Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 390: Fellow Countryman Meets Fellow Countryman
After hearing what Odysseus said, Rosalind was stunned.

As a member of the secret organization "Moss Ascetic Order", she had never thought of overthrowing the Loen government.

This made her look at Odysseus seriously, because the "god's favored one" in front of her did not give people the impression that he was so extreme.

Rosalind cleared her throat and reminded him, "The Loen royal family has the support of three churches, and it seems that the royal family also has two angels."

Odysseus smiled after seeing the other person's expression and said, "I'm not saying this to ask you to do it now."

He paused and said, “As I said yesterday, when you feel like you don’t know how to solve the problem at hand, you might as well do it first.

“As long as you start doing it, you will know which things can be accomplished and which are difficult to accomplish, and then you can do the things that can be accomplished.”

Rosalind pondered for a moment before asking, "So your solution to helping the underprivileged people in this world is to open a school and do some construction work on this remote island?"

Odysseus spread his hands and said, "At least the fate of the indigenous people on this island has changed. Their lives have improved and they have entered modern society.

"And if I hadn't appeared, they might not have been able to complete such a change for hundreds of years."

Rosalind asked: "Can this model of compulsory education be sustained for a long time?"

"Of course." Odysseus said, "The case of Cruz Island is somewhat special. We can earn a lot of wealth from the pirates every week.

“With just a portion of the income, we can provide compulsory education for every child and build hospitals and clinics.

“Look over there, that’s land designated for construction. Residential buildings will be built there soon, and this place will be even more prosperous in the future.

“Compulsory education will also become something that everyone considers normal.”

Rosalind sighed, "Indeed, this model is difficult to replicate in the Northern Continent."

"It's not that difficult actually." Odysseus said, "You should have heard that I was the governor of Wotai State for a period of time.

"At present, compulsory education has also begun to be popularized throughout Wotai State. The teaching environment will definitely be a little worse at the beginning, but as it becomes more popular, the situation will get better and better."

Rosalind understood: "Are you using the income from Cruz Island to build the state of Vautai?"

"Well, I did transfer a large amount of wealth from Cruz Island." Odysseus smiled and said, "You will definitely say that this will make Wotai State an exception, right?
“But I can tell you that I have a certain plan for the model and direction of this development.

"Primitive accumulation in a place is a huge problem in terms of development. I use the pirates' money to develop forces in other places, which is just solving the problem of primitive accumulation.

"It doesn't mean that the entire state of Votai will have to rely on Cruz Island for financial support. Some of the factories built there have been completed, the railway will be open to traffic next month, and business has already begun to prosper.

"If I hadn't provided the initial capital, this process might have taken more than ten years to complete.

"I have the ability to skip these ten years, why not use it?"

Rosalind looked at the children who were studying in front of her and said, "So, Wotai State can currently cover the cost of compulsory education on its own?"

"At the beginning, the conditions were very difficult." Odysseus said again: "I heard that there are places where classes are taught outdoors, but as long as you start, it will gradually improve in the future."

Rosalind then asked, "Can this model be replicated throughout the whole of Lenburg?"

"can."

"Can it be promoted throughout the entire Northern Continent?"

"Yes," Odysseus said, "even the Southern Continent is possible."

He spread his hands and said, "After I accumulated some initial capital, the issue of compulsory education is really not as difficult as I imagined."

Odis paused for a moment and then said to Rosalind, “The main problem facing the Northern Continent now is that the local government has too little control over local resources, or too many privileges are being used to carve up benefits from the local areas.

“For example, the royal family, the nobility and the church – the high-quality assets in every place are basically in the hands of these three.

“Fortunately, there are gods in this world. In addition to maintaining its own operations, the church’s assets are used to build public welfare projects such as poorhouses, church schools, and church hospitals.

"If gods are merely conceptual gods, and not real beings, then the church is undoubtedly the biggest money-making group.

"It is precisely because of the existence of the church that the royal family and the nobility dare not go too far."

Rosalind listened carefully. These questions were basically things she hadn't considered much before.

In addition, she was a little unfamiliar with what Odysseus meant by "conceptual god", but she could understand what he meant.

"Of course, with the completion of the industrial revolution in several major countries, the current situation is much better than before." Odysseus continued, "Many wealthy and super-rich people have emerged in society.

“But after their wealth reaches a certain level, most of them use their wealth to buy a lordship, and then start spending money to strengthen their influence, striving to become a local councilor or a member of the House of Commons.

“There are almost no exceptions to this, because once their wealth reaches a certain scale, if they don’t want their wealth to be plundered, they have no choice but to have a certain say in politics.

"This process is actually moving closer to the royal family and the nobility, because they have privileges, and these are privileges that local governments are powerless to stop."

Rosalind understood. "So you think the problem with the Northern Continent lies with the royal family and the nobility?"

"You could say that," Odysseus said, "but I'm not too optimistic about the parliamentary system either."

When a country is prosperous, its members will show great quality, but when a country starts to decline, its members will definitely speed up the process.

The former is because everyone can share in the benefits, everyone is highly conscious, and is very protective of their own country.

The latter is because there is not much profit to be shared, so the only way to get the benefits you want is through some means. The problem is that everyone thought this way at that time.

Rosalind asked again: "If the nobles and the royal family are overthrown, will the problem be solved?"

"The Republic of Intis is a good example." Odysseus smiled and said, "The problem has not been completely solved. The parliamentarians and wealthy people have divided up the privileges of the royal family and the nobility, forming a new privileged class.

"Or rather, this problem cannot be completely solved. When the old privileged class falls, a new privileged class will emerge."

Rosalind asked, "You can't solve it?"

"My current power has not yet reached the stage where I need to deal with the privileged class." Odysseus smiled and said, "But I have some ideas.

“Since there will always be a privileged class in human society, then we should simply not think about eliminating this class, but rather impose certain restrictions on them.

"For example, if something goes against basic national policy, the privileged class must be kicked out. There are also issues concerning people's livelihood, economic entities, the right to life and personal equality, etc.

"Draw a bottom line for them. As long as they don't cross it, we can use them to boost the economy. They can also enjoy some privileges during normal times. After all, they have paid a lot for this, and this can be considered a reward for them. But if they cross the line, they will be killed immediately."

Rosalind was stunned for a moment, because this seemed like a very mature idea.

And this idea is very clear. Since it cannot be eliminated, then use it!

Then, an unprecedented pragmatic thought filled her mind, allowing her to understand again many of the problems that had troubled her before.

Rosalind was happy for a moment, but soon she said helplessly, "It's a pity that this world is dominated by extraordinary power. I also support your idea and am even willing to help you.

"But we are still too weak."

Odysseus smiled slightly. He knew very well that when Rosalind said "we", she had been successfully persuaded to rebel.

But this kind of thing can be understood intuitively and cannot be explained too clearly.

"Don't underestimate yourself," Odysseus said, "but don't put too much pressure on yourself either.

"We are demigods, so we should just solve problems at the demigod level.

"Higher-level problems can be solved by people at a higher level, or we can solve them when we reach a higher level."

Rosalind smiled and said, "This is also thinking while doing it."

"Yes." Odis paused and said, "But we can discuss this issue when we have time.

"It's a good idea to have an idea first, then put it into practice, and find solutions through practice."

Rosalind took a breath and smiled, "I always feel like no problem is a problem for you."

Odysseus laughed and said, "Don't think of the problem as a wall, think of it as a door. Find a way to push the door open, and you can pass through it."

After chatting for a while, Odysseus and Rosalind returned to Backlund and agreed on a time to continue their conversation.

Rosalind looked at the place where Odysseus disappeared, and felt that this trip to Cruz Island was a great gain.

Then she began to consider what she could do at the moment based on her actual situation.

Overthrowing the Loen government is an unrealistic goal, but we can learn from Odysseus's experience, find a suitable position and completely control it, establish effective rule, and put Odysseus's theory into practice.

And summarize and learn in this process, and expand further when strength allows.

To achieve this goal, we must first have enough manpower and initial capital.

Rosalind planned to reorganize her subordinates first. As for the place to establish effective rule, she could find a location on the southern continent or on the edge of the Raging Sea.

As she thought about it, the framework of a plan appeared in her mind.

Finally, she realized that she could tell two other members of the Ten Pillars who shared the same viewpoint as her and ask them to try using the mobile library to break the ideological deadlock.

When appropriate, you can also bring them into your own plans.

……

After returning to the embassy, Odysseus reviewed the process of this subversion and felt that it was relatively successful.

However, Rosalind's power cannot be used now, so it is best to maintain the status quo.

It won’t be too late to receive this power when the “Lord of Mysteries” is confident enough to face the “Hidden Sage” directly.

At that time, it would be natural for Rosalind to join the "Lord of Mysteries", and perhaps some of her friends would also join the uprising.

Odysseus thought about his recent plans and important matters again.

There are two important things at the moment. The first is to get promoted as soon as possible. Not to mention becoming an angel, after becoming a "master of prophecy", my ability to deal with various pressures will be significantly improved, and I will be able to do more things.

For example, after becoming Sequence 3, one no longer needs to worry about the Royal Family of Lenburg. When the time is right, one can take over this country.

The second important thing is Siatas's wedding. We must make good use of their wedding to establish friendly relations with the elves.

The feud between humans and elves was settled in the Third Age. This part of the extraordinary power currently has no one to pledge allegiance to and is a target that can be won over.

After thinking about it for a while, Odysseus came up with a good idea to kill two birds with one stone: let Bernadette attend the wedding as his partner.

This not only demonstrates strength to the elves, but also takes the relationship with Bernadette to a new level and makes it "public".

The more Odysseus thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, so he immediately went to the state of Vautai.

But I couldn't find Bernadette. After asking, I found out that Bernadette was now in Chatel State.

So Odysseus immediately went to the state of Chatel.

After arriving here, he was no longer in a hurry. He strolled leisurely on the streets and inquired about the current situation in the state.

He soon learned that Longzel had basically solved the problem of local forces, large groups of bandit troops had been eliminated, and was now in the process of establishing a state government.

One of Mandy's subordinates, brought from Backlund, became the governor of Shatai State, and the former captain of the security team became the deputy governor, still in charge of public security.

This captain of the security team is quite legendary. When the situation was very bad and there was no governor or support from the Lenburg government, he reached a deal with local forces and launched a years-long standoff with the bandit army supported by the Intis Republic.

After Longzel arrived in Chatel State, the security captain immediately sided with the people sent by the "Governor of Wotai State".

It turned out that he had heard about the changes in the State of Wotai and had long hoped that Odysseus could intervene in the affairs of the State of Shatai.

The other party's cooperation gave Longzel great help, so after writing a letter to Odysseus for instructions, Mandy gave the other party the position of deputy governor.

If the other party can change his mindset quickly, he can also be reused.

The state is currently in the process of establishing order, so it needs the support of extraordinary powers and law enforcement forces. Longzel certainly cannot leave, and Bernadette also has to come occasionally to deter the extraordinary forces of the Intis Republic.

After learning that the "Elemental Dawn" had interfered in the affairs of the Shatai State, the Intis Republic acted very restrained and almost no longer took the initiative to send extraordinary forces.

Soon, Odysseus found Bernadette.

Her work is not actually busy. What Chatel State needs is "she is here" rather than "she is busy".

Odysseus's sudden appearance surprised Bernadette, who was wearing a white shirt and trousers. "What's the emergency?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "Of course I came to see if the 'Mysterious Queen' is holding her ground."

Bernadette sat in the chair, revealing a slightly playful smile as she said, "You're not paying me, and you're still planning on letting me stick to my job?"

Odysseus sat beside her and said seriously, "I'm checking to see if you've stuck to your job as 'Odysseus's girlfriend.'"

Bernadette was stunned: "How can we hold on to this?"

"Don't flirt, talk or laugh with other men."

Bernadette smiled and said, "You mean those men with brains like pigs?"

Odysseus nodded slowly: "I feel relieved with your words."

Bernadette seemed to have just realized it: "I'm not proving anything, I'm just describing the facts."

"I understand." Odysseus raised his chin. "In your eyes, I must be the wisest and most special one, right?"

"Narcissist." Bernadette couldn't help laughing.

"Let's get down to business." Odysseus said, "Do you remember the five 'characters in the book' I told you about?

"One of the elves and the nobles of the Fourth Epoch are planning to hold a wedding among the elves..."

Odysseus briefly talked about his idea of winning over the elves.

Bernadette thought for a moment before asking, "Can ordinary people accept living with the elves?"

By then, some elves will inevitably appear on Cruz Island. "Those elves will have two choices. They don't have to leave their accustomed habitat," Odysseus said. "Alternatively, they can be given an area to live in separately from ordinary people."

"What I want to do is, once I'm strong enough in the future, publicly declare that elves and giants have normal citizenship rights."

Bernadette nodded and said, "If we do this, we can indeed win over the elves, but we also need to appease the common people and explain to the Church of Storms and the Church of the God of War."

"The people are easy to appease," Odysseus said. "The difficult issue is the Storm Church."

He took a deep breath and said, "I have two ideas. The first is to recruit the extraordinary powers of these elves and have them serve as official extraordinary people of Lunburg, so as to prevent them from appearing at sea.

"Secondly, we must keep them within the sphere of influence of the Church of Knowledge. This way, we won't need to explain anything to the Church of Storms. We just need to say hello to the Church of Knowledge."

Bernadette smiled and said, "You have used the resources of the Orthodox Church to their fullest."

Odysseus waved his hand: "It's just a partnership."

Then he said, “I need your help in this matter. I have come to ask for your help.”

Bernadette frowned slightly and said, "Although my forces have always been in the Raging Sea, we have never had much contact with the elves."

"I know." Odysseus finally got to the point: "I hope we can attend Siatas's wedding together."

Bernadette immediately understood Odysseus's intention: "Well, our relationship should indeed be gradually made public."

Odysseus didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly.

"What's that expression of yours?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly thought about what kind of dress to wear then?" said Odysseus.

In fact, he was thinking in his heart: This is the advantage of finding a mature girlfriend.

There is no need to pretend to be shy or repeatedly pull the strings in this kind of situation. This way of communication is simple and effective.

After that, the two talked about the situation in Chatel State. As they talked, Odysseus moved his chair close to Bernadette, held her in his arms and continued chatting.

Bernadette also cooperated by lowering her body a little and leaning on Odysseus' shoulder.

Now the two of them are already accustomed to this kind of intimate action. Odysseus began to try to put his hand into the clothes and touch the skin. The tight skin felt very good.

Especially Bernadette's very graceful figure, which is fleshy but without any excess fat, instantly aroused Odysseus's desire to explore.

Bernadette had been somewhat resistant to Odysseus's previous attempts, but this time Odysseus's "exploration" went much more smoothly.

Occasionally pinching her skin and interacting with her would bring bursts of laughter from Bernadette.

Then the next goal is to conquer the two soft areas on the chest.

Odysseus was not in a hurry. He knew very well that he needed to give Bernadette time to adjust her mentality.

A mature girlfriend is indeed easy to talk to on some issues, but in some places Odysseus also pays attention to his psychological feelings.

If a strong woman like Bernadette is too impatient, it will make it difficult for her to adjust her mentality, or her self-esteem may be a little bit difficult to accept.

So Odysseus took it one step at a time and patiently enjoyed it.

After being intimate with Bernadette for a while, both of them had work to do, so they could only make an appointment to have lunch at the cabin on Cruz Island tomorrow morning.

Odysseus returned to Backlund and first mailed the letter to Siatas. Then he prepared to attend a cocktail party as the ambassador of Lenburg.

After finishing the social event, Odysseus saw that Backlund rarely appeared in the night sky, with a not very bright moon hanging in the sky.

The faint moonlight shone into the room, and the words "the moon shines brightly on the bedside" had already reached Odysseus' throat.

He took a deep breath, sat in the chair, and looked at the slightly crimson moon for a long time without saying a word.

After watching for a full half hour, Odysseus got up from his chair and wrote a letter to Klein, inviting him to have a drink on Cruz Island.

……

In the early morning, Hugh Dilcha, dressed in knight's clothes, was still waiting quietly in the dark corner of the alley in the East District.

She was waiting for a wanted criminal with a high bounty. Actually, she seldom did this kind of surveillance work nowadays. However, the previous surveillance person was discovered by the other party, and the clue was almost completely cut off.

Considering the bounty on this wanted criminal, Xio suspected that he must be an extraordinary person, because his spirituality was stronger and his anti-reconnaissance ability was stronger than that of ordinary people.

So after finding the other party's whereabouts again, Xio came to follow them personally.

If the other person does not come home all night, he or she may be looking for streetwalkers or drinking in a bar.

But Xio was certain that the other party would come back to rest in the early morning, because this was the safest time for the bounty criminals.

The streets were not empty, many homeless people were sleeping soundly on the streets.

Every hour or two, the police would come and drive them away with batons. Although it was unpleasant to be beaten awake and it was easy to get hurt, they had nowhere to go.

At this time, the police came again, shouting and driving away the homeless people. Some children living on both sides of the street were also woken up. They were obviously frightened by the police's voices and started crying.

Then the voices of parents, either scolding or comforting, were heard.

Hugh watched all this quietly. The homeless people were driven away, but three of them did not get up.

The police went up and kicked it a few times, but there was still no movement, so they started cursing.

Hugh looked at the faces of the three men; they were already dead.

It is summer now, but people still die on summer nights, from exhaustion and hunger, though the death toll is slightly less than in winter.

The body must be taken away early the next morning, otherwise it will start to stink when exposed to the sun.

But that was something to be resolved tomorrow. After the police drove the homeless people away, they went back to rest.

Soon, the streets fell silent again.

Xio continued to watch, seemingly unperturbed.

At this time, two thin men in simple clothes walked quickly over. They seemed to be reciting something in a low voice and squatted in front of a corpse.

One of the men made the corpse sit up, and the other man held the corpse's head with both hands, and his ten fingers suddenly emitted a faint light.

Xio frowned, not understanding what they were doing.

At this time, the man holding the corpse's head shook his head, and the two men threw the corpse on the ground and went to the next corpse.

It was the same operation. One man made the corpse sit up, and the other held the other's head, with his ten fingers emitting a faint light.

Suddenly, the corpse twitched.

Something is wrong!
Xio was stunned for a moment. Her spiritual sense was certain that the homeless man had died just now.

What did they do with the homeless man's body?
The two men seemed very happy, whispered a few words of praise, then carried the homeless man's body together and walked away quickly.

Xio took a step forward, but still failed to catch up.

In her heart, she was wondering about the identities of the two men. First of all, they were definitely not kind-hearted people helping to bury the body of the homeless man. They must have their own purpose for taking the body away.

But Xiu's main task today was to wait for the wanted criminal.

Finally, the target appeared!

Xio stopped speculating about what had just happened and decided to issue a task tomorrow to investigate those simply dressed men.

Then, she focused her mind and entered a hunting state.

……

The pier at Cruz Island is very quiet at night.

The pirate ships that came to this small island docked in the afternoon. Now it was dinner time, and the pirates on the ships had already gone to eat.

Odysseus paced along the dock with his hands behind his back.

Finally, a figure suddenly emerged from the illusion. It was Gehrman Sparrow, dressed in formal attire, a silk hat, and with a stern expression.

In other words, it was Klein, who wore the face of the "strongest pirate hunter."

When he saw Odysseus, he said in a rather cold tone, "What do you want from me?"

"It's nothing serious. I'd like you to take a look at the street lights on Cruz Island." Odysseus pointed in the direction of the street.

But Klein said, "I've been here a long time ago."

Not only did I visit it, I also tasted the rich snacks in the food street.

Odysseus was stunned: "When did it happen?"

"About a month ago."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Isn't Port Town a forbidden place?"

Odysseus laughed and said, "I mean, you're so mean! You didn't even say hello to me when you came here."

"No need."

"If you say hello, your spending here is free."

Gehrman Sparrow was stunned for a moment. "I'll tell you next time I come."

"Don't wait until next time. Let's go. I'll buy you a drink." Odysseus warmly invited Klein to a bar and ordered two glasses of local specialty beer.
"Try it. This is brewed by a local resident. He used to run a pub in the town, but now he focuses on brewing."

……

The surroundings were bustling with activity, but now they suddenly became quiet, because the drinkers around recognized them. Wasn't that the "Secret Admiral" and the "Strongest Hunter"?

Could it be that this crazy pirate hunter is here to hunt the "Admiral of Mystery"?

But they don't look like that. They just look like two friends who got together for a drink after work.

Unfortunately, even if I was right next to them, I couldn't hear what they were talking about.

The drinkers realized that these two people may have known each other for a long time and may even be friends. What might they be plotting at this moment?
Are they going to hunt other "pirate generals"?

……

Klein took a sip of the beer and said, "It does taste quite rich."

Then he asked, "What do you want from me?"

Klein felt that "Mr. Gar" was not the type of person who had the leisure time to drink in a bar.

Odysseus looked at the other person and asked, "Are you tired?"

Klein was stunned. Although he didn't quite understand what the other party meant, this sentence touched him deeply.

The rich man's servants would worry about whether they had served Mr. Dwayne Dantes well, while the new friends made at the party would be most concerned about how much gold pounds this former adventurer and desperado had in his pocket.

On the sea, there were many people who "cared" about Gehrman Sparrow, but most of them were interested in his bounty.

When Miss Sharon and Maric encounter difficulties, they will seek help from Detective Sherlock Moriarty...

In the past year, Klein shuttled between these roles and didn't feel anything at first, but when he was suddenly asked this question, he instinctively wanted to say "not tired", but he opened his mouth and didn't say it.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Look, you feel pretty tired too, don't you?"

He took a sip of wine and continued, "If you want to achieve your goals, you have to advance, digest the potion, and then advance again. You have to keep digesting the potion and keep advancing.

"We are already very powerful Beyonders, but we have less and less free time.

"I finally have some free time, but I don't know which friend to find to hang out with.

"I'm fine, at least I have a girlfriend. You're all alone, you must feel lonely sometimes, right?"

Klein glanced at Odysseus and said, "It sounds like you're showing off your girlfriend."

"Isn't it worth showing off?"

Klein almost lost his ability to maintain his Gehrman Sparrow persona. "Are you planning to make yourself feel better by making me feel even more uncomfortable?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "Now you want to chat with me for a while."

Klein didn't say anything, but he didn't get up and leave either.

Odysseus took another swig of wine. "Do you miss home?"

Klein looked at Odysseus with a strange expression on his face: I'm a ruthless bounty hunter and a crazy adventurer. Is it polite for you to ask this?

Odysseus laughed and said, “I have met German Sparrow, but I have also met Detective Sherlock, and I know very well that German Sparrow was played by you.

"Besides, even if he's a bounty hunter, he should have a home. How could it be a stone... that fell from the sky?"

In this world, few people would say things like "I came out of a stone".

Klein opened his mouth again, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Occasionally."

For example, when you see the two Chinese characters for "hometown".

Odysseus smiled and said, "That's right, it's just a casual chat after drinking. Don't be so nervous."

(End of this chapter)