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Chapter 163: Odysseus is worried

Chapter 163 Odysseus is worried

sick It's not that the operation section chief of MI9, Darnesi, is so greedy, but there is really no gain in this operation!

Originally, they set up a siege around Xio's residence, but Odysseus led the enemy to the park.

Danesi had limited manpower at the time, and when he chased to the park, the "conspirator" had already issued the order to retreat.

"MI9" had no choice but to fight back, but ended up losing several "low-sequence" members and only capturing four enemies.

These four enemies were the four "low-sequence" extraordinary beings who had lost their combat effectiveness after being electrocuted by Odysseus in the lake.

Although both the "conspirator" and the "psychic" were injured, they were ultimately not caught.

When Danesi was organizing people to pursue, he heard his subordinates report that the "leader" and three others had killed five enemies.

With these five enemies, Danesi can complete his mission, so he came to the "leader" to ask for extraordinary characteristics.

Odysseus sneered: "You think your report can convict me."

Danesi still smiled: "My report is the truth."

Odysseus shook his head, looked at the street in the distance and said, "Look, isn't that the carriage of the Mechanical Heart?"

Danesi and the others looked over. There was no moon today, and the street lights on the surrounding streets were not bright. They only saw that there was indeed a carriage approaching slowly, but they could not tell whether it was the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart".

But Danesi was a man who had experienced many storms after all, and he realized that since the "leader" said so, it should be the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart".

This surprised him somewhat. The reason why he dared to threaten the "leader" just now was mainly because the "leader" was just an informant of "Mechanical Heart".

Although Danesi heard that the "leader" was even protected by Archbishop Horamick Haydon, he was not an official member after all. It should be no problem to snatch a few extraordinary characteristics from him.

But the presence of the "Heart of the Machine" here is enough to prove that the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery values the "leader" far more than the formal members.

Soon, the carriage came closer, and there was indeed the "Mechanical Holy Emblem" logo on the door.

Xio and Fors both breathed a sigh of relief. When they faced the threat from MI9 just now, they immediately thought of compromising.

After all, MI9 had a bad reputation in Backlund's Beyonder world, and the wild Beyonders captured by them all suffered a miserable fate.

At the same time, they once again lamented that the "leader" had wide enough channels. Xiu had heard more than once before that the "leader" had a background as an official Beyonder, but today Xiu realized how deep this background was.

The car door opened, and Max got out of the car and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Chief Danesi. You must have gained a lot from this battle."

Danesi smiled somewhat unnaturally: "It's okay, it's okay."

Then he asked, "Why are you here?"

"Of course we're here to watch the battle." Max smiled and said, "After all, thanks to MI9's plan, our informants were able to join the battle.

"But this is, after all, a case under the jurisdiction of MI9. We can only watch from afar and protect our informants."

Max's sarcasm did not wipe away the smile on Danesi's face. He even said politely, "Thank you for your hard work."

Max was slightly stunned. He didn't expect this guy to be so patient, so he simply asked Odysseus: "It seems that you have seized some extraordinary characteristics?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I was just planning to sell it to you."

These two extraordinary characteristics are of no use to him, so it is better to sell them to the "Mechanical Heart" in exchange for gold pounds, so that Danesi and others won't be concerned about them.

When Danesi saw that the "Mechanical Heart" wanted to acquire those characteristics, he sighed, said goodbye to everyone, and continued to organize people to hunt down the two "Mid-Sequence" Beyonders who escaped.

Odysseus took out the two extraordinary characteristics that he was assigned. Max looked at them and said, "1,600 pounds!"

The market price of one item with sequence 7 characteristics and one item with sequence 8 characteristics is generally 1,800 pounds.

But tonight Odysseus asked "Mechanical Heart" to cover the cost, so of course they can't help for free. The 200 pounds will be the cost for them to drive Danesi away.

"Okay." Odysseus certainly understood this, so he agreed immediately.

He thought to himself: I spent 1,000 pounds and earned 1,600, so I still made a profit.

Moreover, he only used about one-fifth of the extraordinary weapon he made today.

Odysseus said to Xio and Fors, "If you don't have any better channels, you can sell these extraordinary characteristics to Captain Max."

The characteristics seized tonight are all "hot potatoes".

Xio and Fors had no objections, of course. The Beyonder Characteristics they sold were slightly lower than the market price. Xio got 850 pounds and Fors got 270 pounds.

For them, this is already very satisfying. Not only has the crisis been resolved, but they have also made so much money.

Especially Xio, who could not only pay off Fors's debt, but also prepare to buy the potion formula of "Interrogator".

According to convention, the extraordinary characteristics will be given to Max first, and he will send the money to Odysseus tomorrow.

After Max left, Fors pointed at the five bodies and asked, "What should we do with them?"

"We don't need to worry about it." Odysseus said, "Go back and hand this place over to MI9."

The three of them returned to No. 26 Tutva Street at a leisurely pace. At this moment, Xio and Fors still felt a little unreal. They didn't expect that the problem would be solved like this.

After returning to her residence and seeing the mess in the house, Fors sighed, "We have to move again."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Actually, you are no longer in any danger. After the failure of this operation, the foreign spy organizations will not come to retaliate."

As he spoke, Odysseus scattered a handful of colored powder, which emitted a faint colorful light in the dark room. All the broken glass seemed to have come to life and was attracted to the colorful light, forming a ball.

Without the hassle of broken glass, the three of them could sit in the restaurant and talk.

Xio asked somewhat worriedly: "Are we really safe?"

Odysseus smiled and said: "Our battle today is just an action by this spy organization to attract the attention of MI9.

"Judging from the personnel of MI9, their main force is not here either.

"Well, how should I put it? We are not the protagonists of this battle. Except for the 'arsonist', no one is so eager to kill us.

"We also killed the only arsonist who wanted us dead. We don't have to worry about their revenge in the future."

Fors took a deep breath and said, "That's good."

As she spoke, she took out the metal crossbow given to her by the "leader" and returned it to the "leader".

Hugh also returned the revolver and bullets, as well as the remaining "ice bombs" to the "leader".

Odysseus picked up the metal crossbow and pistol, but pushed the "ice bomb" to Xio again: "Keep this for self-defense."

This is considered an employee benefit.

"Thank you." Xio did not refuse, because this extraordinary weapon was really useful and could save his life at a critical moment.

Odysseus said to Xio, "I suggest you continue to be an informant for MI9 and accumulate merits from them to obtain the potion formula.

"As for the main ingredients or extraordinary properties of the potion, I can help you keep an eye out. If you have clues but are short of money, I can lend it to you first."

He remembered that the masked man was a former subordinate of Xio's father, and would take care of Xio within the scope of his ability.

Xio said again: "Thank you."

Now it seems that joining the "leader" is a good choice.

"Get promoted as soon as possible." Odysseus stood up and said, "In this world, becoming stronger is the most important thing."

After saying this, he said goodbye to the two ladies, walked away quickly, and disappeared into the night.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After watching the "leader" leave, Fors said, "The 'leader' looks very reliable. It makes me want to pledge my loyalty to the 'leader'."

Xio smiled and said, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Maybe the 'leader' is in need of a maid at home?"

The two chatted and laughed, then packed up and went back to their rooms to rest.

Although the windows and doors were broken and the room was very cold, if they stayed in a hotel, it would definitely be visited by more than one group of thieves. When they came back tomorrow, all the valuables in the room would be gone.

Xio returned to his room, and when he thought about the fact that the "leader" had just rested in his bed not long ago, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

…

Odysseus walked away quickly, and after arriving at a wider street, he took a hired carriage back to No. 199 Hairun Avenue.

Then leave through the basement here, and at 77 Hilton Avenue two streets away, transform into Odysseus, the owner of the herbal medicine shop.

There were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. Odysseus walked for a long time before he finally found a rental carriage.

Taking a carriage back to No. 77 Hailin Avenue, Odysseus planned to rest here for a night.

It was already past one in the morning when he returned home. After washing up, Odysseus just lay down on the bed, ready to rest, when he suddenly saw a phrase appear on the ceiling: I'm here.

Odysseus yawned and sat up helplessly: "Is there anything important so late?"

Nothing important, I'm going to sleep!

"I was in the western suburbs of Backlund and witnessed the ambush of the Loen royal family." Bernadette said, "and learned a lot of important information."

She briefly described what Georgina said to Chikov, and finally said: "As I predicted before, you are also involved in this matter, but the battlefield you experienced is not the main battlefield.

"My other prediction has also come true, a huge conspiracy is brewing in the royal family.

"The Feysac Empire hoped to disrupt the other party's plan, but in the end, the Loen royal family took advantage of their actions. In this battle between wisdom and intelligence, the Feysac Empire is completely at a disadvantage."

When Odysseus heard the two demigods' description of the "important building", he knew that they must be talking about the tomb of George III.

He then recalled: No wonder when George III was promoted to the "Black Emperor", the Feysac Empire did not send anyone to carry out sabotage operations. It turned out that the Loen royal family had used some traps in advance to let the Feysac Empire get wrong information, and in the end the people they sent must have come up empty-handed.

In Odysseus's opinion, other countries have probably learned about the Loen royal family's plans in the past two years through some intelligence clues and the analysis of high-sequence Beyonders.

Even if other countries did not care about this matter, the Feysac Empire would definitely pay close attention to George III's actions and take some sabotage actions.

After all, the two countries have always been in a state of hostility. There are frequent frictions between the colonial armies of both sides in the southern continent, and warships occasionally confront each other at sea.

But at this time, the information about George III's deification could not be told to Bernadette. Odysseus pondered for a while before saying, "The Feysac people are looking for a special building. What special function could that building have?"

Bernadette seemed to think about it for a while before saying, "It is said that some special buildings have some symbolic meaning. For example, they can make one's army more powerful, or strengthen the people's loyalty to the king."

Without waiting for Odysseus to join the discussion, she continued, "But what the Feysac people are looking for, and what the Loen royal family wants to cover up, is definitely not this kind of building, but...

"It is something that can affect the current situation between Loen and Feysac, and even the situation in the entire world."

Odysseus thought to himself: You are right in guessing.

He thought for a moment and said, "I suggest that we stop investigating. No matter what Rune wants to do, we have discovered the danger, so we should just flee Rune as soon as possible.

"But if we continue investigating, the risk will be huge. I heard that the Loen royal family also has angels."

Bernadette paused again before saying, "You can leave, but I want to stay and observe for a while."

She predicted that a disaster involving high-level people would happen in Backlund, and if she could prevent it, she would have the opportunity to be promoted.

When Odysseus heard Bernadette say this, he was afraid that she might be in danger if she investigated too deeply, so he asked again: "Then can we change our thinking?

"Since there is no clue about that 'special building', we can analyze the actions of the Feysac people to see if we can find any corresponding clues.

"I just heard you say that one of the clues was that the Feysac people once issued a mission in Backlund to find the missing homeless man.

"Coincidentally, several members of the Occult Research Society received this commission, and one of them investigated the human trafficker Kapin.

"Later, from what I saw when Kapin found out about the Beyonders sent by MI9, it's very likely that the royal family needed those homeless people."

Bernadette immediately said: "This is a good idea!"

Then she asked: "Why does the royal family need so many homeless people? Do they need a large number of lives for some kind of sacrifice?"

Of course, Odysseus couldn't answer this question. He said, "I think we can start with the missing homeless man. Maybe we can find some useful information."

The royal family was very careful about this. It was estimated that by the time Bernadette found some clues, the war would be about to begin, and the clues she had investigated would be interrupted.

This can effectively avoid discovering George III's intentions before the time is right.

　Thanks to [The Third Deputy Caesar of the Empire] for the rewardChapter 164: Silver City's Exploration of the Swamp

Chapter 164: Silver City's Exploration of the Swamp

Bernadette thought that the ideas Odysseus provided her were very good. Although she did not thank him, she said goodbye to Odysseus politely when she left.

Odysseus lay down again and began to think about the whole thing.

He suddenly thought of the sealed object "0-08", and he was completely relieved that Bernadette would not be able to find any important clues.

In other words, whenever an important clue is found, one will definitely be misled by "0-08".

I believe that "0-08" should have played a certain role in the Loen royal family's misleading of the Feysac Empire and even the misleading of other national intelligence agencies.

Even Adam might be able to help. After all, before George III officially began his journey to become a god, He was quite supportive of the king.

Thinking of this, Odysseus quickly stopped his thoughts. Whether it was "0-08" or Adam, it was okay to just think about it for a while, but if he thought about it continuously, it would easily attract their attention.

Odysseus meditated seriously and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, he went to the basement, changed into the clothes of the wizard Gandalf, and went to No. 66 Rose Street through the "teleportation array" in the basement.

After cooking some noodles to solve the breakfast problem, Odysseus had just made himself a cup of coffee when the doorbell rang.

It was Max who delivered the gold pounds for collecting extraordinary characteristics last night. Max had nothing to do today, so he visited Odysseus's new base and had a cup of coffee before leaving.

Odysseus counted out 1,120 pounds, put it in a package, then found a hired carriage and asked the driver to take it to 26 Tutva Street, and warned the driver not to disclose the sender's information.

After returning to the living room, Odysseus put his own 1,600 pounds into the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and waited for new customers to come in the living room.

…

"The Land Forsaken by God", Silver City.

Derrick was summoned to the round tower by Chief Colin. As soon as he entered the hall, Angel, one of the deputy captains of the Council Guard, said to him, "Wait here for a moment."

The Council Guard is the most elite Beyonder team in the entire City of Silver. Due to the limitations of the ritual, there are not many Sequence 5s in the City of Silver, and most of those who are able to advance to Sequence 5 are members of this guard.

This deputy captain, Angel, is a Sequence 5 Guardian, and the captain is usually concurrently the chief.

Soon three more members of the "Council Guard" arrived. They were a "Guardian", a "psychoanalyst", which is what is called a "psychologist" in the North and South Continents where Odysseus and his companions were, and a "Necromancer".

When everyone was present, Chief Colin came down from upstairs, and Derrick and the others immediately saluted.

Colin waved his hand and got straight to the point. "A few days ago, Derrick returned from patrol and provided a tip that something unusual was found in the northern swamp. Angel has led two expeditions and determined that there should be a demigod-level sealed object in the swamp."

Everyone's face was filled with smiles, and the "Guardian" said: "I didn't expect that there is such a good thing so close to us."

In the general education of Silver City, grammar courses rarely teach adjectives. They usually teach people how to express their meaning concisely.

Therefore, the way people in Silver City express themselves is basically very straightforward.

Everyone looked at Derrick with admiration and confusion, because they had all been members of the patrol team outside the city, but no one had noticed anything unusual in the swamp.

Derrick was very happy when he heard the Chief's words. He felt that he had made a contribution to the City of Silver and proved that the Hermit's guess was correct.

But in the face of other people's confusion, Derrick did not explain.

In the previous conversations with the "Hermit" and the "Hanged Man", his heart had changed a lot. He had made certain mental preparations to move forward alone amid the confusion and doubts of his compatriots.

Angel then began to describe the two expeditions, and the Chief concocted a powder that would drive away the annoying strange fish in the swamp.

So they went deeper into the swamp and encountered some monsters and enemies.

Through the distribution of monsters and enemies, they basically determined the approximate location of the sealed object.

Therefore, the third exploration was led by Chief Colin himself, and Derrick also participated in this operation, striving to find and obtain the sealed object in this operation.

After making simple preparations, the group set off.

Chief Colin walked in the front with two swords on his back, while only Sequence 8 Derrick was in the middle of the team.

They soon arrived at the swamp, and Angel came to the front to lead the way. The previous two explorations had allowed them to find a path that was relatively not difficult to walk on.

Angel would occasionally sprinkle a handful of powder to drive away the strange fish in the swamp.

After walking in the mud for several hours, the exploration team rested twice and encountered some monsters.

It was not until Angel expressed his suspicion that the seal was not far ahead that Colin ordered a final repair and some food to replenish his strength.

At this time they had gone deep into the swamp. Under the illumination of lightning, they could occasionally see strange fish and monsters fighting in the swamp, and occasionally they could see some strange plants waving their leaves or tentacles to hunt.

Even Derrick, who had the least experience, had gotten used to such sights. In their minds, they did not think those animals and plants were monsters.

After the final repairs, Colin once again walked at the front of the team and headed in the direction Angel pointed.

Not long after walking, Colin suddenly pulled out a sword and stabbed it into the mud under his feet. A humanoid monster struggled in the mud, and soon became motionless and lost its life.

Strangely, the whole process took place without making any sound.

After the monster died, it turned into mud.

Then, under the illumination of lanterns and lightning, everyone saw that the surrounding mud suddenly began to shape itself as if it had life, and finally turned into humanoid monsters.

By the time several members of the exploration team drew their weapons, they were surrounded by these monsters.

Angel said: "When we came here before, we had killed all the monsters here. I didn't expect them to appear again."

At this time, the "psychologist" in the team reminded: "They are all puppets!"

She did not sense any mental activity from these monsters, nor did they seem to have any spirits, only the instinct to attack intruders.

While Derrick was fighting these monsters with the Hurricane Axe in his hand, he assessed in his mind that these monsters were not very strong.

At this time, Colin, who heard the "psychologist's" reminder, suddenly had blue light in his pupils and his eyes became very deep.

After looking around, he took out a black medicine bottle from his waist, poured out some black grease, and evenly applied it on the sword.

Then, he inserted the sword into the ground, and a dark light spread out. The monsters around him suddenly stopped moving and turned into clay sculptures.

Colin put away his sword: "Keep your strength and keep moving forward."

The road ahead was becoming more and more muddy, with the mud reaching up to the thigh level in some places.

At this time, the "Undead Mentor" stepped forward and summoned a blue ghost with a head like a round crystal. Derrick immediately felt the surroundings become very cold, and he even exhaled white mist.

Under the command of the "Undead Mentor", the blue ghost flew forward suddenly, and a layer of white frost immediately appeared on the ground. The muddy swamp was frozen, and stepping on it was as solid as normal ground.

The exploration team continued to move forward, and soon many monsters roared and crawled out of the unfrozen swamp to attack the members of the exploration team.

They were monsters that could only be seen everywhere outside the Silver City. With the tacit cooperation of several team members, Colin could block the attacks of these monsters without even having to make a move.

When the road became muddy again, Angel said, "We explored up to here last time."

Everyone's spirits sensed that there seemed to be danger ahead, which was why Angel and his team explored here: there might be unmanageable dangers further ahead.

Then everyone was even more puzzled. They had been walking for several hours before they seemed to feel the threat of the seal. How did Derrick feel the seal when he was patrolling the edge of the swamp?

But now was not the time to think about this. Since the chief did not question it, the other members would not take the initiative to ask questions.

The "Undead Mentor" summoned the blue ghost again. As the ghost flew forward and disappeared into the darkness, the road ahead was frozen solid again.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

As everyone stepped onto the frozen swamp again, the Undead Mentor suddenly said, "The blue ghost just now... suddenly escaped from my control."

Colin immediately smeared a layer of golden oil on his eyelids, and his eyes suddenly glowed faintly: "Get ready for battle! The ghost has mutated."

Everyone immediately formed a battle formation. Two "Guardians" summoned the "Light of Dawn" to illuminate the surroundings. Derrick knelt on one knee, opened his arms and prayed for the sunlight, making everyone feel warm and full of courage and strength.

At this time, it suddenly started snowing, a cold wind blew, and a blue giant appeared in front of them.

Judging from the giant's crystal-like head, it should be the blue ghost summoned by the "Undead Mentor" just now.

It let out a shrill roar, and ice cones formed in front of it, smashing towards the members of the exploration team.

A "Guardian" knelt on one knee and inserted his weapon into the ground. The "Morning Light" around him instantly condensed, forming a solid barrier to block the ice cones for himself and his teammates!

After observing for a while, Chief Colin took out a bottle of golden potion and drank it down.

His body suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and the sword in his hand seemed to turn red due to the heat.

Colin bent down and rushed forward, rushing towards the blue giant like a gust of wind.

Whoosh~

Layers of flames suddenly ignited around, as if burning the mud in the swamp.

In a blink of an eye, Colin had rushed to the monster. He dodged the attack of the blue giant and stabbed the red sword into the blue giant's body.

The blue giant seemed to raise its head and let out a roar, and orange flames actually spewed out of its mouth.

Then the giant quickly collapsed like a melting snowman and finally disappeared without a trace.

At this time, the light on Colin's body and the flames around him disappeared one after another. The chief put away his sword and said, "Keep moving forward!"

…

Backlund, No. 66, Rose Street.

Odysseus was studying witchcraft while waiting. In the afternoon, he suddenly heard some noise outside.

Ding-ling, ding-ling~

Soon, the doorbell rang.

Odysseus picked up the staff and opened the door, and outside was the slightly plump Lord Brad Rick.

Last weekend, Odysseus was invited by him to visit a castle in the suburbs, but he met Eleanor who had strange abilities.

At the same time, Odysseus noticed that behind Brad, there was a man in his thirties, dressed elegantly.

Judging from the pattern on the badge he was wearing, he was a true nobleman, and should be a viscount or earl whose ancestors had made military achievements.

Odysseus had some knowledge of noble badges before, which often represented the honor of the noble family. The highest level of badges was the "Founding of a Nation Badge".

That was a real old noble in Loen, and it was said that it was awarded more than a thousand years ago when Loen was just founded.

Next in line are the "Twenty Years' War Badge", the "White Rose War Badge" and the "Broken Oath War Badge". Currently, most of Loen's traditional nobles were canonized or made contributions in these three wars.

The lowest level is the "Colonial War Badge", which was a group of badges awarded by the royal family when the colonial war broke out more than a hundred years ago.

These badges are not symbols of aristocratic status, nor are they part of the proof of the legitimacy of aristocratic ennoblement, but they can be used to display the honor of one's family. Generally, only the person who inherits the title can wear them.

The nobleman behind Brad was wearing the "White Rose War Medal". Generally, the noble families that had participated in this war should be viscounts or earls, as long as they had not been too troubled in recent years and had poor financial conditions.

Odysseus judged that the noble's financial situation should be good, because he was accompanied by a convoy when he traveled, and just looking at the bodyguards, it was clear that they were not just random people hired to support the occasion.

"Mr. Wizard, we meet again." Brad introduced with a smile: "This is Earl Brandon. I have heard about your story and I really hope to talk to you."

Earl Brandon said politely with a warm smile: "Hello, Mr. Wizard."

"Hello, please come in." Odysseus said lightly.

Then he noticed that Brad and Count Brandon's personal valet had followed in, and it was obvious that the conversation that followed would not involve private topics such as "my son".

After both parties were seated, Earl Brandon looked around curiously: "This is the first time I visit a wizard."

Odysseus said: "This is also the first time I entertain a count.

"Let's get down to business. What do you want from me?"

The earl looked at Brad beside him again.

Brad smiled and said, "Mr. Count, I have described my experience. I think Mr. Gandalf is a very reliable wizard."

Earl Brandon then nodded slowly and said, "Mr. Wizard, my family seems to be cursed."

(End of this chapter