secret organizations and have their own power.

"Until their trusted followers can be promoted, they will carry the seals of the same path with them and use them."

Having said this, she paused and said, "To put it bluntly, it's still a question of scarcity. Since the Fifth Epoch, let alone battles between angels, battles between demigods are rare.

“You’re quite lucky, because I’ve obtained several demigod-level loot from the recent operations with you.

"And you have to know that in the past, it might take me several years or even more than ten years to get the chance to obtain demigod-level loot, and I might not even get it in the end."

Odysseus nodded slowly, which probably meant that there was no other seal to use, so he would use whatever he had!
As for Bernadette's "praise", he did not react at all.

The operation was very successful. Bernadette took a bottle of good wine from the wine cave in the stronghold, and the two of them raised their glasses to celebrate.

After that, Bernadette had some things to deal with in Wotai State, so she went straight back to Wotai State.

Odysseus returned to the embassy, washed up and lay down on the bed to rest.

He pretended to be asleep, but actually entered the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to check the sealed object.

Just as Bernadette said, the negative effects of this seal are quite large: it has a certain degree of activity and will randomly curse the people around it at any time; if it is left alone for a long time, it will turn into the appearance of the person closest to it, and the person closest to it will immediately die tragically from the most vicious curse.

Odysseus took a deep breath. Even demigods could not avoid this negative effect, and angels had to be careful to avoid it.

As for its abilities, they are also very good: it can change into the appearance of the target according to the holder's ideas. When it is 40% or 50% similar to the target, it can use the ability to curse the target, and the opponent cannot avoid it; if it is 70% or 80% similar to the target, it can use vicious curses such as "death"; if the holder makes the puppet change into his own appearance, it can bear the enemy's damage on the holder's behalf.

Odysseus's spirituality made him understand that the threshold for enduring damage was probably no less than three Sequence 3 attacks.

Whether it is a physical attack or an extraordinary attack!

This ability was quite good, so he used the level of "Knowledge Wilderness" to reseal it, giving him 15 minutes of safety time.

Within these fifteen minutes, there is no need to worry about negative effects. After use, you can put it directly into the "Knowledge Wilderness".

Wait for a while, then take it out and use it again, and it will be safe for another fifteen minutes.

Odysseus named it "Cursed Rag Doll" and placed it in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to be used when needed.

Backlund was unaffected by the battle in Pritz Harbor. The people of the East District struggled for survival, the workers went to and from get off work on time, not daring to slack off. Meanwhile, the upper class reached preliminary cooperation intentions and conducted transactions at cocktail parties and dances.

After Odysseus learned that Amon's clone was in Backlund, he tried to turn down any dances or social events he could, but he still planned to attend the charity fundraising gala initiated by Klein.

Because the social circles of Renburg Ambassador Odysseus and the wealthy Dwayne Dantès barely overlapped, Odysseus had been in Backlund for some time but had never met Dwayne Dantès at a party.

This party is just like getting to know each other, and maybe I can use this communication channel in the future.

The Lenburg Embassy was very supportive of the ambassador's participation in the evening party because it was the "high-end bureau of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight". Most of the people in the Lenburg Embassy were believers of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" and could not enter such a circle at all.

The embassy gave Odysseus an amount of 5000 pounds, which he could use to build a certain network of contacts when needed.

Of course, Odysseus would not miss this good opportunity of "spending public funds". He put on formal clothes, took his checkbook, got on the carriage and left.

The party was held near the Church of St. Samuel. The venue was decorated in dark colors, with a large number of stars and moons as decorations, exuding the tranquil style of the Church of the Goddess of Night.

The food and drinks were not as luxurious as those at the aristocratic parties, but of course, they were definitely of higher standards than the Eucharist.

The most important thing is that there is an inexplicable feeling of solemnity. Everyone sits in fixed seats and chats. It doesn't seem like an aristocratic party, where everyone stands in groups of three or five in various places in the living room and chats.

After Odysseus arrived, he found a corner to sit down. When he saw Audrey coming, he just greeted her and didn't talk much, because the seats where Audrey and her father were sitting were where the nobles gathered, and they were some distance away from Odysseus.

After the party started, the music did not play immediately. Instead, the original initiator of the party, Dwayne Dantes, also known as Klein, gave a speech.

In his speech, he vividly described the current situation in the East District and gave examples to illustrate the importance of education to the children in the East District, which is the theme of this fundraising.

Odysseus was not interested in this topic. After the speech, the fundraising session began. Odysseus wrote a check for 3000 and handed it to the waiter.

This was already a large donation, and Dwayne Dantes and Bishop Elektra came over with glasses of wine in hand to express their gratitude.

Odysseus exchanged a few polite words with the two men, then said, "In fact, the implementation of compulsory education is the best solution to the current educational problems."

Except for the Republic of Intis, other countries have not implemented universal compulsory education. Church schools are more like literacy classes, and the tuition fees of public schools are a bit unaffordable for ordinary people. After all, each family generally does not have only one child.

Ordinary people don’t have to think about private schools.

At present, even in the Republic of Intis, the compulsory education system is already dead in name only.

"Not every era will produce a genius like Roselle," Bishop Elektra said with a smile. "Lenburg is famous for its academic atmosphere, but it seems they haven't been able to implement compulsory education, right?"

"Indeed, this is also an area where Lunburg needs to improve." Odysseus smiled and began to talk about the weather in Backlund, indicating that he would leave the topic at that point.

But what he didn't expect was that Klein, wearing the face of Dwayne Dantès, returned after thanking another wealthy man with Bishop Elektra and brought up the same topic again.

He asked Odysseus, "Do you think the Kingdom of Loen has the conditions to implement compulsory education?"

"No." Odysseus said without hesitation.

"No?" Klein was slightly stunned. "Right now, Loen is the most open-minded and reform-minded nation among all nations."

"That's right." Odysseus looked around to see that there were few people around, and then he said in a low voice: "But the so-called 'spirit of reform' is the reform that the nobles and the rich want, not the reform that ordinary people need.

“Compulsory education benefits ordinary people, while the nobility and the wealthy don’t care too much about this issue.

"Or, if you ask them to donate, they're happy to do so, but they lack the motivation to fully resolve the problem."

This answer left Klein stunned again. He wanted to continue discussing this issue, but then he remembered that Dwayne Dantès was not familiar with the Renburg ambassador.

Just as he was about to politely end the question, Odysseus suddenly smiled and said, “Tomorrow I will send someone to deliver something to you, along with an instruction manual.

"You might have some new ideas."

Klein smiled and said, "Okay."

Then, the two of them politely ended the topic.

After the party officially started, the atmosphere in the entire venue was still not lively, and everyone was talking in low voices in groups of three or five.

Odysseus had recently met some acquaintances in Backlund's upper echelons. After greeting them, he returned to his corner and sat down.

Until Audrey came over and asked with a smile: "Why do you always like to sit in the corner every time you attend a party?"

"I don't really like this way of communicating." Odysseus smiled.

Then Audrey whispered, "What did you talk about with Dantes just now?"

She noticed that after their brief conversation, Dawn's mood became noticeably more serious, and a little confused.

Odysseus had no choice but to stand up and said with a smile: "Today's party is of course to discuss the issue of education, but I have some different ideas from him."

Audrey asked curiously, "Don't you agree with this kind of donation?"

"That's not the case." Odysseus smiled and said, "This can indeed alleviate the problem and help many people.

"But the problem remains. This approach can only help a limited number of people, and every year there are many new people in need of help."

Audrey had been observing Odysseus carefully. She then asked, "You seem to know how to solve this problem?"

"This problem may never be solved." Odysseus spread his hands and said, "Or rather, it is almost impossible to achieve a complete balance in educational resources."

It would be great if we could achieve relative fairness.

Then Odysseus continued, "One of my inventions may be able to solve this problem... Well, I will send someone to give you something tomorrow, along with an instruction manual.

"Just consider it as a thank you gift for the invitation."

Audrey was about to refuse when Odysseus said, "After seeing something like that, you might have some new ideas about education."

He took a sip of wine and said, "The Beyonders have never intended to help ordinary people. I personally believe that we should make better use of the power we possess."

This made Audrey curious about that thing, and she was looking forward to seeing what it was.

Soon, the party came to an end. After everyone prayed to the Goddess of Night for three minutes, the party officially ended.

……

160 Burklund Street.

Early in the morning, Klein began a new day in the life of a wealthy man. Just after breakfast, he heard from the butler that Ambassador Lenburg had sent someone to deliver a package.

Klein was also a little curious. What would the Hermit give him?
He asked his valet to bring the package into the study. After opening the package, he found a helmet inlaid with crystals.

Klein was stunned for a moment, then took out the instruction manual and read it.

Then he realized that this was called the "Wisdom Helmet" and it could actually instill knowledge into the target!
It can range from how to spell, to geography, history, to philosophy of life, working methods and other types of knowledge.

However, after acquiring knowledge, the target needs to undergo certain guidance to help the target adapt to that knowledge and guide how to use that knowledge.

Of course, this equipment is not omnipotent. It requires knowledge of calculations and logical deduction, as well as design knowledge that requires innovative ability. It can only instill knowledge points, and how to use it still depends on personal talent.

Klein was overwhelmed with emotions. Wasn't this the "brain plug" technique he remembered?

This will greatly save learning time and costs. If this helmet becomes popular, illiteracy will no longer exist.

But a more serious problem emerged in Klein's mind: this technology might be used by criminals!

Because this equipment can not only instill knowledge, but also instill things like memory. If operated properly, it is very likely to make the target completely lose himself!

Just as Klein was pondering this question, his valet found another letter from the package.

I opened the envelope and there was only one phrase on the letter paper: Use with caution.

Klein breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, the inventor of this device understood the negative consequences it might cause.

Then he fell into deep thought. Just as the "hermit" said, this is something that can change the education model and solve the root causes of all problems in education.

future……

He seemed unable to understand what the future would be like with such equipment.

……

Odysseus changed his appearance and came to the chapel of St. Samuel's Church. He prayed to inform the "Goddess of Night" about the new progress of the "Witch Sect" plan.

He also stated that he was willing to be an insider and take the opportunity to attack the "Witch Sect" and the "Spirit Cult".

Soon, an unprecedented sense of tranquility descended through the medium of the "Holy Emblem of Night".

The "Goddess of Night" gave instructions: "Pray to me before you begin your plan."

(End of this chapter)