Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

The metal platform under the stone was over a meter high, and the stone itself was about thirty or forty centimeters high. Added together, it was about the height of a normal person.

This was the first time Odis had seen something with the mystical symbols of dragons in the real world.

Each symbol was a cube, and many of the characters showed a head and tail. Some even seemed to have wing-like structures. Overall, the shapes of these symbols resembled dragons in various forms.

He was very cautious and didn't reach out to touch them. Instead, he kept a certain distance and carefully examined the symbols on the stone.

Ikanse and the others carefully observed Odis and didn't notice anything unusual about him. Ikanse was faintly pleased, as no one wanted such an excellent intelligence agent to have problems.

However, Ikanse didn't relax his vigilance. He still held the mechanical rod tightly in one hand and carefully watched Odis.

After about half a minute, Ikanse exchanged glances with Karl, confirming that Odis was okay.

Max slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that even if Odis has problems, they aren't major."

Karl stepped forward and said, "Our church's scholars also said that this isn't common dragon writing."

"It seems to be the most ancient dragon language. According to the documents, only dragons can understand it."

Odis, who had basically completed the translation, smiled and said, "That's because your scholars haven't found a way to translate it."

"We are indeed working hard to find a way to decipher it." Three old men in Night Goddess Church priest robes came out from the side of the warehouse.

Each church has a group of scholars who study extraordinary problems or help translate ancient documents encountered in cases, providing advice for exploring ancient ruins, and other tasks.

The one in the middle of the three old men had completely white hair, and the other two also had graying hair and beards. They had been studying the writing on the stone, but temporarily hid when Odis, this unstable factor, arrived.

After confirming that Odis was okay, they came out to continue working.

Karl nodded to the old man with white hair, "Bishop Barit, this is Odis from the 'Heart of Machinery' Church. He also understands dragon language."

The old man, called Bishop Barit, said with a flat expression, "There are many people who understand dragon language, but very few who can recognize these characters."

These three scholars didn't believe that this young man could understand these mysterious characters of the dragon race.

Ikanse, Max, and the others didn't have much hope either. After all, the church's scholars couldn't figure it out, so how could an amateur dragon language enthusiast understand it?

"That's right." Odis smiled as he looked at the writing on the stone, "As early as the Second Epoch, the ancestors of mankind deciphered these dragon characters, forming the dragon language and dragon writing that we currently use widely."

This was very similar to the situation with Giant language. The currently circulating dragon language and dragon writing are also "humanized" products. The dragon language spoken by dragons is very different from the dragon language spoken by humans, and the writing is the same.

The reason is also very simple. Apart from high-level Beyonders of the "Audience" pathway, humans and dragons have different vocal organs, reading logic, and language logic.

Barit was slightly stunned when he heard Odis's words. Having such an understanding meant that this young man was indeed very proficient in ancient writing.

So he asked, "What do you think of these characters?"

Odis looked at the three scholars, "I started with reading logic to study the dragon's mystical symbols."

"Inadvertently, I suddenly discovered that these most mysterious symbols of the dragon race should be read with four together."

"Like this, putting the top, bottom, left, and right four symbols together forms a phrase."

"I think this should be the result of the different reading logic between dragons and humans. Our habit is to read horizontally or vertically, one word at a time, while they read in patches."

Ikanse and the others didn't feel anything about these words, after all, they weren't experts in this field and didn't quite understand the difference between the human-used dragon language and the language and mystical symbols used only by dragons.

The three scholars stood there blankly for a full ten seconds!

No wonder they couldn't read it no matter how they deciphered it. It turned out that the reading order was different!

Ten seconds later, Barit said with some disbelief on his face, "This… this is definitely an amazing discovery in mysticism."

Odis thought to himself, "That's because you've always been spinning around at the entrance of mysticism, so you're so surprised."

He smiled and said, "I don't know if it's amazing or not. Anyway, using this method, I can understand the meaning of these characters."

However, having the reading logic wasn't very useful, because the dragon's writing logic was also very different from that of humans. Many symbols were similar, but placed in different positions, they had different meanings.

If one didn't possess both of these cumbersome and complex logics for humans, it would be impossible to complete the translation work.

And Odis only planned to tell them one of the logics for now.

Ikanse understood, "You can understand the writing on the stone?"

"I can't read it out loud, because there are some sounds I can't pronounce." Odis nodded, "But I know what it means."

Karl immediately said, "Please help us translate it."

The three scholars were also focused, hoping to understand the reading logic he had just mentioned from Odis's translation.

Odis examined the characters and said, "The general meaning of these characters is: This is a stone that came from the starry sky, crossing the barrier."

"The great 'Dragon of Empty Thoughts,' Angor Weid, said: It can bring disaster, and it can also bring hope. It is a stepping stone of power and must not fall into the hands of the Blood Clan."

Scholar Barit nodded, "That's also reasonable. After all, during the Second Epoch, the dragons and the Blood Clan were not forces on the same side."

Odis pondered for a moment before asking, "What does 'stepping stone of power' mean?"

Ikanse asked, "Is there no further explanation on it?"

Odis shook his head, "No."

Max asked, "What is a 'barrier'?"

Karl also had the same question.

But Ikanse said to Max, "Your reading permission isn't enough. When you level up again, you'll be able to read the relevant knowledge."

Max slowly nodded, and Karl also nodded. The reading permissions in the orthodox churches were similar. Max's permission wasn't enough, and Karl's permission at the same level wasn't enough either.

It should be that the team leader doesn't have the permission to read it yet, and only at the level of the captain or deacon can they read the relevant information.

Barit stroked his beard and said to Odis, "Young man, to translate these characters, in addition to the special reading logic, it seems that you also need to identify the order of these characters!"

As a top scholar of the church, he certainly realized that if he only changed the reading logic, he still couldn't understand these dragon-like characters.

"Yes, there is also a more complex arrangement logic, which can also be called writing logic." Odis smiled.

But he only said this and didn't continue.

Barit smiled, "Young man, are you interested in joining the Night Goddess Church?"

"Cough, cough." Karl cleared his throat, reminding this old scholar, who had a high reputation within the church, that the people from the "Heart of Machinery" were standing next to him.

"Thank you for your invitation." Odis also smiled, "But I insist on my faith."

Barit asked again, "I have some dragon race mystical symbol documents there. Can I ask you to translate them?"

"I'm quite busy with work, and I don't know if I have time." Odis thought to himself, "Before the price is negotiated, I'm quite busy."

Barit saw the members of the "Heart of Machinery" next to him and suddenly had an idea, "We'll have time to communicate well in the future."

He planned to directly ask the church to come forward and communicate with the Church of Steam and Machinery to see if they could spend money or pay some price to learn how to crack the dragon race's mystical symbols.

If the Steam Church gave the order, this young man would definitely not refuse.

The reason he had this idea was because Barit never expected that such a young man, who was so proficient in ancient writing and symbols, was not a member of the Steam Church.

The few people discussed the passage translated by Odis again, but they didn't have any clues. So Ikanse suggested saying goodbye and left with Max and Odis.

On the carriage back, Ikanse said to Odis, "How about a bonus of 100 pounds for this translation work? Including the information you provided in the morning, a total of 200 pounds will be paid to you."

This was already a very good price. Even in Backlund, it was enough for Odis to live alone for more than half a year, and he wouldn't have to be too frugal.

Of course, the premise was that Odis wasn't a Beyonder and didn't conduct his own research.

Odis nodded, "Okay."

Max asked the question in his mind, "How did you think of... using this special way to interpret those symbols?"

Those three old scholars hadn't mastered this method!

"My friend," Odis smiled, "This kind of deciphering work requires talent."

Don't ask, the answer is talent.

During the chat, the carriage first sent Odis back.

Then the carriage continued to drive, and Ikanse and Max fell into their own thoughts.

After a while, Max broke the silence, "In my opinion, Odis's problem shouldn't be big."

"He actually understands the esoteric symbols of dragons." Ikanse said, "I'm not an expert in this area, but I saw the shock on Barret and the others' faces."

Max sighed. Could it be that an ancient and mysterious being truly resides within that body?

"But everyone has secrets they can't reveal." Ikanse touched his hair and said, "Especially in the extraordinary world."

......

Audiss returned to his bedroom. He had just sat down at his desk when he saw a phrase appear on the wall in front of him: I've arrived.